Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.
For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.
He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.
When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.
However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.
The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."
He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (铭文):
'To Elvis, love James Dean. '
56. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.
A. car          B. truck         C. garage          D. motorbike
57. Which of the following did Nick value most?
A. Harley Davidson.   B. His job.    C. His dream to travel.   D. His car.
58. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was
A. lovely        B. valuable       C. reliable         D. old
59. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. clever        B. crazy          C. honest           D. kind
60. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.
A. sorry          B. delighted        C. excited         D. moved

Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.

For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.

He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.

When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.

However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.

The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."

     He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (铭文):

     'To Elvis, love James Dean. '

56. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.

   A. car          B. truck         C. garage          D. motorbike

57. Which of the following did Nick value most?

A. Harley Davidson.   B. His job.    C. His dream to travel.   D. His car.

58. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was

   A. lovely        B. valuable       C. reliable          D. old

59. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to

   A. clever        B. crazy          C. honest           D. kind

60. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.

   A. sorry          B. delighted        C. excited         D. moved

Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.

For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.

He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.

When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.

However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.

The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."

     He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (铭文):

     'To Elvis, love James Dean. '

56. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.

   A. car          B. truck         C. garage          D. motorbike

57. Which of the following did Nick value most?

A. Harley Davidson.   B. His job.    C. His dream to travel.   D. His car.

58. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was

   A. lovely        B. valuable       C. reliable          D. old

59. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to

   A. clever        B. crazy          C. honest           D. kind

60. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.

   A. sorry          B. delighted        C. excited         D. moved

Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.

For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.

He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.

When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.

However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.

The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."

　　 He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (铭文):

　　 'To Elvis, love James Dean. '

1. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.

　 A. car　　　　 B. truck　　　　 C. garage　　　　 D. motorbike

2. Which of the following did Nick value most?

A. Harley Davidson. 　B. His job.　 C. His dream to travel.　 D. His car.

3. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was

　 A. lovely　　　 B. valuable　　　 C. reliable　　　　 D. old

4. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to

　 A. clever　　　 B. crazy　　　　 C. honest　　　　　 D. kind

5. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.

　 A. sorry　　　　 B. delighted　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. moved

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 first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I  36  to look around when a gentle hand  37  my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little  38  lady looking up at me with a smile．

She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and  39  responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze．

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent  40 ?”I asked．“I always  41  having a college education and now I’m getting  42    !” she told me．

Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she  43  her wisdom and experience with me．Over the  44  of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  45    made friends wherever she went．

At the  46  of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll  47  forget what she taught us．When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her  48  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  49  old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying  50   , being happy, and achieving success．You have to  51  and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you  52  your dreams, you die．”

One week after graduation Rose died  53  in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught  54  example that it’s never too  55  to be all you can possibly be．

A．lay down    B．stood up      C．fell off   D．went out

A．touched     B．felt          C．wounded     D．clapped

A．beautiful   B．young        C. old      D．kind-hearted

A．sadly   B．coldly        C. absently    D．enthusiastically

A．age     B．speed    C. point    D．year

A．talked about  B．tried out      C. looked forward   D．dreamed of

A．those   B．one      C．that     D．they 

A．learned B．told     C．shared  D．debated

A．course B．path     C．distance     D．road

A．easily B．rarely   C．unwillingly      D．strangely

A．middle      B．beginning    C．end      D．top  

A．ever    B．never    C．still    D．already

A．throat      B．face     C．nose     D．eyes 

A．grow    B．prove    C．look     D．stay   

A．rich    B．healthy      C．cheerful     D．young    

A．eat B．cry C．laugh    D．shout   

A．have    B．lose C．get              D．keep   

A．bitterly    B．fortunately      C．peacefully   D．hopefully

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

A．early   B．bad C．good     D．late