第一部分 完形填空（共兩節(jié), 20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

完形填空（1） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~10各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。

If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished. Crossing a street against a red light is another matter — it’s against the law. Laws are __1___________ rules made by governments. They keep peace and create order. __2___________ people break laws, their governments punish them. Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups. They lived together, followed the same __3_____________, and worshipped the same gods. There were no formal laws. __4_____________, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion.

Over time, cities began to form. Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes. In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon __5_____________ one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi. It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished. The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law. In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets. The Romans declared that no citizen, __6_____________ the ruler, was above the law. Modern law codes are rooted in the Roman system. Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures, not by courts.

Another system of law __7_____________ later in England. Before the 12th century AD., each part of England had its own rules and customs. From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation. The courts of the land made sure people __8_____________ a common set of customs — the English common law.

Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place. Instead, the courts made decisions about the law __9__________ earlier court decisions. Those decisions are called examples. Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases. But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example. That way, courts gradually change the law __10____________ society changes.

1.    A. police               B. political                   C. official                     D. officer

2.    A. Unless                     B. Until                        C. Though                    D. When

3.    A. laws                        B. traditions                  C. action               D. principles

4.    A. Instead                     B. Including                 C. Besides                    D. Moreover

5.    A. imagined                  B. assumed                   C. created                     D. supposed

6.    A. except for                B. not even                   C. in addition to            D. besides

7.    A. took effect        B. made up                   C. got over                   D. picked up

8.    A. formed                    B. provided                  C. presented                  D. followed

9.    A. set about                  B. based on                   C. came to                    D. taken over

10.   A. before               B. after                        C. despite                     D. as

 

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36  a different life. It was a transitional（過渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to    37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the    38  time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him    41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42  me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have  45  to me. Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?    47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always    48   never hearing him put his   49    into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50  to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world    51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was    52  of was the stubble（短須）on his chin as his face pressed   53   mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was  55  .

1.A. experience                      B. spend          C. enjoy              D. shape

2.A. show             B. give           C. leave                  D. instruct

3.A. last                    B. first            C. very             D. next

4.A. upward               B. into              C. down            D. up

5.A. sign                              B. scene           C. scenery         D. sight

6.A. interest                B. instruction        C. courage          D. direction

7.A. failed                B. discouraged     C. struck           D. troubled

8.A. future                B. embarrassing    C. obvious          D. lost

9.A. last                    B. pass            C. fly              D. remain

10.A. counted          B. meant            C. valued                   D. eared

11.A. think           B. want           C. expect                 D. wish

12.A. But            B. And           C. Instead                   D. So

13.A. wondered       B. regretted                  C. minded           D. tried

14.A. views          B. actions                  C. feelings         D. attitudes

15.A. important      B. essential                C. hard            D. complex

16.A. disappeared    B. changed         C. progressed       D. advanced

17.A. sensitive       B. convinced        C. aware          D. tired

18.A. by           B. against          C. on                D. with

19.A. clumsy       B. gentle           C. absurd            D. moving

20.A. none         B. all             C. anything         D. everything

 

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."

  "Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.

      One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

      The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

      Love 46 and started walking toward the house.

      The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

      The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"

1.A.frightened        B.starving      C.upset         D.confused

2.A.friend            B.adolescent    C.husband       D.daughter-in-law

3.A.House         B. Dinner       C. System       D.Scene

4.A.performance       B.approval      C.argument      D.explanation.

5.A.Success           B.Cash          C.Health        D.Recovery

6.A.discuss           B.defend        C.exchange      D.challenge

7.A.selfish           B.overjoyed     C.upset         D.energetic

8.A.informed      B. suggested    C.worried       D.included

9.At the beginning.   B.Somehow       C.As a matter of factD.At last

10.A.went out     B.came in       C.stayed out    D.went in

11.A.stayed up        B. got up       C.mixed up      D.looked up

12.A.together     B.properlyly    C.altogether    D.hard

 

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.

Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .

The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.

Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剝）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that   51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted   53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.

“   55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

1.A. give up        B. wear out         C. catch up         D. run out

2.A．win         B. beat              C. overcome          D. defeat

3. A. matter       B. business         C. question         D. problem

4.A .room        B. dining room        C. chicken            D. kitchen

5. A. boils        B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

6. A. first         B. second             C. three             D. last

7. A.  breath      B. praises              C. words                D. complaints

8. A. pleased       B. frightened           C. disappointed     D. puzzled

9. A. turned off        B. turned up            C. turned down      D. turned away

10. A. poured       B. dropped           C. slipped            D. flown

11.A. mean      B. see              C. ate          D. explain

12. A. touch        B. eat              C. observe          D. keep

13.  A. bad         B. hard             C. soft             D. gentle

14. A. hit          B. break                C. beat             D. destory

15..A. coffee        B. carrot              C. eggs              D. water

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

17.A. boils          B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

18.A. differently       B. certainly            C. happily          D. equally

19.A. broken         B. boil                C. cooked           D. ate

20.A. How           B. Who              C. When             D. Where

 

 

閱讀下在短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出適合填入對應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her    1by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     2“Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    3for the night. Seeing that he had an   4Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    5. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫師), thanked her by granting (允準) her   6that anyone who climbed up her tree  7not be able to come back down until she   8it.

     When the children came back to steal her   9, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her

long   10she gave the tree permission to let  11go. Aunty Misery was free from the   12at last.

One day another man    13her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   14she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   15me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  16some pears from my dear tree to remember the 17

it brought to me in this life. But I am too    18to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   19as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   20and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A. hopeless    B. painful   C. dull   D. crazy

2.A. calling     B. shouting   C. announcing  D. whispering

3.A. stay       B. live       C. hide     D. lie

4.A. interesting  B. honest    C. anxious    D. angry

5.A. gift      B. kiss      C. treat     D. smile

6.A. suggestion     B. demand      C. permission D. wish

7.A. could     B. should     C. might    D. must

8.A. permitted   B. promised      C. answered    D. declared

9.A. branch    B. food    C. tree     D. fruit

10.A. after      B. while     C. since       D. before

11.A. it        B. them      C. him        D. her

12.A. trick     B. question     C. trouble     D. difficulty

13.A. stepped into   B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

14.A. so      B. but         C. although       D. because

15.A. with     B. off         C. upon         D. for

16.A. choose      B. pick      C. shake      D. hit

17.A. honor       B. pleasure   C. hope      D. excitement

18.A. light        B. short      C. old       D. thin

19.A. proud       B. kind       C. fine      D. smart

20.A. disappointedly       B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly     D. eagerly