I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.
　　Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.
　　Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.
　　Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!
　　Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.
63. The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.
A. sad　　　　　　B. confused　　　　　C. serious　　　　 D. humorous
64. We may know from the passage that ______.
A. people in England like pigs more than other animals
B. pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine
C. pigs are the first animals raised by man
D. more people don’t want to eat pigs now
65. The underlined sentence “pigs might fly! ” in the fifth paragraph means ______.
A. What you have just said is impossible
B. Pigs are great animals
C. I don’t understand your words
D. I can’t agree with you more
66. Which diagram shows the structure of the passage?
　　　　　　　　
　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　 D

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.   36   the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had  37  the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts．  38  the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the  39   that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．

Now the  40  moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had   41  ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her   42  tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was  43  . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding   44  $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope   45  her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how   46  her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her   47  ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering   48  so many  people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete   49  .

　　 After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some  50  ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written   51  was pinned to the quilt, which   52  :

Dear Madam,

　　 I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 53  to you．Please accept this quilt as my  54  . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a   55   favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．

Yours,

                                                            A stranger

36．A．Naturally　　 B．Unfortunately　        C．Luckily　    D．Probably

37．A．hoped             B．waited      C．expected D．forced

38．A．With      B．At    C．By    D．Over

39．A．house             B．present     C．furniture           D．quilt

40．A．interesting      B．necessary     C．big            D．sad

41．A．turned over            B．turned up              C．turned back   D．turned on

42．A．purse    B．picture      C．book            D．quilt

43．A．glad       B．frightened         C．moved     D．shocked

44．A．rose       B．climbed     C．reached         D．raised

45．A．told        B．helped       C．filled         D．gave

46．A．pleased          B．anxious     C．angry       D．familiar

47．A．thought          B．chance      C．way          D．money

48．A．whether         B．what          C．how          D．why

49．A．relative          B．customer           C．friend       D．stranger

50．A．reason            B．secret       C．mistake               D．fun

51．A．check    B．wallet        C．address          D．note

52．A．read       B．wrote        C．spoke       D．showed

53．A．wonderful              B．basic          C．pretty            D．important

54．A．honor              B．respect     C．gift             D．thank

55．A．particular       B．common        C．major            D．similar

He is not______. He is the______ man in the streets.
A. somebody; average　　　　　　　　　　　 B.somebody; common
C.something; ordinary　　　　　　　　　　　 D.anyone; general

I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs（十二生肖）. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.

　　 Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.

　　 Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.

　   Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated （提名）for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!

　   Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.

1. The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.

　　A. sad　　　　　　B. confused       　C. serious　　　　 D. humorous

2. We may know from the passage that ______.

　　A. people in England like pigs more than other animals

　　B. pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine

　　C. pigs are the first animals raised by man

　　D. more people don’t want to eat pigs now

3.The underlined sentence “pigs might fly!” in the fifth paragraph means “______”.

　　A. What you have just said is impossible

　　B. Pigs are great animals

　　C. I don’t understand your words

　　D. I can’t agree with you more

4.Which diagram shows the structure（结构） of the passage?

　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　 D

完形填空

　　Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your 1 was a million miles away? You probably felt 2 and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again. Most of us, from earliest school 3 , have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.

　　“On the contrary,”says L. Giambra, an expert in psyschology,“daydreaming is quite 4 Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the 5 it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. 6 , your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one 7 in which the unconscious and conscious 8 of mind have silent dialogue.”

　　Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of 9 , or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental 10 . They did not have a better understanding of daydreams 11 the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming Klinger says,“We 12 now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we, 13 our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our future. Daydreams are really a reflection (反映) on the things we 14 or the things we long for in life.”

　　Daydreams are usually very simple and 15 , quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be 16 to understand. it’s easier to gain a 17 understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help one 18 the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them.

　　Daydreams cannot be predicted (预见). They move off in 19 directions, which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were, and are, a main source of creative energy.

　　So next time you catch 20 daydreaming, don’t stop . Just pay attention to your dreams. They may be more important than you think.

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