第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.

　　Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped  ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged  in the great __25__ of the fire.

　　The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

16. A. surely         B. only　　　C. nearly　　 D. exactly

17. A. real　　　　 B. worthy　　 C. modern      D. valuable

18.A. drove　　　  B. flew        C. sailed　　　　D. bicycled

19. A. last          B. first 　　　  C. second　　　D. next

20. A. sold　　　  B. posted　　　  C. brought　　  D. returned

21.A. money　　　 B. price　　     C. cost　 　    D. value

22. A. facts　　　  B. questions　    C. results       D. matters

23. A. accident      B. affair　　    C. incident　　  D. experience

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

25. A. pile　　　　 B. heat　　　 　　C. pressure     D. power

26. A. real　　　 　B. pure　　　 　 C. right　　    D. exact　

27.A. made　　　 B. stole　　       C. copied　 　  D. did

28.A. magazines   B. notices　    C. newspapers　　 D. programmes

29. A. carrying　　B. holding      C. dressing   　 D. wearing　　　 

30. A. dancer　　　 B. woman　　　C. jeweler       D. reader

完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
　　Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.
　　Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped  ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged  in the great __25__ of the fire.
　　The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
　　A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely         B. only　　　C. nearly　　 D. exactly
17. A. real　　　　 B. worthy　　C. modern      D. valuable
18.A. drove　　　  B. flew        C. sailed　　　　D. bicycled
19. A. last          B. first 　　　  C. second　　　D. next
20. A. sold　　　 B. posted　　　 C. brought　　  D. returned
21.A. money　　　B. price　　     C. cost　　   D. value
22. A. facts　　　 B. questions　    C. results       D. matters
23. A. accident      B. affair　　   C. incident　　  D. experience
24. A. so　　　　 B. but　　        C. or　　    D. and
25. A. pile　　　　 B. heat　　　　　C. pressure     D. power
26. A. real　　　　B. pure　　　　C. right　　   D. exact　
27.A. made　　　B. stole　　       C. copied　　 D. did
28.A. magazines   B. notices　    C. newspapers　　 D. programmes
29. A. carrying　　B. holding      C. dressing  　D. wearing　　　 
30. A. dancer　　　B. woman　　　C. jeweler       D. reader

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
　　Years ago a John Hopkin’s professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums（平民窟）. 　31 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 　32 their background and environment. Then predict their 　33 for the future.
　　The students, after 　34 social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data, 　35　that 90 percent of the boy would spend some time in 　36 .
　　Twenty-five years later another group of graduate students was 　37 the job of testing the 　38 . They went back to the same area. Some of the boys— 39 men—were still there，a few had died，some had moved away， 40 they got in touch with 180 of the 　41 200. They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to prison.
　　　42 was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of crime，had such a 43 good record？ The researchers were continually told，“Well，there was a teacher…”
　　They pressed 　44 ，and found that in 75 percent of the 　45 it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher，now living in a home for retired 　46 . How had she had this remarkable influence 　47 that group of children？ Could she give them any reason why these boys 　48 have remembered her？
　　“No，”she said.“No I really couldn’t.”And then, 　49 back over the years，she said musingly，more to herself than to her 　50 ，“I loved those boys…”
31．A．Take 　　　　　　　　B．Elect　　　　　 C．Appoint　　　　 D．Mention
32．A．learn 　　　　　　　 B．inform　　　　　C．study 　　　　　D．describe
33．A．careers　　　　　　　B．statuses 　　　 C．promises 　　　 D．chances
34．A．checking 　　　　　　B．closing 　　　　C．storing 　　　　D．trying
35．A．drew 　　　　　　　　B．concluded 　　　C．decided 　　　　D．confirmed
36．A．hospital 　　　　　　B．prison 　　　　 C．camp 　　　　　 D．court
37．A．offered 　　　　　　 B．provided　　　　C．given 　　　　　D．served
38．A．result 　　　　　　　B．accuracy 　　　 C．effect 　　　　D．prediction
39．A．by then 　　　　　　B．so far 　　　　　C．as usual 　　　D．soon after
40．A．and 　　　　　　　　B．so 　　　　　　　C．but　　　　　　D．then
41．A．exact 　　　　　　　B．considerable 　　C．mere 　　　　　D．original
42．A．What 　　　　　　　 B．When 　　　　　　C．Why 　　　　　　D．Where
43．A．surprisingly　　　　B．relatively 　　　C．similarly 　　　D．undoubtedly
44．A．deeper 　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　 C．higher 　　　　D．wider
45．A．cases 　　　　　　　B．samples　　　　 C．affairs 　　　　D．examples
46．A．workers 　　　　　　B．teachers 　　　　C．professors　　　 D．guards
47．A．against 　　　　　　B．versus 　　　　　C．over 　　　　　　D．through
48．A．would 　　　　　　　B．should 　　　　　C．might 　　　　　D．could
49．A．calling　　　　　　 B．going 　　　　　　C．thinking 　　　D．remembering
50．A．students 　　　　　　B．relatives 　　　　C．roommates　　 D．questioners

It's an annual back-to-school routine．One morning you wave goodbye，and that __1__ evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy．In the race to improve educational standards, __2__ are throwing the books at kids．__3__ elementary school students are complaining of homework __4__．What's a well-meaning parent to do?

　　As hard as __5_ may be，sit back and chill，experts advise．Though you've got to get them to do it，by __6__ too much，or even examining __7__ too carefully，you may keep them __8_ doing it by themselves．"I wouldn't advise a parent to check every __9__ assignment，"says psychologist John Rosemond，author of Ending the Tough Homework．"There's a __10__ of appreciation for trial and error．Let your children __11__ the grade they deserve."

　　Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to re-think their _12__．But "you don't want them to feel it has to be __13__ ，"one teacher says．That's not to say parents should __14__ homework-first，they should monitor how much homework their kids __15__.Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in __16__ four，five，and six is standard，says Rosemond．For junior-high students it should be _17__ more than an hour and a half，and two for high-school students．If your child __18__ has more homework than this，you may want to check other _19__ and then talk to the teacher about __20__ assignments.

1．A．very                     B．exact 　　          C．right                  D．usual

2．A .officials                 B．parents               C．experts               D．schools

3．A .Also                      B．Even 　　          C．Then                 D．However

4．A .tiredness                B．confusion            C．duty                  D．puzzle

5．A．there                   B．we 　　             C．they                  D．it

6．A．giving                  B．teaching 　　      C．helping              D．doing

7．A．questions              B．answers 　　      C．standards            D．rules

8．A．off                       B．without 　　       C．beyond               D．from

9．A．single                   B．piece 　　          C．page                  D．other

10．A．drop                  B．short 　　          C．cut                    D．lack

11．A．acquire               B．earn 　　           C．gather                D．reach

12．A．exercises            B．shortcomings      C．mistakes             D．tests

13．A．perfect               B．better 　　         C．unusual              D．complete

14．A．forget                 B．refuse 　　         C．miss                  D．ignore

15．A．have                  B．prepare 　　       C．make                  D．perform

16．A．classes               B．groups 　　        C．grades                D．terms

17．A．about                 B．not 　　             C．much                D．few

18．A．previously           B．rarely 　　         C．merely                D．consistently

19．A．children             B．teachers 　　      C．parents              D．schools

20．A．finishing             B．lowering 　　     C．reducing             D．declining

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Years ago a John Hopkin’s professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums（平民窟）. 　31 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 　32 their background and environment. Then predict their 　33 for the future.

　　The students, after 　34 social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data, 　35　that 90 percent of the boy would spend some time in 　36 .

　　Twenty-five years later another group of graduate students was 　37 the job of testing the 　38 . They went back to the same area. Some of the boys— 39 men—were still there，a few had died，some had moved away， 40 they got in touch with 180 of the 　41 200. They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to prison.

　　　42 was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of crime，had such a 43 good record？ The researchers were continually told，“Well，there was a teacher…”

　　They pressed 　44 ，and found that in 75 percent of the 　45 it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher，now living in a home for retired 　46 . How had she had this remarkable influence 　47 that group of children？ Could she give them any reason why these boys 　48 have remembered her？

　　“No，”she said.“No I really couldn’t.”And then, 　49 back over the years，she said musingly，more to herself than to her 　50 ，“I loved those boys…”

31．A．Take 　　　　　　　　B．Elect　　　　　 C．Appoint　　　　 D．Mention

32．A．learn 　　　　　　　 B．inform　　　　　C．study 　　　　　D．describe

33．A．careers　　　　　　　B．statuses 　　　 C．promises 　　　 D．chances

34．A．checking 　　　　　　B．closing 　　　　C．storing 　　　　D．trying

35．A．drew 　　　　　　　　B．concluded 　　　C．decided 　　　　D．confirmed

36．A．hospital 　　　　　　B．prison 　　　　 C．camp 　　　　　 D．court

37．A．offered 　　　　　　 B．provided　　　　C．given 　　　　　D．served

38．A．result 　　　　　　　B．accuracy 　　　 C．effect 　　　　D．prediction

39．A．by then 　　　　　　B．so far 　　　　　C．as usual 　　　D．soon after

40．A．and 　　　　　　　　B．so 　　　　　　　C．but　　　　　　D．then

41．A．exact 　　　　　　　B．considerable 　　C．mere 　　　　　D．original

42．A．What 　　　　　　　 B．When 　　　　　　C．Why 　　　　　　D．Where

43．A．surprisingly　　　　B．relatively 　　　C．similarly 　　　D．undoubtedly

44．A．deeper 　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　 C．higher 　　　　D．wider

45．A．cases 　　　　　　　B．samples　　 　　 C．affairs 　　　　D．examples

46．A．workers 　　　　　　B．teachers 　　　　C．professors　　　 D．guards

47．A．against 　　　　　　B．versus 　　　　　C．over 　　　　　　D．through

48．A．would 　　　　　　　B．should 　　　　　C．might 　　　　　D．could

49．A．calling　　　　　　 B．going 　　　　　　C．thinking 　　　D．remembering

50．A．students 　　　　　　B．relatives 　　　　C．roommates　　 D．questioners