第一节　 语音知识。(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. language 　　　　　　 A. recommend　 　　 B. control　 　 　C. strange　　　　 D. twinkle

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eyes: Queen City Casket Company.

“What is it?” I wondered. I 36 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 　37 . Immediately my mind traveled 　38 many years.

　 I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of 　39 on my shoulder. On my rounds that day, I came to that company finally,

whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 40　 they wanted any magazines.

　 Shaking off the 　41 　like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he 42 　me over to the fireplace. Noticing the 43 　in the top of my shoe，he said. “Come with me!”

Pulling me into his pick-up 44 , he pulled to a stop before a 　45 　store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 　46 seen. I 　47 about 100 feet tall when I stood up 　48 　them. “We’d like a pair of new 49 too.” Mr Rader said.

　 Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 　50　 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 　51 　eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to　 52　 I love you.” I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a hope that somehow things would be 　53 . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, 54 　and love，and that would always make a 　55 .

35. --- How were things going that day?

---We were really tired out. We ________ 10 hours before we got to the village.

A. had walked　　 B. were walking　　 C. walked　　 D. have walked