My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was special. He never us, but used praise to our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them , they die.” I remember as a child I said unkind about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to follow the in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s always been very understanding. At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice：stay in school or leave to my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway（使动摇） me from my decision, any good father would. When he I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And I’ve always it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn’t my dream. You know you want. Go fulfill it.”
As it , my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them in the same way Dad raise me.
A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
A．criticized B．praised C．cared D．encouraged
A．bring up B．bring out C．tune up D．turn out
A．energy B．time C．flower D．water
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．none
A．Another B．Any C．Some D．Other
A．discussed B．remembered C．explained D．reflected
A．in return B．by turns C．by chance D．in case
A．principle B．law C．regulation D．rule
A．therefore B．also C．never D．too
A．number B．many C．plenty D．deal
A．take out B．take on C．work on D．work out
A．as B．and C．even if D．as if
A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．permitted
A．respected B．reminded C．retired D．regretted
A．quit B．value C．persuade D．pursue
A．how B．which C．what D．that
A．made out B．turned out C．turned in D．made up
A．up B．out C．in D．about
A．which B．what C．that D．how
第二卷（满分50分）
第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 56 , “We need a doctor out here. Hurry, Mom.” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a 57 bird that needed a doctor. At once, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand— 58 , that’s the sort of thing mothers do. While my son led me out of the door and 59 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor couldn’t 60 .
When we arrived at the 61 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I 62 the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 63 had caused its death. “I think its mummy and daddy really 64 him.” Spencer observed. I reached for my boy’s hand and tried to reduce his 65 by saying that I was sure they did, and that everything would return to 66 because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Pop—my
dead grandfather. I made Spencer believe the bird’s mummy and daddy knew their little one would be 67 and loved. I told Spencer that Pop loved little birds and that I 68 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird 69 . I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and 70 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 71 was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play 72 he had never been interrupted.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer mentioned it sadly to his father. Trying to 73 Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird 
was really 74 , I asked our son to te
ll Daddy 75 the baby bird was. Spencer, looking serious faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Pop.”
56. A. saying B. screaming C. declaring D. telling
57. A. sick B. wounded C. dying D. dead
58. A. in fact B. at least C. at most D. after all
59. A. from B. toward C. over D. of
60. A. come B. save C. help D. support
61. A. accident B. kitchen C. danger D. terror
62. A. wondered B. discussed C. studied D. knew
63. A. fall B. tree C. wind D. nest
64. A. hate B. lose C. miss D. love
65. A. excitement B. regret C. sadness D. disappointment
66. A. normal B. peace C. life D. safety
67. A. enjoyed B. played C. treated D. cared for
68. A. doubted B. found C. believed D. feared
69. A. right away B. right then C. from now on D. now and then
70. A. gently B. heavily C. happily D. quickly
71. A. Nothing else B. Nobody else C. Nothing D. Something else
72. A. since B. as if C. even though D. though
73. A. break B. low C. show D. lift
74. A. dead B. injured C. OK D. alive
75. A. where B. what C. how D. when
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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer 36 about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually 37 for work.
Mr. Ingram was 38 with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even 39 when a 40 cow was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was 41 in the 42， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to 43 the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible 44 for fighting and stealing, 45 with his two full – grown sons. They looked 46 .
While 47 Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some 48 .”
There was a long silence 49 the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”
“Three dollars each,” 50 said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be 51 enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.
It 52 out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been 53 . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t 54 your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me 55 my first job.
36．A．covered B．went C．lived D．ran
37．A．charged B．paid C．inquired D．blamed
38．A．strict B．disappointed C．unsatisfied D．content
39．A．assisted B．disturbed C．included D．existed
40．A．father B．mother C．baby D．brother
41．A．struck B．dropped C．fallen D．stuck
42．A．soft B．hard C．smooth D．tough
43．A．glare at B．watch C．spot D．stare at
44．A．honor B．custom C．reputation D．habit
45．A．took down B．showed up C．set out D．broke up
46．A．sad B．angry C．happy D．pleased
47．A．hardly B．anxiously C．calmly D．noisily
48．A．truck B．watermelons C．tomatoes D．grass
49．A．before B．after C．since D．unless
50．A．they B．the sons C．I D．the farmed
51．A．expensive B．sure C．friendly D．fair
52．A．turned B．came C．broke D．stood
53．A．caused B．postponed C．prevented D．cancelled
54．A．hate B．forgive C．admire D．abandon
55．A．under B．below C．off D．on
完形填空:
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My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” Or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 36 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 37 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 38 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 39 which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 40 I, consider this one of life’s 41 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness 42 nonsense（胡闹）. As an old saying 43 : “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not 44 anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 45 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say 46 about Beckham’s good looks.三.完形填空
Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife 36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony(仪式) which recognized the 37 of ten people who have saved the life of 38 person.
John had been studying in his room when he heard 39 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 40 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed 41 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the 42 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 43 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.
It was John’s quick 44 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of 45 people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels(毛巾) and 46 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 47 to ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 48 and ambulance arrived.
“I’m 49 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 50 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 51 John. Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid 52 that he learnt at school saved Ms Slade’s life. This shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real 53 .”
John and nine other Life Savers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night.
36.A. show B. attack C. fight D. defend
37.A. bravery B. courage C. achievements D. progress
38.A. any other B. another C. the other D. others
39.A. quarrelling B. arguing C. shouting D. screaming
40.A. realized B. believed C. thought D. discovered
41.A. repeatedly B. rudely C. frequently D. gradually
42.A. home B. place C. scene D. garden
43.A. shaking B. struggling C. bleeding D. crying
44.A. action B. operation C. experience D. request
45.A. several B. nearby C. familiar D. curious
46.A. water B. tape C. instrument D. luggage
47.A. damages B. pains C. injuries D. cuts
48.A. neighbours B. children C. doctor D. police
49. A. proud B. fond C. sure D. tired
50.A. expected B. taught C. encouraged D. educated
51.A. praising B. referring to C. talking with D. congratulating
52.A. skills B. instructions C. treatments D. methods
53.A. discovery B. contribution C. difference D. choice
54.A. recent B. public C. private D. special
55.A. giving B. remembering C. announcing D. receiving
第二节：完型填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Many people say their most painful moments are saying goodbye to those they love. After watching Cheryl, my daughter-in-law, through the six long months her mother suffered towards death, I think the most painful 36 can be in the waiting to say goodbye.
Cheryl made the two-hour trip over and over to be with her mother. They spent the long afternoons praying, comforting, and retelling their 37 memories.
As her mother was getting 38, Cheryl always sat for hours 39 watching her mother sleeping. Each time she kissed her mother before leaving, her mother would say in 40, “I’m sorry you drove so far and sat for so long and I didn’t even 41 up to talk with you.”
Cheryl would tell her it didn’t matter, still her mother felt 42 and apologized at each goodbye 43 the day Cheryl found a way to give her mother the same reassurance(安慰) her 44 had given to her so many times.
“Mom, do you 45 when I made the high school basketball team?” Cheryl’s mother nodded. “For every game you’d 46 so far and sit for so long and I never even left the bench to play. Each time I felt 47 and apologized to you for wasting your time.” Cheryl 48 took her mother’s hand.
“Do you remember what you would say to me?”
“I would say I didn’t come to see you 49, I came to see you.”
“And you 50 those words, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I really did.”
“Well, now I say the 51 words to you. I didn’t come to see you 52. I came to see you.”
Her mother understood and smiled as she floated back into sleep.
Their 53 together passed quietly into days, weeks, and months. To the last day they cared each other in the 54, love given and received just by seeing each other.
A love so strong that, 55 in this deepened silence that followed their last goodbye, Cheryl can still hear her mother’s love.
36. A. moments B. business C. consequences D. failures
37. A. lost B. buried C. shared D. frozen
38. A. thinner B. stronger C. better D. worse
39. A. silentlyB. excitedly C. impatiently D. desperately
40. A. laughter B. tears C. despair D. happiness
41. A. catch B. keep C. wake D. sit
42. A. grateful B. sorryC. optimistic D. nervous
43. A. until B. since C. after D. while
44. A father B. mother C. mother-in-law D husband
45. A. know B. forget C. rememberD. doubt
46. A. walk B. run C. ride D. drive
47. A. guilty B. excited C. silly D. sensitive
48. A. quickly B. eagerly C. curiously D. gently
49. A. study B. play C. explain D. cry
50. A. said B. appreciated C. meant D. weighed
51. A. useful B. final C. different D. same
52. A. talkB. sleep C. complain D. weep
53. A. mornings B. afternoons C. evenings D. nights
54. A. carefulness B. sadness C. kindness D. stillness
55. A. thus B. onlyC. even D. ever