I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the   31  of the new term that did it, but the   32  military training. My   33  nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.

The weather was   34  hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I   35  as if my mouth was going to catch fire.   36  was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt   37 .

However, we had to stand completely   38  all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only   39  us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my   40 .

Believe me, this was not the most   41  part. What I couldn’t   42  most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students   43  the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home.   44 , I didn’t.

One day, our PE teacher came to watch our   45  for a while. Then he  46  to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so   47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.

From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to   48  the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be   49  on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has   50  .

1.                A．imagination      B．course          C．start D．end

 

2.                A．wonderful       B．simple          C．important     D．tough

 

3.                A．most           B．worst           C．best D．least

 

4.                A．unbearably      B．necessarily      C．completely    D．regularly

 

5.                A．believed        B．supposed       C．felt D．considered

 

6.                A．Rest           B．Water          C．Music    D．Fruit

 

7.                A．sleepy          B．helpless         C．thirsty    D．useless

 

8.                A．quiet          B．silent           C．calm     D．still

 

9.                A．allowed        B．ordered        C．kept D．made

 

10.               A．legs           B．hands          C．feet D．arms

 

11.               A．wonderful      B．exciting         C．popular   D．painful

 

12.               A．prevent        B．need           C．handle    D．stand

 

13.               A．behaved        B．shared         C．belonged  D．presented

 

14.               A．Naturally       B．Generally       C．Fortunately     D．Especially

 

15.               A．performance    B．practice        C．students   D．exercise

 

16.               A．took me out     B．picked me out   C．gave me out    D．let me out

 

17.               A．awful          B．rare           C．amazing   D．interesting

 

18.               A．lift            B．protect         C．catch D．hold

 

19.               A．focusing        B．turning         C．changing  D．moving

 

20.               A．turned off      B．got off         C．taken off  D．paid off

 

 

第二节：完形填空（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，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