As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 16 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a 17 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 18 from the grocery shore. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 19 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 20 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 21 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 22 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad 23 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 24 . ” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 25 , he never gives up.
26 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, 27 Dad remained optimistic. He 28 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 29 Dad and his faith guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 30 . From dawn to dark, he works countless hours to 31 our family. He always puts our happiness 32 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 33 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 34 , putting others first.
Dad, the life 35 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer
A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning
A．order B．form C．gap D．position
A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really
A．go B．begin C．occur D．change
A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly
A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened
A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed
A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched
A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．or B．for C．so D．but
A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed
A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question
A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty
A．support B．settle C．start D．impress
A．after B．before C．beside D．under
A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of
A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous
A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day the employees of a large company in St．Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break．They were ___36___ with a sign on the front door which said: “Yesterday the person who has been ______37___ your growth in this company passed away．We invite you to join the ___38___ in the room that has been prepared in the gym．”
At first everyone was ___39___ to hear that one of their colleagues had died, ___40___ after a while they started getting ___41___ about who this person might be．
The excitement ___42___ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their ___43___ respects．Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in the way of my progress? Well, ___44___ he’s no longer here!”
___45___ the employees got closer to the coffin （棺材） and when they looked inside it they became ___46___．They stood over the coffin, ___47___ and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their ___48___．
There was a ___49___ inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it would see ___50___．There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is ___51___ one person in this world who is really capable of setting ___52___ to your growth: it’s YOU．”
Yes! You are the only person who can help yourself．You are the only person who can ___53___ your happiness and your success．Your life changes when you change, when you go ___54___ your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one ___55___ for your life．
36．A．greeted B．provided C．faced D．concerned
37．A．encouraging B．keeping C．helping D．preventing
38．A．party B．funeral C．meeting D．training
39．A．sad B．happy C．calm D．nervous
40．A．because B．so C．but D．although
41．A．crazy B．angry C．curious D．clear
42．A．grew B．changed C．worked D．disappeared
43．A．false B．forced C．first D．last
44．A．above all B．first of all C．at least D．as usual
45．A．One by one B．Hand in hand C．Face to face D．Side by side
46．A．hopeless B．desperate C．lonely D．speechless
47．A．disappointed B．shocked C．frightened D．satisfied
48．A．memory B．soul C．company D．will
49．A．mirror B．notebook C．Bible D．Body
50．A．it B．himself C．someone D．him
51．A．hardly B．fortunately C．onlyD．accidentally
52．A．examples B．goals C．limits D．dates
53．A．balance B．influence C．share D．envy
54．A．over B．towards C．through D．beyond
55．A．secure B．suitable C．greedy D．responsible
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 a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the 36 . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I 37up for the race. I didn’t do much to 38 except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to 39 the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember 40 at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be 41 ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n) 42 . I jogged and I walked．At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt 43 that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old．But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and 45 for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How 46 in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it 47 to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not 48 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations 49 and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners. 50 I crossed the finish line, I was 51 of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t 53 them to weaken you. Turn them into 54 and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is 55 . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36．A．runners B．volunteers C. joggers D．trainers
37．A．followed B．attempted C. took D．signed
38．A．prepare B．plan C. practice D．help
39．A．win B．finish C. participate D．inspect
40．A．wandering B．resting C. struggling D．hesitating
41．A．tired B．crazy C. ridiculous D．teased
42．A．mistake B．amusement C. decision D．experience
43．A．discouraged B．confused C. annoyed D．embarrassed
44．A．sensed B．realized C. recognized D．acquired
45．A．goal B．age C. income D．thought
46．A．much B．long C. often D．soon
47．A．occurred B．appealed C. reminded D．appeared
48．A．give out B．give up C. give in D．give off
49．A．timely B．delightedly C. properly D．personally
50．A．Unless B．When C. Since D．Until
51．A．proud B．ashamed C. doubtful D．sure
52．A．cooperate B．compare C. combine D．communicate
53．A．allow B．expect C. discourage D．forbid
54．A．information B．imagination C. qualification D．inspiration
55．A．unbelievable B．reliable C. valuable D．possible
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before India gained independence (独立), a few young men from the villages wanted to free India from the foreign rule; they wanted the British to quit India. They needed material wealth to 36 the British out of India, so they started collecting 37 in the Indian villages.
One day, they got encouraged to collect 38 things as well. They went from door to door carrying a huge bag, which gradually was 39 with money and gifts. As they went, a one-legged beggar kept 40 them. The young men did not mind.
At the 41 of the day, they entered a house to see 42 they had collected. The beggar also wanted to enter, but since he was not a member of the group, they did not 43 him in. The beggar said to them: “I walked such a 44 distance right behind you. You want freedom; I also want freedom. India is not only your motherland. It is also my motherland.”
45 , the young men got mad and told the beggar to go away. Then one of the men felt 46 for him, so they decided to 47 him the things they had collected. 48 the beggar was looking at the gifts in their bag, most of them were showing no 49 for him. Then suddenly the beggar opened up the bag that he had been carrying. It 50 a few coins and some rice. He threw all the contents into their bag at once.
At the 51 of this, immediately all the members of the revolutionary group started dropping 52 of gratitude (感激), because he had 53 all that he had to their cause. On that day, they had gone to visit so many rich families, who had given them next to 54 ; but this beggar had given them everything that he had! They were deeply 55 by the beggar’s contribution.
36. A. drive B. grow C. help D. pick
37. A. food B. money C. papers D. seeds
38. A. military B. material C. mysterious D. cultural
39. A. tired B. satisfied C. filled D. covered
40. A. following B. cheating C. calling D. beating
41. A. beginning B. end C. front D. middle
42. A. how B. what C. where D. when
43. A. stop B. drop C. allow D. promise
44. A. short B. near C. long D. little
45. A. At last B. At first C. At a time D. In that case
46. A. necessary B. patient C. thankful D. sorry
47. A. trouble B. serve C. show D. excite
48. A. Since B. While C. If D. Although
49. A. interest B. courage C. respect D. disappointment
50. A. included B. consisted C. held D. contained
51. A. thought B. sight C. sound D. moment
52. A. laughter B. difference C. truth D. tears
53. A. taken B. given C. wasted D. lost
54. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
55. A. moved B. removed C. excited D. surprised
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A ___36____came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___37___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___38___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I ___39___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her 40 , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___41___ was something greater.
The next morning she ____42___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to __43__ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___44____, aren’t you? I think I have a ___45___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___46____.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___47___.
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 48 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ____49____ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___50____ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___51___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 52 be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___53___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___54___ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle ___55___ situations and never give up.
36. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. tune
37. A. get B. take C. carry D. throw
38. A. otherwise B. anyhow C. instead D. actually
39. A. settled B. pushed C. stored D. put
40. A. teacher B. employer C. director D. adviser
41. A. purpose B. encouragement C. achievement D. victory
42. A. went B. met C. worked D. stayed
43. A. visit B. continue C. attend D. prepare
44. A. serious B. fortunate C. careful D. responsible
45. A. career B. duty C. position D. part
46. A. learning B. judging C. obeying D. imagining
47. A. patiently B. eagerly C. successfully D. skillfully
48. A. upset B. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed
49. A. looked up B went up C. took up D. showed up
50. A. believe B. protect C. treat D. receive
51. A. spirit B. intention C. action D. attempt
52. A. must B. would C. might D. should
53. A. At B. During C. On D. With
54. A. worthlessB. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless
55. A. challenging B. different C. dangerous D. strange
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
School children are now constantly asked by their parents and teachers to study harder and harder. And the competition 36 the students themselves is growing in most schools in China. In my opinion, the fierce（激烈的） 37 in school 38more harm than good.
Visiting a German city, I was 39 to be present at a parent-teacher meeting at a school. 40were told at the meeting that their children's school grades were held to be a personal information 41 by the law, and that the school would not disclose（透露）the students' marks, 42 would the school report them to the parents. It is their view that a 43 school should encourage children to learn 44 without pressure. A student's intelligence（智力）and ability will be 45 later by competition in society.
In China, ranking students according to their examination has been 46 as a means of encouraging students to study harder.
A friend told me about a parent-teacher meeting she 47 with her daughter who was in the second grade.
At the meeting, a teacher read aloud 48 students in the class and their marks for different 49. Good students came at the top of the list and poor 50 at the bottom. And in front of everybody at the meeting, the teacher gave warning 51 those poor students and their parents.
From this comparison, I 52 that teachers and school leaders in China ought to learn 53 more about children's psychology（心理学）and show their students more 54 . Such competition among students is unhealthy and should not be 55 .
36．A．over B．between C．among D．beyond
37．A．pain B．competition C．study D．argument
38．A．makes B. givesC．letsD．does
39．A．forced B．required C．ordered D．invited
40．A．Parents B．Children C．Teachers D．Students
41．A．forbidden B．permitted C．allowed D．protected
42．A．so B．such C．nor D．or
43．A．successfulB．well-known C．excellent D．ordinary
44．A．happily B．lazily C．inactively D．friendly
45．A．judged B．decided C．developedD．trained
46．A．stopped B．used C．controlled D．improved
47．A．went B．joined C．attended D．present
48．A．a lot B．a list of Cthe number of D．the mark of
49．A．subjects B．classes C．schools D．parents
50．A．these B．those C．one D．ones
51．A．from B．toC．with D．off
52．A．conclude B．guessC．want D．wonder
53．A．a little B．a fewC．a bit of D．a quantity of
54．A．marks B．homework C．books D．respect
55．A．discussed B．removed C．lastedD．encouraged