第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 21  we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than  22  and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my 23  . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was  24   a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me ---too poor to 25  to buy anything. He looked 26  the toy section, picked up this item and 27 , and carefully put them 28  in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His blue eyes 29  and the dimple（酒窝） in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 30  to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his 31  and look around. He did.
After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy 32 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and 33  it. His hand was creased(起皱) with 34  lines of dirt from holding his 35   too tightly. In his hand  36  two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.
“That’ll just 37  it,” Dad said as he 38  the sale. Dad’s reply still 39  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a 40  .
21. A. Because                    B. Since                C. As                    D. After
22. A. survival                     B. labor                 C. hardship            D. entertainment
23. A. way                    B. mind                 C. life                   D. time
24. A. putting on           B. dressing            C. having                 D. wearing
25. A. try                            B. attempt             C. afford            D. manage
26. A. for                            B. around                 C. up                    D. over
27. A. that                    B. one                   C. it                      D. this
28. A. up                      B. away                 C. back                 D. off
29. A. opened               B. smiled           C. shone            D. looked
30. A. tree                    B. card                  C. present              D. cake
31. A. effort                 B. word                 C. time                  D. courage
32. A. car                            B. gift                   C. plane                D. section
33. A. showed               B. opened                 C. gave                 D. turned
34. A. long                   B. straight             C. wet                   D. main
35. A. toy                            B. pocket           C. hand                 D. money
36. A. lay                            B. had                   C. held                  D. laid
37. A. work                  B. cover                C. need                 D. take
38. A. took                   B. returned           C. made             D. offered 
39. A. rings                  B. stays            C. remains             D. gets
40. A. bag              B. treasure        C. package        D. thing

第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    21   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   22 I bought them something, so gift buying was   23  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    25  slippers. When we finally  _ 26  the checkout register, the girl   27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    28  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    29  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  30  broke from the little girl. “But    31   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   32  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   34    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   36  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37  walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   38  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   39   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   40  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

21. A. plan                   B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

22. A. unless                 B. because                  C. if                           D. since

23. A. something                  B. nothing                    C. anything                   D. everything

24. A. waited                B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

25. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

26. A. approached         B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

27. A. immediately        B. hesitantly                C. shyly                       D. carefully

28. A. gift                    B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

29. A. opened               B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

30. A. tear                           B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

31. A. mommy              B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

32. A. leave                  B. come                      C. return                             D. arrive

33. A. above all             B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

34. A. gratefully            B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

35. A. request               B. expect                      C. mean                      D. attempt

36. A. hospital              B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

37. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

38. A. pained                B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze

39. A. sure                    B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

40. A. inform                B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

第三节：任务型阅读（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空一词。

It is an all too familiar story. A natural disaster strikes in a remote part of the world, causing destruction and suffering. Villages are flattened and people are forced into camps. It is now happening in China, after the earthquake of magnitude（里氏）8 that was centered on Wenchuan but shook the entire country.

Actually, in the past centuries, there were hundreds of thousands of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept. 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556. It claimed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of the earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to costal towns and cities.

China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence of earthquakes in the world.

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    21   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   22 I bought them something, so gift buying was   23  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of     25  slippers. When we finally  _ 26  the checkout register, the girl   27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    28  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    29  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  30  broke from the little girl. “But    31   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

 “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   32  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   34    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   36  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   38  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   39   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   40  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

21. A. plan                   B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

22. A. unless                 B. because                   C. if                            D. since

23. A. something                  B. nothing                    C. anything                   D. everything

24. A. waited                B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

25. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

26. A. approached         B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

27. A. immediately        B. hesitantly                 C. shyly                       D. carefully

28. A. gift                    B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

29. A. opened               B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

30. A. tear                           B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

31. A. mommy              B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

32. A. leave                  B. come                       C. return                             D. arrive

33. A. above all             B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

34. A. gratefully            B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

35. A. request               B. expect                      C. mean                       D. attempt

36. A. hospital              B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

37. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

38. A. pained                B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze

39. A. sure                    B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

40. A. inform                B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

第三节：完形填空：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Without the atmosphere there would be no weather, wind, rain, snow or clouds. Air is all around us, we live at the bottom of a great ocean of air. It is invisible, but we can     1     it when it moves. There are miles of air above us,     2    down with great weight on the earth and everything on it. Because air presses down on us from all      3    at the same time, and because we are able to bear this weight, we do not seem to feel it.    4  , scientists have proved that air has this weight, and that    5   that has weight creates a force called pressure. As changes in air pressure take place, they make air    6 .

Air is a gas that expands when heated, gets lighter, and moves    7  . When air is cooled, it gets heavier, sinks close to the earth’s surface, and flows like water in a great river. As warm air rises, cold air rushes     8   to take its place. Thus wind originates. The wind that blows high above us is caused by the warmer air running away from   9   air. The wind we feel near the earth’s surface is the heavy colder air trying hard to    10    the warmer air. Changes in temperature cause the air to move.

1. A. feel         B. taste         C. smell        D. touch

2. A. putting      B. getting        C. turning      D. pressing

3. A. ways        B. directions     C. oceans       D. rivers

4. A. So          B. While        C. However     D. Unless

5. A. everything    B. something     C. nothing      D. anything

6. A. move        B. rise          C. fall         D. stay

7. A. inward       B. downward    C. upward      D. outward

8. A. out          B. in           C. away       D. up

9. A. colder        B. warmer      C. lighter      D. heavier

10. A. absorb       B. catch         C. feel        D. prevent