阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were   26   a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their   27   on the hard floor, the older angel saw a   28   in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked   29  , the older angel replied, "Things aren’t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but  30 farmer and his wife. After   31   what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they   32   have a good night’s rest. When the sun   33  the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife   34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only   35   , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you   36   this happen? The first man had everything,   37   you helped him. The second family had   38   but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die   39   help them. ”
"Things aren’t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we   40   in the basement, I   41   there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.   42  the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldn’t   43   it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came   44   his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem."
Sometimes that is   45  what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should.
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Ⅱ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完型填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

Tom was crossing the road the other day when he was a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would stop, as the light had turned red. 21______, the car was going too 22______ and Tom soon realized that it wouldn’t stop in time. He tried to move out of its 23 _______ but it was too late. Tom was knocked down by the red car and lay 24______ dead on the road.. Passers-by quickly went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was 25_______ for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, but one of the men had written down the number of the car, which he 26_____to the police who arrived at the site.

At the same time, Tom was taken to the hospital and his parents were called for. They were very surprised to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his 27______. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he 28_____ die. But on the fourth day, Tom woke up and spoke softly. His parents were 29_____ . The police by then had 30______ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

21. A. Fortunately      B. Obviously        C. Besides           D. However

22. A. fast            B. slow             C. far              D. late

23. A. road            B. path            C. door             D. way

24. A. almost          B. already          C. still              D. obviously

25. A. looked          B. called            C. sent             D. asked

26. A. took            B. gave             C. posted           D. sent

27. A. head           B. side              C. body            D. hospital

28. A. must           B. might            C. can              D. should

29. A. surprised        B. calm             C. glad            D. puzzled

30.A. noticed         B. grasped           C. founded          D. followed

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa.    21    I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his    22    qualities. First of all, I respected his   23    to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he    24   what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on（依赖） to explain his ideas in an     25    way, introducing such aids to   26   as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he    27    sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.    28   , 1 admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them    29   the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would    30   a student to a game of chess.    31 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of     32  ：agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for    33    on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was    34   by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success    35    , during it, the students and the professor    36   at least one loud    37  . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more    38     and more lasting. If it is    39     that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry,    40    my friend is indeed a wise man. 

完形填空 （20分）
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.
The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to   21   women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time   22   of the universities and colleges   23   only men. In the past 20 years many young women have   24   to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a   25  , some women’s colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women’s colleges are   26   again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D. C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to   27   that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean   28   had the same chance to   29  . The president of Smith College in Massachusetts said “A women’s college  30   women to choose classes and activities  31  . For example, if a woman student wants to learn math, she will be given the chance. So the percentage of students who like to study math in a women’s college is   32   than that in a college with men and women.”
Experts say men students in the United States  33   have enough courage to speak in class.  34  , women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say   35   they want to. According to a report, women colleges also   36   leadership ability in many fields. At a women’s college, every   37   office is held by women. Recent studies   38   that this leadership continues after   39  . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to   40   successful jobs later in life. Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
21. A. make                  B. elect                        C. offer                   D. call
22. A. some                 B. most                        C. few                     D. none
23. A. liked                  B. accepted                   C. attracted              D. helped
24. A. chosen                B. failed                       C. regretted             D. hated
25. A. goal                   B. model                      C. result                  D. level
26. A. separate                     B. troublesome              C. special                       D. popular
27. A. forget           B. realize                      C. expect                 D. remember
28. A. students                     B. presidents                 C. men                    D. women
29. A. work                  B. visit                         C. choose                       D. survive
30. A. permits               B. forbids                     C. forces                 D. reminds
31. A. obviously            B. freely                       C. exactly                D. immediately
32. A. smaller               B. more                        C. higher                 D. lower
33. A. usually               B. never                       C. sometimes           D. seldom
34. A. Finally               B. Therefore                 C. However             D. Besides
35. A. how                   B. what                        C. when                  D. where
36.A. bring down          B. bring over                C. bring round      D. bring about
37. A. governing           B. cleaning                   C. serving                D. booking
38. A. mean                  B. show                        C. warn                   D. conclude
39. A. school                B. work                        C. graduation           D. death
40. A. hold                   B. gather                      C. lose                   D. require