I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 1 me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 2 to look at each other. Soon, we lost the shyness and started playing with each other. In 7th grade, I first lost 3 with her. She was 4 family problems and I deserted her. 5 of my new friends liked her 6 they knew she had “problems”.
It was last year when I noticed the 7 . I guess I was just to catch up in high school to realize she 8 someone there for her. I didn’t know 9, but she started cutting herself!
She was 10 from clinical depression(抑郁), and had to go to a 11 during the day. I was very upset at first but with the late night 12 , and meeting each other at midnight. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend once 13 her since people were calling her crazy.
Yesterday she came to me and said this:“I never knew what a best friend was 14 you were the only person that would 15 me from cutting; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You don’t know this but I was trying to 16 myself that night you called me. You didn’t even know you were 17 me. I owe you so much.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of 18 from my life is:“never give up on your friends”. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are 19 , they need someone there. If you desert them, you will only be 20 yourself. So if a friend needs you, and you care for them, you can never desert them.
A．call B．find C．meet D．know
A．scared B．surprised C．glad D．eager
A．communication B．friendship C．relation D．touch
A．breaking through B．going through C．seeing through D．getting through
A．None B．All C．Each D．Neither
A．even if B．however C．as if D．because
A．problem B．coolness C．assessment D．sadness
A．had B．wanted C．needed D．expected
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．dating B．suffering C．separating D．originating
A．hospital B．teacher C．friend D．school
A．comforts B．conversations C．persuasions D．calls
A．liked B．respected C．deserted D．hated
A．when B．until C．before D．after
A．protect B．support C．stop D．warn
A．control B．kill C．forget D．enjoy
A．hurting B．ignoring C．reminding D．helping
A．fact B．truth C．lesson D．experience
A．unfriendly B．cool C．strange D．crazy
A．unhappy B．foolish C．impressive D．anxious
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a serious look. “Yes,” he said, “there is a serious injury in the left lung…” I listened, too 21 to speak, as he continued, “You’ll have to 22 work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave no definite promise of recovery.
Feeling like a man who has suddenly been placed under 23 of death. In the next three days, I 24 my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, 25 the months. Two and a half years and many crashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long 26 back. It was another year before I made it.
I speak of this experience because these years that passed so 27 taught me what to believe and what to 28. They said to me: Take time, 29 time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster（牡蛎）to be opened but my opportunity to be 30 . To me, each day is such a 31gift. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to 32 .
I’ve learned to 33 those little but all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on 34 water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered 35 of childhood. I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 36 one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost. 37 ,I sit back and say to myself, let me make a 38 of this moment I’m living right now. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the deadlines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness 39 having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m 40 now, a little, and happier.
21．A．frightened B．embarrassed C．shocked D．confused
22．A．pick up B．give up C．take up D．keep up
23．A．sentence B．shadow C．pressure D．trial
24．A．figured out B．looked after C．cleared up D．concentrated on
25．A．or B．and C．nor D．but
26．A．jump B．walk C．rush D．climb
27．A．quickly B．slowly C．quietly D．easily
28．A．expect B．desire C．obtain D．value
29．A．before B．after C．until D．when
30．A．picked B．accepted C．grasped D．quitted
31．A．precious B．potential C．pleasant D．permanent
32．A．spend B．fill C．employ D．kill
33．A．observe B．appreciate C．ignore D．respect
34．A．falling B．rolling C．running D．pouring
35．A．Ignorance B．absence C．Carelessness D．freshness
36．A．regaining B．requiring C．rebuilding D．recovering
37．A．Regularly B．Immediately C．Frequently D．Continuously
38．A．copy B．note C．study D．summary
39．A．beyond B．by C．without D．through
40．A．better B．stronger C．wiser D．Healthier
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” This 36 seem a strange thing to say, But 37 things can help you to 38them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it 39 your hands, you can feel how smooth and cold the ball is. You can feel how 40 the ball is . The roundness, smoothness, 41and heaviness are all parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the 42 , you really see it.
You can feel surprisingly well, For example, your fingers can 43 the difference of coins in your pocket. You can feel a little 44 of water on the back of your hand.
You can even feel 45 . Have you ever wondered why some people like very 46 music? They must like to feel the sounds of music as to hear them.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. 47 most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up. In stores, we touch things we want to 48 : food, clothing, tables and beds, To see something well, we 49touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your 50 and try to feel 51 , Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, and the air. At first, 52is not easy to feel these things, You are too 53 to them.
Most things on 54 in museums are just for looking. But today, “Do touch!” There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a dress, and the rough 55 of an old chair.
36. A. may B. must C. should D. will
37. A. doing B. seeing C. touching D. hearing
38. A. know B. see C. hear D. feel
39. A. in B. on C. with D. under
40. A. heavy B. light C. big D. small
41. A. lightness B. temperature C. warmth D. coldness
42. A. glass B. ball C. parts D. thing
43. A. understand B. say C. tell D. feel
44.A. drop B. piece C. block D. bit
45.A. noise B. songs C. voice D. sounds
46. A. quiet B. peaceful C. loud D. silent
47. A. Since B. Though C. Yet D. So
48. A. eat B. wear C. buy D. use
49. A. can B. shall C. might D. have to
50. A. door B. mouth C. window D. eyes
51. A. everything B. anything C. them D. nothing
52. A. that B. this C. those D. it
53. A. used B. interested C. excited D. moved
54. A. wall B. shelf C. show D. desk
55. A. paper B. cloth C. wood D. medal
34.no one tells us___________,so we need your help.
A．how we should do B．what should we do C．how to do it D．what to do it
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16-35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其涂黑。
Cats have no emotions . At least, that's what my husband once claimed. I 21 that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and 22 . He agreed with me, but 23his opinion that cats don't feel love. 24 , my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching 25 through the window.
Then one day when I 26 my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 27 Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became 28that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush 29__to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 30 at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched 31, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love... can they?"
Five months later, my neighbour had to 32 because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would 33 to Juliet's leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often 34 Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment 35 his lady. The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I 36his reason for being there.
Sebastian 37 the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the 38 , but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his 39.
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he 40 me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in love.
21. A. argued B. quarreled C. suggested D. discussed
22. A. energy B. power C. strength D. happiness
23. A. referred to B. prepared for C. stuck to D. approved of
24. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Meanwhile
25. A. the environment B. the sky C. her owner D. her boyfriend
26. A. forbade B. prevented C. accompanied D. left
27. A. called attention to B. caught sight of C. took charge of D. paid a visit to
28. A. ambitious B. doubtful C. skeptical D. obvious
29. A. secretly B. straight C. quietly D. worriedly
30. A. lovingly B. angrily C. hungrily D. greedily
31. A. in trouble B. in sorrow C. in amazement D. in horror
32. A. settle B. travel C. apologize D. move
33. A. react B. reply C. reduce D. replace
34 A. took B. caught C. met D. sensed
35. A. in place of B. on the basis of C. in search of D. on account of
36. A. explained B. requested C. blamed D. asked
37. A. discovered B. reformed C. preserved D. marked
38. A. street B. backyard C. window D. village
39. A. birthday B. departure C. death D. arrival
40. A. reminds B. informs C. tells D. Accuses
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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 36．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 37with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 38other old folks like her．By talking with them，she 39two things．Old people had abilities that were not 40． But old people also had some 41 ．She found a new purpose for herself then．
Through the years，she 42to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 43： Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 44old ．She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 45．
Anna Douglas uses her 46ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 47problems begin．For example，one of her 48said that his grandchildren 49the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas 50some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．
“It's important to know 51about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening，and 52is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them，”she continues．“Never try to 53your grandchildren or other young people．Never 54your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do． 55，they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”
36．A．free B．rich C．powerful D．busy
37．A．service B．money C．students D．books
38．A．observed B．met C．comforted D．answered
39．A．recognized B．followed C．enjoyed D．demanded
40．A．studied B．agreed C．gave D．used
41．A．mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters
42．A．had B．ought C．was D．used
43．A．subject B．life C．way D．plan
44．A．getting B．respecting C．employing D．supporting
45．A．unknown B．refused C．misunderstood D．discouraged
46．A．thinking B．working C．writing D．leading
47．A．that B．when C．why D．whether
48．A．visitors B．readers C．listeners D．friends
49．A．got B．entered C．left D．passed
50．A．invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
51．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
52．A．listening B．speaking C．pleasing D．advising
53．A．praise B．scold C．trouble D．encourage
54．A．speak out B．give up C．get back D．stick to
55．A．Commonly B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Naturally