Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he   36  his mother. The poor boy had to   37  on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt   38  for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the)  39  very much, but he had no money. But he   40  lost heart and found some old books near the school and   41  himself to read and write.

There was a narrow   42  between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people   43  there was a big stone on the path. It brought them   44 : they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town.   45  the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They   46  for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a   47  to move it away.” But   48  men believed him. Some villagers even   49  him. The night   50  and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was   51  the next morning. They didn’t   52  who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s   53  fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He   54  a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could   55  push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

1.                A．lost            B．loved          C．supported D．helped

 

2.                A．study          B．think           C．live  D．work

 

3.                A．angry          B．proud          C．sorry D．excited

 

4.                A．town           B．mountain       C．school    D．bed

 

5.                A．still            B．even           C．ever D．never

 

6.                A．asked          B．taught          C．agreed   D．caused

 

7.                A．window         B．path           C．door D．river

 

8.                A．found          B．believed        C．asked    D．counted

 

9.                A．happiness       B．money         C．good D．difficulty

 

10.               A．For            B．So             C．And D．But

 

11.               A．discussed       B．stayed         C．played    D．cried

 

12.               A．book          B．question        C．text  D．way

 

13.               A．few           B．most           C．many D．some

 

14.               A．cared about     B．looked at       C．looked after    D．laughed at

 

15.               A．fell            B．went           C．made D．worked

 

16.               A．broken         B．heavier         C．gone D．smaller

 

17.               A．forget          B．remember      C．know D．notice

 

18.               A．mainly         B．only           C．nearly     D．already

 

19.               A．put            B．set            C．dug  D．filled

 

20.               A．excitedly       B．easily          C．luckily D．happily

 

 

 

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，选出最佳选项.

I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.

Let us take a  36 , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an)  37  were accepted; families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might   38  together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our  39  —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of  40  illness —are caused at least in part by  41  to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to  42  our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.

On evenings when such talk is  43 , families could discover more active pastimes（消遣，娱乐. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a   44  together to watch the sunset  45  they might take a walk together.  46  free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in  47  than in a TV program.  48  report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,  49  at the college level.  50  is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.

A different  51  of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the  52  ends, the TV net works might be forced to  53  with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.

At first glance, this idea seems radical（激进的. How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years  54  television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can  55  childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.

36．A．valuable        B．pleasant        C．quick      D．serious

37．A．advice             B．suggestion             C．opinion       D．offer

38．A．get around             B．stand still      C．meet     D．sit around

39．A．problems       B．trouble           C．affairs         D．misfortune

40．A．physical          B．common        C．mental       D．familiar

41．A．attempt         B．failure             C．ability         D．permission

42．A．discuss           B．talk            C．make sure D．see to

43．A．impossible B．unnecessary      C．funny D．unpleasant

44．A．walk           B．look            C．ride        D．rest

45．A．and            B．or               C．but         D．while

46．A．At              B．In                C．For         D．With

47．A．a fine poem        B．a good book       C．a quiet hour       D．a composition

48．A．Professors     B．Scientists       C．Parents      D．Educators

49．A．yet             B．still             C．even      D．just

50．A．Writing           B．Skill            C．Speaking    D．Listening

51．A．form          B．kind            C．method      D．step

52．A．reading          B．quiet hour     C．activity       D．programme

53．A．come across      B．come about        C．come up     D．broadcast

54．A．before            B．since          C．until       D．after

55．A．remind           B．remember     C．recognize  D．know

 

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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This morning I awoke from a wonderful night’s sleep. One of those completely satisfying sleep—difficult to explain, but if you’ve ever had one you’ll know what I’m    36    about.

No amount of    37    could buy a better night’s sleep. I truly    38   my blessed rest. It was like a gift from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any    39    billionaire you can     40   really couldn’t have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep.

That started me thinking of other    41   that cost nothing or very little．Like a drink of cold water on a    42   day．Or a warm relaxing    43   when you’re tired．

What could be better than    44    to your favorite music or watching good movies? These are    45    delights—small pleasures．I hope this doesn’t    46    too silly in today’s rough，loud world．I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things．

We’re told we   47    the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy，but it’s all a trick, a marketing move．No sooner do we get these things,    48    we’re looking to replace them    49    a newer car, or TV or computer．

This is not to say that money isn't important. Money can help    50   , clothes and house those in need．Money is neither all good nor all bad—it’s just a   51    of life that can be used for good things or abused(滥用).

I suppose having    52    money worries can give a certain peace of mind that   53   a person to have a good night’s rest. But no amount of money can   54    buy that wonderful, particularly restful night’s sleep that I   55   last night.

36．A．telling         B．talking        C．hearing       D．referring

37．A．poors              B．persons       C．workers      D．riches

38．A．appreciated      B．feared         C．disliked      D．doubted

39．A．one          B．more        C．other      D．big

40．A．write         B．remember    C．mention      D．say

41．A．dreams        B．pleasures     C．nights     D．gifts

42．A．happy          B．fine         C．cool       D．hot

43．A．match          B．walk        C．talk        D．bath

44．A．enjoying      B．receiving    C．listening     D．looking forward

45．A．quiet         B．interesting    C．moving      D．exciting

46．A．sound          B．keep        C．seem      D．prove

47．A．have         B．need        C．buy        D．find

48．A．when         B．than        C．and        D．then

49．A．with         B．by           C．for         D．in

50．A．eat           B．feed        C．serve      D．food

51．A．necessity      B．thing        C．kind       D．tool

52．A．many              B．some        C．no          D．few

53．A．makes         B．forces         C．allows     D．advises

54．A．always         B．already       C．still        D．ever

55．A．experienced     B．awaited     C．liked       D．talked about

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why do some people have many friends while others do not?   【小题1】  However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.
The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company.   【小题2】  The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increased on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others, they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.
 【小题3】  After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all-white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.
She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and other with brown eyes. Other eye colors such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown-eyed people were cleverer than blue-eyed ones because of an agent for brown color found in their blood. Blue-eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown-eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue-eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown-eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before.  【小题4】  So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their success and sympathize with them in their troubles. 【小题5】 

A．Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.

B．Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behavior to you.

C．The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore others.

D．The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.

E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behavior but also their confidence and their performance.
F. You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.
G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said had a great effect on the students.

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But   36 a few of them are very   37  .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a  38 language. Many millions are   39  to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different   40  Have you ever   41  ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your   42  back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes   43  you master your English in a month.   44  the first day your   45  will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never    46  quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should   47  that we all learned our own language well when we were   48 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.   49   what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it,   50  in it all the time. Just imagine how much   51  that gets!

So it is  52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English   53  upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and   54  much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will   55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.

1.                A．not            B．quite           C．only D．very

 

2.                A．difficult         B．important       C．helpful   D．easy

 

3.                A．native          B．foreign         C．useful    D．mother

 

4.                A．learning        B．enjoying        C．trying    D．liking

 

5.                A．questions       B．problems       C．ideas D．answers

 

6.                A．found          B．watched        C．noticed   D．known

 

7.                A．knowledge      B．time           C．money   D．English

 

8.                A．make          B．help           C．let   D．allow

 

9.                A．From          B．On            C．Since D．After

 

10.               A．spelling        B．grammar        C．English    D．pronunciation

 

11.               A．happened      B．looked         C．seemed   D．felt

 

12.               A．know          B．remember      C．understand D．think

 

13.               A．students        B．children        C．babies D．grown-ups

 

14.               A．Imagine        B．Mind          C．Do   D．Think of

 

15.               A．using          B．thinking        C．trying D．practicing

 

16.               A．time           B．money         C．language  D．practice

 

17.               A．hard           B．easy           C．funny D．silly

 

18.               A．depends        B．tries           C．has   D．takes

 

19.               A．uses           B．takes          C．gets  D．costs

 

20.               A．do            B．work           C．help  D．master