A fire_____in the lower story during the midnight and soon the whole building was in flames.

   A. was breaking out        B. was broken out         C. broke out                 D. break out

Don’t be afraid of asking for help ______it is needed.

A. unless                      B. since                        C. although                   D. when

When I saw mum nod _______ to me, I calmed down and went on with my performance.

A. encouragingly   B. amazingly  C. increasingly         D. obviously

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was  41  into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa,  42 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how  43  I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very  44  to understand. “I guess we all have to  45  sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could  46  her pain and the tension(紧张) of  47  the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me  48 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face  49  my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her  50  and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could  51  it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s  52  with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to  53 . She was still my mother,  54  she was something  55 , a person having the ability of bearing fear,  56  and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought  57  in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station  58 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very  59  feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping  60  across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

41. A. tired                       B. ashamed         C. lazy                 D. shocked

42. A. crying                 B. smiling       C. thinking            D. whispering

43. A. eagerly                     B. worriedly       C. little                 D. much

44. A. quickly                 B. slowly            C. suddenly           D. proudly

45. A. fail                             B. win                C. fall sick            D. give in

46. A. know of                B. watch             C. sense                D. recognize

47. A. holding back          B. putting away      C. sitting up          D. stopping from

48. A. lit up                   B. came true       C. turned              D. increased

49. A. to                        B. up                 C. through             D. against

50. A. thoughtfully        B. tightly               C. carefully           D. politely

51. A. and that                    B. now that         C. but that            D. so that

52. A. hand                       B. face               C. hair                  D. back

53. A. content                     B. break             C. fall                  D. understand

54. A. therefore                B. however         C. yet                   D. though

55. A. more                   B. much             C. little                 D. huge

56. A. wound                     B. defeat            C. cut                   D. hurt

57. A. kindness                 B. memory         C. comfort            D. support

58. A. supplied                    B. offered           C. paid for            D. contributed

59. A. different                   B. hard               C. pleasant            D. serious

60. A. off                             B. away              C. out                   D. through

Though he is _____ worker, he works very hard.

     A. a common          B. an ordinary  C. a usual                 D. a general

  Telecommuting(远程办公) will have major effects on the worlds of work and family life. However, its biggest effect will be in the area of individual freedom, responsibility and time management.

Work and workplaces will change greatly. Offices may become smaller, as fewer desks are needed. There will be greater need for high-speed Internet connections to link the office and the home, and even homes to other homes, as other employees also begin working at home. Hours spent in traffic jams, and fights for parking should diminish(减少), as workers travel less.

Family life will also change. Both husbands and wives will be able to arrange their work around family commitments such as taking children to school, cooking, spare time activities, and so on. However, households(家人) will also have to set aside areas for work-particularly if more than one person is telecommuting.

However, although the ideas of more time at home and less time traveling are attractive, there are some drawbacks to telecommuting. People may feel that they cannot escape from work, work longer hours, or become less social. The quality of work may suffer because of fewer face-to-face interactions with other employees, and there may be delays if other workers are not immediately available. Telecommuters may also feel isolated. A major change will be in the way people think about work as a place or an institution. Instead, they will focus on the task or the product. Workers may feel less loyal to a company.

In conclusion, the effects are difficult to predict because they depend on the extent to which telecommuting becomes popular. At the same time, however, telecommuting could be the start of a major societal shift, possibly as big as the Industrial Revolution which created our present ideas of work.

49. This passage was mainly written to tell us _____.

A. about the advantages of telecommuting    B. how telecommuting will change the world

C. that telecommuting will affect family life  D. how to telecommute in the future

50. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

        A. The disadvantages of telecommuting.                  B. Setting aside areas for work.

        C. The future of telecommuting.                           D. The employees’ focus on work.

51. With telecommuting in the future, which of the following will be reduced?

        A. Working hours and family time.                         B. Face-to-face communication.

        C. Spare time and individual freedom.                         D. Spending time with friends.

52. What can we infer from the passage?

        A. Telecommuting will change the world completely.

        B. There will be no traffic jams because of telecommuting.

        C. Work efficiency will increase through telecommuting.

        D. Telecommuting workers will likely change their jobs.

第三节 书面表达（满分 30 分）

讨论义务献血的好处。(100-120字)

1．16月14日被定为World Blood Donator Day去鼓励人们义务献血。增强救助别人意识

2．献血是一种高尚品行，在助人为乐与人为善的同时，也使自己的精神得到深化，

3．其次，献血有助于检查和保持身体健康，对一些疾病有预防作用。