第二节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat．On the way, I saw a busker （卖艺人）．This wasn't something out of the   36 ; there was always someone   37  enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch．
As I walked past him, holding some   38  in my hand, I   39  to myself that he was only going to use the money to   40  his addiction to drugs or alcohol．He looked   41  that type —young and ragged．Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself．What was I going to   42  the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate．I realized I had no  43  to place myself above him   44  because he was busking．
I   45  and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me．I watched for a while．As selfish as it sounds, I expected something   46  to come from that moment．I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,   47  nothing happened．So then I smiled and walked off,   48  why I did things like that just now．It was a waste of money．
At the   49  of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up．I   50  him pick up the hat and   51  the money into a small plastic bag．Then he walked over to a cafe counter and  52  the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal （募捐）．
He was busking for charity．I realized just how   53  I had been．I now donate any   54  I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day．You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of   55 ．
36．A．extraordinary    B．special                C．outstanding      D．ordinary
37．A．handsome        B．smart             C．foolish             D．capable
38．A．food              B．notes              C．checks                D．coins
39．A．thought           B．came              C．left                D．smiled
40．A．give              B．feed              C．catch               D．bring
41．A．like                B．at                  C．for                   D．after
42．A．cost              B．spend               C．waste             D．pay
43．A．choice            B．power              C．right               D．ability
44．A．even               B．hardly                C．almost              D．just
45．A．stopped           B．walked             C．hurried             D．left
46．A．fewer              B．less                  C．more                D．worse
47．A．but                 B．or                 C．and                D．so
48．A．finding           B．wondering           C．forgetting           D．losing
49．A．beginning        B．end                  C．time                D．middle
50．A．heard              B．forced              C．asked             D．watched
51．A．keep                B．take                   C．empty               D．make
52．A．poured                B．lent                     C．entered                D．threw
53．A．brave                  B．selfish                 C．foolish                D．wise
54．A．clothes                B．food                   C．change                D．money
55．A．thanking             B．getting                C．taking                 D．Giving

第二节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat．On the way, I saw a busker （卖艺人）．This wasn't something out of the   36 ; there was always someone   37   enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch．

       As I walked past him, holding some   38   in my hand, I   39   to myself that he was only going to use the money to   40   his addiction to drugs or alcohol．He looked   41   that type —young and ragged．Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself．What was I going to   42   the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate．I realized I had no   43   to place myself above him   44   because he was busking．

       I   45   and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me．I watched for a while．As selfish as it sounds, I expected something   46   to come from that moment．I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,   47   nothing happened．So then I smiled and walked off,   48   why I did things like that just now．It was a waste of money．

       At the   49   of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up．I   50   him pick up the hat and   51   the money into a small plastic bag．Then he walked over to a cafe counter and   52   the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal （募捐）．

       He was busking for charity．I realized just how   53   I had been．I now donate any   54   I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day．You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of   55 ．

36．A．extraordinary         B．special     C．outstanding          D．ordinary

37．A．handsome    B．smart           C．foolish          D．capable

38．A．food            B．notes           C．checks     D．coins

39．A．thought        B．came           C．left       D．smiled

40．A．give            B．feed            C．catch      D．bring

41．A．like     B．at        C．for  D．after

42．A．cost           B．spend     C．waste           D．pay

43．A．choice         B．power   C．right      D．ability

44．A．even      B．hardly      C．almost     D．just

45．A．stopped        B．walked    C．hurried    D．left

46．A．fewer           B．less        C．more       D．worse

47．A．but        B．or        C．and       D．so

48．A．finding         B．wondering       C．forgetting        D．losing

49．A．beginning      B．end        C．time      D．middle

50．A．heard           B．forced   C．asked           D．watched

51．A．keep      B．take C．empty     D．make

52．A．poured     B．lent   C．entered     D．threw

53．A．brave       B．selfish      C．foolish      D．wise

54．A．clothes     B．food  C．change      D．money

55．A．thanking  B．getting      C．taking       D．Giving

 Dear Jack，

    Thank you for your congratulations，my congratulations to you! I remember Margaret Field very well―the girl with that wonderful red hair and those beautiful eyes.  She was the most popular girl in our college. You’re a very lucky fellow and I'm sure you’11 be very happy with her.

    Brenda and I are very lucky，too. Her father gave us this house as a wedding present，so we don't have to pay rent. The house and furniture are insured already，so I can’t help you by giving you that kind of business. I wish I'd known earlier that you were in the insurance business. I'd certainly have asked you to give me a policy for the house and its contents.

    I'm rather doubtful about the value of life insurance. It’s my duty，I know，to see that there will be money for my wife，and later on for the children，in the event of my early death. But I feel that it's wiser to put my money into the shares of good business companies. You say I can get a policy that will provide 50，000 when I'm 65. Yes，but that time is nearly forty years away，and what will 50，000 be worth then?The real value of money has been going down and prices go up a little every year，perhaps only 4％or 5％，but the movement is always up，never down. 50，000 in fifty years from now may be worth only two―thirds or even a half of what it is worth today. Now if I put my savings into the shares of the big oil companies，or aircraft manufacturers，the value of the shares will go up with the rise in costs and prices. So the real value of my money would remain about the same，wouldn’t it?I know your answer. You’ll say that your life insurance policy provides against my possible death. I've got to balance that possibility against the almost certain fall in the value of money?

    I'd very much like you to meet Brenda. Can you come for a weekend some time?What about next Saturday?If you can manage it，please let me know which train you’re coming by，and I’ll meet you at the station. We can have a talk about life insurance and perhaps you’ll succeed in making me see that life insurance is a good thing.

                                                             Yours sincerely，

                                                                   Fred

64. We can infer from the passage that              .

    A. Margaret is Fred’s wife

    B. Jack is a customer of Fred

    C. Brenda is familiar to Margaret

    D. Jack，Fred and Margaret once studied in the same college

65. The underlined sentence”In the event of my early death”can be replaced by         .

    A. when I should die young         B. if I should die young

    C. after I should die young          D. before I should die young

66. Which word can be used to describe Fred according to the passage?

    A. Narrow-minded.   B. Short-sighted.     C. Ambitious.    D. Practical.

67. This is a letter of        .

    A. refusing          B. inquiring          C. complaining    D. negotiating

Dear Jack，

    Thank you for your congratulations，my congratulations to you! I remember Margaret Field very well—the girl with that wonderful red hair and those beautiful eyes．She was the most popular girl in our college．You’re a very lucky fellow and I'm sure you’11 be very happy with her．

    Brenda and I are very lucky，too．Her father gave us this house as a wedding present，so we

don't have to pay rent．The house and furniture are insured already，so I can’t help you by giving you that kind of business．I wish I'd known earlier that you were in the insurance business．I'd

certainly have asked you to give me a policy for the house and its contents．

    I'm rather doubtful about the value of life insurance．It’s my duty，I know，to see that there will be money for my wife，and later on for the children，in the event of my early death．But I feel that it's wiser to put my money into the shares of good business companies．You say I can get policy that will provide 50，000 when I'm 65．Yes，but that time is nearly forty years away，and what will 50，000 be worth then? The real value of money has been going down and prices go up a little every year，perhaps only 4％or 5％，but the movement is always up，never down．50，000 in fifty years from now may be worth only two—thirds or even a half of what it is worth today．Now if I put my savings into the shares of the big oil companies，or aircraft manufacturers，the value of the shares will go up with the rise in costs and prices．So the real value of my money would remain about the same，wouldn’t it? I know your answer．You’ll say that your life insurance policy provides against my possible death．I've got to balance that possibility against the almost certain fall in the value of money·

    I'd very much like you to meet Brenda．Can you come for a weekend some time? What about next Saturday? If you can manage it，please let me know which train you’re coming by，and I’ll meet you at the station．We can have a talk about life insurance and perhaps you’ll succeed in making me see that life insurance is a good thing．

                                                             Yours sincerely，

                                                                   Fred

1．We can infer from the passage that              ．

    A．Margaret is Fred’s wife

    B．Jack is a customer of Fred

    C．Brenda is familiar to Margaret

    D．Jack，Fred and Margaret once studied in the same college

2．The underlined sentence” In the event of my early death” can be replaced by      

    A．when I should die young         B．if I should die young

    C．after I should die young          D．before I should die young

3．Which word can be used to describe Fred according to the passage?

    A．Narrow-minded．  B．Short-sighted．    C．Ambitious．   D．Practical．

4．This is a letter of        ．

    A．refusing  B．inquiring（询问） C．complaining    D． negotiating（协商）

Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.

    The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”

Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”

1. Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A. by mistake    B. to see another thief    C. as a thief    D. on business

2.Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A. Because Tom lied to him

B. Because Tom was only a student.

C. Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D. Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

3.From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A. He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B. He must have been taught while stealing

C. He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D. He would never be out of prison again

4.Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A. his lessons

B. how to be a famous man

C. stealing something worth a lot

D. the plan to steal from a bank

5.. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A. he was afraid of being put into prison

B. he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C. he wanted to be a good student

D. he did not believe in the older man