We waited in the dark, hoping that someone would come and f _____ us.

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart．She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence．Outside, it was pouring so heavily．

We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart．We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world．

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance （昏昏欲睡） we were all caught in．"Mom, let's run through the rain," she said．

"No, honey．We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied．

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain．"

" We'll get wet totally if we do," Mom said．

"No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom's arm．

"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowd stopped dead silent．I dare say you couldn't hear anything but the rain．We all stood silently. No one came or left in. the next few minutes,Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say．

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly．Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith．"Honey, you are absolutely right．Let's run through the rain．If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said．Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case．They got soaked．But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars．And yes, I did．I ran．I got wet．I needed washing．

You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories．So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories．

1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"?

A．happiness         B．approval          C．disagreement      D．love

2.What do we know about the mother in the story?

A．Her husband was cured of his cancer．

B．She was strong-willed and considerate．

C．She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said．

D．Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in．

3.Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune．

B．Parents should act more bravely than their children．

C．Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well．

D．Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents．

4.The best title for the passage might be _____．

A．Run Through the Rain                    B．Be a Determined Mother

C．Wait in the Rain                         D．Have a Wonderful Experience

第二节    完形填空（共20小题，每题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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the   36       rules.  37      we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 38      behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their  39   .
As the bus came near the Mile, a  40     suddenly rang out “ 41   ! This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The  42     came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go  43     .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her  44     every day. Our eyes met 。We waited for the next  45    from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were  46    .For many of us, these were the  47      words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like  48    , to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 49     .There was the feeling of relief, that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being  50     . “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so   51      after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t   52     to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in  53     .
When I reached my stop, I said   54       to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was  55       off better than most.
36. A. unwritten            B.  strict              C.  bus                 D. city
37. A. As                   B.  Because          C.  When             D. Although
38. A. read             B.  sit               C.  talk               D. hide
39. A. ways             B. methods          C.  respect                 D. distance
40. A. message        B. warning           C.  suggestion           D. voice
41. A. Attention            B. Minding     C.  Help             D. Listen
42. A. papers          B. passengers        C.  driver           D. tears
43. A. on                 B. round                C.   ahead          D. down
44. A. still               B.  nearly         C.  even              D. hardly
45. A. turn               B.  talk           C.  order            D. remark
46. A. loud              B.  neat                C.  slow                   D. weak
47. A. first               B.  last             C.  best                    D. only
48. A. passengers          B.  citizens           C.  patients               D. schoolchildren
49. A. shouting        B.  crying               C.  smiling           D. wondering
50. A. formed          B.  heated            C.  broken                 D. frozen
51. A. sad                B.  hard               C.  ordinary       D. shy
52. A. need              B.  want             C.  like              D. begin
53. A. my life          B.  Bus 151         C.  public             D. other words
54. A. good morning B.  good-bye    C.  hello             D. thanks
55. A. starting       B.  seeing         C.  taking           D. turning

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1. 每句不超过两个错误；

2. 每处错误及其修改均只限一词；

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My parents and I went to the park on last Sunday. There were lots of visitors stood in front of the ticket window. We waited a long time and buy three tickets. In the Tiger Mountain of the park, I was too eager to see the fierce frightened animals that I quickened my steps through the crowd. Unfortunate, I got separated from my parents. I had hard time looking for him, but I had no luck. Wandering in the park, I felt alone without any companions. Worse still, I had no money, so I had to walk home, covered as much as 5 kilometers.