Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his  36  was very poor, so he had to work in his  37  time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his  38  . In spite of this, he  39  to get to the university. But it was so  40  to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the  41  time so as to earn  42  money for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and  43  in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often  44  him do all the serving.

In the hospital, on the other hand, he was,  45  , allowed to do the  46  jobs, like helping to lift  47  and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.

One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the  48  room. The woman  49  to be one of his  50  who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling  51  at the thought of the operation  52  he came to get her. And when she  53  Dick, it seemed to her  54  that nearly finished her.

“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she  55  her eyes painfully.

1. A. home         B. house          C. family          D. village

2. A. spare         B. rest            C. active           D. lunch

3.. A. toys          B. education       C. school           D. clothes

4. A. managed     B. tried           C. failed           D. wasn’t able

5. A. free          B. hard           C. easy             D. expensive

6.. A. other         B. last            C. different          D. same

7. A. enough       B. much           C. a little           D. most

8. A. the others      B. another         C. others           D. other

9. A. didn’t have    B. helped         C. let               D. begged

10.A. in all        B. actually        C. of course          D. sometimes

11.. A. light         B. simplest        C. difficult           D. different[来

12. A. doctors       B. knives         C.  tools            D. people

13. A. living         B. sitting        C. operating          D. waiting

14.A. happened   B. hated         C. seemed            D. remembered

15.. A. neighbours    B. teachers       C. friends           D. customers

16. A. unhappy      B. sad           C. surprised          D. frightened

17. A. before        B. after           C. until              D. for

18. A. spoke to      B. told            C. saw               D. refused

19. A. as if         B. even if           C. what if            D. if only

20.. A. started       B. glared           C. opened            D. shut

When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My   36  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   37  . All day I   38   on the sands（沙滩） with strange   39   children. We made houses and gardens, and   40   the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we   41  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the   42   seemed to shine always brightly   43  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44   ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   45 in one’s pockets or good places where we could   46   ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   47   is much the same as it was. I   48   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   49   beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   50   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   51  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   52   what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   53  . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   54   who make houses and gardens with sands, 55  watch the incoming tide…

1.

A. teacher         B. parents   C. nurse           D. younger sister

2.

A. sea            B. lake     C. mountain        D. river

3.

  A. played         B. slept     C. sat             D. stood

4.

  A. moving        B. excited    C. angry         D. nervous

5.

A. made         B. brought    C. watched      D. heard

6.

 A. rolled         B. looked   C. turned       D. climbed

7.

  A. light          B. sun      C. moon       D. lamp

8.

A. and           B. yet      C. but        D. or

9.

A. exploring     B. examining   C. repairing     D. measuring

10.

A. sweets       B. sand       C. ice-creams   D. money

11.

 A. make        B. sell       C. buy          D. offer

12.

 A. house        B. holiday   C. garden          D. tide

13.

A. hardly        B. almost    C. still           D. perhaps

14.

 A. waves         B. wind   C. hands        D. feet

15.

 A. destroy        B. fix     C. use             D. build

16.

A. But          B. However   C. Otherwise       D. Besides

17.

 A. wonder        B. feel    C. understand    D. believe

18.

A. strong          B. weak   C. young         D. old

19.

A. children       B. boys   C. girls           D. grown-ups

20.

 A. that        B. which      C. whom           D. who

第三节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 22  . All day, I seem to remember, I  23   on the sands with strange   24  children. We made houses and gardens, and  25   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we  26  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the  27   seemed to shine always brightly  28  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 30   in one’s pockets or good places where one could  31   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  32   is much the same as it was. I  33  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of  34  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to  35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I  37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am  38  . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about  39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves  40   on too many ices…
21. A. teacher      B. parents      C. nurse           D. younger sister
22. A. sea         B. lake         C. mountain       D. river
23. A. played      B. slept         C. sat            D. stood
24. A. moving     B. exciting      C. anxious         D. nervous
25. A. made       B. brought       C. watched        D. heard
26. A. rolled       B. jumped       C. turned         D. climbed
27. A. light        B. sun          C. moon          D. lamp
28. A. and         B. yet          C. but            D. or
29. A. exploring    B. examining    C. repairing        D. measuring
30. A. sweets      B. sand         C. ice-creams      D. money
31. A. make       B. sell          C. buy           D. offer
32. A. house       B. holiday       C. garden         D. tide
33. A. hardly      B. almost        C. still            D. perhaps
34. A. waves      B. tides         C. hands           D. feet
35. A. destroy     B. fix           C. use           D. build
36. A. But        B. However      C. Otherwise      D. Besides
37. A. wonder     B. feel          C. understand      D. believe
38. A. strong      B. weak         C. young         D. old
39. A. children    B. boys          C. girls           D. grown-ups
40. A. happy      B. tired          C. sad            D. Sick

选编（十八）

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had  1  finding the keyhole. When I  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was  4  installed... but no switch! 

Not discouraged easily, I remembered  5  a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage  6  in the day. I found the bed in the  7  and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing  8 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the  9  to find another lamp. So I  10  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around  11  I found a desk lamp which actually  12 !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world  13  be and how   necessary light is! But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people --the light of  15  and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in  17   of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is  19  a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to  20  the light of one small candle.

1. A. confidence      B. respect             C. adimiration      D. difficulty

2. A. managed             B. failed              C. wished             D. meant

3. A. touched               B. felt                  C. sensed             D. looked

4. A. already                   B. never               C. still                D. once

5. A. equiping             B. producing        C. spotting           D. removing

6. A. later                   B. earlier             C. lower              D. upper

7. A. light              B. dark               C. room               D. corner

8. A. happened            B. operated          C. fired               D. developed

9. A. machine              B. street               C. room              D. car

10. A. wound              B. forced             C. made               D. lost

11. A. after                  B. until                    C. while                      D. since

12. A. helped               B. affected                 C. worked            D. inspired

13. A. can                   B. shall                    C. will                D. must

14. A. mental              B. psychological     C. electrical         D. physical

15. A. existence           B. love                       C. truth               D. wisdom

16. A. lonely               B. colourful          C. friendly            D. complex

17. A. short                B. favour            C. face                D. need

18. A. make                       B. offer                   C. take                D. contribute

19. A. not more than    B. other than        C. no more than    D. rather than

20. A. put out              B. give out           C. get over                 D. set up

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good    36    to help us pull through.

I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to    37    a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting    38   , I decided that I had to make a jump myself    39   . Unluckily, I’m not good at any    40   , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.

My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a    41   . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s    42    included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n)   43 . For this, I had to wait until the following    44   .

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.    45   , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was    46    to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon    47   . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a    48    from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute    49   after I jumped.

“Get    50   , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to    51   , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

“Jump!” Harry called    52   . “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick    53   . My big parachute had opened! It was the best    54    I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was    55   .

1. A. way              B. chance                            C. idea                         D. value

2. A. tell                B. write                        C. read                         D. copy

3. A. film              B. poem                       C. story                        D. program

4. A. secretly         B. instead                            C. finally                      D. first

5. A. sport             B. driving                     C. lesson                      D. drawing

6. A. try                B. hand                        C. gift                          D. suggestion

7. A. jumping        B. journey                    C. training                    D. entertainment

8. A. tree               B. tower                       C. building                   D. airplane

9. A. week             B. month                      C. evening                    D. morning

10.A. Besides         B. Once                        C. There                       D. However

11.A. asked            B. invited                            C. forced                      D. taught

12.A. slowing        B. climbing                  C. landing                    D. filling

13.A. belt                     B. steel                         C. line                          D. seat

14.A. light             B. broken                            C. fixed                        D. open

15.A. ready           B. up                           C. on                           D. away

16.A. cry               B. rest                          C. laugh                       D. lie

17.A. softly           B. loudly                      C. nervously                 D. excitedly

18.A. comfort        B. wind                        C. pull                         D. push

19.A. failure          B. experience                C. competition                     D. danger

20.A. tiring           B. shocking                  C. true                         D. fun