第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

文中共有10处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

　　　 2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I was studying in Kansas City last year，a hurricane swept through the city．We were sitting round the kitchen table while we heard the alarm．We ran down into the basement and laid on the floor．Then I heard a noise，like approaching train，which got louder and louder．The house began to shake! And then ，all of a sudden，it stopped．We went to upstairs and tried the door to the kitchen，so it wouldn't open．The house directly across the street had completely been disappeared! We were relieved to see people coming from the basement unharming．Amazing，the upstairs of the house was unaffected．But the hurricane had broken all the windows in the kitchen，and the wind had blown the kitchen table-the one we were sitting minutes before-against the door to the basement．

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m 　36　 with it ．　 37 　what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the 　38　 ．Due to the swelling and　 39　 from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in　 40　 ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41　 to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the 　42 　．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already　 43　 and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was　 44　 ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．　 45　 ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I　 46 　the finish line．I fell to the ground，　 47 　．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and 　48　 ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me 　49　 　in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my 　50 　for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever 　51　 come．No　 　52　 or frustration will stop me．　 53 　capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart　 54　 　and tears went away．It was then　 　55 　I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring　　　　 B．studying　　　 C．living　　　　 D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of　　 B．As of　　　　　 C．In terms of　　 D．Let alone

38．A．game　　　　 　　B．competition　　 C．match　　　　　 D．mile

39．A．wounds　　　　　 B．scars　　　　　 C．signs　　　　　 D．treats

40．A．fear　　　　　　 B．surprise　　　 C．anger　　　　　 D．disappointment

41．A．hoped　　　　　　 B．determined　　 C．expected　　　 D．longed

42．A．trip　　　　　　 B．school　　　　 C．ground　　　　 D．track

43．A．quit　　　　　　 B．gone　　　　　 C．insisted　　　 D．left

44．A．annoyed　　　　　 B．confident　　　 C．alone　　　　　 D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise　　　　 B．Instead　　　　 C．Yet　　　　　　 D．Besides

46．A．ran　　　　　　　 B．walked　　　　 C．passed　　　　 D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed　　　 B．proud　　　　　 C．amused　　　　 D．excited

48．A．sent me up　　　 B．picked me up　 C．took me up　　 D．set me up

49．A．up　　　　　　　 B．over　　　　　 C．straight　　　 D．ahead

50．A．opinion　　　　　 B．goal　　　　　 C．belief　　　　 D．thought

51．A．can　　　　　　　 B．may　　　　　　 C．should　　　　 D．must

52．A．hesitation　　　 B．blame　　　　　 C．pain　　　　　 D．laughter

53．A．Other than　　　 B．More than　　　 C．Rather than　　 D．Less than

54．A．lifted　　　　　 B．broke　　　　　 C．sank　　　　　 D．beat

55．A．before　　　　　 B．when　　　　　 C．that　　　　　 D．since

35．　　　 ，the mayor's health care reform hasn't been accepted by all the people in the city yet．

A．As reasonable it may sound　　 B．As it may sound reasonable

C．Reasonable as it may sound　　 D．Reasonable as may it sound