—She should have been informed of the meeting.
—______，but she wouldn’t like to attend this meeting.

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the days when an ice cream sundae(圣代冰淇淋)cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress came to his table and put a glass of water in front of him. “Miss, how much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked. “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and counted(数) the coins in it.

“Okay then, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he asked. By now, more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she replied rudely. The little boy again counted his coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream sundae, put the bill on the table, and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier, and left.

When the waitress came back to that table, she began to cry as she wiped(擦) it with the wash cloth. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish were fifteen cents.

You see, the little boy couldn’t have the sundae because he wanted to have enough coins to leave her a tip. The waitress regretted having treated the little boy like that. And from that, she learned that she should treat all her customers well.

1. Why didn’t the little boy have an ice cream sundae?

A. Because he didn’t have enough money for one.

B. Because he liked a plain dish of ice cream better.

C. Because he wanted to have enough coins to leave a tip.

D. Because he was told not to have such an expensive ice cream.

2. When the little boy ordered a plain dish of ice cream, the waitress looked ______.

A. happy    B. surprised    C. impatient     D. ashamed

3. We infer that the waitress cried most probably because_____.

A. she had never received a tip before

B. she was touched by the little boy’s deed

C. she knew the little boy wouldn’t come back again

D. the boy was too generous

4. According to the last paragraph, what did the waitress regret?

A. Not having offered the little boy an ice cream sundae.

B. Not having asked the little boy for more money.

C. Not having treated everybody the same.

D. Not having treated the little boy well.

第二节   完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36  economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can   38  support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39  and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would   41  talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 
On her birthday last month, she   43  her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45  on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46  clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48  a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be   49  to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51  and angrily said to her Mum, “  52  I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  . 
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54 .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal                  B. extra                     C. limited                     D. adequate
37. A. for                           B. with                        C. like                      D. as 
38. A. hopefully                   B. obviously                 C. hardly               D. temporarily
39. A. music                B. drawing                   C. maths                       D. biology
40. A. bonus                B. allowance         C. donation                   D. pension
41. A. secretly                     B. happily                    C. quietly                     D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at         B. shouting at               C. laughing at        D. glaring at
43. A. took                         B. invited                     C. accompanied             D. sent
44. A. happy                        B. independent              C. confident      D. present
45. A. depended           B. insisted                    C. focused                    D. agreed
46. A. casual                        B. comfortable              C. nice                         D. tight
47. A. shirt                         B. jeans                        C. handbag                   D. necklace
48. A. get                          B. copy                      C. order                D. borrow
49. A. free                 B. able                     C. glad                      D. willing
50. A. how                        B. when                     C. why                        D. whether
51. A. stubborn           B. upset                     C. firm                     D. enthusiastic 
52. A. If                             B. When                    C. Unless                   D. Though
53. A. treated                      B. controlled              C. educated         D. behaved
54. A. cleverness         B. character         C. circumstances    D. competences
55. A. study              B. friendship         C. sympathy               D. performance 

---Is Sarah coming ?
--- No. She should have let us know earlier , but _______ she has been very busy recently.

完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the  16  side of this line. When I hold  17  the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to  18  independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  19  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 class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s  20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was  21  to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a  22  time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  23  courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face  24  with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  25  she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  26  one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen  27  suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a  28  mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother  29  every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit  30  .
I  31  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  33  , she is well-equipped and eager to  34  the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the  35  we both needed.