Passage 1
Monty owns a horse ranch(牧马场)in San Sedro. Once when asked about his 1 , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.
One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he 2 .
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his 3 of someday owning a horse ranch. He 4 about his dream in great detail and 5 drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, 6 the location of everything important there.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a 7 that read, "See me after class."
The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream 8 a young boy like you. You come from a 9 family. Owning a ranch requires a lot of money. There's 10 way you could ever do it. "Then he added, " 11 you will rewrite this paper with a more 12 goal, I will reconsider your 13 ."
The boy went home and thought about it long and 14 . Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no 15 at all. He stated, "You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 16 ."
Monty then said, "I was that boy. And the 17 part of the story is that two summers ago that 18 teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, 'When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I 19 a lot of kids' dreams. 20 you had enough courage not to give up on yours."
( ) 1. A. life B. education C. family D. success
( ) 2. A. got up B. grew up C. turned up D. came up
( ) 3. A. goal B. chance C. idea D. design
( ) 4. A. thought B. argued C. wrote D. reported
( ) 5. A. still B. even C. only D. nearly
( ) 6. A. finding B. reaching C. showing D. describing
( ) 7. A. suggestion B. note C. warning D. notice
( ) 8. A. for B. as C. about D. in
( ) 9. A. special B. poor C. noble D. successful
( ) 10. A. no B. one C. some D. another
( )11. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. If
( )12. A. challenging B. exciting C. practical D. important
( )13. A. article B. future C. hope D. grade
( )14. A. far B. hard C. wide D. late
( )15. A. answers B. comments C. changes D. mistakes
( )16. A. dream B. paper C. word D. decision
( )17. A. saddest B. latest C. best D. funniest
( )18. A. same B. friendly C. rude D. familiar
( )19. A. valued B. realized C. had D. stole
( )20. A. Clearly B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Confidently
答案解析
1. D Monty拥有一个牧马场，应算成功人士，故此处应是被问起成功的经历。
2. B 男孩被要求写一篇长大后的理想的文章，grow up“长大”。
3. A 根据下文“将来有一天拥有属于自己的牧场”，可知描述的是目标。
4. C 根据下文还配有一幅插图，应该是写。
5. B 表示更进一步，不仅写了细节甚至还配了一幅插图。
6. C 进一步解释插图内容，标明所有重要事物的位置，故选show。
7. B 由下文内容可知此处是指批注，故选note。
8. A 表示“对……来说”应用：for。
9. B 根据上下文推理，男孩的家庭很贫穷，故选poor。
10. A 上文指出不现实，所以是没有办法实现。
11. D 由下文可知，老师给男孩提出了条件，让他重写这篇文章，故选if。
12. C 由上文不切实际的目标可知，此处指更为实际的目标。
13. D 老师给了男孩一个“F”，并说明如果他重写这篇文章，就会重新考虑给他的分数。
14. B 表示想了很长时间并且很用心地想，故选hard。
15. C 根掘上文“the same paper”可知男孩没有做改动，故选changes。
16. A 根据上下文可知，男孩依然保持原来的梦想。
17. C 根据上下文可知是最好的、最精彩的部分。
18. A 根据下文可知，还是原来的那位老师。
19. D 由上文“a dream stealer”可知此处应选stole。
20. C 根据整篇文章推理，男孩没有放弃自己的梦想，是幸运的。
Passage 2
With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor. He made his 1 appearance in a film in 1990. Though he 2 in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him. In his next 3 , Pitt played the role of a fisherman. To make the film 4 , he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman. Pitt, caring 5 about roles than money, has a special favor for the "hard" roles. After 6 the screenplay (电影剧本) of "Legends of the fall", he was attracted by the 7 character. He asked for a lower 8 from the shooting team and was 9 to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. "The film 10 the chance to know life. I shall 11 remember the time when we were 12 the film, "Pitt said after completing it fully.
Pitt started his 13 of art when he was in university. 14 born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his 15 in films at an early age. After leaving the high school, he went to university to 16 law. Because he loved films more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he 17 out for a life of his own. With only 325 dollars in 18 , he worked sometimes as a porter 19 a waiter. Thanks to his hard work, he 20 opened up a new field of his own.
( ) 1. A. first B. last C. second D. other
( ) 2. A. acted B. appeared C. stayed D. worked
( ) 3. A. cinema B. part C. film D. appearance
( ) 4. A. earlier B. later C. better D. cheaper
( ) 5. A. more B. less C. nothing D. much
( ) 6. A. seeing B. hearing C. reading D. writing
( ) 7. A. leading B. active C. brave D. shy
( ) 8. A. money B. pay C. price D. degree
( ) 9. A. sad B. worded C. anxious D. willing
( )10. A. gives B. leaves C. finds D. misses
( )11. A. always B. ever C. never D. hardly
( )12. A. playing B. making C. seeing D. directing
( )13. A. work B. job C. dream D. show
( )14. A. Because B. When C. Since D. Though
( )15. A. hope B. interest C. success D. feeling
( )16. A. teach B. break C. introduce D. study
( )17. A. fled B. stopped C. dropped D. ran
( )18. A. hand B. wallet C. pocket D. bag
( )19. A. but B. and C. or D. otherwise
( )20. A. nearly B. already C. almost D. finally
答案解析：
1．A make his first appearance，意为“第 一次出镜”。
2．A 本句意为“他在其中仅出演了14分钟”。act意为“表演”。
3．C 上文提到他的第一部电影，next film与前面his first appearance in a film 呼应。
4．C Brad学习fishing是为了让电影做得更好，故选择better，其他三项明显不符合文义。
5．A 下文提到Brad力了出演某角色主动提出削减薪酬，可见他care more about roles。
6．C “阅读”电影剧本用动词read。
7．A leading character意为“主要角色”。
8．B 本句意为“他向摄制组要更低的报酬”。pay用做名词，意为“薪酬”。
9．D be willing to do sth．意为“愿意做某事”。
10．A 本句意为“这部电影给予了一次认识人生的机会”，Rive符合文义。
11．A 由上文可知，Brad在这部电影里收获颇丰，会“永远”记得摄制电影的那段时光。
12．B make film意为“制作电影”。
13．C 由上下文可知Brad具有艺术天赋，是一个天生的演员。dream of art 意为“有艺术的梦想”。
14．D 本句是由though引导的让步状语从句，意为“虽然出生在一个普通家庭”。
15．B 从全文可知Brad热爱表演且颇具天赋，少年时便表现出对电影的兴趣 (interest)。
16．D study law意为“学习法律”，其余三项均不符合文义。
17．C drop out是固定搭配，意为“退出，掉落”，在文中指“辍学”。
18．A in hand是固定用法，意为“在手头”。
19．C or表选择，句意为：“他有时候会做搬运工或是服务生的工作。”
20．D Brad最终成功了，开辟了自己的新天地。finally意为“最终”。
Passage 3
Mr Grade worked in a post office. His job was to watch the gate and he was often 1 at night. Of course he couldn't go to bed, though he was very 2 .He often drank some coffee or smoked much in order not to 3 . And now he could hardly live without smoking and he had to 4 a lot of money on it.
One afternoon, when he went to work, he found there wasn' t any cigarettes in his pockets. He stopped 5 into a shop and bought some. That evening, when he 6 , he found they were all false. He was very angry but he 7 to leave his post(岗位). He didn't know what to do that night. 8 a friend of his went to fetch something in the post office and 9 some cigarettes to him.
The next morning, as soon as he left the office, he went to the shop, but it was still 10 .He had to wait outside. About two hours later the 11 came and opened the shop. He was afraid if the man was selling the 12 cigarettes, he decided to buy some again. After the man handed a packet of cigarettes to him, he opened it at once.
"I'm 13 to tell you, sir," said the man. "Please don't 14 here. "
"What are you selling them for, then?" asked Mr Grade.
It didn't 15 the man. He answered, "And we're also selling toilet-paper!"
( ) 1. A. busy B. free C. on duty D. in danger
( ) 2. A. tired B. hungry C. thirsty D. worded
( ) 3. A. keep a secret B. catch fire C. have a good rest D. go to sleep
( ) 4. A. take B. spend C. use D. have
( ) 5. A. to B. to go C. going D. gone
( ) 6. A. was drinking B. examined C. left D. was smoking
( ) 7. A. was allowed B. wasn't allowed C. wasn't asked D. was asked
( ) 8. A. Perhaps B. Suddenly C. Luckily D. Sometimes
( ) 9. A. gave B. bought C. borrowed D. sold
( ) 10. A. close B. closed C. open D. tidying
( ) 11. A. headmaster B. gatekeeper C. policeman D. shopkeeper
( ) 12. A. expensive B. cheap C. false D. true
( ) 13. A. sure B. sorry C. glad D. afraid
( ) 14. A. play B. stand C. stay D. smoke
( ) 15. A. worry B. trouble C. punish D. encourage
答案解析
1．C 前面讲他的工作是看大门，根据上下文可知，他要在夜里“值班”。故用on duty。
2．A 此处的形容词作表语，句意为：即使疲倦，他夜里值班也不能睡觉。故用tired。
3．D in order not to意为“为了不．，，，．．”，引导表示目的的状语。喝咖啡、吸烟为的是兴奋，去疲倦，不要睡着。
4．B spend money on sth．是固定短语，意为“在…上花钱”。
5．B stop to do意为“停下来去做另一件事”。句意为：“停下来走进一家商店买烟。”
6．D 主句说他发现烟是假的，由此可知状 语从句中点明是在他吸烟的时候。
7．B but表示转折关系，值班的时候不允许离开。be not allowed是被动语态：“不（被）允许。离开。
8．C 下文说他的一个朋友来邮局拿东西，给了他一些烟，可知此处应填Luckily，表示“幸运地”。
9．A 根据句意应选gave，意为：“给了他一些烟。”
10．B 下文说他在外面等，可知此处应是商店没开门。be closed表示“关闭”的状态。
11．D 下文说那个人打开商店的门，可知此处应是商店的店主。
12．C 联系上文可知，他是来验证这家商店的烟是不是假的。
13．B I-m sorry to tell you通常是在对别人发出命令或要求之前的一种委婉的表达，意为“抱歉地告知您”。
14．D 店主看到他打开那包烟，就知道他要吸烟，因此委婉地要求他不要吸烟。
15．B trouble意为“（使）烦恼，打扰，费心”。句意为：“这并没有使店主为难。”
Passage 4
"I couldn't survive without music," says fifteen-year-old Steve. In the morning, Steve wakes up 1 his favorite radio station. He listens to rock on the radio while he eats 2 . He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to 3 .
"Last week I put my headphones on in the maths 4 , "admits Steve. "The teacher was really 5 . She took my headphones away and I couldn't use them for a week. It was 6 . "At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.
"My mother 7 shouts, 'Turn it down!'" Steve says. "She can't 8 how I can work 9 music on, but music 10 me to concentrate." Steve would like to make music himself. "I'm learning to play the guitar. 11 , it doesn't sound too good at the 12 . But Pm going to keep practicing ! "
For 13 like Steve, music is a very important part of 14 . Music is social; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. Fast and 15 music is full of energy; it helps people to 16 their problems and have 17 
. Music talks about love, freedom and imagination. There are always new songs and new styles.
18 Steve's mother agrees that music brings some problems. "Steve is a sensible boy," she says. "I don't think he would ever take drugs hearing rock. But I 19 worry about his hearing with all that loud music. And it 20 me crazy!"
( ) 1. A. from B. for C. with D. to
( ) 2. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner
( ) 3. A. workshop B. office C. school D. party
( ) 4. A. workshop B. class C. dormitory D. schoolroom
( ) 5. A. excited B. worried C. angry D. tired
( ) 6. A. terrible B. hopeless C. poor D. surprising
( ) 7. A. usually B. seldom C. frequently D. always
( ) 8. A. expect B. bear C. understand D. believe
( ) 9. A. while B. at C. for D. with
( )10. A. helps B. leads C. causes D. force
( )11. A. Unluckily B. Actually C. Disappointingly D. Necessarily
( )12. A. first B. last C. moment D. time
( )13. A. boys B. girls C. friends D. teenagers
( )14. A. study B. life C. family D. school
( )15. A. sound B. noisy C. light D. loud
( )16. A. forget B. settle C. remove D. leave
( )17. A. smiles B. future C. fun D. sense
( )18. A. And B. However C. Meanwhile D. But
( )19. A. can B. do C. will D. should
( )20. A. causes B. results C. drives D. leaves
答案解析
1. D “wakes up to his favorite radio station”，在这里意思是伴着电台音乐醒来，“to”表示“伴着……”。
2. A 从下文“He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house"可知，Steve起床后吃早饭。
3. C 从后文“Last week I put my headphones on in the maths 4 (class),"admits Steve.6‘The teacher was really 5 (angry)．”可知，Steve是学生，因此上学才合适。
4. B 联系空前的maths以及空格后老师非常生气可以得出此答案。
5. C 学生在数学课上听音乐，老师当然生气。
6. A 一周不能听音乐，对Steve来说，是可怕的。这里表示Steve对音乐的痴迷，一刻也不能离开。
7. D 本空较难选出，我们极易错选C项。always和frequently相比，前者更能强调母亲对此行为的反对态度。
8. C 她无法理解“我”怎么能够开着音乐做作业，因此她老是对“我”大喊。
9. D with music on表示“开着音乐”，作work的伴随状语，用来构成独立结构。
10. A 但是音乐能帮助“我”集中注意力。Steve在此强调音乐对精力集中所起的作用，是帮助而不是强迫或导致“我”集中精力。
11. B C项有较大干扰性，我们极容易错误地认为，没弹好是令人失望的。但是联系下文“But I'm going to keep practising!”可看出Steve对弹吉他充满了信心，因此他认为，事实上，目前还弹奏得不好。
12. C at the moment等于now，指目前情况下。
13. D 联系首句的says fifteen-year-old Steve可以得出此答案。
14. B 其他答案均有一定的干扰性，从Steve的经历可以看出，音乐是他生活重要的组成部分，而不仅仅是体现在学校或学习中。
15. D 与fast并列，表顺接。
16. A C项有一定的干扰性。根据常识可知，音乐能够让人忘记不快的东西，而无法去除，所以不能用remove。
17.C 音乐给人带来快乐。
18. D 这里表示转折。Steve对音乐如醉如痴，然而他的母亲却对此表示担心。用however时一般用逗号隔开。
19. B 这里用do表示强调，相当于really。
20. C drive sb. crazy习惯搭配，意思是“使人发疯，使人狂热”，符合情景。
Passage5
Emily and I met in our first semester of college and 1 for almost six years. 2 my clever ideas, I was never able to surprise her with anything.
After much thought, I decided to 3 and publish a storybook as my proposal which will 4 two of Emily's loves: 5 (her life-long pursuit) and pigs (her favorite animal).
I asked a(n) 6 teacher to help me with the cartoon illustration. I wrote about two little pigs, which I named Emmy and Matty, which meet in a college, just like Emily and me. My story 7 their journey through the years.
My hard work 8 . My creation came out 9 a real book, 10 printed and bound. After all these years, I would surprise Emily.
As she read the first few 11 , she started to catch on that I had written a book for her, but had no 12 it would change both of our lives forever.
As she 13 the proposal page, I asked her to stand up. I bent down on one 14 as I watched her eyes follow the words on the paper that simply said, "Emily Suzanne... Will You Marry Me?" She was speechless as she 15 and saw me with a 16 in my hand.
17 , she closed the book and gave me a big hug. "Yes, yes and yes! Of course I love you!"
I wiped the 18 from her eyes and 19 her to turn to the last page of her storybook proposal—an illustration of pigs dressed in wedding gown and tuxedo.
It read an appropriate storybook fashion, "Emmy and Matty lived happily 20 after."
( ) 1. A. talked B. dated C. went on D. continued
( ) 2. A. Instead of B. According to C. Regardless of D. Because of
( ) 3. A. create B. print C. buy D. produce
( ) 4. A. include B. write C. describe D. explain
( ) 5. A. writing B. reading C. lecturing D. wedding
( ) 6. A. math B. literature C. music D. art
( ) 7. A. told B. reported C. detailed D. popularized
( ) 8. A. paid off B. turned out C. paid back D. turned in
( ) 9. A. in favor of B. in place of C. in the charge of D. in the form of
( )10. A. clearly B. interestingly C. beautifully D. carefully
( )11. A. pages B. books C. stories D. lines
( )12. A. wonder B. doubt C. idea D. way
( )13. A. reached B. turned C. approached D. covered
( )14. A. leg B. hand C. foot D. knee
( )15. A. looked down B. looked up C. looked out D. looked away
( )16. A. book B. toy pig C. ring D. dress
( )17. A. Excited B. Shocked C. Frightened D. Disturbed
( )18. A. sweat B. tears C. dust D. make-up
( )19. A. hoped B. expected C. urged D. suggested
( )20. A. still B. even C. rather D. ever
答案解析
1. B 略读全文可知，作者同女友几乎交往了六年之久才想出一个妙招向女友求婚，故此处应选dated“谈恋爱”。
2. C 由后半句可知，此处应表示条件，故选regardless of“不管”，“若不是”。
3. A 由后文“and publish a story book”可推知此处应需选一个表示创作的词， 故选create。
4. A 作者要写一本书向他女朋友求婚，当然书中要包括他的女友最喜欢的两样东西，故选include。
5. B 根据作者想写一本书献给他女友的事实和“her life-long pursuit”的提示，可推知作者创作这本书的原因是他的女友热爱阅读。
6. D 由下文“help me with the cartoon illustration”可知，他是请一位美术老师来给他的书配图。
7. C 下文提到作者描述了两只小猪数年来的生活历程，可知描写应该是详尽的，故选detailed‘‘详述”。
8. A 由下文得知作者的创作成功，书被印刷出来。可见他此赴是想说自己的努力成功了，奏效了，故选paid off。
9. D 作者的创作以真书的形式出版了，故选in the form of意为“以……的形式”，是固定搭配。
10. C 根据作者的语气，这里指书印刷得很精美很漂亮，故选C。
11. A 由下文可知作者女友知道了他为自己写了一本书，而这不可能通过读几行文字就得知，故选pages。
12. C 虽然知道男友为自己写了一本书，但还没有意识到此书将改变他们的生活，have no idea“丝毫不知道”。
13. C 这里表示女友读到求婚这一页时，approached表示“接近，读到”。
14. D 根据常识，西方人求婚时，男人会单膝跪地，故选knee。
15. A 男友单膝跪地向她求婚，而她此时是站着的，选looked down“向下看”，
16. C 根据常识，西方人求婚时，男性会手拿戒指。
17. A 由下文“gave me a big hug. ‘Yes，yes and yes! Of course I love you!’”可知，她答应了他的求婚，excited是
过去分词作状语，表示激动的、兴奋的。
18. B 女友又兴奋又激动，她应该是哭了，选tears。
19. C 由文章情境，此处应是作者催促女友看书的最后一页，故选urged。
20. D 根据常识，故事书的结尾一般以男女主人公从此过着幸福的生活而告终，故选ever after表示“从那以后一直”，是固定搭配。
Passage 6
My life as a roofing salesman began almost sixty years ago. I happened to meet Johnny Brown and he told me he needed a young man like me.
"The war is over, and everyone needs a new 1 , "Johnny said. "But if you just go out and ask people if they want a new roof, they will just say no. 2 you have to make up a story they're willing to listen to."
"What's the story? "I asked. "The story is that you are working for the RZ Advertising Agency(RZ 广告公司). You are 3 a home in the neighborhood to put on a new roof. If the homeowner permits you to put this new roof 4 , your agency will photograph it, advertise it, and bring around people to look at it. For the inconvenience caused to the homeowner, the agency will make a 5 to have the roof put on at a very low price. "
"Which, "I said 6 , "is probably the same price that any roof would cost.
"You've got it, "Johnny said. "Now I don't want you to think we're 7 anything dishonest. The people do get a good roof, and 8 , they have something to tell the neighbors. It makes them feel 9 on their street. "
"What am I supposed to do?"
"You give your 10 to the wife and the husband. If they are both interested, you tell them your 11 will come by and talk to them, and you 12 a meeting. Then I go in to sell. If they buy a roof, you 13 ten percent on the sale."
The next afternoon I was out 14 doorbells in Los Angeles. It took me a week before I made a sale, but the pay was $ 30. And when Johnny paid me, I was so 15 that I decided I might make the roofing business my life work.
( ) 1. A. ceiling B. window C. door D. roof
( ) 2. A. So B. If C. But D. Although
( ) 3. A. staying at B. looking for C. talking about D. worrying about
( ) 4. A. off B. away C. on D. out
( ) 5. A. noise B. living C. plan D. mistake
( ) 6. A. politely B. nicely C. brightly D. carelessly
( ) 7. A. doing B. fighting C. breaking D. climbing
( ) 8. A. yet B. except C. even D. besides
( ) 9. A. content B. satisfied C. special D. strange
( )10. A. story B. house C. money D. advertisement
( )11. A. friend B. manager C. neighbor D. photographer
( )12. A. hold on B. call for C. set up D. ask for
( )13. A. raise B. pay C. add D. get
( )14. A. ringing B. pressing C. touching D. turning
( )15. A. thankful B. spirited C. determined D. excited
答案解析
1. D 由上下文可知，战后家家户户需要一个新“屋顶”，用它喻指“新屋”。
2. A so是并列连词，表示结果。
3. B looking for是固定短语，表示“寻找”。句意为：“你正在邻近寻找一处房子可以安装新的屋顶。”
4. C put…on意思为“把……放上去”。
5. C 句意为“给房主带来的不便，广告公司计划以极低价提供房顶”，因此选plan。
6. C brightly表示“智慧地”的意思，最符合文义。
7. A “do +sth. +adj.”是固定搭配，表示“做……样的事情”。句意为：“不要认为我们做了任何不诚实的事情。”
8. D besides意为“除此以外，还……”。 该选项符合题意。
9. C 句意为“让他们感觉他们的屋顶在大街上看起来与众不同”，故选C。
10. A 与前文make up the story呼应，故选A。
11. B 四个选项中，manager最符合语境。句意为：“你告诉他们你的经理会来和他们谈话。”
12. C hold on表示“握住不放．坚持下去”；call for表示“需要，要求”；set up在此表示“安排”；ask for表示“要求”。语境是“安排一次见面”。
13. D 表示“得到”用get。
14. A ring用做动词时表示“按响”。
15. D 句意为“我的销售成功让我非常兴奋，我决定做这个工作了”，故选 excited。
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