Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 1 . For more than half of that 2 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 3 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 4 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 5 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 6 but scream. Not wanting to give his 7 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 8 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 9 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 10 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 11 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a 12 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 13 , though all he could see was a 14 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 15 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 16 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 17 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 18 . It seems to run forever 19 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 20 — even the worst conditions.
1. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
2. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
3. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
4. A. strengthened B. fixed C. covered D. broke
5. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
6. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
8. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
9. A. till B. since C. as D. after
10. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
11. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
12. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
13. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
14. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
15. A. gratefulness B. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
16. A. courage B. perseverance C. choice D. freedom
17. A. by B. out C. over D. through
18. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
19. A. against B. from C. on D. over
20. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
1-- 20 DCCC BCDCB AABDA DDBCA
1. D。全文主旨是讲希望的力量。
2. C。that time指他在牢狱的7年时间。
3. C。根据后面的“shutting out the light”可知他完全生活在黑暗中。
4. C。根据后面可知，窗户被挡住了。
5. C。根据下文可知，他也有觉得忍无可忍的时候，因此这里是表示他不确定自己能否撑得过去。
6. B。根据句中的But可知，他有时除了尖叫，什么事都干不了。
7. C。根据文章第一段首句中的“spent seven years as a prisoner of war”及下文中的情景可知，此处指他不想让敌人(enemy)感到满意。
8. D。敌人挡住了窗户，是为了在精神上折磨Ted，因此这里选D，指精神上的跨掉。
9. C。as引导时间状语从句，表示他在尖叫时往嘴里塞上衣服以减弱发出的声音。
10. B。从下文的crawled under his bed可知，此处填floor。
11. A。let in意思是“允许……进入”，符合语境：外面的空气通过这个小洞进入牢房。
12. A。根据后面“a small crack in the building”，可知仅有微弱的光透进来。
13. B。Ted透过裂缝往外看。
14. D。根据前面的“though all he could see was”，可知这里表示他看到的仅仅是一块草地。
15. A。这里应选与与joy、excitement语境一致的词。
16. D。小草在牢房外，意味着自由。
17. D。through暗含度过某种困境的意思。
18. B。根据后面的“nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope”，可知这里表示人的精神的坚强。
19. C。run on表示“*……运转”。
20. A。该句中的it指代上文提到的hope，该句的意思是：没有希望，你什么都没有；有了希望，别的任何东西都不重要。matter是不及物动词，意为“有关系，重要”
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Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters（年轻人）may wash lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched拍average of tess than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of me than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores , it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms
【小题1】According to the Califomia study, the low-scoring group might 。
| A．have watched a lot of TV |
| B．not be interested ted in math |
| C．be unable to go to college |
| D．have had computers in their bedrooms |
| A．Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. |
| B．Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest[来 |
| C．TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. |
| D．The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain |
| A．Computers or Television |
| B．Effects of Television on Children |
| C．Studies on TV and College Education |
| D．Television and Children's Learning Habits |
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Of the thousands of different kinds of animals that exist in the world man has learned to make friends with an enormous number. Some are pets, and offer him companionship; some give protection, and some do hard work which man cannot do for himself. Dogs, which serve man in all three capacities, are found in various species in all countries of the world. The Husky can live in the cold polar regions, and the Saluki is at home in the hottest parts of Central Africa. The inhabitants of certain countries are dependent for their very lives on the camel. In the West Indies the little donkey, strong and sure-footed, carrying heavy loads even in mountainous places, is a familiar sight.
Trained and tamed for many generations, domestic animals are not accustomed to roaming in search of food and shelter. They look to their masters to provide for their needs, and as long as these are supplied, they are content to do what their masters require.
All domestic animals need proper food. It must be suitable for them, sufficient inquantity, fresh and clean. Some people feed a pet dog or cat on odds and ends of table scraps(剩饭), and then wonder why the animal seems tired and dull. The quantity of food depends on the size of the animal and the amount of exercise it takes. Overfeeding is as bad as underfeeding. Containers for food and water must be washed regularly if the animal is to maintain good health.
Even well-cared-for animals may sometimes fall ill. If this happens, the wise master seeks the best advice he can get. All sorts of medicines and treatments are available for sick animals, and in some countries organizations exist to provide them free or at a cheap price. Useful, friendly, hardworking animals deserve to have some time, money and attention spent on their health.
1.What main idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph?
A. There exists thousands of species of animals in the world.
B. Man came to establish a close relationship with a number of animals.
C. In some regions a donkey seems to be a very useful beast.
D. An animal will be useless unless domesticated.
2.When an animal doesn’t get enough food, it will probably _________.
A. refuse to obey its master B. immediately fall ill
C. require its master to offer some food D. seek for food on its own
3.Which of the following is NOT true of dogs according to the passage?
A. They can act as friends, guards, and servants to man.
B. They have great adaptation for the environment.
C. There live a great variety of species of dogs on the globe.
D. The Husky and the Saluki are the strongest species ever known in the world.
4.To keep a domestic animal physically fit, its owner is advised _________.
A. not to hesitate to spend enormous amount of money on it
B. to pay attention to its proper feeding
C. not to allow it to take excessive amounts of exercise
D. to join some sort of pet-keeping organizations
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Domestica ted Animals—Man’s Best Friends.
B. Proper Diet—the Road to Health.
C. The Advantages of Raising Domestic Animals
D. Some Tips on Pet-keeping.
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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、D）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。
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 36 . For more than half of that 37 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the45 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a47 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is53 . It seems to run forever54 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 — even the worst conditions.
36. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
37. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
38. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
39. A. strengthened B. fixed C. covered D. broke
40. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
41. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
42. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
43. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. till B. since C. as D. after
45. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
46. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
47. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
48. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
49. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
50.A. gratefulness B. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
51. A. courage B. perseverance C. choice D. freedom
52. A. by B. out C. over D. through
53. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
54. A. against B. from C. on D. over
55. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
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Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of
36 .
For more than half of that 37 he was in separation. He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the windows of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do
41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d
43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 45 and crawled under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he 47 the hole, he saw a weak ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 53 . It seems to run forever 54 a faint hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 —even the worst conditions.
36. A. scream B. support C. hope D. thought
37. A. month B. time C. war D. prison
38. A. darkness B. sadness C. happiness D. silence
39. A. placed B. strengthened C. fixed D. covered
40. A. wondered B. required C. reminded D. feared
41. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
42. A. friends B. enemy C. soldiers D. army
43. A. quitted B. wounded C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. as B. though C. after D. since
45. A. wall B. board C. floor D. window
46. A. took in B. put out C. gave off D. let in
47. A. left B. entered C. approached D. passed
48. A. above B. inside C. outside D. below
49. A. very B. single C. right D. specific
50. A. usefulness B. gratefulness C. isolation D. depression
51. A. freedom B. choice C. courage D. perseverance
52. A. through B. over C. by D. out
53. A. lucky B. interesting C. straight D. strong
54. A. from B. on C. over D. against
55. A. changes B. happens C. matters D. relates
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