第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10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。
More and more professors say they are coming across rude students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young students arrive late, leave ___21___, talk loud or take care of persona business such as ___22_ bills during class. Why are the students behaving badly?
Some educators say it is time to bring 23 back to their classrooms and even start taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by 24 means the majority but that one of them can 25 an entire class.
People are surprised when they learn that impolite be
havior is becoming more and more common in ___26_ education. Dr.Amanda, a professor from City College of San Francisco believes that society in general has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and ___27___ people in power, including professors, no longer set standards for politeness which ___28___ a growing imprudence (轻率行为) among some college students. “There’s a great deal of bad behaviour in the world ___29___ them, and young people see it and develop disrespect,” said Mr. Amanda, ___30___ that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude”.
21. A. late B. early C. secretly D. quietly
22. A. Filling B. changing C. writing D. paying
23. A. politeness B. teaching C. thinking D. progress
24. A. that B. this C. no D. every
25. A. have B. take C. escape D. ruin
26. A. better B. more C. higher D. younger
27. A. why B. how C. whether D. that
28. A. leads to B. is due to C. refers to D. gets to
29. A. around B. about C. behind D. over
30. A. speaking B. adding C. warning D. pointing
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20）
A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 37 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other 38 . In the morning, I couldn’t 39 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly（不愿意地）. Part of my mind 40__ at work even when I was at 41__ with my kids at night.
Not 42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I 45 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 47 , but asked me to wake him up 48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 49_ , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t 51 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to 52 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of 53 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 55__ time with my family was not virtuous..
36. A. happiness B. disease C. problem D. fight
37. A. enough B. all C. little D. part
38. A. joy B. invitation C. job D. trouble
39. A. hope B. wait C. stop D. help
40. A. remained B. held C. blocked D. stopped
41. A. lunch B. breakfast C. school D. home
42. A. surprisingly B. likely C. really D. usually
43. A. parents B. teachers C. family D. friends
44. A. proved B. wanted C. chose D. began
45. A. wrote B. phoned C. ran D. drove
46. A. bedtimes B. kisses C. nights D. calls
47. A. bad B. easy C. great D. OK
48. A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
49. A. as well B. on purpose C. in time D. long before
50. A. agreed B. insisted C. managed D. stopped
51. A. understand B. feel C. remind D. get
52. A. get B. leave C. keep D. take
53. A. papers B. notices C. letters D. reports
54. A. angry B. happy C. pleased D. excited
55. A. little B. more C. less D. important
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 .My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready .But the 39 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill .I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman .But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 49 me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket .
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
17．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
18．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
19．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
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20．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight
21．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure 36 he was going to like his first job. Today he was to 37 the month’s money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces’ barking dog, 38 was tied up in the front yard. When he 39 the door he got up enough 40 to ring the bell. He told the man what he 41 . Mr Pierce didn’t smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike 42 counted out the man’s change.
43 the time he got to the 44 house, Mike felt a little more at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his 45 . He, too, gave Mike a 46 . but he smiled and talked 47 Mike gave him his 48 .
As Mike walked to the third house, he 49 a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just 50 home from the store, and he stopped 51 he saw Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood 52 in front of the house 53 . This wasn’t 54 to be such a difficult job 55 , thought Mike as he continued on his way.
A．what B．why C．whether D．which
A．fetch B．seize C．collect D．select
A．it B．he C．which D．who
A．arrived B．reached C．went D．got
A．courage B．money C．newspaper D．demand
A．liked B．believed C．wanted D．had
A．hardly B．lately C．carefully D．nearly
A．For B．In C．By D．On
A．third B．first C．second D．fourth
A．garden B．dog C．car D．job
A．money B．pay C．bill D．change
A．so B．for C．as D．because
A．newspaper B．help C．change D．smile
A．hadn’t B．continue C．wasn’t D．went
A．at B．in C．coming D．going
A．when B．thus C．where D．so
A．to talk B．talking C．back D．by
A．in no time B．at once C．for a while D．by and by
A．true B．happening C．going D．that
A．by far B．any longer C．after all D．at once
第二节：短文填词（共10小题，每
小题1分，满分10分）
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No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened
so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted (理论),第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 21 a few of them are very 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 200 million people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 23 language. Millions of people are trying to do so.
Is 24 easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 25 . Have you ever 26 the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learning English in six months, or your 27 back…”“Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 28 you master your English in a month. 29 your first day your 30 will be excellent. Just send…”Of course, it never 31 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 32 that we all learned our own language well when we were 33 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Imagine 34 a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using a language, talking in it, and 35 it all the time, just imagine how much 36 that gets.
So it is 37 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command （掌握；精通）of English 38 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 39 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will work. 40 they cannot do the student’s work for him.
21. A. not B. quite C. only D. very
22. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy
23. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother
24. A. this B. that C. it D. which
25. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers
26. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known
27. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English
28. A. make B. help C. let D. allow
29. A. From B. On C. Since D. After
30. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation
31. A. happened B. knew C. seemed D. felt
32. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think
33. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups
34. A. what B. which C. who D. whose
35. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing
36. A. time B. money C. language D. practice
37. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly
38. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes
39. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs
40. A. And B. But C. So D. So
第二卷（满分50分）
第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 56 , “We need a doctor out here. Hurry, Mom.” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a 57 bird that needed a doctor. At once, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand— 58 , that’s the sort of thing mothers do. While my son led me out of the door and 59 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor couldn’t 60 .
When we arrived at the 61 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I 62 the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 63 had caused its death. “I think its mummy and daddy really 64 him.” Spencer observed. I reached for my boy’s hand and tried to reduce his 65 by saying that I was sure they did, and that everything would return to 66 because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Pop—my
dead grandfather. I made Spencer believe the bird’s mummy and daddy knew their little one would be 67 and loved. I told Spencer that Pop loved little birds and that I 68 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird 69 . I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and 70 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 71 was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play 72 he had never been interrupted.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer mentioned it sadly to his father. Trying to 73 Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird 
was really 74 , I asked our son to te
ll Daddy 75 the baby bird was. Spencer, looking serious faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Pop.”
56. A. saying B. screaming C. declaring D. telling
57. A. sick B. wounded C. dying D. dead
58. A. in fact B. at least C. at most D. after all
59. A. from B. toward C. over D. of
60. A. come B. save C. help D. support
61. A. accident B. kitchen C. danger D. terror
62. A. wondered B. discussed C. studied D. knew
63. A. fall B. tree C. wind D. nest
64. A. hate B. lose C. miss D. love
65. A. excitement B. regret C. sadness D. disappointment
66. A. normal B. peace C. life D. safety
67. A. enjoyed B. played C. treated D. cared for
68. A. doubted B. found C. believed D. feared
69. A. right away B. right then C. from now on D. now and then
70. A. gently B. heavily C. happily D. quickly
71. A. Nothing else B. Nobody else C. Nothing D. Something else
72. A. since B. as if C. even though D. though
73. A. break B. low C. show D. lift
74. A. dead B. injured C. OK D. alive
75. A. where B. what C. how D. when
三、完形填空（本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____31 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____32____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most of her teeth were ______33___. The image of a miserable person(可怜人) _____34____ before me.
She stopped and asked me for_____35_____. I gave her some change and invited her to lunch. She ______36____, so we went across the street to an outdoor cafe. The waitress was _____37____ by the presence of this woman and didn't want to serve us, but _____38____ herself. The old woman had the lunch so _____39____ that the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to leave, I was feeling pretty _____40____ about myself and then she asked for a _____41____. It was then that I had to face all the _____42____ bias (偏见) I had for this woman. I gave her a passing type of hug (应付差事的拥抱), ______43___ I immediately felt shame. She ______44___ me for lunch and began to leave.
I stood there for a moment and _____45____ I had failed to give this woman the one thing that ____46_____ nothing —love. I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a _____47____ hug and she agreed. I got past the strong smell and gave her the best hug I've ever given to _____48____ .Now I saw a big smile on her face and it lit my path as we ____49____.
The lesson I learned was that if you're going to ______50____, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
31. A. brave B. shy C. attractive D. dirty
32. A. sense B. skill C. smell D. message
33. A. staying B. missing C. growing D. shaking
34. A. appeared B. fell C. changed D. existed
35. A. advice B. gifts C. greetings D. money
36. A. doubted B. agreed C. escaped D. refused
37. A. moved B. questioned C. shocked D. frightened
38. A. allowed B. forced C. warned D. admired
39. A. quickly B. hardly C. freely D. easily
40. A. funny B. cold C. strange D. good
41. A. cigarette B. hug C. coffee D. smile
42. A. serious B. mentioned C. false D. hidden
43. A. but B. so C. though D. because
44. A. praised B. paid C. thanked D. returned
45. A. realized B. dreamt C. forgot D. wondered
46. A. cost B. lost C. deserved D. earned
47. A. friendly B. real C. special D. popular
48. A. myself B. her C. anyone D. nobody
49. A. separated B. met C. rested D. stood
50. A. take B. experience C. charge D. give
Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ___ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea ____ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
A．broken up B．gone away C．fallen apart D．faded away
A．afford B．borrow C．find D．repair
A．office B．bus C．theater D．train
A．ugly B．beautiful C．worn D．ancient
A．even B．always C．already D．never
A．design B．number C．name D．brand
A．turn in B．show off C．open up D．carry away
A．occurred B．ran C．struck D．happened
A．firmly B．suddenly C．casually D．thankfully
A．read B．searched C．got D．used
A．appeared B．replied C．answered D．screamed
A．in surprise B．in panic C．in silence D．in anger
A．assumed B．added C．declared D．announced
A．from B．in C．beside D．of
A．mentioned B．forgot C．realized D．remembered
A．memory B．honor C．tears D．thanks
A．gift B．position C．hug D．reward
A．expensive B．common C．rare D．special
A．bought B．ruined C．expressed D．enjoyed
A．immediately B．naturally C．hopefully D．unexpectedly
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions __48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving B．attending C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．a different C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quietly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．
The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．
Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．
He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．
He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”
Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．
To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”
A．watch B．inspection C．look D．examination
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．school guides B．class titles C．terrible noise D．some teachers
A．other than B．or rather C．worse still D．rather than
A．problem B．fault C．reason D．lookout
A．experienced B．heard C．seen D．punished
A．window B．door C．gap D．hole
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．often
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．noisiest B．biggest C．smallest D．youngest
A．pushed B．kicked C．forced D．knocked
A．silence B．surprise C．cries D．paleness
A．teacher B．principal C．role D．person
A．heard B．working C．shouted D．surprising
A．oldest-looking B．ordinary-looking C．funny-looking D．ill-looking
A．believed B．supposed C．guessed D．recognized
A．pushed B．pulled C．ordered D．got
A．announced B．said C．declared D．lectured
A．add to B．carry on C．end up D．show off
A．teacher B．brother C．monitor D．desk-mate
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30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。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___21___ that he didn’t know what to do with (the) ___22___. The person who had gone in before him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in, not like James. He felt ___23___ that she had already got the job. The problem was that he wanted this job ___24___. It meant ___25___ to him. He had thought it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___26___ brilliantly (出色地) at the interview and ___27___ the job immediately.
But now here he was feeling terrible. He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___28___. But he couldn’t. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t give up like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman, who had gone in an hour earlier, came out looking very ___29___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At the moment, James hated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___30___ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. interviewer B. woman C. himself D. situation
23. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonished
24. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
25. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
26. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
27. A. offered B. asked for C. being offered D. being asked for
28. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
29. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
30. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopped
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ 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 __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. 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 __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
37．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
38．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious (奢侈)
39．A．the question B．problem C．interest D．control
40．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
41．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
42．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
43．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
44．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
45．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
46．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
47．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
48．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand
C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
49．A．got sick B．got stuck C．lay down D．became disabled
50．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
51．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
52．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
53．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
55．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home . As years went on , these events took on a 36 meaning for me : A traditional birthday party for Dad , and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life . When we knew it might be his 37 birthday, the whole family decided to 38 together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home .
Dad was a good story-teller and here was the 39 he had had .During a quiet moment , I announced it was now Dad’s 40 to listen to stories for a change . I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him . The room became 41 . Then one after another , people told stories from their hearts , while Dad 42 with tears in eyes . People 43 kinds of stories — stories about when they were little , stories about when Dad was young , and stories that shared family treasures .
The stories 44 . Everyone seemed to have more than one story . Even the little grandchildren couldn’t 45 to tell Dad why they loved him . For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life , here was our 46 to celebrate him . A few months later , at Dad’s memorial service , we more fully realized what we had 47 Dad that night . Those are the stories people 48 tell at a funeral (葬礼)after a loved one is no longer 49 to hear the words . They tell stories , full of 50 . But we had given those memories to Dad in his 51 , and we had told them through laughter , accompanied by hugs and joys . He had them to 52 and roll over in his mind during his last days and months .
Words do 53 , and they are enough . We just need to say them or to speak them 54 to the ones we love . That’s the way to 55 love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life .
36. A. special B. valuable C. double D. complex
37. A. another B. last C. important D. fiftieth
38. A. unite B. arrange C. move D. gather
39. A. career B. pride C. happiness D. audience
40. A. choice B. wish C. turn D. right
41. A. lively B. still C. cosy(舒适的) D. noisy
42. A. thought B. nodded C. listened D. accepted
43. A. understood B. invented C. recalled D. discussed
44. A. flowed B. passed C. unfolded D. differed
45. A. stop B. stand C. afford D. wait
46. A. responsibility B. situation C. chance D. desire
47. A. returned B. left C. given D. owed
48. A. sincerely B. gently C. normally D. regularly
49. A. available B. happy C. eager D. alive
50. A. tears B. feelings C. joy D. peace
51. A. mind B. life C. world D. work
52. A. hold B. share C. consider D. continue
53. A. suit B. fail C. survive D. matter
54. A. willingly B. publicly C. actually D. truly
55. A. get back B. call up C. give back D. keep up
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