The soldier stood there ___ , except that his lips moved a little as if he was saying to himself.

A. still   B. till    C. until     D. untill

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a giant grandfather clock．Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one．The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient．And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me．I watched and listened to it during meals．Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's routine．He wound (上发条) that clock with a special key carefully each day．That key was magic to me．It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming．I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock．He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too little．He never let that clock wind down and stop．He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key．I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family routine．
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!
"Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down."
The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room．The clock stood there quiet．It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key．The old house was quiet．No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the clock — all was still．I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door．All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes．He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood, lost in the moment for a long time．Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock．It came back to life．Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my heart．In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.
1．Why does the writer say the table was always spreading with food containing love as the main ingredient?
A．The food was delicious and tasty.
B．The meal was made by his dear grandparents
C．The whole family talked about the love of each other over meals.
D．Four generations lived joyfully and harmoniously to become one.
2．By describing Grandfather’s routine in detail in the 2nd paragraph, the writer expresses___________.
A．It’s troublesome to make the clock work.
B．It’s a fantastic thing to play with the clock.
C．He greatly misses his late grandfather
D．His grandfather had a preference for the clock.
3．What kinds of mood are shown in the essay?
A．Sad and hopeful                B．desperate and hopeful
C．Heart-broken and hopeless       D．cheerful and hopeful

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

    A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   21   in the path a pair of old shoes, which they   22   belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.

The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a   23  : we will hide his shoes and wait to see his   24   when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the   25   of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure   26   the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   27   the discovery affects him.”

The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.

The poor man soon finished his work, and came   28   the field to the path where he had left his shoes. While   29   his foot into one of his shoes, he   30   something hard,   31   he bent down and found the coin. Astonishment and   32   were seen upon his face. He then looked around himself on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   33   on finding the other coin. His feelings   34   him; he fell upon his   35  , looked up to heaven and thanked God aloud.

The student stood there   36   affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better   37   than if you had played your   38   trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the   39   of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to   40   than to receive.”

1.A. sitting         B. lying      C. hiding   D. laying

2.A. imagined    B. expected       C. supposed      D. recognized

3.A. trick   B. role       C. part       D. game

4.A. impatience         B. puzzlement   C. pity        D. disappointment

5.A. expense     B. risk        C. need     D. poverty

6.A. in reply to  B. in response to       C. by means of  D. by way of

7.A. why   B. when    C. where   D. how

8.A. across         B. around C. through         D. towards

9.A. rising B. rushing C. slipping D. sliding

10.A. found       B. noticed C. kicked   D. felt

11.A. but  B. so C. as D. for

12.A. wonder    B. admiration    C. guilt       D. anxiety

13.A. advanced          B. improved      C. progressed   D. doubled

14.A. grasped   B. overcame      C. inspired         D. sank

15.A. knees       B. hands    C. feet       D. legs

16.A. generally B. fairly     C. deeply  D. naturally

17.A. excited    B. satisfied         C. touched         D. pleased

18.A. intended B. required        C. wanted D. interested

19.A. fact  B. truth     C. reality   D. faith

20.A. reward        B. win                C.give                 D. send

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 

Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___36____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____37___ a present.

   “You’ve got ___38____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___39____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___40____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___41____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __42____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___43____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____44____ frost that comes from God knows where. __45___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___46___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.

   ___47___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____48____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.

   “___49____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____50____ suits your own taste.”

   Since then pickles of our own ____51_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____52____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.

   ____53___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___54____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____55___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.

A. on           B. about        C. for            D. of

.A. since         B. because      C. as             D. for

A. everything    B. something     C. nothing        D. anything

A. everything    B. something     C. nothing        D. anything

A. murderers     B. thieves       C. actors          D. strangers

A. out           B. out of        C. into           D. along

A. sing          B. dance         C. plays         D. act

A. writing        B. written        C. read         D. reading

A. full           B. filled of       C. filled with     D. full with

A. As            B. But           C. Because      D. Though

A. no one        B. none          C. neither        D. either

A. On           B. In             C. During       D. Of

A. took          B. brought        C. fetched       D. carried

A. Do           B. Cook          C. Make         D. Prepare

A. what         B. /               C. that          D. as

A. smell         B. sound          C. feel           D. taste

A. to go with     B. went with      C. to drink         D. drinking

A. But          B. So             C. And           D. Or

A. pot          B. TV set           C. radio          D. shelf

.A. ordinary      B. usual           C. every day       D. everyday

Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___1____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____2___ a present.

   “You’ve got ___3____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___4____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___5____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___6____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __7____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___8____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____9____ frost that comes from God knows where. __10___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___11___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.

   ___12___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____13____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.

   “___14____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____15____ suits your own taste.”

   Since then pickles of our own ____16_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____17____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.

   ____18___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___19____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____20___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.

1.A. on           B. about        C. for         D. of

2.A. since         B. because      C. as          D. for

3.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

4.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

5.A. murderers     B. thieves       C. actors       D. strangers

6.A. out           B. out of        C. into        D. along

7.A. sing          B. dance         C. plays      D. act

8.A. writing        B. written        C. read       D. reading

9.A. full           B. filled of       C. filled with    D. full with

10.A. As            B. But           C. Because      D. Though

11.A. no one        B. none          C. neither        D. either

12.A. On           B. In             C. During       D. Of

13.A. took          B. brought        C. fetched       D. carried

14.A. Do           B. Cook          C. Make         D. Prepare

15.A. what         B. /               C. that          D. as

16.A. smell         B. sound          C. feel           D. taste

17.A. to go with     B. went with    C. to drink     D. drinking

18.A. But          B. So             C. And           D. Or

19.A. pot          B. TVset           C. radio          D. shelf

20.A. ordinary      B. usual        C. every day     D. everyday