It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  41  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  42   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  43  ．

    The doctor described the  44  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   45   the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  46  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       47  ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  48  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  49   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（傷疤）．

    After he  50  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  51  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very  52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  53  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

    I  54   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  55  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

    By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  56  , so he made the  57  to give up any plastic surgery．

    We all have “scars” that we believe  58  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 

     But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  59  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  60  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

1.A．brought        B．given          C．turned      D．showed

2.A．doctor         B．hospital        C．a(chǎn)ircraft     D．a(chǎn)mbulance

3.A．serious        B．terrible         C．painful     D．important

4.A．event          B．process         C．reason      D．a(chǎn)ccident

5.A．got         B．lit             C．burned      D．moved

6.A．took          B．held            C．caught      D．a(chǎn)ttracted

7.A．Fortunately   B．Surprisingly     C．Happily    D．Slowly

8.A．pushed       B．threw           C．dropped    D．rolled

9.A．shape         B．place           C．fact       D．time

10.A．benefited     B．recovered        C．suffered   D．relaxed

11.A．if           B．while         C．because     D．a(chǎn)lthough

12.A．normal      B．violent          C．obvious    D．popular

13.A．mention     B．notice           C．laugh     D．hide

14.A．sent         B．kept          C．handed     D．passed

15.A．heart        B．life            C．practice    D．consideration

16.A．grow       B．matter        C．exist        D．a(chǎn)ppear

17.A．mistake      B．effort           C．decision    D．request

18.A．invite       B．cause           C．a(chǎn)llow      D．remind

19.A．false        B．strict            C．moral           D．general

20.A．by          B．over            C．beyond   D．within

 

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31~50各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同桌)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself 31 to .

At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 32 than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I 33 lag behind?” Staring at him ,she went 34 ,not knowing how to explain.

She felt an impulse (沖動(dòng))to say , “you are too 35 .You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped 36 she knew her son was suffering from the pains of 37 grades and rankings . She thought it 38 to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n) 39 answer.

Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. 40 studying harder and harder, he was still unable to 41 his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she 42 to give out an answer.

Now, the son no longer 43 his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was 44 by Harvard University .

Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 45 the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) 46 experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the 47 comes near,  little birds can escape quickly 48 ‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鷗)would take more time to complete the 49. However, have you noticed birds that 50 fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”

31.A.refused                        B.decided                    C.failed                        D.afforded

32.A.troublesome                B.stupid                       C.naughty                     D.careless

33.A.always                         B.never                        C.hardly                       D.even

34.A.wrong                         B.worried                     C.crazy                        D.wordless

35.A.young                         B.lazy                  C.clever               D.old

36.A.although             B.before                     C.beacuse              D.unless

37.A.worrying                       B.surprising            C.doubting                   D.unsatisfying

38.A.cruel                B.unnecessary          C.important             D.impossible

39.A.natural            B.harmonious           C.perfect             D.ordinary

40.A.Besides              B.Despite             C.Beyond               D.Without

41.A.get through         B.come across          C.compare with         D.keepup with

42.A.managed            B.hesitated            C.determined        D.remembered

43.A.cares about         B.doubts about         C.wonders about      D.worries about

44.A.invited                        B.accepted                    C.welcomed                  D.dismissed

45.A.visit                              B.contact                  C.address                  D.meet

46.A.private                        B.valuable                    C.interesting                 D.unexpected

47.A.wave                           B.food                         C.wind                         D.time

48.A.and                        B.since                         C.until                         D.while

49.A.game                           B.fun                           C.match                       D.process

50.A.suddenly                 B.immediately                 C.finally                       D.gradually

 

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   1   in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We’ve called for a (n)   2   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”

Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   3  .

The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they   4   the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (噴灑) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames   5   my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head.

  6  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   7   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (傷疤). So, he had to return to college with scars.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very   8   scar on her arm. “Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn’t mean they won’t   9   it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I   10   this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to   11   and returned to school with his head held high — glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the   12   to give up any plastic surgery (外科手術(shù)).

We all have “scars” that   13   people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   14   standards(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)). Put your imperfections out of your   15   and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

A．brought                B．given                      C．turned                    D．shown

A．doctor                  B．hospital                  C．helicopter               D．a(chǎn)mbulance

A．serious                 B．terrible                   C．dangerous               D．important

A．got                      B．lit                          C．burned                    D．moved

A．took                    B．held                       C．caught                    D．a(chǎn)ttracted

A．Personally            B．Technically             C．Sadly                            D．Fortunately

A．shape                   B．place                      C．fact                        D．time

A．nervous                B．formal                    C．obvious                  D．a(chǎn)musing

A．a(chǎn)dmit                   B．notice                     C．hate                        D．hide

A．passed                  B．kept                       C．handed                   D．sent

A．life                      B．heart                      C．consideration           D．practice

A．mistake                B．survey                    C．decision                  D．instruction

A．invite                   B．cause                      C．a(chǎn)llow                      D．impress

A．false                    B．strict                      C．similar                    D．a(chǎn)musing

A．head                    B．heart                      C．sight                       D．mind

第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning on June 9, 2003 when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  21  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)  22  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was  23  .

The doctor described the  24  , which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they  25  the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much petrol. The flames  26  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

27  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  28  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  29  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.

After he  30  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months  31  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very  32  scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not  33  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I  34  this wisdom on to my son. He kept my advice in  35  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars didn’t  36  , so he made the  37  to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe  38  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  39  standards. Put your imperfections(缺點(diǎn)；瑕疵) out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  40  yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

21. A. brought             B. given                  C. turned                       D. showed

22. A. doctor             B. hospital                C. aircraft                    D. ambulance

23. A. serious               B. terrible                C. dangerous                D. important 

24. A. event                 B. process                C. reason                       D. accident

25. A. got                   B. lit                       C. burned                     D. moved

26. A. took               B. held                 C. caught                        D. attracted

27. A Fortunately         B. Surprisingly        C. Happily                     D. Slowly

28. A. pushed              B. threw                C. dropped                   D. rolled

29. A. shape              B. place                   C. fact                            D. time

30. A. benefited           B. recovered          C. suffered                     D. relaxed

31. A. if                    B. while                   C. because                      D. although

32. A. normal              B. violent              C. obvious                  D. popular

33. A. mention            B. notice                C. laugh                         D. hide

34. A. sent                   B. kept                    C. handed                       D. passed

35. A. mind                B. life                   C. practice                   D. heart

36. A. grow          B. matter                 C. exist                        D. appear

37. A. mistake             B. effort                C. decision                     D. request 

38. A. invite              B. cause                  C. allow                        D. remind

39. A. false                 B strict                     C. moral                        D. general 

40. A. by                 B. over                  C. beyond                       D. within

 

When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31  it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32  and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33  such pain.
He left and I tried to   34  my life. I filled the kettle (水壺), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35  the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36  not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37  end. I would rather just   38  in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39 .
And yet it was a young woman who   40  back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41  and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42 , there are more important things. More important than   43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t   44  my dreams as I feared that night.   45 , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46  on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47  that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49  again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50  a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

1	A. complaining	B. suggesting	C. explaining	D. whispering
2	A. business	B. fault	C. luck	D. reason
3	A. pass	B. defend	C. feel	D. ease
4	A. get close to	B. get on with	C. get away with	D. get down to
5	A. watched	B. made	C. let	D. wanted
6	A. announced	B. decided	C. pretended	D. concluded
7	A. optimistic	B. sceptical	C. splendid	D. unpleasant
8	A. wander	B. move	C. keep	D. take
9	A. mad	B. old	C. nervous	D. uncertain
10	A. flashed	B. swung	C. stared	D. pointed
11	A. promise	B. delight	C. dilemmas	D. conflicts
12	A. Therefore	B. Besides	C. Finally	D. Constantly
13	A. friendship	B. life	C. love	D. health
14	A. visit	B. have	C. reject	D. spin
15	A. Deliberately	B. Meanwhile	C. Thus	D. Instead
16	A. taking off	B. looking down	C. breaking away	D. getting over
17	A. sorrow	B. worry	C. relief	D. doubt
18	A. friend	B. bird	C. dream	D. job
19	A. heart	B. vase	C. mirror	D. cup
20	A. mostly	B. hardly	C. usually	D. only