A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___36___, she said she would go. This ___37___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ___38___ his mother and he felt ___39___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that. ___40___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___41___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___42___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___43___ the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and ___44___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___45___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ___46___,”How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “___47___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___48___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___49___ so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ___50___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.
She ___51___ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___52___, but to this day, I have never ___53___ what I did. ”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ___54___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___55___for the rest of the day.
36. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
37. A. would B. could C. should D. must
38. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
39. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
40. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
41. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
42. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
43. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
44. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
45. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
46. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
47. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
48. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
49. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
50. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
51. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
52. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
53. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
54. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
55. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
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。
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If16 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, 17 .In his book, Matthews 18 us how to have a happy life and answers the 19 of teenagers.
Many people may 20 teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book 21 that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills, 22 how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 23 your memory better.
Many teenagers think 24 happiness comes from either a good exam result 25 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can 26 be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success also comes from a 27 attitude. If you 28 from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel29 when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 30 comes from thinking about things in a positive 31 . If you are 32 , people notice you and you can get a 33 view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 34 less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 35 : you choose to be happy!
A.so B.such C.it D.this
A.easy B.funny C.useful D.simple
A.orders B.tells C.asks D.allows
A.questions B.problems C.ideas D.comments
A.impress B.cause C.effect D.affect
A.suggests B.writes C.reads D.asks
A.for example B.such as C.for instance D.as before
A.make B.have C.take D.get
A.what B.which C.that D.whether
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.never B.already C.still D.forever
A.confident B.positive C.common D.normal
A.learn B.suffer C.hear D.separate
A.frightened B.shocked C.confused D.worried
A.attitude B.intelligence C.failure D.altitude
A.way B.route C.style D.spirit
A.short B.small C.tall D.fat
A.longer B.higher C.bigger D.better
A.take up B.put up C.set up D.break up
A.class B.lesson C.education D.advantage
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are 56 than housewives. Evidence shows that the 57 are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that 58 the unemployment rate increases by 1%,the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point:Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work 59 people busy, 60 loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel unhappy,61 and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead,the happiest are those who are62 . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as a 63 between man and reality. By work,people 64 each other. By collective activity,they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work 65 the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and66 him liable to disease.
67 ,work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 68 . Work makes one feel his
value and status in society. When a 69 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 70 a patient or a teacher sees his students 71 ,they are happy 72 .
From the above we can 73 to the conclusion that the more you work, the 74 and healthier you will be. Let us work hard,study well and 75 a happy and healthy life.
A.richer B.healthier C.weaker D.worse
A.old B.busy C.jobless D.hard-working
A.whenever B.whether C.though D.since
A.keeps B.forces C.needs D.require
A.interested B.joyful C.concerned D.worried
A.busy B.free C.lazy D.dull
A.guard B.gap C.channel D.bridge
A.come across B.come into contact with C.look down upon D.watch over
A.means B.stands C.helps D.matches
A.forces B.orders C.finds D.makes
A.Besides B.Then C.However D.Yet
A.disappointment B.achievement C.regret D.apology
A.worker B.farmer C.writer D.manager
A.makes friends with B.has a talk C.operates on D.deals with
A.raise B.grow C.rise D.increase
A.in a word B.without a word C.at a word D.beyond words
A.come B.reach C.arrive D.draw
A.lonelier B.weaker C.stronger D.happier
A.lead B.make C.earn D.share
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
“Isn’t this exciting?” whispered Janet Porter to the stranger in the next seat as the plane flew through the (36) sky. “Yes, I suppose (37),” he replied, smiling politely, (38) continuing to read his newspaper. She glanced at her watch. It was half past eleven at night.
Janet was just about to start reading her book (39) the man picked up the briefcase and started moving to the (40) of the plane. (41), Janet stood up and started to (42) him. He opened the cockpit door(驾驶舱的门), walked inside, and then closed it behind him. Most of the passengers on the plane were (43) at that time, but those who were (44) were watching (45) that Janet made. She (46) herself into the tiny space behind the cockpit door and (47). Seconds later the door flew open and (48) came out holding a gun. “ This is a hijack!” he shouted. “ (49),” Janet said calmly. She held her (50) to the back of his head and said, “ (51) your weapon and lie down on the floor.”
As soon as the plane had landed at the airport, Janet felt (52). A police car was waiting for them. They put the man in the car. Janet smiled at her (53) officers and said, “It’s over. Nobody was (54). What’s (55)?”
36. A. dark B. blue C. beautiful D. fine
37. A. we are B. you are C. it is D. this is
38. A. as B. before C. after D. during
39. A. since B. while C. for D. when
40. A. back B. toilet C. door D. front
41. A. Suddenly B.Quietly C.Straightly D. Patiently
42. A. follow B. watch C. seize D. spy
43. A. reading B. tired C. asleep D. talking
44. A. awake B. interested C. surprised D. alert
45. A. everything B. great progress C. some mistakes D. every move
46. A. ran B. got C. forced D. folded
47. A. observed B. waited C. shot D. aimed
48. A. the man B. a machinist C. a passenger D. the pilot
49. A. Oh, it’s your turn B. Ah, it’s dangerous C. No, it’s not D. Dear! How dare you
50. A. story book B. police gun C. briefcase D. small knife
51. A. Drop B. Pass me C. Put away D. Droop
52. A. worried B. stressed C. relaxed D. impressed
53. A. following B. proud C. seriousD. fellow
54. A. informed B. injured C. organized D. shocked
55. A. the person B. wrong C. the flight D. next
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从36-55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long ago, someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadn’t become a singer. The father said he had 36considered anything else. This was his Plan A. There had been no Plan B. I 37this to my son Marty, who was studying musical theater at college,when he was thinking about a second 38in business or teaching.
“Just study what you’re interested in ,” I said.
“But what if I can’t 39it?” he asked.
“It’ll still be worth it.” I answered.
My friends think I’m 40. They’ve advised their own children to 41something they think will bring them financial rewards, ___42they don’t love it. “Times are hard: get your son into something that can 43a good job.” A friend told me.
Of course I understand their 44, and want to protect my son. But why should he 45
his “best years” studying things that hardly hold his 46? Is that really a wise use of his
47? I think fear leads nowhere, while enthusiasm can lead anywhere.
The wisest parents are the ones who 48their children toward the things that already interest them. It’s 49that sometimes such parents will feel afraid. When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily 50field of performance, I was worried about his future. Yet I have watched him grow. I have witnessed the 51he has made to run after his dream, and how much he has enjoyed the 52.
It may be that my son will 53because of dreaming big. But I believe that seeking one’s own dream is one’s only real chance of happiness. I’d rather he 54than hung back.(退缩).
As he 55his choices, my best advice to him is: Risk everything. Plan B, C, D and E will always be there. Grasp Plan A.
36. A. still B.never C. ever D. yet
37. A. refused B. promised C. mentioned D. complained
38. A. major B. career C. experiment D. skill
39. A.try B. finish C. make D. seize
40. A. considerate B. wise C. unusual D. crazy
41. A. absorb B.seek C. realize D.overcome
42. A.as if B. in case C. even if D. now that
43. A. refer to B. lead to C. belong to D. adapt to
44. A.concern B. humor C.judgement D. favor
45. A. keep B. offer C. spend D. take
46. A. opinion B.interest C. personality D. identity
47. A. energy B. money C. time D. mind
48. A.direct B. follow C. signal D. command
49. A.impossible B.certain C. embarrassing D. rough
50. A.magical B. competitive C. traditional D.fantastic
51. A. effort B.appointment C. decision D. effect
52. A. experiment B.process C. course D.practice
53. A. operate B. suffer C. enjoy D. perform
54. A. went ahead B. sped up C.look forward D. started over
55. A. designs B.rejects C. evaluates D. weighs
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。
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 36 the only girl in a family of 37children, she often 38she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, 39her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and 40, she retreated(躲避) into books. 41her love of 42, she didn’t do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities.
In high school, with the 43of one particular teacher, Cisneros 44her grades and worked for the school literary(文学的) magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to 45because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a 46. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, 47, she felt lonely –– a(n) 48American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 49Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”
“It was not until this moment 50_ I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to 51with why I felt so much imbalance in my life. That’s when I decided I would 52about something my classmates couldn’t.”
Cisneros 53 her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl 54up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 55then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.
36. A. To B. For C. As D. By
37. A. eight B. seven C. six D. five
38. A. looked like B. felt like C. liked D. admired
39. A. beside B. except C. as well as D. except for
40. A. dependent B. confident C. unimportant D. shameful
41. A. While B. Although C. In spite D. Despite
42. A. hiding B. writing C. reading D. feeling
43. A. praise B. guidance C. improvement D. encouragement
44. A. increased B. analyzed C. improved D. developed
45. A. home B. school C. college D. library
46. A. friend B. husband C. teacher D. brother
47. A. butB. however C. besides D. therefore
48. A. Canadian B. African C. German D. Mexican
49. A. assisted B. led C. helped D. caused
50. A. that B. when C. then D. why
51. A. do B. deal C. handle D. affect
52. A. concern B. read C. write D. learn
53. A. printed B. invented C. punished D. published
54. A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. has grown
55. A. Until B. Before C. Since D. After