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。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

根据每小题题后的汉语提示，以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
【小题1】This is the most instructive film              since I could remember. (see)
这是我懂事以来看过的最有教育意义的电影了。
【小题2】Don't be too hard on yourself.            what you have is the key to happiness.(content)
不要对自己太苛刻，满足于你所拥有的是幸福的关键。
【小题3】Calm down for a while,      the complicated problems very soon. (simplify)
冷静片刻你就会化繁为简了。
【小题4】The generation gap      for parents ,to understand their children's opinions.  (make)
代沟使得父母很难理解孩子们的想法。
【小题5】If you are unhappy with anything you have bought from us, we will gladly exchange your purchase, or give your money back,                    (prefer)
若您对从我们这买到的任何商品不满意，我们将乐意为您更换或退款，您愿意哪种都行。
【小题6】A person with a severe mental health problem is              to have no close friends than the average. (likely)
有着严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。
【小题7】Charles                   then as I met him in the supermarket five minutes ago.(clean)
查理那时不可能在清理房间，因为我五分钟前才在超市碰到他。
【小题8】It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do                      our work most. (benefit)
让我们的工作最受益的不是我们做多少，而是我们有多么热爱自己所做的事。
【小题9】Seated in the studio                  , along with his two students, reoeiving the interview now．(be)
坐在录音棚里的是这位教授和他的两个学生，现正在接受采访。
【小题10】The teacher was making every effort to clarify                  the students. (confuse)
这个老师正全力诠释让学生困惑的地方。

完成句子（共6小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。

I think my long and active life must be ________ ________the healthy life I live.

尽管未来对你来说也许是艰难，但无论你什么时候需要温暖与爱，记住我都会给你。

Although the future may be difficult for you,________ you need warmth and love, remember I’ll have some to give you.

有如此多不同的诗歌形式可选择，学生们可能会想写他们自己的诗了。

With so many different forms of poetry to __________ _________,students may want to write poems of their own.

巧合的是这一时期油画颜料也得到了发展，它使得绘画的色彩看上去更丰富、更深沉。

______ ____________,oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper.

一些四川地震的图片正在博物馆展览。

Some pictures of Sichuan Earthquake are _______ ____________in the museum now.

Henry Clay Frick，纽约的一位富豪，于1919年去世，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品全都留给了美国人民。

Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919,___________his house, furniture and art collection to the American people.

根据每小题题后的汉语提示，以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.This is the most instructive film              since I could remember. (see)

这是我懂事以来看过的最有教育意义的电影了。

2.Don't be too hard on yourself.            what you have is the key to happiness.(content)

不要对自己太苛刻，满足于你所拥有的是幸福的关键。

3.Calm down for a while,      the complicated problems very soon. (simplify)

冷静片刻你就会化繁为简了。

4.The generation gap      for parents ,to understand their children's opinions.  (make)

代沟使得父母很难理解孩子们的想法。

5.If you are unhappy with anything you have bought from us, we will gladly exchange your purchase, or give your money back,                    (prefer)

若您对从我们这买到的任何商品不满意，我们将乐意为您更换或退款，您愿意哪种都行。

6.A person with a severe mental health problem is              to have no close friends than the average. (likely)

有着严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。

7.Charles                   then as I met him in the supermarket five minutes ago.(clean)

查理那时不可能在清理房间，因为我五分钟前才在超市碰到他。

8.It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do                      our work most. (benefit)

让我们的工作最受益的不是我们做多少，而是我们有多么热爱自己所做的事。

9.Seated in the studio                  , along with his two students, reoeiving the interview now．(be)

坐在录音棚里的是这位教授和他的两个学生，现正在接受采访。

10.The teacher was making every effort to clarify                  the students. (confuse)

这个老师正全力诠释让学生困惑的地方。

完成句子（共6小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

1.我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。

I think my long and active life must be ________ ________the healthy life I live.

2.尽管未来对你来说也许是艰难，但无论你什么时候需要温暖与爱，记住我都会给你。

Although the future may be difficult for you,________ you need warmth and love, remember I’ll have some to give you.

3.有如此多不同的诗歌形式可选择，学生们可能会想写他们自己的诗了。

With so many different forms of poetry to __________ _________,students may want to write poems of their own.

4.巧合的是这一时期油画颜料也得到了发展，它使得绘画的色彩看上去更丰富、更深沉。

______ ____________,oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper.

5.一些四川地震的图片正在博物馆展览。

Some pictures of Sichuan Earthquake are _______ ____________in the museum now.

6.Henry Clay Frick，纽约的一位富豪，于1919年去世，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品全都留给了美国人民。

Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919,___________his house, furniture and art collection to the American people.