(26)

　　In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a

　　21

　　for four generations to become one. Grandfather’s clock stood like a trusted old family friend,

　　22

　　us

　　playing jokes and telling stories, which

　　was already a 23

　　of our life. 21. A. time

　　B. possibility

　　C. problem D. pleasure 22. A. seeing

　　B. hearing

　　C. watching D. looking 23. A. start

　　B. part

　　C. signal

　　C. mark √ √ √

　　As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I

　　watched and listened to it during

　　24. I was

　　surprised how at

　　25

　　times of the day, that

　　clock would strike three times, six times or

　　more, with a wonderful great

　　26

　　that echoed

　　throughout the house. I found the clock

　　comforting. Year after year, the clock chimed, a part of my

　　27 , a part of my heart. 24. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals 25. A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different 26. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music 27. A. memories

　　B. minds

　　C. comfort

　　D. information √ √ √ √ Even more

　　28

　　to me was my grandfather’s ritual. He meticulously

　　29

　　that clock with a special key each day. That key was magic to me. It

　　30

　　our family’s magnificent clock ticking and chiming, a part of every holiday and every tradition, as solid as the wood from which it was made.

　　28. A. comfortable

　　B. hopeful

　　C. wonderful

　　D. skillful 29. A. opened

　　B. wound

　　C. turned

　　D. started 30. A. made

　　B. controlled C. kept D. fixed √ √ √

　　(27)

　　Allow me to give you a little advice about writing fiction. First, make your characters 21. Make sure that they behave and talk as 22. In real life, everyone is unique. If all your 23 speak the same way and react to things in the same way, you’ll 24 your readers from the start. 21. A. believable

　　B. credible

　　C. creditable

　　D. trustful 22. A. viewers

　　B. individuals

　　C. friends

　　D. heroes 23. A. roles

　　B. characters

　　C. heroes

　　D. actors 24. A. win

　　B. lose

　　C. attract

　　D. miss √ √ √ √ Once your readers believe in your characters, you must 25 them to care. Each reader must be able to identify with at least one character, to 26 become that character in his or her mind. You can do this by 27 characters with genuine human traits, both good and bad.

　　25. A. ask

　　B. encourage

　　C. make

　　D. get 26. A. almost

　　B. most

　　C. mostly

　　D. probably 27. A. creating

　　B. developing

　　C. making

　　D. writing √ √ √

　　The individuals who populate your story should have human strengths and 28.

　　Now it’s time to weave your tale, to 29 a plot. Your readers are part of the story now; they are involved. 28. A. weaknesses

　　B. shortcoming

　　C. false

　　D. disadvantages 29. A. write

　　B. find

　　C. show

　　D. create √ √

　　One last thing, your story must 30 the readers’ emotions. If you can make them laugh and cry along with your characters, you will be a successful writer.

　　30. A. move

　　B. feel

　　C. touch

　　D. draw √ (28)

　　I come to China to major in Chinese this year. I have been deeply impressed by the 21 culture of China. I would like to

　　22

　　some fascinating aspects of the tea culture of China. The Chinese tea drinking habit

　　23

　　the Tang Dynasty.

　　21. A. tea

　　B. coffee

　　C. water

　　D. food 22. A. show

　　B. share

　　C. write

　　D. learn 23. A. dated to

　　B. went back to

　　C. dated back to

　　D. turned back to √ √ √

　　It became a national

　　24 and led to development of a delicate tea drinking ritual. There are five distinct types of tea. Among them, many foreigners are 25 with the green tea. The Longjing tea has a reputation both at home and

　　26

　　.

　　24. A. atmosphere

　　B. conventional

　　C. actions

　　D. tradition 25. A. angry

　　B. strange

　　C. popular

　　D. familiar 26. A. office

　　B. shop

　　C. abroad

　　D. tea room √ √ √

　　When it comes to drinking a cup of tea,

　　we usually 27

　　a few friends, go to a

　　serene place and drink. Tea helps our

　　body’s digestion. So it’s part of lifestyle to drink a cup of tea after the meal. Thus, the amazing job of tea is to

　　28

　　our mind.

　　27. A. ask

　　B. invite

　　C. call

　　D. cheap 28. A. refresh

　　B. wash

　　C. clean

　　D. surprise √ √ Scientific studies show that tea works 29

　　against cancer. In recent years in China, there has been a growing trend for women to drink tea to

　　30 or control their weight. As the old saying goes, one apple a day keeps the doctor away. With tea, I might as well add that one cup a day keeps the trouble away.

　　29. A. hardly

　　B. seldom

　　C. effectively

　　D. never 30. A. keep

　　B. lose

　　C. reduce

　　D. increase

　　√ √ (29)

　　When someone has deeply hurt you. it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible--and it can be surprisingly

　　21

　　to your physical and mental health.

　　21. A. beneficial

　　B. harmful

　　C. helpless

　　D. suitable

　　√ “People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good. “So it can help

　　22 on the wear and tear on our organs,

　　22. A. protect

　　B. save

　　C. wait

　　D. depend √

　　reduce the wearing out of the immune（免疫）system and

　　23 people to feel more vital.”

　　So how do you start the forgiveness? Calm yourself. To defuse your 24, try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of

　　25 that gives you pleasure: 23. A. have

　　B. wish C. make

　　D. allow

　　24. A. sadness B. anger

　　C. hunger

　　D. energy

　　25. A. something

　　B. anything

　　C. nothing

　　D. everything

　　√ √ √ a 26 scene in nature, someone you love, “Luskin says.

　　Don’t

　　27 an apology. ”'Many times the person who hurt you has no

　　28 of apologizing,” Luskin says.

　　26. A. thoughtful

　　B. dull C. beautiful

　　D. still

　　27. A. call for

　　B. hunt for

　　C. long for

　　D. wait for

　　28. A. invention

　　B. invitation

　　C. intention

　　D. attention

　　√ √ √

　　“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same

　　29

　　.

　　Try to see things from the other person's perspective（立场，视角）.

　　Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who forgive report

　　more energy, better

　　30

　　and better sleep patterns. 29. A. way

　　B. means

　　C. method

　　D. approach

　　30. A. housing

　　B. appearance

　　C. figure

　　D. appetite

　　√ √

　　(30)

　　Miss Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company. Monday was the first day she went to work. When she arrived at the office, she was surprised to

　　21

　　a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She

　　22

　　the flowers from the desk and smelled them.

　　21. A. uncover

　　B. smell

　　C. find

　　D. pick

　　22. A. picked up

　　B. threw away

　　C. stared at

　　D. took up √ √ "Oh, how lovely!" Miss Nancy 23 joyfully. She then looked round for a 24 to put them in. "Somebody has sent me flowers the 25 first day! "She thought happily. "But who could it be?" She began to wonder. 23. A. cried

　　B. laughed

　　C. wept

　　D. replied 24. A. jar

　　B. box

　　C. bottle

　　D. vase 25. A. happy

　　B. very

　　C. funny

　　D. quite √ √ √

　　Then came another Monday. When she

　　came near her desk she was overjoyed

　　to see a(an) 26

　　bunch of flowers there.

　　She quickly put them in the vase, replacing

　　the old ones.

　　The same thing happened again the next Monday, Miss Nancy felt it

　　27

　　and this time she began to think of ways to find out the sender.

　　26. A. old B. red C. blue

　　D. new 27. A. special B. angry C. strange

　　D. difficult

　　√ √ Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to

　　28 a plan to the general manager's office. She happened to see on the desk a big note book marked "Records of managers’ meetings", and glanced at the

　　29

　　pages.

　　28. A. send for

　　B. hand out

　　C. try out

　　D. hand in 29. A. closed

　　B. damaged

　　C. pinned

　　D. half-opened √ √ Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 30 , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.” 30. A. at home

　　B. on time

　　C. in high spirits

　　D. in low spirits

　　√

　　(26)

　　In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a

　　21

　　for four generations to become one. Grandfather’s clock stood like a trusted old family friend,

　　22

　　us

　　playing jokes and telling stories, which

　　was already a 23

　　of our life. 21. A. time

　　B. possibility

　　C. problem D. pleasure 22. A. seeing

　　B. hearing

　　C. watching D. looking 23. A. start

　　B. part

　　C. signal

　　C. mark √ √ √

　　As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I

　　watched and listened to it during

　　24. I was

　　surprised how at

　　25

　　times of the day, that

　　clock would strike three times, six times or

　　more, with a wonderful great

　　26

　　that echoed

　　throughout the house. I found the clock

　　comforting. Year after year, the clock chimed, a part of my

　　27 , a part of my heart. 24. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals 25. A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different 26. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music 27. A. memories

　　B. minds

　　C. comfort

　　D. information √ √ √ √ Even more

　　28

　　to me was my grandfather’s ritual. He meticulously

　　29

　　that clock with a special key each day. That key was magic to me. It

　　30

　　our family’s magnificent clock ticking and chiming, a part of every holiday and every tradition, as solid as the wood from which it was made.

　　28. A. comfortable

　　B. hopeful

　　C. wonderful

　　D. skillful 29. A. opened

　　B. wound

　　C. turned

　　D. started 30. A. made

　　B. controlled C. kept D. fixed √ √ √

　　(27)

　　Allow me to give you a little advice about writing fiction. First, make your characters 21. Make sure that they behave and talk as 22. In real life, everyone is unique. If all your 23 speak the same way and react to things in the same way, you’ll 24 your readers from the start. 21. A. believable

　　B. credible

　　C. creditable

　　D. trustful 22. A. viewers

　　B. individuals

　　C. friends

　　D. heroes 23. A. roles

　　B. characters

　　C. heroes

　　D. actors 24. A. win

　　B. lose

　　C. attract

　　D. miss √ √ √ √ Once your readers believe in your characters, you must 25 them to care. Each reader must be able to identify with at least one character, to 26 become that character in his or her mind. You can do this by 27 characters with genuine human traits, both good and bad.

　　25. A. ask

　　B. encourage

　　C. make

　　D. get 26. A. almost

　　B. most

　　C. mostly

　　D. probably 27. A. creating

　　B. developing

　　C. making

　　D. writing √ √ √

　　The individuals who populate your story should have human strengths and 28.

　　Now it’s time to weave your tale, to 29 a plot. Your readers are part of the story now; they are involved. 28. A. weaknesses

　　B. shortcoming

　　C. false

　　D. disadvantages 29. A. write

　　B. find

　　C. show

　　D. create √ √

　　One last thing, your story must 30 the readers’ emotions. If you can make them laugh and cry along with your characters, you will be a successful writer.

　　30. A. move

　　B. feel

　　C. touch

　　D. draw √ (28)

　　I come to China to major in Chinese this year. I have been deeply impressed by the 21 culture of China. I would like to

　　22

　　some fascinating aspects of the tea culture of China. The Chinese tea drinking habit

　　23

　　the Tang Dynasty.

　　21. A. tea

　　B. coffee

　　C. water

　　D. food 22. A. show

　　B. share

　　C. write

　　D. learn 23. A. dated to

　　B. went back to

　　C. dated back to

　　D. turned back to √ √ √

　　It became a national

　　24 and led to development of a delicate tea drinking ritual. There are five distinct types of tea. Among them, many foreigners are 25 with the green tea. The Longjing tea has a reputation both at home and

　　26

　　.

　　24. A. atmosphere

　　B. conventional

　　C. actions

　　D. tradition 25. A. angry

　　B. strange

　　C. popular

　　D. familiar 26. A. office

　　B. shop

　　C. abroad

　　D. tea room √ √ √

　　When it comes to drinking a cup of tea,

　　we usually 27

　　a few friends, go to a

　　serene place and drink. Tea helps our

　　body’s digestion. So it’s part of lifestyle to drink a cup of tea after the meal. Thus, the amazing job of tea is to

　　28

　　our mind.

　　27. A. ask

　　B. invite

　　C. call

　　D. cheap 28. A. refresh

　　B. wash

　　C. clean

　　D. surprise √ √ Scientific studies show that tea works 29

　　against cancer. In recent years in China, there has been a growing trend for women to drink tea to

　　30 or control their weight. As the old saying goes, one apple a day keeps the doctor away. With tea, I might as well add that one cup a day keeps the trouble away.

　　29. A. hardly

　　B. seldom

　　C. effectively

　　D. never 30. A. keep

　　B. lose

　　C. reduce

　　D. increase

　　√ √ (29)

　　When someone has deeply hurt you. it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible--and it can be surprisingly

　　21

　　to your physical and mental health.

　　21. A. beneficial

　　B. harmful

　　C. helpless

　　D. suitable

　　√ “People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good. “So it can help

　　22 on the wear and tear on our organs,

　　22. A. protect

　　B. save

　　C. wait

　　D. depend √

　　reduce the wearing out of the immune（免疫）system and

　　23 people to feel more vital.”

　　So how do you start the forgiveness? Calm yourself. To defuse your 24, try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of

　　25 that gives you pleasure: 23. A. have

　　B. wish C. make

　　D. allow

　　24. A. sadness B. anger

　　C. hunger

　　D. energy

　　25. A. something

　　B. anything

　　C. nothing

　　D. everything

　　√ √ √ a 26 scene in nature, someone you love, “Luskin says.

　　Don’t

　　27 an apology. ”'Many times the person who hurt you has no

　　28 of apologizing,” Luskin says.

　　26. A. thoughtful

　　B. dull C. beautiful

　　D. still

　　27. A. call for

　　B. hunt for

　　C. long for

　　D. wait for

　　28. A. invention

　　B. invitation

　　C. intention

　　D. attention

　　√ √ √

　　“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same

　　29

　　.

　　Try to see things from the other person's perspective（立场，视角）.

　　Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who forgive report

　　more energy, better

　　30

　　and better sleep patterns. 29. A. way

　　B. means

　　C. method

　　D. approach

　　30. A. housing

　　B. appearance

　　C. figure

　　D. appetite

　　√ √

　　(30)

　　Miss Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company. Monday was the first day she went to work. When she arrived at the office, she was surprised to

　　21

　　a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She

　　22

　　the flowers from the desk and smelled them.

　　21. A. uncover

　　B. smell

　　C. find

　　D. pick

　　22. A. picked up

　　B. threw away

　　C. stared at

　　D. took up √ √ "Oh, how lovely!" Miss Nancy 23 joyfully. She then looked round for a 24 to put them in. "Somebody has sent me flowers the 25 first day! "She thought happily. "But who could it be?" She began to wonder. 23. A. cried

　　B. laughed

　　C. wept

　　D. replied 24. A. jar

　　B. box

　　C. bottle

　　D. vase 25. A. happy

　　B. very

　　C. funny

　　D. quite √ √ √

　　Then came another Monday. When she

　　came near her desk she was overjoyed

　　to see a(an) 26

　　bunch of flowers there.

　　She quickly put them in the vase, replacing

　　the old ones.

　　The same thing happened again the next Monday, Miss Nancy felt it

　　27

　　and this time she began to think of ways to find out the sender.

　　26. A. old B. red C. blue

　　D. new 27. A. special B. angry C. strange

　　D. difficult

　　√ √ Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to

　　28 a plan to the general manager's office. She happened to see on the desk a big note book marked "Records of managers’ meetings", and glanced at the

　　29

　　pages.

　　28. A. send for

　　B. hand out

　　C. try out

　　D. hand in 29. A. closed

　　B. damaged

　　C. pinned

　　D. half-opened √ √ Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 30 , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.” 30. A. at home

　　B. on time

　　C. in high spirits

　　D. in low spirits

　　√