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       Archaeologists believe they are on the turning point of throwing light on the life of William Shakespeare — by excavating （发掘） what may have been the playwright’s dust hole．

       Experts have begun excavating the ruins of New Place, Shakespeare’s former home in Stratford-upon-Avon, which was destroyed 250 years ago．Although little remains of the property, the team, led by Birmingham Archaeology, believes it has identified a dust hole used by the 16th century poet．

       Small pieces of pottery （陶瓷） and broken clay pipe have already been found from a muddy hole on the site, which they claim could yield some of the most significant discoveries about Shakespeare in decades．The dig focuses on three areas of the property, which Shakespeare bought in 1597 when he returned to his home town from London having achieved fame — including the so-called knot garden at the back of the building．

       Dr Diana Owen, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which owns the site, said, “We do not know if the knot garden was an area used by Shakespeare — it may have been a yard simply used by his servants．But this could actually yield some fantastic results, especially if it was an area where rubbish was thrown or the dust hole was located．”

       Kevin Colls, from Birmingham Archaeology, added, “Through documentary evidence we know Shakespeare lived at New Place but we have very little information regarding the layout （布局） of the house and gardens at this time．Through archaeological fieldwork, in particular the dig of structural remains and the recovery of artefacts, we hope to fill in the blanks．”

       Until October, visitors will be able to watch archaeologists and volunteers at work as they excavate the remains of the house, which was knocked down in 1759．Experts hope to unearth evidence to support theories that Shakespeare wrote many of his most famous works at the property．

71．This excavation intends to ______．

       A．know something about the playwright’s dust hole

       B．search for some treasure in the dust hole

       C．explore the life of William Shakespeare

       D．find something that Shakespeare lost

72．New Place was destroyed in the ______ century．

       A．15th      B．16th      C．17th       D．18th

73．Small pieces of pottery and broken clay pipe on the site ______．

       A．could show Shakespeare’s luxurious life

       B．could lead to important discoveries about Shakespeare

       C．could show us that Shakespeare lived at New Place

       D．could prove when New Place was knocked down

74．The underlined phrase “the blanks” in Paragraph 5 refers to ______．

       A．the ruins of New Place 

       B．the smallest pieces of broken pottery

       C．three areas of the property 

       D．the layout of the house and gardens of New Place

75．What can we learn from the text?

       A．Shakespeare used to live at New Place．

       B．Shakespeare became famous after 1597．

       C．Only his servants used the knot garden．

       D．Dr Diana Owen owns Shakespeare’s property．

 71—75 CDBDA

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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，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company．

We   36   our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town   37  ．Every time we advertised ,we   38   receive a reply on a postcard ,which said , “ Please bring me a new piano for my little   39   ．It must be mahogany ( 红木 )．I can pay $10 a month with my egg money．” Of course ,we could not sell a new piano   40    $10 a month .   41   her cards kept on coming．

A couple of years   42   , I owned my own piano company, and when I   43   in that area, the postcards started coming to me．For months, I ignored   44   ．What else could I do?

But then, one day I   45   to be in the area and have a mahogany piano on my little truck．I decided to look the old lady up. Though I knew that I was about to make a    46   business decision, I took the new piano in the house and placed it   47   I thought the roof would be least likely to let in rain on it．I told the old lady and the little barefoot girl to try to   48    the chickens off it, and I left sure I had just   49   a new piano!

But the   50   came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins．It was incredible! One day years later, I was in Memphis on other   51   ．As I was sitting at a bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music．I looked around, and there was a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano．She   52   at me , and when she took a   53   , she sat down at my table．

“Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”

My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl! I   54   remembered．I did have to go as soon as possible because men don't like to be seen   55   in public．

36. A. made        B. sold        C. fixed         D. delivered

37. A. books       B. villages      C. shops            D. newspapers

38. A. would       B. may        C. must           D. can

39. A. son           B. child       C. granddaughter    D. baby

40. A. with         B. for          C. to                   D. on

41. A. And          B. So          C. Therefore       D. But

42. A. ago          B. later        C. before         D. past

43. A. worked     B. went       C. advertised      D. succeeded

44. A. it          B. them       C. this             D. that

45. A. happened     B. decided      C. started         D. wanted

46. A. great        B. wise        C. good           D. terrible

47. A. when        B. there        C. where         D. that

48. A. feed         B. keep       C. leave           D. drive

49. A. given away  B. put off           C. sold            D. thrown away

50. A. payments     B. money           C. possessions       D. postcards

51. A. time         B. chance           C. business         D. matter

52. A. looked      B. stared      C. laughed          D. smiled

53. A. break             B. bread      C. drink         D. list

54. A. slowly     B. suddenly    C. carefully        D. excitedly

55. A. exciting           B. talking           C. crying         D. speaking

第三节 完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21￣40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

    Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23  ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．

    Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．

    “All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”

     Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．

    When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．

    As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.

    Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches(挂钩) on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

 21．A．kitchen   　　  B．bedroom   　 C．washroom　　　    D．bathroom

 22．A．strength   　　 B．trouble   　　 C．reason 　　　 　   D．puzzle

 23．A．positions   　　B．situations   　 C．directions 　 　     D．Places

 24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot              D．envelope

 25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news             D．truth

 26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring             D．punish

 27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                   D．scolded

 28．A．money         B．coin          C．note             D．bill

 29．A．say            B．move         C．touch            D．prepare

 30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away

 31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried

 32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where

 33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense

 34．A．hospital        B．neighbour       C．police             D．friend

 35．A．generally       B．luckily         C．considerably        D．unfortunately

 36．A．someone       B．anyone          C．everyone           D．none

 37．A．hope          B．ask             C．wait               D．call

 38．A．tested         B．repaired          C．fixed              D．examined

 39．A．locked        B．worked           C．helped             D．opened

 40．A．excited        B．silly             C．worried            D．guilty

Our football ream will compete against the Japanese team this evening. Let’s go and ________shall we?

       A. cheer them up    B. join them up       C. add them up     D. pick them up

How I Turned to Be Optimistic（乐观的）

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then, I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then. 

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

   From my experiences I have learned one important rule: all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

52. How did the author get to know America?

A. From her relatives.                              B. Form her mother.

C. Form books and pictures.                        D. From radio programs.

53. Upon leaving for America the author felt________.    

A. confused                                      B. excited

C. worried                                       D. amazed

54. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4 ?

A. She worked as a translator                    

B. She attended a lot of job interviews.

C. She paid telephone bills for her family.

D. She helped her family with her English.

55. The author believes that___________.

A. her future will be free from troubles         

B. it is difficult to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things    

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying

—I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.

—Oh, how nice! Do you know when she _____?

A. was leaving     B. had left         C. has left         D. left

I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have________.

A. it            B. those       C. them        D. one

A_____ has taught us what atoms are made up of and how powerful the atom bomb is.

   A. seaman            B. salesman               C. naturalist             D. scientist

It is said that two man-made structures are clearly visible from space. One is the Great Wall of China, and _______is Japan’s Kansai International Airport.

       A．another     B．other C．the other   D．either

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