Yesterday，after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when one hit a vase. Mom the loud crash. Wasting no time，she went into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty . We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love：it would last a .
We began crying, and to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn't really fix it. it had been broken，the of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to the mess, we tried everything we could think of to her up ，but even our best funny faces didn't . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I her and put both hands on her shoulders , saying, “ All things can be ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our . It's the only thing that can never be broken.”
Mom hugged me very tightly and smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said. “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damages remind me of more important：the realization that love forever.”
A．gradually B．suddenly C．surprisingly D．immediately
A．caused B．witnessed C．ignored D．heard
A．dressing B．shouting C．flying D．crying
A．pieces B．vase C．pillow D．ground
A．disappointed B．angry C．awful D．sensitive
A．grew B．lay C．stood D．existed
A．for B．in C．from D．by
A．decade B．year C．season D．lifetime
A．offered B．supported C．pretended D．agreed
A．Just as B．In case C．Now that D．Even though
A．price B．wealth C．treasure D．value
A．pick up B．take up C．put up D．pick out
A．get B．make C．light D．cheer
A．smile B．work C．show D．say
A．prevented B．stopped C．kept D．followed
A．destroyed B．mended C．improved D．broken
A．friendship B．honesty C．love D．happiness
A．finally B．quickly C．confidently D．immediately
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．changes B．appears C．lasts D．keeps
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的4个（A、B、C、D）选项中，选出最佳选项。
A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been ___21___ him said, “My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too.” “Really?” said the man. “What kind of ___22___ does your daddy have?” The little girl answered, “Oh, he hasn’t got a car yet, ___23___ he’s got the brush to clean it.”
Well, I suppose you have to start ___24___! The important thing is that you do ___25___. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want. It’s ___26___ that many of us want to live forever, when we can’t even decide what to do with our life now! Like the guy who said, “I’m going to ___27___ putting things off, starting tomorrow.”
You see, ___28___ others have made decisions for you, you can still decide ___29___ you’ll respond and handle the life that’s been handed to you. You still have ___30___ of your own attitudes. Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what ___31___ you’re in. Remember, you can always find someone ___32___ than you who you can help. It’s only when we stop looking at our own problems and ___33___ to make others happy that we ourselves can be ___34___ happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision you’ll ___35___. There are many smart, talented people who have never enjoyed the ___36___ they could have, because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it.
Remember, if your life doesn’t ___37___, it’s going to stay the same! It’s that simple. So to move on ___38___ where you are, you must first decide where you’d ___39___ be. If you can’t change your mind, you can’t change your life. The great writer Tolstoy said, “Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change ___40___.” So ask yourself right now: What’s the decision I need to make to change my life? Just think a minute…
21. A. noticing B. watching C. glaring D. observin
22. A. car B. life C. brush D. view
23. A. however B. as C. but D. while
24. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
25. A. help B. work C. finish D.start
26. A. impossible B. natural C. strange D. likely
27. A. stop B. start C. avoid D. continue
28. A. in case B. even if C. now that D. only if
29. A. how B. why C. what D. that
30. A. power B. control C. authority D. sense
31. A. situation B. condition C. case D. surrounding
32. A. better off B. worse off C. more difficult D. much easier
33. A. give out B. leave out C. go out D. reach out
34. A. truly B. fully C. just D. simply
35. A. agree with B. live with C. start with D. end with
36. A. success B. idea C. work D. challenge
37. A. appear B. regain C. change D. preserve
38. A. with B. from C. to D. until
39. A. rather B. quite C. hardly D. just
40. A. yourself B. herself C. itself D. himself
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was 36 much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.
One Sunday afternoon, I was 37 with friends about animals. I said the whale（鲸鱼）was__38 a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a 39over to help settle the matter. I knew I was 40, so I was looking forward to the teacher 41 I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her 42the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s 43 .
You could have knocked me over with a feather. My 44 was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too 45to speak. I still knew I was right, which __46 the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong, 47she was completely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was 48 knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone 49 her and no one else thought she could be wrong.
__50 that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This 51 shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up. 52 I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“ 53silly.” From that point on, I had no 54__ for authority（权威）. To earn my respect, you have to be smart or 55 . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.
36. A. as B. so C. too D. very
37. A. meeting B. working C. arguing D. staying
38. A. about B. like C. beside D. above
39. A. professor B. biologist C. librarian D. teacher
40. A. clever B. fight C. creative D. silly
41. A. proving B. finding C. promising D. hoping
42. A. how B. why C. if D. when
43. A. doubt B. silence C. regret D. hesitation
44. A. heart B. mind C. pride D. feeling
45. A. foolish B. anxious C. serious D. astonished
46. A. meant B. suggested C. admitted D. concluded
47. A. and B. but C. for D. or
48. A. special B. normal C. regular D. common
49. A. pleased B. admired C. believed D. loved
50. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
51. A. fairly B. properly C. nearly D. greatly
52. A. Whenever B. Although C. While D. Whether
53. A. I’m B. that’s C. he’s D. you’re
54. A. idea B. respect C. choice D. question
55. A. energetic B. patient C. talented D. diligent
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will _31 with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as 33 as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 34 in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and 35 like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the 36 eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 37 I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent 38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do 39 . The list goes on and on. But the 40 is clear: We live in a society today that is 41 our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to 42 the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.
I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they 43 me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 44 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had 45 to his house. We were talking about the 46 he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I 47 my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.
I hadn’t 48 a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 49 like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have 50_ once in a while.
31. A. argue B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss
32. A. age B. stage C. year D. grade
33. A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect
34. A. companies B. factories C. positions D. offices
35. A. study B. speak C. work D. act
36. A. last B. other C. rest D. coming
37. A. purposes B. successC. goals D. jobs
38. A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools
39. A. in life B. in time C. for ages D. for ever
40. A. information B. message C. notice D. idea
41. A. ruining B. correcting C. envying D. shortening
42. A. respect B. accept C. learn D. follow
43. A. inspired B. disappointed C. affected D. frightened
44. A. valuable B. seriousC. important D. useful
45. A. walkedB. flown back C. gone back D. driven
46. A. furniture B. improvements C. equipment D. arrangements
47. A. moved B. fixed C. sold D. broke
48. A. played B. caught C. seen D. held
49. A. laughing B. shouting C. running D. shooting
50. A. a rest B. a talk C. fun D. sports
第三节：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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I 41 to play, too."You're 42 young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's 43 by heart from hearing her practice, they 44me begin. I was four. 45 joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud 46 my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was 47 to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly 48 .There was a comfort in those keys.
That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of 49 and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I 50 my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt 51I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保险) supplied the money to purchase 52 .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I 53 an envelope containing a gift certificate(礼券)to Hammell Music for a 54.Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it 55 .
And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's 56 . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven, 57 and smiling. Every song is for them and the 58goes on.
And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n) 59 that old things pass away and new life 60 .
41.A.plannedB.allowed C.begged D.dared
42.A.very B.so C.not D.too
43.A.lessons B.piano C.keys D.text
44.A.permitted B.promised C.let D.made
45.A.What a B.What C.How D.How many
46.A.until B.when C.as soon as D.after
47.A.likely B.ready C.discouraged D.afraid
48.A.dropped B.went C.came to D.slept
49.A.people B.students C.boys D.children
50.A.destroyed B.left C.lost D.rebuilt
51.A.as though B.even though C.even if D.though
52.A.the other B.another C.a house D.one
53.A.accepted B.gained C.received D.won
54.A.present B.piano C.house D.sum of money
55.A.for myself B.at all C.any way D.above all
56.A.bed B.clothing C.portrait D.name
57.A.crying B.listening C.singing D.playing
58.A.joy B.piano C.sadness D.friendship
59.A.book B.reminder C.equipment D.instrument
60.A.disappears B.remains C.stops D.begins
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的第四个选项（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 very cool day in the spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing, and I, nine years old, was 36 the horse．I didn't do the 37 very well as it was rather cold．It was a little38 than I could do to manage the task．
"Dad," said I, "how long 39 I stay in field?"
"About an hour，" he answered．
An hour 40 a great while and I said, "I 41 I could go home now-my 42 aches."
"I am very sorry," said my father, "but can't you 43 till it is time to go home for dinner?"
"I think not－my headache is getting to be pretty 44 ."
"Well," said he, 45 me off the horse, doubting my disease was rather in my heart than my head, "you may go home．I don't want you to work 46 you are sick．Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb(大黄)．Tell her that I think it will 47 you much!"
There was no choice．I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 48 to my mother．I told her, 49 , that I thought my head was better, 50 not to take the terrible 51．But it was of no use and it was too late．She understood my case as 52 as my father did．She knew well enough my 53 was laziness．So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it．Dear me! How bitter it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than to be doctored in that way．Since then I never told another 54 .
Honesty is the best policy． 55 it, though there is another and a better reason．
36．A feeding B．riding C．handling D．controlling
37．A adventure B．situation C．career D．task
38．A less B．better C．more D．rather
39．A must B．can C．should D．would
40．A seemed B．kept C．waited D．equaled
41．A think B．wish C．believe D．plan
42．A hand B．leg C．head D．heart
43．A argue B．develop C．work D．stay
44．A serious B．normal C．simple D．pleasant
45．A putting B．taking C．falling D．seeing
46．A because B．if C．before D．unless
47．A make B．protect C．devote D．benefit
48．A news B．excitement C．match D．message
49．A but B．and C．however D．then
50．A hoping B．deciding C．considering D．expressing
51．A drink B．medicine C．juice D．soup
52．A soon B．long C．well D．total
53．A opinion B．similarity C．difficulty D．disease
54．A lie B．speech C．story D．joke
55．A Bring in B．Watch out C．Depend on D．Get away from