If you are not photogenic (上镜头的) —well, there's   8  that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh—you are photogenic? Good? Now we can begin. You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee,   9  the salesgirls and the bookkeeping staff. She is   10  by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. It's a full-time   11   . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of  12  , you can become a free-lance mold; that is to say , you will be paid by the hour for your   13  All your work will come to you   14   a model agency (经纪部门), and you will not choose your clients (客户). The agency will tell you   15  to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for a magazine or television   16   , to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a "collection" show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合),your job will be to look as decorative as   17  . You always have to   18   to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a   19  cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you   20  enough for that?

1. A. fair      　　　　B. just   　　   　　　　C. unfit       　　   D. right

2. A. neck     　　　　B. waist       　　　　C. head       　　   D. back

3. A. basic     　　　　B. senior      　　　　C. junior 　　　　　　     D. high

4. A. because  　　  　　B. for    　　  　　　　C. although   　　      D. so that

5. A. best    　　　　B. use    　　 　　　　C. worst      　　   D. full

6. A. How    　　   　　B. Where    　　　　C. When      　　   D. What<

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7. A. taken   　　　　B. developed   　　 　　C. made　　  　　     D. brought

8. A. everything     　　B. something 　　　　C. nothing   　　       D. thing

9. A. like      　　　　B. as     　　　　　　C. being      　　   D. with

10. A. fired   　　   　　B. dismissed  　　   　　C. taken  　　　　     D. employed

11. A. job 　　  　　　　B. work       　　　　C. action      　　   D. showing

12. A. fame    　　　　B. money　　 　　  　　C. face   　　  　　   D. respect.

13. A. cries    　　　　B. smiles  　　 　　　　C. supplies   　　　　　　     D. services

14. A. through      　　B. by　　 　　 　　　　C. because　　        D. with

15. A. when        　　B. where  　　 　　　　C. how　　  　　　　　　     D. who

16. A. keyboard    　　B. set    　　  　　　　C. screen 　　　　　　    D. advertisement

17. A. probable     　　B. possible     　　　　C. terrible　　　　　　     D. reasonable

18. A. think  　　　　B. imagine   　　　　C. suggest   　　   D. appear

19. A. bitterly      　　B. sweetly 　　 　　　　C. fortunately  　　    D. friendly

20. A. weak　　　　  B. tough　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　    D. poor

第二节 完型填空（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。
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 26  my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps around the ring. The  27  cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  28  it. You could hear the faint  29  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was  30  because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the  31  and I was able to  32  what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it  33  . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  34   the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  35  to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit.
She tried to  36  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run.  37  , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he  38 . It really made the  39  seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was  40 . I had  41  in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have  42  her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot  43 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different  44 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life  45  he saved my sister’s.
26.A. picking     B. warming                 C. catching                   D. setting
27.A. bitterly     B. hardly                    C. gently                  D. perfectly
28.A. challenged    B. witnessed        C. enjoyed                    D. hated
29.A. ceremony     B. tradition         C. victory                        D. laughter
30.A. windy          B. bright                     C. dark                         D. cloudy
31.A. quiet            B. quality                   C. impression            D.significance
32.A. rely on     B. focus on                 C. insist on                   D. put on
33.A. let out       B. held on               C. participated in           D.took place
34.A. close to      B. out of                 C. into                         D. towards
35.A. able          B. frightened        C. content                     D. proud
36.A. evaluate     B. worry                     C. scream                        D. escape
37.A. Accidentally  B. Normally           C. Generally                 D. Somehow
38.A. sped up     B. rose up                   C. broke down                 D. wore out
39.A. moment     B. contest                  C. comment                  D.technique
40.A. advancing     B. breathing            C. concluding           D. dreaming
41.A. that                 B. none                  C. neither                        D. it
42.A. hit           B. recognized              C. missed                    D. acknowledged
43.A. how             B. what                  C. when                       D. why
44.A. actions     B. emotions            C. attitudes                   D. thoughts
45.A. if                  B. because             C. as if                         D. so that

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I __1__ to look around when a gentle hand __2__ my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little __3__ lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and __4__ responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent __5__？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”“Not seriously，”I asked I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always __6__ having a college education and now I'm getting __7__！” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she __8__ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the __9__ of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she __10__ made friends wherever she went.

At the __11__ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I'll __12__ forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her __13__ and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we __14__ old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying __15__， being happy, and achieving success. You have to __16__ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you __17__ your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died __18__ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught __19__ example that it's never too __20__ to be all you can possibly be.

1. A. lay down        B. stood up         C. fell off        D. went out

2. A. touched                B. felt                       C. wounded    D. clapped

3. A. beautiful         B. young              C. old            D. kind－hearted

4. A. sadly             B. coldly              C. absently     D. enthusiastically

5. A. age              B. speed                       C. point        D. year

6. A. talked about         B. tried out

C. looked forward      D. dreamed of

7. A. those            B. one                C. that          D. they 

8. A. learned           B. told             C. shared    D. debated

9. A. course           B. path               C. distance    D. road

10. A. easily                 B. rarely          C. unwillingly  D. strangely

11. A. middle        B. beginning           C. end          D. top

12. A. ever           B. never               C. still           D. already

13. A. throat           B. face            C. nose           D. eyes 

14. A. grow          B. prove               C. look           D. stay 

15. A. rich            B. healthy              C. cheerful           D. young 

16. A. eat               B. cry                       C. laugh                D. shout 

17. A. have            B. lose               C. get                         D. keep 

18. A. bitterly                 B. fortunately

C. peacefully        D. hopefully

19. A. to              B. for                  C. in                    D. by 

20. A. early          B. bad                  C. good               D. late 

It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36  my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The  37  cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  38  it. You could hear the faint  39  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was  40  because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the  41  and I was able to  42  what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it  43  . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  44   the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  45  to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to  46  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run.  47  , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he  48 . It really made the  49  seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was  50 . I had  51  in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have  52  her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot  53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different  54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.

As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life  55  he saved my sister’s.

1.A. picking         B. warming        C. catching         D. setting

2.A. bitterly        B. hardly          C. gently           D. perfectly

3.A. challenged      B. witnessed        C. enjoyed D. hated

4.A. ceremony       B. tradition         C. victory        D. laughter

5.A. windy            B. bright         C. dark            D. cloudy

6.A. quiet            B. quality       C. impression     D. significance

7.A. rely on          B. focus on       C. insist on      D. put on

8.A. let out      B. held onC. participated in    D. took place

9.A. close to         B. out of         C. into           D. towards

10.A. able            B. frightened       C. content          D. proud

11.A. evaluate        B. worry        C. scream          D. escape

12.A. Accidentally      B. NormallyC. Generally           D. Somehow

13.A. sped up         B. rose up       C. broke down      D. wore out

14.A. moment          B. contest      C. comment        D. technique

15.A. advancing       B. breathing    C. concluding     D. dreaming

16.A. that            B. none         C. neither         D. it

17.A. hit             B. recognized    C. missed         D. acknowledged

18.A. how             B. what         C. when            D. why

19.A. actions         B. emotions     C. attitudes       D. thoughts

20.A. if      B. because    C. as if   D. so that

     When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  36  the move, my father  37  us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   38  that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're  39  to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn't seem  40  enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the  41_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  42  mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  43  into our new home.

     44  my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   45   explored(探索) our new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  46  and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not  47  that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  48 , new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  49 ? It must be quite a _50  after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  51  the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

     "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness  52  you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  53  how little you are in comparison with the world.      54   , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  55  would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

36. A. During              B. Until               C. Upon                      D. Before   

37. A. gathered            B. warned             C. organized          D. comforted 

38. A. hoping               B. admitting          C. realizing            D. believing  

39. A. going                 B. moving           C. driving                   D. flying    

40. A. good                  B. simple            C. big                         D. proper    

41. A. picture               B. ground             C. scene                D. area     

42. A. suggested                   B. solved            C. discovered         D. explained 

43. A. settled               B. walked            C. hurried              D. stepped

44. A. If                      B. After                      C. Once               D. While  

45. A. bitterly              B. easily                     C. proudly             D. eagerly   

46 A as well                 B. as usual            C. right away         D. on time 

47. A. move                 B. dig                          C. pull                  D. touch   

48. A. of course            B. in fact                     C. after all             D. at least  

49. A. desert                B. city                  C. state                  D. country 

50. A. luck                   B. doubt                C. shock                D. danger  

51. A. found                B. examined          C. watched            D. reached 

52. A. why                  B. when                C. how                         D. where   

53. A. prove                 B. guess                C. sense                 D. expect   

54. A. However            B. Otherwise         C. Therefore                D. Meanwhile

55. A. idea                   B. life                         C. home                      D. family