1、more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers _10_their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.Go and watch a library table. You wi
2、ll notice _11_ one of the corner seats will usually _12_ first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone _13_ opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.Preference（偏好） for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans gen
3、erally prefer more personal space than people from _14_ cultures. In Latin（拉丁人的） cultures, _15_, people are more comfortable standing near each other.1. A. we B. us C. our D. ours2. A. with B. in C. to D. at3. A. loudness B. louder C. loudly D. loudest4. A. a B. an C. the D. /5. A. sense B. senses C
4、. sensing D. sensings6. A. anger B. angry C. angers D. angrily7. A. Whether B. What C. That D. Which8. A. them B. their C. themselves D. they9. A. has to B. have to C. had to D. having to10. A. in the front B. in front C. in the front of D. in front of11. A. that B. what C. where D. if12. A. be take
5、n B. be taking C. take D. takes13. A. sat B. sit C. sits D. will sit14. A. another B. others C. other D.the others15. A. but B. however C. either D. although 二、完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for home
6、less people to sleep at night. I wasnt working that summer and was 16 only two classes in summer school, so I had some free time.Three nights a week, I 17 in the kitchen of the shelter along with other four volunteers. We planned and 18 hot meals of vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit for 45 people.
7、 The homeless people 19 this good food because many of them usually dont eat well. They were very grateful.I 20 this volunteer work very much and made 21 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a colleg
8、e student, like me.I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 22 me with sympathy. Some of them had 23 with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad luck. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her 24 . She looked for a 25 job,
9、but couldnt find one, as she was too 26 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture sofas, chairs, and tables so that she could pay for her 27 .The woman 28 on job hunting, but she still couldnt find one. She had no money for her 29 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,
10、 30 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.16. A. studying B. planning C. holding D. taking17. A. helped B. waited C. appeared D. washed18. A. ordered B. bought C. cooked D. finished19. A. hated B. needed C. collected D. bought20. A. wanted B. had C. owned D. enjoyed21. A. decisions B. wish
11、es C. friends D. changes22. A. struck B. filled C. seized D. provided23. A. habits B. worries C. fears D.problems24. A. bag B. job C. home D. money25. A. good B. fresh C. skilled D. new26. A. old B. poor C. sick D. dull27. A. company B. friends C. food D. furniture28. A. went B. moved C. came D. wor
12、ked29. A. block B. cottage C. building D. flat30. A. afraid B. shy C. shocked D. mad三 阅读理解（30题，每题2分，总共60分）（A）People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many peop
13、le own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）,they can paint them, change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the private（私人的） space of individual.People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home
14、or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was travelling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people
15、 and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my b
16、ags and put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head, I had invaded （侵犯） his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is impossible that h
17、e just wanted to be helpful to me!If you are visiting another country you may feel that you dont have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long, you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you fee
18、l lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you dont know about. And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you. Havent you enjoyed being part of a group and
19、 “owning” a bit of space?（ ） 31. The write was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because_. A. he had no place to sit B. someone had invaded his “space” C. too many people shared a section with him. D. some other people talked about things he didnt know about_ （ ） 32 .“. you feel lonely
20、 and outside” in Paragraph 4 means that _. A. you are alone outside the house B. you feel lonely because you travel on your own C. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun D. you feel lonely and dont belong to that place or that group of people （ ）33.In Paragragh 4,the pronoun “th
21、em” refers to（所指）“_”.A. public spaces B. private spaces C. local people D. other countries （ ）34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. British people dislike marking their spaces. B. You always feel at home in another country. C .Most British people prefer living in houses to fl
22、ats. D. You cant mark your private space in a foreign country. （ ）35.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _. A. own private spaces by living in houses B. have one corner of their own in public places C. realize the importance of “space” in communication D. create their private space
23、s by talking with local people （B）I loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. Looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her f
24、inal illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother, “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.” I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter
25、. They never happened and a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional （易动感情的）”,but she lived “on the surface”. As years went by and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did for
26、give （原谅） me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didnt come. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to her. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told me tha
27、t she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers insidea photo of my father and a one-paper letter. Folded （折叠） and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you alway
28、s chose the act that speaks louder than words. （ ）36.The writer began to love her mothers desk _. A. after mother died B. when she was a child C. before she became a writer D. when mother gave it to her （ ）37.The passage shows that mother _. A. was too serious about everything her daughter had done B. was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter C. cared much about her daughter in words D. wrote to her
