.______himself to children’s charity work, the famous actor missed _________from a terminal disease.

 A. Devoted ; being saved                   B. Devoting; being saved

 C. Devoted; to be saved                    D. Devoting; to be saved

The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _________   pictures of them.

 A. a good many of   B. masses of      C. the number of     D. a large amount

       Correct the errors in his composition, _______.

A. if possible           B. if any            C. if ever           D. if necessary

第二节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I grew up poor –living with my wonderful mother. We had little money ,but plenty of love and attention . I was  36   and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was , he could still            37   a dream.

  My dream was to be a(n) 38 .By the time I was 16, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per hour fastball and  39  anything that moved on the football field. I was also  40  : My high school coach was John , who not only believed in me ,but also taught me  41  to believe in myself .He  42  me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream .One particular  43  with Coach John changed my life forever .

A friend recommended ( suggested ) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my packet-money for a new bike, new clothes and the  44  of savings for a house for my mother .Then I realized I would have to  45  up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

   When I told John , he was  46  as I expected him to be . “You have your whole life to work ,” he said . “ Your  47  days are limited .You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head  48  ,trying to think of the  49  that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  50  in me.

  “ How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked . “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.

  “Well.” he asked , “is 3.5 dollars an hour the price of a dream?”

   That simple questions made  51  for me the difference between  52  something right now and having a  53  . I decided myself to play sports that summer and with the year I was  54  by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball ,and was  55  a $20000 contract ( agreement ) .In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream !

36.A.happy                   B. polite                C. shy                   D. honest

37. A. live                    B. afford              C. make                D. need

38. A. athlete                      B. musician           C. businessman      D. writer

39. A. kick                   B. play                 C. pass                 D. hit

40. A. fight                  B. popular            C. lucky                      D. confident

41. A. how                   B. why                 C. when                D. whether

42. A. gave                  B. taught              C. brought             D. asked

43. A. accident             B. matter              C. problem           D. experience

44. A. aim                   B. idea                 C. start                 D. purpose

45. A. keep                  B. end                  C. give                 D. pick

46. A. mad                   B. mournful          C. frightened         D. shameful

47. A. living                B. playing             C. working           D. learning

48. A. moving              B. nodding            C. shaking            D. hanging

49. A. answers                   B. excuses             C. words               D. ways

50. A. sadness               B. regret                C. hopelessness      D. disappointment

51. A. direct                 B. clear                 C. straight             D. bare

52. A. wanting                     B. changing           C. dreaming           D. enjoying

53. A. wish                   B. goal                  C. score.                D. desire

54. A. had                    B. made                C. fired                 D. hired

55. A. paid                   B. got                   C. offered              D. presented 

Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure -- those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place （perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon）200 meters above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to l50 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is estimated that two million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.

Why do people take part in such activities as these？Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured，and life was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe environment; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

1. More and more people today_________.

   A. are close to death in sports

   B. are climbing the highest mountains

   C. are trying activities such as bungee jumping

   D. are looking for adventures such as exploring unknown places.

2. In bungee jumping, you _________.

   A. jump as high as you can .            

B. slide down a rope to the ground

C. fall towards the ground without a rope    

D. attach yourself to a rope and fall to the ground

3.People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _________.

   A. they lack excitement                B. they have a lot of free time  

   C. they no longer need to hunt for food    D. they can go to hospital if they are injured.

4. Which of the following is the best title for this text?

   A. The Need for Excitement             B. The Boredom of Modern Life

   C. Dangerous Sports: What and Why      D. Is Bungee Jumping Really Dangerous

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第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Last month we bought our two-year-old daughter a little   

dog. There are not many children of her age there we live,     76．__________

and we thought a dog would make her less alone. We were     77．__________

right. They play together happily all days. Our daughter now     78．__________

smiles and laughs a lot more than she used. In a way it               79．__________

is like having two children in the house. All of them are         80．__________

very untidy, but they cry when they do not get what they       81．__________

want. The dog is easy to look after than my daughter.         82．__________

He always eats up all his food and we don’t have piles of       83．__________

dirty clothes to wash. My wife is also happy because of          84．__________

I have given up smoke. The dog doesn’t like the smell.              85．__________

Do you know____speaker of____Chinese language also has difficulty in learning Japanese?

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

.She didn’t recognize the man who hit her because she could only ______a dark shape moving towards her.

A. make out         B. turn out        C. set out             D. bring out

. You____ think you are clever, but that doesn’t give you the right to order me about.

A. may             B. can           C. must           D. should

. —Mrs. Stanley looks gorgeous tonight.

— The dark dress ______ her hidden beauty.

A. brings out      B. picks up        C.gives away        D. leaves over