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　　All the city is talking about a young French adventurer. One year ago, Jamel Balhi 1 a promise in Paris to his Chinese friend from Shanghai 2 he would run to meet him in China and have a cup of coffee together. His Chinese friend never expected that he really meant 3 he said. To his great 4 , the 25-year-old Frenchman 5 Shanghai in September this year.

　　 6 , the young adventurer had covered about 15,000 kilometres of different climates in different countries. For him, it was a test of courage and will. Balhi started his journey on May 30 from Paris. The journey proved to be a bet (打赌), 7 he had fully prepared.

　　The 8 problem made it very hard for him to ask the way and it always caused him troubles when he crossed borders. When he was venturing (冒险) for desert and the war zone 9 Iran and Iran, he was 10 from hunger, coldness and war. At the same time, he had to stay alert (警惕) 11 and safeguard himself against 12 attacks by both animals and robbers.

　　“I'm 13 enough to arrive in Shanghai safely and did have a cup of 14 together with my Chinese friend 15 I promised last year,” he said.

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完形填空 （共20小题， 每题1.5分， 共30分）

Today I am known for my voice. But it  31  a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴)  32  badly that I was completely  33  to speak in public.

     34  , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems  35   it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was  36  Shakespeare, he could no longer   37  not being a part of our school.

When he  38  that I not only loved poetry but was  39  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  40   between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the  41  that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  43  .

    Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his  44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I  45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I  46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it  47  memory.”

With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood  48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!

Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and  49  me to read other writers’ poems before the public.

    Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50  and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

A. lasted            B. took            C. was                 D. wasted

A. so                 B. fairly           C. such                D. rather

A. uncertain          B. unlikely         C. unbelievable         D. unable

A. But                B. Besides         C. Then               D. However

A. even if             B. so that         C. as if                D. like

A. acting              B. teaching        C. liking              D. choosing

A. prevent             B. help           C. keep                D. stand

A. learn              B. knew          C. decided              D. proved

A. writing             B. reading         C. reciting              D. saving

A. difference          B. difficulty       C. promise                     D. friendship

A. question            B. idea           C. fact                 D. mind

A. said               B. meant          C. caused               D. prepared

A. answered back      B. showed up       C. turned away           D. stuck to

A. poem              B. praise          C. return                D. opinion

A. replied to          B. laughed at     C. pointed to             D. stared at

A. could            B. did           C. should                D. had

A. with              B. of             C. from                D. in

A. changeless        B. hopeless        C. helpless              D. breathless

A. enabled            B. persuaded     C. encouraged           D. supported

A. voice              B. sound          C. appearance           D. interest

完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）

Today I am known for my voice. But it  31  a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴)  32  badly that I was completely  33  to speak in public.

34  , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems  35   it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was  36  Shakespeare, he could no longer   37  not being a part of our school.

When he  38  that I not only loved poetry but was  39  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  40   between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the  41  that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  43  .

Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his  44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I  45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I  46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it  47  memory.”

With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood  48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!

Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and  49  me to read other writers’ poems before the public.

Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50  and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

All the city is talking about a young French adventurer. One year ago, Jamel Balhi 1 a promise in Paris to his Chinese friend from Shanghai 2 he would run to meet him in China and have a cup of coffee together. His Chinese friend never expected that he really meant 3  he said. To his great 4 the 25-year-old Frenchman 5 Shanghai in September this year.

6, the young adventurer had covered about 15,000 kilometers of different climates in different countries. For him, it was a test of courage and will. Balhi started his journey on May 30 from Paris. The journey proved to be a bet (打赌),  7 he had fully prepared.

The 8 problem made it very hard for him to ask the way and it always caused him troubles when he crossed borders. When he was venturing (冒险) for desert and the war zone 9 Iran and Iraq, he was 10 from hunger, coldness and war. At the same time, he had to stay alert (警惕)  11 and safeguard himself against 12 attacks by both animals and robbers.

“I’m 13 enough to arrive in Shanghai safely and did have a cup of 14 together with my Chinese friend 15 promised last year,” he said.

(　)1. A. carried out　　  B. broke　　　　　　    C. made　　　　　　    D. did

(　)2. A. that　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　  C. why　　　　　　　　  D. where

(　)3. A. that　　　　　　    B. what　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　  D. as

(　)4. A. surprise　　　　  B. joy　　　　　　　　    C. pity　　　　　　　　   D. surprising

(　)5. A. left　　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　   C. reached　　　　　　 D. traveled

(　)6. A. From then on  B. Since then　　　　 C. Before that　　    D. By then

(　)7. A. for which　　　　　　  B. which　　　　　　   C. so that　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

(　)8. A. climate　　　　   B. language　　　　    C. big　　　　　　　　    D. bad

(　)9. A. among　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　    D. between

(　)10. A. dying　　　　    B. suffering　　　　   C. prevented　　　　  D. saved

(　)11. A. by the way    B. in the way　　　　 C. in a way　　　　    D. all the way

(　)12. A. coming　　　　 B. necessary　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. happening

(　)13. A. alert　　　　　　  B. lucky　　　　　　    C. difficult　　　　　　 D. brave

(　)14. A. tea　　　　　　    B. milk　　　　　　　　  C. coffee　　　　　　   D. wine

(　)15. A. which　　　　   B. when　　　　　　    C. as　　　　　　　　　　 D. just like