Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（門徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（順從地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

1.A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

2.A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

3.A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

4.A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

5.A. salty                                B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

6.A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

7.A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

8.A. clever                          B. different            C. same                        D. strong

9.A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

10.A. warned                       B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

11.A. drink                          B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

12.A. taken off                        B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

13.A. stored                         B. found                C. collected               D. left

14.A. heard                         B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

15.A. leaf                                   B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

16.A. mind                          B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

17.A. room                          B. time                  C. money                         D. care

18.A. accident                      B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

19.A. act                             B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

20.A. now                                  B. first                  C. recently                    D. later

 

On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley. Finally, they stopped at a grave（墳墓）, which was covered with thick  1  . The gravestone looked very  2  . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man  3  in the snow.

This   4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5  had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong  6  had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7  , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately  8  by what he had seen.

In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were  9   in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to  10  her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11   around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12  , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected  13  . He buried the mother and held the   14   baby to pursue（追趕）the   15  .

After the war, he took this child to the United States to   16  . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what   17   that year and took him to the valley to   18   his mother.

Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19    the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how   20   you were for so many years!”

1.A. leaves             B. snow                   C. dust           D. grass

2.A. simple            B. clean                      C. beautiful             D. big

3.A. gave up          B. stood up                C. knelt down   D. broke down

4.A. party     B. strike                  C. accident            D. story

5.A. speech           B. whisper                C. fighting     D. argument

6.A. competition        B. enemy                C. disease     D. storm

7.A. Fortunately         B. Frequently                     C. Immediately  D. Suddenly

8.A. shocked         B. puzzled                 C. frightened              D. annoyed

9.A. wounded       B. trapped                C. killed         D. frozen

10.A. feed             B. teach                  C. save                 D. hide

11.A. clothes         B. blankets               C. packages           D. handkerchiefs

12.A. sick          B. dead              C. hungry       D. lost

13.A. mark             B. condition              C. voice         D. scene

14.A. growing   B. crying          C. running      D. singing

15.A. troops          B. mother                   C. path            D. goal

16.A. show him in      B. call him in                C. bring him up  D. pick him up

17.A. happened         B. appeared                C. started           D. formed

18.A. depend on       B. attend to                 C. care about          D. look for

19.A. moved         B. decorated                 C. covered     D. dug

20.A. tired             B. fearful          C. lonely             D. cold

 

One of my. next-door neighbor is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back from a trip. As I was  16 . my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)  17  , frantic(發(fā)瘋的) knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and  18  the peephole, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.

I quickly  19  the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept  20 , Please help me. I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I  21  told her that everything would be okay, and  22  her to her house to see what was going on  23  the fire alarm.

She  24  that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently(反復無常的) for the past two hours, and that her  25  to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,  26  it, and looked at the tire alarm.

After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes  27  causes it to make strange noises. She seemed  28  but was literally shaking out of fear. I asked her  29  she was okay, and she said she was  30  , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her  31  for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.

We then  32  and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay. and safe to sleep. She was so generous with  33  for being with her, but I thanked her for  34  me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n)  35  hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.

1.A. collecting           B. designing                         C. unpacking                        D. setting

2.A. constant             B. flexible                    C. rhythmic                          D. impressive

3.A. looked through          B. made out                         C. cut off                               D. turned to

4.A. closed                          B. moved                              C. locked                              D. opened

5.A. thinking              B. repeating                         C. complaining           D. screaming

6.A. frequently                   B. briefly                               C. immediately           D. roughly

7.A. required            B. accompanied                  C. inspected                         D. observed

8.A. for                       B .to                                       C. by                             D. with

9.A. predicted                    B. warned                   C. mentioned                       D. proved

10.A. attempt            B. suggestion                       C. responsibility                  D. permission

11.A. pressed            B. revolved                          C. crashed                            D. climbed

12.A. power                         B. dust                                   C. paper                                D. switch

13.A. determined               B. terrified                           C. relieved                           D. devoted

14.A. when                          B. how                                   C. why                                   D. if

15.A. afraid                          B. tired                                  C. sleepy                               D. pleased

16.A. casually                      B. tightly                               C. automatically                   D. abruptly

17.A. broke down               B. sped up                            C. sat down                          D. turned around

18.A. suffering                   B. regret                              C. shame                    D. gratitude

19.A. advising            B. reminding                       C. encouraging                   D. advocating

20.A. simple                        B. special                             C. official                             D. sudden

 

Some time ago, two navy officers made a journey to the deepest point on the earth. The two men went down seven miles to the__1__of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any__2__of life.

They set out early so that the ball would come to the surface in the__3__and so be easily found by the mother ship. The divers began__4__at dawn and soon afterwards the ball__5__under the surface of the water.

__6__, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone__7__how they felt. At a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut__8__from the outside world. At 30,000 feet, the men were shocked by a sudden loud__9__- even the smallest hole in the ball would have__10__instant death. Luckily, it was only one of the outer windows__11__had broken.

Soon afterwards, the ball__12__the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of "dust" made__13__different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the __14__water. The men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them, quite__15__ by the very large water pressure. But they did not__16__to leave lights on for long, as the great__17__from them made the water boil. Quite__18__, the telephone began working again and the weak__19__ clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship. After a__20__of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later.

1. A. foot          B. base         C. bottom       D. tip

2. A. marks         B. signs        C. signals       D. messages

3. A. evening        B. night       C. secret        D. daytime

4. A. diving         B. rising       C. traveling      D. preparations

5. A. disappeared    B. floated       C. threw        D. flew

6. A. In time        B. On time      C. At times      D. At one time

7. A. guiding       B. realizing      C. describing     D. imagining

8. A. down         B. over         C. off           D. out

9. A. voice         B. noise         C. explosion     D. shout

10. resulted         B. suggested     C. meant        D. saved

11. A. where        B. that          C. which        D. whose

12. A. touched      B. visited        C. attacked      D. landed

13. A. of           B. from         C. up of         D. into

14. A. green        B. blue          C. dark         D. hot

15. A. unbelieved    B. unchanged    C. uncovered     D. untroubled

16. A. use          B. need         C. dare          D. think

17. A. light         B. heat         C. pressure       D. sound

18. A. unexpected    B. uncovered    C. unknown      D. uncontrolled

19. A. or           B. and          C. but           D. either

20. A. living        B. stay          C. rest          D. break

第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分．滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意．然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(條紋，線條) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___  send shafts(桿狀物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(諷刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.  People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7  ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and  __8  ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不穩(wěn)定的) ___9  ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事實上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1. A. doors                B. windows         C. roofs             D. walls

2. A. smells          B. tastes           C. sounds           D. looks

3. A. hate                    B. love             C. miss              D. forget

4. A. room           B. office           C. building         D. stage

5. A. pretend         B. expect           C. want              D. decide

6. A. hardly         B. seriously         C. constantly         D. happily

7. A. thought of       B. judged                C. taken care of      D. feeling

8. A. happiness         B. anxieties          C. chances         D. pressures

9. A. feeling         B. idea             C. hope              D. fact

10. A. seldom         B. almost          C. relatively           D. absolutely

11. A. hope          B. doubt           C. think             D. suspect

12. A. up for          B. out at           C. up to             D. down to

13. A. pride           B. duty             C. humor           D. sight

14. A. cruelly         B. tensely                C. friendly         D. mildly

15. A. fond of         B. afraid for        C. sure of          D. interested in