Ⅰ.完形填空

　　“It's my own fault.” Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind. “The rest of the family is home, where it's __1__.”

　　Just another one of his __2__ ideas—a big tamale (玉米粉蒸肉) feast after tonight's Christmas Eve service at church—flashed and he looked where it landed him: waiting in a line 50 people deep.

　　Who would have guessed that every tamale shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas? But they __3__， as Carl knew. He had been driving all over El Paso that morning.

　　__4__ to bring home the tamales, Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite out in Canutillo.

　　When he arrived, a fresh batch (一爐) was __5__ off the steamer in 45 minutes. __6__ at the end of the snaking line of tamale seekers, he watched the woman in front of him __7__ her jacket to cover her shivering baby. It wasn't long before she, too, __8__ in the biting wind. After only a moment's __9__， Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the __10__ mother.

　　Together, they __11__ when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags. __12__， Carl got inside the door and __13__ his way closer to the counter, the woman now first in line. “__14__！” Carl groaned (抱怨) with everyone else __15__ behind him.

　　“__16__，” stressed the man at the counter, “we'll have a final batch ready __17__， oh, about half an hour.”

　　Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm.

　　“You're leaving？”

　　“I __18__， ” Carl glanced at his watch. “I promised to put up luminarias (傳統圣誕燈) at my church.”

　　“I'll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house.”

　　Carl's brow furrowed (皺眉), “I couldn't ask you to do that.”

　　“But it's __19__ I can do. You lent me your coat.” Her smile overrode (推翻) his objections. “Just give me your address.” She and her little baby settled in for the long wait.

　　And at __20__ noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales—along with Carl's brown jacket—to his home.

　　1．A.harmonious　B．warmC．happy　 D．pleasant

　　【答案與解析】　B　由上下文可知，該空填warm。

　　2．A.brilliant

　　B．bad

　　C．stupid

　　D．common

　　【答案與解析】　A　brilliant ideas “好主意”。

　　3．A.were

　　B．did

　　C．could

　　D．had

　　【答案與解析】　A　這里是個省略句，原句為：But they were sold out the day before Christmas。

　　4．A.Decided

　　B．Determined C．Wanted

　　D．Expected

　　【答案與解析】　B　be determined to do sth “決意做某事”。

　　5．A.ready

　　B．prepared

　　C．soon

　　D．due

　　【答案與解析】　D　due “預定的；預計的”。題意：Carl到時，一爐新鮮的玉米粉蒸肉預定在45分鐘內可以出籠。

　　6．A.Finding his way

　　B．Taking his road

　　C．Taking his place

　　D．Finding his place

　　【答案與解析】　C　take one's place “找到某人的位置；代替”； find one's way “找到某人的路”。由下文可知，Carl已經找到了位置排隊。

　　7．A.move

　　B．reject

　　C．abandon

　　D．remove

　　【答案與解析】　D　remove在此指“脫掉”。句意：……他看到前面的一位婦女脫下夾克給她瑟瑟發抖的孩子披上。

　　8．A.waved

　　B．froze

　　C．shook

　　D．shocked

　　【答案與解析】　C　不久之后，她也在寒風中“顫抖”起來。

　　9．A.assumption

　　B．appreciation

　　C．hesitation

　　D．attention

　　【答案與解析】　C　hesitation “猶豫”； assumption “假設”； appreciation “欣賞”； attention “關心”。

　　10．A.grateful

　　B．Respectful

　　C．hopeless

　　D．shameful

　　【答案與解析】　A　片刻猶豫之后，卡爾脫下自己的夾克，并把它給了這位“滿懷感激的”母親。 graceful “感激的”，符合題意。respectful“有禮貌的；恭敬的”。

　　11．A.cheered

　　B．congratulated

　　C．shouted

　　D．screamed

　　【答案與解析】　A　cheer “歡呼”； congratulate “向(某人)道賀”； shout “大喊大叫”； scream “(因害怕、激動)尖叫”。

　　12．A.Immediately

　　B．Hopefully

　　C．Firstly

　　D．Finally

　　【答案與解析】　D　“最后”Car走到門內。

　　13．A.shouldered

　　B．forced

　　C．felt

　　D．inched

　　【答案與解析】　D　inch one's way “緩慢移動”。當時排隊等候的人很多，Carl又是剛進入門內，所以D項符合語境。 shoulder one's way “用肩膀擠進去”； force one's way “擠出一條路”； feel one's way “摸索著前進”。

　　14．A.No problem

　　B．No way

　　C．No doubt

　　D．No wonder

　　【答案與解析】　B　no way “不行；沒門”，符合題意。

　　15．A.lined up

　　B．held up

　　C．looked up

　　D．waited up

　　【答案與解析】　A　line sb / sth up “使站成一隊；排成一行”。

　　16．A.So

　　B．But

　　C．Then

　　D．Besides

　　【答案與解析】　B　上下文之間是轉折關系。

　　17．A.before

　　B．for

　　C．in

　　D．after

　　【答案與解析】　C　最后一籠玉米粉蒸肉在蒸籠里快好了，還需要半小時。

　　18．A.plan to

　　B．intend to

　　C．have to

　　D．ought to

　　【答案與解析】　C　因有約定，所以卡爾“不得不”走了。

　　19．A.the least

　　B．the most

　　C．the last

　　D．the best

　　【答案與解析】　A　it's the least thing sb can do “這是某人最后/最少能做的事情”。

　　20．A.just

　　B．exactly

　　C．accurately

　　D．right

　　【答案與解析】　B　exactly“恰好；正好”。

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　21．Many lifestyle patterns do such ________ great harm to health that they actually speed up ________ weakening of the human body.

　　A.a; 不填　

　　B．不填； the　

　　C．a; the　D．不填；不填

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查冠詞。題意：許多生活方式對人類的健康有害，它們加速了人類身體機能的衰退。本題考查冠詞，do harm to “對……有害”，中間無需冠詞；之后的weakening是由動詞的v－ing表示抽象的名詞，表達一種概念、狀況時需要加上the。

　　22．The doctor thought ________ would be good for you to have a holiday.

　　A．this

　　B．that

　　C．one

　　D．it

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查it的用法。it的兩個重要用法是作形式主語和形式賓語。本題考查it作形式賓語，it在這里代指后面的真正賓語to have a holiday。

　　23．My father warned me ________ going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.

　　A．by

　　B．on

　　C．for

　　D．against

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查介詞用法。題意：我父親警告我不要去西海岸，因為那里擠滿了游客。句中謂語動詞warned和介詞against搭配，構成warn sb against doing sth相當于warn sb not to do sth “警告某人不要干某事”。

　　24．—The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

　　—Don't worry. We have already ________ two thirds of it.

　　A．got down

　　B．got through

　　C．given in

　　D．given away

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查動詞詞組辨析。get down “下來；開始做某事”；get through “完成”； give in “屈服”； give away “分發”。答句意為“別擔心，我們已經完成了三分之二”。

　　25．It was already past midnight and only three young men ________ in the tea house.

　　A．left

　　B．remained

　　C．delayed

　　D．deserted

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查動詞詞義辨析。leave “離開”； remain “留下”； delay “延誤；耽擱”；desert “拋棄”。題意：已經過了午夜了，茶館里只剩下三個年輕人。

　　26．The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ________ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

　　A．should have taken

　　B．could have taken

　　C．needn't have taken

　　D．mustn't have taken

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查情態動詞。 needn't have done “本不需要做”。題意：昨天天氣很好，我本不需要費心地帶一把傘。

　　27．—It's been raining for a whole week. I think it'll get fine soon.

　　—________. We are getting into the rainy season now.

　　A．Yes, it will

　　B．Of course not

　　C．It's possible

　　D．It's hard to say

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查交際用語。從后面一句話“我們現在正在進入雨季”來看，表示對上面說話人所說的話表示不同意見。所以選D項。

　　28．The parents suggested ________ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.

　　A．sleep

　　B．to sleep

　　C．sleeping

　　D．having slept

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查動詞用法。suggest doing sth “建議做某事”。題意：父母建議住在賓館里，但他們的孩子在這次旅途中很想在外野營。

　　29．With the help of high technology, more and more new substances ________ in the past years.

　　A．discovered

　　B．have discovered

　　C．had been discovered

　　D．have been discovered

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查動詞時態及語態。物質與發現之間是被動關系；本句中沒有過去的時間作為參照點，所以不能使用過去完成時。

　　30．Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly ________ size and shape.

　　A．on

　　B．from

　　C．by

　　D．in

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查介詞搭配。differ in... “在……方面不同”。題意：所有的樹上都能找到葉子，但它們的形狀、大小都很不同。

　　31．Last week, only two people came to look at the house, ________ wanted to buy it.

　　A．none of them

　　B．both of them

　　C．none of whom

　　D．neither of whom

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查定語從句。此句為非限制性定語從句，neither表示兩者都不。

　　32．The village has developed a lot ________ we learned farming two years ago.

　　A．When

　　B．which

　　C．that D．where

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查定語從句。先行詞是表地點的village，從句主賓成分完整，所以只能選擇where。

　　33．Experts have been warning ________ of the health risks caused by passive smoking.

　　A．at a time

　　B．at one time

　　C．for some time

　　D．for the time

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查常用詞組辨析。at a time “每次；依次”；at one time “一度；從前”；for some time “一段時間”；for the time “在當時”。由句子所使用的完成時態來看，這里要用表一段時間的時間狀語。

　　34．Little ________ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

　　A．he realized

　　B．he didn't realize

　　C．didn't he realize

　　D．did he realize

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查特殊句型。否定詞位于句首的部分倒裝。

　　35．—Is Peter there?

　　—_______，please. I'll see if I can find him for you.

　　A．Hold up B．Hold on

　　C．Hold out

　　D．Hold off

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查交際用語。 hold on 在電話用語中表示稍等一會兒。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, but it may feel like forever. The cause can be som7ething as normally uneventful (平凡的) as driving over a bridge or flying in an airplane. And it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times before.

　　A fast heartbeat. Sweaty hands. Difficulty breathing. A lightheaded (頭昏眼花的) feeling. At first a person may have no idea what is wrong, but these can all be signs of what is known as panic disorder. The first appearance usually is between the ages of 18 and 25. In some cases it develops after a tragedy (悲劇), like the death of a loved one, or some other difficult situations.

　　In the United States, experts say more than two million people are affected in any one－year period and that panic disorder is two times more likely in women than men. It can last anywhere from a few months to a lifetime.

　　Some people who suffer a panic attack develop a phobia (恐懼癥), a deep fear of ever repeating the activity that brought on the attack. But Doctors suggest anti－anxiety or anti－depressant (抗抑郁劑) medicines. Talking to a counselor could help a person learn to deal with or avoid a panic attack. There are breathing methods. By breathing deeply, people may feel better.

　　Panic disorder is included among what mental health professionals call anxiety disorders. A study published last week reported a link between anxiety disorders and several physical diseases.

　　Researchers say that in most cases the physical condition followed the anxiety disorder. They also say, exactly how the two are connected remains unknown.

　　36．What is the passage mainly about?

　　A．How to deal with panic attacks?

　　B．Why people suffer panic attacks?

　　C．Some information about panic attacks.

　　D．When panic attacks happen?

　　【答案與解析】　C　文章主要講述的事有關“恐慌”的信息，而A、B、D三項都太片面，不是主要內容。

　　37．If a person suffers from panic disorder, he may ________.

　　A．have trouble in breathing

　　B．feel his hands shaking

　　C．have no idea what to do

　　D．think of the death of a loved one