完形填空（满分30分）

    A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown   41  an amusing experience.

One day, I   42   to meet an English man on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I   43   about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be   44  , gently shaking his head, shrugging (耸一耸) his shoulders, saying, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an proper topic. Well, I'd  45   change the topic. So I said to him. “Well.   46   we talk about the Great Wall?   47   the way, have you ever  48   there?” “Certainly , everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing   49  . It was magnificent.” He was   50   in thought when I began to talk  51   a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very   52   of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order... “You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me   53   about it”? “Well, I didn't request you to do   54  ,” he answered, greatly   55   . I said, “Didn't you say 'you don't say'?”   56   this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to   57  , “ 'You don't say' actually means 'really?' It is an   58   of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.”   59   then did I know I have made a fool of   60   . Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

　41. A. in          B. for             C. by           D. to

　42. A. came       B. happened        C. seemed       D. wanted

　43. A. would talk   B. had talked       C. was to talk    D. was talking

44. A. understood  B. understanding    C. surprised      D. surprising

　45. A. to          B. better           C. not          D. like

　46. A. Shall       B. Will            C. Must         D. Do

　47. A. On         B. In              C. All          D. By

　48. A. gone       B. visited           C. seen         D. been

　49. A. it          B. them            C. anything      D. something

　50. A. losing      B. lose             C. lost          D. losed

　51. A. as         B. to               C. with         D. like

　52. A. glad       B. satisfied          C. proud        D. familiar

　53. A. not talk     B. to not talk        C. not to talk     D. not talking

　54. A. this        B. so              C. anything       D. me a favour

　55. A. encouraged  B. frightened        C. please        D. surprised

　56. A. Heard      B. To hear          C. Hearing       D. Listening

　57. A. explain     B. shout            C. prove         D. say

　58. A. experience  B. expression        C. explanation    D. example

　59. A. From      B. Since            C. By            D. Only

　60. A. me        B. myself           C. mine          D. somebody

Ⅲ．完形填空（满分30分）

    A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown   41  an amusing experience.

One day, I   42   to meet an English man on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I   43   about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be   44  , gently shaking his head, shrugging (耸一耸) his shoulders, saying, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an proper topic. Well, I'd  45   change the topic. So I said to him. “Well.   46   we talk about the Great Wall?   47   the way, have you ever  48   there?” “Certainly , everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing   49  . It was magnificent.” He was   50   in thought when I began to talk  51   a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very   52   of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order... “You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me   53   about it”? “Well, I didn't request you to do   54  ,” he answered, greatly   55   . I said, “Didn't you say 'you don't say'?”   56   this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to   57  , “ 'You don't say' actually means 'really?' It is an   58   of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.”   59   then did I know I have made a fool of   60   . Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

　41. A. in          B. for             C. by           D. to

　42. A. came       B. happened        C. seemed       D. wanted

　43. A. would talk   B. had talked       C. was to talk    D. was talking

  44. A. understood   B. understanding    C. surprised      D. surprising

　45. A. to          B. better           C. not          D. like

　46. A. Shall       B. Will            C. Must         D. Do

　47. A. On         B. In              C. All          D. By

　48. A. gone       B. visited           C. seen         D. been

　49. A. it          B. them            C. anything      D. something

　50. A. losing      B. lose             C. lost          D. loosed

　51. A. as         B. to               C. with         D. Like

　52. A. glad       B. satisfied          C. proud        D. familiar

　53. A. not talk     B. to not talk        C. not to talk     D. not talking

　54. A. this        B. so              C. anything       D. me a favour

　55. A. encouraged  B. frightened        C. please        D. surprised

　56. A. Heard      B. To hear          C. Hearing       D. Listening

　57. A. explain     B. shout            C. prove         D. say

　58. A. experience  B. expression        C. explanation    D. example

　59. A. From      B. Since            C. By            D. Only

　60. A. me        B. myself           C. mine          D. Somebody

I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to 31 an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the 32 home.

Shortly after the new 33 were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew 34 what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and 　35 the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.

On day five a disaster 36 the ant farm. While I was 37 the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, 　38 in all the tunnels. Although the ants 39 their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was 40 as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not 41 the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, 　42 it taught me much more. 43 the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of 44 . Working together, they were able to create a(n) 45 world for themselves. I also learned that they should be 46 for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key 47 to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not 48 until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be 49 . Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face 50 . Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.

31. A. create　 　　　　　　 B. purchase　 　　　　　　 C. maintain　　 　　　　　　 D. abandon

32. A. empty　 　　　　　　 B. new　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　 　　　　　　 D. distant

33. A. guests　 　　　　　　 B. settlers　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. friends　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. members

34. A. probably　　 　　　 B. roughly　　 　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　 　　　　　　 D. normally

35. A. named 　　　　　　 B. trained　　　 　　　 　　　 C. compared 　　　　　　 D. measured

36. A. affected　　　 　　　　　　 B. struck 　　　　　　　　　　 C. kicked 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

37. A. removing　　 　　　 B. teaching　　 　　　　　　 C. observing　 　　　　　　 D. collecting

38. A. turning 　　　　　　 B. rushing　　　 　　　　　　 C. filling　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. caving

39. A. experienced 　　　 B. predicted　 　　　　　　 C. faced 　　　　　　　　　　 D. survived

40. A. annoyed　　　 　　　 B. horrified　　 　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. thrilled

41. A. reflect　 　　　　　　 B. ignore 　　　　　　　　　　 C. confirm 　 　　　　　　 D. stand

42. A. and　　　 　　　　　　 B. but　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

43. A. In 　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. From 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Over

44. A. teamwork 　 　　　 B. devotion　　 　　　　　　 C. responsibility　　 　　　 D. organization

45. A. relaxing 　　　　　　 B. amusing　　 　　　　　　 C. moving 　 　　　　　　 D. amazing

46. A. supported　　 　　　 B. inspired　　 　　　　　　 C. admired　　 　　　　　　 D. admitted

47. A. certificates　 　　　 B. approaches 　　　　　　 C. ingredients 　　　 　　　 D. circumstances　

48. A. give　　 　　　　　　 B. realize 　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. adopt

49. A. accepted　　 　　　 B. suffered　　 　　　　　　 C. achieved 　 　　　　　　 D. managed

50. A. anxiety 　　　　　　 B. confusion　 　　　　　　 C. pressure　　 　　　　　　 D. disappointment

I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was 　31 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. 　 32 , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to 　33　 an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention 　34 his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so 　35 teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had 　36　 about where we would dance and drink and party together.

　 This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the 　37　 letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League _ 38　 in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.

　 There was no 　39　 that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was __40　 down south and I had offers 　41 for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family 　42　 .

　 One week 　43 the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a 　44　 to make--- one that went 　 45 beyond the choice of 　46 　to attend university.

　 In August, I 　47 and drove north to Providence. It took several months to　 48　 that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the 　49 I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about 　50 it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.

31. A. confusing 　　 　　　　　　 B. disturbing　 　 C. appealing 　　 D. amusing

32. A. Unfortunately 　　　　　　 B. Actually 　　　 C. Luckily　 　　　 D. Originally

33. A. leave 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. start 　　　　　　　 C. finish　 　　　　 D. attend

34. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　 　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　 D. from

35. A. special 　　　　　　　　 B. crazy 　　　　　 C. wrong 　　　　　 D. normal

36. A. talked 　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　 　　　 C. lied　 　　　　　　 D. argued

37. A. description 　　　　　 B. rejection 　　　　　　 C. application　 D. acceptance

38. A. constructed 　　　　 B. assessed　 　 C. assisted　 　　　　　 D. informed

39. A. point 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use 　　　 　　　 C. doubt 　　　　　 D. need

40. A. left　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sent 　　　　　　　　　　 C. exposed 　　　　　　 D. employed

41. A. waiting 　　　　　　　　 B. asking 　　　　 C. hoping 　　　　　 D. searching

42. A. tradition 　　　　　　　 B. connection 　　 C. reputation 　 D. expectation

43. A. before 　　　　　　　　 B. after 　　　　　　　　　 C. at　 　　　　　　　 D. since

44. A. plan 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. decision 　　　　　　 C. rule　 　　　　　 D. promise

45. A. out　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. away 　　　　　 C. far　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. deep

46. A. when 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　 C. whether　 　　　　　　 D. how

47. A. got up　 　　　　　　　　 B. packed up　 C. looked up　 　 D. turned up

48. A. foresee　 　　　　　　　 B. imagine 　　　 C. realize　 　　　 D. consider

49. A. chances　 　　　　　　　　　 B. position 　　　 C. equipment 　　　　　 D. tools

50. A. surprises　 　　　　　　　　　 B. adventures　 C. opportunities D. choices