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People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to 37 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 38 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 39 to sleep at night, but they are 40 damage to our houses and shops of historical 41 . ”said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 42 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 43 village. Its streets were never 44 for heavy traffic. ”
Harry Fields also studying 45 said they wanted to make as much 46 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 47 . “Most of them don’t 48 here anyway, ”he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 49 . It’s high time they realized the problem. ”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 50 on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.
I asked if they wer 51 that the police might come to 52 them.
“Not really, ”she said, “actually we are 53 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 54 against practising. ”
I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
36. A. college B. village C. town D. church
37. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
38. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
39. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
40. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
41. A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
42. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
43. A. pretty B. quite C. large D. modern
44. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
45. A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
46. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
47. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share
48. A. shop B. live C. come D. study
49. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
50. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
51. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
52. A. seize B. fight C. search D. stop
53. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
54. A. point B. cause C. need D. law
55. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
As my train was delayed for two hours, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the ___1___ office to collect my heavy suitcase I had ___2___ there three days before. There were only a few people ___3___, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didn’t seem to be where I had left it. I ___4___ the contents, and railway tickets, money scraps of paper and photos fell out of it; but no matter how ___5___ I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.
When my turn came, I ___6___ the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me ___7___ as if to say that he had ___8___ this kind of story many times and asked me to ___9___ the case. I told him that it was an old, brown looking ___10___ no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me ___11___ and told me to ___12___ of the chief contents of the case. If they were ___13___, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to ___14___ all the articles I had ___15___ packed into the case and wrote them down as they came to me.
After I had done this, I went to ___16___ among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there. For one dreadful moment, it ___17___ to me that if someone had ___18___ the receipt up he could have easily claimed(認領) the case already. This hadn’t happened ___19___, for after a time I found the case lying in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was ___20___ and told me I could take the case away.
1. A. posting B. working C. luggage D. manager’s
2. A. left B. forgotten C. found D. bought
3. A. standing B. crowding C. talking D. waiting
4. A threw B. put C. looked D. emptied
5. A. often B. much C. hard D. soon
6. A. said B. searched C. spoke D. explained
7. A. now and then B. up and down C. here and there D. back and forth
8. A. knew B. realized C. heard D. seen
9. A. describe B. draw C. take out D. show
10. A. object B. matter C. subject D. wallet
11. A. a paper B. a note C. a message D. a form
12. A. sign names B. make a list C. write down D. draw a picture
13. A. everything B. wrong C. correct D. ready
14. A. draw B. remember C. read D. remind
15. A. carelessly B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. immediately
16. A. see B. watch C. find D. look
17. A. happened B. occurred C. appeared D. seemed
18. A. picked B. collected C. taken D. stolen
19. A. fortunately B. unluckily C. by chance D. presently
20. A. disappointed B. surprised C. satisfied D. worried
第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
In a hall, a lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. At the beginning of the speech,he 41 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 42 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 43 from 20g to 500g.
“Actually,it does not matter on the absolute 44 . But it depends on how 45 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 46 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 47 an ambulance. It is exactly the 48 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 49 it becomes.” Hearing these words,the whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 50 we carry our burden all the time, 51 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 52 heavy for us to bear.
“So, what you have to do is to 53 the glass, rest for a while 54 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 55 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 56 home from work tonight, put the burden of 57 down. Don’t carry it back 58 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 59 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, 60 it!
41. A. supported B. drank C. needed D. raised
42. A. heavy B. pure C. sweet D. many
43. A. differed B. ranged C. numbered D. limited
44. A. weight B. volume C. height D. quantity
45. A. tight B. long C. difficult D. high
46. A. day B. second C. hour D. half
47. A. require B. invite C. call D. ask
48. A. proper B. same C. right D. usual
49. A. less B. lighter C. more D. heavier
50. A. If B. Unless C. While D. Since
51. A. now and then B. little by little C. sooner or later D. sometimes
52. A. too B. so C. rather D. quite
53. A. put away B. put down C. put aside D. put back
54. A. after B. for C. by D. before
55. A. so that B. even if C. as if D. as soon as
56. A. leave B. clean C. approach D. return
57. A. life B. duty C. task D. work
58. A. home B. office C. company D. family
59. A. sho
ulders B. heart C. body D. hands
60. A. do B. like C. love D. enjoy
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While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ______ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
A now and then B.over and over C.up and down D.here and there
—Have you understood what he really means?
—___________.
A. Now and then B. More or less C. From time to time D. Here and there
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