I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes, ___ I kept us nicely dressed. Loving ___, I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought___ to the eyes of people who could not avoid ___ me.
I went to my son’s ___ frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. ___, when my son was six, he told me ___ that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that ___?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did. ___ you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please ___ come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n) ___ to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to ___ causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually ___ to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own ___.
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much ___ than any fashion designer; I think I know what looks good ___ me.
___ is important to mention because many people are imprisoned（禁锢）by powerful principles on the ___ way of dressing. Those decisions made by ___ are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are ___ to yourself.
A．but B．and C．or D．because
A．shapes B．styles C．colors D．tastes
A．envy B．appreciation C．disappointment D．Surprise
A．recognizing B．admiring C．accepting D．noticing
A．office B．home C．school D．lab
A．proudly B．jokingly C．seriously D．curiously
A．cost B．work C．fit D．match
A．Even if B．As if C．So that D．In case
A．only B．still C．once D．ever
A．wonder B．surprise C．embarrassment D．honor
A．practice B．remember C．mind D．avoid
A．turned B．returned C．escaped D．took
A．fashion B．sweater C．color D．tradition
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．in B．on C．with D．of
A．Dress B．Money C．Principle D．Designers
A．experienced B．proper C．formal D．simple
A．me B．yourself C．others D．ones
A．true B．serious C．practical D．responsible
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)
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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before a master of performance performed, his pupil told him that his shoelace (鞋带) was loose. The master nodded, __21__ him, and then squatted (蹲下) down to tie it carefully.
After his pupil turned round, he again squatted down and __22__ his shoelace.
A looker-on saw all these things and asked the master with a confused __23__, "Master, why loose shoelace again?" The master answered, "Because the person that I play in the performance is a __24__ traveler. The long and difficult __25__ makes his shoelace loose, and his tiredness and emaciation (憔悴) can be __26__ from this detail." "Why not tell your pupil directly?"
"He can discover that my shoelace is loose carefully, and tell me enthusiastically. I must __27__ this kind of enthusiasm and encourage him in time. __28__ why to untie the shoelace, there will be more __29__ to teach him how to perform in the future. I can say to him next time.
The teacher is a real talented master of performance. To educate his pupils he can perform both on the __30__ and in everyday life.
21. A. praised B. thanked C. encouraged D. appreciated
22. A. tied B. broke C. loosed D. removed
23. A. smile B. voice C. expression D. question
24. A. tired B. excited C. experienced D. confused
25. A. performance B. preparation C. interview D. journey
26. A. reduced B. shown C. increased D. cancelled
27. A. avoid B. keep C. protect D. prevent
28. A. As for B. Instead of C. As if D. In case of
29. A. situations B. lessons C. conditions D. opportunities
30. A. train B. stage C. plane D. playground
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41～55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Saint-Ex back from the dead
The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some 41 on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.
The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while 42 a group of men for the Allies (联盟)over 43 of France on July 31, 1944. But in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water 44 the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on 45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打捞)team 46 pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces 47 a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that the researchers 48 confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.
Saint-Exupery was 44 when he 49 out to photograph parts of southern France in 50 for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast 51 to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance 52 in mystery. The discovery was a dream for 53 , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.
Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and 54 turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his 55 to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.
41.A. ideas B. light C. thought D. views
42.A. sending B. seeing off C. flying D. being together with
43.A. the east B. the west C. the northD. the south
44.A. alongB. off C. overD. to
45.A. late B. immediate C. further D. new
46A. searched B. got C. found out D. recovered
47.A. got B. boreC. made D. put
48.A.surely B. carefully C. completely D. finally
49.A. sent B. flew C. turned D. came
50.A. preparation B. search C. group D. secret
51.A. succeededB. failed C. gotD. missed
52.A. recoveredB. covered C. unknownD. known
53.A. dives B. France C. authors D. historians
54.A. books B. stories C. plane D. war
55.A. discoveries B. authorC. experiences D. searches
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was getting colder as my family ran out of the church, eager to get home. Across the street was a gas station where the bus 36 . It was closed for Christmas, but we noticed a family 37 outside the locked door, shaking in the rain. We talked about why they were there but soon I 38 all about them
When we got home，we received a call from my grandparents, 39 us to their house for the Christmas dinner. As we 40 through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the gas station
“Look at the children! That's just my 41 childhood. I must do something.” With these words，my father pulled off the road, and I saw the whole family: the parents and three children.
Rolling down his window，my father asked, “Waiting for the 42 ?”
“Yes.” the father replied _ 43 , “We're going to the nearby town where I have a brother and maybe a chance of 44 _. Out of work for two months now.”
“Well, that bus won't come for several hours, and you're getting _45 standing here.” my father 46 . “Why not get in the car and I'll drive you there．”
The man thought for a moment，and then he 47 . Once they got in，my father looked back _48 his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet. The 49 faces gave him the answer
“Well，when I saw Santa Claus this morning,” my father said, winking (眨眼) at us, “he asked me if he could leave your toys at 50 .We'll just go to get them 51 I take you to your destination.”
All at once, the children's 52 lit up，and they began talking and laughing
When we got to our house, they 53 straight to the toys in our Christmas tree. One of the girls took Jill's doll. The little boy grabbed Sharon's ball．And the other girl picked up something of mine
It happened a long time ago, but I still remember the 54 on their faces. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I 55 the joy of making others happy
36．A．travelled B．stayed C．stopped D．left
37．A . sitting B．standing C．holding D．keeping
38．A．cared B．arguedC．worried D．forgot
39．A．inviting B．introducingC．telling D．forcing
40．A．flew B．drove C．raced D．walked
41．A．lucky B．surprising C．difficultD．frightening
42．A．bus B．time C．train D．help
43．A．warmly B．gently C．shyly D．angrily
44．A．a job B．a dinner C．a friend D．a present
45．A．comfortable B．sad C．wet D．warm
46．A．explained B．suggested C．ordered D．decided
47．A．added B．sighed C．nodded D．refused
48．A．on B．to C．from D．over
49．A．excited B．disappointedC．worried D．interested
50．A．the station B．the bus C．my car D．my house
51．A．before B．if C．once D．when
52．A．words B．faces C．lives D．feelings
53．A．turned B．jumped C．ran D．moved
54．A．anger B．surpriseC．tears D．smiles
55．A．learned B．practicedC．recognized D．made
第二节完形填空（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。
I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.
I 36 it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside 37 at such a late time. There were 38 few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even 39 . While I was walking, I could hear some 40 made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was 41 because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I 42 an old lady in a short distance away. Her 43 was covered with a white cloth. She was 44 to me, I think.
I was a bit 45 . I wanted to know 46 she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I 47 there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after 48 . I was soon 49 fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could 50 speak.
The next day, however, I 51 that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there 52 a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that 53 like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the 54 night’s experience, this 55 was small relief to me.
36．A．realized B．recognized C．remembered D．reminded
37．A．alone B．asleep C．awake D．lonely
38．A．never B．often C．seldom D．rarely
39．A．busier B．noisier C．quieter D．wider
40．A．noises B．quarrels C．songs D．voices
41．A．completely B．mainly C．obviously D．partly
42．A．made sense of B．caught sight of C．got ahead of D．took hold of
43．A．waist B．leg C．head D．hand
44．A．smiling B．waiting C．whispering D．waving
45．A．mysterious B．cautious C．conscious D．curious
46．A．why B．when C．what D．how
47．A．lay B．sat C．stood D．walked
48．A．another B．other C．others D．the other
49．A．addicted to B．filled with C．far from D．short of
50．A．clearly B．easily C．hardly D．loudly
51．A．traveled B．visited C．appreciated D．went
52．A．over B．without C．than D．except
53．A．felt B．looked C．smelt D ．sounded
54．A．previous B．next C．last D．following
55．A．inventionB．achievementC．contribution D．discovery
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，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。
Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 36 and became a part of our everyday 37 . Very often the person, who was the first to 38 these foods, however, had to be a person of 39 . Who, for 40 , ate the first crab（蟹）and who, the first mushroom？
When 41 and coffee were first introduced to 42 in the eighteenth century, there were many 43 for and against their use. Some people claimed（宣称）that they were 44 , and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill 45 . In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 46 were true or false. It 47 happened that there were two brothers who were in 48 at the time；they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 49 . They had also been sentenced to 50 . The King decided to let them live if one of them 51 to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of 52 each day.
Both brothers lived many years without any 53 of any kind. At last one brother who 54 to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 55 died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.
36. A. introduced B. produced C. added D. changed
37. A. drink B. cost C. diet D. interest
38. A. cook B. discover C. try D. check
39. A. success B. courage C. practice D. will
40. A. free B. ever C. long D. example
41. A. tea B. tobacco C. milk D. chocolate
42. A. America B. Europe C. Africa D. England
43. A. attempts B. decisions C. opinions D. advice
44. A. different B. common C. plantsD. poisonous
45. A. a person B. themselves C. others D. ourselves
46. A. wishes B. decisions C. doubts D. conversations
47. A. so B. very C. too D. much
48. A. school B. hospital C. danger D. prison
49. A. day B. wayC. partD. photograph
50. A. deathB. dead C. dieD. dying
51. A. agreed B. pleased C. allowed D. prepared
52. A. milk B. water C. coffee D. orange
53. A. food B. problems C. tasteD. happiness
54. A. had B. enjoyed C. allowed D. insisted
55. A. others B. other C. anotherD. the other