30．1 tried to fix the car myself but ______ the attempt after a couple of hours．     

       A．gave in    B．gave off   C．gave up    D．gave away

33．----How long have you been in this office?

----Just a few minutes. My cousins_______here together with me.

       A．have walked    B．had walked　　      C．walked              D．have been walking

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。

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __36__ side of this line．When I hold __37__ the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to __38__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a （an） __39__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （大学预修课程） so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s __40__: “No, I’m not interested in that．”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares．

Two months ago, she was __41__ to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a __42__ time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __43__ courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face __44__ with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already?” I was astonished, __45__ she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） __46__ one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen __47__ suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __48__ mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother __49__ every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit __50__．

I __51__ the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __52__, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．__53__, she is well-equipped and eager to __54__ the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the __55__ we both needed．

36．A．left   B．right  C．either       D．each

37．A．onto  B．up     C．back  D．out

38．A．keep  B．refuse       C．taste  D．bear

39．A．awkward  B．relaxing    C．lively       D．beautiful

40．A．comment  B．word C．concept     D．response

41．A．received   B．invited      C．treated      D．accepted

42．A．good B．great C．hard  D．easy

43．A．taken B．underlined       C．offered     D．emphasized

44．A．lit up B．built up    C．turned up  D．made up

45．A．imagining B．thinking    C．hoping      D．adding

46．A．only  B．just   C．even  D．single

47．A．mostly      B．hardly      C．exactly     D．slightly

48．A．sharp B．normal     C．different   D．typical

49．A．encouraging     B．evaluating C．disagreeing      D．agreeing

50．A．anxious    B．excited     C．sad    D．tense

51．A．reviewed  B．observed   C．checked    D．studied

52．A．competence      B．creativity  C．responsibility   D．confidence

53．A．Therefore B．Instead     C．Still  D．Besides

54．A．embrace   B．discover    C．determine D．control

55．A．character  B．strength    C．relief D．Independence

第二部分　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。

The word sharp can be  26  to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and place of work. In this chapter, the writer  27  sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine  28  . The writer does not like dull pencils.

We can also use the word sharp to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use the word sharp to describe a   29  kind of point,  30  as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are  31  sharp or rounded  32  on the kind of scissors. Some tools , such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words sharp and dull to describe the blades of these tools  33  . Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are  34  to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.

The word sharp can be used to describe the edges of furniture and  35  some contains. For example, the edge of a table of desk can be  36  . In addition, we can describe the edge of  37  open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp  38  to cut your hand. A piece of  39  from a broken jar or bottle is  40  very sharp.

  41  , we sometimes use the word sharp to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well  42  . A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and  43  learn and understand.

To summarize, the word sharp can describe many kinds of  44  that have blades, points, and edges. When we use the word “sharp” to describe people, it can mean nice-looking, well-dressed, or intelligent. It is an expressive word  45  it can be used in many different ways.

26. A. taken                B. watched     C. used            D. read

27. A. talks about            B. takes up     C. takes away       D. talked with

28. A. sharp                B. color        C. point            D. side

29. A. certain               B. some        C. just             D. any

30. A. so                   B. as          C. and             D. such

31. A. neither               B. either       C. each            D. also

32. A. depending            B. deciding     C. working         D. choosing

33. A. too                  B. even        C. either           D. ever

34. A. hard                 B. exciting      C. clear           D. easy

35. A. for                  B. on           C. of             D. beyond

36. A. sharp                B. smooth       C. dull            D. rough

37. A. a                    B. an          C. the             D. /

38. A. so as                 B. in order       C. so that          D. enough

39. A. suggestion            B. bread        C. glass            D. news

40. A. again                B. quite         C. rather           D. ordinarily

41. A. Finally               B. Therefore     C. However        D. Thus

42. A. prepared              B. served       C. dressed          D. wore

43. A. difficult to             B. is to         C. to               D. quick to

44. A. interesting things       B. bowls        C. objects          D. knives

45. A. even though           B. because       C. if only          D. since

6.  The American journalist as well as several other foreigners ______ with the August Medal for helping the Chinese people ______independence from the Japanese

   A. were awarded; get      B. was rewarded; gain 

  C. was awarded; achieve     D. were rewarded; gain

23. Speed of cars is measured ________kilometres per hour.

  A. on                      B. in                            C. by                           D. to

29．The attackers were arrested and didn’t know where they ______．

A．would take           B．are taken              C．were being taken     D．will be taken

32．How_________I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?

       A．can   B．would       C．may  D．Must

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

A while ago my family and I went sledding(滑雪橇) and as I watched my children climbing up the slope I started thinking.

     Many people are convinced that most of today’s   26    problems are because of the “me” generation. Youngsters are just out for themselves and pay no   27   to others or their needs. Indeed, a common belief is that today’s youngsters won’t do anything   28   there is something in it for them.

    Yet, while sledding, I saw a   29   side. I watched my two oldest children (then five and four) take my youngest(then two years old)by the hand to help her up the slippery slope   30   they went up. They would have been   31   without her, but not once did they try to sneak （溜掉）by her without helping. And when the sled  32  my two daughters was aimed toward the edge, it was my five year old son who ran to them to  33  them from falling and hurting themselves.

    These children sometimes   34   among themselves and, on occasion, behave horribly. But I can  35  them shopping and know that they won’t ask for anything, I can talk to them about tsunami or hurricane victims and know that they will offer to  36  some of their own money to the cause, and I can ask them to play with those children  37  on the sideline(作为旁观者) and know that they will befriend（照顾）them.

    Perhaps, therefore, the “me” generation is to blame   38   much of society’s problems—not the youngsters who want everything,   39  the adults who have taught them to selfishly   40   only of themselves.

    Most adults have been   41   at some time or another, sadly, many   42   that disappointment down to their children. Then the children learn to put themselves first!

  Most young children want to help. We can  43  that feeling by teaching the lesson my children learned while sledding: Life is a slippery slope with  44  of bumps(撞伤) and bruises(擦伤), but we can all make it to the  45  if we remember to help those who need it.

26.A.social          B.private                     C.serious                    D.slight

27.A.thought            B.attention                         C.permission             D.pleasure

28.A.if                                  B.as                             C.while                                 D.unless

29.A.same                           B.different                          C.strange                            D.moral

30.A.some time                 B.any time                          C.each time                        D.the time

31.A.faster                         B.slower                     C.easier                               D.lighter

32.A.containing                 B.loading                    C.driving                D.carrying

33.A.avoid                           B.stop                                  C.help                                   D.warn

34.A.cry                               B.cooperate                        C.assist                                D.fight

35.A.take                        B.drive                                 C.accompany            D.guide

36.A.lend                   B.send                                  C.collect                     D.pay

37.A.forgotten                   B.missed                    C.left                                    D.ignored

38.A.of                                 B.within                               C.on                             D.for

39.A.and                    B.but                                    C.thus                                  D.though

40.A.consider           B.speak                                C.believe                    D.think

41.A.depressed                 B.surprised                         C.disappointed                  D.embarrassed

42.A.extend                        B.intend                         C.pass                                  D.spread

43.A.encourage                 B.strengthen                      C.discourage                      D.approach

44.A.opportunities  B.occasions                    C.promises                         D.fates

45.A.top                     B.bottom                   C.middle                     D.tip

We finally bought a house, _________ about seven feet by ten.

  A. measured             B. measuring       C. is measured     D. measures