Mother always said I was born to swim. I was 41 at the amazing fact. If this was true, then why was I afraid of water? I went to swim every summer, but I made 42 progress. I was worried and blamed myself several times. When I watched people swimming 43 , how I wished I had learnt to swim!
The story of how I learnt to swim is dramatic. One summer afternoon, my 44 and I went to the swimming pool to swim. While he was 45 his clothes, I was wandering along the bank of the pool. Suddenly I heard a voice, “ 46 !” and then came a big noise and 47 splashes(溅水). Just when I was 48 the swimmer’s skills, I slipped into the pool! I was so afraid that I 49 at once! But the water kept coming towards me and I 50 lots of it. I was moving upside down and trying to reach the 51 . I was struggling very hard to keep my head 52 the water. A(n) 53 was like a hundred years to me. To my surprise, I was able to keep the style! Just then, my father saw me and he seemed to be 54 . He then said, “Calm down, just 55 your arms and legs like this. Right!” And I 56 it! I finally learnt to swim! You can’t imagine how happy I was and I wanted to 57 for joy!
From this experience I learnt that one’s power is 58 . Sometimes you could show that power in an emergency. If you believe that, you will discover the power 59 within yourself and achieve your goals. And one has to stay calm when it’s 60 . To calm down helps you to think clearly and make the best decision.
A．satisfied B．easy C．surprised D．happy
A．a little B．little C．much D．rapid
A．freely B．easily C．slowly D．hardly
A．coach B．friend C．brother D．father
A．changing B．buying C．washing D．drying
A．Turn away B．Hurry up C．Look out D．Look ahead
A．dirty B．strong C．ugly D．beautiful
A．studying B．admiring C．avoiding D．seeing
A．shouted B．sank C．swam D．dived
A．felt B．covered C．fought D．drank
A．swimmer B．base C．bank D．stick
A．above B．from C．under D．at
A．year B．day C．hour D．minute
A．shocked B．excited C．moved D．inspired
A．drop B．wave C．help D．move
A．dropped B．got C．fetched D．worked
A．jump B．cry C．swim D．run
A．strange B．endless C．unexpected D．unlimited
A．laying B．lying C．going D．starting
A．easy B．interesting C．dangerous D．complete
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。
It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well-known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be 36 through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-respect. For me, 37 was my punishment.
I had always felt insecure and out of 38 as one of the 39 members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and bending at the 40 of the line to avoid sticking 41 .
I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church. 42 the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could 43 other well-meaning congratulations, "Ruthie! Look how tall you' re getting!"
My grandfather would watch me 44 increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not 45 at my self--consciousness or try to comfort me. 46 , he would remind me. "Stand straight and tall," he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink (使缩小) myself. Moreover, each time, I would embarrassedly obey. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about 47 than just feet and inches.
My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers 48 his hometown, he wound up joining the Soviet army to fight 49 his country's freedom. "Stand straight, stand tall," meant something else back then.
_50 the war, he boarded a boat for 51 , and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan. He was hungry and 52 from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was 53 about his future. Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York. Soon he met 54 European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do it, why couldn't he? "Stand straight, stand tall," he would remind himself. He felt his faith 55 . When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly.
36. A. going B. getting C. looking D. putting
37. A. age B. sex C. height D. face
38. A. place B. order C. control D. date
39. A. younger B. shorter C. fatter D. taller
40. A. head B. bottom C. back D. side
41. A. to B. out C. with D. off
42. A. Until B. Unless C. Once D. Before
43. A. avoid B. receive C. accept D. refuse
44. A. change B. grow C. sense D. make
45. A. look B. stare C. stay D. laugh
46. A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
47. A. other B. more C. less D. rather
48. A. fought B. developed C. occupied D. marched
49. A. against B. for C. with D. to
50. A. Before B. During C. Without D. After
51. A. German B. Australia C. America D. Canada
52. A. coming B. learning C. suffering D. differing
53. A. frightened B. excited C. serious D. sorrowful
54. A. few B. more C. most D. other
55. A. increasing B. returning C. gaining D. disappearing
13. With examinations coming immediately, you ________ the Internet last night.
A．mustn’t surf B．shouldn’t surf C．couldn’t have surfed D．shouldn’t have surfed
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the 36 . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each 37 step.
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him 38 out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips 39 in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary 40 him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a 41 with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and 42 . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably 43 . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his 44 against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your 45 .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied 46 . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and 47 you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she 48him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked 49him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a 50 smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was 51 to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin 52 , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you 53 others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will 54 through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had 55 on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
36. A. restaurant B. shop C. hospital D. bank
37. A. big B. quick C. urgent D. unhurried
38. A. get B. look C. stand D. keep
39. A. held B. made C. remained D. put
40. A. feltB. noticed C. discovered D. realized
41. A. table B. cushion C. place D. hand
42. A. nodded B. obeyed C. satD. hesitated
43. A. moved B. stayed C. seated D. rested
44. A. chair B. spoon C. stickD. plate
45. A. quickness B. kindness C. cleverness D. politeness
46. A. happily B. sadly C. nervously D. vaguely
47. A. until B. though C. because D. if
48. A. called B. helped C. tookD. made
49. A. by B. around C. with D. towards
50. A. confident B. grateful C. relieved D. delicate
51. A. Embarrassed B. satisfied C. disappointed D. astonished
52. A. read B. toldC. wrote D. showed
53. A. please B. admire C. follow D. treat
54. A. pass B. shine C. goD. pull
55. A. Depended B. served C. waited D. Agreed
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2l~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。
One evening I made a trip to the grocery store (杂货店). As I 21 the room I noticed a man off to the side with a small cardboard 22 that read something to the effect : “Needing change for a hot meal.”
I also 23 several people passing him by with little more than a glance. He looked to be a traveler and seemed to be very humbled at having to ask of others. I too walked on by, but with a seed of a (n) 24 planted in my mind. I went to the far back of the grocery store where they offered the only thing I could think of that would be 25 . I bought him a couple slices of pizza and immediately went back outside to 26 it to him. I told him that it wasn’t much but it was the 27 think they had that was hot. I smiled 28 and turned to walk away and as I did he smiled back with a deep 29 and let out a very soft “thank you”. That look was worth ten times more to me than what I had been able to offer him, and it was a look I won’t 30 .
21．A．knocked at B．closed C．left D．entered
22．A．sign B．signal C．notice D．advertisement
23．A．inquired B．noticed C．begged D．stared
24．A．dream B．game C．idea D．trick
25．A．cheap B．hot C．delicious D．warm
26．A．show B．award C．deliver D．offer
27．A．only B．very C．same D．exact
28．A．secretly B．Shyly C．gently D．broadly
29．A．shyness B．curiosity C．surprise D．appreciation
30．A．forget B．forgive C．treasure D．Doubt
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I don’t remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it 36 annoy me, for 37felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. 38 , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything in 39. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar 40 of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words stuck to me. But pride kept my conscience back, and I didn’t tell her I was 41.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts 42 to that night. By then I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very 43, sometimes far away. But always it hid in the back of my 44 .
Well, the years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is 45 her mid-seventies and those hands I once thought to be so rough are 46doing things for me and my family. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world, gets stains out of blue jeans and still 47 on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night. Through the years, my mother’s hands have put in countless hours of labor.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to 48 the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my 49, a familiar hand hesitantly stole 50 my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my eyebrow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night, when my young voice 51 , “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I spoke out how sorry I was 52that night. I thought she’d remember, 53 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 54 for my gentle mother and her 55hands.
36． A. had B. didC.would D . will
37． A. they B. WhatC.them D. that
38． A. However B. LaterC.Unluckily D. Finally
39． A. Order B. timeC.reply D. return
40． A. expression B. signalC.impression D. mean
41． A. sad B. sorryC.stupid D. tired
42． A. adopted B. hurried C.returned D. adjusted
43． A. close B. seriousC.deep D. clear
44． A. head B. mindC.brain D. thought
45． A. at B. onC.to D. in
46． A. stillB. already C.almost D. even
47． A. insists B. sticksC.puts D. takes
48． A. stay B. payC.spend D. spare
49． A. youth B. sonC.daughter D. father
50． A. over B. AcrossC.through D. on
51． A. argued B. TalkedC.explained D. complained
52． A. to B. AtC.in D. for
53． A. when B. AsC.so D. since
54． A. understanding B. connection C. appreciation D. relation
55． A. old B. CaringC. ugly D. tiring