I arrived in the United States on February 6,1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane __1__ at Kennedy Airport at three o' clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was __2__ excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I __3__ a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared __4__ astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their __5__ beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then __6__ me because he __7__ go back to work. He __8__ to return the next day.
__9__ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I __10__ speak a word of English, I couldn't __11__ the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and __12__ to make some gestures, __13__ the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I __14__ the same thing the man __15__ the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __16__ I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge __17__ people. I didn't feel tired so I continued to walk __18__ the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep because I __19__ hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛)during the night. I __20__ awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
1. A. took off B. landed C. got out D. took down
2. A. too B. so C. very D. much
3. A. got B. took up C. got on D. took
4. A. in B. at C. for D. to
5. A. old－made B. man－made C. newly－made D. natural
6. A. had left B. would leave C. left D. was leaving
7. A. must B. had to C. should D. ought
8. A. B. said C. told D. promised
9. A. Shortly after B. Long before C. Shortly D. Soon
10. A. couldn't B. could C. didn't D. did
11. A. ask B. say C. tell D. order
12. A. begun B. started C. had D. started to
13. A. and B. so C. then D. but
14. A. ordered B. booked C. asked D. got
15. A. on B. for C. at D. to
16. A. when B. until C. after D. before
17. A. crowds of B. groups of C. crowd of D. group of
18. A. around B. in C. by D. near
19. A. was B. went C. kept D. started
20. A. lain B. lay C. laid D. was
. 1. 解析：选B。从第一句“I arrived in the United States...”可知，飞机降落在肯尼迪机场。从下文“From the airport my friend and I __3__ a taxi to my hotel”同样也可以得知，飞机是降落而不是起飞。
2. 解析：选A。本句前后为转折关系，阅读时要把握but一词。句意为：天气非常冷，天下着雪，然而我太兴奋了，一点儿也不在乎。too...to...为固定搭配。
3. 解析：选D。考查短语搭配。take a taxi乘出租车。
4. 解析：选A。in astonishment在此作状语，修饰stared。
5. 解析：选B。 因为此时“我”盯着看的是摩天大楼，这些都是人工建筑， 因此“我”欣赏它们的人工美。
6. 解析：选C。从空后“because he __7__ go back to work”可知，我朋友因为要去上班，他离开“我”了。
7. 解析：选B。上班是迫不得已的事，故用had to。
8. 解析：选D。 离开之前他答应“我”第二天他会回来。B项有较大干扰性， 受汉语习惯的影响，我们很容易地想到“他说第二天来。”然而没有say to do这一形式。A项也有一定干扰性。agree to do表示在别人提出后同意做某事，通过上下文可知“我”并没有要求他第二天来。
9. 解析：选A。 按照逻辑，“我”做下面这些事情是在朋友走后。shortly和soon都是副词，因此C、D两项不合题意。
10. 解析：选A。 a word 是一种强调的说法， 相当于any word，因此此空是否定形式。didn't仅表示过去的一种情况，而couldn't则表示过去不能够这么做。
11. 解析：选C。 因为“我”不会说英语，因此“我”不能告诉服务员“我”想要的东西。
12. 解析：选B。由文意可知，“我”开始做些手势。
13. 解析：选D。分析句子结构，及句意可知，前后为转折关系。
14. 解析：选A。由语境及句意可知，“我”点了邻桌人吃的同样的东西。order sth.意为“点……”。
15. 解析：选C。“坐在桌旁”用at the table。
16. 解析：选B。句意为：饭后，我沿大街一直走到Time Square。D项有较大干扰性， 在此作者用until强调所走过的距离，而用before则强调先后的动作，因此选项D不合题意。
17. 解析：选A 。crowds of people意为“许许多多的人”。在此B选项有较大干扰性。 groups of people意为“一队一队的人”。看电影的人不可能都是结队而来，因此选项B不合题意。
18. 解析：选A。 walk around意为“四处走走”符合语境。
19. 解析：选C。句意为：因为夜里不断地听到火警和警车的汽笛声，我无法入睡。keep doing不断(反复)地做某事。start doing sth. 开始做某事，强调动作的开始，根据上下文，不合题意。
20. 解析：选B。此空所需要的是lie (躺，卧)的过去式，因此用lay。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
| 26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
| 27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
| 28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
| 29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
| 30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
| 31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
| 32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
| 33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
| C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
| 34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
| 35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
| C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
| 36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
| C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
| 37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
| 38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
| C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
| 39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
| 40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
| 41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
| 42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
| 43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
| 44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
| 45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |