When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work， he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 41 ， straight 
to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals， he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom， who always taught us to 44 no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said： “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
A．devotion B．spirits C．gratitude D．expectation
A．hated B．approved C．enjoyed D．committed
A．divided B．watered C．cut D．cleaned
A．by the window B．in the vase C．on the desk D．on the floor
A．surprised B．pleased C．disappointed D．worried
A．as usual B．at first C．as well D．at last
A．frightened B．relieved C．disappointed D．shocked
A．enemies’ B．friends’ C．families’ D．neighbors’
A．say the truth B．behave ourselves C．follow the rules D．keep secret
A．sadness B．smiles C．anger D．depression
A．kid B．flower C．helper D．gift
A．hugged B．kissed C．grasped D．patted
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been ___36___ me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___37___. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __38__ my moves, because she __39__ to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I _40__ she had strict sleeping habits, __41___ I thought she ought to be able to _42__ some of this strictness. I said to her, “__43__, you can stay up late for once. We’re having ___44___.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked __45__. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it _46__, you’re going to play it slowly.” and so we_47_ for another ten minutes, until _48_ my daughter burst into tears, and 49_ that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made __50__. I had started the evening wanting to have a __51_ time with my daughter but had __52__ my desire to win to become more __53__than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win _54_ me well. As a parent, I _55_ that it got in my way. So I had to change.
36. A. guiding B. trainingC. asking D. advising
37. A. allowed B. expectedC. replied D. accepted
38. A. hurry B. repeat C. pass D. change
39. A. agreed B. neededC. begged D. hated
40. A. guessed B. learned C. knew D. heard
41. A. but B. forC. soD. or
42. A. put up B. give up C. pick up D. take up
43. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. Come on D. By the way
44. A. Patience B. luckC. funD. success
45. A. Excited B. proudC. anxious D. angry
46. A. well B. againC. fairlyD. regularly
47. A. Discussed B. continued C. counted D. argued
48. A. Nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly
49. A. promised B. discoveredC. wondered D. admitted
50. A. an attempt B. a decisionC. an effort D. a mistake
51. A. free B. differentC. full D. happy
52. A. managed B. recognizedC. allowedD. reduced
53. A. important B. attractive C. practical D. interesting
54. A. offered B. servedC. controlled D. taught
55. A. imagined B. apologized C. realizedD. explained
第四节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四处选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat, 26 leave his house, trotted （慢跑） across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 27 ．He then hopped（跳跃） on the number3 bus to find his 28 seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 29 ．The cat was so clever that he knew 30 stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random（随意的） 31．Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back 32 , and then he trotted off home．Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 33 ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 34 the English city of Plymouth in his golden years．
However, one day , 35 a motorist hit him and did not stop．Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No．3 bus 36 he was struck by the car．Our friend, Caspar ___37 his injuries．On hearing the news of his death, many people were 38 . A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _39_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very 40 life traveling around Plymouth．He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many 41_he had experienced．
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named 42 the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 43 off．Finden ．posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so 44 ．
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life．A 45 of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
26．A．used to B．liked to C．hated toD．had to
27．A．time B．turn C．placeD．order
28．A．best B．favpritest C． most D．favorite
29．A．destination B．determination C．decisionD．description
30．A．where B．at which C．what D．in which
31．A．station B．stop C．spot D．scene
32．A．up B．down C．off D．on
33．A．bus B．car C．rail D．air
34．A．get across B．get through C．get down D．get around
35．A．sadly B．luckily C．happily D．strangely
36．A．while B．as C．when D．then
37．A．died off B．died from C．died down D．died away
38．A．shocked B．interested C．surprised D．excited
39．A．changed B．touched C．turned D．challenged
40．A．discouraging B．discouraged C．excited D．exciting
41．A．adventures B．accidents C．friends D．incidents
42．A．by B．from C．through D．after
43．A．wondering B．wandering C．cutting D．going
44．A．familiar B．similar C．fond D．popular
45．A．picture B．signal C．movie D．card
第二部分：完形填空
It
was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was addressing the students on important things in life and about 21 ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the 22 . He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and 23 . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was filthy (肮脏的), and a stench came out of the house and it smelled 24 . The neighbors could not 25 the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to 26 the place. The officers 27 down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 28 all over the house that he had 29 over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 30 . They waited outside his house in anticipation (预料) to 31 the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 32 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said 33 at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg. 34 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything 35 for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying 36 the things we enjoy doing, commitment. We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would 37 disapprove. Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but 38 .
What makes us happy is what 39 in the end…not what we acquire (获得).This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I don’t concentrate on course, I get 40 of this story.21. A. attracting B. agreeing C. believing D. devoting22. A. streetB. factoryC. subway D. airport23. A. beg B. wait C. attempt D. evaluate24. A. pleasantly B. horribly C. endlessly D. seriously25. A. explain B. forget C. judge D. tolerate26. A. clear B. remove C. control D. inspect27. A.
put B. took C. knocked D. cut
28. A. rubbish B. money C. waste D. food29. A. managed B. stole C. arranged D. collected30. A. millionaire B. gentleman C. boss D gift31. A. satisfy B. share C. believe D. report32. A. need B. doubt C. chance D. result33. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing34. A. Clearly B. Actually C. Surprisingly D. Suddenly35. A. fortunate B. possible C. significant D. worth36. A. acted out B. called on C. turned to D. focused on37. A. normally B. crazily C. finally D. completely38. A. others B. us C. ourselves D. some 39. A. considers B. achieves C. matters D. faces40. A. permitted B. reminded C. warned D. informed
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
In a hall, a lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. At the beginning of the speech,he 41 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 42 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 43 from 20g to 500g.
“Actually,it does not matter on the absolute 44 . But it depends on how 45 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 46 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 47 an ambulance. It is exactly the 48 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 49 it becomes.” Hearing these words,the whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 50 we carry our burden all the time, 51 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 52 heavy for us to bear.
“So, what you have to do is to 53 the glass, rest for a while 54 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 55 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 56 home from work tonight, put the burden of 57 down. Don’t carry it back 58 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 59 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, 60 it!
41. A. supported B. drank C. needed D. raised
42. A. heavy B. pure C. sweet D. many
43. A. differed B. ranged C. numbered D. limited
44. A. weight B. volume C. height D. quantity
45. A. tight B. longC. difficult D. high
46. A. day B. second C. hourD. half
47. A. require B. invite C. callD. ask
48. A. proper B. same C. right D. usual
49. A. less B. lighter C. more D. heavier
50. A. IfB. Unless C. While D. Since
51. A. now and then B. little by little C. sooner or later D. sometimes
52. A. tooB. so C. ratherD. quite
53. A. put away B. put down C. put aside D. put back
54. A. afterB. for C. by D. before
55. A. so that B. even if C. as ifD. as soon as
56. A. leave B. clean C. approach D. return
57. A. life B. duty C. task D. work
58. A. homeB. office C. company D. family
59. A. sho
ulders B. heart C. body D. hands
60. A. do B. like C. love D. enjoy
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节。满分35分)
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。
When I first started to read “Pride and Prejudice”, I thought the novel was going to be the same old 21 “love story”. However, after reading the first few pages I began to be 22 that it wasn’t that sort of story, instead it had an interesting insight (洞察力) on marriage, family and social status. I 23 that the time frame was somewhere back in the late 1800’s. This assumption was just a fact that I took for granted because there was no date 24 in any part of the novel. From what I got in the class 25 , this story is supposed to be a timeless piece that can be framed with any time period. This was one thing I would have never picked up by myself.
The 26 in the story each have their own unique roles, and if you didn’t really take the time to read it 27 the first time, chances are you will 28 a lot of information about them. This was what happened to me when I read the story and came to class the next day. Not until then did I 29 that I had not read it as clear as I had thought. This is also where the discussion helped me catch up on the character roles. Reading again the parts that I thought were important also helped me gain a better 30 of the story.
21. A. exciting B. interesting C. inspiring D. boring
22. A. aware B. afraid C. curious D. puzzled
23. A. recommended B. assumed C. calculated D. recognized
24. A. written B. published C. signed D. mentioned
25. A. meeting B. discussion C. performance D. activities
26. A. surroundings B. incidents C. heroes D. characters
27. A. quickly B. hardly C. carefully D. totally
28. A. miss B. lose C. acquire D. receive
29. A. claim B. declare C. realize D. assume
30. A. knowledge B. understanding C. view D. evaluation