. It was some time _____ we realized the truth.

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

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，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。

The Pecan (山核桃) Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just then something caught my 39. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and 40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

The hiding place was not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was 43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. 46, I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d 47 the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49 my shoulders.

“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said, “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter?”

“I didn’t think about that,” I said.

“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”

Suddenly I felt a bit 53. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t 54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

I didn’t eat an pecan that night, but I had something much more filling — the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.

36. A. rooms                 B. woods                      C. holes                        D. roads

37. A. hard                   B. dirty                        C. light                        D. easy

38. A. let                      B. settle                        C. have                        D. keep

39. A. sweater               B. basket                      C. eye                          D. hand

40. A. joined                 B. lived                        C. discovered                D. disappeared

41. A. jumped               B. held                         C. stood                       D. found

42. A. strange               B. secret                       C. anxious                    D. patient

43. A. covered              B. filled                       C. rebuilt                      D. decorated

44. A. turn              B. choice                C. chance               D. achievement

45. A. afraid                 B. ashamed                   C. careful                     D. proud

46. A. Otherwise           B. However                  C. Besides                    D. Therefore

47. A. driven                B. followed                  C. protected                  D. caught

48. A. annoyed              B. satisfied                   C. surprised                  D. delighted

49. A. off                     B. besides                     C. over                         D. around

50. A. supply                B. cost                         C. price                        D. quality

51. A. escape                B. get                           C. survive                     D. fled

52. A. place                  B. notice                      C. advantage                 D. charge

53. A. guilty                 B. curious                     C. happy                      D. excited

54. A. open                   B. leave                        C. cross                        D. close

55. A. inspiration          B. expectation               C. impression                D. satisfaction

SYDNEY (AFP) — Thousands of people sat down to breakfast on the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Sunday after the bridge was closed to traffic and carpeted with grass for the first time for a giant picnic.

About 6,000 early riser were on the steel bridge from 6:30 am to take part in the two-hour event designed to show Sydney’s best food and outdoor lifestyle.

As music performers provided the background music, those who had won tickets to the picnic in a random lottery (随机抽奖) began to feast on fruit, pastries, muesli, yoghurt ...

“It’s amazing to see the bridge in this perspective (角度),” said Don Fuchs who lives near the bridge, which is used by about 100,000 cars daily.

“Usually you sit in the car, you cross it, and that’s it.”

“It was beautiful,” said Linda Curnow who attended the picnic with her family. “The grass was so thick that it was like being in your backyard.”

New South Wales state Premier Nathan said the event was set to become a mark of an annual Sydney’s month-long October food festival.

    About 45,000 people applied for tickets to the breakfast for which people brought their own food but were able to taste samples from some of the state’s best producers.

    Organizers used about 40 percent of the grass on Sydney parks. The bridge reopened at about 1:00 pm.

64. What made Linda Curnow feel as if she were in her own backyard?

  A. There being no cars passing by.

  B. So much food offered by Australian producers.

  C. So many people dining at the same time.

  D. The thick grass covering the bridge.

65. Why was the event planned?

  A. To mark the Sydney food festival.              B. To attract more tourists to Sydney.

  C. To promote the Australian life.                   D. To display the world’s best food.

66. We learn from the passage that _____.

  A. the giant picnic is organized in a park in Sydney

  B. the grass from Sydney parks was moved to the bridge

  C. the Sydney Harbour Bridge was open to traffic all day

  D. those who had won tickets to the picnic didn’t eat breakfast

67. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Welcome to Sydney 

B. October — Sydney’s art festival

C. Thousands eat breakfast on Sydney Harbour bridge

D. What is the feature of Sydney?

五、短文改错（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分。要求规范答题）

What should you do when your parents become angry?             76. ________

If they get mad, try have a conversation with them about           77. ________

the problem. Remembering not to shout at them. Usually,          78. ________

they will try to change, and it will take some time because        79. ________

they have got angrily all their lives, and that is all they know.    80. ________

You might have to change your method couple of times.           81. ________

Do some nice things for your parents that they didn’t         82. ________

expect, like cooking, doing the dishes, washing cloth, or            83. ________

clean the house. If this doesn’t work, bring in a friend that        84. ________

you feel comfortable with, and have him or her to help you.      85. ________

—I must apologize for ________ ahead of time.

—that’s all right.

A．letting you not know         B．not letting you know

C．letting you know not         D．letting not you know

—She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.

 --I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.

 A. should  B. could  C. must   D. might

——The poor baby is crying sadly；is     your neighber’s?

       ——No, my neighbor Jane is still unmarried．

A．it                   B．he                   C．she                         D．one

The police were seeking more information to find out_______the rich merchant．

    A．who it was that killed              B．who was it that killed

    C．it was who killed                  D．who was it killed

John seems      to sit in front of the television all night.

         A. content        B. easy     C. cozy     D. comfortable

A knife and a fork _____ on the table. A knife and fork  _____ on the table.

   A. is; is        B. are; are       C. are; is         D. is; are