There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” They wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .
Ben later went on to the of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he learnt something about his mother that he did not know as a . She, herself, had never learned how to read.
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
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各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career 21 a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make 22 that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice.
He 23 several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in 24have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely 25 , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered 26 explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret 27 the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that 
the 28 used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its 29 has improved the sound of many violins. 30, no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21. A. with B. asC. for D. from
22. A. Instruments B. facilities C. equipment D. tools
23. A. investigated B. surveyed C. tested D. experimented
24. A. fashion B. existence C. possession D. use
25. A. protected B. buried C. hidden D. covered
26. A. possible B. accurate C. detailed D. persuasive
27. A. brings in B. takes in C. results in D. lies in
28. A. master B. violinist C. expert D. user
29. A. attention B. application C. invention D. foundation
30. A. Additionally B. Luckily C. Therefore D. Still
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 31 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 32 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 33 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it _34 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 35 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a36 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 37 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 38 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 39 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 40 his eyes. Immediately, he _ 41 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
_42 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 43 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and _44 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 45 attention to her case.
After a long 46 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 47 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 48 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 49 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.” (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 50 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
A．thirsty B．lazy C．tired D．hungry
A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
A．up B．for C．on D．in
A．rich B．famous C．careful D．active
A．fixed B．attracted C．filled D．stared
A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
A．Worn B．Having C．Putting D．Dressed
A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
A．desired B．declared C．determined D．discussed
A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
A．ordered B．requested C．frustrated D．made
A．doubt B．uncertain C．sure D．obvious
A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 41 began when I was just a kid. I 42 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that 43 people spent a lot more time reading than they 44 watching television. She announced that my brother and I
45 watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then 46 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 47 . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).
When I entered h
igh school I was an A-student, but not for long. I 48 the fashionable clothes. I wanted to 49 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 50 at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 51 food and pay the bills. With the money that is 52 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 53 with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was 54 left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to 55a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. _56__ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my 57 and became an A-student again. Finally, I 58 my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 59 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more 60 than parenting.
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．kept up with B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．cost B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read B．give C．hold D．explain
A．mystery B．risk C．fool D．trick
A．wanted B．attracted C．recognised D．accepted
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．test on D．keep in touch with
A．serving B．looking C．working D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．me D．the family
A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．buy B．operate C．keep D．send
A．Success B．Failure C．Faith D．Comfort
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．clothes
A．made B．realised C．changed D．tried
A．little B．much C．some D．high
A．interesting B．gentle D．bitter
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.
When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.
My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.
And on and on---------
Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.
When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.
A．drew B．pulled C．hugged D．showed
A．frightened B．sad C．nervous D．astonished
A．support B．visit C．encourage D．invite
A．bed B．office C．house D．chair
A．hold B．remind C．scold D．find
A．sighed B．smiled C．nodded D．cried
A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Unbelievably D．Actually
A．avoid B．stop C．risk D．forget
A．work B．advice C．surprise D．joy
A．attitude B．reply C．demand D．belief
A．romantic B．humorous C．optimistic D．careful
A．lived for B．shown off C．looked for D．gone through
A．strength B．courage C．feelings D．spirits
A．living B．fighting C．losing D．noticing
A．someone B．nobody C．everyone D．everything
A．left B．envied C．educated D．appreciated
A．selfishness B．bravery C．behavior D．honesty
A．proud B．sorry C．excited D．happy
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．However D．Instead
A．downward B．backward C．leftward D．forward
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。
In the seventh grade when my mother suggested that I should join the golf team, I thought she had lost her mind. But as 36 , my mother won in the end. I 37 on the junior school golf team in the seventh and eighth grade. The summer before 38 school came, I had a burning 39 to play on the high school team.
That summer I 40 almost every Sunday morning on the golf course (高尔夫球场) with my 41 , and too many afternoons counting on the course with my mother. This 42 relationship with my parents 43 during my high school years, and Mom and I 44 it to the hours spent together on the golf course. 45 you're walking down the freshly mowed fairway (高尔夫球场上的平坦大道), staring (凝视) out 46 miles of nothing but golf course, and looking up at the beautiful blue sky, you will realize 47 is important in life. My mom and I have solved most of the world's48 there and plan to write a book together one day. We talk about such things in the middle of a round of (一轮比赛) golf as we would never do at 49 , where she is Mom and I am an annoying ( 惹人烦恼的 ) teenager. On the golf course, we're just two people who 50 golf.
51 has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course. There is 52 I love more than a perfect autumn morning, riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has 53 me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to 54 that all of it is thanks to my mom who 55 me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.
A．much B．well C．usual D．normal
A．played B．joined C．got D．went
A．junior B．high C．primary D．college
A．fire B．opinion C．hope D．desire
A．took B．spent C．cost D．bought
A．father B．mother C．sister D．teacher
A．funny B．unhappy C．close D．lasting
A．changed B．began C．broke D．continued
A．owe B．lead C．lend D．explain
A．Until B．When C．How D．Why
A．in B．through C．across D．into
A．that B．who C．which D．what
A．problems B．questions C．answers D．secrets
A．school B．home C．table D．course
A．discover B．hate C．love D．think
A．Walking B．Studying C．Talking D．Golfing
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．shaped B．controlled C．helped D．given
A．regret B．accept C．consider D．support
A．appreciated B．brought C．made D．invited