It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.

 We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43  . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

A. topic           B. object           C. center          D. opinion

A. lucky           B. interesting       C. surprising       D. happy

A. how            B. what            C. why           D. that

A. ill              B. worse           C. better          D. stronger

A. past             B. later            C. before        D. since

A. meeting          B. asking          C. looking       D. waiting

A. sands            B. swimming pool   C. river         D. lake

A. though           B. only            C. since         D. even

A. warm            B. cold            C. cool          D. hot

A. talk about        B. speak out       C. think over      D. shout at

A. Instead          B. For            C. Unless         D. Sometimes

A. lucky           B. only            C. happy         D. younger

A. enjoyed         B. helped          C. changed        D. dressed

A. a little          B. such            C. a bit           D. very

A. go into         B. go down         C. take off         D. jump into

A. quickly         B. carefully        C. finally          D. bravely

A. Next           B. Last            C. Then           D. When

A. forget          B. remember       C. tell             D. believe

A. do             B. did            C. had             D. were

A. felt            B. became         C. caught          D. turned

---- “How did the robber get in?”

----“______ an open window on the first floor.”

A. Past            B. From  C. Over            D. Through

     I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real  36 .

     He had gone out of the study for some  37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see  38  was on his desk. In the  39  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  40  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.

     A(n)  41  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  43  until the start of the exam so I could not  44  reading it.

    When the headmaster  45 , I was looking out of the window.

     I should have told him what had  46  then. It would have been so  47  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  48  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  49  it.”

     The chance passed and I did not  50  it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t  51  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

     That was thirty-eight years  52  when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,  53  have I tried to explain to myself why not.

     The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title  54  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.  55  there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

36. A. plan                  B. fault                        C. grade                   D. luck

37. A. reason                       B. course                         C. example               D. vacation

38. A. this                        B. which                     C. that                          D. what

39. A. drawer                   B. corner                    C. middle                  D. box

40. A. names                    B. words                     C. ideas                    D. messages

41. A. honest                    B. handsome               C. friendly                 D. active

42. A. desk                       B. paper                      C. book                    D. answer

43. A. question                 B. key                         C. note                     D. secret

44. A. help                       B. consider                  C. practise              D. forget

45. A. disappeared                B. stayed                     C. returned                  D. went

46. A. existed                   B. remained              C. happened                  D. continued

47. A. tiring                         B. easy                        C. important         D. difficult

48. A. saw                           B. gave                        C. set                           D. made

49. A. repeat                    B. defend                  C. correct                    D. change

50. A. take                       B. have                     C. lose                      D. find

51. A. remember           B. learn                     C. mean                         D. pretend

52. A. past                       B. ago                       C. then                      D. before

53. A. either                     B. never                    C. nor                       D. so

54. A. by                          B. besides                 C. through                  D. without

55. A. But                        B. Though                 C. Otherwise              D. Therefore

It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.

 We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43  . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

1.A. topic           B. object           C. center          D. opinion

2.A. lucky           B. interesting       C. surprising       D. happy

3.A. how            B. what            C. why           D. that

4.A. ill              B. worse           C. better          D. stronger

5.A. past             B. later            C. before        D. since

6.A. meeting          B. asking          C. looking       D. waiting

7.A. sands            B. swimming pool   C. river         D. lake

8.A. though           B. only            C. since         D. even

9.A. warm            B. cold            C. cool          D. hot

10.A. talk about        B. speak out       C. think over      D. shout at

11.A. Instead          B. For            C. Unless         D. Sometimes

12.A. lucky           B. only            C. happy         D. younger

13.A. enjoyed         B. helped          C. changed        D. dressed

14.A. a little          B. such            C. a bit           D. very

15.A. go into         B. go down         C. take off         D. jump into

16.A. quickly         B. carefully        C. finally          D. bravely

17.A. Next           B. Last            C. Then           D. When

18.A. forget          B. remember       C. tell             D. believe

19.A. do             B. did            C. had             D. were

20.A. felt            B. became         C. caught          D. turned

 

 

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，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。

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time . That was my real  36  .

He had gone out of the study for some  37  , leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see  38  was on his desk . In the  39  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  40  “English Writing Prize 1949 : History Is a Series of Biographies(人物传记)”.

A(n)  41  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  42  . I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  43  until the start of the exam so I could not  44  reading it .

When the headmaster  45  , I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had  46  then . It would have been so  47  to say : “ I’m sorry but I  48  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to  49  it .”

The chance passed and I did not  50  it . I sat the exam the next day and I won . I didn’t  51  to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .

That was thirty eight years  52  when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before ,  53  have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title  54  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk .  55  there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap(使陷人) you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境).

36. A.     plan B.     fault C.    grade        D.     luck

37. A.     reason      B.     course      C.    example   D.     vacation

38.   A.     this  B.     which        C.    that D.     what

39.   A.     drawer     B.     corner      C.    middle      D.     box

40.   A.     names      B.     words       C.    ideas         D.     messages

41.   A.     honest      B.     handsome        C.    friendly     D.     active

42.   A.     desk B.     paper        C.    book          D.     answer

43.   A.     question  B.     key C.    note D.     secret

44.   A.     resist        B.     consider   C.    practise   D.     forget

45.   A.     disappeared     B.     stayed      C.    returned  D.     went

46. A.     existed     B.     remained C.    happened         D.     continued

47.   A.     tiring         B.     easy C.    important         D.     difficult

48.   A.     saw  B.     gave          C.    set   D.     made

49.   A.     repeat      B.     defend      C.    correct     D.     change

50.   A.     take B.     have          C. lose      D.     find

51. A.     remember        B.     learn         C.    mean        D.     pretend

52.   A.     past B.     ago  C.    then D.     before

53.   A.     either       B.     never        C.    nor   D.     so

54.   A.     by     B.     besides    C.    through    D.     without

55.   A.     But   B.     Though     C.    Otherwise        D.     Therefore