C

43. If one wants to visit a garden on Monday, April 2, he or she may choose 　　　.

　　 A. Tower Hill Botanic Garden　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the Boston Public Garden

　　 C. Green Animals Topiary Garden　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Heritage Museum and Gardens

44. If a couple with a 5-year-old child want to go to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, they have to pay 　　　.

　　 A. $19　　　　　　　 B. $24　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. $31　　　　 　　　 D. $38

45. What do we know about the garden at 380 Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth, RI?

　　 A. It is designed by Charles Dexter.

　　 B. It has a history of more than 120 years.

　　 C. Visitors can see real animals and birds there.

　　 D. Babies sitting in strollers can’t get in.

46. The passage is most probably taken from 　　　.

　　 A. a sports book　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a travel guide

　　 C. a movie magazine　　　　　　　　　 D. a newspaper report

B

A boy called Mario loved to have many friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school. One day his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I bet you don’t have as many friends as you think. I am sure many of them are just acquaintances (泛泛之交).”

Mario disagreed with his grandpa. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends. Now his grandpa had something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there. “Take it. It’s a very special chair. Because it’s unseen, it’s rather difficult to sit on. But if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, you’ll believe its magic (魔力) and be able to tell who your real friends are.”

Mario took the strange chair and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle and put himself in the middle with his chair. Then Mario tried to sit on the chair but always missed and fell. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair, but kept falling to the ground. Suddenly, he tried again and didn’t fall. It was then that he finally experienced the magic. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas, and Diana holding him up so he wouldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but laugh at him, enjoying each and every fall.

39. Mario disagreed with his grandpa because he 　　　　

　　 A. didn’t like his grandpa　　　　　　

　　 B. had many friends at school

　　 C. didn’t believe his grandpa’s words

　　 D. liked to have friends and show off

40. Mario used the special chair to 　　　.

　　 A. find his true friends 　　　　　　　 B. make more new friends

　　 C. let his friends see his special ability

　　 D. prove his grandpa was wrong　

41. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

　　 A. George, Lucas, and Diana were tricked.

　　 B. George, Lucas, and Diana were Mario’s real friends.

　　 C. George, Lucas, and Diana would be ignored by others.

　　 D. George, Lucas, and Diana were able to see the magic chair.

42. The story mainly tells us that 　　　.

　　 A. the elderly are really wise　　　 B. laughing at a friend is impolite

　　 C. an unseen chair is really powerful

　　 D. true friends are those who care for us

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）

Near my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse 　　16　 　like any other horse. But if you come near, you will notice 　　17　 　quite amazing (令人吃惊的). You will find out that one of them is 　　18　 . His owner has chosen not to kill him, 　　19　 　has made a good home for him.

If you stand nearby and 　　20　 , you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the 　　21　 　of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Connected 　　22　 　the horse’s halter (笼头) is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know 　　23　 　the other horse is, so he can 　　24　 .

As you watch these two friends, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always 　　25　 　the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk towards the other horse, 　　26　 　that he will not be led astray (迷路). When the horse with the bell 　　27　 　each evening, it stops 　　28　 　and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too 　　29　 　to hear the bell.

Like the 　　30　 　of the two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or we have 　　31　 　or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to 　　32　 　us. 　　33　 　we are the blind horses being guided by the little ringing bell of those whom God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horses, helping others to find their 　　34　 . Good friends are like that. You may not always 　　35　 　them, but you know they are always there.　

16. A. acts　　　 B. smells　　 　　 C. looks　　 　　　　 D. feels

17. A. something B. everything　 　 C. anything　 　　　　 D. nothing

18. A. deaf　　 　　 B. foolish　　 　 C. dumb　　 　　　　 D. blind

19. A. while　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　 　　 C. but　　　 　　　　　 D. or

20. A. enjoy　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. listen　　　 　　 C. examine　 　　　　　 D. observe

21. A. source　　 B. resource　 　　 C. reason　　 　　　 D. cause

22. A. at　　　 　 B. in　　　　　 　 C. to　　　 　　　　 D. on

23. A. when　　 　 B. what　　　 　　 C. whether　 　　　 D. where

24. A. follow　 　 B. ignore　　 　　　 C. settle　　 　　　 D. recover

25. A. dealing with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. focusing on　 　　 C. picking up 　　　　　 D. checking on

26. A. showing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. believing　 　　　 C. proving　 　　　　 D. requesting

27. A. works　　 B. returns　　 　 C. rests　　 　　　　 D. sleeps

28. A. from morning to night　　 　 B. from place to place

　　 C. from time to time　　　　 　 D. from now on

29. A. out of mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at rest　　　 　 C. tired out　 　　　　　 D. far behind

30. A. owner　 　　 B. trainer　　 　　 C. partner　　　 　 D. producer

31. A. advantages　 B. experiences　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. problems　　　 　　 D. questions

32. A. change　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　 　　 C. control　　　 　　　 D. encourage

33. A. All the time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At a time　　 　　 C. Someday　　　　 　　 D. Sometimes

34. A. aim　　　 B. way　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. success　　　　 　 D. nature

35. A. understand 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. visit　　　　 　　 C. hear　　　　　　 　　 D. see

15. My granny is not _______ painter. She draws just for _______ fun.　　

　　 A. a; /　　 　　　 B. /; a　　 　　　　 C. a; a　 　　　　　　 D. /; the　

14. George missed the train because his alarm clock failed to ______.

　 　 A. go off　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get off　 　　　 C. switch off　　 D. turn off

13. The man _______ a terrible illness, so he couldn’t earn money any more.　

　　 A. came from 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suffered from C. switched on 　　　　 D. lived on　

12. — How do you like my music?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　 — I find it quite _______.　　

　　 A. relax　　 　 B. relaxed　　 　　 C. relaxing　 　　 D. to relax　　

11. Mary _______ very well, but she hasn’t had time to dance since this summer.

　　 A. danced　　 B. will dance　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. has danced　 D. dances　　

10. He _______ a book about the flight MH370. I hope it will be a big success when it is finished.　

　　 A. was writing B. wrote　　　　　　　 C. has written 　　 D. is writing