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The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady came in and asked, “You don’t
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the house any more?” He kept silent and she
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shook her head.
The landlady began
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the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have
34
my house? The walls are full of nails! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her
35
room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply
36
to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for
37
you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other
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. At that time, she threw all her stuff such as her bag and umbrella on the
39
once she entered the room, staring at the whole
40
and feeling terribly upset. Then he began
41
more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which
42
his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to
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their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were
44
, the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were
45
nonstop through these holes.
She
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to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house
47
we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She
48
realized that marriage was like a wall and that all
49
and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall.
50
, when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
1．A. like
B. clean
C. rent
D. keep
2．A. simply
B. barely
C. coldly
D. proudly
3．A. observing
B. examining
C. watching
D. spotting
4．A. shared
B. ruined
C. kept
D. decorated
5．A. familiar
B. dirty
C. empty
D. bright
6．A. devoted
B. attached
C. optimistic
D. guilty
7．A. leaving
B. having
C. asking
D. getting
8．A. clothes
B. pictures
C. umbrellas
D. hats
9．A. floor
B. wall
C. ceiling
D. door
10．A. trouble
B. mess
C. confusion
D. order
11．A. putting
B. striking
C. driving
D. beating
12．A. hung
B. fastened
C. dropped
D. swung
13．A. connect
B. fix
C. hang
D. put
14．A. replaced
B. separated
C. unfastened
D. removed
15．A. crying
B. aching
C. bleeding
D. disturbing
16．A. jumped
B. held
C. stuck
D. got
17．A. if
B. unless
C. as
D. until
18．A. especially
B. eventually
C. fortunately
D. sadly
19．A. chaos
B. troubles
C. quarrels
D. challenges
20． A. Therefore
B. Besides
C. Thus
D. However
21．Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her
36
and skill but left her flying high.
?When the Atlanta Airport was under
37
in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved
38
the cars could be on site
39
the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!
40
other local paving company wanted to do the job,
41
it couldn’t be done in such a short time.?
?Because we were new and really needed the work,we were
42
to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and
43
our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also
44
them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,
45
they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
揥e got the job and immediately went into
46
.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our
47
challenge was to keep the rock mixture
48
enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.
49
,I got a special
50
to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I
51
held one of those hoses to
52
down the rock.”
?Those ten days were filled with challenges that
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one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the
54
company that had cars on the parking lot.”
?The key to our success was having the
55
to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness
B.patience
C.imagination
D.experience
37.A.construction
B.repair
C.control
D.development
38.A.after
B.as
C.for
D.so
39.A.while
B.since
C.where
D.when
40.A.Some
B.Any
C.No
D.Every
41.A.stating
B.reporting
C.telling
D.warning
42.A.able
B.nervous
C.afraid
D.willing
43.A.supported
B.promised
C.continued
D.improved
44.A.asked
B.surprised
C.reminded
D.demanded
45.A.though
B.but
C.as
D.unless
46.A.discussion
B.action
C.practice
D.production
47.A.next
B.first
C.past
D.previous
48.A.cold
B.wet
C.loose
D.clean
49.A.Naturally
B.Obviously
C.Meanwhile
D.Instead
50.A.excuse
B.order
C.permit
D.reason
51.A.exactly
B.personally
C.angrily
D.hardly
52.A.pull
B.knock
C.hit
D.water
53.A.required
B.mixed
C.followed
D.formed
54.A.best
B.last
C.second
D.only
55.A.courage
B.interest
C.hope
D.chance
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，
1
，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for
2
. They usually respond
3
it in one of three ways.
One by providing
4
detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new
5
on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which
6
doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be
7
. People don’t want to read about
8
, everyday life. Because of this, many stories
9
some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be
10
news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane
11
—200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other
12
—particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,
13
, all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors,
14
is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s
15
the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
22．A .gradually
B. extremely
C. obviously
D. precisely
23．A. newspapers
B. publications
C. reporters
D. broadcasters
24．A. with
B. on
C. of
D. to
25．A. extra
B. available
C. reliable
D. memorable
26．A. direction
B. look
C. angle
D. section
27．A. TV
B. internet
C. newspaper
D. radio
28．A. conventional
B. dramatic
C. professional
D. sensitive
29．A. common
B. usual
C. ordinary
D. special
30．A. urge
B. neglect
C. increase
D. involve
31．A. good
B. bad
C. exciting
D. informative
32．A. crashes
B. bumps
C. strikes
D. drops
33．A. places
B. people
C. things
D. news
34．A. in addition
B. in any case
C. for example
D. after all
35．A. personality
B. similarity
C. tolerance
D. familiarity
36．A. that
B. why
C. because D. what
I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was
1
her battle with a brain tumor(瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and
2
mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful.
3
, she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally
4
—unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my
5
grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest
6
was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the
7
loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not
8
any hope; they told us her time was up.
We brought Mother
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to her own bed in her own house. As
10
as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor(分娩)
11
, Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the
12
, I called her home, “Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You’re going to have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know!”
Four beautiful words! The first
13
words she’d spoken in months!
When I
14
again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the
15
message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and 15
to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision(视野) as I
my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They
18
.
Then she quietly clipped back into a coma (昏迷) and
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peacefully. Memories of my son’s birth will always be bittersweet(甜中带苦的) for me, but it was then that I learned love has the
to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever.
37．A. attending
B. losing
C. quitting
D. defeating
38．A. brave
B. interesting
C. funny
D. lucky
39．A. So
B. Again
C. Instead
D. Still
40．A. outstanding
B. blind C. disabled
D. troublesome
41．A. sorrow
B. love
C. baby
D. body
42．A. problem
B. dream
C. surprise
D. fear
43．A. coming
B. disappearing
C. falling
D. greeting
44．A. admit
B. hold
C. drop
D. permit
45．A. up
B. away
C. about
D. home
46．A. soon
B. fast
C. early
D. often
47．A. started
B. failed
C. ended
D. continued
48．A. office
B. hospital
C. house
D. station
49．A. common
B. caring
C. clear
D. correct
50．A. got up
B. woke up
C. called up
D. looked up
51．A. impossible
B. possible
C. necessary
D. terrible
52．A. likely
B. ready
C. free
D. nervous
53．A. hugged
B. threw
C. took
D. laid
54．A. joined
B. knew
C. nodded
D. cried
55．A. passed away
B. turned over
C. settled down
D. gave out
56．A. depth
B. description
C. power
D. mask
参考答案
1．C
2．A
3．B
4．B
5．A
6．D
7．B
8．C
9．A
10．B
11．C
12．A
13．B
14．D
15．C
16．A
17．D
18．B
19．C
20．D
【解析】略
21．36-40 CADDC 41-45 ADBCB 46-50 BABDC 51-55 BDADA
【解析】
36.:imagination 意为“想象力”。根据短文的最后一句话“The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”可判断出Carolyn Stradley回忆了挑战她的想象力的工作,因为只有具有想象力才能有创造性。kindness意为“仁慈,亲切,好意,善意”;patience意为“耐性,忍耐”;experience意为“经验,体验,经历,阅历”。
37. construction意为“建设”。根据下文中的“National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved so the cars could be on site...”可判断出在1979年the Atlanta Airport在建设中,因为只有建成后才能开放。repair意为“修理,修补”；control意为“控制,支配,管理,调节,抑制”；development意为“发展”。
38. o意为“以便,为了”。so用于so that 结构,口语常将 that 省略。句意为“当机场开放时,汽车能够开到工地现场”。after 意为“在……之后”；as意为“当……的时候”；for意为“因为”。
39. when引导时间状语从句,表示当机场开放时。while引导时间状语从句时,从句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词。since 意为“自从”,与现在完成时连用表示动作从过去的某个时候开始,一直延续到现在的动作或存在的状态。where引导地点状语,意为“在……地方”。
40.:no意为“没有”。根据下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”可判断出没有任何一个公司在这么短的工期内完成这项任务。故选C项。some表示“某一个”。any用于肯定句意为“任何一个”,表示任何一个公司都能完成。every意为“每一个”。
41. state意为“声明,陈述,规定”。下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”作其宾语,表示声称不能在如此短的时间内完成任务。report意为“报导,汇报,报到,告发”;tell意为“告诉,说,吩咐,断定”;warn意为“警告,注意,通知”。
42. willing意为“乐意的,自愿的,心甘情愿的”。根据上文中的“Because we were new and really needed the work”可判断出因为是新开办的公司,又真的需要工作,所以乐意做这项工作。able意为“能……的,有才能的,能干的,能够的”；nervous意为“神经紧张的,不安的”；afraid意为 “害怕,担心”。
43. promise意为“允诺,答应”。表示答应尽力在这段时间内完成任务。故选B项。support意为“支撑,扶持,支持,支援,拥护,维持,赡养,忍受”；continue意为“继续,连续,延伸”；improve意为“改善,改进”。
44. remind意为“提醒,使想起”。表示提醒他们。ask意为“问,要求,需要,邀请”；surprise意为“使惊奇”；demand意为“要求,需要,要求知道,查询”。
45. but意为“但是”。根据“they would be no worse off ”和“they had plenty to gain if we succeeded”之间的关系可判断出它们表示转折关系,所以要but连接。though 意为“虽然”；as意为“因为”；unless意为“如果不”。
46. action意为“动作,作用,战斗,行动,举动,行为”。go into action意为“投入战斗”,表示他们马上行动起来。discussion意为“讨论”；practice意为“实行,实践,实际,惯例,习惯,练习,实习,开业”；production意为“生产,产品,作品”。
47. next意为“下一次,其次”。根据上文中的“Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.”可判断出他们的第一个挑战是需要灯光,下一个挑战是使岩石的混合物保持潮湿。first意为“第一的”；past意为“过去的,结束的”；previous意为“在前的,早先的”。
48. wet意为“湿的,潮湿的”。根据下文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判断出使岩石的混合物保持足够潮湿。cold意为“寒冷的,使人战栗的”;loose意为“宽松的,不精确的,不牢固的,散漫的,自由的”;clean意为“清洁的,干净的,清白的”。
49instead意为“代替”。根据上文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判断出由于洒水车都被别人租用了,所以他们用消防水龙代替。naturally意为“自然地”；obviously意为“明显地”；meanwhile意为“其时,其间”。
50. permit意为“许可,允许,准许”。因为租用消防水龙需要特许。excuse意为“原谅,申辩,作为……的托辞,为……免去”。order意为“次序,顺序,正常(工作)状态,秩序,会议规则,命令,定购,定单”。reason意为“理由,原因,动机”。
51.答案:B
解析:personally意为“亲自地,以个人”。表示Carolyn Stradley亲自浇水。exactly意为“正确地,严密地”；angrily意为“愤怒地”；hardly意为“几乎不”。
52. water意为“浇水”。根据上文中“Our next challenge was to keep the rock mixture wet enough.”可判断出要保持岩石混合物足够潮湿就必须往岩石上浇水。pull意为“拉,拖,拔”；knock意为“敲,敲打,敲击,(使)碰撞”；hit意为“打击,打,碰撞,”。
53. require意为“需要”。表示需要想出一个又一个主意的挑战。mix意为“使混和,混淆,混合”；follow意为“跟随,追随,沿……而行,理解,遵循,从事”；form意为“形成,构成,排列,(使)组成”。
54. only意为“唯一的,单独的”。根据上文的内容可判断出因为National Car Rental在飞机场请C&S Paving Inc.建造了停车场,所以它是唯一一个在机场有停车场的公司。best意为“最好的”；last意为“最后的,临终的,末尾的,最近的”；second意为“第二，另一个,又一个”。
55. courage意为“勇气”。根据上文的内容可判断出当时没有一个公司愿意承担这项任务,但C&S Paving Inc.接受了挑战,完成了任务,这需要勇气。interest意为“兴趣,关心,重要性,影响”；hope意为“希望”；chance意为“机会,可能性,偶然性”。
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
22．
23．
24．
25．
26．
27．
28．
29．
30．
31．
32．
33．
34．
35．
36．
【解析】
37．B
38．A
39．D
40．C
41．C
42．D
43．A
44．B
45．D
46．D
47．A
48．B
49．C
50．C
51．A
52．B
53．D
54．B
55．A
56．C
【解析】本文通过一个感人至深的故事告诉大家爱的力量。
37．动词辨析。根据下文母亲情况糟糕，即将去世，可知母亲输了这场与肿瘤的战斗。
38．形容词辨析。根据上文fiercely independent，选项中只有A与之相配都表示母亲积极的性格。
39．考查副词辨析。根据上下文可知虽然没有什么治疗方法奏效，但是她仍然继续努力。
40．考试下文联系。根据后面的内容unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own. 可知这里应该选C。
41．考查上下文联系。根据第一段第一句话可知，我要生孩子了。
42．考查上下文联系。我担心我的孩子见不到我的母亲。
43．考查形容词辨析。母亲病了很久，那么母亲的去世应该是coming,即将来临。
44．考查动词辨析。hold...持有…观点.
45．考查上下文串联。根据下文可知我们把母亲接回家。
46．考查副词辨析。根据常识，母亲生重病，我尽可能多的陪在她身边。
47．考查动词辨析。根据上下文可知我的分娩开始了。
48．考查常识。生孩子肯定是在医院。
49．考查形容词辨析。这是几个月来母亲说的最清晰的话。
50．考查动词短语辨析。get up起床；wake up苏醒；call up打电话；look up 查找根据上下文我应该是打电话给妈妈。
51．考查形容词辨析。根据上下文可知，母亲站起来，微笑等在以前看来都是不可能的事情。
52．考查形容词辨析。母亲应该是准备好了欢迎我们回家。
53．考查动词辨析。我是把孩子放在她的怀里。Lay放置；搁；下蛋，产卵；
54．考查上下文串联。第二段中he and my baby would never know each other.这里是原词再现。
55．考查动词短语。Pass away去世；turn over移交；翻转；settle down定居；解决；give out发出；耗尽
56．考查名词辨析。Depth深度；description描述；power力量；mask面具。这里肯定是表示爱的力量。