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While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me. Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family. First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you. I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing. They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds(新婚夫妇), but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked. “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished. By the intensity (热烈) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks --- if not months. I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!” The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked me straight in the eye. With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person. “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!” With that, he and his family turned and walked away together. I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!” 77. The best title of the passage may be __________. A. Long Loving Hugs B. My Future C. Don’t Hope. Decide D. Love Is Everywhere 78. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face. B. After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much. C. It was fourteen years since the couple had got married. D. Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds. 79. By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that __________. A. he failed to express his ideas to the man B. the man sensed his real feelings from his expression C. he didn’t believe in his expression any more D. his expression was not faithful to him 80. From the passage, we can infer that __________. A. the experience may be easily forgotten by the author B. the author will live a passionate life from now on C. the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return D. Americans prefer to save the best for last |
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小题1:C 小题2:A 小题3:B 小题4:B |
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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Childish Voice When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why 36 had such a big influence 37 a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult.But now, 38 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel 39 to express my own 40 on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very 41 experiences. There are still many things 42 me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice. I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better 43 yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life 44 . There are so many things around us that 45 our will. We can’t force life 46 our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we 47 it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves 48 the world. I think we should learn to accept 49 life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy. Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to 50 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more 51 that they slip by and leave you feeling 52 . I realize that I’m not just living 53 myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress. Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or 54 .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one 55 that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better. 36.A.man B.time C.thing D.parent 37.A.about B.with C.on D.in 38.A.before B.after C.as D.when 39.A.anxious B.worried C.tired D.glad 40.A.beliefs B.opinions C.confidences D.expressions 41.A.a few B.little C.few D.a little 42.A.waiting for B.sticking with C.dealing with D.doing with 43.A.ask B.change C.exchange D.force 44.A.myself B.itself C.oneself D.themselves 45.A.go with B.go along C.go ahead D.go against 46.A. being followed B. to be followed C. following D. to follow 47.A.receive B.accept C.refuse D.approve 48.A.fit in B.suit C.beat D.match 49.A.what B.whatever C.which D.why 50.A.miss B.catch C.escape D.lose 51.A.probably B.likely C.possibly D.unlikely 52.A.regretful B.awful C.successful D.terrible 53.A.for B.by C.on D.with 54.A.wrong B.false C.negative D.true 55.A.point B.rule C.thing D.word |
第三部分阅读(共两节,满分40分) 第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳答案。 We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping. Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep. In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens. A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones. 51. A snail _________. A. moves more slowly at night B. has thousands of feet C. doesn’t move at all D. sleeps much of the time 52. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____. A. to make with a pencil B. to push C. to pul D. to move away 53. From the story, we know _________. A. a snail’s shell is very thin B. a snail can’t see well C. a snail’s nose is quite short D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons 54. A snail goes to sleep when _____. A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper box C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily 55. Which of the following is wrong? A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. B. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. D. The snail’s nose helps to find food. |
The Olympic Games are seen as the greatest test of an athlete’s ability and are supposed to celebrate the spirit of fair play. But in fact, sportsmen have been using drugs to cheat their way to victory since the Games first began. In the early years, athletes ate mushrooms(蘑菇)and plant seeds to improve their performance. Nowadays, this kind of cheating has a name doping(服用兴奋剂). Just last month, Britain’s top sprinter(赛跑选手) Dwain Chambers and several American athletes tested positive(呈阳性)for the drug THG. Until a coach secretly gave a sample of THG to scientists, no one knew how to test for it. “We’re like cops(警察)chasing criminals—athletes are always adapting and looking for areas we haven’t investigated,” said Jacquew de Ceaurriz, a French anti-doping expert. Since the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, many cheats have been caught out. The most famous case in history is that of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. He broke the 100 meters world record in winning gold at the 1988 Seoul(汉城)Olympics. But days later, he tested positive for drug use, lost his gold medal and was banned from the sport. Five years later, he returned to action—only to be found positive again and banned forever. China has also had problems with drug cheats. At the 1994 Asian Games, 11 Chinese athletes—seven of them swimmers—tested positive for banned drugs. Sports organizations promised that cheating on this scale would not happen again. Experts are also worried that doping can damage a person’s health. It is believed to increase the risk of liver and kidney(肝肾)diseases, and women may experience reproductive(生育) problems. As long as they can stay ahead of the scientists, it is unlikely the cheats will stop. But experts say there is a limit to what can be achieved and that athletes will not be able to change their bodies using gene(基因)technology. “For the moment, genetic doping does not exist,” said de Ceaurriz. “Even in 10 or 15 years it will not be done easily—the scientific community(界)will not let it happen.” ( ) 60. Which of the following is not the way that some athletes cheat to their better sports achievements? A.Eating mushrooms. B Taking drug THG. C. Taking genetic doping. D. Eating plant seeds. ( ) 61. How many countries are mentioned in the passage in which there were athletes doping? A. Two. B. Four. C. Sic. D. Eight. ( ) 62. We can infer from the passage that ____. A.scientists get a lot of information about drugs before the athletes take doping B.taking doping will never happen again because of the serious test C.few athletes used drug cheats before the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics D.problems with drug cheats are still serious though they are severely tested ( ) 63. Which statement of the following is true? A.Many police are sent to chase criminals of taking doping during the Olympic Games. B.The drug test was carried out until the 1968 Olympics. C.There is the possibility that women athletes taking doping will give no birth to a child. D.Ben Johnson was banned from sports forever for being tested positive for drug use at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. |
第一节完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22 , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23 Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24 , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville. On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25 an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down 26 , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading 27 close. “The paint was melting on the car; it was so 28 ,” recalled Miller. Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龙带) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two 29 failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to 30 . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver. 21. A. drivers B. partners C. friends D. technicians 22. A. decision B. benefit C. bravery D. contributions 23. A. recognized B. rewarded C. returned D. announced 24. A. honor B. prize C. money D. heroes 25. A. came to B. came about C. came across D. came up with 26. A. jeep B. car C. truck D. vehicle 27. A. particularly B. dangerously C. helplessly D. strangely 28. A. quick B. slow C. hot D. soft 29. A. paintings B. attempts C. straps D. rescues 30. A. safety B. success C. surroundings D. roadside |
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Flying first class was a new experience for me.I had a sense of 21 to be flying in such luxury(奢侈). I noticed that the stewardess was working non-stop to ensure the 22 of the first class passengers.I thought about how much she must love her job as she smiled kindly at each person while 23 to their needs. As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 24 of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night”.She stopped with a look of 25 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather 26 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. Then she said,“I can 27 you work with the public,” she said.“Why do you think so?” I asked.She answered very quietly “Because you are the 28 passenger here to say‘thank you ’to me tonight.And I really appreciate your kindness.” The sense of belonging to the superior group of people in first class 29 as we heard her words.I was reminded that without 30 , we would be flying in no class. 21.A.success B.disappointment C.shame D.pride 22.A.safety B.comfort C.food D.rest 23.A.attending B.looking C.taking D.turning 24.A.side B.middle C.end D.front 25.A.dislike B.happiness C.kindness D.disbelief 26.A.happy B.lovely C.kind D.funny 27.A.help B.hear C.make D.tell 28.A.best B.only C.simple D.usual 29.A.lost B.rose C.disappeared D.showed 30.A.happiness B.money C.kindness D.trust |
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