In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus 
and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might 46 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never heari
ng him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52
of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．make C．leave D．instruct
A．last C．very D．next
A．upward B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．benefit C．courage D．measure
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．pass C．fly D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．existed
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．necessary C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．pleased B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy C．violent D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 42 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 43 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very 44 to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension(紧张) of 47 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 48 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 49 my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her 50 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could 51 it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 , a person having the ability of bearing fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 57 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 58 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 60 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
41. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked
42. A. cryingB. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
43. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much
44. A. quicklyB. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly
45. A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in
46. A. know ofB. watch C. sense D. recognize
47. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from
48. A. lit upB. came true C. turned D. increased
49. A. toB. up C. through D. against
50. A. thoughtfullyB. tightly C. carefully D. politely
51. A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that
52. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back
53. A. content B. break C. fall D. understand
54. A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though
55. A. moreB. much C. little D. huge
56. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt
57. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
58. A. supplied B. offered C. paid for D. contributed
59. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
60. A. offB. away C. out D. through
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。
Learning experience happens to us throughout our lives. Not long ago I had one that I would like to 36 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 37 we realized we were 38 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new (崭新) $ 20 bill. I was so 39 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 40 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 41 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 42 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier (收银员). I had just 43 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed(吞噬) me in one big bite. I couldn't 44 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset (不安) that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 47 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the 48 from the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 49 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “Pizza incident”, I would say to myself “Don't think bout it ”.
I have learned two things from this 51 . Maybe I was a fool for 52 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 53 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 54 up with you.
This reflects the saying “A coward (儒夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
36. A. say B. talk C. share D. explain
37. A. as B. then C. while D. when
38. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious
39. A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged
40. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
41. A. LuckilyB. Finally C. ImmediatelyD. Actually
42. A. thoughtB. recognizedC. noticed D. realized
43. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
44. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
45. A. askB. payC. apologizeD. send
46. A. refusedB. wantedC. hopedD. meant
47. A. hope B. surprise C. angerD. fear
48. A. food B. lesson C. conscienceD. change
49. A. sureB. upset C. proudD. pleased
50. A. warned B. reminded C. thought D. told
51. A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
52. A. turning B. talking C. handingD. giving
53. A. free B. cheap C. plain D. delicious
54. A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
55. A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
三、完形填空
A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the 21 to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days. 22 , many of the things that I had learned were 23 .
As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were 24 to spend it on whatever brought you happiness 25 . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not 26 me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of 27 — I still had that money.
One problem is that I never had an opportunity to 28 any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money 29 to my parents for “saving”, which actually 30 to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.
On rare 31 , some relatives would give me some money, but they would 32 in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their 33 was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “ 34 ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any 35 skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.
Another thing is that I believed that 36 help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I 37 their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help. 38 we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked 39 anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in 40 of great need, was a sign of weakness.
21. A. time B. power C. courage D. chance
22. A. Otherwise B. Also C. Instead D. However
23. A. different B. common C. big D. wrong
24. A. supposed B. determined C. ordered D. left
25. A. naturally B. immediately C. probably D. eventually
26. A. buy B. prove C. sell D. show
27. A. direction B. guilty C. safety D. difference
28. A. receive B. lend C. manage D. earn
29. A. gave B. went C. borrowed D. left
30. A. added up B. came up C. gave out D. turned out
31. A. states B. occasions C. situations D. moments
32. A. shout B. explain C. whisper D. insist
33. A. plan B. information C. look D. intention
34. A. naughty B. poor C. hopeless D. lovely
35. A. financial B. imaginativeC. popular D. formal
36. A. offering B. accepting C. begging D. demanding
37. A. disobeyed B. ignored C. respected D. agreed
38. A. Even if B. Now that C. Unless D. Until
39. A. about B. around C. against D. for
40. A. groups B. terms C. ways D. times
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 6 years old, my parents got me a used __21____ for Christmas.
A year or so later, I badly wanted a Sting-Ray, a tricked-out bike that was __22__in the 1960s. So my father took my old bike, slapped a new coat of paint on it, and _23____ it with a banana seat, monkey handlebars and a sissy bar（保护杠）. ___24___didn't matter to me that some friends had new Sting-Rays straight from the Schwinn factory. Or even that my dad put the sissy bar on backward, _25____ exposed me to some teasing（嘲笑） before we _26____ it. I loved that bike.
So it was for my __27___. We weren't poor. But we always had modest Christmases. And I _28____ to do the same when I got married 27 years ago.
My wife, Clarissa, had different _29____. She, too, had some __30___Christmases growing up. She vividly remembers when she was 14 or 15 years old and her father lost his __31__in the construction industry. She overheard her __32___ talking about how _33___ they were.
So when her parents asked her what she wanted that year, she said, 'Nothing.' When her mother insisted she had to get ___34__, Clarissa asked for socks. 'I felt very good about myself afterward,' she recalls.
But as her family's finances _35_____, Christmas went back to being a __36__ bigger production. By the time I arrived on the scene, the __37__ family -- more than 20 people -- would gather at her grandmother's house in Mexicali, Mexico, on Christmas Eve. Around 10 p.m., Santa (my future brother-in-law in a costume) showed up with an enormous bag of _38____ and stepped into a roomful of children crying with __39____
'It was all about the children,' says Clarissa, who thought the experience was _40___ .And she has spent hundreds of dollars on presents every year to duplicate(重温 )it.
21．A．car B．bike C．book D．coat
22．A．popular B．common C．ordinary D．regular
23．A．addB．equipped C．placed D．supplied
24．A．That B．This C．ItD．What
25．A．so B．thus C．Which D．it
26．A．bought B．placed C．fixed D．changed
27．A．childhood B．life C．children D．youth
28．A．imagined B．expected C．suggested D．supposed
29．A．ideas B．life C．childhood D．Christmas
30．A．unforgettable B．modest C．happy D．wonderful
31．A．life B．job C．interest D．present
32．A．friends B．mother C．father D．parents
33．A．broke B．rich C．wealthy D．well-off
34．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
35．A．improved B．caught C．reduced D．decreased
36．A．very B．more C．less D．much
37．A．allB．big C．small D．entire
38．A．bikes B．food C．presents D．books
39．A．surprise B．joy C．fear D．satisfaction
40．A．wasteful B．valueless C．pricelessD．useful
III．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。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 24 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a
_26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 30 his eyes. Immediately, he31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 35__attention to her case.
After a long 36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 37 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 39 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
21．A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
22．A．while B．when C．though D．unless
23．A．thirstyB．lazy C．tired D．hungry
24．A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
25．A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
26．A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
27．A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
28．A．upB．for C．on D．in
29．A．rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
30．A．fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
31．A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
32．A．Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
33．A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
34．A．desired B．declared C．determinedD．declined
35．A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
36．A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
37．A．ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
38．A．negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
39．A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
40．A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed