My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 1 . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理） 2 , were always landing on 3 ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their 4 into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 5 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain 6 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was 7 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” 8 arriving back, the children were 9 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy 10 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 11 asking them to play a certain violin 12 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 13 ．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 14 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 15 of well-done jobs the day 16 .
17 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the 18 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be 19 .
We all benefited from and 20 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．
A．differently B．not C．negative D．same
A．crying B．shouting C．persuading D．beating
A．side B．deaf C．neither D．either
A．crying B．bringing C．bursting D．dropping
A．adjust B．adopt C．access D．addict
A．sentence B．words C．speech D．sight
A．sent B．read C．delivered D．addressed
A．As B．At C．In D．Upon
A．more than B．rather than C．no more than D．other than
A．asking B．waiting C．praying D．expecting
A．politely B．friendly C．gently D．toughly
A．music B．song C．piece D．tone
A．respectable B．uninteresting C．incredible D．fresh
A．challenge B．question C．suggestion D．advice
A．response B．answer C．praise D．honor
A．ahead B．before C．over D．ago
A．Actually B．Even so C．Even if D．Though
A．life B．main C．memory D．reminder
A．sent B．struck C．posted D．hanged
A．learned B．appreciated C．shared D．thanked
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I was 9 years old when I found out my father was 36 ．It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it 37 yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food 38 your father, because he has AIDS．Be very careful when you are around him．”
AIDS wasn’t 39 we talked about in my country when I was growing up．From then on, I knew that this would be a family 40 ．My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone．For a while, he could take care of himself．But when I was 12, his condition worsened．My father’s 41 children lived far away, so it 42 to me to look after him．We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and 43 Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t 44 buy food for dinner．I would sit 45 feeling completely 46 , the teacher’s words muffled（压低）as I tried to figure out 47 I was going to manage．
I didn’t share my burden with anyone．I had seen how people reacted to AIDS．Kids __48__ classmates who had parents with the disease．And even adults could be cruel．When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was __49__ weak to feed himself．I had known that he was going to die, __50__ after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days．Sad and __51__, I __52__ a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support．That day, she __53__ me on the phone for hours．I was so lucky to find someone who cared．She saved my life．
I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me．He didn’t want to call attention to __54__．I __55__．
A．bad B．ill C．good D．well
A．were B．was C．had been D．has been
A．to B．from C．in D．on
A．anything B．everything C．something D．all
A．secret B．problem C．trouble D．matter
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．came B．fell C．felt D．turned
A．before B．after C．because D．so
A．still B．even C．yet D．already
A．at home B．in the hospital C．on the chair D．in class
A．lost B．sad C．puzzled D．curious
A．what B．where C．how D．when
A．laughed at B．smiled at C．played a joke about D．made fun of
A．too B．so C．enough D．very
A．and B．but C．however D．yet
A．hopeful B．excited C．disappointed D．hopeless
A．visited B．called C．asked D．advised
A．kept B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．him B．me C．disease D．AIDS
A．do B．did C．am D．will
It was freezing outside my car and I did not want to get out of it. We were passing by a small shop when I noticed an old man 36 with cold. It was freezing that night. 37, here he was, seated in the corner, waiting for anyone who would give him a(n)38 coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my husband to go over and 39 a packet of biscuits to this old man. He looked into my husband’s face 40 and smiled. I felt so happy and 41 I prayed for him to live through the cold night.
I 42 to visit again and find out 43 he was the next day. I did so the next evening, and he was still there.44 my car, the old man came up to my 45 and smiled at me. I became 46 once more and this time I gave him a bag of food, which I brought with the 47 of finding him in the same spot. He 48 for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 49 my hand and said，“ May God bless you. Thanks for your help.” With his cap on his head and the 50 of his hand and the smile on his face, he 51 me of my father.
At a closer 52, I saw my father in this old man, waiting for anyone to show him some 53 or love. Maybe one day, it could 54 to one of us, so do not pass by a poor person without offering at least a word of 55 and a kind smile or an act kindness of any kind.
A．standing B．shaking C．walking D．crying
A．Therefore B．Finally C．Instead D．However
A．new B．extra C．single D．remaining
A．buy B．hand C．throw D．order
A．seriously B．angrily C．carefully D．gratefully
A．in fact B．in addition C．in turn D．in all
A．agreed B．promised C．managed D．decided
A．where B．what C．how D．whom
A．Recognizing B．Following C．Stopping D．Leading
A．place B．window C．way D．seat
A．nervous B．happy C．excited D．sad
A．hope B．aim C．plan D．idea
A．looked up B．stood up C．reached out D．set out
A．accepted B．pulled C．touched D．held
A．size B．warmth C．power D．shape
A．reminded B．informed C．told D．convinced
A．appearance B．look C．inspection D．survey
A．favor B．respect C．support D．mercy
A．go B．appear C．exist D．happen
A．romance B．admiration C．love D．passion
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（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment 36 my views on life.All my life 1 had been waiting 37 I could get my driver’s 38 and my first car. When I 39 got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very 40 . From that day on, the most 41 thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and 42 what else I could do to make it better. My car was my 43 and joy and when 1 had fixed it up into "perfect" condition, I finally began to 44 it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest, _ 45 nothing could stop me, but one day I was 46 that just like every other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too 47 outside to see clearly, I was in the 48 with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving, 49 soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt 1 was 50 the car. It was flying. When I 51 what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don’t remember much, but I do remember the 52 I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were 53 for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never 54 me. I learned that material things should 55 be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
A．formed B．changed C．replaced D．moved
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．test B．guide C．advice D．license
A．finally B．happily C．actually D．immediately
A．interested B．surprised C．excited D．embarrassed
A．difficult B．comfortable C．successful D．important
A．notice B．watch C．see D．find
A．pride B．memory C．task D．inspiration
A．repair B．check C．drive D．clean
A．though B．as if C．even though D．despite
A．shown B．decided C．thought D．appeared
A．cold B．wet C．dark D．fine
A．office B．house C．school D．car
A．so B．because C．but D．before
A．taking advantage of B．losing control of C．making use of D．putting an end to
A．expected B．realized C．accepted D．wondered
A．situation B．surprise C．hospital D．pain
A．in my hands B．within my reach C．beyond my imagination D．at my mercy
A．impress B．leave C．trouble D．interrupt
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．mainly
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past，most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, 36 , many mothers are working. More than half of the American women with young children have 37 outside the house.
American families solve the child care 38in different ways. Some parents allow older children to stay at home alone after school. The parents 39 make sure that their children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand 40 rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they would 41 allow their children to be at home alone. They usually 42 someone to take care of the children.
Some parents in the U. S. find their own ways to cut the cost of child care. They join child care 43 . Each person in the group 44 for the children of other group members at different times. Some parents ask local churches, schools and social organizations to help 45 activities for the children. These child care choices often cost 46 or no money. Many American parents, however, still struggle with the problem of 47 good child care at a reasonable price.
A．therefore B．otherwise C．thus D．however
A．children B．jobs C．houses D．money
A．problem B．question C．chance D．choice
A．can B．must C．may D．ought
A．dangerous B．safety C．funny D．true
A．rather B．certainly C．always D．never
A．tell B．stop C．pay D．invite
A．schools B．groups C．clubs D．hospitals
A．cares B．sends C．asks D．pays
A．have B．offer C．play D．join
A．much B．little C．enough D．a great deal
A．taking B．finding C．losing D．suffering
完型填空（共20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 winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my 36 ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience 37 ．"it sounded like the job I was 38 ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the 40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed 42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their 44in the water of the basin．the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb（拇指）nail of the right hand 46 the labels（标签）on it．
I Sat down On a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 0f the water started to 49 from my hand to my body．But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger．A numb（麻木）pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body．After three hours of this I told the manager I’d 53 ．He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour．
With the money, I left the working place．"Easy job．Good wages．．．．"came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"
A．eyes B．attention C．decision D．breath
A．necessary B．relevant C．practical D．primitive
A．running after B．looking for C．heading for D．looking after
A．circled B．moved C．flashed D．attacked
A．letter B．sign C．advertisement D．post
A．baskets B．bowls C．pots D．basins
A．hiding B．sticking C．rising D．breaking
A．In B．Above C．Under D．Around
A．arms B．hands C．legs D．feet
A．knife B．snail C．bottle D．brush
A．painting B．decorating C．refreshing D．scratching
A．chair B．bench C．bottle D．sofa
A．smell B．coldness C．color D．steam
A．spread B．travel C．recycle D．accelerate
A．worse B．better C．more D．rather
A．going B．finding C．growing D．becoming
A．now and then B．here and there C．one by one D．little by little
A．adapt B．negotiate C．bargain D．quit
A．taken B．offered C．earned D．created
A．thought B．asked C．found D．hated