I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs．What set him so far apart from others?
He 1 that, in his opinion, it all came from an 2 from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old．He had been trying to 3___a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 4 on the slippery bottle and it 5 , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor．
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of 6 at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what a 7 and wonderful mess you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk．Well, the damage has already been done．Would you like to 9 down and play in the milk for a few minutes 10 we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did．After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert, 11 you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and 12 everything to its proper order．So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge （海绵）, a towel, or a mop．Which do you 13 ?” He chose the sponge and together they 14 the milk．
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a 15 experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two 16 hands．Let’s go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 17____ a way to carry it without dropping it．” The little boy 18 that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it．
This scientist then 19 that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make 20 ．
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
A．added B．advised C．responded D．commented
A．experience B．accident C．experiment D．inspiration
A．send B．cool C．bring D．remove
A．hold B．control C．balance D．way
A．fell B．rolled C．turned D．burst
A．crying B．staring C．shouting D．laughing
A．powerful B．great C．touching D．sarcastic
A．shortly B．always C．already D．rarely
A．put B．get C．take D．lie
A．when B．until C．before D．after
A．however B．whatever C．wherever D．whenever
A．recover B．restore C．recollect D．replace
A．like B．prefer C．take D．decide
A．cleaned up B．swept off C．sucked out D．took apart
A．finished B．shared C．failed D．valued
A．tiny B．clever C．smooth D．wet
A．invent B．discover C．imagine D．make
A．knew B．thought C．convinced D．learned
A．argued B．sensed C．remarked D．criticized
A．mistakes B．assumptions C．decisions D．differences
John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批发)company together just after graduation from college the same year. ___1____ worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the ____2___ of manager but John remained a(n) ____3___ employee. John could not take it any more, so he ___4____ his resignation(辞职信）and complained the boss did not know how to____5___ hard-working staff.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “ I have a ____6___ .1 hope you can do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your ____7___ ."John didn't ___8___ . The boss asked him to go and find out anyone ___9___ watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. The boss asked _____10__ it cost per kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to __11_____ to the boss that the melon was $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he asked Bobby to do the same thing. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person sells watermelons, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg. He has 340 melons ____12___. Every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality." John was very __13_____ and realized the___14____ between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign _____15__ to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks___16____ and explores in depth. ___17____ exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out a chance and catch it to___18___ his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, __19____ another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times, then how ___20____ you win?
A．All B．Either C．Neither D．Any
A．post B．condition C．situation D．department
A．normal B．usual C．ordinary D．common
A．turned in B．turned out C．turned over D．turned off
A．train B．value C．practise D．respect
A．demand B．request C．command D．question
A．attitude B．thought C．mind D．consideration
A．leave B．laugh C．agree D．refuse
A．selling B．buying C．checking D．cutting
A．how B．which C．when D．what
A．report B．inform C．answer D．predict
A．after all B．at all C．in all D．above all
A．regretted B．impressed C．moved D．disappointed
A．similarity B．problem C．difference D．interest
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．many B．little C．less D．more
A．Results B．Effects C．Businesses D．Opportunities
A．finish B．get C．achieve D．abandon
A．when B．while C．as D．though
A．might B．could C．would D．should
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ( 1 ) took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ( 2 ) . All day, I seem to remember, I ( 3) on the sands with strange (4 ) children. We made houses and gardens, and ( 5) the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we (6) over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ( 7 ) seemed to shine always brightly （ 8 ） the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,（ 9 ） ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were （ 10 ） in one’s pockets or good places where one could （ 11 ） ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good （ 12 ） is much the same as it was. I （ 13 ） like the sun and warm sand and the sound of （ 14 ） beating the rocks. I no longer wish to （ 15 ） any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. （ 16 ） , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I （ 17 ） what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am （ 18 ） . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about （ 19 ） who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves （ 20 ） on too many ices…
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．younger sister
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moving B．exciting C．anxious D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．tides C．hands D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sad D．sick
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, this uninvited guest was a bird--- a(n) __1__, to be more precise(精确地).
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the thump(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She paused and __2__ more devotedly. “It’s coming from the __3__.” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little __4__”.
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was easy to make __5__. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children at all. But there was that __6_ again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I __7__ the sparrow. It was flying __8__ just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly trying to __9__, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down and out through the open _10__. So the bird continued beating its wings and hitting its head against the __11__.
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be __12__.”
“Well, maybe it’s because of me,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide (滑翔) down a few feet so it could get outside, __13__ that only seemed to frighten it more.
“Why don’t we just __14__?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll __15__ eventually.”
So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing struggle. Then suddenly, it was __16__. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was __17__.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he would make it.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it __18__ him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to __19__. Born to go upward, we don’t __20__ consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping(拍打) around and just glide down a little bit.
A．swallow B．eagle C．sparrow D．pigeon
A．searched B．listened C．studied D．thought
A．basement B．kitchen C．garage D．yard
A．kids B．cats C．birds D．dogs
A．trouble B．fun C．sense D．effort
A．cry B．attack C．knock D．sound
A．recalled B．realized C．spotted D．caught
A．bravely B．anxiously C．patiently D．happily
A．come up B．come down C．get in D．get out
A．car B．hole C．door D．roof
A．wall B．floor C．window D．ceiling
A．terrified B．tired C．stupid D．mad
A．since B．if C．but D．so
A．leave B．wait C．flee D．escape
A．attempt B．recognize C．understand D．succeed
A．strange B．silent C．busy D．noisy
A．injured B．awesome C．gone D．dead
A．cost B．offer C．earn D．owe
A．stand B．deal with C．comfort D．face
A．still B．ever C．also D．even
We were travelling in Italy recently and what really made our trip memorable are the encounters (邂逅) with Italian grandmas. I just ___1___ a busy road in Rome. A grandma right next to me sprinted (飞奔) across and came back with my baby’s missing shoe. I hadn’t even ___2___ and she thought it would be easier to run twice than try to communicate with me through our language ___3___.
Another time, I was looking for Fontana de Trevis (许愿池) and ___4___ off in the name of looking at this and that. Out came a ___5___ from a small café and she at once knew I was ___6___. She took me by the hand and asked where I was heading for. Then she ___7___ me to the fountain and three minutes later, I was standing in front of the masterpiece.
On the last day of our ___8__, we were in the local Metro train and a very old grandma got on. The train was ___9__ and many of us offered our seats to her. She accepted my ___10__ and a couple of stops later, I found myself ___11___ again, right next to her. We ___12__, she in Italian and me in English. When she ___13__ my husband and I were heading for Tivoli, she took out her return ___14__ for the expensive inter-city bus and put them into my hand.
I’ve lost count of the grandmas that played with our baby as if he was their own. But the ___15__ of all those grandmas is very hard to forget.
A．crossed B．chose C．visited D．found
A．left B．cried C．noticed D．arrived
A．translation B．study C．skill D．barrier
A．called B．ran C．wandered D．set
A．waitress B．customer C．foreigner D．grandma
A．optimistic B．honest C．lost D．sick
A．led B．told C．put D．pointed
A．conference B．trip C．term D．show
A．full B．empty C．fast D．new
A．department B．gift C．offer D．opinion
A．standing B．sitting C．thinking D．sleeping
A．sang B．chatted C．wrote D．quarreled
A．said B．remember C．forgot D．learnt
A．map B．tickets C．money D．plans
A．warmth B．experience C．heart D．trip
I live in Albuquerque, and some homeless people often stay at the stoplights. I often gave money to them, feeling 1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I 2 giving and had a strong sense of 3 .
Things started to 4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to 5 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 6 ,"Will work for food." I 7 .
My daughter commented, "Mommy, you 8 to give to those people in 9 ."I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other 10 things. "She didn't respond. But when I said that, I didn't feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to 11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 12 me said, "Just help him." 13 I rolled down my window, and he ran over with delight, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I 14 into my ashtray（烟灰缸） and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起） it up and gave it to him. He 15 with joy and tears in his 16 "Wow, you just made it 17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is 18 in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I'll never forget. I think that man won't forget it either, 19 I was the one who got the best 20 in life——GIVING.
A．pleased B．sorry C．nervous D．proud
A．stopped B．refused C．considered D．continued
A．satisfaction B． joy C．loss D．surprise
A． reform B．decline C．end D．change
A．pull B．drive C．persuade D．concern
A．gesture B．symbol C．sign D．sentence
A．passed by B．gave in C．stood up D．held on
A．expected B．attempted C．promised D．used
A．shock B．happiness C．comfort D．need
A．dim B．bad C．exciting D．anxious
A．pick B．look C．ring D．bring
A．besides B．inside C．behind D．above
A．So B．Otherwise C．However D．Moreover
A．climbed B．jumped C．saw D．reach
A．turned around B．broke down C．burst out D．spoke up
A．eyes B．face C．nose D．mouth
A．necessary B．possible C．important D．nice
A．taking B．operating C．leaving D．driving
A．but B．or C．and D．nor
A．award B．message C．gift D．lesson
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of 1 must be the most 2 thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother 3 different things for my sister and brother. “But the 4 ”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she 5 me, she showed it in action. But 6 a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks 7 mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf (深渊) opened between us. I was “too emotional”. 8 she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in 9 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 10 me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. 11 came. My hope turned to 12 , then little interest, finally, peace --- it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the 13 had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could 14 trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the 15 of her desk told me, as she’d 16 been able to, that she was 17 that writing was my chosen work. I 18 the desk carefully and found some papers 19 --- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”. Mother, you always chose the 20 that speaks louder than words.
A．speaking B．writing C．looking D．listening
A．wonderful B．tiring C．funny D．productive
A．bought B．gave C．designed D．kept
A．pen B．paper C．chair D．desk
A．loved B．disliked C．appreciated D．sympathized
A．like B．as C．be D．unlike
A．with B．among C．beside D．between
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．careful B．active C．thankful D．serious
A．ignore B．accept C．forgive D．dislike
A．No one B．None C．Something D．Neither
A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．happiness
A．ideas B．information C．news D．Letter
A．stand B．stop C．continue D．practice
A．present B．appearance C．shape D．sight
A．always B．ever C．never D．often
A．sorry B．encouraged C．regretful D．pleased
A．moved B．cleaned C．fixed D．emptied
A．inside B．outside C．below D．above
A．gesture B．method C．action D．way
Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the 1 that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was 2 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep 3 .
We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination(目的地) 4 my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t 5 it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”
When my father 6 the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the 7 ?” Father asked.
The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and 8 of a job.
“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 9 you up there. ”
After they settled in, Father looked back over his 0 and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the 11 .
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ 12 when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having 13 finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my 14 . We’ll just 15 them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with 16 .
When we got out of the car at our house, the children 17 the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and 18 hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized(抓住)something of mine.
All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains 19 . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the 20 of making others happy.
A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees
A．open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected
A．clean B．energetic C．active D．dry
A．while B．when C．now that D．even if
A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand
A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at
A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver
A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries
A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive
A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children
A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief
A．because B．though C．as if D．so
A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering
A．company B．car C．shop D．house
A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find
A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement
A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through
A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly
A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak
A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.” the sign said.
“Boy!” The silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute.”
Slowly the boy 1 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house. When he arrived at her house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped her 3 old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 4 to my bed. What's your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 5 up, raising berselfon her elbow (肘) . Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7 .
“I'm 8 , Joseph. You can see that, can't you? I want you to write a will(遗嘱) for me. There's paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 9 , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola. I want my silver pin to 10 to my daughter."
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 11 the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There's my Bible.(圣经)”The old woman said. “That's for my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial (基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That's the last - 13 of a poor old woman.”
The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 14 it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 16 me now, boy,” she sighed(叹气).“I'm tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed
18 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on the paper were some childish letters, which 20 the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
A．rushed B．stepped C．hurried D．struggled
A．pushed B．let C．reached D．pointed
A．firm B．smooth C．dry D．fresh
A．back B．over C．away D．down
A．sit B．get C．stand D．wake
A．rolled B．burnt C．burst D．ran
A．sick B．ill C．unpleasant D．funny
A．dead B．dying C．living D．alive
A．table B．pen C．paper D．woman
A．send B．go C．belong D．come
A．moved B．drew C．used D．pulled
A．great B．merry C．real D．splendid
A．look B．chance C．opinion D．wish
A．sign B．write C．remember D．copy
A．setting B．hiding C．placing D．lying
A．Hold B．Pardon C．Take D．Leave
A．large B．open C．small D．pretty
A．did B．saw C．felt D．knew
A．Described B．Printed C．Recorded D．Written
A．formed B．spelled C．organized D．repeated
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a __1__in the waiting area, __2__him it would be at least 40 minutes __3__ someone would be able to see him. I saw him __4__ his watch and decided, since I was __5__busy—my patient didn't __6__ at the appointed hours, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he __7__ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his __8__. He told me that she had been __9__ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be __10__ if he was a bit late. He replied that she __11__ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __12__ him for five years now. I was __13__， and asked him. “And you __14__ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are？”
He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back __15__ as he left.
Now I __16__ that in marriages, true love is __17__ of all that is. The happiest people don't __18__ have the best of everything; they just __19__ the best of everything they have. __20__ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day
Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf _1 in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant _2 , and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was _3 it for a special day.
He _4 at that moment; I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each _5 day is a special day.”
Whenever I _6 what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to _7 some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, _8 the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to _9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.
One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer _10 the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never _11 came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her _12 any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her complacent, she wants to hear or see them now.
We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “let’s find a(n) _13 .” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to _14 . In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly _15 .
A．bought B．left C．produced D．sought
A．quality B．design C．material D．trend
A．protecting B．saving C．admiring D．paying
A．stopped B．continued C．responded D．repeated
A．living B．working C．fortunate D．busy
A．mentioned B．noticed C．remembered D．recognized
A．seize B．spend C．lose D．enjoy
A．noticing B．remembering C．ignoring D．watching
A．nature B．dinner C．society D．entertainment
A．kept B．sold C．needed D．cleaned
A．actually B．fairly C．immediately D．slowly
A．memory B．story C．mind D．vocabulary
A．challenge B．opportunity C．advantage D．benefit
A．wait B．hurry C．give D．expect
A．valuable B．worthless C．hard D．easy
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral(葬礼)of my 1 . The hurt was so intense（强烈的）, and I found it hard to 2 at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m 6 ,” he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I 9 . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t 10 this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the 11 funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the 16 of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
A．neighbor B．sister C．mother D．aunt
A．stand B．imagine C．breathe D．explain
A．box B．door C．bottle D．chair
A．claps B．songs C．steps D．noises
A．mood B．row C．rush D．mess
A．full B．angry C．anxious D．late
A．necessary B．impossible C．natural D．uncertain
A．questioning B．naming C．calling D．asking
A．whispered B．shouted C．reported D．cried
A．who B．when C．where D．why
A．right B．same C．different D．wrong
A．worked B．matched C．tied D．mixed
A．tear B．fighting C．singing D．laughter
A．though B．yet C．too D．still
A．middle B．second C．final D．first
A．talk B．word C．eye D．idea
A．although B．if C．since D．before
A．journey B．waiting C．dream D．thought
A．protected B．married C．improved D．placed
A．lived B．met C．grew D．stayed
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从1---20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙砾，石子），dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”
A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
A．edge B．bottom C．wall D．top
A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
A．put out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
A．At last B．Shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
A．unless B．until C．before D．while
A．meaning B．opinion C．point D．comment
A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
A．never B．even C．still D．ever
A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
A．conclude B．encourage C．fresh D．time
A．more B．little C．much D．less
A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to ___1__. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but __2___ appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her into the __3___. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some ___4__ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes __5___ any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and __6___ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father ___7__ the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ___8___ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his ___9___ , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father asked her to __10 the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ___11___.
__12__ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
She asked, “What does this _13___, Father?”
He __14_ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ___15___, but with a ___16___ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became _17___ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.
“___18___ one are you?” asked her father. “When calamity（不幸的事） __19___ on your door, what will your ___20__ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”
A．give in B．give up C．go on D．carry on
A．the other B．the rest C．another D．the second
A．kitchen B．storeroom C．backyard D．bedroom
A．potatoes B．carrots C．tomatoes D．apples
A．with B．over C．beyond D．without
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．relaxed
A．turned on B．turned down C．turned off D．turned out
A．put B．poured C．flew D．picked
A．son B．pot C．kitchen D．daughter
A．touch B．eat C．smell D．taste
A．strong B．heavy C．light D．soft
A．Now that B．Since then C．After that D．Once again
A．mean B．say C．refer D．think
A．questioned B．explained C．required D．suggested
A．water B．pot C．stove D．fire
A．similar B．same C．different D．wonderful
A．hard B．calm C．delicious D．broken
A．What B．Whichever C．Whose D．Which
A．looks B．touches C．knocks D．waits
A．reaction B．responsibility C．answer D．impression
完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1 分, 满分20分）
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really 41 your feelings?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special 42 that I really wanted but you 43 gave it to me.”
The 44 was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I 45 , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but I haven’t apologized 46 ?”
Again, his 47 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 48 because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born? You left us at home and 49 in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he 50 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 51 to see the suitcase had been opened and 52 had been thrown all over the place, and then you 53 me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t. I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt 54 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 55 me. His honesty made me think of my other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the 56 question. Kevin answered as immediately as his 57 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forget about it.”
58 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 59 thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was that I’d made a promise too 60 and didn’t keep it as their mother.
A．showed B．hurt C．attended D．expressed
A．candy B．book C．picture D．toy
A．never B．often C．always D．ever
A．challenge B．message C．idea D．fact
A．complained B．apologized C．continued D．explained
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．suggestion B．answer C．memory D．blame
A．hospital B．church C．school D．garden
A．settled down B．went on C．set off D．got up
A．knew B．imagined C．discovered D．remembered
A．angry B．worried C．happy D．satisfied
A．nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
A．praised B．punished C．helped D．educated
A．terrible B．hopeless C．inspired D．encouraged
A．support B．criticize C．suspect D．forgive
A．easy B．direct C．same D．funny
A．mother B．brother C．sister D．father
A．Though B．Because C．Since D．Until
A．strange B．interesting C．important D．difficult
A．lightly B．rudely C．equally D．truly
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