Kate said“Hello” to Mr.Pater as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 　1　 the rice was kept.The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道),with rows of shelves full of 　2　.Besides her and Mr.Pater there were only two boys in the store.They were both wearing 　3　 overcoats.They looked rather 　4　?because the overcoats were too big for them.　5　 she heard one of them whisper to 　6　.She walked on to the next aisle and found the 　7　 she was looking for.Then she heard something else.It 　8　 like a box dropping on the floor.She looked through the small open space 　9　 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box.But 　10　 putting it in the basket,he dropped 　11　 into the inside pocket of his overcoat.Kate looked back and 　12　 see Mr.Pater at the door checking through a list.Then she looked through the 　13　 in the shelf again,the boys still had their backs to her.They were putting something ?　14　? into their inside pockets and then one of them said,“Let?s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 　15　 her.She watched them 　16　 for the few things in their 　17　.They had both ?　18　? their overcoats.Mr.Pater did not seem to know what they had done.He even 　19　 at them as they were about to 　20　.Now, Kate decided to stop them.

A. which B. that   C. there D. where

A. books B. baskets   C. goods D. magazines

A. dirty B. long   C. grey D. tight

A. strange B. young   C. nervous  D. excited

A. Look up B. Listen to me  C. Watch out D. Put it down

A. him B. her  C. the boy D. the other

A. book B. rice   C. bag D. magazine

A. looked B. heard C. showed D. sounded

A. between B. of   C. around D. at

A. instead of B. before   C. without D. as if

A. something B. it   C. one D. that

A. would B. should   C. might D. could

A. spot B. space  C. goods D. books

A. important B. new  C. else D. extra

A. looking at B. talking to C. in front of D. behind

A. paying B. looking  C. asking D. reaching

A. hands B. pockets C. box D. basket

A. thrown out B. put on C. buttoned D. hidden

A. shouted B. smiled  C. looked D. laughed

A. leave B. pay    C. speak D. apologize

Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 　36　 a lot of attention throughout her political career.

Condoleezza Rice,　37　 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 　38　 citizens in the south. Although slavery was　39　 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 　40　of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 　41　 black people, her parents told her she could become? 42　 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 　43　 for her.

Rice was a gifted student with a 　44　 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 　45　 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was　46　 by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice 　47　 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University,　48　 her career developed quickly. She　49　 on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 　50　 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 　51　 provost after two years.

In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world,　52　 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 　53　 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 　54　.

She held this position until 2005,when 　55　 Secretary of State.

36.A. directed B. turned C. paid    D. attracted?

37.A. known   B. Considered C. Seen   D. accepted?

38.A. respectful     B. equal  C. different     D. noble?

39.A. finished B. Stopped     C. Prevented   D. ended?

40.A. difference     B. disagreement     C. separation   D. division?

41.A. against  B. to              C. with    D. towards?

42.A. whoever       B. whomever  C. whatever    D. whichever?

43.A. desiring B. waiting      C. preparing   D. longing?

44.A. talent    B. interest       C. hobby D. favourite?

45.A. purpose B. goal    C. intention    D. attention?

46.A. effected B. affected      C. impressed   D. influenced?

47.A. changed B. postponed   C. cancelled    D. exchanged?

48.A. which    B. where C. when  D. that?

49.A. acted     B. waited C. served D. called?

50.A. paid a visit    B. showed concern C. attended     D. returned?

51.A. black     B. white  C. capable      D. efficient?

52.A. turning  B. holding      C. becoming   D. taking?

53.A. praise    B. approval     C. criticism     D. attention?

54.A. politics  B. history       C. culture              D. government?

55.A. elected  B. invited       C. appointed   D. succeeded??

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One good deed deserves another

    One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to   36   a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door.   37   a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   38   you?”

  “You don’t owe me   39  ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for   40   of kindness.”  He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger   41  , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were   42  . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her   43   disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately   44   from the chair and went down   45   the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　

      46   his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room,   47   to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

    After a long struggle, the   48   against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The   49   was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   50   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the   51   of the bill   52    her attention. She read these words.

    “Paid   53   for a glass of milk.”

    Tears of joy   54   her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful   55   love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

A. beg for B. intend for   C. seek for D. pay for

A. On top of   B. In addition  C. Instead of   D. In spite of

A. own B. cost C. owe  D. spend

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

A. benefit B. reason   C. sake D. acts

A. mentally    B. thoroughly   C. physically   D. intellectually

A. defeat  B. stuck    C. hit  D. struck

A. different   B. rare C. infected D. casual

A. raised  B. stood    C. rose D. aroused

A. through B. over     C. cross    D. beneath

A. With    B. Dressed in   C. Dressing in  D. Wore

A. determined  B. concluded    C. decided  D. tried

A. game    B. battle   C. disease  D. treatment

A. doctor      B. patient  C. approval D. bill

A. negative    B. uncertain    C. sure D. unsure

A. back    B. side C. front    D. page

A. paid    B. caught   C. fixed    D. made

A. in turn B. in vain  C. in full  D. in return

A. blew    B. floated C. flooded      D. flew

A. that    B. what C. which    D. whose

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.