完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had   26  up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first  27  of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a   28 . A few minutes nap(小睡)time before class couldn’t   29 , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my   30  beating wildly trying to find the cause of the   31  . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的)smile on his face. He had   32  dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still   33  . “I am glad to see everyone is   34 . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the   35  of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the   36  discussion he led. With knowledge and good    37 he made the material come   38  . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he   39  with were contagious(有感染力的). I   40  the classroom not only wide awake, but a little  41  and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not   42  in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with   43  . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work happily and well. Don’t sleepwalk(梦游)your way through  44  then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too   45  not to live it well.

【小题1】
A.tookB.dividedC.stayedD.put
【小题2】
A.classB.testC.taskD.lecture
【小题3】
A.platformB.pillowC.carpetD.wall
【小题4】
A.benefitB.helpC.lastD.hurt
【小题5】
A.heartB.mindC.thoughtD.head
【小题6】
A.troubleB.noise
C.failureD.reference
【小题7】
A.angrilyB.unfortunately
C.deliberatelyD.reasonably
【小题8】
A.smilingB.talkingC.complainingD.shouting
【小题9】
A.activeB.curiousC.presentD.awake
【小题10】
A.soundB.shockC.revolutionD.blow
【小题11】
A.fascinatingB.convincing
C.puzzlingD.encouraging
【小题12】
A.detail B.senseC.humorD.design
【小题13】
A.strangeB.naturalC.handyD.alive
【小题14】
A.taughtB.spreadC.combinedD.started
【小题15】
A.decoratedB.filledC.leftD.entered
【小题16】
A.clearerB.smarterC.quieterD.stronger
【小题17】
A.discussingB.speakingC.cheatingD.sleeping
【小题18】
A.joyB.speed
C.aimD.qualification
【小题19】
A.workB.lifeC.journeyD.college
【小题20】
A.hardB.complexC.shortD.simple


四、阅读理解(共两节,每小题2分,计40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
Mr White came out of the airport. He asked every taxi-driver’s name. Then he took the third taxi. It cost $5 from the airport to the hotel,“ How much does it cost for the whole day? ”he asked.
“$100,” said the taxi-driver. This was very expensive but Mr White agreed.
The taxt-driver took Mr White everywhere. He showed the driver $100 and said, “what about tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow? It’s another $100 tomorrow.”
“Ok,” said Mr White, “If that’s the price, see you tomorrow!” The driver was very pleased.
The next day they traveled to several places. And in the second evening they went to the hotel again. Mr. White and above all, $100 a day is good money. So he asked Mr White, “Where do you come from?”
“I come from New York.” Mr White answered.
“New York!” said the driver, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannan. Do you know her?”
“Of course I know her. She gave me $200 for you.”
1. Mr White got to another place _______.
by train B. by air  C. in plane D. by ship
2. The price of $ 100 a day was _____ in this city.
A. expensive  B. cheap  C. nice   D. fair
3. Why was the taxi-driver pleased? Becaude _____.
his sister brought so much money to him
his sister knew Mr White
he got $100 a day
he became a guide of Mr White
4. We can learn that ____ from this story.
Mr White didn’t know the taxi-driver’s sister
the driver knew Mr White was his sister’s friend
Mr White was given back $ 200
Mr White knew the taxi-driver’s sister


Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
46. This text is most probably written by ______.
A. a specialist in teenager studies
B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenage children
D. a doctor for mental health problems
47. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. the change from good to bad that’ s seen in a child
B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
48. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ______.
A. lazy   B. quiet   C. unusual    D. rude
49. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.
A. pay no attention to them
B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them
D. feel helpless to do much about them
50. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day holidays posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?” I asked.
“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, such a rush!He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the tree top crystal star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a good one. But I couldn’t be fussy (挑剔的).”
“Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.
【小题1】From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the war
B.soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war
C.all the soldiers had three-day holidays
D.the writer could not go home for Christmas
【小题2】When the writer got home, ______.
A.it was December 23th
B.it was snowing heavily
C.he found a Christmas tree in the living room
D.the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother
【小题3】From this passage,we can conclude that ______.
A.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees
B.his mother didn’t like perfect trees
C.his mother didn’t want to have a tree
D.the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else
【小题4】“All Christmas trees are perfect”,because they can remind you of ______.
A.the wartime B.the green of a pine
C.the pleasant smell D.the sweet home
【小题5】The best title for this passage would be “______”.
A.How to Choose a Christmas Tree
B.How Soldiers Spent Christmas
C.The Perfect Christmas Tree
D.The Christmas Without a Tree

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.?
Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.?
I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers(窃笑) about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.?
When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.?
One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.?
The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.?
All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.?
My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.?
As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!?
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.?
【小题1】 The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "     __________".?

A.told how to enter the arena?
B.shown how to make the horse beautiful?
C.removed from the competition early?
D.told to enter the timed-speed events?
【小题2】 Why was the writer not confident of victory??
A.He was an inexperienced rider.?
B.He had not practiced enough.?
C.He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.?
D.He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others. ?
【小题3】When the final race finished, nobody cheered because____________.?
A.the audience didn’t like Cowboy?B.people envied the writer?
C.the win was unexpected?D.the writer had run out of time
【小题4】What did the writer learn from his experience??
A.Life can sometimes be unfair.?
B.Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.?
C.A positive attitude will bring success.?
D.One should not make judgments based on appearance.
【小题5】The best title for the story is ___________.         .?
A.A Race to Remember B.A Horse’s Tale?
C.Neck and Neck D.A Difficult Age ?

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