第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a giant grandfather clock．Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one．The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient．And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives.

As a child, the old clock fascinated me．I watched and listened to it during meals．Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's routine．He wound (上发条) that clock with a special key carefully each day．That key was magic to me．It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming．I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock．He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too little．He never let that clock wind down and stop．He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key．I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family routine．

After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!

"Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down."

The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room．The clock stood there quiet．It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch.

Some time later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key．The old house was quiet．No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the clock — all was still．I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door．All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes．He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.

I stood, lost in the moment for a long time．Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock．It came back to life．Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my heart．In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.

1．Why does the writer say the table was always spreading with food containing love as the main ingredient?

         A．The food was delicious and tasty.

         B．The meal was made by his dear grandparents

         C．The whole family talked about the love of each other over meals.

         D．Four generations lived joyfully and harmoniously to become one.

2．By describing Grandfather’s routine in detail in the 2nd paragraph, the writer expresses___________.

         A．It’s troublesome to make the clock work.

         B．It’s a fantastic thing to play with the clock.

         C．He greatly misses his late grandfather

         D．His grandfather had a preference for the clock.

3．What kinds of mood are shown in the essay?

         A．Sad and hopeful                   B．desperate and hopeful

         C．Heart-broken and hopeless        D．cheerful and hopeful

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。
It was on a winter past midnight of 1971 when I was driving our big V8 station wagon back to our hometown. Next to me, my husband was  36  asleep and snoring (打鼾) loudly.
It was true that he worked sixty or more hours per week, and then in the evenings he worked as my dance  37 . We had to travel away from home for the dance classes on four, or   _38  five nights per week, and then he 39  have to be up and about again by six of the following dawn to get to his  40  job.
We had agreed that I should drive home on those late nights so he could at least get some _41  sleep. But I worked hard, too, and I would also be up at six of the following morning to get our half-dozen kids  42  for school. As well, I would then have to  43  the dance lessons for that evening.
On that long cold night I was fighting to stay  44 , but sticking to "the master's rule" of not playing my  45 . He needed his sleep, he said. I  46  down the window, yet the bitter-cold wind did little to revive (振奋) me. I was already driving about ten miles  47  the speed limit,  48 , we were still forty-five minutes away from home.
I studied the road up ahead and  49  in the near view mirror. There was not a car 50 a black night ahead and behind me. There were no Officers of the Law to be seen, and so I 51 the speed by another ten miles per hour. I had no great need for a speeding ticket, but I wanted to get home as quickly as I could.
"Get into the other lane!" sounded a loud and  52  voice.
I swiftly changed lanes, and as I did, a car without headlights pulled from the side of the road. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "I  53  that car by mere inches! The fool! Where did he come from?" The car that would have caused our death was now just a blur of an image (模糊的图像) in my rear view mirror. Instantly I knew where he had come from. He had rushed onto the road from that little roadside bar I  54  each week, and probably so drank and 'legless', he would never find out how  55  he came to killing himself and us.
36. A. slow           B. fast               C quick                 D. well
37. A. trainer          B. coacher           C partner             D. student
38. A. still            B. already              C. yet                D. even
39. A. would          B. could                   C. should            D. might
40. A. normal         B. usual              C regular             D. common
41. A. extra           B. enough            C. another            D. other
42. A. timely         B. ready               C late                 D. early
43. A. teach           B. prepare for         C. prepare             D. have
44. A. alive            B. asleep             C. active               D. awake
45. A. radio           B. DVD               C. TV                D. piano
46. A. pulled           B. took              C. wound               D. pushed
47. A below             B. above              C. over               D. beneath
48. A. furthermore     B. therefore            C. however           D. besides
49. A. noticed          B. watched           C. glanced            D. observed
50. A. in sight        B. in ease            C. in result             D. in fact
51. A. decreased         B. declined           C. increased           D. reduced
52. A. urgent          B. calm               C. angry             D. anxious
53. A. caught           B. missed             C. avoided              D. escaped
54. A. passed              B. served              C. provided           D. found
55. A. high           B. straight           C. hard              D. close

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a giant grandfather clock．Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one．The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient．And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me．I watched and listened to it during meals．Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's routine．He wound (上发条) that clock with a special key carefully each day．That key was magic to me．It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming．I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock．He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too little．He never let that clock wind down and stop．He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key．I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family routine．
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!
"Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down."
The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room．The clock stood there quiet．It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key．The old house was quiet．No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the clock — all was still．I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door．All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes．He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood, lost in the moment for a long time．Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock．It came back to life．Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my heart．In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.
1．Why does the writer say the table was always spreading with food containing love as the main ingredient?
A．The food was delicious and tasty.
B．The meal was made by his dear grandparents
C．The whole family talked about the love of each other over meals.
D．Four generations lived joyfully and harmoniously to become one.
2．By describing Grandfather’s routine in detail in the 2nd paragraph, the writer expresses___________.
A．It’s troublesome to make the clock work.
B．It’s a fantastic thing to play with the clock.
C．He greatly misses his late grandfather
D．His grandfather had a preference for the clock.
3．What kinds of mood are shown in the essay?
A．Sad and hopeful                B．desperate and hopeful
C．Heart-broken and hopeless       D．cheerful and hopeful

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。

It was on a winter past midnight of 1971 when I was driving our big V8 station wagon back to our hometown. Next to me, my husband was  36  asleep and snoring (打鼾) loudly.

It was true that he worked sixty or more hours per week, and then in the evenings he worked as my dance  37 . We had to travel away from home for the dance classes on four, or   _38  five nights per week, and then he 39  have to be up and about again by six of the following dawn to get to his  40  job.

We had agreed that I should drive home on those late nights so he could at least get some _41  sleep. But I worked hard, too, and I would also be up at six of the following morning to get our half-dozen kids  42  for school. As well, I would then have to  43  the dance lessons for that evening.

On that long cold night I was fighting to stay  44 , but sticking to "the master's rule" of not playing my  45 . He needed his sleep, he said. I  46  down the window, yet the bitter-cold wind did little to revive (振奋) me. I was already driving about ten miles  47  the speed limit,  48 , we were still forty-five minutes away from home.

I studied the road up ahead and  49  in the near view mirror. There was not a car 50 a black night ahead and behind me. There were no Officers of the Law to be seen, and so I 51 the speed by another ten miles per hour. I had no great need for a speeding ticket, but I wanted to get home as quickly as I could.

"Get into the other lane!" sounded a loud and  52  voice.

I swiftly changed lanes, and as I did, a car without headlights pulled from the side of the road. I screamed at the top of my lungs, "I  53  that car by mere inches! The fool! Where did he come from?" The car that would have caused our death was now just a blur of an image (模糊的图像) in my rear view mirror. Instantly I knew where he had come from. He had rushed onto the road from that little roadside bar I  54  each week, and probably so drank and 'legless', he would never find out how  55  he came to killing himself and us.

36. A. slow            B. fast                C quick                  D. well

37. A. trainer           B. coacher           C partner              D. student

38. A. still             B. already               C. yet                 D. even

39. A. would           B. could                    C. should             D. might

40. A. normal          B. usual               C regular              D. common

41. A. extra            B. enough            C. another             D. other

42. A. timely          B. ready                C late                  D. early

43. A. teach            B. prepare for          C. prepare              D. have

44. A. alive             B. asleep              C. active                D. awake

45. A. radio            B. DVD                C. TV                 D. piano

46. A. pulled            B. took              C. wound                D. pushed

47. A below              B. above               C. over                D. beneath

48. A. furthermore      B. therefore             C. however            D. besides

49. A. noticed           B. watched            C. glanced             D. observed

50. A. in sight        B. in ease            C. in result              D. in fact

51. A. decreased          B. declined            C. increased            D. reduced

52. A. urgent           B. calm                C. angry              D. anxious

53. A. caught            B. missed              C. avoided               D. escaped

54. A. passed               B. served               C. provided            D. found

55. A. high            B. straight           C. hard               D. close

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a giant grandfather clock．Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one．The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient．And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives.

As a child, the old clock fascinated me．I watched and listened to it during meals．Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's routine．He wound (上发条) that clock with a special key carefully each day．That key was magic to me．It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming．I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock．He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too little．He never let that clock wind down and stop．He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key．I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family routine．

After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!

"Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down."

The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room．The clock stood there quiet．It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch.

Some time later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key．The old house was quiet．No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the clock — all was still．I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door．All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes．He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.

I stood, lost in the moment for a long time．Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock．It came back to life．Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my heart．In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.

1．Why does the writer say the table was always spreading with food containing love as the main ingredient?

       A．The food was delicious and tasty.

       B．The meal was made by his dear grandparents

       C．The whole family talked about the love of each other over meals.

       D．Four generations lived joyfully and harmoniously to become one.

2．By describing Grandfather’s routine in detail in the 2nd paragraph, the writer expresses___________.

       A．It’s troublesome to make the clock work.

       B．It’s a fantastic thing to play with the clock.

       C．He greatly misses his late grandfather

       D．His grandfather had a preference for the clock.

3．What kinds of mood are shown in the essay?

       A．Sad and hopeful                 B．desperate and hopeful

       C．Heart-broken and hopeless        D．cheerful and hopeful