第二节 完型填空(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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.

One summer day, with a heavy heart and four dollars in my pocket, I was on my way to get some milk and bread. In those days, I was a 36 visitor to the supermarket because there never seemed to be 37 money for a whole week’s food-shopping 38 , because the part-time job I held hardly 39 enough money to feed my children after my wife’s death.

As I came to a red traffic light, I 40 a couple and a child by the roadside. The hot noonday sun beat down on them without 41 . The man held up a sign which 42 , “Work for Food.” The woman just stared at the cars waiting 43 the red light while the child sat on the grass 44 a one-armed doll.

I wanted so desperately to 45 them some money, but if I 46 that, there wouldn’t be enough left to buy the milk and bread. Four dollars will only go 47 . As the light changed, I took one last glance at the three of them and sped off feeling both 48 and sad.

As I kept driving, I couldn’t get the 49 of them out of my mind. I could 50 it no longer. I turned around and drove back where I had 51 seen them. I pulled up and handed the man two of my four dollars. 52 he thanked me, I saw tears welling up his eyes. I 53 back and drove on to the supermarket. Perhaps milk and bread would be 54 , I thought. What if I only got milk alone, 55 just the bread? Well, it would have to do.

36.A. friendly B. frequent C. familiar D. fantastic

37.A. enough B. full C. some D. any

38.A. at all times B. at one time C. at a time D. at no time

39.A. allowed B. arranged C. gave D. offered

40.A. noticed B. greeted C. comforted D. witnessed

41.A. reason B. mercy C. expression D. delay

42.A. meant B. wrote C. read D. printed

43.A. for B. on C. behind D. at

44.A. selling B. treating C. holding D. making

45.A. pay B. give C. owe D. lend

46.A. did B. said C. shared D. spent

47.A. too long B. so long C. too far D. so far

48.A. worried B. puzzled C. guilty D. serious

49.A. picture B. trouble C. photo D. scenery

50.A. receive B. take C. understand D. recognize

51.A. usually B. already C. last D. only

52.A. Though B. Because C. Unless D. As

53.A. smiled B. cried C. took D. called

54.A. on show B. on sale C. on business D. on a diet

55.A. and B. but C. so D. or

三、阅读理解(共两节，40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30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。

A

The city of Venice，in Italy，is one of a kind.It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival.After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat.Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator(冰箱).

Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house.At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal.He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator.Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon.When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window.I listened to all this in great surprise.There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house!

56.When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________.

A.we were not good friends B.I was busy at work

C.he had not told me that he would come D.I did not want to see him

57.A doormat is a mat______.

A.used as a door

B.for cleaning the bottom of shoes

C. put up on a door as an ornament(装饰物)

D.near a door under which people put their keys

58.I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____.

A.he had not waited for me to eat together

B.he had eaten too much of the food

C.he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine

D.he had left the house with the window open

59.At last my friend______.

A.did not enter my house

B.entered my house after he opened the door

C.entered my house by climbing through the window

D.entered my house with the help of my neighbor

60.The writer left the key under the doormat so that______.

A.nobody would find it

B.he might not lose it

C.his family could use the same key

D.his friend could easily get it