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36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   36  ,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   39  .He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   41  ,his father didn’t push,but waited.
Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    42     some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44  .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on,everything turned around.
He started   47   competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won,he was too   49   to hold back his tears.Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   51  .In 1997 Lang Lang   52   again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   55  .
36.A.exercise                B.fortune                      C.knowledge                 D.wealth
37.A.whether                B.why                          C.when                        D.that
38.A.Like                     B.With                         C.To                                   D.As
39.A.hurt                            B.weakened                  C.ruined                       D.frightened
40.A.singer                   B.pianist                       C.conductor                  D.player
41.A.Hopefully             B.Patiently                   C.Wisely                      D.Painfully
42.A.play                            B.sing                          C.write                        D.study
43.A.seemed                 B.admitted                    C.noticed                      D.realized
44.A.in all                    B.above all                   C.after all                            D.at all
45.A.that                      B.what                         C.which                       D.when
46.A.From                   B.At                                   C.Since                        D.After
47.A.receiving                     B.accepting                   C.winning                    D.beating
48.A.told                      B.mentioned                 C.announced                 D.recognized
49.A.excited                 B.encouraged                C.shocked                     D.satisfied
50.A.this                      B.it                              C.that                           D.what
51.A.concerts                B.tours                         C.competitions              D.stages
52.A.started                  B.left                           C.moved                      D.performed
53.A.successful             B.cheerful                    C.respectful                  D.meaningful
54.A.pulling                 B.breaking                    C.falling                       D.pouring
55.A.brighten               B.shine                         C.admire                      D.develop

Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36   to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys  37  with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 38  , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their 39  before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40  close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41  Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42  Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45  to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right 46  ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 47  silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48  , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50  of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure?
36. A. surprising         B. exciting          C. annoying       D. frightening
37. A. went round         B. went back         C. went away      D. went though
38. A. load               B. torn              C. food           D. storage
39. A. grassland          B. destination       C. field          D. river
40. A. live               B. lie               C. wait           D. stay
41. A. but                B. and               C. or             D. so
42. A. Unconsciously      B. Unfortunately     C. Unwillingly    D. Uninterestingly
43. A. woods              B. farm              C. setting        D. camp
44. A. put off            B. put on            C. put down       D. put up
45. A. forward            B. near              C.  back         D. further
46. A. place              B. mark              C. way            D. time
47. A. alone              B. about             C. in             D. on
48. A. After all         B. At last          C. Above all     D. At first
49. A. discovered         B. encouraged        C. persuaded      D. supposed
50. A. afraid             B. sure              C. informed       D. reminded
51. A. enjoyment          B. satisfaction      C. disappointment D. imagination
52. A. appear             B. do                C. work           D. behave
53. A. behind             B. out               C. aside          D. amount
54. A. fetched            B. watched           C. followed       D. collected
55. A. for           B. to                C. at                D. in

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I  36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that  37  disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try out a job in radio, then work my way up to sports  38  . I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turned down every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a  39 ,”she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.  40  there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local  41 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I  42 . The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have  43 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration  44 . I asked a1oud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur   45  . “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an  46  game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what  47 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.  
36. A. faced                       B. received                    C. considered             D. met
37. A. old                          B. previous                    C. early                    D. original
38. A. layer                        B. manager                    C. announcer             D. fan
39. A. job                          B. suggestion                 C. chance                  D. advantage
40. A. While                      B. When                        C. Which                   D. So
41. A. worker                     B. student                      C. announcer             D. athlete
42. A. accepted                   B. agreed                       C. applied                  D. promised
43. A. come                       B. shown                      C. disappeared           D. brightened
44. A. turned over               B. hit over                     C. boiled over            D. took over
45. A. murmuring               B. calling                      C. whispering            D. announcing
46. A. forceful                    B. close                         C. imaginary              D. ordinary
47. A. side                         B. action                       C. approach               D. direction

完形填空（共10小题；每小题２分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career  21  a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make   22  that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He  23    several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in   24  have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely   25  , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered    26  explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret    27  the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that the   28   used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its   29   has improved the sound of many violins.   30  , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21.  A. with                B. as             C. for             D. from
22.  A. Instruments    B. facilities            C. equipment     D. tools
23.  A. investigated     B. surveyed      C. tested          D. experimented
24.  A. fashion             B. existence        C. possession     D. use
25.  A. protected         B. buried        C. hidden        D. covered
26.  A. possible      B. accurate             C. detailed       D. persuasive
27.  A. brings in     B. takes in       C. results in      D. lies in
28.  A. master       B. violinist       C. expert          D. user
29.  A. attention            B. application    C. invention            D. foundation
30.  A. Additionally         B. Luckily        C. Therefore     D. Still

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t __26__ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many __27__ differences — lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day __28__ we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) __29__ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her __30__, and now her eyes are __31__ me! Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d fit in (合群). __32__, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart __33__ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look __34__, because she was so ashamed (羞愧) and alone. Then I wanted to __35__ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates __36__ the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to __37__, but I could see how much she wanted to __38__ like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in __39__.
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me __40__ together, __41__ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never __42__ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always __43__ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my __44__. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to __45__ like them. I became myself.
26. A. laugh at     B. ask about    C. talk to      D. be afraid of
27. A. common       B. small        C. social       D. physical
28. A. as           B. though       C. after        D. before
29. A. pretty       B. strange      C. ordinary     D. lovely
30. A. glasses     B. coat        C. shoes       D. hat
31. A. frightening  B. interesting  C. encouraging  D. injuring
32. A. Instead      B. After all    C. If so        D. Therefore
33. A. beat         B. lost         C. ached        D. opened
34. A. happier      B. taller       C. prettier     D. uglier
35. A. give in to   B. deal with    C. stand up for D. believe in
36. A. until        B. except       C. before       D. after
37. A. stand        B. skate        C. play         D. walk
38. A. catch up     B. have fun     C. sit down     D. fall over
39. A. fear         B. surprise     C. comfort      D. joy
40. A. talking     B. chatting     C. skating      D. travelling
41. A. so          B. because     C. but         D. still
42. A. wrote to     B. laughed at   C. heard from   D. made fun of
43. A. hoped        B. wondered     C. thought     D. considered
44. A. life         B. mind         C. interest     D. friend
45. A. study       B. fight        C. act         D. play

语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life.   1  these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop   2 (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short—tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help   3 rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about   4  day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea   5  he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired  6  doing this for a whole day,   7  he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”  8 (high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their   9 (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often   10 (result) in the contrary to our intention.

Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these   21  are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are   22  and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows   23  and pale and has changed so much that it is almost   24  to the parents. It was then   25  that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and   26  the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended   27 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been   28 . In those cases there was often a way to get the   29  baby back. You could   30 the Changeling on the fire--then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been  16 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___17__. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __18__ my moves, because she 19___ to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I ___20 she had strict sleeping habits,  21 I thought she ought to be able to  22 some of this strictness. I said to her, “  23 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   24 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   25 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  26 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we   27  for another ten minutes, until __28 my daughter burst into tears, and  29 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made  30 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more  33 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  34  me well. As a parent, I  35 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping watching TV and buying things by phone.  (66)  In a number of Europe countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
 (67)   For example, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 Europe countries, and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company.  (68)
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason, but at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. (69) Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
 (70) They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

A businessman, with a large amount of money, was walking through a remote (偏远的) area. Upon    31   this, a thief followed him, planning to    32   his money at a certain time. The businessman noticed something was   33  , and he started to pay much more   34  to the thief.
The businessman soon asked the thief if he  35   help find some water nearby, and when the thief went to   36   the water, the businessman put all of his   37   into the thief’s bag. Then the thief returned and told the businessman    38   the water was.   39   the businessman left to get some water, the thief quickly    40   the businessman’s bag. Certainly, there was nothing that the thief    41  .
The thief was    42  , but he still did not give up hope. After some time, the businessman returned and they both    43   for a long time. Then the businessman got tired and    44   under a big tree. The thief again checked the businessman’s bag and still did not find any money. So the thief    45   that the businessman did not actually have any money with him.
Finally, they arrived at a city. When the thief went after a job and left his own bag behind, the businessman    46   in and took back all of his own money he had put there    47  . When the thief came back, he was surprised to see that the businessman was    48   some jewels with the money in his bag. The thief couldn’t    49   asking the question, “I didn’t know you had money on the    50  .” The businessman smiled to him, “Of course you didn’t, because it is not yours.”