The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew（摄制组）out one evening to film the sunset for him .

The next morning he said to the men , “ Have you provided me with that sunset ? ”

“ No , sir . ” the men answered .

The director was angry . “ Why not ? ” he asked .

“ Well , sir , ” one of the men answered . “ we’re on the east coast here , and the sets in the west . We can get you a sunrise over the sea , if necessary , but not a sunset . ”

“ But I want a sunset ! ” the director shouted . “ Go to the airport . take the next flight to the west coast , and get one . ”

But then a young secretary had an idea . “ Why don’t you photograph a sunrise . ” she suggested . “ and then play it backwards ? Then it’ll look like a sunset . ”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay（海湾）. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director . “ Here it is sir . ” they said , and gave it to him . He was very pleased .

They all went into the studio（摄影棚）. “ All right . ” the director explained . “ now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye . Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘ sunset behind them . ’ ”

The “ sunset ” began , but after a quarter of a minute , the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop .

The birds in the film were flying backwards . and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach .

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out       .

A. to watch a beautiful sunset             

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to film a sunset scene on the sea       

D. to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast ?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset .

B. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset .

C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion .

D. Because he was angry with his crew .

3.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice .

B. If you want to see a sunrise , the east coast is the place to go to .

C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day .

D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “ sunset ” .

4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because       .

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

5.After the “ sunset ” began , the director suddenly put his face in his hands       .

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

 

Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That’s ________ the best jobs are.

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．why

 

-Many new films are on at the cinema. Let’go to see a film tonight.

--Why not? _____.

A．Not at all                              B．Never Mind

C．No way                               D．I can’t agree more

 

---- It is a long time since I saw my sister.

   ----________  her this weekend?

Why not to visit              B. Why not visit     

   C. Why not visiting             D. Why don’t visit

 

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。

I was sleeping in dark, and a strange terrible noise was just around my ears. Suddenly , a white light flashed into my eyes, completely  36    me up. Oh, a strong storm was just  37  . The sound of the angry wind was like the howl of  38  lions, as if they were  39  to tear the whole world into pieces. The lightning became more and more frequent ,just like  40  dragons which were flying in the sky. Suddenly, a loud  thunder cracked, following more. It was not long  41  it  rained cats and dogs. Everything outside was  42  .The thunderstorm ,together with the strong winds,   43  my house, and I was  44  to death. I could do nothing but  45  under my quilt for  46  .The storm shouted for two hours or so, Thank God, anyhow, it finally  47  .

  48  , I became totally sleepless , I turned over and over in bed, but just couldn’t fall asleep. Suddenly, a good idea  49  me. Why not write down what I heard and saw, and how I felt. NO sooner had I got the idea than I began my work  50   the light of my cell phone.  (The electricity was cut off).That is  51  you are reading now.

Now you see, the power of  52  is that strong ! By doing so, I just want to set an example to you. I wish I could make  53  a reminder that you should write more good compositions with your own inspiration. It is inspiration   54  every one of you should value most, and you should try to catch it to lighten your  55  future .

36．A．to wake                       B．waking                         C．woke                              D．woken

37．A．on the corner             B．at the corner             C．around the corner      D．at the corner

38．A．a great deal of         B．a large amount of  C．a large number of       D．a plenty of

39．A．threatening                B．frightening                   C．scaring                            D．struggling

40．A． gold                    B．bronze                         C．iron                                 D．silver

41．A．when                          B．before                          C．since                              D．while

42．A．out of order                B．out of control             C．out of imagination      D．out of reach

43．A．was shaking              B．were shaking              C．was shaken               D．were shaken

44．A．fright                            B．frightened                 C．frightening                   D．frighten

45．A．hiding                           B．hidden                         C．to hide                           D．hide

46．A．shelter                         B．anger                           C．pleasure                        D．reward

47．A．died away                   B．died out                       C．died down                  D．died off

48．A．But                               B．Besides                       C．Therefore                     D．However

49．A．struck                     B．thought                       C．came into                     D．happened to

50．A．with                           B．by                                   C． through                       D．in

51．A．that                              B．which                           C．whether                        D．what

52．A．inspiration                 B．admiration                 C．determination            D．preparation

53．A． them                          B．that                             C．it                                    D．this

54．A．that                      B．which                           C．who                             D．where

55．A．inspiring                      B．promising                     C．determining                  D．inviting