III.完形填空：（本题有20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

   A soldier was coming home after the war. He   41   his parents from San Francisco. He told them that he was going home but he had a   42   he’d like to bring home.

“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to   43   him.”

“There is something you should know.” The son   44   , “He was hurt pretty badly in the fighting so that he   45   an arm and a leg. He has   46   else to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can   47   him somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son”, said the father, “you don’t know what you’re   48   . He would be a   49   burden on us. We have our own lives to live. I think you should just come home and   50   about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his   51   .”  At that point, the son   52    the phone. The parents heard nothing   53   from him.

A few days later,   54   , they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police   55   it was suicide(自杀). The   56   parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the body of their son. They   57   him, but to their horror they also discovered their son had only one arm and one leg.

We find it   58   to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who make us feel   59   . We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart   60   we are.

41. A. asked                         B. called                      C. wrote to                  D. shouted

42. A. friend                        B. classmate                 C. officer                     D. soldier

43. A. accept                        B. have                        C. meet                       D. welcome

44. A. said                           B. added                      C. stopped                          D. answered

45. A. missed                      B. wounded                  C. hurt                        D. lost

46. A. anywhere            B. somewhere              C. nowhere                  D. everywhere

47. A. find                           B. leave                       C. ask                          D. provide

48. A. making for                B. using for                 C. asking for                D. leaving for

49. A. expensive         B. cheap                      C. soft                               D. terrible

50. A. talk                           B. forget                      C. think                       D. care

51. A. life                            B. own                        C. himself                  D. style

52. A. hung up                    B. called up                        C. picked up                D. broke up

53. A. new                           B. less                          C. terrible                    D. more

54. A. therefore            B. however                 C. then                       D. otherwise

55. A. believed              B. reported                  C. told                         D. replied

56. A. excited               B. heartbroken             C. silent                       D. surprised

57. A. covered              B. found                      C. thought                  D. recognized

58. A. hard                          B. easy                        C. simple                     D. nice

59. A. grateful              B. powerful                 C. uncomfortable          D. careful  

60. A. than                    B. so                         C. as                                  D. like

 John said he would pay ________ second visit to China ________ next year.

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

 _____________ that he did quite well in the exam.

A. He made so rapid progress                            B. He made so rapid a progress

C. His English made such rapid progress      D. He made such rapid progress.

—Why didn’t you tell him about the exciting news?

   —He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.

A. before       B. after       C. when      D. until

VII.补全对话

   根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在对话下面的对应横线上。所补的句子必须与所给的标点符号一致。

   提示：后天是Alice 的生日。她的父母商量着给她买礼物，最后说定买一张唱片送给她。

M: It’s Alice’s birthday the day after tomorrow.            79           ?

W: Yes, of course. Shall we give her some flowers?

M: Flowers are lovely. But I think it’s better to buy her a nice box of chocolates.

W: Alice doesn’t like sweet things. Didn’t you know that?

M: You’re right. Er…I know.           80           ? She loves music.

W:              81         .  Let’s go to the music shop and choose one for her.

23. Environmental experts are those who devote ______to______ nature and environment.

A. them…protecting                           B. their…protect

C. themselves…to protect                D. themselves…protecting

－Mary, how did your Math test go?

 －I had thought I _________, but in fact I came in the top 10% in my class.

A. should have failed                          B. couldn’t have failed

C. might have failed                           D. shouldn’t have failed

Dr. Frank failed many times but he finally _____ to find a successful way to solve the problem.

A. broke off                 B. broke up                  C. broke down                     D. broke through

       Nowadays teachers tend to be more dependent on ________ is thought to be a great teaching aid—the computer.

A. that                  B. which                      C. what                             D. as

City officials are hoping to use the power of dog droppings. San Franciscans already recycle more than 60% of their dogs’ droppings, but in this dog-friendly town, such wastes make up nearly 4% of residential waste, or 6,500 tons a year.

Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a company that collects San Francisco’s wastes, will begin a trial program under which it uses biodegradable (生物分解的) bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.

The droppings will be thrown into a machine called a methane digester (沼气处理机), which is basically a tank in which bacteria feed on droppings for weeks to create methane gas.

The methane could then be piped directly to a gas stove, a steam heater, an air turbine or anything else powered by natural gas. It can also be used to produce electricity.

Someone doubts whether this plan is practical. But Norcal Waste spokesman, Robert Reed points to San Francisco’s creative food composting (混合肥料) program, which began 10 years ago. It is a proof that an unusual idea can work in this forward-thinking city. Norcal Waste collects 300 tons of food left over after meals per day from homes and restaurants and changes it into a rich fertilizer sold to grape farms and organic farms.

Methane digesters are nothing new. The technology was introduced in Europe about 20 years ago, and more than 600 farm-based digesters are in operation there. Nine are in use on California cow farms, and chicken and pig farms elsewhere in the United States also use them.

“The main obstacle is probably getting communities around the country the courage to collect dog droppings, to give value to something we’d rather not talk about,” Brinton, a recycling and composting consultant, said. “San Francisco is probably the king of pet cities. This could be an advantage of it, which is very important.”

Some other experts believe energy production from dog droppings must become more attractive economically before it gets popular. Landfill space is relatively cheap, and natural gas and electricity also remain fairly inexpensive. However, Reed said confidently, “Now, the city authorities asked us to look at dog waste specifically.”

61. How many dogs’ droppings can be recycled at present per year in San Francisco?

A. About 6,500 tons.                    B. About 169,000 tons.

C. About 260 tons.                            D. About 3,900 tons.

62. It can be inferred from the passage that        .

A. there are many pets that are treated well in San Francisco

B. Norcal Waste is a company of refuse (垃圾) treatment, which collects dog wastes only

C. most of the farms in Europe use Methane digesters

D. Brinton doesn’t feel optimistic about the collection of dog droppings in San Francisco

63. The underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 7 most probably means        .

A. interest         B. effect         C. difficulty       D. purpose

64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. San Francisco is a city full of innovation.

B. Dog droppings can be changed into methane gas in several days.

C. It is the first time to utilize animal waste in San Francisco.

D. Utilizing dog droppings presently is more economical than the landfill.

65. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. Animal wastes collection by Norcal Waste

B. Changing dog droppings into energy

C. Methane digester technology in San Francisco

D. A dog droppings composting program