Having driven almost thirty hours, I decided to stay in South Carolina for a few days．The next morning, I purchased a three-day fishing license and bait（饵料）before heading to the lake．

       Opening my trunk, I carefully took out my fishing gear（用具）, put it on the lake’s edge, baited up and began to fish．

       “Good morning,” said someone, walking up from behind me．

       Turning around, I saw a game warden （猎场管理员） with a clip-board．

       “Good morning,” I said, nodding my head．

       “Catch any fish?” he asked．

       “No sir, just relaxing and killing time．”

       “Can I see your fishing license?”

       I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop．

       “Can I see your driver’s license, too?” he requested．

       “I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden．

       “The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him．

       “Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to write you up for fishing with an invalid license and take away your fishing gear．”

       “You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face．

       Sure enough I was written up and my fishing gear taken away．I was told that I would have to pay a fine and that my stuff would be sold at auction（拍卖）．

       I stood there almost in tears as he drove away．Those rods and reels were very special to me．I had used them over twenty years, fishing with my friends, who were now all dead．

       After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no one would listen．I was told that the Department of Fish and Game had a “zero tolerance” for fishing and hunting violations．Finally, in tears I paid the fine and gave up the fight．

       Nine months later, I received a letter．I had no idea who it was from as there was no return address．On a plain piece of notebook paper was written “Auction for the Department of Fish and Game held this Saturday at 11:00 am．”

       On Saturday, at six in the morning I headed to South Carolina．By ten o’clock I had found the auction．There were numerous boats and piles upon piles of fishing equipment．All at once, there it was—my wonderful stuff all thrown in a pile as if it was worth nothing．

       As the auction began I took my seat．In my wallet was twenty-seven dollars．For more than an hour I waited for my property to be brought to the auction block．

       “We have three rods and reels here．I guess we will sell this as a unit,” said the auctioneer．

       “50 dollars,” yelled someone in the crowd．

       “51 dollars,” yelled another man．

       I rose from my seat and walked out of the auction．

       “66 dollars,” I heard as the bidding continued．

       “100 dollars,” came another bid．The auction became silent．

       “100 dollars once, 100 dollars twice, 100 dollars three times．Sold for 100 dollars,” went the auctioneer．

       I walked to my truck, got in and just sat there．Suddenly I heard something hit the side of my truck．Turning around, I saw the back of a man putting my three rods and reels into my truck．It was the same game warden who wrote me the ticket almost a year ago!

       As I got out of the truck he stuck out his hand and said, “I wasn’t wrong．It’s the law that is wrong．”

       I shook his hand, thanked him and drove away．I cried as I crossed the South Carolina Georgia state line．

1．Who wrote a letter to the writer telling him about the auction?

       A．The Department of Fish and Game．     B．The game warden．

       C．A person unmentioned in the passage．  D．The auction organizers．

2．Why did the writer walk out of the auction while it was going on?

       A．He realized he was unable to get back his fishing gear．

       B．He was too nervous to stay inside till the auction ended．

       C．He couldn’t bear hearing people selling his fishing gear．

       D．He knew the game warden was waiting for him outside．

3．What did the game warden mean by saying “It’s the law that is wrong”?

       A．It didn’t make any sense to prohibit people from fishing freely in South Carolina．

       B．The writer did break the law by fishing with an invalid license whatever the reason．

       C．The writer should have been allowed a chance to explain and get his things back．

       D．The auction should not have been held to sell the boats and fishing equipment．

It was 4 o'clock in the morning，when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   36  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a(n)   37   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．”Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38  . The doctor described the  39  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40   the charcoal(木炭)，it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline (petrol)．The flames  41  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       42  ，one of the boys was quick—minded，grasped my son，and  43  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not  44   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars．

    After he  45  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months  46  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child , my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very  47  scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not   48  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you．”I  49   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  50  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six—month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51  ．So he made the  52  to give up any plastic surgery .We all have “scars” that we believe  53  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently，or dressed differently，people would like us better. But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

第二节：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，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on   16   and sat down next to an old lady.   17  she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   18   .  Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes   19   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   20  her own bag—the notes were   21   . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   22   her must have stolen them. She thought   23 not have to call the   24  as she didn’t like getting people   25  . 
So she decided to take back the money   26   the lady’s handbag and say   27    about it. She looked around the bus to make sure   28  was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   29   handbag, took out the notes and   30  her own handbag． 
When she got home that evening, she showed   31   the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you  32  it?” he asked. “ 33   you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh,   34  then?” he asked, as he   35   a wad of pound notes on the table. 
16. A. a bus          B. a train         C. an old ship        D. a plane
17. A. In a minute      B. After a while    C. For a second       D. On the moment
18. A. good           B. old            C. open             D. shut
19. A. the same that    B. perhaps was      C. probably as        D. exactly like
20. A. looked at       B. watched carefully  C. saw to            D. looked into
21. A. gone           B. missed        C. disappear          D. found
22. A. close          B. next to              C. before             D. behind
23. A. she would      B. he can         C. she must          D. he may
24. A. driver         B. old lady             C. police            D. husband
25. A. to difficulty     B. into trouble     C. out of work       D. seeing her
26. A. into           B. out           C. away           D. from
27. A. something     B. everything      C. anything         D. nothing
28. A. nothing       B. somebody            C. nobody            D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s   B. her husband’s    C. the police’s        D. her own
30. A. gave it away   B. put them into    C. brought them out  D. took it to
31. A. the driver     B. the police            C. the old lady       D.her husband
32. A. pay for       B. spend on            C. cost in            D. take to
33. A. Use them     B. With the money   C. With that              D. Using it
34. A. how is it      B. what’s that      C. where is it         D. why is this
35. A. put up       B. held out             C. pointed to          D. handed up

第二节：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，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on   16   and sat down next to an old lady.   17   she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   18   .  Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes   19   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   20   her own bag—the notes were   21   . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   22   her must have stolen them. She thought   23 not have to call the   24  as she didn’t like getting people   25   . 

So she decided to take back the money   26   the lady’s handbag and say   27    about it. She looked around the bus to make sure   28   was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   29   handbag, took out the notes and   30   her own handbag． 

When she got home that evening, she showed   31   the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you   32   it?” he asked. “ 33   you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh,   34   then?” he asked, as he   35   a wad of pound notes on the table. 

16. A. a bus            B. a train           C. an old ship          D. a plane

17. A. In a minute      B. After a while     C. For a second       D. On the moment

18. A. good           B. old             C. open             D. shut

19. A. the same that    B. perhaps was       C. probably as        D. exactly like

20. A. looked at       B. watched carefully  C. saw to             D. looked into

21. A. gone           B. missed          C. disappear          D. found

22. A. close          B. next to                C. before               D. behind

23. A. she would      B. he can         C. she must          D. he may

24. A. driver         B. old lady               C. police            D. husband

25. A. to difficulty     B. into trouble      C. out of work       D. seeing her

26. A. into           B. out             C. away            D. from

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

28. A. nothing        B. somebody              C. nobody             D. neither

29. A. the old lady’s   B. her husband’s     C. the police’s         D. her own

30. A. gave it away    B. put them into     C. brought them out  D. took it to

31. A. the driver      B. the police              C. the old lady        D.her husband

32. A. pay for        B. spend on              C. cost in             D. take to

33. A. Use them      B. With the money   C. With that                D. Using it

34. A. how is it       B. what’s that       C. where is it          D. why is this

35. A. put up        B. held out               C. pointed to           D. handed up

The story happened on a hot heavy rainy day.

    After class, I took a few bottles to go and   36   some water from the water room. Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait   37   the rain. My hair didn't get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes  38  .

    When at last it was my   39   , I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy   40   towards me. He   41   two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came   42   , I recognized that it was Tom.

    He   43   my classmate for nearly three years, but we never   44   more than ten sentences. He was silent, but I liked talking. We were quite   45   people and had nothing in common. I didn't   46   him and even didn't want to see him.

    "Hey! What's wrong?" His words   47   me out of my thought. "I saw you   48   in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little   49   , your clothes are already wet,"

    On hearing this, I was so   50   that I couldn't say a single word.

"Don't just stand there. Let's go!" He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards   51   and this time we talked   52   .

    "I know you don't like me, but I want to   53   with you." he said, "You may think I am silent, but it is because I can't find the right   54   to say."

The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, "It is wrong to  55  someone only by his appearance.

36．A. collect             B. drink C. move               D. hold

37．A. under                             B. in              C. at                     D. on

38．A. did                          B. got            C. is                     D. does

39．A. wish                       B. duty   C. job                   D. turn

40．A. come                             B. came C. coming             D. comes

41．A. had held                  B. has held C. was holding    D. holds

42．A. near                        B. nearly        C. nearer              D. nearest

43．A. has been              B. had been      C. is                     D. would be

44．A. shared                     B. talked        C. spoke               D. called

45．A. the same                  B. familiar C. strange          D. the best

46．A. hate                        B. ignore        C. like           D. forget

47．A. brought                   B. made C. got                   D. surprised

48．A. stood                       B. stand   C. standing    D. are standing

49．A. early                       B. frequent C. usual             D. late

50．A. moving                    B. move C. moved              D. moves

51．A. the meeting room     B. the park C. the playground D. the dormitory

52．A. nothing                    B. too much C. a lot             D. something

53．A. make friends     B. have words       C. have a speech D. shake a hand

54．A. times                       B. words       C. places              D. news

55．A. understand               B. see            C. judge         D. decide