One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升职) me; , it needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home, I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices（牺牲） in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a for me.
A．besides B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．little B．much C．well D．wrong
A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting
A．poor B．timely C．final D．difficult
A．anxiously B．politely C．nervously D．curiously
A．patience B．company C．intelligence D．influence
A．comfortable B．expensive C．empty D．modern
A．reacted B．realized C．doubted D．frightened
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
A．Depending on B．Supplied with C．Faced with D．Concentrating on
A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
A．afforded B．informed C．warned D．reminded
A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
A．pay off B．come back C．go up D．turn up
A．treasure B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure
第二部分：语言知识与应用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 - 30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words---though they mean ___21___ at the time to the people who say them --- can have great power.
I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional ___22___ for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.
As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and ___23___. He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would ___24___ the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what ___25___ Mrs. Brauch gave him. ___26___, what he does remember is the four words in the paper: “This is good writing.” Thanks to the four words, his life has been ___27___ greatly.
“ Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “ After reading her ___28___, I went home and wrote a short story, ___29___ I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories, and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. “She was ___30___, helpful and honest. She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said.
21. A. much B. little C. well D. ill
22. A. report B. designer C. writer D. teacher
23. A. weak B. independent C. troublesome D. helpless
24. A. follow B. change C. connect D. explain
25. A. help B. encouragement C. grade D. words
26. A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Besides
27. A. improved B. developed C. changed D. enriched
28. A. chapter B. novel C. note D. explanation
29. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
30. A. encouraging B. careful C. strict D. effective
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。
A man had a little daughter--an only and much-loved child. He lived for her – she was his 36 . So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and 37 to bring about her restoration to health.
His best efforts, however, proved 38 and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse, shutting himself 39 from his many friends and 40 every activity that might restore his poise (平静) and bring him back to his 41 self. 42 one night he had a dream.
He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child 43 . They were marching _44 a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child45 a candle. He _46 that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the 47 candle was his own little girl. 48 to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked, "How is it, darling, that your candle alone is 49 ?"
"Daddy, they often relight it, but your 50 always put it out. " Just then he awoke from his dream. The 51 was crystal clear (晶莹), and its effects were 52. 53 that hour on he was not a recluse(隐者), but mingled freely and cheerfully with his 54 friends and associates. No longer would his darling’s candle be 55 by his useless tears.
36. A. time B. life C. possession D. family
37. A. earth B. hospital C. home D. field
38. A. good B. hard C. useless D. useful
39. A. out B. down C. up D. away
40. A. agreeing B. permitting C. refusing D. joining
41. A. normal B. regular C. common D. gentle
42. A. Therefore B. So C. But D. As
43. A. girls B. angels C. babies D. gods
44. A. on B. at C. under D. in
45. A. took B. brought C. carded D. caught
46. A. noticed B. observed C. watched D. recognised
47. A. light B. dark C. bright D. black
48. A. Walking B. Jumping C. Rushing D. Climbing
49. A. unlighted B. burning C. lit D. lighting
50. A. hearts B. tears C. wind D. sweat
51. A. lesson B. experience C. dream D. result
52. A. soon B. fast C. immediate D. slow
53. A. After B. Since C. From D. In
54. A. former B. older C. regular D. before
55. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. pat out
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。
A man’s best friend may become his enemy. His children that he has_____16____with loving care may show no thanks. Those who are ____17_____to us, those whom we trust with our happiness____18_____turn against their faith. The money that a man has, he may___19_____.It flies from him, perhaps when he needs it _____20______.A man’s reputation(名誉) may be lost in a moment of ill-considered_____21_____. The people who would prefer to fall on their knees to do us honour when success is with us may be ____22____ to throw the stone malice(敌意) when failure settles upon our heads.
The one absolutely(绝对地)____23_____friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts(遗弃) him is his_____24_____. A man’s dog stands by him____25____he is rich or poor, healthy or sick. He will sleep on the cold ground,____26_____the wintry winds blow and the snow drives hard,____27____he may be near his master’s side. He will _____28____the hand that has no food to offer. He guards the sleep of his poor master as if he ___29_____ a prince. When all other friends desert him , the dog_____30____. When reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant(不断的) in his love as the sun in its journey _____31_____the heavens.
If the master becomes friendless and homeless,____32____the faithful dog asks for is to be with him. And when___33___ takes his master in its embrace(拥抱) and his body____34___away in the cold ground, there by the graveside(墓边) will the dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but ____35______in watchfullness, faithful and true even in death.
16． A. brought out B. brought up C. brought in D. brought on
17. A. nearest B. most useful C. most important D. strangest
18. A. must B. have to C. may D. should
19 A. keep B. UseC. earn D. lose
20. A. more B. most C. better D. very
21. A. action B. thought C. movement D. mind
22. A. first B. last C. latest D. newest
23. A. closeB. selfish C. kind D. unselfish
24. A. wife B. dog C. himself D. brother
25. A. whether B. even though C. although D. whenever
26. A. there B. because C. whereD. which
27. A.as long as B. even if C. so that D. though
28. A. eat B. take C. kiss D. shake
29. A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
30. A. leaves B. cries C. remains D. disappears
31. A into B. on C. out of D. through
32. A. why B. which C. how D. what
33. A. birth B. life C. death D. kindness
34. A. lay B. is lain C. is laying D. is laid
35. A. closed B. open C. shut D. Opened
第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I believe listening is powerful Medicine.
Studies have shown it takes a(n) __31__ about 18 seconds to __32__ a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I __33__ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, __34__ to put socks on her swollen feet. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, __35__ her chart noting she was in stable __36__. I was almost in the clear.
I stood against the bed looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. __37__, I started a monologue that went something like this: "How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse __38__ you're anxious to see your __39__ who's visiting you today. It's nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really __40__ forward to seeing him."
She __41__ me with a serious, authoritative voice. "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story."
I was surprised and __42__. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this __43__ greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to __44__.
Each __45__ is different. Some are detailed; others are unclear. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander __46__ a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. __47__ what really matters to the storyteller is that the story is __48__-— without interruption, assumption or __49__.
Listening to someone's story is key to healing and diagnosis. I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I often __50__ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening.
31. A. physicist B. physician C. expert D. dentist
32. A. understand B. recognize C. interrupt D. know
33. A. entered B. passed C. left D. approached
34. A. continuing B. learning C. pretending D. struggling
35. A. observed B. scanned C. designed D. evaluated
36. A. level B. condition C. position D. period
37. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Moreover
38. A. indicated B. responded C. mentioned D. announced
39. A. son B. husband C. brother D. nephew
40. A. look B. tolerate C. chant D. clarify
41. A. bothered B. influenced C. stopped D. puzzled
42. A. disappointed B. scared C. thrilled D. embarrassed
43. A. attached B. contributed C. devoted D. owed
44. A. sit B. wait C. listen D. comfort
45. A. feeling B. case C. life D. story
46. A. without B. to C. for D. at
47. A. And B. Yet C. So D. Then
48. A. read B. written C. repeated D. heard
49. A. judgment B. acknowledgement C. encouragement D. commitment
50. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. Warned
第二节：完形填空（共20 小题 ,满分30分）
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 36 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 37 right to our children.
When I see a child 38 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third grader. His 39 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40 answered questions — he might be wrong.
I tried my best to build his 41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned（安排）to our classroom.
She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 her.
One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear stained face from his arms. "I’ve got something to 48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
"See these 49 , Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 51 learn to do, too."
She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The pencil became Donnie’s 54 possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 55 him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.
36. A. small B. basic C. necessary D. large
37. A. correct B. same C. important D. natural
38. A. turn B. object C. refer D. subject
39. A. fear B. advice C. chance D. sense
40. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
41. A. self-protection B. self-improvement
C. self-confidence D. self-learning
42. A. respected B. disliked C. avoided D. mined
43. A. worked out B. copied C. gone over D. leaned
44. A. left B. offered C. missed D. parted
45. A. surprise B. astonishment C. anger D. tears
46. A. darkened B. brightened C. pulled D. loosened
47. A. lifting B. picking C. holding D. pushing
48. A. help B. show C. reward D. promise
49. A. pencils B. mistakes C. marks D. containers
50. A. used B. built C. worn D. damaged
51. A. may B. must C. will D. can
52. A. my B. someone’s C. the teacher’s D. y our
53. A. still B. also C. even D. not
54. A. prized B. given C. kept D. expected
55. A. warned B. informed C. persuaded D. Reminded