Frank told us of his childhood. “My dad was a fisherman, and he 36   the sea. It was    37  making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out    38   he caught enough to feed the family.”

“He was a big man, and was   39   from pulling the nets and fighting the seas. When you got close to him, he smelled like the    40  . No matter how much my mother    41   his clothes, they would    42   smell of fish.”

“Every day he drove me to school. When the old truck rattled (嘎嘎作响) down the road, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to    43  . When we reached school, he would give me a kiss on the cheek and    44  me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. I was    45   twelve years old!”

“I    46   the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When he started to lean toward me, I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him in that   47  , and he had this    48   look on his face. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss.’ My dad looked at me and his eyes were filled with tears. I had never seen him    49  . ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t    50   you any more.’”

   51   began to well up in Frank’s eyes, “It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to sea and never came back.    52   of the boats stayed in that day because of a coming storm, but not dad. He had a big family to    53  .”

“Guys, you don’t know what I would like is to have my dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek, to feel his    54  old face, to smell the ocean on him. I wish I had been a man then.   55   I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

1.                A．hated          B．loved          C．owned   D．sold

2.                A．hard           B．enjoyable       C．easy D．comfortable

3.                A．before         B．after           C．until D．unless

4.                A．thin           B．fat             C．weak D．strong

5.                A．ocean          B．land           C．sky  D．animals

6.                A．made          B．washed         C．changed  D．bought

7.                A．never          B．seldom         C．still  D．ever

8.                A．survive         B．disappear       C．succeed  D．appear

9.                A．force          B．advise          C．order    D．tell

10.               A．sometimes      B．once           C．already    D．only

11.               A．remember      B．forget          C．recognize  D．forecast

12.               A．voice          B．way           C．case  D．attitude

13.               A．tired           B．surprised       C．worried   D．annoyed

14.               A．smile          B．sing           C．sigh  D．cry

15.               A．kiss            B．cheat          C．punish    D．beat

16.               A．Fear           B．Tears          C．Blood D．Anger

17.               A．Both           B．None          C．Most D．Few

18.               A．blame          B．hold           C．rescue    D．feed

19.               A．smooth         B．dirty           C．rough D．clean

20.               A．If             B．When          C．Whether  D．Where

Some houses are designed to be smart．Others have smart designs．An example of the second type of house won the Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects．

       Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one damaged by Hurricane Hugo years ago．In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state．

       Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house．Now all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes．The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be strong enough not to be damaged by a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometres per hour．

       At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but（根本不） hurricane-proof．Its redwood shell makes it look like “a large party lantern” at night．But looks can be deceiving．The house's wooden frame is strengthened with long steel rods（杆） to give it extra strength．

       To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2．7 meters off the ground on timber pilings（木桩） buried deep in the sand．Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house．They also raise the house above storm waves．The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it．“The waves of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff．

       Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed（隐藏） by the house's ground-to-roof shell．“The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its legs pulled up,” said Huff．In the event of storm, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained．

1．After Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line are required to________．

       A．be easily pulled down                          B．look smarter in design 

       C．meet stricter building standards             D．be designed to be cube-shaped

2．The award-winning beach house is quite strong because ____．

       A．it is strengthened by steel rods                                        B．it is made of redwood

       C．it is in the shape of a shell              D．it is built with timber and concrete

3．Huff raised the house 2．7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to ____．

       A．avoid peak winds of about 200 km/h

       B．bury stronger pilings deep in the sand

       C．break huge sea waves into smaller ones

       D．prevent the waves from running into it

4．It can be inferred from the passage that the house's shell should be ____．

       A．smooth        B．waterproof           C．easily broken    D．extremely hard

I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat ? ? in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour ? ? ?? . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost ? ? ? of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were? ? ? ?? ? their way there. I was about to join them --- when a man’s face? ?? ? ?? at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and ? ? ?? for thirty years. It was stranger still --- because I’d seen that ? ? ? before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and ? ? ? across. “I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I ? ? ? him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass ? ? ? motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, ? ? ? the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I ? ? ?? again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any ?? ? ? that he’d heard. I went back further, to ? ? ?? I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once ?? ? ? him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he …

The motor-boat ? ? ? her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling ? ?? . Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your ?? ? ? , Commander!”

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. ? ? ? minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The ? ? minute it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 1964. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

1.A. reached??? ????????????? ????????????? B. arrived????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. went????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. came

2.A. voyage??? ????????????? ????????????? B. crossing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. travel????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. boating

3.A. sight?????? ????????????? ??? B. way????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. patience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chances

4.A. searching??? ? ????????????? B. finding????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. hurrying

5.A. placed?? ????????????? ????????????? B. existed????????????? ???? ????????????? ????????????? C. occurred????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. appeared

6.A. locked? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. opened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. rebuilt? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chained

7.A. man??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. face????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. window????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. light-house

8.A. jumped?? ? ????????????? B. ran????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. shouted????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. screamed

9.A. expected?? ????????????? ????????????? B. hoped????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. believed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. asked

10.A. became??? ????????????? ????????????? B. remained????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. seemed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. grew

11.A. through? ????????????? ????????????? B. after????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. for????????????? ?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. at

12.A. persuaded? ????????????? B. repeated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tried????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. continued

13.A. suggestion? ????????????? ????????????? B. answer? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. sign????????????? ? ? ????????????? ????????????? D. action

14.A. when?? ????????????? ????????????? B. which????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. where????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. how

15.A. kept??? ????????????? ????????????? B. brought? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caused????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. changed

16.A. beat???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rang????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. turned on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. put on

17.A. up?????? ????????????? ????????????? B. down????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. in????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. out

18.A. problem ????????????? ????????????? B. question ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. duty????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. fault

19.A. Each????? ????????????? B. Every???? ????????????? ????????????? C. One????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. Some

20.A. next???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rest????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. other????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. last

III. Cloze   (20 points)

I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat__36__ in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour __37__. I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost __38__ of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbour. A dozen passengers were __39__ their way there. I was about to join them---when a man’s face __40__ at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and __41__ for thirty years. It was stranger still---because I’d seen that __42__ before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and __43__ across.

“I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I __44__ him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass __45__ motionless. Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, __46__ the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I __47__ again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any __48__ that he’d heard. I went back further, to __49__ I was in the navy.” Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once __50__ him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he…

The motor-boat __51__ her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling. __52__. Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your __53__, Commander!’

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. __54__ minute it was there, looking up. I could see the whites of the eyes. The __55__ it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or ’64. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

36．A．reached    B．arrived     C．went  D．came

37．A．voyage     B．crossing    C．travel       D．boating

38．A．sight B．way   C．patience    D．chances

39．A．searching  B．finding     C．making     D．hurrying

40．A．placed      B．existed      C．occurred   D．appeared

41．A．locked      B．opened     C．rebuilt      D．chained

42．A．man  B．face   C．window    D．light-house

43．A．jumped     B．ran    C．shouted     D．screamed

44．A．expected B．hoped       C．believed    D．asked

45．A．became     B．remained  C．seemed     D．grew

46．A．through    B．after  C．for    D．at

47．A．persuaded B．repeated    C．tried  D．continued

48．A．suggestion       B．answer      C．sign   D．action

49．A．when B．which       C．where       D．how

50．A．kept  B．brought    C．caused      D．changed

51．A．beat  B．rang  C．turned on  D．put on

52．A．up    B．down C．in      D．out

53．A．problem   B．question    C．duty  D．fault

54．A．Each B．Every       C．One   D．Some

55．A．next  B．rest   C．other D．last