1、（三）完形填空The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期）for me. 21 is probably true with many people. I got quite homesick and 22 thought about going home.Although the 23 time for many students is getting 24 from home, my mailbox was frequently 25 . One day when I went to the mail
2、box, there was a postcard 26 out at me. I sat down to read it, 27 a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled （困惑）as 29 postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 30 about it. Several day
3、s later I 31 another postcard, this one 32 news about Maybelline, Mabels cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 33 full of news of different people. I began to 34 look forward to the next one, 35 to see what this author would come up with 36 . I was never 37 . Finally, the cards
4、38 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 39 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction（调剂）that I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift. 21AIfBSoCAsDWhat22AoftenBcarefully CseldomDmerely23AhardBlastCbusiestDhappiest24AvisitorsBlet
5、tersCcallsDdirections25AemptyBfullCclosedDopen26ApouringBreachingCstaringDrolling27AdescribingBconsideringCenjoyingDexpecting28AButBThusCAlsoDEven29AanyBnoCsomeDsuch30AjokedBtalkedCforgotDcared31AmailedBacceptedCwroteDreceived32AdeliveringBdemandingCdiscoveringDdeveloping33AoneBeachCeitherDboth34Ane
6、arlyBpossiblyCusuallyDreally35ApromisingBsurprisedCinterestedDpretending36AbelowB latelyCnextDbehind37AfrightenedBdisappointedCexcitedDpleased38AcontinuedBstoppedCstartedDavoided39AeasyBsafeCtiredDanxious40AlostBcollectedCtornDsaved阅读理解ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went
7、 to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood
8、before me. By her side was a small suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother trea
9、ted.”“Oh, youre such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“Its not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.“Oh, Im in no hurry,” she said. “Im on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I dont have any family left. The doctor s
10、ays I dont have very long.”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing
11、 as a girl.Sometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said,” Im tired. Lets go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you?” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You ha
12、ve to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”41. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _.
13、A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the destination on time42. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _.A. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advanceD.
14、 was in a hurry to take other passengers43. What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure.B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others concern.BRead the advertisements carefully. Then answer the que
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21、 a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It
22、was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the worlds best-sellin
23、g pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too. This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(维生素C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not
24、 only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing
25、market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Montes attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way t
26、o knock them out the market.48. We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is _. A. green outside and sweet inside B. good-looking outside and soft inside C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside D. a little soft outside and sweet inside49. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well? A
27、. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. B. It was less sweet and good for health. C. It was developed by Del Monte. D. It was used as medicine.50. The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something _. A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift51. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _. A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself C. tried hard to control the pineapple market D. planned to help the other companies