The 1____ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 2____, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously 3_____ of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 4 _____ on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响).

They 5 _____ sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 6 ____ came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 7 ____ her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), 8_____. It was 9 _____.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 10_____ floor and blurted out（脱口而出）, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered（嘀咕）, “ Sorry, I 11_____ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your 12 ____ in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly13____. Why did you say…?”

The father 14____, “What then would you 15____ as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.”

“It won’t 16_____, girl. It sounds more 17_____ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 18_____them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was 19_____ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you 20____ it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father said.

A.owner          B. host          C. guest         D. master

A.friends         B. neighbors     C. children       D. guests

A.knowing        B. remembering  C. hearing        D. thinking

A.thermos        B. cup          C. lid           D. tea

A.enjoyed         B. remained     C. imagined      D. hated

A.stranger        B. host          C. crash         D. noise

A.around         B. at           C. behind         D. over

A.staring          B. watching     C. shouting        D. crying

A.helpless         B. exciting      C. strange         D. terrible

A.broken         B. streaming    C. dirty           D. flooded

A.touched        B. used         C. hit            D. moved

A.faced          B. shadow       C. reflection      D. action

A.calm          B. still          C. silent          D. straight

A.shouted        B. murmured     C. laughed       D. repeated

A. tell           B. make         C. accept         D. give

A.do            B. help          C. go            D. fit

A.comfortable    B. friendly       C. acceptable      D. agreeable

A.defend        B. support        C. discuss         D. argue

A.kept          B. shut           C. worried         D. lost

A.do            B. explain        C. make           D. manage

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The __36__ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his __37__, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously __38___ of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the  __39___ on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响).

   They  __40___ sitting in the living-room, the -year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the  __41__ came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken.

   It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked  __42__ her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), __43___. It was  __44___.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the __45___ floor and blurted out（脱口而出）, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered（嘀咕）, “ Sorry, I ___46__ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your  __47__ in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly__48__. Why did you say…?”

The father __49__, “What then would you __50__ as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.”

“It won’t __51___, girl. It sounds more __52___ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you ___53__them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was ___54__ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you __55__ it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father said.

36.A.owner            B. host            C. guest            D. master

37.A.friends           B. neighbors        C. children         D. guests

38.A.knowing         B. remembering      C. hearing         D. thinking

39.A.thermos          B. cup             C. lid             D. tea

40.A.enjoyed          B. remained         C. imagined       D. hated

41.A.stranger          B. host             C. crash          D. noise          

42.A.around           B. at               C. behind         D. over

43.A.staring          B. watching          C. shouting        D. crying

44.A.helpless         B. exciting           C. strange         D. terrible

45.A.broken        B. streaming           C. dirty           D. flooded

46.A.touched       B. used               C. hit             D. moved

47.A.faced         B. shadow            C. reflection        D. action

48.A.calm         B. still                C. silent           D. straight

49.A.shouted       B. murmured          C. laughed         D. repeated

50.A. tell          B. make              C. accept          D. give

51.A.do           B. help               C. go              D. fit

52.A.comfortable   B. friendly            C. acceptable       D. agreeable

53.A.defend       B. support              C. discuss        D. argue

54.A.kept         B. shut               C. worried         D. lost

55.A.do          B. explain            C. make            D. manage

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I really hated having to ask questions, for math is very difficult for me, so I don’t know why I thought I could take classes in pre-calculus in my junior year.

I like Mr Trout, his values and what he believed in   36   a teacher. He wanted us to really   __37   what we were doing. I respected that, but all the numbers were still so   38   to me. I studied endless hours, and it   39   at first, until the algebra（代数）was over. That was   40   I learned how to ask for help on something as silly as   41   problems. I realized that the only 42_   I would survive pre-calculus would be to   43   a tutor.

Oh, how I   44   having to tell my parents that I needed a tutor. I felt so   45  .

Mr Hicks came to my house the next week. I   46   how I was going to bring myself to ask this man questions. But he   47   took his pen and paper out, asked me what chapter we were  __48  , and began to teach.

It was amazing. I began to understand math. I did example   49   with him, worked them out several times until I understood the process. I didn’t feel   50  asking questions because it was helping.

Asking for help was not what I thought it would be.    51   , it was a very good thing. I actually felt smarter for it, and it was a really satisfying   52  . In fact, I plan on asking for help as   53   as possible. But I have found that I can still be   54  and ask for help when I need it. The only stupid question is the one you didn’t   55  .

36. A. as        B. with         C. for       D. like

37. A. count       B. repeat       C. practice   D. understand

38. A. puzzling      B. increasing    C. limited    D. unknown

39. A. stopped     B. remained     C. worked    D. succeeded

40. A. what        B. when       C. where      D. whether

41. A. practical      B. difficult      C. math       D. science

42. A. period     B. result       C. key       D. way

43. A. become     B. make       C. get       D. help

44. A. hated       B. enjoyed       C. admitted   D. considered

45. A. hopeful     B. weak        C. patient     D. lonely

46. A. decided     B. feared       C. imagined        D. wondered

47. A. almost     B. just          C. even        D. finally

48. A. on        B. from       C. about       D. below

49. A. experiments B. explanations  C. problems        D. figures

50. A. afraid      B. certain            C. mad            D. stupid

51. A. Anyway       B. Instead        C. Otherwise  D. Besides

52. A. subject     B. duty         C. form       D. feeling

53. A. long        B. early        C. often       D. soon

54. A. independent B. comfortable        C. gifted      D. delighted

55. A. think       B. want        C. feel       D. ask

 

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I really hated having to ask questions, for math is very difficult for me, so I don’t know why I thought I could take classes in pre-calculus in my junior year.

    I like Mr Trout, his values and what he believed in   36   a teacher. He wanted us to really   __37   what we were doing. I respected that, but all the numbers were still so   38   to me. I studied endless hours, and it   39   at first, until the algebra（代数）was over. That was   40   I learned how to ask for help on something as silly as   41   problems. I realized that the only 42_   I would survive pre-calculus would be to   43   a tutor.

Oh, how I   44   having to tell my parents that I needed a tutor. I felt so   45  .

    Mr Hicks came to my house the next week. I   46   how I was going to bring myself to ask this man questions. But he   47   took his pen and paper out, asked me what chapter we were  __48  , and began to teach.

It was amazing. I began to understand math. I did example   49   with him, worked them out several times until I understood the process. I didn’t feel   50  asking questions because it was helping.

    Asking for help was not what I thought it would be.    51   , it was a very good thing. I actually felt smarter for it, and it was a really satisfying   52  . In fact, I plan on asking for help as   53   as possible. But I have found that I can still be   54  and ask for help when I need it. The only stupid question is the one you didn’t   55  .

36. A. as          B. with          C. for        D. like

37. A. count        B. repeat       C. practice    D. understand

38. A. puzzling      B. increasing     C. limited     D. unknown

39. A. stopped     B. remained      C. worked     D. succeeded

40. A. what         B. when        C. where       D. whether

41. A. practical      B. difficult       C. math        D. science

42. A. period      B. result        C. key       D. way

43. A. become     B. make        C. get        D. help

44. A. hated        B. enjoyed        C. admitted   D. considered

45. A. hopeful     B. weak         C. patient      D. lonely

46. A. decided     B. feared       C. imagined         D. wondered

47. A. almost      B. just           C. even         D. finally

48. A. on         B. from       C. about        D. below

49. A. experiments B. explanations  C. problems         D. figures

50. A. afraid       B. certain             C. mad             D. stupid

51. A. Anyway       B. Instead         C. Otherwise  D. Besides

52. A. subject      B. duty          C. form        D. feeling

53. A. long         B. early         C. often        D. soon

54. A. independent B. comfortable         C. gifted       D. delighted

55. A. think        B. want         C. feel       D. ask

The   16   picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his  17   , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink．Apparently  18  of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the  19  on the table．His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling （飒飒响声）．

       They  20  sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window．The father was just about to take his cup when the  21  came, right there in the living-room．Something was hopelessly broken．

       It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor．The girl looked  22  her shoulder at once, startled （吓一跳）,  23  ．It was  24   neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit．

       The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room．He looked at the  25  floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

       The father started to say something．Then he muttered, “Sorry, I  26  it and it fell．”

       “ It doesn’t matter,” the host said．

       Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your  27  in the windowpane （窗玻璃）．You were sitting perfectly  28  ．Why did you say…．”

The father  29  , “What then would you  30  as the cause of its fall?”

       “ It fell by itself．The floor is uneven （不平）．It wasn’t steady when Mr．Li put it there．”

       “It won’t  31  , girl．It sounds more  32   when I say I knocked it down．There are things people accept less the more you  33   them．The truer your story is, the less true it sounds．”

The daughter was  34  in silence for a while．Then she said, “ Can you  35   it only this way?”

       “Only this way,” the father said．

16．A．owner         B．host             C．guest            D．master

17．A．friends         B．neighbours         C．children           D．guests

18．A．knowing       B．remembering             C．hearing           D．thinking

19．A．thermos       B．cup               C．lid              D．tea

20．A．enjoyed       B．remained         C．imagined         D．hated

21．A．stranger        B．host             C．crash            D．noise

22．A．around         B．at               C．behind           D．over

23．A．staring        B．watching         C．shouting           D．crying

24．A．helpless       B．exciting          C．strange           D．terrible

25．A．broken        B．steaming         C．dirty             D．flooded

26．A．touched       B．used              C．hit              D．moved

27．A．face           B．shadow          C．reflection                D．action

28．A．calm          B．still             C．silent            D．straight

29．A．shouted        B．whispered        C．laughed           D．repeated

30．A．tell                 B．make            C．accept           D．give

31．A．do             B．suit               C．go              D．fit

32．A．comfortable    B．friendly          C．acceptable        D．agreeable

33．A．defend        B．support          C．discuss            D．argue

34．A．kept          B．shut             C．worried            D．lost

35．A．do             B．explain            C．make              D．manage