Ⅳ、阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）
Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.
One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.
The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.
Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?
71．What did Alice think Kerry's offer?
A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.
B. She didn't want to marry anybody.
C. She didn't like it at all.
D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.
72．In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.
A. not so better than B. better than C. as bad as D. as good as
73. Which of the following is true?
A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.
B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.
C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture
D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.
74．Alice's picture won high praise because ____.
A. it was true to nature
B. the flowers were red
C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers
D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate
75．The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.
A. a real one B. a painting drawn by Kerry
C. a box with a picture in it D. made up of leather
Ⅲ、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the 51 pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them 52 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 53 piece and I made it round. I could 54 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 55 that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in 56 holes and some other dark places. It became a 57 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I 58 the little mirror, and, as I 59 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 60 the game, As I became a 61 , I grew to understand that this was not 62 a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to 63 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is 64 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 65 design and shape I do not know. 66 , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this 67 —into the black places in the 68 of men—and change some things 69 some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the 70 of my life.
51. A. broken B. dropped C. pointed D. sharpened
52. A. back B. down C. together D. up
53. A. best B. longest C. smallest D. largest
54. A. talk B. play C. flash D. share
55. A. idea B. fact C. decision D. reason
56. A. deep B. big C. pretty D. empty
57. A. job B. task C. game D. trouble
58. A. kept B. hid C. forgot D. lost
59. A. came B. stood C. grew D. went
60. A. watch B. continue C. remember D. change
61. A. man B. boy C. father D. grandfather
62. A. always B. completely C. really D. just
63. A. announce B. doubt C. understand D. expect
64. A. absent B. home C. far D. there
65. A. whole B. most C. half D. other
66. A. So B. However C. Besides D. Certainly
67. A. country B. village C. world D. city
68. A. hands B. brains C. eyes D. hearts
69. A. on B. in C. with D. like
70. A. way B. standard C. quality D. meaning
--- What’s up , Sharon?
--- I just can’t help thinking of the game we lost last week.
--- Oh, ____, Sharon. It is not like you to worry about the past.
A. give it up B. don’t mention it C. Nonsense D. come on
Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first_________.
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire
How many nationalities ______ our country ______?
A. is; consisted of B. does; make up
C. is; made from D. does; consist of
No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.
A. understand B. make out C. turn out D. make sense
