26.Though this question is very difficult，if you ________ trying you will find the right answer.

A.keep up   B.keep on

C.keep out   D.keep off

解析：选B。句意：尽管这个问题很难，但是如果你继续不断地尝试，你会得到正确答案的。keep on“继续，反复做”，符合题意。keep up“保持，跟上”;keep out“使留在外面，扣留”;keep off“使不接近，避开某话题”。

27.There are some spelling mistakes in your composition，but ________ your composition is good.

A.as a whole   B.on the whole

C.on one hand   D.on the other hand

解析：选B。as a whole作为整体;on the whole总的来说;on one hand一方面;on the other hand另一方面。句意：你的作文有些拼写错误，但总的来说还是不错的。

28.The little chick the ________ earthworm，deciding whether to swallow it or let it go.

A.glimpsed at   B.looked into

C.stared at   D.glared at

解析：选C。glimpse at瞥一眼;look into调查;stare at盯着看;glare at怒视。句意：小鸡盯着蚯蚓，决定是吞掉它还是放它走。

29.The book published by the government ________ the case of the women’s rights and responsibilities of last year.

A.states   B.tells

C.starts   D.says

解析：选A。state“声明，陈述”，指正式地陈述观点。句意：政府出版的那本书陈述了去年妇女的权利和义务状况。

30.One of the ________ that ________ my attention was magnetism.

A.phenomenon;drew   B.phenomena;attracted

C.phenomenons;paid   D.phenomenon;paid

解析：选B。根据前面的one of可知后面用复数形式，注意phenomenon的复数形式是phenomena，而不是phenomenons。draw/attract one’s attention引起某人的注意。

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

He lost his arms in an accident that took his father’s life. Since then，he has had to depend on the __31__ of his younger brother.__32__ writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do anything in his life. But when the two brothers grew up，his younger brother __33__ to separate from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was __34__ and didn’t know what to do.

A __35__ disaster befell (降临) a girl，too. One night her mother，who  __36__ from mental illness disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother，__37__ her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents，__38__ to overturn the kerosene light (煤油灯) on the stove，__39__ in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister showed her __40__ to take care of her，she was determined to be completely __41__.At school，she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I am __42__.Though I lost my arms，I still have legs; I am lucky.__43__ my wings are broken，my heart can still fly.”

One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to __44__ on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain __45__ at being left on his own.__46__，the girl was full of hope for her life. They both were __47__ to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms while the girl wrote: Broken wings，__48__ heart.

It is true that __49__ can strike at any time. But if you decide to be strong，the hardship will __50__ to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

31.A.eyes　　　　　　　　 B.arms

C.feet   D.ears

解析：选B。依据第四段My younger brother’s arms are my arms推断男孩主要依靠弟弟的胳膊生活。

32.A.Because of   B.But for

C.Instead of   D.Except for

解析：选D。依据语境，男孩除了用脚写字外，不能干任何事情。换言之，生活基本不能自理。

33.A.wanted   B.promised

C.refused   D.failed

解析：选A。But when the two brothers grew up暗示这里应用wanted，表示弟弟想单独生活。

34.A.self-confident   B.open-minded

C.heart-broken   D.cold-hearted

解析：选C。didn’t know what to do表明哥哥非常难受，不知如何是好。

35.A.painful   B.similar

C.familiar   D.sudden

解析：选B。too暗示类似的灾难也发生在另一个女孩身上。

36.A.came   B.suffered

C.learned   D.benefited

解析：选B。妈妈患精神病离家出走了。suffer from遭受痛苦。

37.A.keeping   B.getting

C.causing   D.leaving

解析：选D。leave sb.alone是固定搭配，表示“把某人单独留下”。

38.A.even   B.only

C.never   D.ever

解析：选B。only to do可表示出乎预料的结果。

39.A.breaking   B.turning

C.resulting   D.taking

解析：选C。结果由此引发的大火夺走了女孩的双手。

40.A.willingness   B.promise

C.contribution   D.choice

解析：选A。尽管女孩的姐姐表达了愿意照看她的愿望。

41.A.dependent   B.convenient

C.free   D.independent

解析：选D。但是她愿意过自立的生活，不愿依赖别人。independent独立的，自主的。

42.A.amazing   B.lucky

C.friendly   D.popular

解析：选B。依据这两句话结构互补的特点很容易判断这里应用lucky。

43.A.As   B.Until

C.Though   D.Since

解析：选C。同样，尽管胳膊没有了，但是我的心可以飞翔。

44.A.appear  B.perform

C.speak  D.compete

解析：选A。一天男孩和女孩一同被邀请到电视台参加访谈节目。

45.A.future   B.past

C.experience   D.condition

解析：选A。男孩对于自己的前景表示担忧和不确定，这与女孩形成鲜明的对比。

46.A.Otherwise   B.Besides

C.Therefore   D.However

解析：选D。前后形成对比应用However，“然而，女孩对未来充满自信”。

47.A.expected   B.reminded

C.asked   D.suggested

解析：选C。他们俩都被请求用脚写下自己的话。suggest不能接不定式作宾语补足语。

48.A.tearing   B.worrying

C.understanding   D.flying

解析：选D。联系第三段my heart can still fly可知道答案。

49.A.disasters   B.diseases

C.wars   D.interviews

解析：选A。的确如此，灾难和不幸随时都会发生。

50.A.bring out   B.hold out

C.turn out   D.set out

解析：选C。但是只要你意志坚强，你所遇到的困难结果会变成宝贵的财富，给你带来新的机遇。

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Historians say Harriet Tubman was born in the year 1820.Nobody really knows. But we do know that Harriet Tubman was one of the bravest women ever born in the United States.

From a very early age，Harriet knew how slaves suffered. At six years old，she was sent to the fields. Working outside not only made her body strong but also made her learn about the Underground Railroad，on which she helped hundreds of people escape from slavery later. She also learned many things from the other slaves，which one day would help her lead her people to freedom. She became more of a rebel (反叛者).

In 1844，at about age 24，she married a free black man named John Tubman. By now，Harriet was sure she wanted to try to escape. Suddenly，the time came. Her owner died. Though opposed by her husband，she decided to escape. With the help of the Underground Railroad，and through a variety of suffering she finally crossed the border into Pennsylvania，where slavery was banned.

Now that Harriet was free，she did not forget the hundreds of other slaves back in Maryland. Harriet traveled back and forth eighteen times，helping about 300 slaves escape into free territory. She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters. The people she helped called her Moses. At one time，anyone finding Harriet was promised $40,000 for catching her-dead or alive.

During the Civil War，Harriet Tubman went into enemy territory to spy for the North. She also served as a nurse. After four years of bloody fighting，the North won the war.

After the fighting ended，Harriet Tubman returned to Auburn，New York. She kept working. She traveled and gave speeches to raise money for better education for black children. She also worked for women’s rights and housing. Harriet Tubman died in 1913.She was about 93 years old. By that time，she was recognized as an American hero. The United States government gave a funeral with military honors for the woman known as Moses.

【解题导语】　本文是美国黑人运动领袖塔布曼的简介。

51.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.A History of American Black Slaves

B.Cruel American Civil War

C.Information on the Underground Railroad

D.A Brief Introduction to Harriet Tubman

解析：选D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了美国黑人女英雄塔布曼的一生，所以选D。