第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—50各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are  36  . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to  37 it. Creativity isn’t always  38  with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time  39  think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve. 40  you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections. This technique involves taking  41  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.  42  find an image, word, idea or object; for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words  43  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as  44  as you can. The next stage is to relate the  45  to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original  46 ; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t  47 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  48 . If your goal is to learn to ski,  49 , you can now practice skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now  50  this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be  51  else! Look at the situation from a  52  point of view . Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  53  in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal  54  other people, put yourself in their  55 . The best fishermen think like fish!

36. A. wrong            B. unbelievable     C. reasonable   D. realistic

37. A. put up with      B. catch up with    C. make use of D. keep track of

38. A. equipped         B. compared         C. covered      D. connected

39. A. skillfully       B. routinely        C. vividly      D. deeply

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

41. A. familiar         B. unrelated        C. creative     D. imaginary

42. A. Then             B. Also             C. Still        D. Even

43. A. combined         B. marked           C. lit          D. associated

44. A. clear            B. many             C. easy         D. long

45. A. ideas            B. ambitions        C. achievement  D. technique

46. A. experience       B. service          C. present      D. object

47. A. work             B. last             C. exist        D. change

48. A. possibilities    B. limitations      C. tendency     D. practice

49. A. in fact          B. in particular    C. as a whole   D. for example

50. A. devote           B. adapt            C. lead         D. keep

51. A. anyone           B. everyone         C. no one       D. someone

52. A. private          B. global           C. different    D. serious

53. A. features         B. themes           C. creatures    D. characters

54. A. avoids           B. involves         C. follows      D. offends

55. A. shoes            B. dreams           C. images       D. directions

When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.

My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.

About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”

1. According to the passage, the young man _______.

A. had a great reputation for his good work

B. worked as a common sailor during the journey

C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat

D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London

2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?

A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.

B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.

C. Because the child was watching the pear.

D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.

3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.

A. driven by great need or pain to do something

B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason

C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy

D. feeling sorry or sad about something

第二卷 （共35分）

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 對話填空（共10小題上，每小題1分，滿分10分）

（J=Jane  F=Flora ）

J: Hi,Flora. It seems that I haven’t seen for you ages, Where have you been ?

F: Hi, Jane . Been to England for a (76) t______.

J: Oh really ? That’s great,. Did someone (77) e_______travel with you?

F: We went on a group tour, You know that would make things easy. You wouldn’t (78) w_______about this and that.

J:Yes. A pleasant time, eh?

F: A really pleasant to me. Everything we saw, Fantastic ! And the guide was a very nice guy; he also (79) l_______ us a deep impression.

J:What’s that ?

F:He once told us about the (80)b______ of his career. He was an Oxford student before. And one day when he went on his (81)w______ to a lecture, a tourist

(82) a_____ him for directions. Since he was going in the same direction,he led the way, telling legends and stories about Oxford. Before they knew it, two hours passed, and the tourist gave him ten pounds for the enjoyable morning. He then

(83) r_______ that he had a gift for making a visit (84)i________and lovely.

J: What an amazing story ! By the way , How did you travel(85)e________ in England?

F: It depends.Sometimes by udnerground or by bus.

J: If only I had such a chance !

 I caught the last bus from town, but Harry came home___________ that night.

A. very late     B. even later      C. the same late     D. the last one

 –I’m glad to be offered the job. Shall I start tomorrow?

– ______. See you tomorrow.

A. That’s hard to say            B. That depends

C. That’s all right                 D. That would be great

. Between the two rows of trees ____ the teaching building.

A.stand        B.stands     C.standing         D.are

. Mr. Green requires that the students ______ cheat in any exam.

A. should   B. don’t      C. wouldn’t      D. not

 Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.

A. why                   B. that            C. when            D. where

B

Post your problems on the blog and get other bloggers’ advice!

1. Helen’s problem is about her ______.

  A. classmates             B. study              C. parents            D. room

2. ______ has the same problem as Gimbya.

  A. George               B. Aisha              C. Helen                   D. Ali

3. ______ don’t agree with Helen. They think she should change her idea.

  A. Tom and Emily                                 B. Emily and Simon                          

  C. Simon and Tom                               D. Aisha and George

4. An ex-friend is a person who is ______.

  A. gets along well with others

  B. quite helpful when you have any problem

  C. ready for asking you for help all the time

  D. no longer a good friend as before

第二節(jié)  完形填空 （共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n)   31   on my paper route (報童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   32  . One afternoon, a friend and I were   33   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   34   her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   35  to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   36  .

I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it   37   from my hand as I let it go and headed   38   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting   39   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later,   40   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   41   for her misfortune.

I made up my mind that I would   42   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   43   would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n)   44   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   45   for repairing it.

I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

The next day, I   46   the old lady her paper and was able to   47   the warm smile that I was   48   her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   49   my route.

After several cookies, I   50   an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

31. A. adviser              B. customer                 C. assistant                  D. neighbor

32. A. carefulness          B. cleverness                 C. selfishness               D. forgiveness

33. A. throwing             B. kicking                   C. picking                 D. striking

34. A. by                   B. under                     C. from                   D. around

35. A. dropped            B. rolled                    C. flowed                 D. fell

36. A. room              B. kitchen                     C. yard                           D. sky

37. A. skipped              B. stopped                   C. stepped                D. slipped

38. A. straight              B. slow                      C. right                    D. fast

39. A. lost                  B. trapped                   C. caught                   D. hurt

40. A. before                B. when                      C. but                    D. though

41. A. guilty                B. safe                      C. anxious                D. nervous

42. A. borrow              B. move                             C. transfer                   D. save

43. A. used                  B. calculated                C. chose                             D. earned

44. A. book                  B. article                     C. note                        D. notice

45. A. period                B. cost                         C. size                         D. distance

46. A. handed               B. sold                        C. left                         D. showed

47. A. witness              B. wear                       C. return                      D. bring

48. A. comparing to      B. playing with            C. learning about          D. receiving from

49. A. continued           B. chose                             C. followed                  D. forgot

50. A. tore                   B. marked                    C. bought                    D. felt