第二节完形填空(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。
I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat.On the way, I saw a busker (卖艺人).This wasn't something out of the   36 ; there was always someone   37  enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch.
As I walked past him, holding some   38  in my hand, I   39  to myself that he was only going to use the money to   40  his addiction to drugs or alcohol.He looked   41  that type —young and ragged.Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself.What was I going to   42  the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate.I realized I had no  43  to place myself above him   44  because he was busking.
I   45  and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me.I watched for a while.As selfish as it sounds, I expected something   46  to come from that moment.I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,   47  nothing happened.So then I smiled and walked off,   48  why I did things like that just now.It was a waste of money.
At the   49  of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up.I   50  him pick up the hat and   51  the money into a small plastic bag.Then he walked over to a cafe counter and  52  the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal (募捐).
He was busking for charity.I realized just how   53  I had been.I now donate any   54  I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day.You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of   55
36.A.extraordinary    B.special                C.outstanding      D.ordinary
37.A.handsome        B.smart             C.foolish             D.capable
38.A.food              B.notes              C.checks                D.coins
39.A.thought           B.came              C.left                D.smiled
40.A.give              B.feed              C.catch               D.bring
41.A.like                B.at                  C.for                   D.after
42.A.cost              B.spend               C.waste             D.pay
43.A.choice            B.power              C.right               D.ability
44.A.even               B.hardly                C.almost              D.just
45.A.stopped           B.walked             C.hurried             D.left
46.A.fewer              B.less                  C.more                D.worse
47.A.but                 B.or                 C.and                D.so
48.A.finding           B.wondering           C.forgetting           D.losing
49.A.beginning        B.end                  C.time                D.middle
50.A.heard              B.forced              C.asked             D.watched
51.A.keep                B.take                   C.empty               D.make
52.A.poured                B.lent                     C.entered                D.threw
53.A.brave                  B.selfish                 C.foolish                D.wise
54.A.clothes                B.food                   C.change                D.money
55.A.thanking             B.getting                C.taking                 D.Giving


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,掌握其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on   16   and sat down next to an old lady.   17  she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   18   .  Inside it, she found a wad(沓)of pound notes   19   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   20  her own bag—the notes were   21   . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   22   her must have stolen them. She thought   23 not have to call the   24  as she didn’t like getting people   25  
So she decided to take back the money   26   the lady’s handbag and say   27    about it. She looked around the bus to make sure   28  was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   29   handbag, took out the notes and   30  her own handbag. 
When she got home that evening, she showed   31   the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you  32  it?” he asked. “ 33   you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh,   34  then?” he asked, as he   35   a wad of pound notes on the table. 
16. A. a bus          B. a train         C. an old ship        D. a plane
17. A. In a minute      B. After a while    C. For a second       D. On the moment
18. A. good           B. old            C. open             D. shut
19. A. the same that    B. perhaps was      C. probably as        D. exactly like
20. A. looked at       B. watched carefully  C. saw to            D. looked into
21. A. gone           B. missed        C. disappear          D. found
22. A. close          B. next to              C. before             D. behind
23. A. she would      B. he can         C. she must          D. he may
24. A. driver         B. old lady             C. police            D. husband
25. A. to difficulty     B. into trouble     C. out of work       D. seeing her
26. A. into           B. out           C. away           D. from
27. A. something     B. everything      C. anything         D. nothing
28. A. nothing       B. somebody            C. nobody            D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s   B. her husband’s    C. the police’s        D. her own
30. A. gave it away   B. put them into    C. brought them out  D. took it to
31. A. the driver     B. the police            C. the old lady       D.her husband
32. A. pay for       B. spend on            C. cost in            D. take to
33. A. Use them     B. With the money   C. With that              D. Using it
34. A. how is it      B. what’s that      C. where is it         D. why is this
35. A. put up       B. held out             C. pointed to          D. handed up

When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in 36 at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. 37 , I was a maid.
I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had 38 jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company: 39 pay, air-conditioned office, the gold standard for summer jobs, as most of us dreamed of. When that 40 , the only option left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My 41 attitude reflected my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets, 42 bed sheets, dusting, eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who 43 left a tip. I thought it was beneathme. My maid work was average 44  the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left any water 45 on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena would hunt you down when she 46 , as I found out firsthand. She’d ended her lecture to me with “ 47 some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, and all the other experienced maids. Their devotion to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a 48 of their character stuck with me throughout my 49 career after graduation. I learned a lot from them during those four summers.
Not a week would go without one of them 50 some firm but friendly advice: “Where’s your commode brush? You don’t have one? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?”
Their pride in a job well done was reflected in how they treated 51 . They left the building at the end of the day in nice dresses and 52 makeup. They looked like they could have been attending an afternoon tea. And, 53 often, they were smiling and laughing, cheerfully greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and 54 , a job will be well done. I believe there is 55 in any job if you work hard and try your best.

【小题1】
A.cleaningB.housekeeping C.servingD.managing
【小题2】
A.In shortB.In briefC.In other wordsD.On the other hand
【小题3】
A.winterB.summerC.awfulD.permanent
【小题4】
A.extra B.poorC.averageD.good
【小题5】
A.fell overB.fell through C.fell downD.fell off
【小题6】
A.negativeB.rightC.excellentD.casual
【小题7】
A.making B.spreadingC.changingD.doing
【小题8】
A.frequentlyB.rarelyC.occasionallyD.willingly
【小题9】
A.whenB.afterC.untilD.before
【小题10】
A.dropsB.signsC.tracksD.marks
【小题11】
A.visitedB.arrivedC.leftD.returned
【小题12】
A.takeB.obtainC.rejectD.make
【小题13】
A.reflectionB.truthC.gratitudeD.award
【小题14】
A.specialB.generalC.differentD.professional
【小题15】
A.takingB.followingC.offeringD.refusing
【小题16】
A.othersB.themselvesC.customersD.co-workers
【小题17】
A.expensiveB.cautious C.cheapD.careful
【小题18】
A.moreB.leastC.mostD.less
【小题19】
A.frustrationB.regretC.prejudiceD.satisfaction
【小题20】
A.respectB.aspectC.challengeD.failure

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A.People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.
B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C.Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
D.Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.
【小题2】One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A.getting a small flat with a gardenB.having a small flat with a garden
C.renting a small flat without a garden D.buying a small flat without a garden
【小题3】When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 
A.who live in the country
B.who have spent time working in the garden
C.who have a garden of their own
D.who have been digging, planting and watering
【小题4】People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 
A.their life was meaninglessB.their life was invaluable
C.they didn’t deserve a happy lifeD.they were not worthy of their happy life
【小题5】The underlined word “rest” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A.the rest timeB.the rest people
C.the rest of the countryD.the rest of the parks and of the sea

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