The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My 31 began when 1 was just a kid . I 32 be coming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work，she observed that 33 people spent a lot more time reading than they 34 watching television．She announced that my brother and I 35 watch two to three pre—selected TV programs during the week． With our free time，we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 36 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a 37 ．My mother was a domestic
When I entered high school I was a(n) 38 ，but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 39 the guys．I went from being an A -student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 40 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said ,“Okay，I’ll give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms， and you can buy 41 food and pay the bills．With everything 42 ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．”I was very 43 with that arrangement，but once I got through allocating money，there was 44 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 45 our heads and any kind of food on the table， 46 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 47 and became an A-student again，and eventually I 48 my dream and became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 49 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 50 than parenting．This I believe .
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．1azy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read at B．present to C．teach D．explain to
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．1eft over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
A．let alone B．1et out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．1ittle B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．1ess important C．more important D．1ess interesting
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Everything speeds up with people’s lives. People often eat fast food __36__ nice meals cooked by mother __37__. They go to the shop, where the meal is __38___ cooked. They can take __39__ from the shelf when they ___40___ their dollars and in ten minutes eat it and ___41__ their dinner. This is not good for __42___.
People move a great __43__ from city to city, ___44___ their jobs. Airplanes go ___45__ between cities. Every twenty-five seconds pla
nes are taking off from the airports. When people move __46__ the cities, they leave their friends ___47___, moving from place to place. They leave their old mother and father, their children, and leave their __48___. And people become without roots, without a place ___49__ they can really call “home”. This has very__50___ effects. One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that, ___51__ they become old, there is nobody to __52___ them. Brothers and sisters move far away from each other. They telephone each other. But the families are very __53___. The society doesn’t have the __54___ ways any more, which kept people ___55___ together. And many people feel rather lonely today.
36. A. without B. together with C. instead of D. as
37. A. at school B. at home C. in the house D. in the kitchen
38. A. already B. still C. not D. just
39. A. them B. it C. everything D.
little
40. A. put B. get C. set D. pay
41. A. finish B. cook C. fetch D. bring
42. A. families B. children C. old people D. business
43. A. many B. much C. deal D. far
44. A. doing B. to do C. changing D. change
45. A. usually B. immediately C. constantly D. fast
46. A. from B. to C. in D. aro
un
47. A. behind B. away C. out D. off
48. A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. students
49. A. or B. and C. where D. that
50. A. bad B. surprising C. exciting D. great
51. A. if B. when C. since D. because
52. A. see B. look after C. hear from D. telephone
53. A. scattered B. different C. large D. separated
54. A. new B. old C. easy D. same
55. A. close B. near C. live D. friendly
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(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at a big company. The manager 36 him, and then gave him a test—to clean the floor.
“You are hired,” the manager said, “give me your 37 address, and I will send you the application form to fill in.” The man replied, “I don’t have a computer, 38 an email address.”
“I’m sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have an email address, you don’t 39 . And who don’t exist can’t have the 40 .” The man left with no hope 41 , and only $10 in his pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and 42 10 kilograms of tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes 43. In less than two hours, he doubled his money. He 44 the operation three times, and returned home with $ 60. The man45 that he could make a living in this way, and started to go out 46 every day, and return late. Shortly after, he bought a truck, and then some other vehicles to 47 his goods.
Five years later, the man was one of the biggest 48 retailers (零售商) in the U.S. He started to _49his family’s future, and decided to take out a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker (经纪人), and 50 a protection plan. When the conversation was finished, the broker 51him for his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have an email address.” The broker responded 52 , “You don’t have an email address, 53 you have built an empire. Can you54 what you could have been if you had an email?”
The man thought for a while, and replied,” A(n) 55 boy!”
36. A. watched B. invited C. met D. interviewed
37. A. school B. email C. family D. home
38. A. or B. either C. so D. and
39. A. work B. fit C. employ D. exist
40. A. salary B. form C. job D. future
41. A. in all B. at all C. after all D. above all
42. A. trade B. make C. order D. buy
43. A. face to face
B. little by little C. door to door D. day by day
44. A. performed B. acted C. used D. repeated
45. A. realized B. doubted C. expected D. agreed
46. A. early B. simply C. quickly D. immediately
47. A. present B. transport C. demand D. combine
48. A. drink B. cloth C. food D. car
49. A. imagine B. plan C. develop D. worry
50. A. chose B. designed C. suggested D. studied
51. A. told B. asked C. showed D. registered
52. A. curiously B. excitedly C. calmly D. kindly
53. A. unless B. since C. but D. although
54. A. wish B. advise C. stop D. imagine
55. A. delivery B. city C. office D. paper
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。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.
I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
A．never B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely
A．expect B．mention C．wait D．get
A．month B．day C．weekend D．moment
A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return
A．indicated B．meant C．suggested D．instructed
A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment
A．funny B．surprising C．interesting D．beautiful
A．came B．spoke C．went D．flew
A．serve B．treat C．buy D．provide
A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy
A．after B．while C．when D．although
A．sadness B．regret C．curiosity D．selfishness
A．accept B．pay C．pass D．eat
A．turn back B．keep up C．stop by D．give in
A．unsatisfied B．awful C．frightened D．crazy
A．even B．never C．only D．somehow
A．knew B．learned C．acknowledged D．found
A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best
A．made out B．prepared for C．went on D．took up
A．crossed B．left C．saw D．approached
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，选出最佳选项题卡上将该项涂黑。
In eighteen thirty, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnan, Ohio, lay a 36 and a
lmost endless forest.
The area had a few settlements 37 by people of the frontier. Many of them had already left the area for settlements further 39 the west. 
But among those 40 was a man who had been one of the first people to arrive there.
He lived alone in a house of logs surrounded 41 all sides by the great forest. He seemed a part of the darkness and 42 of the forest, for no one had 43 known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word. His simple needs were 44 by selling or trading the skins of wild animals in the town.
His little log house had a single door. Directly 45 was a window. The window was boarded up（堵住）. No one could remember a(n) 46 when it was not. And no one knew why it had been 47 . I imagine there are few people living today who ever knew the 48 of that window. But I am one, as you shall 49 .
The man's name was said to be Murlock. He 50 to be seventy years old, but he was really fifty. Something other than years had been the 51 of his aging.
His hair and long, full beard were white. His gray, 52 eyes were sunken. His face was wrinkled. He was tall and thin with drooping shoulders—like someone with many 53 .
I never saw him. These 54 I learned from my grandfather. He told me the man's story 55 I was a boy. He had known him when living nearby in that early day.
A．huge B．heavy C．small D．bright
A．discovered B．created C．established D．invented
A．visited B．reached C．left D．loved
A．in B．for C．over D．to
A．moving B．remaining C．traveling D．hunting
A．along B．by C．with D．on
A．silence B．noises C．brightness D．freshness
A．never B．ever C．once D．sometimes
A．understood B．exchanged C．satisfied D．offered
A．outside B．inside C．before D．opposite
A．time B．opportunity C．story D．experience
A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．protected
A．secreet B．structure C．formation D．construction
A．guess B．see C．suppose D．feel
A．seemed B．happened C．pretended D．appeared
A．cause B．cure C．reason D．affection
A．pretty B．lively C．lifeless D．horrible
A．achievements B．enemies C．problems D．dreams
A．lessons B．details C．summaries D．ideas
A．because B．since C．when D．although
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Taking Care
From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I have always 36 her and the way she took care of everyone. I wanted to be just like her.
So, here I am, a 37 for the last seven years. I love my work. Now, my father is quite 38 . He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical 39 . Up until April of this year, he was able to live alone, drive, and 40 all of his own needs. His health has broken sown swiftly. I’m the only girl out of the five children. Being the only girl and a nurse 41 me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very 42 , not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to 43 my own family to be here with Dad. I know this is 44 I need to be but it is still hard. I 45 abut 12-15 hours day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our 46 left together is short.
At the same time, I find myself 47 that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their 48 . they all have families of their own and busy lives but…so do I. My eldest brother does help some. He 49 at night. He comes in at 8 or 9pm and lets me go home. But he is up and 50 to hit the road at about 6 am. My 51 brothers pop in for 10-15 minute visits. It is 52 annoying. They say they 53 stand “to see Daddy this way” which I understand. It hurts me to see him so sick 54 weak, too. But …he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us our whole lives. I just 55 like we should all do our part to take care of him now.
A．missed B．admired C．cheered D．loved
A．nurse B．mother C．doctor D．daughter
A．stubborn B．healthy C．lonely D．ill
A．puzzles B．difficulties C．problems D．matters
A．give up B．take care of C．watch over D．take up
A．put B．encouraged C．obliged D．showed
A．necessary B．easy C．important D．difficult
A．refuse B．support C．abandon D．own
A．when B．how C．where D．why
A．waste B．spend C．kill D．pass
A．money B．pleasure C．emotion D．time
A．angry B．calm C．enthusiastic D．anxious
A．trips B．favours C．visits D．meals
A．lives B．appears C．sleeps D．stays
A．likely B．ready C．sorry D．glad
A．other B．dear C．busy D．pitiful
A．even B．ever C．still D．really
A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．shouldn’t
A．or B．and C．yet D．but
A．feel B．sound C．smell D．look