Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36___in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as ___37___as if I were going on the stage. Finding the___38___quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please. ”

The simple atmosphere of the office___39___me. The woman looked carefully at me __40___through her glasses, and then___41___me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather___42___ She wondered why I was looking for this sort of___43___ I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be___44___to get a job without___45___I wondered whether I ought to leave, ___46___the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“___47___, I’ve got someone in the___48___at this very moment who might___49___. ” She wrote down a __50___, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a___51___immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people. ”

“Oh yes,” said I —___52___having cooked for more than four in my life. I___53___her again and again, and rushed out to the___54___telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours___55___cook books.

36. A. bed      B house   C. agency       D. office

37. A. proud   B. please C. nervous      D. worried

38. A. family  B. door   C. place   D. stage

39. A. calmed B. excited       C. frightened  D. disturbed

40. A. as usual       B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again

41. A. advised B. examined   C. informed    D. questioned

42. A. encouraged  B. dissatisfied C. hopeless     D. pleased

43. A. place    B. job     C. advice D. help

44. A. difficult       B. helpless      C. possible      D. unusual

45. A. ability  B. experience  C. knowledge  D. study

46. A. after     B. since   C. until   D. when

47. A. Above all     B. As a matter of fact C. As a result     D. In spite of that

48. A. family  B. house  C. office  D. restaurant

49. A. hire      B. accept C. suit     D. offer

50. A. letter    B. name  C. note    D. number

51. A. cook     B. help    C. teacher       D. secretary

52. A. almost  B. never  C. nearly D. really

53. A. answered     B. promised    C. thanked      D. told

54. A. outside B. local   C. closest D. nearest

55. A. borrowing    B. buying       C. reading      D. writing

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60题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。

   It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee．  41  I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed   42  ．I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls   43   their souls belonged to the   44  .

    I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   45   in front of it．“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can’t talk with you．I’m   46  ,”he said．He was chatting online and,   47  , he was playing a computer game—a war game．I was   48  .

    Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   49   to speak to that computer geek(怪人),   50   not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was   51  ．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “   52  !”

    I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I   53  , and saw nobody showed any interest.

     54  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more   55   having a relationship with the   56  , particularly Steve．I wouldn’t want to   57   the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   58   with people.

I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even   59   that the coffee was bad,   60   Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.．A．Before                       B．Since                         C．Although                  D．While

2.．A．pain                            B．loneliness                C．sadness                   D．fear

3.．A．because                    B．when                        C．until                          D．unless

4.．A．home                         B．world                        C．Net                            D．Café

5.．A．sleeping                    B．laughing                   C．sitting                       D．learning

6.．A．busy                           B．thirsty                      C．tired                          D．sick

7.．A．first of all                  B．just then                  C．at the same time  D．by that time

8.．A．surprised                  B．delighted                 C．moved                      D．frightened

9.．A．once                           B．again                        C．first                           D．even

10.．A．but                           B．so                              C．if                                D．or

11.．A．excited                    B．respected                C．afraid                        D．unhappy

12.．A．Shut up                   B．Enjoy yourself         C．Leave me alone     D．Help me out

13.．A．walked about  B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head

14.．A．From then on  B．At that moment C．In all                                 D．Above all

15.．A．interested in  B．tired of                C．careful about                   D．troubled by

16.．A．computer  B．soul                                     C．shop                          D．geek

17.．A．tell                           B．plan                           C．imagine                    D．design

18.．A．other than  B．instead of                         C．except for                D．as well as

19.．A．pretend                  B．understand             C．insist                         D．realize

20.．A．as if            B．just as                C．just after         D．even though

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On October 16th 1987, southern Britain was hit by a hurricane, the worst storm to hit Britain since 1703.

Twenty years later, Britain is remembering the disaster known as The Great Storm. 15 million trees across the area were uprooted by the wind, and a wet autumn had made the ground very muddy (泥泞的).

The falling trees caused damage to buildings and vehicles, and blocked roads and railway lines, forcing everyone, from adults to schoolchildren to stay at home.

There were also blackouts across the area, as power lines were damaged by falling trees and flying debris (残骸). People used candles and flashlights (手电) for light, and gas stoves and open fires to cook food.

The storm lasted for 4 hours, and killed 18 lives. The bad weather caused so much damage mostly because of the fact that most people were completely unprepared, and be-cause many weather forecasters didn’t think it could cause a problem.

Earlier that week, weather forecasts had predicted severe (严重的) weather, but forecasters thought it would miss Britain and only affect the English Channel. A well-known weatherman, Michael Fish, ever said that the storm wouldn’t happen, though in fact he was talking about a hurricane in Florida at that time.

The unusual storm caused more than ￡1billion in dam-age, and hundreds of people were injured.

Could the same thing happen today in Britain? Well, as a result of climate change many people think that sudden and severe weather changes are more likely. However, technology has improved, and satellites give us a much more accurate(精确的)picture of future weather. If another Great Storm comes along, the British public will probably be warned earlier and have more time to prepare!

56. The bad weather in 1987 in Britain caused a lot of damage because ______.

A. it caused a great flood                    B. most people were not prepared

C. it happened in the summer                            D. there was no weather forecast

57. Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of The Great Storm?

A. There were a number of deaths and injuries.   B. The electricity went out.

C. It hit Florida first.                                D. Roads and railway lines were blocked.

58. One week before The Great Storm, weather forecasts ______.

A. could not predict severe weather at all

B. had predicted the severe weather, but some weather forecasters thought it would miss Britain

C. showed that the terrible storm would not hit the English Channel

D. showed that The Great Storm would affect both England and Florida

59. We learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A. this kind of bad weather will not happen in Britain again

B. bad weather will happen more frequently in Britain now

C. people will be better prepared if there is bad weather in Britain now

D. bad weather may be stopped with the development of technology

The thing was a hot one! A farmer had shot two wolves on purpose. He had seen the wolves on his farm and decided to get them before they caused trouble. He knew wolves were a kind of protected animals. However, he also knew most of his neighbors would shoot wolves, too. Shortly after the farmer skinned（剥皮）the wolves, problems began. It seemed that someone didn’t like the idea of killing wolves after all. The officials had arrived. Out-of-town reporters got hold of the story. And now the farmer was on trial（审判）for his killing of the wolves.

1.“The thing was a hot one!”means    .

2.The farmer did the thing because    .

3.Wolves should    according to this passage.

4.Which of the following is not true?

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。

A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was 31 hard outside. Many people all stood there under the awning (遮雨蓬). They waited, some patiently, others impatiently because of the bad weather.

       The girl’s32 was so sweet. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said suddenly.

       “What?” Mom asked.

       “Let’s run through the rain!”

       “No, Honey. We’ll 33 until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

       The child waited about another 34 and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

       “We’ll get 35 if we do,” Mom said.

       “No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this 36,” the young girl said as she tugged (拽) at her mom’s arm.

       “This morning? 37did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

       “Don’t you 38? When you were talking to Daddy 39 his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through 40!’”

       The people became 41. Nothing could be 42 but the rain. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.

       “Honey, you are 43. Let’s run through the rain.”

        44 they ran off. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 45 past the cars and through the puddles (水坑). They 46 their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through, but they were 47by a few who laughed like children all the 48 to their cars.

       People can 49 your money and health, but no one can ever take away your memories. So, don’t 50 to make time to make memories every day.

A. blowing           B. snowing         C. raining        D. shining

A. sound              B. voice             C. noise           D. language

A. leave               B. go                 C. run             D. wait

A. hour                B. minute          C. month         D. day

A. wet                 B. hurt               C. lost             D. bad

A. morning           B. afternoon        C. evening        D. night

A. When              B. What            C. Why             D. How

A. say                B. stop               C. ask             D. remember

A. with               B. for                C. about           D. of

A. something      B. anything        C. other           D. another

A. surprised         B. sad               C. silent          D. nervous

A. seen               B. smelled         C. heard          D. known

A. right               B. clever           C. great           D. brave

A. Because            B. While           C. Then           D. But

A. walked            B. rushed         C. jumped         D. stepped

A. held                B. brought        C. threw          D. pushed

A. watched            B. helped           C. saved          D. followed

A. time                B. way              C. direction      D. money

A. take away         B. take up          C. take off       D. take back

A. try                   B. hope             C. forget         D. decide