阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son  21  a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some   22  intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very  23  . But the boy   24   suddenly that night.

       Knowing the death could have been   25   if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26  , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two   27    were more than Al could handle, and he   28    to alcohol.In time Al __29  an alcoholic.

       As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   30    — his home, his land, his art works everything.   31    Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

       When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete  32  .  I thought. "What a totally wasted life".

       As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have  33  known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   34   of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35  my courage to ask him."I'm really  36  by something," I said."I know your father was  37  the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

       Ernie sat quietly and  38  for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest __39  as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to  40  Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

21.A.formed              B.developed               C.received                D.gained

22.A. average          B. normal               C. ordinary           D. common

23.A. slightly          B. secretly       C. seriously           D. terribly

24.A.died                   B.choked                   C.starved                        D.worsened

25.A.cured                  B.prevented               C.forbidden              D.saved

26.A.better               B.heavier                   C.worse                           D.happier

27.A.disasters            B.adventures               C. directions                    D.situations

28.A.got                   B.drank                    C.turned                         D.sank

29.A.turned               B.became                  C.followed                       D.created

30.A.needed              B.shared                   C.benefited               D.possessed

31.A.Eventually          B.Gradually                C.Therefore              D.Meanwhile

32.A.trouble                B.hardship                  C.failure                        D.waste

33.A. never                   B. even                 C. still                D. ever

34.A.win                B.fall                          C.space                    D.flow

35.A.up                   B.with                        C.on                             D.through

36.A.worried             B.puzzled                    C.interested               D.attracted

37.A.especially           B.basically                   C.merely                  D.specially

38.A.argued               B.searched                  C.analyzed                 D.reflected

39.A.thoughts            B.ideas                       C.minds                   D.memories

40.A.treat                 B.call                        C.judge                             D.feel

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some   11 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy  12 suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   13  if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his   14     .To make matters worse his wife  15  him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 16  were more than Al could handle, and he   17  to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
18__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 19  — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．20  Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   21 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now  22 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free  23 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  24__．One day I worked __25 my courage to ask him．"I'm really 26__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 27 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _28_ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _29 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __30_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．

As the United States nears the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, President Obama announced Sunday night that the al Qaeda（基地组织） leader and mastermind of that horrific day, Osama bin Laden, has been killed.

CNN reports that a senior government official confirmed that bin Laden was shot by a small team of U.S. soldiers while in a mansion with family members outside Islamabad（伊斯兰堡）. His body is now in American custody（拘押） and is being handled according to Islamic customs. Three other adult men were killed in the firefight, including a son of bin Laden's, who was a senior member of the terrorist organization.

"Justice has been done," the president announced, saying that the operation he ordered after receiving intelligence information is "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaeda."

The immediate reactions ranged from cautious to ecstatic. Crowds cheered outside the White House. But officials said a "worldwide caution" would be set for Americans in case of al Qaeda retaliation（报复）.

Will bin Laden's death be the justice Americans have sought for nearly a decade?

Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, said it does bring comfort.

"This is important news for us, and for the world. It cannot ease our pain, or bring back our loved ones. It does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the September 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil," Felt said.

President Obama says this victory does not close the book.

"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain cautious," he noted.

1.The underlined word “ecstatic” most probably means _________.    

A. scared              B. extremely happy and excited

C. doubtful            D. amazed

2.The author mentions all of the items listed below EXCEPT_________. 

A. Four people were killed in the firefight.

B. Families of the victims in the 9/11 attacks celebrated together.

C. President Obama thought highly of the Anti-Terrorist Military Action

D. Obama thought that al Qaeda will continue attack against the United States.

3.It can be inferred from the text _________. 

A. The 9/11 attacks happened on September 11, 2001.

B. Osama bin Laden has three sons.

C. Some soldiers were injured in the firefight.

D. More than 3000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

4.From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.  

A. Osama bin Laden’s death will put an end to terrorism.

B. President Obama doesn’t think bin Laden's death is a victory.

C. The United States will make efforts to defeat the al-Qaeda

D. The al Qaeda has a new leader now.

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his  oldest son developed a severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some   36   intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy   37   suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   38    if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his   39     To make matters worse his wile   40   him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two   41   were more than Al could handle, and he   42  to alcohol．In time Al became an alcoholic．
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   44   — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．  45   Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   46 ．
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now   47   son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   48   of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was  52  _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certain          B．common           C．rare          D．basic
37．A．died              B．choked            C．starved        D．worsened
38．A．cured            B．prevented          C．forbidden     D．saved
39．A．disease            B．debt              C．guilt        D．duty
40．A．left              B．scolded            C．quarreled      D．forgave
41．A．disasters           B．adventures         C．conflicts      D．situations
42．A．got                   B．drank             C．turned       D．sank
43．A．As               B．Though            C．Because      D．If
44．A．needed            B．shared             C．benefited      D．possessed
45．A．Eventually         B．Gradually          C．Therefore     D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble            B．hardship          C．failure       D．waste
47．A．teen               B．aduh               C．aged          D．adolescent
48．A．win               B．fall                   C．space         D．flow
49．A．mother            B．brother           C．father         D．child
50．A．up              B．with              C．on            D．through
51．A．worried          B．puzzled         C．interested      D．attracted
52．A．especially          B．basically           C．merely       D．specially
53．A．argued            B．searched             C．analyzed        D．reflected
54．A．thoughts           B．ideas               C．minds        D．memories
55．A．treat              B．call                C．judge        D．Feel

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some   36   intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy   37   suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   38    if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his   39     .To make matters worse his wife   40   him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two   41   were more than Al could handle, and he   42   to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   44   — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．  45   Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   46 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now   47   son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   48   of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was  52   _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certain          B．common           C．rare          D．basic
37．A．dead             B．passed away      C．starved       D．worsened
38．A．cured            B．prevented          C．forbidden     D．saved
39．A．disease            B．debt              C．guilt        D．duty
40．A．left               B．scolded            C．quarreled     D．forgave
41．A．disasters           B．adventures         C．conflicts      D．situations
42．A．got                B．drank             C．turned       D．sank
43．A．As               B．Though            C．Because      D．If
44．A．needed            B．shared             C．benefited      D．owned
45．A．Eventually         B．Gradually          C．Therefore     D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble            B．hardship            C．failure       D．waste
47．A．teen               B．adult               C．old         D．adolescent
48．A．win               B．fall               C．space         D．flow
49．A．mother            B．brother              C．father         D．child
50．A．up              B．with              C．on            D．through
51．A．worried           B．puzzled             C．interested      D．attracted
52．A．especially          B．basically            C．hardly      D．specially
53．A．argued            B．searched             C．analyzed        D．thought
54．A．thoughts           B．ideas               C．minds        D．memories
55．A．treat              B．call                C．judge        D．feel