阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Christmas Eve, but I had to work in the clinic. The only thing that   16   my day was the beautiful Christmas tree in our waiting room and a   17   sent to me by my boyfriend — a dozen red roses.

As I was cleaning my desk, I was told that a   18   in the office urgently needed to speak with me. Stepping out, I   19   a tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. 20  , she explained that her husband was my next   21  . The guards were to bring him to the office that afternoon. She wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in   22  , so he had never seen his son. She   23   me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as   24   as possible before I called him for his appointment. I agreed.

A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman’s tired face   25   when her husband sat beside her. They laughed, cried and shared their child.

After almost an hour, I called the prisoner in. He seemed like a   26   and humble man. I   27   what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him comfortable.

Finally, I wished him a Merry Christmas—a(n)  28   thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said sadly that he couldn’t get his wife anything for Christmas. Hearing this, I was   29   with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the   30   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.

A. darkened               B. brightened                C. frightened             D. strengthened

A. flower                B. souvenir                C. gift                         D. plant

A. lady                B. couple                   C. guard                       D. patient

A. judged                   B. followed                  C. recognized          D. noticed

A. Nervously              B. Bravely                   C. Curiously                 D. Seriously

A. customer         B. neighbour         C. patient            D. visitor

A. school                   B. university                 C. town                  D. prison

A. forced           B. begged            C. reminded          D. encouraged

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

A. lit up                   B. cheered up                C. looked up                 D. went up

A. rude                 B. cruel                        C. gentle                      D. selfish

A. wondered             B. realized                    C. praised                  D. doubted

A. sad                   B. easy                         C. annoying                  D. difficult

A. filled                B. inspired                    C. delighted                  D. satisfied

A. impression        B. expression            C. puzzlement            D. sadness

第二节 完形填空(1)（每空一词，共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   A girl complained（抱怨） to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  29  because she didn’t know how to overcome her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one     

_30  had been solved, another came.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans. After the water boiled, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the last some coffee. He waited without any   31  .

The girl closed her mouth and waited,   32   by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    33   the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was poured into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  34   ?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.

Her father suggested she  35   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   36  . Then he asked her to take the eggs and  37  them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that    38   had felt the same misfortune to be put into the boiling water， but had reacted（反应）   39  . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily broken eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.

“   40  are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

29. A. catch up                 B. wear out                         C. give up                           D. run out

30. A. matter                  B. business                         C. question                         D. problem

31. A. breath                  B. praises                                     C. words                              D. complaints

32. A. pleased           B. frightened                      C. disappointed                 D. puzzled

33. A. turned off                B. turned up                       C. turned down                  D. turned away

34. A. mean                        B. see                                   C. suggest                           D. explain

35. A. touch                        B. eat                                   C. observe                           D. keep

36. A. bad                            B. hard                                 C. soft                                  D. gentle

37. A. hit                    B. break                               C. beat                                 D. destroy

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

39. A. differently               B. certainly                         C. happily                            D. equally

40. A. How                          B. Who                                 C. When                               D. Where

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
　　At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.  只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In March 1984, Dr John Fellows, who lived in England, and decided to visit his married daughter in the USA． He bought a return air ticket to New York and flew Kennedy Airport． When he reached, however, he realized that he had forgotten his daughter’s address． Even badly , he discovered he can’t remember her family name too! Dr Fellows spent several hours at the airport tried to think what his daughter’s name was and where it was which she lived, but with much luck． Eventually, he decided that he would have to give up his plan to visit her and he caught a next plane back to England．

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.   只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In March 1984, Dr John Fellows, who lived in England, and decided to visit his married daughter in the USA． He bought a return air ticket to New York and flew Kennedy Airport． When he reached, however, he realized that he had forgotten his daughter’s address． Even badly , he discovered he can’t remember her family name too! Dr Fellows spent several hours at the airport tried to think what his daughter’s name was and where it was which she lived, but with much luck． Eventually, he decided that he would have to give up his plan to visit her and he caught a next plane back to England．