Two years ago, I donated my kidney (肾）to my brother. I considered it a complete life-changing experience, not only for the two of us for the entire family. We ended up from surgery (外科手术）at a friend's home in Baton Rouge, LA. His to us was unforgettable. We had received so many . We had gotten food donation from so many people who us something beyond physical comfort.
Now my brother is back on his feet and is living life normal. Last April, he to give back to the community by money for the Medical Association through cycling 180 miles from Houston to Austin. I felt greatly moved, tears in eyes , that my kidney gave him a second chance in life and that he is now living beyond what he imagined to be. Recently, our mother suffered from breast cancer. she was the one who took care of me and my brother, we wanted to do something in her . My brother, my sister and
I are going to next year for the Cancer Society, my brother and I will be joining in the half marathon in honor of our mother and this will be our good chance to be kidney donation as well.
We during our surgery that several thou-sands die from kidney diseases every year. Patients would be on the list for kidney donation and end up in death because of the of kidney donors. If my brother and I can others to do the same thing I did, maybe more lives will be saved.
only I had more kidneys, I would do it again for other people.
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．rebuilding B．reusing C．recovering D．reserving
A．kindness B．courage C．power D．manners
A．friends B．people C．patients D．doctors
A．devoted B．contributed C．delivered D．gave
A．against B．under C．beyond D．for
A．decided B．urged C．demanded D．insisted
A．earning B．lending C．donating D．raising
A．knowing B．expecting C．hoping D．reporting
A．future B．life C．success D．luck
A．If B．Though C．Because D．Before
A．place B．job C．health D．honor
A．run B．study C．cheer D．fight
A．as B．when C．while D．however
A．sellers B．collectors C．volunteers D．advocates
A．figured out B．found out C．learned from D．looked into
A．working B．waiting C．sending D．growing
A．delay B．common C．lack D．help
A．encourage B．support C．order D．affect
A．But B．Not C．Just D．If
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I rebellious(叛逆)on the outside, __16__ on the inside I wanted people to __17__.
Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t __18__, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular __19__ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different-----not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was __20___ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my __21__ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __22__ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that __23__ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could __24__ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful __25__, but I was the only person who could fill my __26__. She made me realize that even with my __27__, ------ and they were many-----I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, __28__ who I was and what made me unique. My __29__ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to __30__ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I __31__ who I really was. I came to feel much more __32__ that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us __33__ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So __34__ about being replaced. You __35__ be.
16.A. as B. and C. but D. for
17.A. leave B. replace C. receive D. like
18.A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
19.A. made B. kept C. left D. forced
20.A. playing B. staying C. eating D. travelling
21.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. neighbors
22.A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
23.A. since B. as C. while D. unless
24.A. scold B. replace C. compare D. match
25.A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
26.A. character B. role C. task D. form
27.A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities
28.A. looking B. looking back C. giving up D. seeking out
29.A. picture B. view C. sense D. idea
30.A. think B. learn C. change D. act
31.A. hated B. wished C. celebrated D. expected
32.A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
33.A. takes B. catches C. seizes D. holds
34.A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
35.A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
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。
Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from
the past always makes her a focused person. Are you _____21_____ to know more about hts mysterious girl? Then let’s get started here.
First, her life was ______22______ for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as ______23_______ as other girls. It _______24________ with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her ______25____ left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a _____26____ family to raise her.
But, ______27______ time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) ________28_________ when she was in her grandmother’s house. It ______29_______ when she was playing with a lighted candle, and _______30______, the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames ________31_______ her on the chest and on the arm.
No matter what happened, however, she continued to _______32______ in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the _______33_______she had expected. Then, she moved to America for ______34_______ study. English was very _____35____ for her because she had never studied it before. _____36_____, she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people _____37_____ from accidents. This experience _____38_____ her braver.
Yesenia is a girl who has experienced ___39______ sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really ______40______ it.
21. A. confused B. serious C. curious D. tired
22. A. difficult B. lucky C. dull D. disappointing
23. A. happyB. equal C. real D. surprising
24. A. ended B. started C. combined D. mixed
25. A. grandfather B. sister C. brother D. father
26. A. complete B. big C. modern D. comfortable
27. A. after B. as C. since D. for
28. A. story B. experience C. accident D. lesson
29. A. showed up B. appeared C. happened D. took place
30. A. unacceptably B. undoubtedly C. unnaturally D. unfortunately
31. A. hit B. exploded C. spread D. burned
32. A. live B. workC. study D. calm
33. A. prize B. diploma C. reward D. praise
34. A. farther B. further C. farthest D. furthest
35. A. difficult B. pleasantC. easy D. popular
36. A. However B. Thus C. Also D. Therefore
37. A. benefit B. suffer C. lose D. recover
38. A. kept B. madeC. forced D. drove
39. A. many B. little C. few D. much
40. A. satisfies B. catches C. suits D. deserves
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to 21 women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time 22 of the universities and colleges 23 only men. In the past 20 years many young women have 24 to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a 25 , some women’s colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women’s colleges are
26 again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D. C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to 27 that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean 28 had the same chance to 29 . The president of Smith College in Massachusetts said “A women’s college 30 women to choose classes and activities 31 . For example, if a woman student wants to learn math, she will be given the chance. So the 
percentage of students who like to study math in a women’s college is 32 than that in a college with men and women.”
Experts say men students in the United States 33 have enough courage to speak in class. 34 , women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say 35 they want to. According to a report, women colleges also 36 leadership ability in many fields. At a women’s college, every 37 office is held by women. Recent studies 38 that this leadership continues after 39 . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to 40 successful jobs later in life. Maybe
that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
21. A. make B. elect C. offer D. call
22. A. some B. most C. few D. none
23. A. liked B. accepted C. attracted D. helped
24. A. chosen B. failed C. regretted D. hated
25. A. goal B. model C. result D. level
26. A. separate B. troublesome C. special D. popular
27. A. forget B. realize C. expect D. remember
28. A. students B. presidents C. men D. women
29. A. work B. visit C. choose D. survive
30. A. permits B. forbids C. forces D. reminds
31. A. obviously B. freely C. exactly D. immediately
32. A. smaller B. more C. higher D. lower
33. A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
34. A. Finally B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
35. A. how B. what C. when D. where
36.A. bring down B. bring over C. bring roundD. bring abo
ut
37. A. governing B. cleaning C. serving D. booking
38. A. mean B. show C. warn D. conclude
39. A. school B. work C. graduation D. death
40. A. hold B. gather C. loseD. require
III. Reading Comprehension：31%
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.
Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may 50 doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.
The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different51 . Some robots are equipped with 52 and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled 53 .
“ We think this is going to 54 open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a 55 in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Officials hope that NASA will teach 56 to use the robots soon enough 57
surgeries could one day be performed in space.
The camera-carrying robots can provide 58 of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are 59 than the naked eye, because they 60 back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and 61
of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly 62 to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.
Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the 64 . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”
50. A. use B. pay C. allow D. force
51. A. locations B. directions C. fields D. ways
52. A. operators B. monitors C. cameras D. flashes
53. A. automatically B. remotely C. manually D. widely
54. A. perform B. undergo C. follow D. replace
55. A. reporter B. specialist C. designer D. director
56. A. astronauts B. nurse C. teachers D. trainers
57. A. in order to B. so that C. thus D. 
in case
58. A. answers B. services C. views D. insights
59. A. weaker B. stronger C. poorer D. better
60. A. send B. produce C. change D. create
61. A. measure B. size C. power D. pressure
62. A. relevant B. true C. helpful D. interesting
63. A. touching B. pressing C. holding D. placing
64. A. ambition B. goal C. achievement D. victory
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there
is one word more than you need
A. agree B. suffer C. system D. notice AB. through
AC. dangerous AD. space BC. limited BD. absorbs CD. let out
For years scientist have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more 41 than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to 42 eye-pain, headache and other p
roblems. Some pollutants can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists 43 that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to 44 the problem in the early 1970s, when it was that builders began making houses and offices which did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that 45 the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to 46 harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control 47 for building green plants. Scientist do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe t
hat a plant’s leaves take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant produces oxygen 48 its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each 49 different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.