Dawn graduated several years ago. She __31__________(be) a successful model, and  31________(find) a job had not been a problem ─ until _33_________(recent).

When Dawn did start trying to find another type of job , she found in interview after interview that computer literacy(能力)was a must to   34    _____(employ).

__35_______ Dawn had always been afraid of learning computer while in college ─ our school didn’t require to learn computer at that time — she managed to get a degree __36_______ ever confronting(面对) a computer.

Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy(读写能力) hadn’t been a good idea. _37______, She enrolled in a computer course at  38   ____adult vocational school.

__39__________(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers __40________much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.

Will __31_______ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test __32________ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different __33________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got __34__________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see ___35________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten ___36_________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect __37_________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be ___38_________ (especial) true if a person works __39_______ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with __40_______ (much) attention in class.

I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path  31              success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam,    32             was originally to be held in our classroom,  33           (change) to the library at the last minute. This,  34           ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax   35        ．But my mood quickly changed when I saw  36          first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered   37         I finally found the solution. With the problem 38         (solve), I felt proud of my achievement.  39       (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left   40            (complete) the rest!

Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed __31________ on the age of the person and the conditions in ___32_______ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than ___33_______ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with __34________ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. ___35_______ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep __36________ always be enough to make one bring back his __37________ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.

Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not __38_________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, __39________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when ___40_________ (suggest) by a doctor.

Snake dishes have become popular __31________ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you __32_________(consider) “out of date”. But I wonder___33__________ all the trends are worth following.

Some people may defend themselves __34_______ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，__35_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.

According __36_________ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as ___37_________ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!

These figures warns us that if no action is taken, __38_______ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will __39_______ in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?  

So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect __40________.”

In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, ___31   __   8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop ___32   __   sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled __33 _         right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of      34          in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit __35    _  (patience). “Thirty-five cents.” she said __36 _      (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins ___37___      .“I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked _38    __ __    . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long _39  __        the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, _40  __        (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies — her tip!

In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing         31.           comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run   32.       (fast) than the fastest lion,  33.            I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion   34.         (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing          35.             (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to   36.             (dead).” So almost at the same moment   37.         the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start  38.              (run) toward the rising sun.

Such is life —   39.         you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without   40.         (hesitate) when the sun rises.

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节完形填空 (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题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people. It began in 1891.

Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training    21    . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were     22    about the low attendance during the     23    months. They felt that people didn’t attend then because the school did not have a good sports    24   in the winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.

Naismith studied games being played at that    25    . he found that the most    26    game was a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors. So he put two     27    up on the poles. The players have to try to     28    a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen    29    for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began professional basketball teams were    30    . and that’s how basketball was born.

21. A. school          B. game          C. team          D. club

22. A. interested       B. worried        C. eager          D. dangerous

23. A. summer        B. spring          C. autumn        D. winter

24. A. suit            B. team           C. progress       D. program

25. A. game          B. school          C. time          D. place

26. A. popular         B. practical        C. excellent      D. skilled

27. A. bags           B. baskets         C. flags          D. sings

28. A. push           B. throw          C. send          D. kick

29. A. persons         B. poles           C. rules        D. balls

30. A. formed          B. called         C. dismissed      D. stationed

第二节语法填空 (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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

On April 20, after two classes in the morning, the broadcasting station of our school went on the air. The   31    (announce) told us the sad news that a student named Tong Kai in Junior 2 needed a kidney transplant(肾移植). It would cost one hundred thousand yuan. It was    32    (possibility) for his family to pay so much money.

The news soon spread    33    the campus. From that day on, the teachers and students began to contribute money to help him. The teachers    34    (donate) part of their salaries. Many students helped Tong Kai with their pocket money. A student in Junior 3 contributed eighty yuan and said “The money we     35    (contribute) is not enough for Tong’s operation, but we have done    36    we can.” In only three days ten thousand yuan was collected.

With    37    help of many students and teachers, Tong got enough money and was operated on    38    (success). He said, “I thought I was the    39    unlucky person in the world, but now I think just the opposite.” While    40    (say) these words, he couldn’t keep back his tears.

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and

photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．

“Who are these-people?”I asked．   

“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for

sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient

camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．

By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on

sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect

place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．

No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair

of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would

come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．

“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must

keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．

“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．

For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   

When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car

park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between

should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are

you looking for something sir?”he asked．

I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out

the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   

“How strange”I exclaimed．

41．The photos in the back of the shop showed

A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members

C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings

42．How did the writer like the shop?

A．He found it a modem big shop．

B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

43．Which of the following is true about the shop?

A．It was a well-known little shop in London。

B．It was a special shop selling special presents．

C．It was between a music shop and a department store．

D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ．

A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers

45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son

C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop