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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____

excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.

______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

A. took off B. landed C. got out D. took down

A. too B. so C. very D. much

A. got B. took up C. got on D. took

A. in B. at C. for D. to

A. old-make B. man-made C. newly-make D. natural

A. had left B. would leave C. left D. was leaving

A. must B. had to C. should D. ought

A. agreed B. said C. told D. promised

A. Shortly after B. Long before C. Shortly D. Soon

A. couldn’t B. could C. didn’t D. did

A. ask B. say C. tell D. order

A. begun B. started C. must D. started to

A. and B. so C. then D. but

A. ordered B. booked C. asked D. got

A. on B. for C. at D. to

A. when B. until C. after D. before

A. crowds of B. groups of C. crowd of D. group of

A. around B. in C. by D. near

A. was B. went C. kept D. started

A. was B. lay C. laid D. were

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list   36 in our past that we felt   37    of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some   39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then   40 that we find ways to   41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42   my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my   43 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff   44 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a   45   on him．
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious   46 ．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I   47 ．No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name   48   on my list．I didn't even know if he was still   49 ．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few   50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a   51 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you   52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it   53 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to   54   all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to   55 the past wrongdoings．
36．A．everything       B．anything      C．somebody D．anybody
37．A．ashamed      B．afraid          C．sure          D．proud
38．A．private        B．mysterious       C．interesting D．funny
39．A．foolish        B．polite          C．simple         D．brave
40．A．expected      B．suggested     C．ordered        D．hoped
41．A．connect with    B．depend on C．apologize to     D．get along with
42．A．improve      B．continue      C．realize         D．keep
43．A．notes     B．list           C．plan         D．stories
44．A．any          B．most         C．none         D．all
45．A．part          B．game         C．trick         D．record
46．A．view         B．sign          C．attention         D．signal
47．A．lay           B．laid          C．lain          D．lied
48．A．appeared      B．considered       C．presented D．remembered
49．A．angry          B．happy          C．doubtful      D．alive
50．A．words          B．rings         C．repeats         D．calls
51．A．cold         B．plain         C．nervous       D．lively
52．A．in case         B．so long as     C．unless          D．because
53．A．around        B．out           C．off           D．away
54．A．build up      B．make up      C．clear up       D．give up
55．A．regret          B．forgive        C．right         D．punish

I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2010，just in time to watch my mother die. Our parents were both gone now； I took with me as many things they had left behind as I could.

I was out walking one Saturday later that summer when something caught my eye - a pale green dress. Laid out on the pavement was stuff like earrings, glass candle-holders, books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs of jeans and a green cotton dress.

The woman, the host o£ the stoop (门廊）sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn’t need or want. A dress that was too big for her. A chest of drawers that took up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal ，recover, or grow.

I wasn’t planning on buying anything really, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale —I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue candle-holder,

From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life. I find no joy in shopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a memory from a bud vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know that someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.

A few weeks ago, I carried my mother’s dresses to a friend’s stoop. These were her best items ，which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advancing the stoop, some leaving with Mom1S dress. I used to think that her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的）as my memory of her, I know now that once I love a scarf or shirt too dearly，it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.

1.The author took her mother*s dresses after her death because ______

A. she valued the things used by her mom

B. she didn’t want to throw them, away

C. she could sell them later

D. they were her mom’s best items

2.From the passage, we know that ______.

A. the things the author bought from the woman are too big

B. the author is fond of imagining others’ life experiences

C. the author will never shop at regular stores any more

D. the author still keeps most of her mom’s things

3.In the last paragraph ，the author tries to tell us that ______.

A her mom is the number one person in her life

B. she didn’t really want to sell her mom’s dresses

C. she still thinks of her mother quite often

D. love doesn’t mean holding on to something tightly

4.It can be inferred that the author will ______.

A. not sell her own things at stoop sales

B. keep her mom in her mind in another way

C. be sad about all the memory of her mom

D. move to another city for a new life

完形填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分）

A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he 21 it between his shoulders and walked on．

He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he 22 was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．

Each 23 at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and 24 a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of 25 , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept 26 by Time’s strong hands and pushed 27 in the bag．

Down flew the Tomorrow 28 its lovely feathers, but as it touched the 29 , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n） 30 white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as 31 as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s 32 , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is 33 by all the world．Even those with 34 hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n） 35 ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”

Everybody tried to 36 the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they 37 beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could 38 for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one 39 it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds 40 and flew to the ground as Todays．

1.A．relaxed B．worried C．excited D．settled

2.A．bore B．placed C．laid D．lifted

3.A．dawn B．morning C．night D．afternoon

4.A．got B．fetched C．took D．flew

5.A．blue B．pink C．black D．white

6.A．out B．off C．away D．back

7.A．along B．deep C．far D．over

8.A．shaking B．moving C．beating D．striking

9.A．earth B．floor C．tree D．grass

10.A．lovely B．ordinary C．beautiful D．especial

11.A．bad B．wonderful C．common D．familiar

12.A．hands B．mind C．heart D．head

13.A．noticed B．seen C．forgotten D．desired

14.A．little B．some C．much D．few

15.A．shock B．suggestion C．change D．advice

16.A．keep B．catch C．hold D．protect

17.A．expectedB．watched C．guessed D．knew

18.A．wait B．long C．prepare D．look

19.A．as B．when C．before D．after

20.A．refused B．escaped C．struggled D．fought

Raymond Schneider politely elbowed his way through crowds of customers as he made for the candy bins at Dylan’s Candy Bar in Manhattan. Since he was laid off in December, Mr. Schneider, a 33-year-old designer, says he has become a “gummy junkie,” buying a lot of sweets every time he shops for groceries.

“Sugar is comforting,” he said. “There’s nothing more stressful than growing financial insecurity everywhere.”

The recession (经济衰退) seems to have a sweet tooth. As unemployment has risen, Americans, particularly adults, have been consuming growing amounts of candy, say candy makers, store owners and industry experts.

Theories vary on exactly why. For many, sugar lifts spirits dragged low by the economy. For others, candy also provides a reminder of better times. And not insignificantly, it is relatively cheap.

At Candyality, a store in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, business has jumped by nearly 80 percent compared with this time last year, and the owner, Terese McDonald, said she was struggling to keep up with the demand for Bit-O-Honeys, Swedish Fish and Sour Balls.

“They put candy in their actual budget,” she said.

Many big candy makers are also reporting rising sales and surprising profits.

“Candy companies are relatively recession-proof,” said Peter Liebhold, chairman of the Smithsonian Institution’s work and industry division. “During the Great Depression, candy companies stayed in business.”

1.Raymond Schneider was set as an example to show ________.

A. many Americans were laid off in the recession

B. lots of Americans like candies

C. many Americans in the recession like sweets which are comforting

D. Americans are suffering much in the recession.

2. What does the underlined sentence “The recession seems to have a sweet tooth” mean?

A. Candy consuming rises while people are suffering bad effects of the recession.

B. The recession doesn’t have any bad effect on Americans.

C. Americans are optimistic even though they are out of employment.

D. Candy companies stayed in business during the Great Depression.

3.Which is NOT the reason why people in the recession like sugar?

A. It is relatively cheap.

B. It is comforting and can make a lot of profits.

C. It raises people’s spirits up.

D. It calls up people’s good memories.

4. The best title of the passage is ________.

A. Sugar Is Comforting

B. Candy Companies Stay In Business

C. Americans Have A Sweet Tooth

D. Sugar Sales Rise In The Recession

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