第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分．滿分30分)

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Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.

Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   1        just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   2       to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to the few  times a year when we can see each other.

Over the weekend, we   3      hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he  4      with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毀]   5    . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   6       to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.

I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   7     . I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   8         by the experience. It had been so  9       , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship, but I didn't. I put the         10         of friendship to the  11        test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she  12       me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   13      , and then she told me that she had   14      with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   15      rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.

1. A. divided               B. shared                      C. experienced                     D. enjoyed

2. A. got                            B. traveled                    C. moved                            D. arrived

3. A. took                   B. spared                      C. offered                     D. spent

4. A. supplied              B. experimented            C. tried                        D. provided

5. A. action                 B. movements               C. behavior                   D. activities

6. A. explaining           B. speaking                   C. calling                            D. lying

7. A. trouble               B. worry                      C. difficulty                  D. task

8. A. burned down              B. turned down             C. turned out                D. worn out

9. A. discouraging              B. encouraging              C. exciting                    D. inspiring

10. A. strength                     B. force                        C. power                      D. energy

11. A. last                     B. final                        C. late                          D. recent

12. A. treated                B. regarded                   C. honored                   D. valued

13. A. information         B. dialogue                   C. conversation             D. communication

14. A. broken out          B. broken up                 C. broken away             D. broken off

15. A. luckily                B. correctly                  C. naturally                  D. truly

第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分．滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意．然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   1        just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   2       to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to the few  times a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we   3      hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he  4      with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毀]   5    . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   6       to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   7     . I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   8         by the experience. It had been so  9       , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship, but I didn't. I put the         10         of friendship to the  11        test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she  12       me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   13      , and then she told me that she had   14      with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   15      rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
1. A. divided               B. shared                      C. experienced                     D. enjoyed
2. A. got                            B. traveled                    C. moved                            D. arrived
3. A. took                   B. spared                      C. offered                     D. spent
4. A. supplied              B. experimented            C. tried                        D. provided
5. A. action                 B. movements               C. behavior                   D. activities
6. A. explaining           B. speaking                   C. calling                            D. lying
7. A. trouble               B. worry                      C. difficulty                  D. task
8. A. burned down              B. turned down             C. turned out                D. worn out
9. A. discouraging              B. encouraging              C. exciting                    D. inspiring
10. A. strength                     B. force                        C. power                      D. energy
11. A. last                     B. final                        C. late                          D. recent
12. A. treated                B. regarded                   C. honored                   D. valued
13. A. information         B. dialogue                   C. conversation             D. communication
14. A. broken out          B. broken up                 C. broken away             D. broken off
15. A. luckily                B. correctly                  C. naturally                  D. truly

Scientists have not come close to understanding all the different kinds of life on the planet, but US researcher Craig Venter is already working on creating the first artificial life.

Venter and his researchers made a breakthrough this August. They successfully moved the DNA of one type of bacteria(細菌) to a yeast(酵母) cell, changed it, then put it into another bacterial cell.

“Bacteria have systems that protect them from foreign DNA,” Venter explained to the BBC. In the experiment, the team managed to block this system.

The experiment was performed on a simple type of bacteria called Mycoplasma mycoides. The team took the bacteria’s genes and put them into a yeast cell.

Putting the DNA in a yeast cell allowed the team to change the genes----in this case, taking out a gene that was not necessary for the bacteria to live.

They then put the gene into a host bacteria cell. The cell went on to divide normally, producing new healthy bacteria.

In January, the team created artificial genes of a new type of bacteria. Their next goal is to put the artificial DNA into a host cell to create a new species, according to a report in Science magazine.

“If we don’t make any errors, I think it should work and we should have the first artificial species by the end of the year,” Venter said in the report.

The first artificial life from is likely to be a simple man-made bacteria, to prove that the technology can work. But that form will be followed by more complex bacteria that turn coal into cleaner natural gas, or algae that can take in carbon dioxide and change it into fuel.

Many scientists think it’s good news to have this artificial life, but others are worried that the technology to create new organisms might end up in the wrong hands, with dangerous results.

1.Craig Venter and his team are working to ______.

A．create a new animal

B．clone a new species

C．produce the first artificial bacteria

D．develop a new system

2.Which of the following is the right order of the experiment?

a. A gene was removed and put into a host bacteria cell.

b. The genes were put into a yeast cell.

c. The cell produced new healthy bacteria.

d. The genes were changed.

e. Some genes were taken out of Mycoplasma mycoides.

A．d-e-a-c-b                              B．e-b-d-a-c

C．a(chǎn)-d-e-c-b                              D．b-e-d-c-a

3.According to the passage, complex artificial bacteria, which will follow the first simple man-made bacteria, are intended to ______.

A．cure deadly diseases

B．prepare the Earth for natural disasters

C．prove that the technology can work

D．improve the earth’s environment

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．Venter and his team are the only scientists trying to create artificial life

B．The experiment was based on research into different kinds of life on Earth

C．A new type of bacteria was created in January

D．All scientists are not in favor of the research

Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few times a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didn’t want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship，but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the final test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
56. In the writer’s opinion, her friend ________.
A. was a girl with no self-respect
B. could find a better boyfriend
C. was brave enough to stick to her own choice
D. didn’t value the writer’s suggestion
57. What did the writer worry about?
A. She would lose the friendship with her.
B. Her friend’s parents would be worried about their daughter.
C. Her friend would get into great trouble with the boy.
D. Her friend’s boyfriend would be in great trouble.
58. We may leam from Paragraph 3 that the writer ________.
A. didn’t want to go anywhere else
B. hated her friend’s hanging with her boyfriend
C. couldn’t believe that her friend’s choice was acceptable
D. doubted that she could in any way help her friend
59. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Friendship starting from childhood is not reliable.
B. Friendship is a cure for any injury in life.
C. Friendship should be everlasting once begun.
D. Friendship can have magical power in life.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

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Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York，where a party or dinner often __36__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __37__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __38__ connections.

Some Washington parties have a __39__ aura (氣氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __40__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __41__ who are there.

I went to a few of these parties __42__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公館) I had __43__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __44__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __45__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __46__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __47__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __48__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, __49__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians  __50__.

Most members of the Congress ,for example, __51__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities __52__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花繚亂的) by __53__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __54__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __55__ or they don’t care if they are.

. A. follows         B. connects           C. mixes            D. goes

. A. daily           B. necessary          C. chief             D. cheap

. A. still            B. cruel              C. mental           D. important

A. social          B. nervous            C. terrible           D. simple

A. events          B. affairs             C. conferences       D. games

A. guests          B. customers          C. guards           D. guides

A. so that          B. in order that        C. as if            D. because

A. found           B. noticed           C. heard           D. wrote

A. since           B. though            C. when           D. whether

A. common        B. strict              C. public          D. special

A. including       B. comparing with      C. according to     D. depending on

A. invitation       B. envelope           C. instrument       D. acceptance

A. refuse          B. allow              C. agree           D. warn

A. are given        B. give              C. are supplied      D. supply

A. easily forget     B. hardly remember    C. easily impress    D. are easily impressed

A. hear from       B. write to            C. come from      D. call out

A. over           B. below             C. between        D. across

A. money         B. equal              C. freedom        D. discussion

A. strange         B. famous            C. poor           D. stupid

A. are using        B. are being used      C. are obeying     D. are being obeyed