The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat（喉咙）operation. His throat  21   ,and he was afraid .However ,the young nurse  22   by his bed smiled so  23   that the little boy smiled back .He  24   to be afraid .The young nurse was May Paxton  25   she was deaf（聋的）.May Paxton graduated  26   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909 .Three years  27   she went to see Dr. Richardson about   28   a nurse . Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  29   had never heard of a deaf nurse .She told May that her   30   would be very low and that the work would be   31   .However ,May said that hard work did not frighten her .Dr. Richardson was   32   her ,and accepted May as a student nurse.

       Dr. Richardson never   33   her decision .  34   ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses .The   35   was Miss Marian Finch ,who was hard of   36   .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie .These three were   37    “the silent angles（天使）of Mercy Hospital” during the   38   they worked there.

       Dr. Richardson often   39   her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing .She wrote to May. “For three years ,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man,  40   or child ever ,to my knowledge ,made a complaint（投诉）against you…”

21．A．cut                     B．hurt                    C．wounded             D．damaged

22．A．standing              B．jumping               C．lying                   D．crying

23．A．shyly                  B．sadly                   C．cheerfully            D．weakly

24．A．continued            B．began                  C．stopped               D．forgot

25．A．for                      B．so                       C．and                     D．but

26．A．as                       B．from                   C．with                    D．in

27．A．later                    B．before                 C．ago                     D．then

28．A．seeking               B．changing             C．hiring                  D．becoming

29．A．You                    B．She                     C．We                     D．He

30．A．money                B．check                  C．pay                     D．price

31．A．easy                    B．disappointing        C．joyful                  D．difficult

32．A．angry with           B．satisfied with       C．sorry for             D．ashamed of

33．A．regretted             B．thought of           C．liked                   D．believed

34．A．In fact                B．In a hurry            C．In surprise           D．In public

35．A．one                     B．others                 C．first                    D．other

36．A．reading                B．hearing                C．listening              D．writing

37．A．offered                B．chosen                C．told                     D．called

38．A．year                    B．month                 C．time                    D．term

39．A．spoke of              B．said                     C．heard of              D．noticed

40．A．person                B．woman                C．boy                     D．girl

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before __21__ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s __22__. If you have to be late, call and tell them to __23__ you.

It’s even __24__to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be__25__. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car __26__the right time.

Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet__27__, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave __28__a certain time. You can arrive at any time __29__the time he or she gives you.

It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost__30__, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will __31__. Never bring money as a present.

In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words the given name comes __32__. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to__33__them often in conversation. After the __34__we usually call friends by their given names. __35__may want you to call them by their titles and__36__, such as “Mr. Jones” “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.

A maiden name is a woman’s family name __37__. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she __38__the family name of her husband__39__her maiden name. It is now becoming __40__, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married.

21. A. making                              B. serving                            C. doing                               D. cooling

22. A. soul                                    B. spirits                              C. thought                           D. idea

23. A. have with　                   B. have without                 C. start with　                D. start without

24. A. nice　                             B. nicer　　                     C. worse　                       D. bad

25. A. back　　                          B. in                             C. up　                              D. ready

26. A. until                                    B. after                                C. before　                         D. by

27. A. in the other hand  B. on the other hand        C. in another hand   D. on another hand

28. A. between　                    B. among                   C. for                                    D. at

29. A. within                                B. by                                     C. on                                     D. in

30. A. many                                  B. a little                              C. a lot                                 D. a few

31. A. be well                               B. be right                           C. do well                            D. do fine

32. A. after                                   B. before                             C. first                                  D. later

33. A. recall                                  B. respect                           C. speak                             D. retell

34. A. meeting                            B. conversation　             C. introduction                   D. dinner

35. A. Older people                   B. Young people                 C. Gentlemen                   D. Doctors

36. A. given names                    B. first names                   C. family names                 D. nick names

37. A. on birth                    B. from birth            C. with birth　                D. at birth

38. A. gives                                  B. brings　                       C. carries                   D. takes

39. A. instead                              B. in place of                       C. takes place                   D. in place

40. A. important                         B. necessary                       C. special                   D. common

Water costs money．In some places water is hard  16 ．What 17 when a town

has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 18 ．

　　Very 19 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 20 ．The water it used was 21 from a river 300 miles away．As more people  22  live in the town  23   water was needed．Now water 24  to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 25  money．

　　The town 26 a plan．It found 27  to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused  28  many ways．Five 29  lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 30  ．They 31  have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water  32  their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 33 ．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 34 ．The town that saved 35 water has saved the town！

第三节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams．---Eleanor Roosevelt
My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural

How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   16  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about   17  as you do.
A recent survey among high school   18  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   19  teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were  20  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   21  by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show   22  of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different   23  of beauty, so teens are more   24  to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the   25 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s   26 , US students showed more individuality, with 88 per cent   27  that “people should follow their own interests rather than   28 of others”. This is much   29  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and   30  most dissatisfied.
“  31  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.   32  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different   33  backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much   34  among most of the teens  35  for the survey.