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

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son  21  a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some   22  intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very  23  . But the boy   24   suddenly that night.

       Knowing the death could have been   25   if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26  , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two   27    were more than Al could handle, and he   28    to alcohol.In time Al __29  an alcoholic.

       As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   30    — his home, his land, his art works everything.   31    Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

       When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete  32  .  I thought. "What a totally wasted life".

       As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have  33  known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   34   of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35  my courage to ask him."I'm really  36  by something," I said."I know your father was  37  the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

       Ernie sat quietly and  38  for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest __39  as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to  40  Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

21.A.formed              B.developed               C.received                D.gained

22.A. average          B. normal               C. ordinary           D. common

23.A. slightly          B. secretly       C. seriously           D. terribly

24.A.died                   B.choked                   C.starved                        D.worsened

25.A.cured                  B.prevented               C.forbidden              D.saved

26.A.better               B.heavier                   C.worse                           D.happier

27.A.disasters            B.adventures               C. directions                    D.situations

28.A.got                   B.drank                    C.turned                         D.sank

29.A.turned               B.became                  C.followed                       D.created

30.A.needed              B.shared                   C.benefited               D.possessed

31.A.Eventually          B.Gradually                C.Therefore              D.Meanwhile

32.A.trouble                B.hardship                  C.failure                        D.waste

33.A. never                   B. even                 C. still                D. ever

34.A.win                B.fall                          C.space                    D.flow

35.A.up                   B.with                        C.on                             D.through

36.A.worried             B.puzzled                    C.interested               D.attracted

37.A.especially           B.basically                   C.merely                  D.specially

38.A.argued               B.searched                  C.analyzed                 D.reflected

39.A.thoughts            B.ideas                       C.minds                   D.memories

40.A.treat                 B.call                        C.judge                             D.feel

阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并把答案填在题号前括号内。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

   Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.

   They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.

   Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.

A. fell         B. sat             C. lay             D. knelt

A. Although B. Since         C. After          D. Until

A discovered       B. realized      C. said           D. decided

A. played     B. loved         C. tried          D. made

A. questions B. ideas          C. trouble              D. doubt

A. up           B. out            C. off             D. away

A. called             B. helped        C. invited              D. invited

A. peacefully       B. willingly    C. freely         D. pleasantly

A. continued       B. agreed        C. forced        D. offered

A. graduation    B. movement  C. separation        D. vacation

A. would    B. should        C. could         D. must

A. demanded     B. reminded    C. removed     D. asked

A. ever             B. usually       C. even          D. never

A. checked B. took           C. cleaned      D. put

A. over             B. into           C. with           D. for

A. find              B. pick           C. pack          D. hold

A. talking   B. playing      C. reading      D. watching

A. before   B. if        C. while         D. as

A. forgotten      B. passed        C. left            D. lost

A. helped          B. recovered C. improved   　　　D. changed 

完形填空(共20小題；每小題I. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空内处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had   21 to buy what he needed  22   his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to  23  ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was  24   for him. And it would 25  him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it  26  over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all   27  about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door  28  . He could not imagine that a thief would  29   his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石场).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice   30   anything was different. He  31    his wet coat, and pushed the meat  32   the fire.  33   he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at.  34    he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he  35  the floorboards near the loom (织布机)，and saw the 36   hole ,he did not understand  37  . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was  38   ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39   every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been   40  ！

阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并把答案填在题号前括号内。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

   Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.

   They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.

   Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.

1.A. fell                   B. sat                               C. lay                         D. knelt

2.A. Although          B. Since                   C. After                              D. Until

3.A discovered          B. realized                         C. said                       D. decided

4.A. played                            B. loved              C. tried                      D. made

5.A. questions          B. ideas                   C. trouble                            D. doubt

6.A. up                    B. out                      C. off                      D. away

7.A. called                             B. helped             C. invited                   D. invited

8.A. peacefully         B. willingly            C. freely                               D. pleasantly

9.A. continued          B. agreed                          C. forced                   D. offered

10.A. graduation       B. movement            C. separation           D. vacation

11.A. would             B. should                          C. could                     D. must

12.A. demanded       B. reminded             C. removed                         D. asked

13.A. ever                             B. usually             C. even                     D. never

14.A. checked          B. took                    C. cleaned                           D. put

15.A. over                             B. into                 C. with                      D. for

16.A. find                B. pick                    C. pack                               D. hold

17.A. talking            B. playing                          C. reading                D. watching

18.A. before             B. if                        C. while                              D. as

19.A. forgotten         B. passed                           C. left                        D. lost

20.A. helped          B. recovered C. improved   　　　D. changed 

第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题，每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，共45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。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
A
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer，her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade，or so we thought．We bought the latest rages，Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls，and a doll house．Then，much to our surprise。on December 23rd，she said that she“really wanted a bike more than anything else”．
It was just too late，what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to select the“right bike”for our little girl．So here we were---Christmas Eve around 9：00 P．M，with Almie and her six-year-old brother，Dylan，nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is‘such a big girl’，and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming，I said，“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied．“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
41.．Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike．
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package．   
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．   
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
A  a, b, c ,e d  B a, c, d, b, e  C．a，c，b，d，e    D．a，b，d，e，e
42.．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
43.．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A．Because he wanted to buy a real one，but he had no money．
B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
44.．What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
A．The parents were happy and encouraged．
    B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．   
D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．