People have been growing chrysanthemums（菊花）for more than 2,000 years. Mums make bright and colorful gardens. People in China and other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers.

    One basic kind of mum is the garden mum. The other basic kind is the florist mum. The garden mum is better able to handle different growing conditions.

    There are many varieties of mums. The decorative mum is often seen in gardens. Another popular type, the quill mum, has long, straight petals（花瓣）like a tube or needle.

    Chrysanthemum blooms can be white, yellow, gold, red or other colors. The plants often grow one meter high.

    The soil for chrysanthemums should be kept moist but well drained so it does not get too wet.

    Newly-planted mums should be watered two or three times a week, depending on conditions. Plants established in the ground may do well just with normal rainfall.

    Mums grow best in full sunshine. They produce colorful blooms when days get shorter and nights get longer. The life cycle of the plant depends on the amount of daylight. This is why experts advise against placing mums near night lights or street lights. The light may interfere with their normal growth cycle. The plants may develop buds too soon.

    In climates where temperatures fall below freezing, plant mums at least six weeks before the first frost. That way, the plants will be well established for cold weather.

    Some gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together. But be sure to leave enough space to let air flow between the plants. If not, there may be a greater chance of disease.

    To get more blooms, gardeners pinch（掐）back the branches when new growth has reached fifteen centimeters. Squeeze about five to seven centimeters off each branch. Pinch it again when a branch grows another twelve to fifteen centimeters. Stop the pinching about one hundred days before you want the plants to bloom.

1. What has a great effect on the life cycle of the mum?

    A. The conditions of the soil.            B. The amount of daylight.

    C. The amount of rainfall.               D. Cold weather.

2.Why do gardeners pinch back the branches when new growth reaches certain length?

    A. To make mums grow thick.          B. To get more blooms.

    C. To prevent mums from falling ill.      D. To let air flow between the plants.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Growing mums has a very long history and all the people in the world like making tea with mums.

B. Mums can grow one meter high and the closer they are planted, the higher they grow.

C. Though planting mums close together can make them look more beautiful, enough space should be left.

D. The petals of mums are long and straight and the more water mums get, the more quickly they grow.

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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the   36   they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that   37   you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to   38   the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys – in – a – garage stage and   39   to be pretty good, doing getting – paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me   40  . At that time, though part of me was   41  up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family,   42  of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in,   43   I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and   44   goals. I was running on parallel   45  .

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes – we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel   46  . I realized I was on quite different tracks: I   47   was becoming two people,   48   identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my   49  , my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I   50   out. My bandmasters were   51  . They thought I was crazy to withdraw   52   the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my   53  , with my feeling of what I was   54   to do, with who I was – it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and   55  . I could remember who I was – the hopes and dreams I carried.

36．A．property      B．advice         C．guide         D．aid

37．A．when         B．before         C．while         D．since

38．A．come up with   B．stand up to       C．live up to     D．keep pace with

39．A．got           B．failed              C．hoped          D．attempted

40．A．lost          B．disappointed     C．confused      D．thrilled

41．A．wrapped      B．centred        C．spent         D．offered

42．A．scared         B．proud          C．guilty          D．ashamed

43．A．if             B．unless          C．until         D．yet

44．A．economic     B．political       C．academic     D．literary

45．A．tracks          B．ways         C．processes     D．directions

46．A．confident     B．optimistic     C．cheerful       D．uncomfortable

47．A．exactly        B．actually       C．eventually     D．fortunately

48．A．switching     B．acting          C．discovering      D．seeking

49．A．conditions     B．choices        C．competence      D．health

50．A．gave         B．looked         C．called          D．dropped

51．A．disturbed     B．cool         C．shocked       D．tolerant

52．A．in            B．to             C．by            D．at

53．A．goals         B．interests       C．personality       D．consideration

54．A．meant          B．demanded     C．forced         D．aimed

55．A．recall              B．refocus        C．rebuild        D．reunite

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he  1  his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  2  his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,  3  to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the   4  made through years. At the airport he had to accept the  5   customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for  6 . Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying   7  for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  8   fake（假货）. When he was  9   of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,  10   cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  11  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  12 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  13  . For many times of entry-exit  14  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and  15  him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if   16   reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be   17  by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep  18  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  19  , which he would remember as the  20  of his success forever.

People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a   36  problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error．  37  , when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six   38  in analyzing a problem．

First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must   39  that there is a problem with his bicycle．

Next the person must   40  the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must   41  the parts that are wrong．

Now the person must look for   42  that will make the problem clearer and lead to 43  solutions．For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．  44  , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,   45  his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

After   46   the problem, the person should have   47  suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example   48  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones．

In the end, one   49   seems to be the solution to the problem．Sometimes the   50 idea comes quite   51  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a   52  way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum（口香糖）stuck to a brake．He   53  hits on the solution to his problem: he must   54  the brake．

Finally the solution is   55  ．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．

1.                A．usual          B．serious         C．similar    D．common

2.                A．Instead         B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

3.                A．conditions      B．ways           C．stages    D．orders

4.                A．prove          B．explain         C．show D．see

5.                A．find           B．judge          C．describe  D．face

6.                A．determine      B．check          C．correct   D．recover

7.                A．skills           B．answers        C．explanation    D．information

8.                A．exact          B．possible        C．real  D．special

9.                A．Once in a while   B．In other words   C．First of all D．At this time

10.               A．talk to          B．look for        C．agree with D．depend on

11.               A．settling down    B．discussing       C．comparing with D．studying

12.               A．enough        B．extra          C．several    D．countless

13.               A．again          B．secondly        C．also  D．alone

14.               A．conclusion      B．suggestion      C．decision   D．discovery

15.               A．clear          B．next           C．final  D．new

16.               A．late           B．unexpectedly    C．clearly    D．often

17.               A．different       B．simple         C．quick D．sudden

18.               A．easily          B．fortunately      C．clearly    D．immediately

19.               A．separate        B．clean          C．loosen    D．remove

20.               A．completed      B．recorded       C．tested D．accepted

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he  1  his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  2  his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,  3  to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the   4  made through years. At the airport he had to accept the  5   customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for  6 . Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying   7  for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  8   fake（假货）. When he was  9   of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,  10   cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  11  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  12 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  13  . For many times of entry-exit  14  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and  15  him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if   16   reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be   17  by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep  18  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  19  , which he would remember as the  20  of his success forever.

1.                A．went up        B．set up          C． took up  D．picked up

2.                A．owes           B．mentions        C．brings    D．honors

3.                A．objected        B．refused         C．decided D．asked

4.                A．books          B．things          C．pounds   D．savings

5.                A．ordinary        B．regular         C．routine   D．common

6.                A．inspection      B．look           C．test  D．experiment

7.                A．it             B．one            C．them     D．these

8.                A．careless        B．priceless        C．hopeless  D．worthless

9.                A．afraid          B．ashamed        C．proud    D．hard

10.               A．whose         B．what           C．which     D．as

11.               A．at             B．on            C．in    D．by

12.               A．amazed         B．delighted       C．disappointed   D．satisfied

13.               A．strictly         B．quietly         C．quickly    D．curiously

14.               A．conditions      B．chances        C．experiments    D．experiences

15.               A．stopped        B．warned         C．urged D．hoped

16.               A．found out       B．came out       C．sent out   D．set out

17.               A．hit            B．charged        C．praised    D．blamed

18.               A．expression      B．idea           C．thought   D．impression

19.               A．lies            B．honesty        C．goods     D．bravery

20.               A．choice         B．lesson          C．secret D．belief