完形填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分）
A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   21  it between his shoulders and walked on．
He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   22  was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．
Each   23  at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   24  a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   25  , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept   26  by Time’s strong hands and pushed   27  in the bag．
Down flew the Tomorrow   28  its lovely feathers, but as it touched the   29  , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n）  30  white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   31  as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   32  , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is   33  by all the world．Even those with   34  hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n）  35 ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”
Everybody tried to   36  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they   37  beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   38  for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   39  it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds   40   and flew to the ground as Todays．

【小题5】

A．blue B．pink C．black D．white

【小题10】

A．lovely B．ordinary C．beautiful D．especial

The teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She 20  all her pupils to have one, and sometimes, arranged for their parents to come and 21 the work they had done as a result.
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that  22 of them who had a hobby could 23  a holiday that afternoon to get things they had  24  as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon.
So on Friday afternoon, 25 those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the  26 ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on 27 that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to 28  . When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was   29  to see that Tommy was not there. He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a   30 collection of butterflies in glass cases.  31  his teacher had admired them
and helped him to arrange them on a table in the   32 , she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to   33 . “What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must   34  here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s   35  the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy, “and I will   36  them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are  37  .”
“But what has it got to do   38  your big brother?” asked the teacher. “Aren’t the butterflies yours?” “No,” answered Tommy. “They belong to him.” “But Tommy, you are   39  to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s!” said the teacher. “I know that,” answered Tommy. “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26  job which gets him  27  at five o’clock every morning. He is a  28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from    33 , rain or snow. His 34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35 .
Billy  36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40 . Sometimes, when Billy is   41 , his older brother has to  42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  43  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  44 to Europe, but he will also be happy  45 he wins a new bicycle.

Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I   31   him very much. I’m worried that something   32  has happened to him. I’m sure he   33  that night at about 11 o’clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?

Yesterday a girl named Marvies told me that   34  was once taken away by aliens(外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Marvies said that the whole experience was really terrible,   35  luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will   36  him soon.

My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called 37  . However, the police are not making   38  in the case (案子). They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very   39  with them. He doesn’t think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she   40  sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

1.                A．dislike          B．respect         C．hate D．miss

2.                A．bad            B．good           C．wonderful D．simple

3.                A．came home     B．went out        C．fell asleep D．fell ill

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

5.                A．because        B．so             C．or   D．but

6.                A．kill            B．hurt           C．return    D．catch

7.                A．the police       B．the teachers     C．the firemen   D．the doctors

8.                A．a face          B．a mistake        C．a living   D．much progress

9.                A．delighted       B．disappointed     C．satisfied  D．pleased

10.               A．shan’t        B．can’t         C．needn’t  D．mustn’t

      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。

       Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __16__ in our past that we felt __17__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

       This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there' s always some __19__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication．

       Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __23__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __25__ on him．

       After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __26__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __27__ found out．"

       Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __28__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still    29__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __30__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

       "And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __31__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"

       Jimmy inspired me to __34__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __35   the past wrongdoings．

16．A．something          B．anything     C．somebody      D．anybody

17．A．ashamed            B．afraid              C．sure           D．proud

18．A．private             B．secret               C．interesting     D．funny

19．A．foolish             B．polite               C．simple         D．brave

20．A．expected            B．suggested           C．ordered      D．demanded

21．A．connect with        B．depend on           C．apologize to    D．get along with

22．A．improve            B．continue             C．realize         D．keep

23．A．notes              B．list                C．plan          D．stories

24．A．any                B．most                C．none          D．all

25．A．part               B．game               C．trick           D．record

26．A．view               B．sign               C．attention       D．remark

27．A．also               B．even               C．still         D．ever

28．A．appears'      B．considers     C．presents       D．remembers

29．A．angry              B．happy               C．doubtful       D．alive

30．A．words              B．rings               C．repeats        D．calls

31．A．cold               B．plain               C．nervous        D．lively

32．A．in case             B．so long as           C．unless         D．because

33．A．around             B．out                 C．on          D．away

34．A．build up            B．make up            C．clear up       D．give up

35．A．regret              B．forgive             C．right            D．punish