It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 36 , Wasana stared at the 37 . Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 38 at the back of the classroom.
He 39 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡) at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana 40 the water, wondering why it looked so 41 . Then it hit him — the 42 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 43 disaster, he shouted 44 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The 45 on the hill is going to fall on us!”
Chaos(混乱) broke out as the 46 ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers 47 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After 48 the site, Gurusinghe knew the school was in 49 . The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 50 .
51 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too 52 : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 53 their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s 54 action and careful observation, 55 was hurt in the incident.
A．arrive B．rest C．dine D．chat
A．book B．sun C．rain D．hill
A．placed B．stood C．hid D．faced
A．noticed B．felt C．knew D．heard
A．shouted at B．aimed at C．glared at D．stared at
A．interesting B．dangerous C．moving D．familiar
A．show B．scene C．site D．view
A．going B．heading C．coming D．leaving
A．happily B．wildly C．rudely D．angrily
A．rock B．sand C．tree D．water
A．principals B．villagers C．students D．climbers
A．questioned B．blamed C．instructed D．approached
A．examining B．visiting C．choosing D．clearing
A．security B．relief C．danger D．damage
A．for the moment B．at any minute C．at one time D．for once
A．Taking B．Helping C．Demanding D．Leading
A．late B．unique C．nervous D．strange
A．occupy B．threaten C．swallow D．enter
A．legal B．quick C．united D．direct
A．someone B．only one C．anyone D．no one
二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the16side of this line. When I hold17the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to18independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)19mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s20: “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was21to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a22time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and23courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face24with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,25she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)26one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen27suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a28mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother29every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit30.
I31the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:32, sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.33, she is well-equipped and eager to34the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the35we both needed.
16. A. left B. right C. either D. each
17. A. onto B. up C. back D. out
18. A. keep B. refuse C. taste D. bear
19. A. awkward B. relaxing C. lively D. beautiful
20. A. comment B. word C. concept D. response
21. A. received B. invited C. treated D. accepted
22. A. good B. great C. hard D. easy
23. A. taken B. underlined C. offered D. emphasized
24. A. lit up B. built up C. turned up D. made up
25. A. imagining B. thinking C. hoping D. adding
26. A. only B. just C. even D. single
27. A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly
28. A. sharp B. normal C. different D. typical
29. A. encouraging B. evaluating C. disagreeing D. agreeing
30. A. anxious B. excited C. sad D. tense
31. A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied
32. A. competence B. honesty C. confidence D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Still D. Besides
34. A. determine B. embrace C. discover D. control
35. A. character B. strength C. relief D. independence
第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,满分20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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Drama（戏剧）and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to 36 their creativity and have fun while leaving their 37 and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with 38 , television and video games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a 39 effect on communication. They prevent children communicating with others. 40 , drama puts the children enthusiastic about communication back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to 41 with others in a more meaningful way 42 drama encourages speech development, awareness of body language and allows children to become more 43 aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are using their 44 and so are moving away from reality to 45 their own story. Drama is a vehicle 46 which children can express themselves more freely to make education fun
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Children gain 47 by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. They are able to 48 to many issues and situations such as poverty, recycling and global warming. Drama and 49 have a strong link as drama can 50 children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history and English and so they can 51 a more rounded education.
As a drama teacher, I have witnessed a child at his first class holding on to his parent’s arm— 52 to let go. Then to see the same child running into my class with a smile is an 53 sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise（即兴创作）and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine 54 drama. Besides learning the history of the theatre, drama 55 dance, music, and directing, etc. These classes are especially designed to be of great fun.
36. A. express B. exposeC. experience D. explore
37. A. depressionB. happiness C. shyness D. sadness
38. A. cinema B. radio C. media D. drama
39. A. positive B. negativeC. sensitive D. subjective
40. A. However B. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Meanwhile
41. A. compareB. discuss C. connectD. compete
42. A. though B. asC. if D. before
43. A. mentally B. physicallyC. emotionally D. socially
44. A. determination B. consideration C. communication D. imagination
45. A. create B. tell C. read D. believe
46. A. through B. beyond C. across D. for
47. A. success B. hope C. admiration D. confidence
48. A. stick B. turnC. respond D. reply
49. A. language B. educationC. play D. entertainment
50. A. persuadeB. require C. encourage D. train
51. A. have B. continue C. provide D. give
52. A. tired B. unwillingC. sorry D. pleased
53. A. ordinaryB. excellent C. odd D. imaginary
54. A. over B. aboveC. after D. within
55. A. possesses B. appliesC. covers D. links
第三节：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。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 .” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 39 He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 41 , his father didn’t push, but waited．
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 .That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around!
He started 47 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big 51 .In 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 54 , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 55 .
36．A．exercise B．fortun C．knowledge D．wealth
37．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
38．A．Like B．With C．ToD．As
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39．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
40．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player第二节完形填空（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（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。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he 36 to a different continent．It was over a year 37he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．
38 ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve, 39 some activities which didn't 40much money and tried to 41 him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of 42 ．Mike told us that he 43the view that the amount of 44 spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get 45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46 it, though．
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost 47 nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48I had. One Christmas, without 49 things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that 50read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．
I remember we took our boys for 51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet 52of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve 53 no time joining their merrymaking．It's a 54that will remain in our memory for ages．
Time is the 55 important thing one can spend on a child．
36．A．belonged B．moved C．referred D．adapted
37．A．after B．asC．untilD．since
38．A．Therefore B．Though C．Besides D．However
39．A．took B．suggested C．provided D．created
40．A．cost B．save C．earnD．lose
41．A．persuade B．scold C．explain D．recommend
42．A．challenge B．decision C．consideration D．operation
43．A．gave up B．talked about C．cared about D．stuck to
44．A．time B．money C．energyD．love
45．A．in turn B．in return C．in vainD．in total
46．A．get B．mean C．guessD．finish
47．A．practically B．gradually C．slightly D．mainly
48．A．drills B．experiments C．lessons D．memories
49．A．common B．u
sefulC．expensive D．necessary
50．A．approximately B．especially C．simply D．mostly
51．A．shopping B．camping C．swimming D．boating
52．A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．dawn
53．A．spared B．spent C．afforded D．wasted
54．A．sight B．messageC．signal D．description
55．A．least B．lastC．most D．best
第二节：完形填空（．共20小题每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下下面短文，从后各题所给的，四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最隹选项。
I was walking downa．darkly lit street late one,evening when I heard ambiguous screams coming from behind bushes．Alarmed,I 36 to listen, and panicked 37 I realized that what l WaS hearing were the,definite sounds．of a 38：heavy noise, and tearing of cloth．
A woman was beingattacked． Should I get 39 ?1 was frightened for my own 40 , and blamed myself for having 41 decided to take a new route home that night．Shouldn't I justrunto the nearest phone and call the 42 ?
Although it seemed an etemity（漫长）,the deliberations in my head had 43 only sec-onds, but already the girl's cries were growing 44 I knew I had to act fast． How 45 I walk away from this? No,Ifmally determined, I could not tum my back on the 46 of this Unknown woman, even if it meant 47 my ownlife．
I am not a brave man, nor amI athletic．I don't know where I found the moral 48 and physical strength- but once I had finally determined to help the girl,I became strangely 49 I ran behind the bushes and pulled．the attacker 50 the woman． Grasping, wefell to the ground, where we wrestled for a few mrnutes until the manjumped up and escaped．
Breathing hard,I stood upright and 51 the girl, who stayed down behind a tree, sob-bing．In the darkness,I could barely see her outline, but I could certainly 52 her trem-bling shock．Not wanting to frighten her further,I 53 spoke to her from a distance． "The man ran away． You're safe now．’’There was a long pause and then I heard the words, said in wonder, in 54．"Dad, is that you?" And then, from behind the tree, out 55 my youngest daughter, Katherine．
36．A．broke down B．slowed down C．calmed down D．tumed down
37．A．when B．untilC．before D．though
38．A．quarrel B．conversation C．struggle D．dispute
39．A．involved B．informed C．conquered D．deserted
40．A．property B．safety C．appearance D．presence
41．A．quickly B．bravely C．suddenly D．cleverly
42．A．friend B．neighbour C．folkD．police
43．A．abandoned B．covered C．heldD．taken
44．A．louder B．clearer C．weaker D．heavier
45．A．should B．couldC．would D．must
46．A．fateB．faceC．moment D．spot
47．A．saving B．risking C．losing D．devoting
48．A．lesson B．spiritC．storyD．courage
49．A．behaved B．performed C．transformed D．Expressed
50．A．offB．down C．fromD．over
51．A．attended B．appreciatedC．negotiated D．approached
52．A．senseB．feelC．observe D．hear
53．A．after all B．at first C．as well D．asa result
54．A．surprise B．disappointment C．sorrbw D．amazement
55．A．criedB．looked C．stepped D．showed