A. praise B. thanks C. invitation D. congratulation
D
My wife, Nell, and I wanted to rent a car in Florida’s Tampa airport. When asked how I was going to pay, I opened my purse to get my credit card (信用卡). It wasn’t there!
Nell and I looked at each other in shocked silence. Then, from the line behind us, a voice asked, “How much do you need?” When I said we would need $300 to get us through our first week, the kind man gave us the needed money. We discovered he and his wife were returning home to Toronto a couple of weeks later on the same flight as we were, so we made sure to see them to return the money and give them a gift to thank them.
I later found out I had left my card at a garage (加油站) in Toronto a week before our vacation. When I called the garage, they actually sent the card to us where it arrived safely just a few days later.
Tom, North York, Ontario
I travelled by bus to Halifax to visit my brother George. met me at the terminal (终点站), we caught another bus to
After he had his house. in Florida,
We got off so quickly, though, that I forgot my purse. George ran after the bus but couldn’t catch up to it.
Then I phoned the bus terminal to explain what had happened. Being in a city where I knew only a few people, I really didn’t think I’d ever see my purse and money again. But a few hours later there came a knock on the door. It was a security officer (保安), and he was holding my purse!
“A passenger gave it to our driver,” he said. And then he asked me to see if anything was missing; everything was still there.
Connie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
31. What happened to Tom? A. His credit card didn’t work. B. He forgot to take his purse.
C. He ran into difficulty when travelling. D. He had a fight with a man in the line.
32. Who sent the card to Tom?
A. The garage. B. The airport. C. The security officer. D. The couple. 33. Where did Connie lose her purse?
A. On the first bus. B. On the second bus. C. At the terminal. D. In the house. 34. According to the text, both Tom and Connie _____. A. met a kind person in a new city B. received a gift from a stranger C. missed their hometown D. caught the same flight
35. What kind of feeling is expressed in both of the two stories? A. Pity. B. Sadness. C. Anger. D. Thankfulness. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A Birthday Surprise
Nathan woke up early and raced into the kitchen. He saw his family preparing their breakfast just like every other day. 36 Where was his birthday cake? Did his family forget his special day?
The doorbell rang. Nathan opened the door, but no one was there. 37 The note said that Nathan was going on a treasure hunt (寻宝活动), and he would need to find the clues (线索). “Treasure!” A big smile spread over Nathan’s face. He began to work out the clues.
The first clue was in the desert. Nathan was confused (困惑的). 38 There was the second clue. Nathan spent an hour following one clue after another. Finally, he got to the last note. All it said was, “Happy birthday!” There was no treasure!
39 Feeling very disappointed, he lay on his bed, thinking about what a boring day it was. “Time for breakfast, Nathan,” shouted his mother. Nathan went downstairs with his head hung low. When he looked up, he saw the living room full of balloons. 40 “Happy birthday to you, happy
birthday to you ...” from his back came the song. Turning around, Nathan saw his parents and friends coming out from the kitchen, holding a birthday cake and presents. What a birthday surprise! A. And there was nobody.
B. Where were his birthday presents? C. All he saw was a note on the ground. D. He didn’t see the people quickly hiding. E. Nathan slowly walked back to his house. F. Nathan picked up the note and read it carefully. G. Then he smiled and headed to his sister’s sandbox.
第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节：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。
Each of us has goals (目标) for life. Some of these may be long-term (长期的) or 41 lifetime ones, and other dreams or wishes for more immediate satisfaction.
Just as you 42 great pleasure when you’re trying to 43 short-term goals, there’s also power in having long-term and lifetime goals. Both 44 are valuable and serve each other. In order to be 45 in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the 46 result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to-month, or year-to-year level.
For example, 47 a farmer is to plow (耕地) a straight line, he must keep his eye on a faraway point. If his attention is 48 just a few feet in front of him, he will not plow straight. So, in order for his field to be plowed straight, he must 49 and focus on his long-term goal.
Focusing on a long-term goal can 50 the energy to get things done in the 51 . For instance, when a runner sets a(n) 52 to run a mile, he’ll 53 be tired when he 54 the one-mile mark. 55 if this same runner sets a goal to run ten miles, he probably won’t even be sweating (出汗) upon 56 this same one-mile mark. If this very same runner was to set a goal to run 26 miles and keep his mind on the completion of this long 57 , not only wouldn’t he be sweating, but most likely he wouldn’t even be out of breath as he ran by the 58 mark.
Long-term goals, 59 , can’t be achieved without first achieving 60 goals. We may have a goal to climb a ladder (梯子), but we have to take one step at a time in order to reach the top. 41. A. even B. just C. also D. rather 42. A. understand B. experience C. explain D. welcome 43. A. set B. keep C. prevent D. achieve 44. A. terms B. dreams C. types D. thoughts 45. A. successful B. special C. interested D. different 46. A. important B. certain C. final D. happy 47. A. if B. when C. although D. because 48. A. received B. attracted C. directed D. paid 49. A. correct B. forget C. believe D. know 50. A. choose B. influence C. report D. provide 51. A. dark B. present C. end D. future 52. A. date B. story C. goal D. example 53. A. probably B. personally C. partly D. quietly 54. A. remembers B. reaches C. discovers D. records 55. A. And B. But C. So D. Or 56. A. waiting for B. searching for C. preparing D. passing 57. A. race B. game C. drive D. flight 58. A. twenty-six-mile B. thirteen-mile C. ten-mile D. one-mile 59. A. however B. besides C. instead D. therefore 60. A. lifetime B. short-term C. common D. big
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第三部分： 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。