On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron(围裙)?the one with the race cars all over it. 21 _breakfast Dad always announced: "Go ahead everyone.I'll 22 the dishes!"
I suppose it was 23 for a boy's father to wear an apron? even one with race cars? 24 I never thought much of it until the last Sunday in August.As we 25 home slowly from church together, my father seemed very 26 ."Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his 27 ."There comes a time in every boy's 28 when he must take on responsibilities.It's time you 29 a greater role in the family.From now on, I want you to__30__the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle(纵横字谜)together."
"The dishes!?" I 31 in surprise.
"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?" father said.
I started to say something about a man's 32 or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests(抗议)would be 33 .
I didn't taste a bit of 34 that morning.Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game.
At the end of the meal, my father 35 : "Let's go read the paper, Honey." "Aren't you doing the dishes?" my 36 asked surprisedly.Father smiled and said, "your oldest son has 37 to fill the position."
"I want you to have this apron on, Tommy.It'll keep your clothes from getting 38 ." And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me."Thanks, Son.Your mother and I 39 this."
With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper.I looked 40 at the dishes.I could see my dad reaching for the dishes.He was always happy to help the family.My anger soon flew off and I began to sing.
A.Until B.During C.Before D.After
A.keep up B.take care of C.look for D.turn over
A.important B.natural C.strange D.exciting
A.but B.so C.because D.when
A.rushed B.hurried C.walked D.danced
A.happy B.angry C.sad D.mad
A.eyes B.tongue C.ears D.hands
A.death B.school C.work D.life
A.made B.played C.did D.carried
A.do B.buy C.break D.set
A.smiled B.laughed C.whispered D.screamed
A.game B.joy C.job D.feeling
A.turned down B.turned to C.turned up D.turned off
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.juice
A.ordered B.announced C.demanded D.chatted
A.brother B.sister C.mother D.friend
A.started B.gone C.managed D.offered
A.cold B.warm C.dry D.wet
A.hate B.scold C.appreciate D.require
A.up B.down C.out D.on
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26-45各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项。
Alone in the wheel of light at the dining room table, surrounded by an otherwise darkened house, I sat in tears
Finally, I'd 26 in getting both kids to bed.A relatively new single 27 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.
A 28 divorced man with full custody (管理) of his children, I was 29 to give them as normal and stable a home life as possible.I 30 a happy face for them.
I had risen slowly, gingerly (活跃), trying to 31 making even the least sound which might start them up again. 32 more songs and more stories.I tiptoed out of their room, 33 the door partway,
and went downstairs.
And loneliness.I felt as though I were at the 34 of a great sea of loneliness.It all came together and I was at once lost, 35.Unexpected, convulsive (突然) sobs overtook me.I sat there, 36 sobbing.
Just then, a pair of little , 37 went around my middle and a little face peered up at me.I looked down into my five-year-old son's 38 face.
I was 39 to be seen crying by my son."I'm sorry, Ethan, I didn't know you were still awake." I don't know why it is, but so many people 40 when they cry and I was no exception."I didn't mean to cry.I'm sorry.I'm just a little 41 tonight."
"It's okay.Daddy.It's okay to cry, you're just 42."
I can't express how happy he made me, this little boy, who in the wisdom of innocence, gave me 43 to cry.He seemed to be saying that I didn't have to always be 44.that it was occasionally possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my 45.
Somehow, it was possible for me to get to sleep that night, too, Thank you, my son.
26.A.succeeded B.managed C.failed D.insisted
27.A.mother B.worker C.parent D.stepfather
28.A.hopelessly B.recently C.carelessly D.shyly
29.A.forced B.obliged C.persuaded D.determined
30.A.put on B.took on C.put down D.took in
31.A.escape B.stop C.avoid D.imagine
32.A.speaking out B.asking for C.making up D.insisting on
33.A.locked B.fixed C.opened D.closed
34.A.bottom B.surface C.middle D.side
35.A.covered B.frightened C.drowned D.disturbed
36.A.loudly B.eagerly C.slightly D.silently
37.A.arms B.legs C.hands D.eyes
38.A .tearful B.sympathetic C.lovely D.anxious
39.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.moved D.discouraged
40.A.explain B.complain C.apologize D.pretend
41.A.worried B.uneasy C.tired D.sad
42.A.a person B.a male C.an employee D.a green hand
43.A.reason B.limit C.permission D.understanding
44.A.experienced B.strong C.skilled D.able
45.A.opinions B.thoughts C.words D.feelings
第二节完型填空(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
Since 1983 when Jia Fuliang became the Young Pioneers’ advisor at a primary school in Dalian, Liaoning Province, she has 36 got herself ready for any difficulties.
Jia often says that 37 she is among the students she does not feel ill at all. One can’t 38 that she was a cancer 39 , who had an operation three years ago. Despite severe pain and illness, she keeps 40 with strong will. She gives 41 that she has to her beloved students with nothing 42 to herself.
Jia Fuliang is a 43 advisor at the Primary School for the Children of 44 and workers of Liaoning Rolling stock plant. She treats the students as kindly as 45 as her own children. If she 46 that someone gets very long hair, she will have the child’s hair 47 . If she knows that someone gets 48 , she will buy him or her something to eat 49 she will lose no time to appear in the student’s 50 when she is told that one student is ill.
She often takes single-parent or 51 children out for a trip. On the other hand, Jia is very strict with the students. For example, she doesn’t 52 the little children to waste time or money. Nor will she allow them to use dirty words, or 53 traffic rules. Jia’s work and motherly love have 54 . In the past 14 years, the Young Pioneers have won one honour after another. Jia herself had been praised and give prizes many times.
Jia, now 43, looks forward to her life 55 with full confidence.
36.A.sometimes B.often C.usually D.always
37.A.once B.until C.before D.if
38.A.discover B.know C.believe D.explain
39.A.doctor B.nurse C.patient D.researcher
40.A.training B.studying C.waiting D.working
41.A.much B.little C.something D.all
42.A.given B.left C.taken D.held
43.A.strange B.special C.young D.beautiful
44.A.staffs B.members C.teachers D.leaders
45.A.cruelly B.kindly C.differently D.roughly
46.A.feels B.imagines C.doubts D.notices
47.A.cuts B.cutting C.cut D.to cut
48.A.thirsty B.hungry C.happy D.sleepy
49.A.and B.or C.but D.for
50.A.study B.bedroom C.reading – room D.classroom
51.A.penniless B.wealthy C.homeless D.sick
52.A.forbid B.encourage C.inspire D.allow
53.A.obey B.break C.follow D.keep
54.A.paid off B.paid for C.paid back D.paid down
55.A.alone B.behind C.ahead D.back
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、D)中,选出最佳选项。
On Sunday, while I was having my own Father’s Day celebration, I thought of my father. 36 the time I called to tell him I loved him, he had already gone to bed.I 37 him a lot, so I thought I would write 38 about what he means to me.
39 happened about 28 years ago.My father was a used-car salesman and owned his own car garage.Most of the time I drove a car over there for him 40 he could sell it.
One day I was in the car with my father 41 he noticed a man with a backpack who wanted a 42 .Without hesitation, he 43 and offered him a ride.Dad told him we were heading for Shreveport, so that was as 44 as we could take him.The man thanked him for his kind 45 .
Once we got to the highway at 9 p.m., Dad asked him where he 46 .The man said that he was headed out west.I can’t 47 why but he told us a 48 of the things that had happened to him to make that decision.It was quite an exchange and they talked 49 .It was 50 cold outside and the man was very happy to have the heater 51 .
It was half past ten before we had to 52 the highway.We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head 53 and that things would start 54 for him soon.He 55 into his pocket and handed the man a thirty dollar bill.The guy was cheerful then.He nearly lit up right there on the cold, dark highway.
36.A.At B.During C.For D.By
37.A.called B.sent C.missed D.owed
38.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
39.A.This B.These C.Those D.They
40.A.in that B.so that C.except that D.now that
41.A.when B.while C.as D.before
42.A.rest B.break C.lift D.bill
43.A.pulled over B.took over C.went over D.turned over
44.A.long B.far C.fast D.final
45.A.thing B.matter C.affair D.deed
46.A.will go B.was going C.had gone D.has gone
47.A.recall B.react C.respond D.reflect
48.A.deal B.plenty C.lot D.sum
49.A.all the way B.in the way C.by the way D.off the way
50.A.much B.fairly C.quite D.frozen
51.A.gone B.going C.go D.went
52.A.exit B.escape C.enter D.endanger
53.A.down B.up C.off D.on
54.A.looking up B.turning up C.giving up D.putting up
55.A.looked B.reached C.got D.headed
完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 36 .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and37 .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no 38 of stopping. I walked down the row and found 39 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my 40 , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on, 41 I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.
After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna 42 hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.
Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to 43 . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the 44 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 45 your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is 46 by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in 47 . Amen!”
She turned the students 48 and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the 49 of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna 50 pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.
A.job B.project C.observation D.course
A.checked B.noticed C.watched D.waited
A.scenes B.senses C.marks D.signs
A.nobody B.somebody C.everyone D.anyone
A.curiosity B.suspect C.sympathy D.worry
A.and B.or C.but D.so
A.added B.wrote C.made D.folded
A.cry B.pray C.dig D.play
A.back B.bottom C.top D.edge
A.drop B.raise C.fall D.lift
A.remembered B.punished C.removed D.replaced
A.silence B.heart C.peace D.memory
A.down B.up C.off D.around
A.birth B.passing C.loss D.starting
A.simply B.hardly C.seriously D.angrily
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,从短文后所给各题的中个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出或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 reading some papers in my office that day, a patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She 21 all the things she had to do -one was to 22 -from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she23by not making her bed for two weeks. She was 24, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my 25.
Two weeks later she went into my office ,26. She had left her bed 27 for the first time in 30 years-and nothing bad had happened. “And guess what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”
This woman had made two major breakthroughs. One was discovering that she had 28 in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself 29 to be less that 30 . This story shows an important principle (原理) about 31 time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs. The 32 is, many people choose in ways that put 33 and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.
So what is the 34? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should 35 regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be 36 parts of life. The 37 is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel 38 about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as 39 as your mother kept hers. 40more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.
21. A. described B. forgot C. remembered D. considered
22. A. wash her clothes B. make her bed C. call her friend D. dry her dishes
23. A. struggle B. sleep C. experiment D. succeed
24. A. worried B. excited C. frightened D. shocked
25. A. medicine B. paper C. idea D. promise
26. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. nodding
27. A. untouched B. unfinished C. unmade D. unmoved
28. A. difficulties B. choices C. mistakes D. problems
29. A. suggestion B. advice C. introduction D. permission
30. A .perfect B. nervous C. important D. comfortable
31. A. killing B. saving C. spending D. managing
32.A.problem B. rule C. measure D. purpose
33. A. others B. themselves C. their work D. their family
34. A. explanation B.determination C. solution D.condition
35. A. include B. contain C. enjoy D. serve
36. A. personal B. regular C. extra D. wonderful
37. A. fact B. opinion C. point D. mistake
38. A. worried B. bad C. puzzled D. good
39. A. dirty B. clean C. warm D. empty
40. A. Fill B. Compare C .Supply D. Connect