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 1..

 “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky  2. . “Please.”

I had said no so many times in the 3.  months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her 4., I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and 5. a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy

6.. My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 7. time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch 8. out on the table, Roy arrived on the 9..

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

10.. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 11. for so many months. Roy and the boys 12. rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 13. God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our 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 15. could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 16..

Even though the kids have now grown up and 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 18. potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry    19. and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 20..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Cyber Step-Mother

    I’ve often felt “step-parent” is a label  (标签 )we attach to whoever marries into families where children already exist. At   36   that’s how I feel about   37    a step-mother to my husband’s four children.

    Over the years, we all learned to    38   our new family arrangement. We enjoyed vacations together, ate    39   meals, and so on.   40  , I continued to feel somewhat like a(n)  41   . There was a boundary line that could not be   42  .

    When the children moved to a town five hours   43   , my husband was depressed. In order to    44   regular communication with the kids, we send e-mails. However, if a computer message came   45   to “Dad”, I’d feel forgotten and   46    . If my name appeared along with his, it would make me feel like I was part of their family unit   47    .

    Late one evening, as I was checking my e-mail, an “instant message” appeared on the   48  . It was Margo, who was also sitting in front of her computer five hours away. We sent several messages back and forth,    49    the latest news. When we would “chat” like that, she wouldn’t   50   know if it was me or her dad. That night, she didn’t ask and I didn’t identify myself either. At about 11, I commented that I should go to sleep. Her return message   51   , “Okay, talk to you later! Love you!”

    As I read this message, a wave of    52   ran through me and I realized that she   53   she was talking with her father. Feeling   54   for not identifying myself, yet not wanting to embarrass her, I simply responded, “Love you too! Good night!”

    I felt again the sharp (剧烈的) ache of emptiness (空虚) and otherness. Then, as I was   55  to leave, Margo’s final message appeared, reading “Tell Dad good night for me too.” With tears filled eyes, I turned the machine off.

36.   A. most    B. least    C. present        D. last

37.   A. to be    B. being   C. is D. was

38.   A. adjust  B. look forward to    C. expect D. adapt to

39.   A. family  B. school  C. meat    D. fish

40.   A. But       B. Though         C. However      D. So

41.   A. outsider       B. member       C. stranger       D. foreigner

42.   A. across B. cross    C. crossing       D. crossed

43.   A. far        B. away    C. far from        D. away from

44.   A. maintain      B. entertain     C. contain         D. obtain

45.   A. addressing  B. signing          C. signed D. addressed

46.   A. neglected    B. devoted        C. ignore  D. concerned

47.   A. in short         B. after all        C. above all      D. as a result

48.   A. programme B. window        C. screen D. keyboard

49.   A. sending        B. exchanging  C. discussing    D. commenting

50.   A. unexpectedly       B. carefully       C. fortunately  D. necessarily

51.   A. read     B. reads   C. reading         D. wrote

52.   A. sickness       B. anger   C. nervousness         D. sadness

53.   A. must think   B. might have thought     C. must have thought      D. might think

54.   A. responsible B. stupid  C. guilty   D. disappointed

55.   A. about   B. due       C. prepare        D. willing

 

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his   36   fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．

The car accident has left me unconscious．When   37   , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my    38   were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being   39   in a wheelchair．

Lying in my bed, I wondered how I   40   give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would  41  ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw    42   in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．

Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune   43  ．

It didn’t take me long to become  44  with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．

Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be   45  or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor,  46   on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight   47   my feet．After several weeks of such difficult   48  , my strength and confidence continued to    49   ．

It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most    50    to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I    51   myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps．   52   , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle   53  as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”

I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many   54  of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy   55   by those four little words of my son．

1.A．words              B．report           C．explanations     D．decision

2.A．hit                B．awakened         C．asked            D．discovered

3.A．legs               B．parents          C．activities       D．surroundings

4.A．placed             B．caught           C．carried          D．stuck

5.A．might              B．should           C．could            D．must

6.A．change             B．recover          C．adjust           D．succeed

7.A．curiosity          B．surprise         C．fear             D．puzzle

8.A．strikes            B．passes           C．continues        D．remains

9.A．familiar           B．strict           C．discouraged      D．impatient

10.A．punished          B．interrupted      C．accepted         D．protected

11.A．falling           B．setting          C．holding          D．ping

12.A．through           B．in               C．at               D．on

13.A．efforts           B．lessons          C．acts             D．curs

14.A．appear            B．survive          C．build            D．add

15.A．useful            B．important        C．popular          D．pleasant

16.A．opened            B．dressed          C．woke             D．dragged

17.A．Disappointed      B．Embarrassed      C．Frightened       D．Shocked

18.A．faded             B．spread           C．backed           D．sank

19.A．expectations      B．challenges       C．achievements     D．supports

20.A．proved            B．offered          C．taught           D．suggested

 

 

After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. I tried to be diplomatic, so mostly I just lied a lot to appear to be skilled at dealing with people. At least I never needed the map.

One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish, and she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. I couldn't remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she gossiped about teachers and classes. I didn't try to keep up.

We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.

It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.

They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren't talking, and they weren't eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren't staring at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an over interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught and held my attention.

I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all extremely, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see except perhaps on the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine, or painted by an old master as the face of an angel. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful -- maybe the perfect blond girl, or the bronze-haired boy.

1.What does the underlined word “diplomatic” mean?

A．smooth

B．clever

C．honest

D．delight

2.From the passage, we can infer that _______________.

A．“I” was really liking the new place.

B．“I” was not interested in what the girl said.

C．“I” had a bad memory, so it’s hard to remember names.

D．“I” was good at making friends.

3. According to the last two paragraphs, why did “they” catch “my” attention?

A．Because “they” weren’t talking.

B．Because “they” sat in the corner.

C．Because “they” didn’t eat the food.

D．Because “they” looked incredibly beautiful.

4.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

A．The girl walked with “me” was a little short.

B．“I” saw the five students for the first time.

C．Those students sitting in the corner had finished their food.

D．“I” probably wanted to know more about those five students.

 

 A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.

“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.

“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”

“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”

Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)

1.The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.

A．would go out without permission	B．couldn’t keep the house clean
C．made her look dirty and bad	D．were too lazy to hug or kiss her

2.My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.

A．was very dirty	B．was broken into
C．needed to be painted	D．looked beautiful

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone.

B．A mother lost her children in an accident.

C．People should be thankful for what life gives.

D．A mother complained about the mess at her house.