第三节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5 分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。

When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make 21 meet, my parents stressed to me 22 fortunate we were to live in a great country with 23 opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the 24 of family, faith and love for our country.

The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was 25 as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben’s Coiffiure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his 26 for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which 27 getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower(割草机) 28 Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter 29

I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have 30 a lifetime. I learnt discipline, a strong work ethic and a 31 attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of 32 life’s competing interests?in my 33 , school, homework and a job. All 34 helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while 35 precollege courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to get graduate __36 in law and business from Harvard, 37 I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has 38 me that there is dignity(尊贵) in all work and that if people are working to 39 themselves and their families, that is something we should 40 .

21. A. ends B. demands C. challenges D. friends

22. A. so B. what C. why D. how

23. A. priceless B. resistless C. limitless D. sightless

24. A. efforts B. decisions C. concepts D. activities

25. A. retired B. resigned C. replaced D. retrained

26. A. sales B. rent C. machine D. shop

27. A. meant B. kept C. needed D. started

28. A. since B. although C. when D. while

29. A. with joy B. on purpose C. by hand D. in time

30. A. proved B. impressed C. marked D. lasted

31. A. practical B. pleasant C. positive D. tolerant

32. A. developing B. balancing C. comparing D. facing

33. A. case B. example C. dream D. attempt

34. A. generally B. lately C. really D. typically

35. A. applying B. doing C. following D. taking

36. A. titles B. rules C. chances D. degrees

37. A. after that B. ever since C. after which D. after then

38. A. equipped B. prepared C. taught D. guided

39. A. serve for B. feed on C. provide for D. count on

40. A. believe B. honor C. remember D. support

第二部分：阅读理解(共25小题;第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分)

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”? the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

Here nature created a lot of surprising scenes, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and colorful parts of Death Valley is the Devil’s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from dreams. Sand sculptures stand-on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

41.The name “Death valley” comes from _____.

A. an Indian name B. the death of the miners

C. the local people D. a National Monument

42. From the passage we can learn that _____.

A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert

43. The Devil’s Golf Course is famous for _____.

A. the terrible sights B. the moon-like sights

C. the dream-like sights D. the ever-changing sights

44. From the passage we can see that the writer the Death Valley.

A. appreciates B. is fearful of C. dislikes D. is tired of