阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane(棍子) made her way carefully up the steps. She   36   the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37   of the seats, walked down and found the   38   which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   39   a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   40   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   41   her how to rely on her other  42   specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43   to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44   for her, and save her a seat.

   45  , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   46   on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   48   the bus, the driver said, “Lady, I   49   envy you.” Susan had no   50   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52   week, a fine-looking gentleman   53   a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus. He   55   you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

A. thanked                B. asked                      C. discovered         D. paid

A. location                B. shape                      C. size                  D. cost

A. ticket                    B. bus                         C. seat                   D. bag

A. according to           B. instead of               C. thanks to           D. due to

A. anger                   B. darkness                 C. happiness          D. light

A. asked                   B. encouraged              C. taught               D. praised

A. feelings                B. sights                      C. senses                      D. abilities

A. how                     B. when                   C. where                      D. who

A. make out               B. watch out            C. find out                    D. work out

A. Finally                  B. Luckily                C. However           D. Besides

A. visit                    B. trip                              C. bus                   D. work

A. opposite               B. separate                   C. difficult                   D. usual

A. getting on             B. getting in             C. getting off         D. getting up

A. must                     B. may                       C. will                         D. do

A. idea                             B. opinion                C. way                         D. thought

A. want                   B. mean                       C. say                          D. suggest

A. next                            B. old                   C. past                  D. following

A. by                              B. on                    C. with                 D. in

A. searching               B. watching              C. calling              D. noticing

A. looks out               B. takes up               C. believes in        D. makes sure

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps.She __36__ the driver and，using her hands to feel the __37__ of the seats，walked down and found the __38__ which the driver had told her was empty.Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan,34，__39__ a medical misdiagnosis (误诊)，was suddenly thrown into a world of __40__.Mark，her husband，was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart.He __41__ her how to rely on her other __42__，specifically her hearing，to determine where she was and __43__ to adapt herself to the new environment.He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could __44__ for her，and save her a seat.

__45__，Susan decided that she was ready to try the __46__ on her own.Monday morning，she said good－bye and for the first time，they went their __47__ ways.

On Friday morning，Susan took the bus to work as usual.As she was __48__ the bus，the driver said，“Boy，I __49__ envy you.” Susan had no __50__ what the driver was talking about，and asked，“What do you __51__？”

The driver answered，“You know，every morning for the __52__ week，a fine－looking gentleman __53__ a military uniform has been standing across the corner __54__ you as you get off the bus.He __55__ you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building.You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

1.A.thanked          B．asked           C．discovered       D．paid

2.A.location           B．shape           C．size               D．cost

3.A.ticket           B．bus               C．seat              D．bag

4.A.according to    B．instead of         C．thanks to          D．due to

5.A.anger           B．darkness          C．happiness        D．light

6.A.asked           B．encouraged      C.  taught        D．praised

7.A.feelings          B．sights           C．senses         D．abilities

8.A.how              B．when            C．where          D．who

9.A.make out         B．watch out        C．find out          D．work out

10.A.Finally    B．Luckily    C．However          D．Besides

11.A.visit            B．trip               C．bus               D．work

12.A.opposite        B．separate        C．difficult           D．usual

13.A.getting on     B．getting in         C．getting off        D．getting up

14.A.must            B．may              C．will                D．do

15.A.idea             B．opinion        C．way         D．thought

16.A.want            B．mean           C．say                D．suggest

17.A.next           B．old          C．past              D．following

18.A.by               B．on                C．with              D．in

19.A.searching      B．watching          C．calling             D．noticing

20.A.looks out        B．takes up          C．believes in        D．makes sure

 

Having a son as a woman who has only really been around women can be a strange experience. I sometimes tell my husband that raising our 3-year-old boy     someone dropped me off on another planet where I didn’t know the  _   and had no map.

   My son makes me laugh like no other, but his desires and interests sometimes do feel as  _   to me as another galaxy(银河系). He has taught me so much about the bigger man in my life (my husband) and even more about  _   in general.

   When I get mad at my husband now, I look at our son and  _   . He was once as sweet and precious as my son, even if he is so  _   now.

My mother-in-law’s attitude used to be confusing to me, but now I kind of  _   it. I love my son violently. If some woman ever  _   him, she’d be punished for that.

    _   my daughter can’t find something, she searches. But my son is  _   calling, “Mommy! Daddy! Where is my toy?” It’s so much like my husband. He will also spend 0.1 seconds  _   before calling out to me and  _   where the butter, cheese, or coat is. My son has taught me it’s a male thing. _   , that doesn’t mean I won’t break of it. I  _   will. Isn’t that what all moms say?

My husband showers every day on most  _   days. But on the weekends or on vacation? Forget it. Now I understand that. My son hates bath time and  _   the whole time. I have to fight with him and reward him to get  _   .

   Nothing is sweeter for a mom than her baby boy. My son and daughter are equally _   to me, but in a different way. He tells me he loves me and how  _   I am. I wish I could bottle that sweetness and  _   it for the teen years.

1.A. feels like       B. competes with       C. contributes to    D. turns out

2.A. connection      B. movement          C. language        D. change

3.A. risky          B. mild                C. foreign         D. classic

4.A. interests       B. planets              C. kids            D. men

5.A. stop          B. grow                C. rise            D. burst

6.A. exciting       B. confusing            C. touching        D. annoying

7.A. set            B. get                 C. make          D. take

8.A. approaches      B. hurts               C. ignores        D. persuades

9.A. Before         B. Because             C. If             D. Unless

10.A. sincerely       B. immediately          C. fortunately     D. obviously

11.A. guessing       B. imagining            C. wondering      D. looking

12.A. thinking       B. telling               C. asking          D. debating

13.A. However       B. Moreover             C. Otherwise      D. Therefore

14.A. finally         B. probably             C. mainly          D. definitely

15.A. cold           B. rainy                C. meeting         D. working

16.A. laughs         B. screams              C. talks            D. sings

17.A. weak          B. tight                 C. clean           D. clever

18.A. close          B. welcome              C. strange         D. similar

19.A. regretful       B. beautiful              C. skillful          D. shameful

20.A. remind         B. exchange             C. save           D. appreciate

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of  the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

A. cleaned       B. covered     C. counted   D. checked

A. How         B. Why        C. Who      D. What

A. amount      B. part         C. sum       D. rest

A. brave       B. hard         C. smart      D. unfair

A. point       B. reason        C. result      D. right

A. split        B. spend       C. spare        D. save

A. borrow     B. earn         C. raise        D. collect

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

A. decisions   B. experience   C. opinions      D. knowledge

A. beginning  B. introduction   C. requirement   D. opening

A. similarity  B. quality        C. suitability    D. variety

A. brand     B. number        C. size         D. type

A. effort     B. pressure       C. money        D. trouble

A. all        B. enough       C. much         D. some

A. finally    B. instantly       C. normally       D. regularly

A. gave      B. left           C. took           D. wasted

A. patiently    B. proudly      C. silently        D. tiredly

A. applying     B. asking      C. looking        D. working

A. since         B. if        C. than           D. though

A. deserved     B. benefited  C. achieved        D. learned

  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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous.   36   Mr. Larchmont refused to   37   his request? Andrew had   38   so hard in the last 18 months.  39  , he deserved a wage increase.

The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak   40  . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the   41   to approach his superior. To his   42   and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a   43  !

Andrew arrived home that evening,   44   their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal   45   his favorite dishes. Immediately he   46   someone from the office had tipped her off!

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered   47  . It was from his wife, which read: “  48  , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so   49   of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   50   how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen   51   he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you   52   you didn’t get the increase.”

Tears   53   in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not   54   upon his success at work.

The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us   55   our success or failure.

1.A. What about     B. How come     C. How about            D. What if

2. A. grant         B. admit            C. submit               D. guarantee

3. A. managed       B. studied      C. worked           D. conducted

4.A. Finally            B. Absolutely       C. Successfully     D. Effectively

5. A. for the weight    B. at the knees     C. in the heart         D. for the leg

6. A. thoughts      B. force            C. strength         D. courage

7.A. shock          B. enjoyment        C. delight              D. amazement

8. A. praise            B. award            C. reward               D. raise

9.A. to find            B. to appreciate    C. to notice            D. to decorate

10.A. as                B. through      C. including            D. for

11.A. understood        B. recognized       C. figured          D. predicted

12. A. letter           B. note         C. envelope         D. mail

13.A. Best wishes       B. Good news        C. Congratulations      D. Wonderful job

14. A. cool         B. admirable        C. cheerful         D. proud

15. A. call on          B. reflect on       C. feed back            D. remind of

16. A. while            B. before           C. until                D. when

17. A. as though        B. even though  C. whether          D. unless

18. A. welled up        B. flowed over      C. rushed out           D. streamed down

19.A. qualified     B. restricted       C. conditional          D. concerned

20. A. despite          B. without      C. either               D. regardless of