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moreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.

Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapers__10__theirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.

Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnotice__11__oneofthecornerseatswillusually__12__first,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeone__13__oppositetoyou?

Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.

Preference（偏好）forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefrom__14__cultures.InLatin（拉丁人的）cultures,__15__,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingneareachother.

1.A.weB.usC.ourD.ours

2.A.withB.inC.toD.at

3.A.loudnessB.louderC.loudlyD.loudest

4.A.aB.anC.theD./

5.A.senseB.sensesC.sensingD.sensings

6.A.angerB.angryC.angersD.angrily

7.A.WhetherB.WhatC.ThatD.Which

8.A.themB.theirC.themselvesD.they

9.A.hastoB.havetoC.hadtoD.havingto

10.A.inthefrontB.infront

C.inthefrontofD.infrontof

11.A.thatB.whatC.whereD.if

12.A.betakenB.betakingC.takeD.takes

13.A.satB.sitC.sitsD.willsit

14.A.anotherB.othersC.otherD.theothers

15.A.butB.howeverC.eitherD.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。

LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.

Threenightsaweek,I17inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand18hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeople19thisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydon’teatwell.Theywereverygrateful.

I20thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade21withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.

Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories22mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad23withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther24.Shelookedfora25job,butcouldn’tfindone,asshewastoo26.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher27.Thewoman28onjobhunting,butshestillcouldn’tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher29andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,30,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.

16.A.studyingB.planningC.holdingD.taking

17.A.helpedB.waitedC.appearedD.washed

18.A.orderedB.boughtC.cookedD.finished

19.A.hatedB.neededC.collectedD.bought

20.A.wantedB.hadC.ownedD.enjoyed

21.A.decisionsB.wishesC.friendsD.changes

22.A.struckB.filledC.seizedD.provided

23.A.habitsB.worriesC.fearsD.problems

24.A.bagB.jobC.homeD.money

25.A.goodB.freshC.skilledD.new

26.A.oldB.poorC.sickD.dull

27.A.companyB.friendsC.foodD.furniture

28.A.wentB.movedC.cameD.worked

29.A.blockB.cottageC.buildingD.flat

30.A.afraidB.shyC.shockedD.mad

三阅读理解（30题，每题2分，总共60分）

（A）

PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonaltohim.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual（个体的）,theycanpaintthem,changetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisaverysmallone,andtheprivate（私人的）spaceofindividual.

Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeoronatrain?

Haveyoumarkedthespacearoundyourselfasyours?

Ifyouareonthetrainyoumayputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou.Ifyoushareaflatyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.

OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanontheoppositesidetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasangry.Maybehethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.Ihadreadabookaboutnon-verbalcommunication,soItookvariouspapersoutofmybagsandputthemonhisbriefcase!

WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead,Ihadinvaded（侵犯）hisspace!

AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffhiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.Ofcourse,itisimpossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!

Ifyouarevisitinganothercountryyoumayfeelthatyoudon’thaveanyprivatespace.Hotelroomslookmuchthesameineverycountryintheworld.Alldaylong,yousharepublicspaceswithotherpeople.Youseethelocalpeopleintheirprivatespacesandyoufeellonelyand“outside”.Localpeoplecancreatetheirprivatespacesbytalkingaboutthingsyoudon’tknowabout.Andyouevenfeelthattheylikeyoutobeoutsidethemsothattheywillenjoybeingatraveler!

Butifyouunderstanditthenithelpsyou.Haven’tyouenjoyedbeingpartofagroupand“owning”abitofspace?

（）31.ThewritewasangryashewastravellingonatraintoLondonbecause__________.

A.hehadnoplacetosit

B.someonehadinvadedhis“space”

C.toomanypeoplesharedasectionwithhim.

D.someotherpeopletalkedaboutthingshedidn’tknowabout_________

（）32.“...youfeellonelyandoutside”inParagraph4meansthat__________.

A.youarealoneoutsidethehouse

B.youfeellonelybecauseyoutravelonyourown

C.youarealoneandthereforeyougooutsidetohavesomefun

D.youfeellonelyanddon’tbelongtothatplaceorthatgroupofpeople

（）33.InParagragh4,thepronoun“them”refersto（所指）“__________”.

A.publicspaces

B.privatespaces

C.localpeople

D.othercountries

（）34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Britishpeopledislikemarkingtheirspaces.

B.Youalwaysfeelathomeinanothercountry.

C.MostBritishpeoplepreferlivinginhousestoflats.

D.Youcan’tmarkyourprivatespaceinaforeigncountry.

（）35.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellreadersto__________.

A.ownprivatespacesbylivinginhouses

B.haveonecorneroftheirowninpublicplaces

C.realizetheimportanceof“space”incommunication

D.createtheirprivatespacesbytalkingwithlocalpeople

（B）

Ilovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitwhenmothersatdoingletters.Lookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother,“Butthedesk,”shesaidagain,“isforElizabeth.”

Ineversawhergetangry,andneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme,andsheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappenedandagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感情的）”,butshelived“onthesurface”.

AsyearswentbyandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywaythatshedidforgive（原谅）me.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Itdidn’tcome.

Itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoher.

IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmethatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork,thoughshehadneverbeenableto.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-paperletter.Folded（折叠）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

（）36.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk__________.

A.aftermotherdied

B.whenshewasachild

C.beforeshebecameawriter

D.whenmothergaveittoher

（）37.Thepassageshowsthatmother____.

A.wastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

B.wascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

C.caredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.wrotetoherdaughterincaref