23. They argued for hours on end until the meeting came to

end , reaching no agreement.

A. an; / B. /; an C. an; an D. /; /

24. Since Tom is good at stories, I think he will be a good novelist in

the future .

A. turning up B. taking up C. showing up D. making up

25. ---How can I believe yocan pay the debts on time?

---I’d like to offer my house as a .

A. guarantee B. symbol C. promise D. permission

26. more and more people may turn to the Internet for the latest news,

it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear.

A. While B. Because C. Since D. When

27. --- How do yofind my composition , Mr John?

--- Good except for too many spelling mistakes . Yocan’t imagine what

great difficulty I had them .

A. to correct B. correcting C. correct D. corrected

28. ----Could yoattend the lecture about city development tomorrow

afternoon?

--- Sorry, I to Paris for a Chinese silk exhibition then.

A. will be flying B. will fly

C. fly D. am flying

29. Haiti was struck by a terrible earthquake in January , effects the

people are still suffering months later.

A. from which B. what C. where D. from whose

30. If yospend equal time studying each subject, the chances are _______yomay fail in the exam.

A. how B. what C. when D. that

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31--50题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

A grandson of slaves was born in a poor neighborhood of New Orleans known as the “Back of Town”. His father abandoned the 31 when the child was very young, and his mother also 32 them , so the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother. The life with his grandma was 33 for they often had no food to eat.

34 in life he proved to be gifted for music and with three other kids he 35 in the streets of New Orleans . His first 36 were the coins that were thrown to them. A Jewish family Karnovskys , who had emigrated from Lithuania to the USA , had 37 for the 7-year-old boy and brought him into their home. He remained and slept in this Jewish family’s home and for the first time he was 38 with kindness and tenderness.

When he went to 39 , Mrs. Karnovsky sang him a Russian Lullaby (摇篮曲) that he would sing with her. 40 , he learned to sing and pl ay several Russian and Jewish songs. Over time, this boy 41 the adopted son of this family . The Karnovskys gave him money to 42 his first musical instrument , as was the custom in the Jewish families. They sincerely admired his musical 43 . Finally when he became a professional musician and composer, he 44 these Jewish melodies to compositions. When the little black boy 45 he wrote a book about this Jewish family who had 46 him in 1907.

Until the end of his life, he 47 wore a Star of David (大卫之星，犹太人的象征) and never took it off. He said that in this family he’d learned “how to live real life and have determination and courage.” Yomight 48 his name. This little boy was Louis Armstrong, a famous American composer and singer, 49 he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. About the 50 , the public said that he deserved it.

31. A. family B. game C. chance D. job

32. A. encouraged B. loved C. supported D. left

33. A. rich B. hard C. colorful D. boring

34. A. Frequently B. Shortly C. Recently D. Early

35. A. joked B. jumped C. sang D. ran

36. A. awards B. toys C. friends D. gains

37. A. sympathy B. admiration C. responsibility D. hope

38. A. treated B. educated C. armed D. covered