In a room four men were seated at a large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident (自信的), at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I knew I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind. But we are faced with a certain 8 . If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority (权威) 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment (职位) would upset (打乱) good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not be able to offer you the job.”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored (忽视) during the exciting years of the 20 my own black skin.

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　　In a room four men were seated at large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident, at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I know I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind．But we are faced with a certain 8 If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment would upset good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not able to offer you the job．”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored ---- during the exciting years of the 20  my own black skin.

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　　In a room four men were seated at large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident, at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I know I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind．But we are faced with a certain 8 If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment would upset good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not able to offer you the job．”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored ---- during the exciting years of the 20  my own black skin.

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       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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36   —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37   problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38   that she would live another year. w.w

         39   Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40  . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41   of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42  , $150,000 a year. ”   

       He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43   calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44   they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45   in Texas. Then they would   46   him to Iraq for his assignment.

       Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47  ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49   would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50   work there for one more year.

       Sheila was   51  . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”

       “You can’t   52   like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53  . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54  . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55   him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”

       Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w

36．A．students          B．friends            C．workmates             D．kids

37．A．other              B．another           C．puzzling          D．strange

38．A．afraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad

39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of

40．A．debt               B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise

41．A．top                 B．entrance          C．bottom            D．end  

42．A．sold                B．watched          C．wanted            D．welcome

43．A．stopped           B．enjoyed           C．kept                D．finished

44．A．but                 B．and                 C．so                   D．because

45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest

46．A．invite             B．drive               C．expect            D．fly

47．A．dangerous       B．easy                C．comfortable    D．interesting

48．A．However         B．Besides           C．Therefore        D．Otherwise

49．A．that                    B．which             C．who                D．where

50．A．luckily            B．happily           C．carefully         D．probably

51．A．excited           B．worried           C．satisfied          D．disappointed

52．A．think              B．guess              C．live                D．work

53．A．active             B．positive           C．hard               D．honest

54．A．time            B．news               C．money            D．paper

55．A．took               B．missed                   C．hugged           D．left