第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。 I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was 10 years old. I __36__ it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a small farm in the __ 37 __ outside Rome and they invited us to __38 __ them. These cousins were the __39 __ cousins who live in Miami now. Our _40 _ to visit them a long time ago was very different from our __41 _ trip to Miami. It was a Saturday __42__ when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We did not feel sleepy, instead, we were __43 __ and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at 5:30 in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get __44 __ in my father’ old car. When we _ 45_ up to the house, everyone ran out to meet us. We _ 46 _ for two days and had a wonderful __47 . We played outside all day and helped Uncle _ 48_ the chickens. He taught us __49 __ to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups（成年人） __50__ stories about their childhood. When it was time to __51__ , we were very sad. My mother was especially sad to leave her __52 __ . They begged us to stay __53__ , but we had to leave. My father had to go to work __ 54__ . As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both __ 55__ ; my cousins are living in Miami. The world is different now.
36.A.know B. remember C. keep D. miss 37.A.country B. city C. village D. capital 38.A.help B. find C. join D. visit 39.A.good B. same C. clever D. mother’s 40.A.bus B. car C. trip D. aim 41.A.recent B. pleasant C. holiday D. summer 42.A.evening B. morning C. afternoon D. night 43.A.excited B. interested C. awake D. busy 44.A.out B. off C. there D. back 45.A.looked B. drove C. rang D. rose 46.A. came B. played C. enjoyed D. stayed 47.A.time B. place C. friend D. moment 48.A.cook B. look after C. feed（喂养） D. find 49.A.what B. how C. when D. where 50.A.tell B. say C. make up D. talk 51.A.go B. live C. stay D. leave 52.A.friends B. parents C. sister D. children 53.A.long B. longer C. again D. soon 54.A.the next day B. in no time C. as usual D. every day 55.A.working B. dead C. nearby D. interesting
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各项的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you！ Dinner parties usually start between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask your host（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. Do you want to be extra（特别地）polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short“Thank you”letter. British and American people like to say“Thank you, thank you, thank you”all the time!
56. An English friend doesn’t invite you to his or her dinner, which . A. means he or she doesn’t like you B. means he or she likes you C. doesn’t mean he or she likes you D. doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t like you 57.You are going to attend a dinner party, and . A. you’d better bring a certain present with you B. you must leave home for it at 7 p.m. C. you should ask your host when you should leave D. you must arrive before 8 p.m. 58. It’s impolite . A. to say that you like the host’s room very much B. for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room C. for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening. D. for the host and the hostess to sit and eat with their guests 59. In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal? A. Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee. B. Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert. C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee. D. Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables.
B “If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your
