No ready technical data was ______________，but we managed to go without．

      A．believable      B．convenient           C．available                D．accessible

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。

    Night after night，she came to wrap me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way，then  21 my forehead．

    I don’t remember when it first started   22  me—her hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin．Finally，one night，I  24 her，“Don’t do that anymore your hands are rough!”She didn’t say   25  in reply．But  26  again did my mother close Out my day with that familiar   27  of her love．

    Time after time，with the passing years，my   28  returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands；  29  her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very   30 ，sometimes far away．But always it hid，in the back of my mind．

    Well，the years have passed，and I’m not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid seventies，and those   31  I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor， 32  a medicine box to calm a young girl’s stomach．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world．．．gets   33 Out of blue jeans that I never could wash Out．．．

    Now，my own children are grown and gone．  34  ，in my memory，for the thousandth time，I  35  the night when my young voice complained，“Don’t do that anymore—your hands are rough!”Catching Morn’s hand in hand，I blurted out(冲口而出) how  36  I was for that night．I thought she’d remember，  37  I did．But Morn didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and  38  long ago．

    That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my   39  mother and her caring hands. And the  40  that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

21．A．kiss                     B．put                      C．touch                     D．feel

22．A．comforting             B．encouraging           C．annoying                D．educating

23．A．through               B．against                 C．about                     D．in

24．A．glared at               B．stared at                C．laughed at              D．shouted at

25．A．something             B．anything                C．nothing                  D．everything

26．A．ever                    B．seldom                C．often                     D．never

27．A．expression              B．feeling                 C．way                       D．meaning

28．A．idea                    B．anger                   C．thoughts                 D．words

29．A．remembered           B．missed                 C．escaped                  D．faced

30．A．distant                 B．tight                    C．serious                   D．close

31．A．hands                  B．words                  C．actions                   D．behaviors

32．A．getting into          B．looking into         C．breaking into          D．reaching into

33．A．colors                  B．spots                   C．mud                    D．pictures

34．A．Moreover            B．Therefore             C．However                D．Thus   

35．A．recalled               B．thought                C．stuck                     D．forgot

36．A．happy                  B．interested             C．upset                     D．sorry

37．A．when                   B．as                        C．so                          D．that

38．A．left                     B．understood           C．forgiven                 D．followed

39．A．gentle                  B．strict                   C．forgetful                D．lovely

40．A．happiness             B．sense                   C．sorrow                   D．guilt

Last month I traveled across           desert by camel，achieving         amazing

experience that I will never forget．

      A．a；the                 B．the；an         C．the；／                  D．a；／

 My father didn’t have to say anything. I knew he was upset from his ________.

A. look                       B. sight                        C. appearance               D. sign

So far, my home village has changed________recognition.

       A．from                      B．beyond                   C．over                       D．with

---I’m afraid I can’t finish the book this week.

 ---___.

  A. Please go ahead               B. That’s right 

  C. Not at all                     D. Take your time

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My teeth screamed. I couldn’t   21   them any longer. I finally   22   my fear of dentists and decided to get them fixed. But   23  ? I was a college student and barely   24   myself with part-time jobs.

Maybe I could   25   the worst one. I opened the Yellow Pages and called the first   26   within walking distance. The receptionist told me to come right over.    27   I hurried across the campus, I forgot the   28   in worrying about how I would pay the   29  .

In a few minutes I was in a chair being examined by a dentist who said, “Hmm!” as he examined my teeth. “Your teeth are in bad   30  .”

“I already knew that,” I   31   him and answered quickly to hide my   32  .

“But don’t worry. I’m going to fix them.”

“No, you’re not. I can’t   33   to pay you.” I started climbing out of the chair.

“You’re a student at the university, aren’t you?”

What   34   did that make? “Yes...”

“You’re going to graduate in a few years, aren’t you?”

“I hope so.”

“And then you expect to get a job, don’t you?”

“That’s my   35  .”

“Well, then you’ll pay me.   36   you concentrate on your classes and    37    the dentistry to me.”

I stared at him. He really   38   it. He calmly picked up his tools and fixed my aching teeth.

From that day on, I saw him every week until I had good teeth again. After graduation, I got a job and   39   his bill in a few months.

In the 40 years following, I’ve learned to call this man a “woodwork angel.” They are strangers who appear out of nowhere when I need help. They’ve lent and given me money, materials or equipment; they’ve taught me skills and helped me organize groups; sometimes they’ve rescued me   40   danger or making a big mistake.

21.   A. bear                        B. take                         C. treat                         D. forget

22.   A. identified                 B. admitted                   C. ignored                    D. expressed

23.   A. where               B. who                         C. why                         D. how

24.   A. changed                   B. provided                  C. supported                 D. enjoyed

25.   A. visit                         B. fix                           C. call                          D. cover

26.   A. teacher                     B. dentist               C. driver               D. operator

27.   A. As                          B. After                        C. Since                       D. Though

28.   A. class                        B. time                         C. address                     D. pain

29.   A. bill                          B. debt                         C. tax                           D. visit

30.   A. shape                       B. order                       C. size                          D. situation

31.   A. directed                   B. comforted         C. stopped                    D. advised

32.   A. anger                       B. fear                         C. hope                        D. trick

33.   A. agree                       B. wait                         C. afford               D. remember

34.   A. effort                       B. use                          C. difference                 D. offer

35.   A. plan                         B. picture                     C. purpose                    D. procedure

36.   A. As a result         B. In the meantime C. After that                 D. Ever since

37.   A. present                     B. show                        C. bring                       D. leave

38.   A. appreciated        B. meant               C. approved                  D. made

39.   A. passed               B. had                          C. settled               D. filled

40.   A. to                            B. in                            C. against                     D. from

We need to work faster because time is _____.

A. of the essence                                            B. of the importance

C. limitless                                                    D. countless

—Flight 331 _____．I'd better be on my way．Goodbye．

       —Bye．Happy landing!

       A．is announced           B．is being announced

       C．is announcing         D．has announced

 The prisoners then wrote the stories in a book called “The Description of the World”, ____ became one of the best-selling books in Europe.

  A. it   B. which  C. that   D. where