第二卷 （两部分，共35分）

第一节：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入最恰当的单词。

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It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the North Georgia Mountains.

“Don’t you want to come along?” Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. “Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. “I’ll be fine staying home by myself.”

Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had terrible feeling. “Go home,” a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be there anymore. I just wanted to go home. “Carol, calm down. You’re being silly,” Julie said. But the urge just got stronger.

“I’ve got to leave,” I said. “If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with anyone else tomorrow.”

Julie stood up. “No, I’ll go with you,” she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty.

Finally, we reached home. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. “Mark!” she shouted. “Mark!” We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke—a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some ember(灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!

Title	The Sixth Sense
Theme	The sixth sense helped to (76)_______a big fire
Planning to watch leaves	Once the writer and her housemate Julie planned to (77)_______ leaves at weekend with their friends in the North Georgia Mountains. Julie asked her son Mark, 15, to go (78)______ but he refused and wanted to stay at home.
Watching the (79)______	The (80)______ drove her car there after work on Friday with Julie in it. On the morning of Saturday, they enjoyed the beautiful colors of the leaves along the mountainside.
(81)______ the sixth sense	●  (82)______, a terrible feeling urged the writer to go home. ●  Julie asked the writer to calm down but she just wanted to go home. ●  Then, they went home together, keeping (83)______.
Preventing a fire	When they got home, they found smoke in their house. They opened the door and smoke immediately poured out. They rushed in and found Mark sleeping on the sofa. They learned Mark had lit a fire to keep warm and some ashes flew out. Without their timely (84)______, the house would have been (85)______ down.

 

I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit, success．I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing．

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart．I found myself homeless and alone．I had my truck and $56．I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount．I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley．I hadn't been alone for 25 years．I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me．

I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month．The locals knew nothing about me．But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor．They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat．They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing．They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness．Men would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts to see if I was up for courting．I wasn't, but they were civil anyway．The women on that mountain worked harder than any I'd ever met．They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe．I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company．

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place．Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors．

After four years in that valley, I moved back into town．I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes．With the help of a real estate broker （房地产经纪人） I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people．It's four of us now, but over time I've had nine come in and move on to other places from here．We'd all be in shelters if we hadn't banded together．

The American dream I believe in now is a shared one．It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about how we can all get by together．

Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer ____．

       A．had a well-paid job

       B．worked hard for his American dream

       C．worked hard and liked to share

       D．felt hopeless about his American dream

What does the underlined sentence "I learned to．．．" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

       A．The writer learned to run a company．

       B．The writer learned to share with others．

       C．The writer learned to keep enough plates．

       D．The writer learned to save money for his company．

Why did the writer rent a big house?

       A．To make some money．                B．To show off his wealth．

       C．To share with those people in need．     D．To make friends with his neighbors．

The writer mainly tells us about ____．

       A．his unhappy experiences                B．the friendly people in the valley

       C．the change of his living conditions     D．his new idea of the American dream

Last Friday my brother and I were driving home and had a fun conversation. So absorbed in our talk, my brother took a wrong turn.

    Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a  31  , and we had no way to turn  32  . __33  my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was greatly  34  by his mistake and the needless   35   of $4.

    We eventually reached an exit, and as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow  36  over to the side. He came out of his car and tried to  37  someone. I was busy trying to   38  which way we would go next, but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any  39  And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.

My brother gave him a wrench（扳手）, and then helped him  40  the flat. The young man said that this had been a  41  week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car  42  , and now this tire was flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air’’ and kept   43   us because he really would have been   44   if we hadn’t come along.

    After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” my brother said. “We were never  45  to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know  46   we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a（n）  47  to serve.”

What I loved most was  48  my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his mistake into  49  energy to help others even in a negative situation, which could only come from a calm mind and an open  50  .

1.A. bridge         B. freeway      C. wall         D. river

2.A. away           B. down         C. over         D. back

3.A. Amazedly       B. Worriedly    C. Unwillingly D. Happily

4.A. attacked       B. annoyed      C. survived     D. suspected

5.A. charge         B. price        C. value        D. waste

6.A. left           B. moved        C. pushed       D. pulled

7.A. find           B. complain    C. phone        D. scold

8.A. put forward    B. figure out   C. get across   D. set aside

9.A. advice         B. help         C. money        D. oil

10.A. change            B. check        C. repair       D. carry

11.A. pleasant      B. terrible    C. memorable    D. busy

12.A. accident      B. debate       C. sale         D. show

13.A. encouraging  B. teaching    C. thanking     D. troubling

14.A. damaged       B. defeated    C. neglected    D. stuck

15.A. allowed       B. forced       C. supposed     D. welcomed

16.A. that          B. what         C. how          D. why

17.A. business      B. failure      C. opportunity D. success

18.A. watching      B. helping      C. asking       D. thanking

19.A. usual         B. natural      C. positive     D. special

20.A. head          B. heart        C. stage        D. view

 

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us      chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell    . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I     the countryside for some place I could rent for the     possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road    the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was       , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and      a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me,      slowly, they started teaching me the      of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began     to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a       American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of        .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were        for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.          on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my        with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into       . I saw many people were having a really hard time,         their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to        a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in         if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about       we can all get by together.

1.A. equally       B. separately              C. violently                      D. naturally

2.A. off                  B.  over                     C. apart                       D. out

3.A. searched                B. left                                 C. toured                D. crossed

4.A. cheapest       B. largest                     C. fairest                  D. fullest

5.A. at                    B. through               C. over                       D. round

6.A. occupied             B. abandoned            C. emptied                      D. robbed

7.A. turned          B. approached                   C. cut                       D. cleared

8.A. but                 B. although                       C. otherwise                    D. for

9.A. benefit              B. lesson                  C. nature                D. art

10.A. looking         B. staying                        C. swinging                      D. turning

11.A. wild            B. real                   C. different                     D. remote

12.A. neighborliness B. happiness                    C. friendliness       D. kindness

13.A. unique        B. expensive                    C. rare                  D. necessary

14.A. Down        B. Up                   C. Deep                   D. Along

15.A. cooperation          B. relationships                  C. satisfaction            D. appointments

16.A. reality         B. society                        C. town                  D. life

17.A. creating                B. losing                 C. quitting                        D. offering

18.A. put in          B. turn in                        C. take in                        D. get in

19.A. yards          B. shelters                      C. camps                         D. cottages

20.A. when          B. what                 C. whether                      D. how

 

If we hadn’t _________ energy, we would have won the match.

A. run out      B. used up          C. let out         D. carried out