三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was young， my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to 31with you one of my favorites.

Once， there was a young boy. He was very 32　　 because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father why this was so. His father　 33 replied， “Son， each time you say or do something that　 34 one of your friends， hammer (锤) a piece of wood into the 35 .” The curious boy did as he was told and soon he made fence (篱笆) out of the wood.

“Father!” he cried， “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”

“Well， Son， each time you say something 36to a friend， you can take one piece of wood out.”

The boy 37 this， too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out another two. On the third day he took out some more. Finally he had 38 all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again， “Look at the39　 in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh， how ugly!”

“Son，” his father said， “this is why you aren’t able to 40 your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling， no matter what you do to41up for it， there will always be a scar (伤痕) in his　 42.”

From that day on， the boy was very　 43of his words and actions and he never hurt his friends’ feelings again.

I always keep this story close to my heart. It has　 44me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to　 45.

31. A. argue　　B. discuss　　C. share　　D. compare

32. A. happy　　B. upset　　C. friendly　　D. frightened

33. A. just　　B. hardly　　C. also　　D. once

34. A. leaves　　B. pleases　　C. hurts　　D. amuses

35. A. wall　　B. ground　　C. field　　D. door

36. A. surprising　　B. interesting　　C. nice　　D. bad

37. A. did　　B. made　　C. refused　　D. said

38. A. removed　　B. repeated　　C. replanted　　D. recycled

39 A. sand　　B. dirt　　C. holes　　D. sticks

40. A. make　　B. meet　　C. keep　　D. stay

41. A. turn　　B. take　　C. bring　　D. make

42. A. heart　　B. face　　C. neck　　D. hand

43. A. afraid　　B. careful　　C. proud　　D. fond

44. A. found　　B. taught　　C. lent　　D. saved

45. A. avoid　　B. admire　　C. respect　　D. lose

四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文， 从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in an examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination， do not only learn rules of grammar.

Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can. A few days before the examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination， read the question paper over carefully. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination， read your answers over. Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

46. You should ________ in order not to fail in the examination.

A. work hard every day　　B. work hard a few days before the examination

C. be lazy every day　　D. take an examination every day

47. If you want to improve your English， you must ________.

A. learn rules of grammar by heart　　B. speak English all day long

C. stay up late at night　　D. practise it as often as possible

48. A few days before the examination it is suggested that you should ________.

A. go to bed early　　B. stay up late　　C. get up late　　D. work far into the night

49. Before you begin to write in the examination paper， you should ________.

A. read the examination paper over carefully

B. try to understand the exact meaning of each question

C. correct the mistakes you may have made

D. pay attention to the rules of grammar

50. The underlined phrase “miss out” here means ________.

A. your examination paper is missing　　B. you want to go out of the classroom

C. the examination has already been finished　　D. you forget to answer some of the questions

(B)

Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the Middle Western State of Indiana. He was tall， and good at playing basketball. He attended IndianaStateUniversity. B

ird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game.

After completing his college studies， Larry Bird began playing professional basketball for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career. During those 13 years， Larry Bird was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year three times. Hescored more than 21， 000 points， and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his team’s history. Once he scored 60 points in just one game.

During his very successful basketball career， Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries. In 1989， he stopped playing because of pain in his feet. He ret

urned in 1990， but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems， and he missed many games.

Larry Bird did play on the Dream Team-the first Olympic Team with professional players. However， after winning the gold medal in Barcelona， he announced that he would retire from professional basketball. Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer， but he could not because of his health problems. He also said it was a good time to leave the game. He wanted to be remembered as a winner.

51. The main idea of the second paragraph is that Larry Bird ________.

A. was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year　　B. was strong and tall

C. was good at shooting baskets　　D. was the oldest player of the team

52. The underlined word“scored”in the second paragraph means ________.

A. lost　　B. got　　C. made　　D. wrote

53.When he returned to his team in 1990， ________.

A. he had recovered from a number of injuries

B. he played in all the following games for his team

C. he still had a lot of medical problems caused by the previous(先前的)injuries

D. He didn’t play for his team any more

54. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Larry Bird began his career after his graduation from the college.

B. He lost interest in playing basketball after he retired.

C. Though he left the team， he didn’t feel too much regret.

D. He thought it a right decision to leave the team.

55. What team did Larry Bird join during his professional career?

A. The Dream Team.　　B. The IndianaStateUniversity Team.

C. The Boston Celtics.　　D. An unknown team.