It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep   1  sky, where the stars were   2  like white lilies（百合花）on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he threw them on the earth, where a few more   3  people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the   4  . He had already passed sixty of the   5  leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind   6  , his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of   7  .

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the   8  moment when his father placed him at the   9  to the two roads-one leading to a   10  , sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless,  11  poison flowed instead of water and where devils（恶魔）and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.

He saw the   12  fading away in the darkness, and these were the days of his   13  life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the   14  of himself. His regret, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had   15  to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year’s night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him and   16  to God for his good. But he chose the   17  way. With shame and grief he   18  no longer look towards that heaven where his father live. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing   19  , he burst out a cry; “Come back, my   20  days! Come back!”

1．A．grey                     B．blue                    C．black                  D．cloudy

2．A．floating                 B．flashing               C．hanging               D．shining

4．A．house                   B．tomb                   C．church                D．birthplace

5．A．dreams                 B．moments             C．incidents             D．stages

6．A．strange                 B．pale                     C．blank                  D．shallow

7．A．allowances            B．comforts             C．experiences         D．memories

8．A．serious                  B．awful                  C．tough                  D．desperate

9．A．end                       B．entrance              C．origin                  D．base

10．A．lonely                  B．noisy                   C．quiet                   D．peaceful

11．A．which                 B．that                     C．whose                 D．where

12．A．people                 B．lights                   C．stars                   D．clouds

13．A．accustomed         B．rewarded             C．wasted                D．occupied

14．A．symbol                B．fate                     C．future                 D．outcome

15．A．lost their heart      B．devoted their attention                         

       C．made their way    D．given their way

16．A．prayed                B．attached              C．adjusted              D．turned

17．A．ordinary              B．unfamiliar            C．wrong                 D．difficult

18．A．would                 B．could                  C．should                 D．dared

19．A．anxiety                B．effort                  C．patience              D．attempt

20．A．early            B．good             C．old              D．shameful

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第二节 完型填空（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，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He   36   his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were  37   like white lilies （百合花） on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he threw them on the earth, where a few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain destination—the   38  . He had already passed sixty of the   39   leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but error and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind   40  , his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of  41  .

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the   42   moment when his father placed him at the   43   to the two roads-one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,

44  with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs;   45   leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless,  46   poison flowed instead of water and where devils（恶魔） and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.

He saw the lights fading away in the darkness, and these were the days of his   47   life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the  48   of himself. His    49   , which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had   50   to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year's night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him and   51   to God for his good. But he chose the   52

way. With shame and grief he   53   no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and    54   a despairing effort, he   55   out a cry, "Come back, my early days! Come back!"

36. A. closed   B. lifted  C. opened       D. fixed

37. A. floating       B. flashing      C. hanging      D. shining

38. A. house   B. tomb   C. church       D. birthplace

39. A. dreams B. moments    C. incidents    D. stages

40. A. strange B. pale    C. blank  D. shallow

41. A. allowances   B. comforts    C. experiences D. memories

42. A. serious  B. awful  C. tough  D. desperate

43. A. end      B. entrance     C. origin D. base

44. A. mixed   B. occupied    C. satisfied     D. covered

45. A. other    B. the other    C. another      D. one more

46. A. which   B. that     C. whose D. where

47. A. accustomed  B. rewarded    C. wasted       D. pleased

48. A. symbol B. fate     C. future D. outcome

49. A. satisfaction   B. success       C. regret  D. happiness

50. A. lost their heart     B. devoted their attention  C. made their way     D. given their way

51. A. prayed  B. attached     C. adjusted     D. turned

52. A. ordinary      B. unfamiliar  C. wrong D. difficult

53. A. would   B. could  C. should D. dared

54. A. in  B. with    C. for      D. by

55. A. burst    B. gave   C. shouted      D. carried

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
第二节完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was New Year’s night, An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful（悲哀的）eyes towards the deep  36 sky, where the stars were  37 like white lilies(百合花)on
the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more  38 people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the  39 ，He had already passed sixty of the  40  leading to it，and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor，his mind  41 ，his heart sorrowful，and his old age short of  42．
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．and he recalled the  43 moment
when his father placed him at the  44 to the two roads-one leading to a  45 ．sunny place．
covered with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs；the other 1eading to a deep，
dark cave．which was endless． 46 poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(恶魔)and
poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．
He saw the  47  fading away in the darkness．and these were the days of his  48 life；He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared，and this was the  49 of himself．His regret，which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his
childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had  50 to success and were now
honored and happy on this New Year’s night
The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents’
early love for him．They had taught him and  51 to God for his good．But he chose the 52
way．With shame and grief he   53  no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．
His darkened eyes were full of tears，and with a despairing  54  ，he burst out a cry；“Come back，my  55  days!Come back!”
36．A．grey           B,blue           C. black        D. cloudy
37．A．floating         B, flashing       C hanging      D shinning
38．A．purposeless     B purposeful      C hopeful      D hopeless
39．A．house          B tomb         C church        D birthplace
40．A．dreams         B moments      C incidents      D stages
41．A．strange         B pale           C blank        D shallow
42．A．allowances      Bcomforts        C experiences   D  memories
43．A．serious         B awful          C tough         D desperate
44．A．end            B entrance        C origin        D base
45．A.  lonely          B noisy           C quiet        D peaceful
46．A．which          B that             C whose       D where
47．A．people         B lights            C  stars       D clouds
48．A．accustomed     B rewarded         C wasted      D occupied
49．A．symbol          B fate             C future       D outcome
50．A．lost their heart B devoted their attention
C．made their way D given their way
51．A．prayed       B attached         C adjusted      D turned
52．A．ordinary     B unfamiliar        C wrong        D difficult
53．A．would      B could            C should         D dared
54．A．anxiety     B effort            C patience       D attempt
55．A．early       B good             C old           D shamdful

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。

第二节完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It was New Year’s night, An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful（悲哀的）eyes towards the deep  36  sky, where the stars were  37  like white lilies(百合花)on

the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more  38  people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the  39 ，He had already passed sixty of the  40   leading to it，and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor，his mind  41 ，his heart sorrowful，and his old age short of   42．

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．and he recalled the  43  moment

when his father placed him at the  44  to the two roads-one leading to a  45 ．sunny place．

covered with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs；the other 1eading to a deep，

dark cave．which was endless． 46  poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(恶魔)and

poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．

He saw the  47   fading away in the darkness．and these were the days of his  48  life；He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared，and this was the  49  of himself．His regret，which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his

childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had  50  to success and were now

honored and happy on this New Year’s night

The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents’

early love for him．They had taught him and  51  to God for his good．But he chose the 52

way．With shame and grief he   53   no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．

His darkened eyes were full of tears，and with a despairing  54  ，he burst out a cry；“Come back，my  55   days!Come back!”

36．A．grey           B,blue           C. black        D. cloudy

37．A．floating         B, flashing       C hanging      D shinning

38．A．purposeless     B purposeful      C hopeful      D hopeless

39．A．house          B tomb         C church        D birthplace

40．A．dreams         B moments      C incidents      D stages

41．A．strange         B pale           C blank        D shallow

42．A．allowances      Bcomforts        C experiences   D  memories

43．A．serious         B awful          C tough         D desperate

44．A．end            B entrance        C origin        D base

45．A.  lonely          B noisy           C quiet        D peaceful

46．A．which          B that             C whose       D where

47．A．people         B lights            C  stars       D clouds

48．A．accustomed     B rewarded         C wasted      D occupied

49．A．symbol          B fate             C future       D outcome

50．A．lost their heart B devoted their attention

C．made their way D given their way

51．A．prayed       B attached         C adjusted      D turned

52．A．ordinary     B unfamiliar        C wrong        D difficult

53．A．would      B could            C should         D dared

54．A．anxiety     B effort            C patience       D attempt

55．A．early       B good             C old           D shamdful