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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from
the past always makes her a focused person. Are you _____21_____ to know more about hts mysterious girl? Then let’s get started here.
First, her life was ______22______ for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as ______23_______ as other girls. It _______24________ with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her ______25____ left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a _____26____ family to raise her.
But, ______27______ time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) ________28_________ when she was in her grandmother’s house. It ______29_______ when she was playing with a lighted candle, and _______30______, the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames ________31_______ her on the chest and on the arm.
No matter what happened, however, she continued to _______32______ in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the _______33_______she had expected. Then, she moved to America for ______34_______ study. English was very _____35____ for her because she had never studied it before. _____36_____, she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people _____37_____ from accidents. This experience _____38_____ her braver.
Yesenia is a girl who has experienced ___39______ sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really ______40______ it.
21. A. confused           B. serious          C. curious          D. tired
22. A. difficult            B. lucky               C. dull             D. disappointing
23. A. happy             B. equal                C. real             D. surprising
24. A. ended              B. started              C. combined         D. mixed
25. A. grandfather          B. sister               C. brother           D. father
26. A. complete            B. big                 C. modern           D. comfortable
27. A. after                B. as                 C. since              D. for
28. A. story                B. experience          C. accident          D. lesson
29. A. showed up           B. appeared            C. happened         D. took place
30. A. unacceptably         B. undoubtedly          C. unnaturally       D. unfortunately
31. A. hit                  B. exploded              C. spread           D. burned
32. A. live                 B. work                C. study            D. calm
33. A. prize                B. diploma              C. reward           D. praise
34. A. farther              B. further               C. farthest          D. furthest
35. A. difficult             B. pleasant              C.  easy           D. popular
36. A. However            B. Thus                  C. Also             D. Therefore
37. A. benefit              B. suffer                C. lose              D. recover
38. A. kept                B. made                C. forced            D. drove
39. A. many               B. little                 C. few              D. much
40. A. satisfies             B. catches               C. suits              D. deserves

Once Dr．Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his  students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical ^problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．

Dr．: Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．

    "Are you getting food you like?"

    The patient said nothing．

    "Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"

    The answer was no．

    The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft．

    "If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"

    "Yes, yes," the patient said．

The change in the patient's appearance couldn't have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received．

Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn't getting food he could eat．One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"

"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn't carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"

    "I would probably insist," the student said．

"Very well," the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won't be-easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let's get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he'll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．"

Three weeks later．Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．

1.The patient had no desire to eat because

     A．he was not hungry               B．he was seriously ill

     C．he was given special meals      D．he was not satisfied with the food

2.According to the passage, we can conclude that        .

  A．the patient’s native language was Spanish

  B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

  C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

  D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?

  A．Cold.            B．Considerate.   C．Curious.       D．Careless.

4.What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?

  A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages.

  B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

  C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

    D．Doctors should have a good relationship ith their patients.

信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

Ever wonder what President  George “Dubya” Bush will be doing once he leaves the White House? Well．we wondered too and voted for him to run a hot dog stand．in the city that never sleeps New York!

Life’s tough in the Stone Age．Fortunately our man Sam has got your brain to help him out! He’s got to find food，make weapons，survive tigers，and keep his girlfriend Lucy happy! So let’s get prehistoric and help Sam in this crazy adventure．

Hit the snow slopes with this snowboarding game．Perform special skills on your snowboard to collect points．Pump air into your stride by timing your jumps carefully while negotiating 3 killer kickers．Whatever you do — Have fun!

Add logic，fun and load of color and what do you get? The crazy cube!  And we promise you, it’s the craziest cube you’ll come across this side of the universe．Rack your brains crazy in this totally addicting puzzle game and beat the colored cube!

Put your hard hat on…because we’re going under construction! This addictive puzzle game will have you constructing for hours! Build beautiful towers using colorful building blocks．

Fight to conquer the universe in this strategic space simulation game．Play as a space commander and protect your imperial star base from enemies．Become the most powerful air force and fulfill your one and only mission：complete space dominance!
请阅读以下的人员资料，然后匹配人员与相关游戏。
【小题1】Sammy is a girl with a logical mind．She would like to play the kind of games that can not only practice her intelligence but Call challenge her memory as well．
【小题2】Amy has always been interested in politics and loves to play jokes on politicians．As a result，any game that concerns government officials would interest her．
【小题3】Jack is a student who is keen on architecture．He has problem in concentrating himself on a piece of work．He hopes to find a game that can suit his interest and help him focus his mind on it．
【小题4】William is a sports fan who would like to take up extreme sports．But he isn’t allowed to try such kind of dangerous sport，SO he could only find some relevant games to play．
【小题5】Teddy is a film lover．After seeing the film The Star Wars，he imagined that he could one day be a commander，leading his soldiers to protect his planet from being invaded．

单词拼写（10分，每词一分）根据首字母提示或句意拼写出完整的单词。

We all_______(钦佩)her for the way she saved the child from the fire.

Just to satisfy my_______(好奇心),how much did you pay for your house?

The ______(氛围)over dinner was warm and friendly.

You are only ______(稍稍)underweight for your height.

Several _______(十年)have passed since I graduated from the college.

Let’s get something to eat ; I’m s________.

Medals were a_______ to the best speakers on the debating team.

It’s said Yoga is of great b_______ to human health.

I’ll come tomorrow if weather p________.

The s_______ of the disease frightened the villagers.

第三部分: 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
When I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”. Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness. One day a doctor brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, the doctor said in a low voice, “It doesn’t look like you’re going to make it.”
Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes, adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said, “Let’s get out of here. This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us.”
As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us. “Keep going,” said my wife. “We’re going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on.” Then she held up her hand to the doctor, “Don’t come any closer to us.”
The two of us moved as one. We found a doctor who gave us hope, even though the diagnosis was bad. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.
56. From the passage we learn ________.
A. when the wife learned her husband would not make it, she went crazy
B. the wife’s decision in crisis contributed to the husband’s wellness
C. the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistake, which upset him
D. the husband became weaker as a result of the doctor’s poor treatment
57. What’s the writer’s feeling when he wrote the passage?
A. Angry.                     B. Thankful.       C. Excited.           D. Sad.
58. It can be inferred from the passage that the ________.
A. wife was hard to get along with
B. doctor was a dangerous man
C. wife loved her husband very much
D. husband believed everything would be OK
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Happy Couple in Crisis         
B. Struggle with Cancer
C. In Crisis, Be Positive           
D. Don’t Believe the Doctor