阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第每题所给的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。

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.  1, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was  2and ill.

My father was  3a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  5. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started  6about life, and I told them about one of my  7. I said that we must very often give things up  8we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always  9that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  10up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  11! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.  12, he answered his own question: “I  13the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  14by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I  15remember his words and become  16. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  17to give up my small irritations. In this  18, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  19what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one  20.

本文中作者通过和父亲的一次谈话感悟到了什么是生活中的得与失，以及该如何看待得和失，充满人生哲理。

1.A. Afterwards       B. Therefore       C. However       D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired            B. weak            C. poor          D. slow

3.A. already          B. still           C. only          D. once

4.A. took             B. threw           C. sent          D. put

5.A. impossible       B. difficult       C. stressful     D. hopeless

6.A. worrying         B. caring          C. talking       D. asking

7.A. decisions        B. experiences     C. ambitions     D. beliefs

8.A. as               B. since           C. before        D. till

9.A. suggests         B. promises        C. seems         D. requires

10.A. spoke           B. turned          C. summed        D. opened

如：There was a brief silence, then Gerald spoke up.；sum up 总结

11.A. something       B. anything        C. nothing       D. everything

12.A. Surprisingly    B. Immediately     C. Naturally     D. Certainly

13.A. had             B. accepted        C. gained        D. enjoyed

14.A. touched         B. astonished      C. attracted     D. warned

15.A. should          B. could           C. would         D. might

16.A. quiet           B. calm            C. relaxed       D. happy

17.A. ready           B. likely          C. free          D. able

18.A. case            B. form            C. method        D. way

19.A. doubt           B. wonder          C. know          D. guess

20.A. award           B. gift            C. lesson        D. word

第二节 完形填空（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填在答卷卡上。
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood （邻里）and her grandmother brought her down to  36  me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,  37  to look at each other. Soon we lost the  38  and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was  39  family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did  40  they knew she had  41  . However, every summer we  42  always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas （肥皂剧）and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guessed I was  43  devoted in high school to  __44  she needed someone there for her. Anyway, she made a new  “best firiend” and so did I. Then I didn’t know why,  45  she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed as clinical depression （临床抑郁症）. At first, I was very  46  , but we still stayed in  47  . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friends basically  48  her and people were calling her  49  .
Yesterday she came to me and said: “I never knew what a best friend was  50  you were the only person that would stop me from cutting. 1  51  you so much, and you didn’t even know you were  52  me.”
We both cried. And I think a kind of  53  from my life so far is to never give up on （放弃）your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need  54__ there. If you desert them, you will only be   55  yourself.
36. A. follow  B. meet   C. join    D. support
37. A. scared   B. angry  C. worried      D. delighted
38. A. temper  B. interest       C. confidence  D. shyness
39. A. working out     B. answering for      C. going through    D. helping with
40. A. though  B. because      C. while  D. yet
41. A. problems     B. shortcomings      C. partners       D. disabilities
42. A. should  B. could  C. would D. might
43. A. much    B. too     C. only    D. just
44. A. admit   B. accept C. consider     D. realize
45. A. but           B. for    C. or           D. so
46. A. mad     B. careless      C. upset   D. hopeful
47. A. place    B. touch  C. control       D. mood
48. A. confused      B. bothered     C. reminded    D. deserted
49. A. crazy    B. selfish C. brave  D. lonely
50. A. since    B. when  C. until   D. if
51. A. expect  B. influence          C. appreciate   D. demand
52. A. cheating       B. reminding         C. helping       D. praising
53. A. honour B. favour C. pleasure     D. lesson
54. A. someone      B. something         C. anyone       D. everything
55. A. unguilty       B. successful         C. guilty   D. reliable

I ______ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.

A. should B. might C. would D. could

— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?

— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you _______ have one as a reward.

  A. should         B. need          C. would          D. shall

“Can I take it away?”  “You ___ better not.”

A. should  B.could   C. would   D. had