第二部分 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，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A __21__ showed what we had in common: I had __22__ in New York city from Germany while he had __23__ from South America.

We exchanged stories about the __24__ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been __25__ apartment within walking distance from my __26__. And what I want is to have a good __27__ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t __28__ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.” The young man wrote a __29__ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll __30__ her, and she needs a roommate.”

I called her right away. “I’ve been _31__ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. __32__, she became my best roommate, and has been my _33__ for 34 years.

“We were sure lucky to __34__ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so __35__ to call.” I said. “I called right after I __36__ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, _37__ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally __38__.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were __39__ known in the company for your achievement.”

Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do __40__, people will find you sooner or later.

21. A. chat B. action C. letterD. sentence

22. A. gotB. arrived C. reached D. approached

23. A. returned B. appearedC. heard D. come

24. A. pleasure B. difficultiesC. excitementD. danger

25. A. finding out B. adopted C. decoratedD. searching for

26. A. jobB. home C. school D. friend

27. A. sight B. visit C. viewD. point

28. A. realize B. provide C. afford D. stand

29. A. number B. sign C. markD. note

30. A. meet B. like C. believeD. agree

31. A. looking B. stayingC. waiting D. keeping

32. A. AndB. HoweverC. ThenD. Indeed

33. A. wife B. friend C. roommate D. partner

34. A. receive B. find C. notice D. see

35. A. short B. fast C. long D. slow

36. A. ran into B. heard from C. knew of D. referred to

37. A. hurriedly B. rapidly C. commonlyD. exactly

38. A. saidB. called C. spoke D. visited

39. A. farB. much C. well D. rather

40. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，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

Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.

One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.”

They went to Mr. White’s house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White’s picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”

41. Mr. Black drew______. .

A. an apple tree B. the best picture C. curtains D. birds

42. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because________. .

A. it was in the field B. it was an apple tree

C. the birds liked it D. the birds thought it was real

43. Mr. White’s picture was ________. .

A. an apple tree B. curtains C. nothing D. an old man

44. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The birds came and ate the apples up.

B. The old man said Mr. White’s picture was the best one at last.

C. The two pictures were not so good.

D. The curtains on the wall were real.