I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a   1  . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a   2   to tell me.

About six months  3   it seemed that I had   4  a letter to her which had her street   5   on it but was addressed to another house with the   6   number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to   7   the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been   8  for Johnson, who happened to be   9  . They talked for a little while, and later on he   10  . Then they started dating and had been going   11   together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was   12   that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n)   13   sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding   14   were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened,   15   Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in   16   yard. I feared the   17   might be in trouble, so I made up a(n)   18   to go to their door and   19   on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to   20  .”

1.A. telephone               B. mailbox           C. school                     D. shop

2.A. story                    B. notice                      C. fact                          D. message

3.A. after                     B. earlier                     C. later                         D. ago

4.A. sent                          B. written                     C. delivered                D. given

5.A. mark                    B. sign                          C. board                      D. number

6.A. correct                         B. wrong                      C. same                        D. different

7.A. put down                B. drop off          C. hand out                 D. give away

8.A. provided             B. prepared                C. inferred                  D. intended

9.A. free                          B. single                        C. lonely                      D. simple

10.A. left                     B. invited                     C. called                      D. introduced

11.A. out                              B. in                              C. away                        D. off

12.A. amazed             B. pleased                   C. surprised                D. interested

13.A. Sale                    B. Sales                        C. On Sale          D. For Sale

14.A. arrangements  B. preparations C. invitations               D. announcements

15.A. but                     B. and                          C. while                       D. until

16.A. her                              B. his                            C. my                            D. their

17.A. friendship                  B. connection             C. marriage                 D. wedding

18.A. apology             B. trouble                    C. excuse                    D. regret

19.A. check                          B. examine                  C. test                          D. try

20.A. change                       B. settle                       C. separate                 D. move

 

 

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．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，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the

hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30

The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40

Minutes    38   someone would be able to see him I saw him   39   his watch and decided，

since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine

his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat

breakfast with his  43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a

special disease I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 

knew who he was，that she had not been able t0  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,

and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you

are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back

   50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is The happiest people

don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

36 A breath        B.test       C seat             D break

37 A persuading    B promising  C understanding     D telling

38 A if            B before    C since            D after

39 A taking off     B．fixing    C looking at        D winding

40．A very        B also       C seldom          D not

41 A turn up       B show off    C come on         D go away

42 A needed       B forgot      C agreed          D happened

43 A daughter      B wife       C mother          D sister

44 A. late         B well        C around          D.there

45 A lonely        B worried     C doubtful         D hungry

46 A so far        B neither      C no longer        D already

47 A recognize    B answer       C believe          D expect

48 A moved      B disappointed   C surprised        D satisfied

49 A only        B.then          C.thus            D still

50．A curiosity   B tears         C words           D judgment

51 A realize      B suggest        C hope           D prove

52 A agreement   B expression     C acceptance       D exhibition

53 A necessarily   B completely    C．naturally       D frequently

54 A. learn       B make         C.favor           D.try

55 A Adventure   B Beauty        C Trust            D Life

 

Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing meaningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heather’s life hasn’t always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous.

But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity （慈善）work that she met her husband Paul McCartney.

Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heather’s persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world.

1.This passage is mainly about _________.

A．Heather’s miserable life	B．Heather’s contribution to the world
C．Heather’s success in her work	D．Heather’s belief in life

2.Heather began her modeling career _________.

A．due to her mother’s encouragement

B．after her brothers abandoned her

C．because of her excellent intelligence and performances

D．because she was especially beautiful

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Heather won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.

B．Heather began her charity work while working as a model.

C．Her artificial limbs had to be replaced continuously.

D．Heather has never been defeated by her problems.

4.From the passage we can infer that people admire and respect Heather because _________.

A．she had a lot of misfortunes during her childhood.

B．she was a world-famous model

C．she is determined and never gives in

D．she made a great difference in the world

 

On Friday morning, I was waiting in the corridor with my class for the physics exam. Glancing back from the front of the queue, I found my best friend Terry, who was treating me like I didn’t exist during the past two weeks,   36   all my calls and messages.

With all the students seated in the exam room, Mr. Reed, our physics teacher, talked to the class and announced the exam. I hated physics and felt it hard to   37   my paper. I was just looking up when a    38   caught my eye. I could hardly believe it! Terry had her phone on her left knee and she was reading from it. Is that how Terry always got good    39   ? I almost put my hand up to tell the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? However, it wasn’t   40    ! So I nodded to Mr. Reed. He walked   41    down the row of tables. Terry was busy with her phone so that she didn’t even find Mr. Reed had   42    her. She looked up from her phone with a frightened expression. Before she had a chance to explain, Mr. Reed took her   43    and told her to leave the room. Terry started crying as she walked to the door, looking back over her shoulder at me, sad and ashamed.

After the exam, I received a text message from Terry, saying “I’m really   44   that I’ve been avoiding you lately but it’s been the hardest two weeks of my life. My dad has a heart attack and he’s been in hospital. He has a(n)    45    today and I am really worried. I know it is stupid, but I was trying to send a text message to my mum to see how it was going. Then Mr. Reed caught me and thought I was   46    . I wish I’d told you what’s been happening. I know I shouldn’t   47   who my friends are. Will you forgive me?” At these words, from my deep heart sprang up a burst of guilt along with the belief: Friendship is an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure.

1.A. ignoring     B. receiving       C. answering     D. preserving

2.A. hand out    B. give up C. throw away   D. concentrate on

3.A. mistake      B. movement    C. mark     D. sentence

4.A. spirits         B. preparations C. grades  D. questions

5.A. serious           B. difficult C. fair     D. helpful

6.A. silently       B. nervously    C. happily D. bravely

7.A. left     B. reached         C. passed         D. followed

8.A. advice        B. guidebook     C. place     D. paper

9.A. sorry B. angry    C. glad      D. lucky

10.A. competition     B. interview       C. speech D. operation

11.A. learning   B. cheating      C. relaxing         D. calling

12.A. mind         B. forgive  C. forget   D. persuade

 

Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.[ X.JTYJY.COM/]

  The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”

Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didn’t move.

 “Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.

1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .

A. were lost on a country road

B. had limited time to find their way

C. were involved in a truck accident

D. knew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .

A. was frightened by his mother’s blood

B. found his mother had fallen asleep

C. was stuck against the door of the truck

D. found the car was turned over

3.What happened to Kelly at last?

A. She passed away.

B. She survived and recovered from injuries.   

C. She became a hero.

D. She had a different life.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. A Boy and His Mother              B. How to Behave Well？

C. I Think I Can                      D. Nothing is Lost