Although he had lived in England for three months, he could not stand the terrible Engl

A.usually followed a strict set of rules about diet and exercise

B.had a penetrating mind

C.believed he had a right to run risks in his own way

D.often asked his neighbors to tell him interesting stories

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

As my father grew old he became odd. He became mean where once he had been open-handed, and complained about the bills run up by the students who sometimes lived with him. He often woke up at four in the morning and started to go out of the house. And he mislaid things, but he had never in his life had to find anything or file anything. He told the same stories, but he had always repeated stories, absorbed in the telling and unaware of the listener's expression of recognition or boredom. Now he had fewer stories to tell.

But the structure of his personality remained intact and his mind was as keen and fresh, as alert to anything new and interesting as it had ever been. The spring before he died I gave a seminar to a group who thought of themselves as avant-guard (先锋派), but he was the most searching questions.

In the summer of 1956, after he had to move from the little house in which all the mementos of his life were in place, he was obviously failing. Although his grandchildren found a hotel in which he could live independently and still cause little trouble by leaving his door open or the bath running, because there was someone to watch out for such things, he felt close to the end. When summer school was over, his club, which he had founded and in which he ate lunch every day, closed. He was more alone, but the nephew of an old friend had breakfast with him to be sure that he had one good meal a day, and he himself made a last effort to see those of his old friends who were still alive. He died in his sleep the night he knew I was crossing the Atlantic on my way home.

It was my father whose career was limited by the number of his children and his health, who defined for me my place in the world. Although I have acted on a wider stage than either my mother or my father, it is still the same stage—the same world, only with wider dimensions. I have been fortunate in being able to look up to my parents' minds well past my own middle years. And I watched my father grow—he rejected his earlier racial prejudices and came to respect new institutions of the federal government, such as Social Security and public ownership. Watching a parents grow is one of the most reassuring experiences anyone can have, a privilege that comes only to those whose parents live beyond their children' s early adulthood.

It can be concluded from the passage that the author's father ______.

A．usually followed a strict set of rules about diet and exercise

B．had a penetrating mind

C．believed he had a right to run risks in his own way

D．often asked his neighbors to tell him interesting stories

A.size

B.lifespan

C.gender

D.variety

A.size

B.life span

C.age

D.variety

A.accident

B.event

C.affair

D.inciden

完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Si1as Minton’s funeral was a quiet __16__. It was __17__ by the only __18__ he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who __19__ __20__ a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting __21__ for the simple ceremony. Minton, __22__ ‘Minty’ as his friends __23__ call him, __24__ a hard life __25__ for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine __26__ he believed that he could do better __27__ his own. Although he was not a boastful (夸口) person, he had often declared that one day he __28__ find a lump (块) of gold as big as his head and __29__ he would retire and live in __30__ for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth __31__ came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself __32__.

Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that __33__ Minty’s body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁鍬) had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. __34__ it was covered __35__ dirt, the stone shone curiously in the fierce sunlight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!

第16题：

[A] accident

[B] event

[C] affair

[D] incident

第二节：完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Silas Minton's funeral was a quiet (36) . It was (37) by the only (38) he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who (39) (40) a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting (41) for the simple ceremony. Minton, (42) "Minty" as his friends (43) call him, (44) a hard life (45) for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine (46) he believed that he could do better (47) his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he (48) find a lump (块) of gold as big as his head and (49) he would retire and live in (50) for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth (51) came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself (52) .

Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that (53) Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁锹)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. (54) it was covered (55) dirt, the stone shone curiously in the fierce sunlight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!

36. A. accident

B. event

C. affair

D. inciden

第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Silas Minton's funeral was a quiet 【B1】. It was 【B2】 by the only 【B3】 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 【B4】 【B5】 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 【B6】 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 【B7】 "Minty" as his friends 【B8】call him, 【B9】 a hard life 【B10】 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 【B11】 he believed that he could do better 【B12】 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he 【B13】 find a lump (块) of gold as big as his head and 【B14】 he would retire and live in 【B15】 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 【B16】 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 【B17】.

Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 【B18】 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁锹)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 【B19】 it was covered 【B20】 dirt, the stone shone curiously in the fierce sunlight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!

【B1】

A．accident

B．event

C．affair

D．inciden

urate, full of warmth and affection. Both His wrath and affection were fitful, they came and they went, and I couldn't count on either to continue, although they both always did. In short God was much such a being as my father himself.

What was the relation between them, I wondered -- these two puzzling deities？

My father's ideas of religion seemed straightforward and simple. He had noticed when he was a boy that there were buildings called churches; he had accepted them as a natural part of the surroundings in which he had been born. He would never have invented such things himself. Nevertheless they were here. As he grew up he regarded them as unquestioningly as he did banks. They were substantial old structures; they were respectable, decent, and venerable. They were frequented by the right sort of people. Well, that was enough.

On the other hand he never allowed churches -- or banks -- to dictate to him. He gave each the respect that was due to it from his point of view; but he also expected from each of them the respect he felt due to him.

As to creeds, he knew nothing about them, and cared nothing either; yet he seemed to know which sect he belonged with. It had to be a sect with the minimum of nonsense about it; no total immersion, no exhorters, no holy confession. He would have been a Unitarian, naturally, if he'd lived in Boston. Since he was a respectable New Yorker, he belonged in the Episcopal Church.

As to living a spiritual life, he never tackled that problem. Some men who accept spiritual beliefs try to live up to them daily; other men who reject such beliefs, try sometimes to smash them. My father would have disagreed with both kinds entirely. He took a more distant attitude. It disgusted him where atheists attacked religion, he thought they were vulgar. But he also objected to having religion make demands upon him -- he felt that religion was too vulgar when it tried to stir up men's feelings. It had its own proper field of activity, and it was all right there, of course; but there was one place religion should leave alone, and that was a man's soul. He especially loathed any talk of walking hand in hand with his Saviour. And if he had ever found the Holy Ghost trying to soften his heart, he would have regarded its behaviour as distinctly uncalled for; even ungentlemanly.

The writer says his father's idea of religion seemed straightforward and simple because his father

A．had been born in natural surroundings with banks and churches.

B．never really thought of God as having a real existence.

C．regarded religion as acceptable as long as it did not interfere.

D．regarded religion as a way that he could live a spiritual life.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. His father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names, he was doing very well. His mother Hannah was also an entertainer. While they were by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living.

Unfortunately happy life didn't last long. Father's alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce. But Hannah was indomitable (不屈不挠的). Without her, Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London. Somehow she not only managed to keep Charlie and his brother Sydney clean and warm, clothed and fed, but she conjured (变戏法)little treats for them. She would sit at the window watching the passers-by and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, spinning tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life.

Charlie had always believed, even in the worst time, that he had some special potential inside him. He took his courage and went to see one of the top theatrical agents. With no experience at all, he was being offered the part of Billy, the pageboy (小听差) in a new production of "Sherlock Holmes". "Sherlock Holmes" opened on July 27, 1903 at the enormous "Pavilion Theatre". Charlie seemed to change overnight. It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do.

In 1910, when Kamo set off on its yearly American tour, Charlie was regarded as "one of the best pantomime (哑剧)artists ever seen here. " They had reached Philadelphia when a telegram arrived and he was being offered the chance to replace a star in the Keystone film company.

Cinema was born in the same year as Charlie, though people still believed it was a passing fad (一时的狂热，时尚), and would never replace live shows. He was kept hanging about for several weeks and he used the time to watch and learn. He was determined to master this new medium. It offered him the chance of money and success and it would set him free from the unpredictability of live audience.

Charlie's first film, released in February 1914, was called "Making a living". Though it didn't satisfy Charlie, the public liked it. After that he made ten films and he learned a lot. The public loved him and distributors were demanding more and more Chaplin films. In an incredibly short time, Charlie had become a very important man in motion picture.

In Charlie's childhood, his mother played an important role.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned