. ---- It’s a secret _____ you and me.

Today’s world is changing rapidly, making _____ necessary for us to continue learning otherwise we can’t keep up with the time.

The company turned a deaf ear to the workers’ _____ about their pay and working conditions.

. The year 2003 ____ a wild spread of SARS, a disease people knew little about at that time.

After we boarded the boat, it went on down the river, stopping ____ to take people in.

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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got a little early so I  36    the car by the roadside, and  37 for her.

As I looked 38  the car window to my right, I saw a little boy around two years old in a small park, 39  freely on the grass as his _40___ watched him from a short distance. The boy had a __41___ smile on his face. He would then fall to the grass, get up , and without__42___ or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a big smile on his face, as if __43___ had happened.

With 44  especially at an early age, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, __45___ instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again _46____ they succeed.

The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “__47__” yet. Thus they don’t know __48__ to feel the state which accompanies failure. They probably think that it is perfectly okey to fall down, and that it’s not _49___ to do so. In other words, they give themselves permission (许可) to _50___ mistakes subconsciously（潜意识地）. Thus they always remain encouraged.

I was _51___ by the boy’s persistence(坚持) and the manner in which he ran. With each _52___, he looked so confident. No _53__ of fear, or of being discouraged ----- as if he didn’t _54___ the world around him. His only aim was to run _55___ and to do it as effectively as he could. I learned a lot from that observation and experience.

36．A．packed     B．parked      C．refueled    D．cleaned

37．A．called       B．looked      C．waited      D．searched

38．A．inside       B．outside     C．around      D．for

39．A．walking    B．running    C．jumping    D．playing

40．A．teacher     B．friend       C．father          D．mother

41．A．sad       B．little     C．big       D．weak

42．A．doubt       B．hesitation  C．mercy       D．effect

43．A．nothing    B．something C．everything       D．anything

44．A．kids     B．girls     C．adults       D．parents

45．A．and      B．if         C．but       D．so

46．A． unless      B．after     C．until     D．before

47．A．pain     B．failure      C．state     D．mistake

48．A．how     B．what     C．why     D．where

49．A．good     B．interesting C．right     D．wrong

50．A．avoid          B．correct      C．make     D．admit

51．A．bothered   B．touched  C．confused    D．frightened

52．A．cry       B．success     C．try       D．smile

53．A．scenes      B．marks       C．signals      D．signs

54．A．care about B．ignore      C．adjust to   D．expect

55．A．safely       B．unsteadily C．regularly   D．freely

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”.

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dream were coming true. Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be ___________.

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles            B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road         D. An American Achieving His Aims 

2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because ___________.

A. he asked to see the manager          

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, _________.

A. China, India, and Pakistan            B. India, China, and Pakistan

C. Pakistan, China, and India            D. China, Pakistan and India

4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo.         B. The famous sights in Xi’an.

C. His interest in Chinese silk.           D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.

Computers Help Fire Fighters

In Kansas City, Missouri, a computer helps fire fighters. The computer contains information about every one of the 35000 street addresses in the city. When fire fighters answer a call, the computer will give them important about the burning building, its position and almost all the ways of helping fire fighters with the problems facing them. For example, it can give medical information about invalids living in a burning building. With this information, the fire fighters can take special care to find these sick persons and carry them away quickly and safely.

The Kansas City computer system also keeps a medical record of each of the city’s 9000 fire fighters. The kind of information is especially useful when a hospital can treat the injured. With this information, doctors at the hospital can treat the injured fire fighters more quickly and easily.

1. Missouri is most likely the name of ___________.

A. a well—known river                   B. the head of the fire fighters

C. a state in the USA                     D. a new kind of computer

2. The computer can give ______________.

A. useful and useless information about the city

B. useful information about everyone living in the city

C. useful information about every street address in the city

D. information about every town around the city

3. In this passage the word “invalid” means a person __________.

A. who is badly injured               B. who is helped by firemen

C. who wants to be a firemen          D. who has become weak through illness or injury

4. If injured, the firemen will ___________.

A. be treated at once with the computer’s help    B. hardly get any treatment

C. ask doctors and nurses for help             D. be taken to hospital by the computer

I worked as a waitress for a few months. I was not a great waitress and I worked in a restaurant that served mostly older people who, however, have not learned that ten percent of their expense is no longer a tip that waitresses can live on – let alone a college student working hard for 20 hours a week!

One night, when I was still working two hours after shift(轮班) was supposed to finish, all that I wanted was for my last table to clear out so I could clean and go home. My last customer caught me on her way out and asked if I had change for a twenty. I dug through my pocket and turned out my night’s earnings—a small amount of $14.

She smiled at me and said, “That is enough.”

My eyes were full of tears as I made the uneven(不等价的) exchange. “Thank you, ”I said in a low voice.

I heard her little boy ask why she did that and she explained that I’d had a hard night and she just wanted to help me out. I even heard her words, “Reach out your hands when somebody needs help.” I noticed the little boy nodded his head. Not only did her kindness touch my hurried and tiring life, but she also taught her son an important lesson that night.

I do not know her name, but I will always remember her.

1. According to the passage, at that time the author was ___________.

A. a full-time worker               B. still a college student

C. a school-leaver                 D. a secretary in a big company

2. Why did the woman want an uneven exchange?

A. She was to thank the author for her service.

B. She was in great need of change to buy a gift for her son

C. She was only to teacher her son a lesson.

D. She only wanted to give a hand to the author.

3. What was the woman’s son’s attitude to what she did at last?

A. Unbelievable.                  B. Acceptable.

C. Disappointed.                  D. Amazed.

4. What did the woman probably teach her son?

A. To live a hard life.

B. To give a waitress a more than 10% tip.

C. To show kindness to those  who need help.

D. To make an uneven change.

Operation Green Sweep

For Teens Currently in 6th-12th Grades

Operation Green Sweep is a volunteer program for teens who want to earn community service

hours by helping to clean up our city parks and community centers. Teens will clean up various

local parks, remove light rubbish and learn a thing or two about our parks and surrounding

environment.

Fridays, April 17 to May 29, 2009

3:30 to 5:00

Meet at the Teen Center, 2203 Central Avenue, Room 170

Cost: $45 --- covers the uniform shirt, training guidebook and transportation

Note: If you miss more than two days, you may be dropped from the program without earning

your hours. Please bring a snack, wear work clothes (no skirts or open-toed shoes) and sunscreen.

Teens are expected to arrive at the meeting place on time, learn communication skills and learn to plan ahead. All volunteers must meet at the Veteran’s Memorial Building to receive their tasks. Do not be late because transportation is provided to take teens to their selected sites.

Save your receipts(收据). There will be a $15 charge per receipt to reprint receipts.

In the event if a class is cancelled(取消) by us, full refunds(退款) will be given. There will be a $15 administration(管理) fee for cancellations put forward by participants.

1. Operation Green Sweep is intended for those who __________.

A. are willing to serve the community

B. are interested in playing in the parks

C. hope to learn how to plant various flowers

D. expect to work in parks after graduation

2. What do we know about the program Operation Green Sweep?

A. Teens should pay $45 for transportation.

B. It lasts from 3:30 to 5:00 pm every day.

C. Teens will go to their working places themselves.

D. Teens can learn communication skills there.

3. To join in the program, teens are asked to ___________.

A. bring their own uniform shirt

B. pay $45 for it

C. promise to serve the community all life

D. wear skirts and open-toed shoes

4. If you give up the activity, how much money is left for you?

A. $45   B. $5    C. $30    D. $15