阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After graduation from a medical school, I began to take a job in a small hospital's emergency department．As the 36 member of the group, I had to work on Christmas Eve．
At 9 pm, the ambulance 37a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．My patient was 38 , but I did my best．Eventually he 39 the night．
The following year, still the newest member, I got Christmas Eve 40 again．At 9 pm sharp, I was told there was a 41in the hall who wanted to speak with me．
When I approached them, the man 42 himself as Levin and said, "you probably don't ' 43 me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．"He and his wife hugged me and handed me a small 44 and left, I was more than a little surprised and 45 ．
The followin
g year a new doctor joined the group 46 I volunteered for the shift because I wanted to see if the Levins would 47 ．
I 48 the door．Once again, at 49 9 pm, the Levins appeared．We 50 and Levin said he'd come to see me every Christmas Eve, and that 51 he didn't come, I would know it just wasn't his year．
The last year I saw him, he brought me a crystal bell engraved （雕刻） with a single word: Friendship．Levin 52 the next year．Now, my family, friends and I 53 that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and 54 to the man who didn't forget to bring me good 55 ．
A．hardest B．youngest C．best D．newest
A．brought up B．brought about C．brought in D．brought on
A．in debt B．in vain C．on end D．in danger
A．survived C．won． D．managed
A．watch B．duty C．guard D．greetings
A．couple B．man C．patient． D．friend
A．regarded B．treated C．introduced D．considered
A．understand B．remember C．cure D．like
A．bell B．gift C．packet D．box
A．scared B．interested C．excited D．moved
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．return B．come C．recover D．approach
A．gave an eye to B．kept away from C．kept an eye on D．kept hold of
A．about B．the same C．very D．exactly
A．calmed B．separated C．embraced D．choked
A．unless B．if C．until D．though
A．passed by B．passed away C．passed off D．passed out
A．ring B．strike C．hit D．beat
A．cheer B．drink C．congratulate D．offer
A．advice B．work C．holiday D．wishes
完型填空
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to be on duty on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked doubtfully. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(陪伴) by the body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Out of curiosity, I checked their registration form. No address—they were . I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a family of five in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of Christmas day, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, ________ the expectation, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
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第三节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we36 not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of37 . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together.38 his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his39 company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new40 .
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it41 a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not42 that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.43 , schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators44 creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot recognize ways to use it in new45 . They may know the rules correctly, but they are46 to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children47 . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the48 decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is ___49___the most important character of creative people is a very strong___50to find a way out of trouble.
36．A．should B．might C．will D．must
37．A．machine B．walkman C．tapeD．ruler
38．A．But B．So C．And D．Though
39．A．new B．former C．own D．formal
40．A．tapes B．thought C．ideas D．feelings
41．A．usually B．really C．possibly D．necessarily
42．A．mean B．introduce C．conclude D．produce
43．A．Fortunately B．Unfortunately C．Anxiously D．Generally
44．A．give up B．take up C．use up D．keep up
45．A．conditions B．surroundings C．situations D．environments
46．A．sure B．ready C．able D．unable
47．A．choices B．chances C．time D．money
48．A．present B．hard C．wrong D．right
49．A．why B．how C．what D．because
50．A．desireB．inspireC．influence D．attitude
第二节完型填空（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、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s
farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather
pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket
was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just
then something caught my 39 . A large brown squirrel was
a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and 40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was 43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. 46 , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d 47the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49 my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter? ”
“I didn’t think about that, ” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit 53 . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t 54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.
36．A．rooms B．woods C．holes D．roads
37．A．hard B．dirty C．light D．easy
38．A．let B．settle C．have D．keep
39．A．sweater B．basket C．eye D．hand
40．A．joined B．lived C．discovered D．disappeared
41．A．jumped B．held C．stood D．found
42．A．strange B．secret C．anxious D．patient
43．A．covered B．filled C．rebuilt D．decorated
44．A．turn B．choice C．chance D．achievement
45．A．afraid B．ashamed C．careful D．proud
46．A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore
47．A．driven B．followed C．protected D．caught
48．A．annoyed B．satisfied C．surprised D．delighted
49．A．off B．beside C．over D．around
50．A．supply B．cost C．support D．preparation
51．A．escape B．spend C．survive D．fled
52．A．place B．notice C．advantage D．charge
53．A．guilty B．unconfident C．embarrassed D．nervous
54．A．open B．leave C．cross D．occupy
55．A．inspiration B．expectation C．impression D．satisfaction
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 23Thursday 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
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now 26 about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was 27 
a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people 28 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 29 life．“I had to clean the toilets and 30 the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 31 to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I 32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 33 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his 35 he soon had health problems．The doctors t
old him that he should 36 some weight．“I started dieting．I 37 to do it．But I did it too 38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 39 in a car crash．“I must go and 40 them,” he thought．Though it was only three days 41 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite 42 , they were not badly injured．
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 43 he will go down in rank.” 
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so 44 that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 45 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．get used B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．search D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．happy B．worried C．surprised D．regretful
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
阅读文章，了解其大意，然后选择正确选项填空。
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would 1_____, as the lights had turned red. 2_____, the car was going too 3_____ and Tom soon 4_____ that it couldn’t stop in time. He 5_____ to move out of its 6_____ but it was too late. Tom was 7____ down by the red car and lay 8_____ dead on the road. Passers-by 9______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was 10_____for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, 11____one of the men had written down the 12_____ of the car, which he 13_____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）.
At the same time, Tom was taken to the 14_____ and his parents were called for. They were very 15_____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his 16____. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he 17_____ die. But on the fourth day Tom 18____ and spoke softly. His parents were 19_____. The police by then had 20_____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.
1. A. start B. stop C. move D. break
2. A. Unfortunately B. Obviously C. Besides D. However
3. A. fast B. slow C. far D. late
4. A. understood B. realized C. knew D. recognized
5. A. tried B. managed C. failed D. was able
6. A. road B. path C. door D. way
7. A. put B. knocked C. laid D. thrown
8. A. almost B. already C. still D. obviously
9. A. slowly B. calmly C. quickly D. carefully
10.A. looked B. called C. sent D. asked
11.A. but B. andC. or D. so
12.A. type B. name C. number D. address
13.A. took B. gave C. posted D. sent
14.A. station B. school C. hospital D. home
15.A. angryB. sad C. surprised D. disappointed
16.A. head B. side C. body D. hospital
17.A. must B. might C. could D. should
18.A. felt sick B. got up C. fell asleep D. woke up
19.A. surprised B. calm C. glad D. puzzled
20.A. noticed B. grasped C. found D. followed
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，然后从第21—40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 had my first job at a local diner when I was twenty-two．There 1 worked for seven years and learned many lessons, 21 from a fellow waitress Helen, who did what she loved — 22people．She made everyone smile and feel good．
Being a waitress 23 my life．One of my 24customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman． 25 the confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant． 26 ,when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, "We just don't have the money．" The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's wrong, sunshine?" I 27my dream with him and said, "Fred, 1 know 1 can do more if somebody would just have 28 in me．" He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000 —along with a 29 , reading: "The only collateral （担保物） on this loan is my trust in your 30 as a person．Good people with a dream should have the __31 to make that dream come true．" I took the 32 to Men-ill Lynch, where the money was invested for me． But my investments failed and 1 lost the money．
I found myself 33 what it would be like to be a stockbroker（股票经济人）．1 decided to 34 a position at Men-ill Lynch, abrokerage（经纪人事务所）．35 I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker．I paid back Fred and my 36 the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest．
I got a thank-you note from Fred, which I will 37 forever．He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped 38 his medical bills．His letter read, "That loan may have been one of the best 39 .Who else could have invested in a counter 'girl' and watch that investment mature into a very 40 career woman?"
21． A．specially B．especially C．naturally D．generally
22． A．serving B．amusing C．helping D．greeting
23． A．affected B．bettered C．changed D．benefited
24． A．ordinary B．normal C．regular D．common
25． A．But for B．A
part from C．Regardless of D．Thanks to
26． A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Besides
27． A．exchanged B．discussed C．designed D．shared
28． A．faith B．enthusiasm C．interest D．patience
29．A．notice B．note C．passage D．sign
30．A．modesty B．honesty C．pride D．confidence
31．A．opportunity B．ability C．responsibility D．talent
32．A．notes B．letters C．bills D．checks
33．A．worrying about B．caring about C．learning about D．thinking about
34．A．adapt to B．give up C．apply for D．take over
35．A．Even though B．In case C．Now that D．as though
36．A．workmates B．parents C．customers D．friends
37．A．possess B．treasure C．enjoy D．recall
38．A．fill B．spend C．offer D．cover
39．A．investments B．interest C．checks D．profits
40．A．important B．experienced C．successful D．hardworking
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。
In the seventh grade when my mother suggested that I should join the golf team, I thought she had lost her mind. But as 36 , my mother won in the end. I 37 on the junior school golf team in the seventh and eighth grade. The summer before 38 school came, I had a burning 39 to play on the high school team.
That summer I 40 almost every Sunday morning on the golf course (高尔夫球场) with my 41 , and too many afternoons counting on the course with my mother. This 42 relationship with my parents 43 during my high school years, and Mom and I 44 it to the hours spent together on the golf course. 45 you're walking down the freshly mowed fairway (高尔夫球场上的平坦大道), staring (凝视) out 46 miles of nothing but golf course, and looking up at the beautiful blue sky, you will realize 47 is important in life. My mom and I have solved most of the world's48 there and plan to write a book together one day. We talk about such things in the middle of a round of (一轮比赛) golf as we would never do at 49 , where she is Mom and I am an annoying ( 惹人烦恼的 ) teenager. On the golf course, we're just two people who 50 golf.
51 has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course. There is 52 I love more than a perfect autumn morning, riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has 53 me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to 54 that all of it is thanks to my mom who 55 me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.
A．much B．well C．usual D．normal
A．played B．joined C．got D．went
A．junior B．high C．primary D．college
A．fire B．opinion C．hope D．desire
A．took B．spent C．cost D．bought
A．father B．mother C．sister D．teacher
A．funny B．unhappy C．close D．lasting
A．changed B．began C．broke D．continued
A．owe B．lead C．lend D．explain
A．Until B．When C．How D．Why
A．in B．through C．across D．into
A．that B．who C．which D．what
A．problems B．questions C．answers D．secrets
A．school B．home C．table D．course
A．discover B．hate C．love D．think
A．Walking B．Studying C．Talking D．Golfing
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．shaped B．controlled C．helped D．given
A．regret B．accept C．consider D．support
A．appreciated B．brought C．made D．invited
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。
When asked what was the meaning of life, Dr. Papaderos brought out a very small round
mirror. And his 36 went like this:
“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very 37 and we lived in a remote
village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a 38 . A German motorcycle had
been broken in that place.
“I 39 to find all the pieces and put them 40 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece and made it 41 . I began to play with it as a toy and became 42 by the fact that I could reflect light into dark 43 where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most 44 places I could find.
“I 45 the little mirror, and as I grew up, I would take it out in free moments and 46
the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to 47 that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do with my 48 . I came to understand that I am not the light or the 49 of light. But light — truth, understanding, knowledge — is
there, 50 it will shine in many dark places 51 I reflect it.
“I am a fragment (碎片) of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can 52 light into the dark places of this world — into the 53 places in the hearts of men—and 54 some things in some people. Perhaps others may
see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the 55 of my life.”
36. A. view B. idea C. theory D. answer
37. A. rich B. good C. poor D. special
38. A. mirror B. metal C. wheel D. bicycle
39. A. managed B. tried C. went D. remembered
40. A. off B. together C. up D. back
41. A. smooth B. small C. round D. bright
42. A. fascinated B. confused C. puzzled D. moved
43. A. hearts B. closets C. holes D. places
44. A. inacceptable B. inaccessible C. remote D. distant
45. A. hid B. played with C. made D. kept
46. A. continue B. start C. complete D. stop
47. A. expect B. admit C. understand D. recognize
48. A. life B. work C. action D. words
49. A. resource B. course C. cause D. source
50. A. but B. besides C. and D. yet
51. A. as if B. only if C. even if D. if only
52. A. represent B. improve C. explain D. reflect
53. A. inside B. black C. secret D. dirty
54. A. get B. protect C. find D. change
55. A. meaning B. importance C. nature D. explanation
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.
When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.
My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.
And on and on---------
Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.
When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.
A．drew B．pulled C．hugged D．showed
A．frightened B．sad C．nervous D．astonished
A．support B．visit C．encourage D．invite
A．bed B．office C．house D．chair
A．hold B．remind C．scold D．find
A．sighed B．smiled C．nodded D．cried
A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Unbelievably D．Actually
A．avoid B．stop C．risk D．forget
A．work B．advice C．surprise D．joy
A．attitude B．reply C．demand D．belief
A．romantic B．humorous C．optimistic D．careful
A．lived for B．shown off C．looked for D．gone through
A．strength B．courage C．feelings D．spirits
A．living B．fighting C．losing D．noticing
A．someone B．nobody C．everyone D．everything
A．left B．envied C．educated D．appreciated
A．selfishness B．bravery C．behavior D．honesty
A．proud B．sorry C．excited D．happy
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．However D．Instead
A．downward B．backward C．leftward D．forward
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much 36 while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so 37 that he was afraid he would spend his life 38 and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) 39 way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting 40 . He realized that he still had partial 41 of his right hand and could write with 42 . Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He 43 where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in 44 . Many of them had hope of regaining their 45 . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to 46 them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be 47 . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
48 with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the 50 . He poured his heart and soul into his words, 51 his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any 52 . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone 53 read his letters. However, this was his 54 chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to 55 !”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
36. A. wealthB. faith C. experience D. confidence
37. A. depressed B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. thrilled
38. A. writing B. suffering C. weepingD. wandering
39. A. abnormal B. regular C. comfortable D. meaningful
40. A. presentsB. e-mails C. letters D. prizes
41. A. senseB. strength C. shapeD. function
42. A. affection B. caution C. difficulty D. confidence
43. A. estimated B. doubted C. assumed D. wondered
44. A. hospitals B. churches C. prisons D. charities
45. A. familiesB. letters C. freedom D. conscience
46. A. releaseB. reach C. defend D. know
47. A. acceptable B. reasonable C. prohibited D. considered
48. A. FacedB. Filled C. Satisfied D. Impressed
49. A. holyB. daily C. one-wayD. round-way
50. A. pointB. worst C. degreeD. limit
51. A. sharingB. learning C. gainingD. enriching
52. A. successB. reply C. help D. progress
53. A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually
54. A. onlyB. better C. extraD. lost
55. A. ruinB. pieces C. the ground D. the bottom
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。
There is a popular saying, “All of us have a Guardian Angel, guiding us”.
Some of the greatest success stories of history have followed a word of 21 or an act of confidence by a loved one or a 22 friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might not have listed Nathaniel Hawthorne among the great 23of literature. When Nathaniel, a 24 man, went home to tell his wife that he was a failure and had been fired from his job in the customs, she surprised him with a cry of joy.
"Now," she said 25 , "you can write your book!"
"Yes," replied the man, with little confidence, "and what shall we 26 while I am writing it?"
To his 27 , she opened a drawer and pulled out a sum of money.
"Where on earth did you get that?" he asked.
"I have always known you were a man of genius," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great novel. So every week, out of the money you gave me for housekeeping, I
28 a little bit. So here is enough to 29 us for one whole year."
From her trust and 30 came one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter.
21. A. enjoyment B. encouragement C. kindness D. delight
22. A. trusting B. merciful C. cautious D. intelligent
23. A. books B. novels C. names D. nicknames
24. A. successful B. courageousC. sorrowful D. heartbroken
25. A. sadly B. willingly C. proudly D. deliberately
26. A. stick to B. try out C. take up D. live on
27. A. amazement B. satisfaction C. expectation D. disappointment
28. A. spent B. saved C. consumed D. contributed
29. A. lead B. hold C. last D. leave
30. A. confidence B. experience C. competence D. guidance
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ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career 21 a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make 22 that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice.
He 23 several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in 24have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely 25 , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered 26 explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret 27 the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that 
the 28 used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its 29 has improved the sound of many violins. 30, no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21. A. with B. asC. for D. from
22. A. Instruments B. facilities C. equipment D. tools
23. A. investigated B. surveyed C. tested D. experimented
24. A. fashion B. existence C. possession D. use
25. A. protected B. buried C. hidden D. covered
26. A. possible B. accurate C. detailed D. persuasive
27. A. brings in B. takes in C. results in D. lies in
28. A. master B. violinist C. expert D. user
29. A. attention B. application C. invention D. foundation
30. A. Additionally B. Luckily C. Therefore D. Still
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。
After signing the hotel visitor’s book, I went 36 up to my room which was on the third floor. 37 had I closed the door than I realized how 38 I was. And 39 when I went to bed I40 for hours before at last falling heavily asleep. And the dream I 41 then was far worse than lying awake worrying and despairing.
I was in a large building, not unlike 42 where I would have to take the following day’s examination. People were 43 silently in all directions. A large 44 stated that the English Examinations would take place in Room 999. But where could this room be ? 45 any staircase I46 a dark passage and walked 47 to the left where 48was quite a very solid black door behind which I could hear people arguing with 49 in a quiet but angry voice. I wished I could ask them for some 50 ! I tried knocking on the door to draw their attention but immediately the 51 died and 52 I hurt my hand in my efforts, nobody opened the door. I then tried hard only to find my way back to 53 . But as I was wondered helplessly, a deep accusing（谴责）voice broke the deadly silence everywhere 54 the new empty building. “The examination 55 . There’s no sense in your remaining here. You are too late, too late. ”
36．A．toward B．straight C．immediately D．happily
37．A．Hardly B．No sooner C．Never D．Seldom
38．A．happy B．relaxed C．tired D．anxious
39．A．yet B．therefore C．so D．thus
40．A．lied B．laid C．lay D．lain
41．A．had B．made C．did D．dream
42．A．that B．which C．it D．the one
43．A．hurrying B．turning C．walking D. coming
44．A．notice B．message C．paper D．lecture
45．A．I hadn’t found B．I never saw C．Not having found D．Not seeing
46．A．passed by B．followed C．went through D. got through
47．A．forward B．farther C．forever D．further
48．A．there B．it C．this D．that
49．A．one another B．others C．the other D．the others
50．A．answer B．advice C．information D．news
51．A．attention B．information C．key D．voices
52．A．when B．although C．even though D．even if
53．A．the entrance hall B．the hotel C．the large building D．the dark passage
54．A．filled B. filled with C．and filled D．and filling
55．A．are late B．had begun C．had ended D．is over
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