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，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. "_ 36 !" she said, proudly holding up a yellow 37 with black and white stripes. "I made it just for you. What do you think?"

I 38 my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous one I had ever seen?

"It's perfect for 39 ," my mother continued. "I 40 someone had made a dress like this for me."

41 you can't wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world's most 42 daughter would refuse. reluctantly(不情愿的). I put it on.

All through church I prayed, Lord, let me get out of here __43 anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on. He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had 44 taken any notice of me.

At the end of the service I 45 for the door. But I had to wait on the 46 while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer… Then 47 the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce approaching. 48 I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

I started gabbing a mile a minute, hoping if I kept it 49 he wouldn't notice my horrible dress. "I am going to college in September," I said.

"That's great," Dennis replied. "I got 50 to the police academy."

"Wow!" I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me 51 .

We courted through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day 52 he had first asked me out.

"You bet I do," he said. "You were always 53 in school, almost standoffish (coldhearted). I didn't think you'd be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better." Maybe that 55 yellow dress wasn't 55 I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

36. A. Strange B. Surprise C. Interesting D. Puzzled

37. A. dress B. coat C. skirt D. hat

38. A. beat B. held C. bit D. caught

39. A. the party B. church C. school D. your birthday

40. A. hope B. expected C. wish D. wished

41. A. Too beautiful B. Too big C. Too small D. Too bad

42. A. ungrateful B. lovely C. considerate D. responsible

43. A. beyond B. before C. until D. without

44. A. never B. sometimes C. frequently D. ever

45. A. made B. ran C. escaped D. walked

46. A. steps B. gate C. door D. bench

47. A. within B. out of C. beside D. off

48. A. Until B. After C. Not until D. Before

49. A. on B. back C. in D. up

50. A. agreed B. accepted C. permitted D. allowed

51. A. my telephone B. my address C. out D. in

52. A. that B. which C. on when D.

53 A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still

54. A. blue -white striped B. black and white stripes

C. zebra-striped D. dark-white-striped

55. A. what B. which C. that D. one

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sometimes people call each other "scared-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.

Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger-or hit somebody-and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. (It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.)

Feeling that you keep all bottles up inside, don't just go away. It's as if bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you'd smell them, if you opened the cupboard, chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. They'd be rotten.

You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around. And at last you'll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

56. What does the word "emotions" in the second paragraph mean?

A. acts B. feelings C. measurements D. thinking

57. The best title for this article is __________.

A. Emotions Affect Our Bodies

B. What Happens to A Frightened Cat

C. What Happens to An Excited Person

D. Feelings That People Have

58. The author wrote this article in order to __________.

A. tell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside

B. give us some advice on how to express our feelings

C. compare man with a scared cat and suggest mankind learn from it.

D. make us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely

B

Increasing Noise Annoys

People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the highest priority (优先) was a noise complaints system that works.

Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together. So it conducted survey and found that about half its citizens are upset by noise in one form or another-traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through solutions to the problem.

The meeting found the present noise complaints system bizarre. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So complaints often feel they are getting the run-round. When the people at the meeting were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.

The meeting also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners. This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy-and money. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas(居民区).

59. According to the passage, what do people want most?

A. Tougher laws. B. Technical improvements.

C. An effective noise complaints system D. Tougher minimum standards for noise

60. What does the underlined word bizarre in the second paragraph mean?

A. reasonable B. wonderful C. strange D. responsible

61. How many regulatory measures against noise are mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 2. D. 5.

62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances are necessary.

B. Traffic, mowers, pool pumps, and air conditioners are all the sources of noise.

C. 90% of the residents are annoyed by noise.

D. Heavy traffic should be kept away from residential areas according to the meeting.

63. Brisbane City Council brought together citizens to talk through solutions to the noise problem mainly due to .

A. the result of the survey carried out by itself

B. a noise complaints system that works

C. people asking for tougher laws on noise

D. requirements of an effective noise complaints system