第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请同学们务必把该题的答案转填到第二卷指定位置上）

The right pair of exercise shoes can do a lot to prevent discomfort and injuries, personal trainers say．Here are some shopping tips:

??     51    Depending on your workout, shoes designed for walking, running, tennis, cross-training or another specialty will provide the best support for your feet．

Shop when you normally exercise．Feet actually get bigger throughout the day, sometimes swelling up as much as a half-size by nighttime．   52  

Try them on．Never grab a pair of exercise shoes based only on the size of footwear you normally buy．Bring the type of socks you’d wear to work out and go for a walk through the store．

   53    You should be able to spread your toes out comfortably．Make sure there’s about a half-inch of space between them and the front of the shoe．The back should fit snugly (warmly and comfortably) against your heel and not move up and down．If your feet are different sizes, buy based on the larger one．

Talk to an expert．Shoe salesmen and personal trainers can study your stride (步伐) and the shape of your feet．  54  

   55    Many trainers recommend switching footwear every three to five months, if possible, to maintain（保持）proper cushioning and support．

One tip: if you have to tie your shoes very tightly to feel a good amount of support, they may be ready to go．

         A．Think about how much you can afford to buy the workout shoes．

         B．Consider your type of exercise．

         C．Focus on fit (匹配)．

         D．So don’t shop first thing in the morning if you often work out in the evening．

         E．Pay more attention to new style shoes．

         F．Replace worn shoes regularly．

         G．Usually they can recommend the best shoes to guard against injuries．

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、和D选项中，选择最佳答案.

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was 26___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him 27___.

Children in our neighborhood always ran around 28___  their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, 29___.  We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 30___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.

In 31___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, 32___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 33___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever. I was 34___, so I went to 35___ him after school. I found him running 36___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 37___.

Two weeks later, the names of the team 38___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had 39___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it , so he didn’t know. He just 40___ it.

26. A. spent       B. taken                          C. cost                 D. paid

27. A. talk           B. sit               C. study              D. walk

28. A. after         B. before                 C. during                 D. till

29. A. either       B. too             C. though             D. yet

30. A. able           B. sorry             C. glad                  D. afraid

31. A. sixth          B. seventh     C. eighth         D. ninth

32. A. so        B. if                C. then             D. because

33. A. neighborhood B. family C. school                D. grade

34. A. excited    B. tired                C. pleased        D. worried

35. A. think about    B. hear from  C. agree with   D. look for

36. A. alone            B. away                 C. almost     D. already

37. A. riding          B. walking         C. playing      D. running

38. A. jumpers         B. runners        C. doctors           D. teachers

39. A. got                  B. kept           C. made             D. found

40. A. made         B. played    C. had                 D. took

That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

 
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：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，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.      f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a       B. e. b. d. c. a. f.        C. c. e. b. d. f. a    D. c. b. e. d. a f.
42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. people thought he had taken money that was not his
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. he broke the law by not using his own name
43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was very good at learning.                     B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.                  D. He was well-educated.
44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.                  B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. His exciting early life as a boy.       D. The city and people of New York.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分。）.
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher    36  each child to bring a bag   37_____a few potatoes. Each potato will be     38   a name of the person that the child    39    , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will     40  the number of people the child hates.
Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to    41  potatoes. The teacher then told the children to    42  the bag wherever they go for a      43  .
   44  the days went by, the children started to    45    because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry   46  bags.
After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”The children started complaining about the   47 they had to   48  . When they had to carry the heavy and   49  potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said, “This is the   50  where you carry your hate for somebody    51 your heart. The smell of hate will   52  your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot   53  the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine   54  it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your    55  .
36. A. ordered                  B. liked                     C. told                      D. preferred
37. A. containing              B. putting                  C. covering                D. including
38. A. called                    B. given                    C. used                     D. offered
39. A. missed                    B. hates                     C. likes                     D. offers
40. A. depend on               B. decide on              C. set down               D. write down
41. A. six                          B. two                      C. ten                       D. five
42. A. bring                      B. wash                     C. carry                    D. take
43. A. week                      B. day                       C. month                   D. holiday
44. A. After                      B. Until                    C. Before                   D. As
45. A. cry                         B. complain               C. laugh                    D. disagree
46. A. heavier                   B. lighter                  C. bigger                   D. older
47. A. happiness                 B. joy                       C. trouble                  D. sadness                        
48. A. get along                B. go over                 C. get away               D. go through
49. A. funny                     B. smelly                  C. tasty                     D. dusty 
50. A. situation                  B. view                     C. expression             D. sign
51. A. without                  B. outside                  C. with                      D. inside
52. A. injure                     B. keep                    C. pollute                  D. protect
53. A. like                        B. bear                     C. escape                   D. throw
54. A. whom                    B. how                      C. which                   D. what
55. A. youth                     B. school life            C. lifetime                 D. Childhood