My Best Enemy

    Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Lisa. That’s where the similarities ended.

    I was tall and she was small. My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my enemy. But she liked me and wanted to be friends.

       One day, she invited me over and I said yes—I was too shocked to answer any other way. My family had moved six times in six years, and I had never managed to develop any friendships. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school. She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places, an all-right bookstore, a movie theater and a park. As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood, I tried to guess which house might be hers. Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three –story house with a front porch? I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.

    When we got into the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was my next surprise. I had never played with them. We sat on the floor, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon.

    Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines; the movie theater gave her free tickets Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses and spent every free moment together.

Lisa, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence（青春期）and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: you worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.

54．The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that________ .

  A．they were both new students    B．they had the same hair styles

 C．they were both tall            D．they were of the same age

55．One day Lisa invited the writer____________.

 A．to go to the movie            B．to go to her home

 C．to go to walk in a park        D．to go to a pizza place

56．In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who was___________ .

 A．awkward and shy            B．rich and happy

 C．quiet and lonely             D．friendly and lovely

57．Which of the following did the writer learn from Lisa?

  A．How to make up stories.      B．How to deal with enemies.

 C．How to make friends.         D．How to live a better life.

第一节 语音知识（共５小题；每小题１分，满分５分）

从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. collar      A. chocolate    B purpose    C clothes    D politics

2. Thursday    A increase    B university   C cheese    D thus

3 .parent      A branch     B pattern      C librarian   D many

4. feather      A strength    B thirsty      C mouths     D months

5. shower     A shadow    B sow        C allow       D knowledge

Some freshmen are finding it hard to ____ the new environment in the university.

    A.adapt to             B. apply to    C. appeal to           D. attach to

We watched, amazed as fire _____ on the outside of the spaceship as the earth’s gravity increased.

   A. broke up   B. broke out   C. broke in   D. broke away

.They turned out more than 1,000 washing machines, most of which ________quality.

  A.is good       B.are good      C.is of high      D.are of high

He was too tired and fell asleep with a book    open on his knee.

A. laying    B. lying    C. laid    D. lain

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。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we do everything to celebrate for mothers. But I’ll   21         that the Sunday in 1996 was bitter sweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   22        my waitress’ salary to buy.

    But that great kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were       23         impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I wished I had done for them. I just hoped they  24         .

    As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase  25        a dozen red roses. When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was over shadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly  26         of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It read:

    She took a day off from her busy  27         to take the boy to see his hero at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early so he could see his hero take batting practice. On their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was  28          his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to get his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy until one o’clock in the morning… It took me long enough to   29        , but I finally know who the  30       hero is. Mom, I love you!

    And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.

21. A. admit                    B. adopt          C. deny         D. refuse

22. A. stress                    B. spare           C. strengthen      D. spend

23. A. merely                   B. usually         C. never                D. often

24. A. supported           B. understood      C. approved             D. disgusted

25. A. including      B. containing            C. possessing     D. pinning

26. A. handwriting      B. description    C. tone                 D. scratch

27. A. event               B. content          C. schedule      D. circumstance

28. A. impressed       B. printed          C. presented       D. pressed

29. A. see             B. hear            C. realize            D. tell

30. A. actual         B. true          C. imaginary     D. visual

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列图书简介：

A. Beacon of Hope: A Guide to Internal Truth 

It tells the story of an alcoholic who becomes a psychologist and her spiritual journey. It is interesting to hear the story from both that of an alcoholic and an addictionologist. Her voice is very clear. The role of spirituality and recovery is the emphasis of the book. If you are in recovery this book would be helpful. Like an extended story from "Came to Believe".

B. Jonathan Livingston Seagull

HE is just a seagull, but he has inspired millions of people, including US president Barack Obama, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and late king of pop Michael Jackson.

    The reason why a seagull can have such universal appeal is based on a simple fact. Each of us has the desire to be more than just ordinary. We see in Jonathan our longing for a higher purpose to life. But most of us remain part of the flock since “most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight — how to get from shore to food and back again”. With failure, hunger, storms, loneliness and misunderstandings to face, one can easily give up.

C. Yes Man - Movie Tie-In

Recently single, Danny Wallace was falling into loneliness and isolation. Until one day, when a stranger on a bus advised, "Say yes more." At that moment, Wallace vowed to say yes to every offer, invitation, challenge, and chance. For a year.

Soon after resolving to be more open to what the universe had to offer, Danny wins $45,000 and becomes a television executive...and a minister. He gives spare change to anyone who asks. Invents things. Travels the globe. Nods a lot. And finds that romance isn't as complicated as it seems.

Yes Man is inspiring proof that a little willingness can take anyone to the most wonderful of places.

D. Life of Pi

Life of Pi is the story of a 16-year old Indian boy adrift at sea for 227 days with only a dangerous Bengal tiger for a companion. Pi Patel's journey, and survival through the use of his wits and sheer determination, is one that grabs you and never lets go. It's a story that seems both too real and surreal at the same time. Yann Martel is a master story teller and he weaves a tale that is entertaining and thought-provoking and at the end, he challenges you to believe it all. A top-notch read. From our review, "Life of Pi is a delicious treat to savor."

E. Texas Tables

Whether you're entertaining for a party or serving up fast casual meals for the family, this triple-tested Junior League cookbook is a must have, top shelf resource. Harmonized with personal stories and culinary tips, you’ll want to read it first and cook second.

F. PADDINGTON BEAR

Here’s the story of how a smallish bear from “Darkest Peru” is discovered amid the bicycles and luggage of Paddington Station, in the middle of London, by Mr. and Mrs. Brown who had only planned on picking up their children from school. Luckily for all concerned, the Browns were just the sort of people to welcome a lost bear to their family.

请阅读以下读者的信息, 然后匹配读者与适合他/她们的图书:

66. Brian is frustrated with the people he works with and the job itself. Negative feelings loneliness are making him unhappy. He is expecting to retrieve his energy and passion for life with the help of an inspiring book.

67. Candy’s marriage seems to bring her more trouble than happiness. Her husband is particular about the food she cooks. She thinks she needs some help; hopefully a good cookbook will be her savior.

68. Austin used to have no purpose in life. Now he has realized he shouldn’t go on like this. He wants to read something that may direct him to find a higher purpose to life and live a more meaningful life.

69. Amanda’s summer vacation is on the way. What she wants to do most is to borrow some really interesting adventurous books from the school library to relax herself after a whole term of tiring studies.

70. Andrew used to drink excessively, but the death of his uncle, also an alcoholic, shocked him. He wants to quit drinking and is still struggling. He is dying for something, like a book, to give him some spiritual instructions.

The teacher talked in a very low voice_____make himself________, clearly.

A. in order to; hear                                              B. so as not; hear   

C. in order not to; heard                                         D. so that to; heard

It’s disappointing that no one could _________ a good idea to help us out of trouble．

       A．come off it   B．come up        C．come up with        D．come about