A

When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time that I had been abroad. Like most English students, I learned French at school. I had been to France many times. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

But actually, I was wrong! I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man asked me if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I thought. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

46. Before visiting the United States, the writer thought 　　　.

　　 A. he would have no problem with language　　　　　　

　　 B. he would not understand Americans

　　 C. he couldn’t express himself well

　　 D. he would have difficulty at the airport

47. The writer wanted to 　　　.

　　 A. buy a ring for his friend 　　　　 B. make a call to his friend

　　 C. ask the way 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. play a joke on the man

48. In the last paragraph, the word “they” refers to 　　　.

　　 A. the old man and the boy　　　　　 B. Americans

　　 C. the British　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the French

第四节 完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

B

In the summer of my junior year in college I took a job as a door-to-door salesman for the Fuller Brush Company. My mother had just 　26　 a long battle (战斗) against cancer, and I 　27　 to earn enough money to have a photo of her turned into a painted one to give to my 　28　.

What I earned depended entirely on what I 　29　 and there were no guarantees (保证). Things went 　30　 at first, but then I fell into great 　31　. Hardly anyone was at home and those who were just weren’t buying anything 　32　 me at all. What’s worse, some people were very 　33　 and often closed their doors in my face impolitely.

It seemed that I had to 　34　 my job, but something my father used to tell me over and over 　35　 me: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I had always repeated the 　36　 and suddenly I got it.

I realized that every 　37　 chance in life would stay behind closed doors. They would never open 　38　 I knocked on them. I came to know that if I couldn’t keep the confidence and be 　39　 to knock on more doors, I would never 　40　 it. What’s more, I could probably learn more from these 　41　 experiences.

After a few months, I 　42　 enough to buy the painted picture, and gave it to my dad. Now it 　43　 next to another one of my dad in their house.

I’m so 　44　 that my dad taught me to persist (坚持) and so grateful that I learned that an important part of character is to just keep 　45　. It is surely helpful in my life.

26. A. won 　　　　　 B. seen 　　　　　　 C. lost 　　　　　　　　 D. missed　　　

27. A. chose 　　　　　 B. hated 　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　　 D. wanted　

28. A. friend 　　　　 B. father 　　　　　 C. brother 　　　　　 D. grandmother　

29. A. sold 　　　　　　 B. bought 　　　　 C. lent　　　　　　　　 D. kept　　

30. A. slowly 　　　　 B. badly 　　　　　 C. ahead 　　　　　　 D. well　　　

31. A. hope 　　　　　 B. power 　　　　　 C. difficulty 　　　　 D. danger　

32. A. on 　　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　 D. with　　

33. A. rude 　　　　　 B. kind 　　　　　　 C. shy　 　　　　　　　 D. poor　　

34. A. prepare for 　 B. pick up　　　　　 C. give up 　　　　　 D. worry about　　

35. A. protected　 　 B. stopped 　　　　 C. saved 　　　　　　 D. questioned　　

36. A. answer　 　　　 B. plan　　　　　　　 C. advice 　　　　　　 D. words　　

37. A. meaningful　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. peaceful 　　　　 C. painful 　 D. cheerful　　

38. A. while 　　　　　 B. unless 　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. after　　

39. A. clever 　　　　 B. open 　　　　　　 C. kind 　　　　　　　 D. brave　　

40. A. remember 　 B. solve　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　　　 D. take　

41. A. unpleasant 　 B. interesting 　　 C. important 　　　 D. common　　　

42. A. spent 　　　　　 B. collected 　　　 C. wasted 　　　　　 D. earned　　

43. A. covers 　　　　 B. hangs 　　　　　 C. drops　　　　　　　 D. comes　　

44. A. excited　 　　　 B. sorry 　　　　　 C. glad 　　　　　　　 D. puzzled　　

45. A. knocking 　　 B. flying　 　　　　 C. standing 　　　　 D. changing

25. — Let’s meet at the school gate at 10 o’clock. 　　

　　 — All right. See you then.　

　　 A. Take it easy. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s up to you.　 C. Come on!　　　 D. That’s settled.

24. Feed your horse with enough food if you want it to run fast. The same is true 　　 your brain.

　　 A. of　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. at　　

23. I was so tired after working in the garden for two hours, so I stopped 　　a rest.

　　 A. having　　　　　 B. to have 　　　　 C. having had　　　 D. to have had

22. Our English teacher, Mr. Li, is good at 　　 jokes, so he is popular with the students.　

　　 A. talking　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　 C. telling　　　　　　　 D. saying

21. — Has Jane bought a new bike?

　　 — Yes. 　　, it is quite similar to yours.

　　 A. In fact　　 　 B. As a result　　 C. In other words 　　 D. In the end

20. Mike is really 　　! I don’t think I’ll get 　　 working with him in the same office.

　　 A. amusing; boring 　　　　　　　　　 B. amused; bored

　　 C. amusing; bored 　　　　　　　　　　 D. amused; boring

19. — How about a drink?

　　 — I’d rather 　　 something to eat. I’m hungry.

　　 A. to have　　　　 B. have 　　　　　　 C. having　　　　　　 D. had