完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A，B，C，D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

　　Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west,   16   out of the south.

    It was   17   these days that the ship might return and now I   18  most of my time on the rock,   19   out from the headland（水中凸起的陸地） into the east, towards the country   20   my people had gone, across the   21   that was never-ending.

    Once   22   I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water   23   from it and I knew that it was whale (鯨魚)spouting (噴水). During those summer days I saw nothing   24  .

    The first storm of winter   25   my hopes. If the white men's ship were   26      for me it would have come during the time of good   27  . Now I would have to wait   28   winter was gone, maybe longer.

The thought of being   29   on the island while so many suns rose   30   the sea and went   31  back into the sea   32   my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so   33  before because I was sure   34   the ship would return as Matasaip had said   35   would. Now my hopes were dead.

A. totally           B. already          C. entirely      D. sometimes

A. during           B. for              C. after         D. between

A. spent            B. shared           C. paid          D. devoted

A. look             B. to look           C. looking       D. looked

A. when            B. where            C. which         D. until

A. island            B. sea              C. lake          D. ocean

A. since             B. though           C. while         D. till

A. rose              B. raised           C. grew          D. set

A. different          B. ordinary          C. else           D. valuable

A. encouraged        B. ended            C. spared        D. limited

A. leading           B. moving           C. coming        D. following

A. weather           B. pattern           C. rain           D. fog

A. after              B. as               C. until          D. while

A. quiet              B. alone             C. calm          D. alive

A. of                B. in               C. to            D. from

A. rapidly            B. quickly           C. slowly         D. fully

A. pumped          B. set               C. filled          D. full

A. lonely            B. strict             C. boring         D. empty

A. whether           B. and              C. that           D. when

A. it                B. he               C. that            D. this

第二節(jié)　完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth people to reach the earth's poles. Years ago, the couple were  16    across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe. Tina looked out of her window and was  17   by the vast amount of space in Greenland. “The sky outside the window burst into different  18  and auroras (極光) flew all around us. I   19   what it would be like to step down there and start walking  20  , all alone in such a place. ”She thought, “If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how   21   then must the Arctic be?” She turned to her husband,   22  him awake and said, "Honey, let' s go to the Poles !"
Tina’s   23   would not be their first adventure. They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma. The pair soon made a   24   to visit both the North and South Poles on skis,
Traveling   25  
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey 26   2,000 kilometres. After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they   27  again. "You are so    28      after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don' t know if you could do   29   right away."
On May 29　, after traveling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak    30     , the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had   31 been achieved. They had made it.
Without the    32    of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that   33   them to ski and swim their way. They got valuable experience but that did not come without a    34   If you go on an adventure, there's always the risk of something going wrong.    35   , you will learn from it.
16. A. flying           B. exploring           C. swimming           D. sailing
17. A. frightened       B. bored               C. amazed             D. amused
18. A. shapes           B. colors               C. sounds               D. waves
19. A. remembered     B. wondered           C. enjoyed             D. doubted
20. A. carefully         B. quickly              C. aimlessly             D. freely
21. A. cold            B, bright              C. wonderful          D. terrible
22. A. shook           B. knocked            C. kept                D. beat
23. A. idea             B. advice               C. order                D. offer
24. A. suggestion       B. plan                C. proposal             D. change
25. A. non-stop         B. unsupported         C. unreturned          D. unprepared
26. A. covered          B. included            C. lasted                D. crossed
27. A. broke down      B. settled down         C. set out               D. came back
28. A. excited          B. disappointed        C. confused            D. tired
29. A. more          B. another              C. one                  D. others
30. A. torchlight       B. sunlight            C. breath              D. eyesight
31. A. surprisingly     B. luckily             C. accidentally         D. eventually
32. A. reward           B. burden              C. help                 D. company
33. A. attracted        B. allowed             C. taught               D. forced
34. A. price            B. success             C. mistake             D. change
35. A.Therefore         B. Instead          C. Otherwise         D.However

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并把答案填在題號(hào)前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

   Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.

   They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.

   Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 臟亂) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.

A. fell         B. sat             C. lay             D. knelt

A. Although B. Since         C. After          D. Until

A discovered       B. realized      C. said           D. decided

A. played     B. loved         C. tried          D. made

A. questions B. ideas          C. trouble              D. doubt

A. up           B. out            C. off             D. away

A. called             B. helped        C. invited              D. invited

A. peacefully       B. willingly    C. freely         D. pleasantly

A. continued       B. agreed        C. forced        D. offered

A. graduation    B. movement  C. separation        D. vacation

A. would    B. should        C. could         D. must

A. demanded     B. reminded    C. removed     D. asked

A. ever             B. usually       C. even          D. never

A. checked B. took           C. cleaned      D. put

A. over             B. into           C. with           D. for

A. find              B. pick           C. pack          D. hold

A. talking   B. playing      C. reading      D. watching

A. before   B. if        C. while         D. as

A. forgotten      B. passed        C. left            D. lost

A. helped          B. recovered C. improved   　　　D. changed