Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I   1   that students especially boys begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   2   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Well，from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless effort. Hard though Robby tried， he_ 3 _the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel (杰出). However, he persisted (坚持) and at the end of each weekly   4  , he would always say,“ My mum is going to hear me play some day. ”But it seemed  5  . He just didn’t have any inborn ability.

　　I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or   6  in her aged car to pick him up. She always   7  and smiled but never stepped in. Then one day Robby  8  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me saying his mother was  9  .

　　Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the coming concert  10  Robby came. “Miss Hondorf ... I have just got to  11   in the concert !” he insisted.

　　That night, the high school gymnasium was  12  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert went off well.  13  Robby came up on stage. I was  14  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not  15  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  16  that everyone rose to applaud（为……鼓掌）him. In tears I ran up on  17  . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

　　”Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  18  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and  19  away this morning. And well... she was born deaf, so tonight was the  20  time she ever heard me play...”

1．A．hope                    B．prefer　　           C．imagine              D．suppose

2．A．belief                   B．need　　             C．plan                   D．dream

4．A．show                   B．meeting　　        C．lesson                D．test

5．A．wonderful            B．hopeless　　       C．successful          D．senseless

6．A．sat                       B．sent　　             C．drove                 D．waited

7．A．waved                  B．left　　               C．jumped               D．sang

8．A．completed            B．continued　　     C．stopped              D．broke

9．A．deaf                     B．sick　　             C．tired                   D．unhappy

10．A．since                  B．as　　                C．while                  D．when

11．A．play                    B．learn　　            C．listen                  D．succeed

12．A．mixed                 B．surrounded　　   C．crowded             D．seated

13．A．Suddenly            B．Finally　　          C．Later                  D．Then

14．A．disappointed        B．certain                 C．angry                  D．surprised

15．A．pleased with        B．interested in         C．prepared for        D．eager for

16．A．well                    B．hard                    C．badly                  D．differently

17．A．platform              B．stage                   C．stairs                  D．floor

18．A．performing          B．training                C．listening              D．practicing

19．A．gave                   B．flied                    C．passed                D．walked

20．A．first                     B．best                         C．last             D．worst

Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(仲裁人)  on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a    1    for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect    2   . I read the exam question: “Show how it is possible to    3   the height of a tall building with the    4    of a barometer(气压表) .”

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

D
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.
　　Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy expressing his love. However, I am an outspoken girl who likes to show her feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy other girls who are surrounded by sweet words from their boyfriends.
　　I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day: “If someone does not love you in the way you like, it does not mean that he does not love you.” This simple but sensible sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.
　　One cold winter night, I got a high fever. He hurried to my dorm and took me to the hospital. He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks. Upon arrival, he ran through the hospital handling all the formalities(手续). When I was put on a drip（输液）, he told me interesting stories to make me happy. Being held in his warm arms and listening to his tender voice, I had never felt so safe and comfortable. Gradually, I felt asleep. When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still whispering to me. He explained that if he had stopped talking I would have waken up. At that moment, I found love in his sparkling eyes.
　　Another time, I had a bad quarrel with my best friend. Although I knew it was my fault, I refused to admit it. I was angry when he insisted I apologize to her. He said that it was difficult to admit a mistake, but this was what everyone should do. The next morning, I apologized to my friend and asked for her forgiveness.
　　My unromantic boyfriend cares about my health like my father, understand me like my mother and helps me like my elder brother.
67. Why does the author envy other girls of her age?
A. Their boyfriends look more handsome.        B. Their boyfriends express love directly.
C. They win a lot of praise from colleagues.      D. They often receive roses.
68. The word “sullen” in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by “          ”.
A. cheerful                      B. calm                     C. happy                  D. bad
69. The author mentioned her experience in hospital to show Andy           .
A. loves her greatly              B. is always careless      C. is sometimes shy       D. is good at telling stories
70. The writer writes the passage to tell us that           .
A. Andy is very outspoken                                B. Andy is a perfect husband
C. Andy has his own way to express love         D. Andy cares more about others

完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

    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。

“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying    36    ．He turned   37   the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38   , but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was   39   that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road．  40   even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41    that he had picked him up．The young man    42    a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43   ．

　　John   44   the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45   nervously to all the money he was   46   ．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47    that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48   and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly   49   into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51    ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked    52   ．He insisted on   53   John the money．John watched until his   54   had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55   and drove out of town．

1.A．asleep             B．early            C．strong           D．awake

2.A．on                 B．off              C．up               D．over

3.A．outside            B．news             C．speed            D．way

4.A．there              B．earlier          C．then             D．moment

5.A．Without            B．After            C．By               D．For

6.A．happy              B．sad              C．angry            D．sorry

7.A．wore               B．owned            C．had              D．made

8.A．place              B．subject          C．question         D．face

9.A．remembered         B．thought          C．heard            D．forgot

10.A．got               B．arrived          C．changed          D．turned

11.A．paying            B．having           C．carrying         D．borrowing

12.A．afraid            B．hungry           C．cold             D．sleepy

13.A．restaurant        B．shop             C．hotel            D．station

14.A．reached           B．forced           C．got              D．put

15.A．important         B．very             C．long             D．short

16.A．knives            B．photos           C．handkerchiefs    D．bills

17.A．frightened        B．puzzled          C．worried          D．curious

18.A．giving            B．offering         C．handing          D．returning

19.A．driver            B．friend           C．passenger        D．thief

20.A．door              B．gas              C．window           D．motor