One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face first into the mud. David her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked .
One day, David's teacher announced a homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the . Happily Susan cried out, “It !”
In July 1999, David was national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.
A．Where B．while C．when D．then
A．fell B．touched C．lay D．dropped
A．stood by B．rushed to C．looked at D．ran around
A．Firmly B．Easily C．Quickly D．Shakily
A．slowly B．frequently C．freely D．heavily
A．hiding B．certainly C．possible D．waiting
A．method B．disease C．trouble D．hope
A．few B．little C．much D．more
A．useful B．strange C．common D．special
A．appearance B．invention C．experience D．experiment
A．reminded B．encouraged C．occurred D．hit
A．fastened B．stuck C．fixed D．tied
A．So B．And C．For D．But
A．might B．would C．did D．need
A．pen B．hand C．cane D．nail
A．watched B．supported C．noticed D．helped
A．street B．ice C．yard D．square
A．works B．operates C．succeeds D．helps
A．declared B．received C．won D．praised
A．more slowly B．more carefully C．more clearly D．faster
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For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives． This is also true for an American girl 21 Melanie．
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23 been accepted． But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．
When she gets an unexpected 24 from Georgetown University, she decides to 25 a road trip with a few 26 female friends． Melanie believes it is her first step 27 adulthood．
But 28 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29 with the prospect（期望) of his little princess 30 the world without him． He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern． 31 Melanie’s father only has the best of 32 , his presence 33 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．
After following their faulty device 34 into the backwoods （偏远地区), James and Melanie 35 Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment （隔间)． What should be a simple change 36 the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…
All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter 37 get the chance to really 38 each other．
All parents, 39 they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up． 40 what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate （脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go．
A．named B．naming C．namely D．names
A．join B．send C．attend D．pass
A．still B．always C．yet D．already
A．appointment B．interview C．visit D．meeting
A．provide B．offer C．take D．hold
A．closing B．close C．closed D．closely
A．toward B．for C．during D．with
A．though B．in spite C．once D．despite
A．satisfying B．successful C．comfortable D．meaningful
A．seeking B．examining C．searching D．exploring
A．Since B．Because C．While D．When
A．intentions B．attempts C．efforts D．planning
A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out
A．lately B．late C．deeply D．deep
A．discover B．invent C．recognize D．realize
A．succeeds in B．brings in C．results from D．certainly
A．hopefully B．finally C．firstly D．certainly
A．agree to B．speak to C．talk to D．turn to
A．whether B．if C．what D．why
A．As B．Like C．For D．Except
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Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. 16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax 17 from time to time. The family were 18 from trip．
But about three hours later things began to 19 . It was starting to snow. Alvin sped up the car, 20 to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to 21 down. The snow on the22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to 23 on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow 24 the engine refused to start again．
“The snow doesn’t seem to 25 . Shall we stay in 
the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she 26 to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But 27 was to come. Soon they lost their 28 and had to walk aimlessly on and on．
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they were 29 that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax 30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength. They 31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their 32 again．
One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, 33 at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people. But the young 34 had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤). Fortunately, there was 35 seriously wrong with little Alax．
A．Still B．Even C．Yet D．Ever
A．cried B．jumped C．smiled D．sang
A．taking B．having C．enjoying D．starting
A．work B．change C．come D．finish
A．phoning B．deciding C．thinking D．hoping
A．get B．slow C．go D．look
A．land B．highway C．fields D．car
A．walk B．sit C．stay D．wait
A．and B．but C．or D．for
A．fall B．end C．continue D．melt
A．liked B．preferred C．decided D．wished
A．better B．something C．nothing D．worse
A．hope B．luck C．way D．money
A．certain B．afraid C．sorry D．sure
A．happy B．silent C．alive D．dead
A．slept B．walked C．watched D．ate
A．heads B．eyes C．hands D．feet
A．danger B．help C．luck D．news
A．husband B．wife C．couple D．baby
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
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You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 21 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 22 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 23 the boy's name was Bill, that he 24 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 25 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 26 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 27in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 28 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 29 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 30 , Bill asked Mark if they 31 talk.
Bill 32 him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you 33 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 34 out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱） 35 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 36 my things. But after we spent some time together 37 and laughing, I realized that 38 I had done that, I would have 39a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 40 my life."
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．Until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．put B．helped C．invited D．pushed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分)
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The Man Who Achieved Everything He Could
Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish.
There were so many things he could do. He felt like the whole world could be his, 36 he set his mind to it.
He knew that his 37 had no limits. He knew that he could accumulate 38 that would dwarf (使相形见绌) that of ancient kings; he knew that he could 39 books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could 40 things that would forever change the lives of millions of people. He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds.
There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one 41, he had to make a choice. He had to decide where to 42 all of his ability. Making that decision was extremely hard, for any 43 meant cutting off some future achievements. In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and 44 children. And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide 45 he should bring his potential into full play.
Time went by, and he grew 46. Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him. But there was still so much he could accomplish.
One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early. He dragged his feet to the bathroom. There, feeling 47, he looked in the mirror. A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him. He looked 48 into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49 one simple truth. The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped 50 forever.
The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves (自以为是，自鸣得意) by thinking that they could have 51 this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances. Yet this is nothing but 52 . You simply lack something that is 53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower,54 something else. In fact,55 you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving.
A．before B．since C．if D．though
A．wisdom B．potential C．world D．freedom
A．courage B．interest C．knowledge D．power
A．write B．read C．buy D．edit
A．invent B．acquire C．adopt D．destroy
A．step B．life C．chance D．condition
A．promote B．accumulate C．increase D．apply
A．choice B．mistake C．failure D．effort
A．assisted B．loved C．raised D．punished
A．why B．where C．when D．whether
A．greedier B．wiser C．older D．cruder
A．sleepy B．weak C．satisfied D．comfortable
A．carelessly B．secretly C．angrily D．closely
A．realized B．remembered C．reminded D．created
A．fueling B．starting C．beating D．moving
A．learned B．achieved C．undertaken D．doubted
A．reality B．history C．imagination D．record
A．unimportant B．necessary C．unbelievable D．ordinary
A．and B．even C．or D．as
A．what B．which C．that D．how
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___36____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____37___ a present.
“You’ve got ___38____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___39____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___40____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___41____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __42____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___43____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____44____ frost that comes from God knows where. __45___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___46___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.
___47___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____48____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.
“___49____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____50____ suits your own taste.”
Since then pickles of our own ____51_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____52____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.
____53___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___54____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____55___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.
A．on B．about C．for D．of
A．since B．because C．as D．for
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．murderers B．thieves C．actors D．strangers
A．out B．out of C．into D．along
A．sing B．dance C．plays D．act
A．writing B．written C．read D．reading
A．full B．filled of C．filled with D．full with
A．As B．But C．Because D．Though
A．no one B．none C．neither D．either
A．On B．In C．During D．Of
A．took B．brought C．fetched D．carried
A．Do B．Cook C．Make D．Prepare
A．what B．/ C．that D．as
A．smell B．sound C．feel D．taste
A．to go with B．went with C．to drink D．drinking
A．But B．So C．And D．Or
A．pot B．TV set C．radio D．shelf
A．ordinary B．usual C．every day D．everyday