On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.

My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.

1.A. pain                   B. attempt                       C. joy                             D. shyness

2.A. housing                   B. fishing                       C. car                             D. fashion

3.A. mind                  B. idea                            C. opinion                       D. head

4. A. get down           B. set out                        C. searched for               D. went on

5.A. operate              B. run                         C. start                           D. work

6.A. riding                 B. driving                      C. thinking                     D. keeping

7.A. strong                 B. practical                     C. ideal                          D. obvious

8.A. afford                 B. pay                              C. allow                      D. stand

9.A. talk                       B. expression                   C. face                       D. response

10.A. truck                     B. telescope                     C. chance                   D. bargain

11.A. one                        B. something                    C. everything                 D. nothing

12. A. heating                 B. loving                        C. nursing                  D. finding

13.A. pleased                  B. good                            C. expert                   D. angry

14.A. say                        B. believe                        C. care                      D. learn

15.A. went off                B. woke up                       C. rang up                 D. found out

16.A. pleased                  B. instructed                   C. warned                  D. defeated

17.A. opened                   B. wrapped                       C. left                           D. faded

18.A. recovered               B. refused                        C. reopened               D. removed

19.A. won                        B. done                             C. beaten                   D. failed

20.A. ever                      B. already                     C. still                             D. even

下面文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分。

  Rose wanted a job. She went to many offices and she didn't like any of them.      One day she saw a board in an office read: "This office needs a typist whom  can type 200 words a minute." Rose was exciting. When Rose went to the manager's office, the man was writing something. Rose knocked at the door and the manager raised her head. "Do you need a typist?" asked Rose. "Yes!" he said. Rose clapped her hand. She couldn't help saying, "OK! How much will you pay for me every month?" The manager thought for a while and said, "I will pay you 77 dollars for first three months. Then I will pay you 30 dollars every month." Rose smiled and answer, "Great! I will come and work here three months late." The manager was speechless.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.

Last Friday, after doing all family   31    in town, I wanted a rest   32    catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the    33   coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long    34    to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to   35    a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next   36    . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters,   37    dark glasses and worn clothes, and    38   colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did    39    me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.

Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid    40    —and really I was rather   41   

about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me   42    , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could   43     believe it. Still I didn’t dare to   44   an argument. When he took a    45    piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.

The boy    46    me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This   47    is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing（令人难堪的）enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to   48   . My face went red—as red as his hair—when I    49    I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just    50    my newspaper.

31. A. cooking                            B. running                    C. shopping                  D. reading     

32. A. after                          B. as                            C. while                D. before

33. A. airport                       B. park                         C. station               D. hotel

34. A. bridges                      B. tables                C. desks                D. fences

35. A. keep                         B. make                       C. take                         D. have

36. A. seat                          B. room                       C. chair                 D. door

37. A. on                             B. with                         C. by                           D. between

38. A. hair                          B. button               C. hands                D. eyes

39. A. frighten                            B. worry               C. encourage          D. surprise

40. A. matter                       B. thing                 C. trouble                     D. danger

41. A. difficult                        B. excited                     C. uneasy                     D. worried

42. A. quickly                      B. closely                     C. happily                    D. friendly

43. A. seldom                      B. nearly               C. almost               D. hardly

44. A. avoid                         B. follow               C. attack                D. make

45. A. second                       B. third                 C. fourth               D. fifth

46. A. took                         B. kept                         C. gave                        D. turned

47. A. woman                      B. man                         C. boy                          D. kid

48. A. run                         B. leave                 C. calm                        D. prepare

49. A. guessed                      B. regretted           C. said                         D. realized

50. A. in                              B. with                         C. under                D. for

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

          2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

   Rose wanted a job. She went to many offices and she didn’t like any of them. One day she saw a board in an office read: “This office needs a typist whom can type 200 words a minute.” Rose was exciting. When Rose went to the manager’s office, the man was writing something. Rose knocked at the door and the manager raised her head. “Do you need a typist?” asked Rose. “Yes!” he said. Rose clapped her hand. She couldn’t help saying, “OK! How much will you pay for me every month?” The manager thought for a while and said, “I will pay you 77 dollars for first three months. Then I will pay you 30 dollars every month.” Rose smiled and answer, “Great! I will come and work here three months late.” The manager was speechless.

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D.C. I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of unfortunate people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets.

Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended(伸出). In a natural reaction, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand. I didn’t even look at her. I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.

But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”

Immediately, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice(偏见)—I judged another person simply for what I thought she was.

The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15. Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs, and finally I became a network engineer.

In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age 17— I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would end up like me.

But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the street of Washington D.C. cured me of my blindness. She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart open.

1. When the author came to America at first ______.

A. he usually did some work with a little payment.          

B. he used to beg for some money on the street.

C. he lived a comfortable life as a network engineer.  

D. he was respected by others all the time.

2. According to the passage, what did the author regret?

A. That he gave all his change to the blind woman.   

B. The way he treated the blind woman.

C. That he came to Washington D.C. for a visit.  

D. That he didn’t tell the woman the way to the post office.

3. The father mentioned in the passage wanted ______. 

A. to encourage his son to make a living by himself   

B. his son to become a busboy in the future  

C. his son to work harder at school

D. to remind his son to depend on himself at school

4. We can infer all of the following statements from the passage EXCEPT ______.

A. He disliked being bothered by beggars.  

B. He was delighted to give away his money to beggars.    

C. He once suffered a lot.      

D. The blind woman didn’t beg for money at that time.

5. What does the author want to tell us through this story?

A. Don’t dream up ways to get what you want.     B. Money is the root of all evils.

C. An easy life makes a person forgetful.   D. Be good to others all the time.