第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A group of graduates，highly established in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor．
The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and in life．offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups——plastic，glass，crystal(水晶)，some plain—looking，some expensive，some fine——telling them to help themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice—looking，expensive cups were taken up，leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source of your problems and stress．”
“What all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups．”
“Now consider this：Life is the coffee and the jabs，money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life，and do not change the quality of life．Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we fail to enjoy the coffee．So，don’t let the cups drive you．．．enjoy the coffee instead．”
56．Why did the conversation soon turn into complaints?
A．Because there was no coffee to drink．
B．Because there was nothing to talk about except complaints
C．Because life was not easy for everyone．
D．Because there was nothing better than to complain．
57．The professor brought in a variety of cups because ．
A．he was richer than his students
B．he was fond of collecting cups
C．there were too many people to drink coffee
D．the cups would play an important part in his talk
58．In the author’s opinion ．
A．it is necessary to have a variety of cups to meet the needs of different guests
B．one should concentrate on main things in life
C．the students liked drinking coffee mole than anything else
D．cups are more important than coffee
59．We can infer that ．
A．in our daily life most people want only the best for themselves
B．coffee was as important as a cup
C． a teacher should have a11 kinds of cups at home
D．whether coffee is nice to drink depends on the cup
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
On his way to the airport one afternoon，Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．
The plane was to 36 at 5：30．From the bank，there was still a 37 journey to the airport38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving，he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 ：tickets，money，the address of his hotel，traveler’s checks…Just a moment! How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets．He suddenly 41 that He must have left his passport 42 ．
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return for the passport．This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane At that moment，the taxi 47 outside the air terminal(候机楼)．Phillip got 48 ，took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then 49 a good deal of confusion(混乱)in the building．A 50 could be heard over the loudspeaker，“We very much 51 that because of a twenty—four—hour strike(罢工)of the airport staff，all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal foron tomorrow’s flights．Phillip was very glad to hear that．He would let his company know about this 54 and，thank goodness．he would have the opportunity of calling at the bank the next morning to 55 his passport．
36．A．check in B．1ead off C．take off D．go up
37．A．1ong B．short C．pleasant D．rough
38．A．as B．so C．but D．because
39．A．buying B．taking C．putting D．checking
40．A．plane B．trip C．company D．flight
41．A．realized B．promised C．recognized D．suggested
42．A．at home B．at the bank C．at the office D．in the taxi
43．A．time B．chance C．possibility D．use
44．A．golden B．1ast C．only D．first
45．A．in B．to C．at D．with
46．A．sad B．unable C．nervous D．Difficult
47．A．stopped B．ran C．went D．opened
48．A．off B．back C．out D．away
49．A．started B．caught C．noticed D．1eft
50．A speech B．signal C．call D．voice
51．A．apologize B．announce C．worry D．regret
52．A．advised B．forced C．allowed D．persuaded
53．A ideas B． plans C．information D．time
54．A．person B．situation C．place D airport
55．A．return B．show C．recover D．change
The weather in this area is generally warm，but it be very cold sometimes．
A．must B．can C．should D． need
Not everyone is equal to the task because it special skills and much patience．
A．calls for B．calls out C．turns into D．turns up
The experiment turned out to be very successful， was more than we could expect．
A．what B．that C．which D．this
Some medicine，when wrongly ，can kill a person
A．take B．taking C．taken D．to take
