第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast. “And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”
George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.
Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.
Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?
George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.
“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”
1. George and Richard were ______ at school.
A. roommates B. good friends C. competitors D. booksellers
2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
A. He envied（嫉妒） Richard’s marriage.
B. He thought of Richard from time to time.
C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.
D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.
3. George got information about Richard from ______.
A. the wrapping paper of a book
B. the latter’s rivals Dylans
C. a rare first edition of a dictionary
D. a dictionary collector in Australia
4. What happened to George and Richard in the end?
A. Both George and Richard became millionaires.
B. Both of them realized their original ambitions.
C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.
D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 41 in our past that we felt 42 of, regretted, or incomplete about and then read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 43 process, but there’s always some 44 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 45 that we find ways to 46 people, or take some action to correct any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 47 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: Making my 48 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff who 49 of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a 50 on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 51 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 52 found out.
Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 53 on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still 54 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 55 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?”Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 56 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 57 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 58 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 59 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to 60 the past wrongdoings.
41.A.something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
42.A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
43.A. private B. secret C. interesting D. funny
44.A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
45.A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
46.A.connect with B. depend on C. apologize to D. get across
47.A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep
48.A. notes B. list C. plan D. stories
49.A. any B. most C. none D. all
50.A. part B. game C. trick D. record
51.A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
52.A. also B. even C. still D. ever
53.A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
54.A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
55.A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
56.A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
57.A. in case B. unless C. so long as D. because
58.A. around B. out C. on D. away
59.A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
60.A. regret B. forgive C. right
— You should apologize to her, Barry.
—______, but it’s not going to be easy.
A. I suppose so B. I feel so C. I do so D .I like to
Gun control is a subject ______Americans have argued for a long time .
A. of which B. with which
C. into which D. about which
. I was still sleeping when the fire______, and then it spread quickly.
A. broke out B. put out C. run out D. came out
— How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?
— That ______ me fine.
A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits
