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　　VISIT SWANSEA ZOO!
　　Come and see the African elephants and the new tigers from India. The Arctic bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Zaire are waiting to throw things at you. The hyenas (a flesh-eating animal, like a wolf, with a howl that sounds like wild laughter) from Tanzania are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
　　Tickets
　　Adult: $1.20
　　Children: Over 12: 80 cent
　　 Under 12 : Free
　　Opening Time: 9: 00a. m. ~4: 00p. m.
　　Except Fridays: 10: 00a. m. ~3: 00p. m.
　　KEEP THE ZOO CLEAN!
　　DO NOT FEED,TOUCH OR GO NEAR THE ANIMALS!
【小题1】If you want to visit the Swansea Zoo, what is the best time to go there?

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21   along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22  . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight 　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33  .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 　34　to decide whether they had happened to 　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 　38　he could turn around, then 　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

A．playing　   B．boating　　     C．fishing　　　　      D．walking

A．failure　       B．success　  C．disappointment D．interest

A．quarreled　 B．argued　      C．reasoned　      D．shouted

A．remaining　 B．staying　　     C．keeping　　    D．leaving

A．starting off　B．running out　   C．sending away　       D．giving up

A．winding 　 B．widening　       C．leading　　　  D．blocking

A．grassed 　　B．wooded　　　 C．iced　　　　   D．snowed

A．trunks　　　B．shadow　　     C．shade　　　　 D．shape

A．hat　　　　B．umbrella　 C．sheet　　　     D．overcoat

A．foggy　　 B．late　 　  C．early　　 D．rainy

A．almost 　　B．already　　     C．only　　　      D．fairly

A．escaped　　B．lost　 　　　C．gone　　　       D．missed

A．body　　　B．trap　 　　　 C．pile　　　　   D．stream

A．talking 　　B．hoping 　　 C．wanting　　    D．trying

A．come across B．turn out　　  C．bring about　   D．make up

A．loudly　　　B．quietly　　  C．quickly　　　  D．slowly

A．everybody　 B．somebody　　C．anybody　　　 D．nobody

A．until　　　 B．before　　　  C．after　　　    D．when

A．turned 　　 B．ran　　　　　C．headed　　　 D．walked

A．expected　　B．hoped 　　 　C．wished　　　  D．prayed

第二节　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。

　　One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 　31　. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 　32　.”

　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 　33　. It was full of scars, it had places 　34　 pieces had been removed and other pieces 　35　 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 　36　 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed. “ 　37　 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 　38　 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 　39　 represents a person 　40　 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 　41　 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 　42　 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 　43　.

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 　44　, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　45　 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 　46　 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 　47　 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’

　　The young man walked up to the old man, 　48　 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 　49　 it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 　50　, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side.

31．A．ugly          B．perfect      C．beautiful     D．hurt

32．A．mine         B．his          C．theirs          D．ours

33．A．coat         B．appearance    C．face           D．heart

34．A．that        B．which       C．where　      D．whose

35．A．cut           B．set            C．put          D．brought

36．A．smooth       B．rough          C．broken             D．pretty

37．A．Comparing    B．Compared    C．Compare     D．Compares

38．A．looks        B．seems          C．is           D．fits

39．A．one        B．heart       C．piece         D．scar

40．A．on whom           B．in whom      C．with whom    D．to whom

41．A．take          B．give        C．lend        D．pass

42．A．empty         B．full            C．original       D．first

43．A．had           B．gave        C．shared       D．owned

44．A．in           B．away         C．off         D．up

45．A．lot            B．sheet          C．piece       D．pile

46．A．making       B．taking       C．keeping      D．bringing

47．A．keep          B．cut         C．come         D．stay

48．A．carried away  B．reached into    C．took out      D．brought up

49．A．offered      B．took        C．passed      D．served

50．A．fit             B．hit           C．beat           D．set

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
　 假设你是高鹏，是英语系的一名新生，请你就申请助学贷款一事给学校有关部门写封申请信。申请信的内容须包括以下几点：
　　1. 提出申请　　   2. 申请的理由　  　3. 恳请批准

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .
I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.