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。

 

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said. “Excuse me too——I wasn’t    36  watching  for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   37 our way after saying goodbye.

But at   38   , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I   39   our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I   40   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉头). She stepped away silently, with her little heart   41   . I didn’t realize how harshly I had spoken.

That night, when I lay   42   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me, “While   43   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite—Go look around on the kitchen floor, you will find some flowers there by the   44  . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She   45   them herself—pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the   46   in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her   47   , “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I   48   them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the   49   .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today—and I   50   have fussed（发牢骚）at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s Ok—I still love you   51   .”I hugged her and said, “I love you too, and I love the flowers.”

Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the   52   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave   53   will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our   54   than into our families—an unwise investment indeed.

Remember that   55   =（F）ATHER—（A）ND—（M）OTHER—（I）—（L）OVE—Y（OU）.

1.A．ever             B．even             C．just        D．right

2.A．to            B．in                C．on           D．for

3.A．school            B．work             C．home     D．office

4.A．cooked          B．had            C．ate         D．took

5.A．already        B．hardly             C．rudely         D．nearly

6.A．lost             B．missed           C．beaten       D．broken

7.A．asleep         B．awake            C．afraid              D．alive

8.A．standing       B．meeting          C．going     D．talking

9.A．floor            B．kitchen            C．window      D．door

10.A．grew         B．gave              C．picked         D．dropped

11.A．tears         B．expressions        C．smiles         D．joy

12.A．desk          B．bed            C．body      D．knees

13.A．wrapped           B．covered          C．put         D．help

14.A．pink           B．yellow             C．blue       D．black

15.A．needn’t     B．shouldn’t        C．mustn’t      D．can’t

16.A．however      B．besides            C．anything    D．anyway

17.A．company       B．country            C．place     D．state

18.A．for                 B．with           C．behind        D．to

19.A．stranger            B．loss             C．meal      D．work

20.A．RESPECT       B．WARMTH  C．FAMILY       D．FRIEND

 

 

I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (不安).“Do you want to try it first?" he said. It didn't quite sound like a question. "Do I need to?" I replied. "There's nothing wrong with it?" This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad. "No, no. But you should try it," he said encouragingly." Compare it with the others. "

     I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.

     But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers... and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.

      Why do we think that new options (选择) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.

1. The shop assistant insisted that the writer should __ .

     A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it

     B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others

     C. get more information about different companies

     D. trust him and stop asking questions

2. What does the writer mean by "it would be worth half what I paid for it"  (Paragraph 2) ?

     A. He should get a 50% discount.

     B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.

     C. The quality of the camera was not good.

     D. The camera would soon fall in value.

3. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he __ .

     A. knew very little about it

     B. didn't trust the shop assistant

     C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best

     D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers

4. It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion, __

     A. people waste too much money on cameras

     B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life

     C. we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product

     D. famous companies care more about profit than quality

 

            475 Riverside Drive

New York N.Y. 10027

Jan.15, 2011

Dear John,

I'm sorry you didn't get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn't the right future for you. I think you're wrong. You're a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group's play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.

All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It's part of an actor's life. Even famouse actors don't get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you're good at it. Don't be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.

Love,

Jane

1.

Jane wrote this letter because____.

A．she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out for

B．she wanted to tell John that he shouldn't give up acting.

C．she wanted to tell John how to become an actor.

D．she was unhappy with John.

2.

Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that ____.

A．they are as bad as he is	B．acting is a hard life
C．they sometimes get turned down for parts they want	D．they are lucky enough

3.

What does Jane think of John?

A．He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful.

B．He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor.

C．He is a better actor than the person who has got the part.

D．He is as unlucky as the other actors.

4.

The person who wrote this letter probably ____.

A．is an actress.	B．cares about John
C．wants to be an actress some day	D．envies at John's success.

 

            475 Riverside Drive
New York N.Y. 10027
Jan.15, 2011
Dear John,
I'm sorry you didn't get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn't the right future for you. I think you're wrong. You're a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group's play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.
All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It's part of an actor's life. Even famouse actors don't get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you're good at it. Don't be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.
Love,
Jane
【小题1】
Jane wrote this letter because____.

A．she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out for

B．she wanted to tell John that he shouldn't give up acting.

C．she wanted to tell John how to become an actor.

D．she was unhappy with John.

【小题2】
Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that ____.

A．they are as bad as he is	B．acting is a hard life
C．they sometimes get turned down for parts they want	D．they are lucky enough

【小题3】
What does Jane think of John?

A．He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful.

B．He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor.

C．He is a better actor than the person who has got the part.

D．He is as unlucky as the other actors.

【小题4】
The person who wrote this letter probably ____.

A．is an actress.	B．cares about John
C．wants to be an actress some day	D．envies at John's success.

第II卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

W: Hi, Ben, Where have you been? M: I’ve been to the library and (76)b       some English books. Why do you ask? W: I thought you’d been to the post office. Did you find the money I left on the desk? M: Yes, 10 dollars (77)a       . But I don’t know what it is for. W: Didn’t you see the note I left to you with the money? M: Note? Why note? I don’t see any note. W: (78)R      ? It’s very strange. I left the money with a note (79)s______ I wanted you to go to the post office and get some (80)e______ and stamps for me. I also put the ink bottle on them in case they might not draw your attention. M: I see now. Why cant’ you go and get them (81)y______? The post office is only about 30 (82)m      walk from here. We often go for a walk there after having (83)s      . W: Of course I know how far it is from our school. I can’t go there myself because I’m very (84)b_______ doing some chemical experiments in the lab. And what’s more, I have to prepare for my English exam. You know I failed the last one. If I can’t pass this time , a hard time will be (85)w       for me.

(76)_________ (77)_________ (78)_________ (79)_________ (80)_________ (81)_________ (82)_________ (83)_________ (84)_________ (85)_________