第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a giant grandfather clock.Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one.The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient.And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me.I watched and listened to it during meals.Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's routine.He wound (上发条) that clock with a special key carefully each day.That key was magic to me.It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming.I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock.He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too little.He never let that clock wind down and stop.He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key.I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family routine.
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!
"Mama! The clock! We've let it wind down."
The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room.The clock stood there quiet.It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key.The old house was quiet.No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the clock — all was still.I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door.All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes.He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood, lost in the moment for a long time.Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock.It came back to life.Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my heart.In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.
1.Why does the writer say the table was always spreading with food containing love as the main ingredient?
A.The food was delicious and tasty.
B.The meal was made by his dear grandparents
C.The whole family talked about the love of each other over meals.
D.Four generations lived joyfully and harmoniously to become one.
2.By describing Grandfather’s routine in detail in the 2nd paragraph, the writer expresses___________.
A.It’s troublesome to make the clock work.
B.It’s a fantastic thing to play with the clock.
C.He greatly misses his late grandfather
D.His grandfather had a preference for the clock.
3.What kinds of mood are shown in the essay?
A.Sad and hopeful B.desperate and hopeful
C.Heart-broken and hopeless D.cheerful and hopeful
第二节 完形填空(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story.“When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to 21 and do when he grew up.In his seven-page paper he described his 22 of someday owning a horse ranch.He drew a 23 floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would 24 on a 200-acre dream ranch.Two days later he received his 25 back.On the front page was a 26 red F.The teacher said, ‘This is an 27 dream for a young boy like you.You have no money.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher 28 , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 29 .’ The boy asked his father what he should do.His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own 30 on this.However, I think it is a very 31 decision for you.’ 32 , after a week, the boy 33 the same paper, making no 34 at all.He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 35 .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story 36 you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the 37 is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now.When I was your teacher, I was 38 of a dream stealer.During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 39 you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone 40 your dreams.Follow your heart, no matter what.
21.A.be B.find C.learn D.see
22.A.reason B.goal C.purpose D.way
23.A.rough B.new C.secret D.detailed
24.A.live B.locate C.sit D.run
25.A.mark B.paper C.plan D.idea
26.A.large B.tiny C.beautiful D.long
27.A.old B.imaginative C.impractical D.interesting
28.A.shouted B.smiled C.replied D.added
29.A.grade B.need C.honesty D.ability
30.A.time B.energy C.mind D.money
31.A.urgent B.quick C.important D.good
3.A.Actually B.Finally C.Gradually D.Usually
33.A.turned down B.turned around C.turned to D.turned in
34.A.comments B.changes C.judgment D.answer
35.A.dream B.courage C.interest D.spirit
36.A.though B.because C.until D.if
37.A.incident B.event C.story D.lesson
38.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
39.A.Fortunately B.Strangely C.Curiously D.Probably
40.A.forget B.steal C.know D.realize
—Shall I lock the lab now before I go home?
--- ___________.I’ll check it myself later.
A.Go ahead B.No problem C.No hurry D.Don’t bother
.Steven’s exam results put him _________ the top ten students in his grade.
A.among B.between C.in D.at
.I need to call my friend David _________ coat I walked off by mistake yesterday.
A.in whose B.in that C.with which D.with her
—I did very well in the English exam last week.
—I did _________ .I got a full mark.
A.no better B.not better C.no worse D.even worse