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。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very 【小题1】.
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky  【小题2】. “Please.”
I had said no so many times in the 【小题3】 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her 【小题4】, I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and 【小题5】a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy
【小题6】. My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 【小题7】 time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch 【小题8】out on the table, Roy arrived on the 【小题9】.
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with
【小题10】. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 【小题11】for so many months. Roy and the boys 【小题12】rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 【小题13】 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our 【小题14】 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 【小题15】 could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 【小题16】.
Even though the kids have now grown up and 【小题17】from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to 【小题18】 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry    【小题19】and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 【小题20】.

【小题31】

A．orders B．charges C．activity D．responsibilities

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。

       Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic．

       When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very    36   ．

       “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky    37   ．“Please．”

       I had said no so many times in the    38    months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores （日常工作） could wait．To her    39   , I agreed．

       I prepared a few sandwiches and    40    a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 41   ．My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some    42    time together as a family．

       About the time I got the lunch    43    out on the table, Roy arrived on the    44    ．

       That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together．The meal was filled with 45   ．We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school    46   for so many months．Roy and the boys    47    rocks into the lake．Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table,    48    God for blessing me with such a wonderful family．

       That night as our    49    went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had．

       As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest    50    could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you    51   ．

       Even though the kids have now grown up and    52    from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table．

       Maybe today would be a good time to    53    potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry    54    and skipped a few rocks into the lake．Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a    55   ．

36．A．old        B．poor          C．busy          D．miserable

37．A．begged    B．asked         C．doubted        D．wondered

38．A．coming     B．recent           C．following      D．later

39．A．doubt       B．disappointment C．sadness         D．surprise

40．A．supplied   B．provided       C．combined      D．filled

41．A．off work   B．at home        C．at work         D．on business

42．A．unhappy   B．quality          C．quantity        D．sad

43．A．spread      B．taken         C．made          D．cooked

44．A．scene     B．view          C．event        D．landscape

45．A．sadness     B．expectation      C．hope          D．laughter

46．A．orders    B．charges        C．activity         D．responsibilities

47．A．missed      B．took           C．skipped         D．left

48．A．praying  B．praising        C．thanking       D．trusting

49．A．family    B．children        C．friends          D．parents

50．A．lifestyle   B．time          C．world          D．family

51．A．enjoy           B．own          C．have          D．love

52．A．left alone  B．passed away     C．ran away       D．moved away

53．A．supply      B．cook          C．watch           D．plant

54．A．ducks       B．children        C．family         D．people

55．A．salad    B．life             C．picnic        D．hope

Listening

Part 1

1．warming up

Pay attention to the following words and phrases which you will hear while listening.

North Pole北极

celebrate one's birthday 庆祝生日

blow away 吹走

thaw 烘烤

2．Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.

1)Who traveled to the North Pole with me?

[　　]

A．My friends.

B．My family.

C．None.

D．My sisters.

2)What was the weather like on the first day?

[　　]

A．Snowy and windy.

B．Windy and sunny.

C．Snowy and rainy.

D．Sunny and windy.

3)What should I do before the wind became strong?

[　　]

A．Put up my tent.

B．Sleep in the sleeping bag.

C．Find a hole.

D．Make a fire.

4)When was my birthday?

[　　]

A．November 10th.

B．November 1st.

C．November 20th.

D．November 12th.

5)Which one is not true?

[　　]

A．I hurt my foot in the accident.

B．I had to thaw my birthday cake over the fire.

C．On the 22nd day, my workday was increased to 12 hours a day.

D．I waited to get better at last.

3．Listen to the tape once more and fill in the blanks.

1)I made a journey to ________ to celebrate my birthday .

2)Luckily, ________ ________ and I weren't blown away by the howling ________.

3)I had fallen into a very deep ________ and was hanging on the ________.

4)With my ________ and ________, I put my tent up.

5)It's an experience I shell never ________ and shall ________ for the rest of my life.

Part 2

Dick and Becky live in England. They have a farm, a shop and a tea-shop. People come to the tea-shop to drink tea and have lunch.

1．Listen to the tape. Tick the words you hear on the tape.

2．Listen to the tape again. Complete the words on the diagram.

3．Answer the following questions.

1)Do their two children work on the farm after they graduated from school?

2)How do they raise their chickens?

3)Do they sell cakes made by themself? Why?

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。

Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very .

 “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky   . “Please.”

I had said no so many times in the  months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her , I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy

. My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch out on the table, Roy arrived on the .

That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with

. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school for so many months. Roy and the boys rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.

As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you .

Even though the kids have now grown up and from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

Maybe today would be a good time to potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry     and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a .

A. old                     B. poor                     C. busy                     D. miserable

A. begged          B. asked                       C. doubted                    D. wondered

A. coming                  B. recent                      C. following                 D. later

A. doubt                    B. disappointment         C. sadness                     D. surprise

A. supplied         B. provided               C. combined                 D. filled

A. off work         B. at home                    C. at work                    D. on business

A. unhappy         B. quality                            C. quantity                   D. sad

A. spread                   B. taken                       C. made                    D. cooked

A. scene                     B. view                        C. event                 D. landscape

A. sadness                B. expectation               C. hope                     D. laughter

A. orders               B. charges                    C. activity                    D. responsibilities

A. missed                 B. took                   C. skipped                    D. left

A. praying              B. praising                    C. thanking                   D. trusting

A. family                B. children                   C. friends                 D. parents

A. lifestyle              B. time                      C. world                   D. family

A. enjoy                   B. own                      C. have                        D. love

A. left alone             B. passed away              C. ran away                  D. moved away

A. supply                 B. cook                       C. watch                       D. plant

A. ducks                  B. children                   C. family                  D. people

A. salad             B. life                       C. picnic                D. hope