The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __21__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __22__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply   23  us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,  24   under a low bridge, we came across  25   families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on  26   he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

The poverty(贫困) was  27   than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many  28   and cried. Spending time in this  29   moves a person to care about humanity.

That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had  30  . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult  31   that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together  32   a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that  33   of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

Based on my  34   in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that  35   the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all  36   that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.  37   , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the  38   we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on  39   they could do, a sense of determination  40   the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

21．A．put up with       B．got back to      C．looked back on      D．made up for

22．A．now that         B．so that          C．as if              D．even if

23．A．puzzled          B．annoyed          C．embarrassed        D．shocked

24．A．marching         B．running          C．passing            D．moving

25．A．entire           B．normal           C．average            D．general

26．A．beyond           B．with             C．till                D．for

27．A．stronger         B．deeper           C．worse               D．less

28．A．gave up          B．broke down       C．set off             D．held on

29．A．environment       B．hotel             C．house               D．background

30．A．inspected         B．attempted        C．witnessed         D．challenged

31．A．feelings          B．decisions         C．thoughts           D．impressions

32．A．along            B．around           C．by                  D．in

33．A．neither           B．either            C．none             D．each

34．A．experiences       B．schedules         C．data              D．position

35．A．once             B．while            C．since              D．unless

36．A．supposed         B．advised           C．confirmed          D．agreed

37．A．Surely           B．Rather            C．Now                D．Indeed

38．A．burden           B．suffering          C．anxiety          D．difficulty

39．A．how             B．where            C．what                D．when

40．A．replaced          B．changed          C．covered          D．improved

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
A “Panda Express” plane carrying Mei Lan, three, and Tai Shan, four, landed in Chengdu, where the   36   will join China’s panda – breeding programme.
The pandas were   37  while the two sets of parents were borrowed from China to US zoos. Lent pandas and their young babies must eventually   38   to China.
They both will experience a period of   39   to help themselves deal with the change of language and   40  . Zoo – keepers have advertised for an English – Chinese   41   to teach Mei Lan the Sichuan dialect so that she can understand basic   42  . In Chengdu, mei Lan, from Zoo Atlanta, and Tai Shan, a male from Washington, will have their high – fibre US diet   43   with steamed bread and bamboo shoots.
Since the days of the Cold War China has   44   lent pandas as goodwill gestures, giving rise to the term “panda diplomacy (外交)”. Tai Shan’s   45   will remain at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington and,   46  , will return to China at the end of their 10 – year loan.
Animal keeper Nicole Meese, who held Tai Shan as a baby, traveled with the animals on the “Panda Express” to China. “Mei Lan was a little   47  , but basically they were both OK,” she said. “I’m going to   48  him terribly.”
She has   49   Tai Shan to understand   50   and prepared a booklet of hand signals to help his new   51   at the Bifengzia Breeding Base in Ya’an, Sichuan.
She was the first baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta, bringing thousands more   52   to the zoo and to its webcam online. And she is expected to stay a media   53  in China: people are being asked to   54   potential mates (配偶) via a website. Superman Kobe and Young Yong, or Doubly Brave, are among the   55  . Experts will also add to more into the choice.
36．A．hosts         B．guests          C．couple         D．pair
37．A．exchanged          B．purchased     C．born         D．raised
38．A．return          B．reflect         C．appeal         D．explain
39．A．recovery      B．adjustment       C．hardships     D．growth
40．A．creature clock  B．climate        C．character      D．food
41．A．school         B．dictionary     C．interpreter     D．teacher
42．A．attitudes      B．commands       C．conditions     D．knowledge
43．A．replaced      B．recycled       C．compared     D．combined
44．A．offered        B．created        C．displayed     D．borrowed
45．A．roommates       B．acquaintances   C．keepers        D．parents
46．A．otherwise     B．therefore      C．too           D．anyway
47．A．curious        B．lonely          C．desperate     D．nervous
48．A．mourn         B．tolerate        C．miss         D．pity
49．A．guaranteed       B．trained         C．expected      D．advised
50．A．gestures       B．movements      C．functions     D．pictures
51．A．colleagues     B．keepers        C．researchers       D．owners
52．A．pandas         B．visitors        C．reporters      D．dollars
53．A．problem      B．phenomenon    C．task          D．star
54．A．suggest        B．select         C．match          D．accuse
55．A．electors       B．partners       C．candidates     D．Employers

完形填空（15小题，共30分）

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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any   36  from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We   37  often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I   40  they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43  her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46   her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47   the little girl and said to myself, “I   48   she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49   how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51    on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53   her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54   manner, I might add.  55   time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

完形填空（共20个小题, 每小题1分，共20分）

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any   36   from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We   37   often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I   40   they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43   her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46   her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47   the little girl and said to myself, “I   48   she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49   how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51    on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53   her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54   manner, I might add.  55   time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

1.  A．sound     B．noise        C．conversation   D．crying

2.  A．met       B．saw         C．visited           D．gathered

3. A．never     B．sometimes C．seldom           D．always

4.A．reward      B．action       C．answer       D．prize

5. A．moved     B．returned      C．started         D．drove

6.  A．open     B．closed        C．fit             D．active

7.  A．stopped  B．kept         C．worked           D．remained

8.  A．suggesting    B．telling      C．forcing         D．making

9.  A．ever      B．even     C．still           D．yet

10.  A．waiting      B．calling      C．leaving         D．asking

11.  A．replaced B．encouraged   C．ignored        D．thanked

12.  A. thought about       B．thought of    C．thought over     D．thought out

13.  A．decide          B．am lucky  C．am sure          D．doubt

14. A．saying           B．stating       C．reporting        D．writing

15.  A．mind        B．body      C．thought         D．heart

16. A．hit            B．knock       C．drop        D．beat

17.  A．she              B．it           C．they        D．he

18.  A．noticed         B．watched        C．recognized      D．felt

19. A．kindly           B．politely       C．coldly     D．friendly

20.  A. When        B．Since      C．As         D．While

I went to the classroom with great confidence when I gave my first lesson to my English literature class. Since I had taught in America for many years, I had no 36 ______ about my ability to hold their attention and to 37 ______ them my admiration for the literature of my native language.

I was 38 ______ when the monitor shouted，“ Stand up！ ” The whole class 39  ______ as I entered the classroom. I was somewhat 40 ______ how I could get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly 41 ______ my calmness and began what I thought was a fact- packed lecture, sure to gain their 42 ______  — perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow(满面红光）which came from a sense of 43 ______ .

All ray students 44 ______ diaries. However, as I read their diaries, the rosy glow was gradually 45 ______ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said，“ Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today. Her next lecture will 46 ______ be better. ” Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary, each expressing a 47 ______ theme. “ Didn't I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 48 ______ for all the works we'll study in class, “ I complained. “ How should they say I didn't 49  ______ them anything?"

After a long term ’ I gradually learned that my ideas about 50 ______ were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher's job was to 51 ______  questions and provide enough background so that students could 52 their own conclusions, while my students thought a teacher's job was to provide 53 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a great 54 ______ !

However, I also learned a lot, and my 55 ______  with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1.                A．idea           B． doubt         C．trouble   D． difficulty

2.                A．fix on          B． hold on        C．focus on  D． impress on

3.                A．shocked        B． amused        C．interested D． excited

4.                A．laughed        B． shouted        C．rose D． whispered

5.                A．puzzled         B． confident      C．anxious   D． curious

6.                A．covered        B． hid           C．regained  D． won

7.                A．satisfaction      B． support        C．concern  D． respect

8.                A．failure         B． achievement    C．embarrassment D． sadness

9.                A．liked           B． kept          C．read D． exchanged

10.               A． replaced       B． held          C．controlled D． caught

11.               A． surely         B． naturally       C．obviously  D． possibly

12.               A． normal        B． special        C．similar D． disappointing

13.               A． knowledge     B． background    C．development   D． information

14.               A． explain        B． tell           C．provide   D． teach

15.               A． education      B． learning       C．culture    D． literature

16.               A． discover       B． consider       C．raise  D． answer

17.               A． draw          B． decide        C．express   D． share

18.               A． useful         B． related        C．exact D． standard

19.               A． concept       B． situation       C．challenge  D． difference

20.               A． discussion      B． experience     C．argument  D． growth