17. I didn’t get into the two-hour quarrel; I know how it ______, though.

A. would break out        B. has broken out          C. was breaking out              D. had broken out

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 　31　. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 　32　.”

　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 　33　. It was full of scars, it had places 　34　 pieces had been removed and other pieces 　35　 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 　36　 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed. “ 　37　 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 　38　 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 　39　 represents a person 　40　 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 　41　 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 　42　 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 　43　.

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 　44　, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　45　 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 　46　 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 　47　 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’

　　The young man walked up to the old man, 　48　 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 　49　 it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 　50　, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side.

31．A．ugly           B．perfect        C．beautiful     D．hurt

32．A．mine          B．his            C．theirs           D．ours

33．A．coat         B．appearance    C．face            D．heart

34．A．that         B．which         C．where　       D．whose

35．A．cut            B．set             C．put           D．brought

36．A．smooth       B．rough           C．broken              D．pretty

37．A．Comparing    B．Compared    C．Compare     D．Compares

38．A．looks         B．seems          C．is             D．fits

39．A．one         B．heart        C．piece           D．scar

40．A．on whom            B．in whom       C．with whom     D．to whom

41．A．take           B．give          C．lend          D．pass

42．A．empty          B．full             C．original        D．first

43．A．had            B．gave          C．shared       D．owned

44．A．in             B．away          C．off           D．up

45．A．lot             B．sheet           C．piece        D．pile

46．A．making       B．taking        C．keeping       D．bringing

47．A．keep           B．cut           C．come           D．stay

48．A．carried away  B．reached into    C．took out      D．brought up

49．A．offered       B．took          C．passed       D．served

50．A．fit              B．hit            C．beat            D．set

20. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main__________was the fear of water.

A. evidence             B. crisis                        C. obstacle              D. Danger

Our society insists on regular habits, timekeeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, ______ we mean to make our way in society, we have to comply ( to act in accordance with a demand, rule, etc.) its demands.

  A. whether        B. after       C. if          D. until

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.     

It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City.

    Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

    People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

60. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

   A. want to be as rich as their neighbors

   B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

   C. don’t want others to know they are rich

   D. want to be happy

61. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

   A. live outside New York City            B. live in New York City

   C. live in apartments                         D. live with many neighbors

62. What’s the author’s attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?

     A. Negative.                                                   B. Positive.           

C. Supportive.                                                       D. Objective.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Li Hua, who is planning to travel with his parents, is now calling Hyatt Travel Agency in Xi'an.

(A. Assistant  L. Li Hua)

A: Hello, this is Hyatt Travel Agency. May I help you?

L: Yes. This is Li Hua. I'll have a short holiday, and I'm thinking about traveling abroad with my parents.   61    .  

A: Of course. May I ask how long your holiday will be?

L: About a week.

A: OK.   62  .

L: I'd love to go to Europe.

A:  63  .We have a special offer for European tours.

L: Great !    64           .

A: Sure. For family tours, we have five European cities on the list, and we'll see the Big Bell in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and other places of interest.

L:   65  I'll talk about this with my parents and call you back. Thank you.

A: You are welcome.

A. What would you like to know?                    

B. You are very lucky.

C. What do you have in mind?                         

D. Can you give me some advice?

E. That's just what I am thinking of.                 

F. Can I have some extra information?

G. I hope you'll have a good journey there.  

7.____________of the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.

A. Convincing           B. Convinced         C. To convince    D. Having convinced

30．Danis is______hunting for a new job and has no eye for his wife and children.

       A．occupied in             B．busy for                  C．absorbed to             D．engaged to

12. The Chinese government has decided to develop the west of China, ________, I dare say, will benefit the people there, especially those who are still leading a poor life.

A. what          B. whatever       C. which                  D. That

35．---Eric, can you help me choose a computer?

    ---No problem.________do you wish to use it for?

       A．What B．How  C．When       D．Why