Dealing with ADIS strengthens the bond of friendship, and encourages emotional and spiritual growth. Before October 16, 2011, I was the most person in the world. I never that anything bad could happen to me or my friends.
Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in . He said he was infected with ADIS and was __ _. David was only 17. I had never felt so in my whole life.
As time went on, David became very ill. There was could do but watch him weaken. This to me meant was sure to come and all too quickly. I wasn’t ready to let him die. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say, couldn’t find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him so much. But I must keep a positive attitude . So, in times of stress I pushed all my aside and was strong for him.
Soon David was put in the . This gave him the feeling that there was no more left. He looked at me and said, “ Faye, I am dying; let’s that. All I want you to do is to remember me, life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.
June 5, 2012 the end of David’s life. He went . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.
It hasn’t been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now people about ADIS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and .
A．casual B．considerate C．determined D．cautious
A．hoped B．thought C．planned D．sensed
A．anger B．excited C．rags D．tears
A．leaving B．going C．dying D．changing
A．thoughtful B．careful C．meaningless D．powerless
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．death B．pain C．illness D．stress
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．go over B．go through C．go about D．go down
A．for his good B．at his convenience C．to his credit D．in his place
A．emotions B．strengths C．bravery D．happiness
A．school B．hospital C．ambulance D．avenue
A．cure B．treatment C．courage D．hope
A．suspect B．tolerate C．accept D．reject
A．possess B．enjoy C．respect D．create
A．sighed B．signaled C．showed D．marked
A．peacefully B．gradually C．patiently D．steadily
A．embarrassed B．shamefully C．disappointed D．glad
A．consult B．tease C．educate D．entertain
A．peace B．knowledge C．spirit D．imagination
二．完形填空：(20×1.5=30分)
A Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __21__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few _22_ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 23___ and dropped them into the hat. He _24__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __25__ the sign __26__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __27_. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __28__ the sign came to see __29_ things were. The boy __30__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __31_.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __32_ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__33__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __34__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __35__ ?
Be thankful for what you have. __36_ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __37_. Face your past without regret. __38__ your present with confidence. Prepare for the __39_ without fear. Keep the faith and __40_ the fear.
21. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
22. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
23. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
24. A. still B. then C. already D. yet
25. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
26. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though
27. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
28. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
29. A. what B. why C. where D. how
30. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
31. A. though B. but C. yet D. still
32. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
33. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. Although
34. A. happyB. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
35. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
36. A. OnceB. If C. While D. Because
37. A. smileB. exist C. survive D. prove
38. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
39. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
40. A. accuse B. charge C. skip D. drop
第二节：完形填空（共20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21----40各题所给的4 个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her 36 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew 37 , there was no 38 to feel shy. 39she had made up her mind to 40 people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41 — she had left so many other 42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this 43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her 44. She had put on her 45 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 46 for one evening, but now they had 47 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 49 about it, for it was the first rule her 50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 51 showed through the sleeve of her 52 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 54 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She 55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.
36.A.face B.showC.room D.dress
37.A.nothing B.nobody C.everythingD.everybody
38.A.chance B.time C.reason D.use
39.A.So B.But C.For D.There
40.A.pay B.give C.enjoy D.offer
41.A.guests B.people C.places D.things
42.A.houses B.friends C.hotels D.parties
43.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
44.A.life B.work C.school D.home
45.A.large B.best C.mostD.worst
46.A.service B.exhibition C.Group D.attention
47.A.ordered B.chosen C.wished D.helped
48.A.long B.great C.goodbye D.welcome
49.A.excited B.anxious C.puzzled D.pleased
50.A.teacher B.friend C.husband D.doctor
51.A.they B.he C.it D.she
52.A.black B.white C.red D.green
53.A.getting B.putting C.breathing D.speaking
54.A.action B.speech C.work D.performance
55.A.made B.enjoyed C.understood D.thought
三.完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
It was a normal summer night, humidity（潮湿）hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy __36__ from the bed next to me.
I couldn’t go to _37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my __38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a __39__ .
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough __40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright __41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.
My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she __42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I couldn’t stand the __43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the __44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some __45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, __46__ me as he meowed（猫叫）his sad song. He was on the old orange couch （长沙发）, sitting up on his front legs, 47 something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m __48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft 49 . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little __50__.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was __51__ with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a __52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the __53__ and the next day’s surprise. The __54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries __55__ move away.
36. A. murmuring B. breathing C. crying D. thinking
37. A. sleep B. work C. study D. rest
38. A. interpretations B. plans C. arrangements D. expectations
39. A. surprise B. hope C. success D. failure
40. A. energy B. ideas C. strength D. stamps
41. A. cloud B. star C. sun D. moon
42. A. thrilling B. sweating C. sleeping D. speaking
43. A. silence B. cold C. pressure D. pain
44. A. sitting-room B. kitchen C. bathroom D. waiting-room
45. A. sights B. signs C. signalsD. notices
46. A. interested B. pleased C. reminded D. frightened
47. A. begging for B. asking for C. admiring for D. waiting for
48. A. lonely B. shyC. friendly D. lively
49. A. bed B. couch C. cat D. bad
50. A. people B. animals C. events D. pets
51. A. flooded B. applauding C. satisfied D. knocked
52. A. strange B. difficult C. new D. noble
53. A. cold B. mind C. time D. heat
54. A. family B. atmosphere C. heart D. bed
55. A. completely B. slowly C. suddenly D. partly
三、完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B 、C 、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I am a teacher. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. A boy said that his weekend had not been so good. The boy then asked me32 I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question 33 me of something I’d read somewhere before, “Every morning when you 34 up, you have a 35 about how you want to face life that day.” I smiled and said to myself, “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you a(n) 36 ,” I said. “In addition to teaching here, I also teach in another college, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. A few weeks ago, I 37 those 17 miles to the school. I only had to 38 another quarter mile to reach the school, but then my car 39 . I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t start. So I took my 40 and walked to school.”
“As soon as I got there, I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck(拖车)to meet me at my car 41 class. The headmaster asked me what had happened. ‘This is my 42 day,’ I replied cheerfully. ‘Your car is broken and today is your lucky day?’ she was 43 . ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I live 17 miles from here,’ I replied. ‘My car could have broken down 44 along the freeway, but it didn't. 45 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway and 46 walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and able to arrange for a tow truck to meet me.’ The headmaster’s eyes were 47 open and then she smiled.”
I 48 the faces in my class. Although it was the early hour, no one seemed to be 49 . My story had 50 them, or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.
31．A．anxiously B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully
32．A．why B．how C．that D．whether
33．A．warned B．told C．reminded D．thought
34．A．raise B．keep C．wash D．get
35．A．problem B．choice C．right D．chance
36．A．example B．answer C．story D．explanation
37．A．walked B．ran C．drove D．flew
38．A．stay B．repair C．run D．cover
39．A．burst B．died C．started D．hit
40．A．friends B．books C．ways D．students
41．A．after B．during C．before D．in
42．A．terrible B．great C．lucky D．special
43．A．surprised B．puzzled C．shocked D．amazed
44．A．somewhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere
45．A．Instead B．Also C．Then D．Therefore
46．A．at B．within C．beyond D．off
47．A．hardly B．almost C．wide D．quite
48．A．watched B．saw C．made D．scanned
49．A．awake B．asleep C．alone D．cheerful
50．A．controlled B．defeated C．touched D．educated
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21~30各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Flying first class was a new experience for me．I had a sense of 21to be flying in such luxury(奢侈)．
I noticed that the stewardess was working non-stop to ensure the 22of the first class passengers．I thought about how much she must love her job as she smiled kindly at each person while 23to their needs．
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 24of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night”．She stopped with a look of 25, bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me？” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather 26 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer．
Then she said,“I can 27you work with the public,” she said．“Why do you think so?” I asked．She answered very quietly “Because you are the 28passenger here to say‘thank you ’to me tonight．And I really appreciate your kindness．”
The sense of belonging to the superior group of people in first class 29as we heard her words．I was reminded that without 30, we would be flying in no class．
21．A．success B．disappointment C．shame D．pride
22．A．safety B．comfort C．food D．rest
23．A．attending B．looking C．taking D．turning
24．A．side B．middle C．end D．front
25．A．dislike B．happiness C．kindness D．disbelief
26．A．happy B．lovely C．kind D．funny
27．A．help B．hear C．make D．tell
28．A．best B．only C．simple D．usual
29．A．lost B．rose C．disappeared D．showed
30．A．happiness B．money C．kindness D．trust