【正文】 th C. experimenting on D. experimenting at 30. ____ the naughty boys realized it was too late to take a bus to go home. sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark that had it grown dark than was not until dark that I attended the lecture, I_____ a good knowledge of how this happens now. A. Were, would have had B. Had, would have had C. Had, would have D. Were, would have 32. What happened to you? I was lost in the strange city。 ____ it began to rain heavily. A. having made matters worse B. to make matters worse C. make matters worse D. made matters worse 33. Our leader approved _____ the conference. A. me to attend B. for my attending C. of me to attend D. of my attending 34. At the eve of Christmas, she got nothing but $2____ to buy her husband a simple present. A. with which B. with what C. which D. what 35. The discovery of these tombs is ____for scholars’ studying the history of the Tang Dynasty. A. of very important B . great significant C. of great significance D. greatly importance Keys: 第二節(jié) 完型填空 （共 20小題；每小題 ，滿(mǎn)分 30分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 When I was 14, I was hired for an afterschool job selling subscriptions（征訂）to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to ―beg‖ door to door. Even though I was often moving around with difficulty after dark in bad areas 36 for garage apartments, I was 37 for the work. It was a 38 because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, 39 a kid trying to get them to buy something. Once a man shut his door heavily in my face and 40 , ―I don’t want your dawn paper!‖ I 41 myself to knock again and was able to tell him how 42 the paper was. I ended up selling him a subscription. I was soon among the 43 subscription sellers and, like other successful 44 , was given the chance to train newers. 45 this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a 46 at barbecues and other events. When I 47 18, I fixed my 48 on being a professional musician. I never lost 49 of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I 50 knocking on strangers’ doors. That 51 helped me in many ways. Early in my music life I was 52 in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He 53 me to back off, but I refused. Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the 54 to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one 55 : I was the one saying no. And I won. 36. A. leaving B. searching C. caring D. reaching 37. A. sorry B. ready C. doubtful D. thankful 38. A. challenge B. puzzle C. surprise D. failure 39. A. certainly B. obviously C. especially D. usually 40. A. screamed B. agreed C. begged D. announced 41. A. allowed B. forced C. wished D. reminded 42. A. expensive B. worthless C. soft D. great 43. A. rich B. large C. fast D. top 44. A. reporters B. managers C. salesmen D. secretaries 45. A. For B. Since C. Around D. Until 46. A. kitchen B. band C. concert D. press 47. A. seemed B. grew C. appeared D. turned 48. A. attention B. attraction C. service D. trust 49. A. sight B. use C. ability D. fortune 50. A. accepted B. decided C. expected D. learned 51. A. experience B. accident C. problem D. introduction 52. A. sentenced B. treated C. locked D. reasoned 53. A. invited B. pressed C. excused D. charged 54. A. pain B. right C. strength D. imagination 55. A. conclusion B. difference C. chance D. decision 第三部分 :閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分 40分 ) 第一節(jié)（共 17小題；每小題 2分，滿(mǎn)分 34分） 閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we e to see how important our eyes are. People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, bee nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly. People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away