Dad loved children. And he always wanted a   21  family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.

Once, Dad   22  presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our   23  model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are   24  the 1953 model some time next month.”

But what he   25  most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted   26  that he had seen eleven people in our car, not   27  Mum and Dad.  28  , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You   29  the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”

Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the   30  . Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the   31 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was   32  except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been   33 . When he pointed at the child that had been   34  Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He   35   next door.”

1.                A．rich           B．lovely          C．close D．large

2.                A．surprisingly      B．nervously       C．generously    D．proudly

3.                A．dearest         B．smallest         C．latest     D．youngest

4.                A．ordering        B．selling          C．expecting D．improving

5.                A．hated          B．enjoyed        C．cared    D．hoped

6.                A．doubtfully       B．excitedly        C．calmly    D．directly

7.                A．counting        B．naming         C．showing  D．reading

8.                A．Immediately     B．Carefully        C．Angrily   D．Easily

9.                A．saw            B．missed         C．forgot    D．left

10.               A．truth          B．story           C．adventure D．accident

11.               A．lecture         B．house          C．office D．activity

12.               A．expensive      B．regular         C．correct    D．fine

13.               A．troublesome     B．careless        C．active D．quiet

14.               A．found          B．caught         C．punished D．wounded

15.               A．goes to         B．belongs to      C．works D．plays

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible （看不见的）in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”
My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”.
We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It’s just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That’s her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio （庭院）, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs （鳞茎）,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time -- to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.
【小题1】The author didn’t go to see the daffodils at first because _________.

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个题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 It was in my high school science class．1 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

A  36  came，“Nice shirt，”I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg’s mother works for my family．We were going to  37   that shirt away，but gave it to her 38 ”. I was speechless I wanted to hide．

I  39  the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened．She then dialed her 40  ,“I will no longer work for your family，”she told him．That night．Morn told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore：she knew her life’s 41  was something greater．

The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．He told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Morn decided to  43  a university.

After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager．He said，“You are  44  ，aren’t you? I think I have a 45  for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  46 ”Mom accepted the opportunity very 47

For almost five years，as a teacher’s assistant．she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling  48  ．Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal 49  in her classroom．The principal said．“We have watched how you  50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard．working  51  over the last five years．We are all in agreement that you 52  be the teacher of this class．”

My mom spent more than 20 years there．  53 her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the  54  comment made in the classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle  55  situations and never give up．

A．noise         B．voice            C．sound            D．tune

A．get           B．take             C．carry            D．throw

A．otherwise     B．anyhow          C．instead           D．actually

A．settled       B．pushed           C．stored            D．stuck

A．teacher       B．employer         C．director          D．adviser

A．purpose      B．encouragement     C．achievement      D．victory

A．went        B．met              C．worked           D．stayed

A．visit         B．continue          C．attend            D．prepare

A．serious       B．fortunate         C．careful            D．responsible

A．career        B．duty             C．position           D．part

A．1earning      B．judging           C．obeying          D．imagining

A．patiently      B．eagerly           C．successfully       D．skillfully

A．upset         B．frightened         C．guilty           D．ashamed

A．looked up     B．went up           C．took up          D．showed up

A．believe       B．protect            C．treat             D．receive

A．spirit         B．intention          C．action            D．attempt

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

A．At           B．During            C．On               D．With

A．worthless      B．thoughtless        C．hopeless          D．helpless

A．challenging    B．different           C．dangerous        D．strange

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A      came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to       that shirt away, but gave it to her      .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I       the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her         , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s       was something greater.

The next morning she        with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to       a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are   __    , aren’t you? I think I have a        for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of       .” Mom accepted the opportunity very       .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling       . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   __  _  in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you        the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working        over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you        be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.       her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the        comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle        situations and never give up.

1.A．noise        B．voice  C．sound D．tune

2.A．get   B．take              C．carry   D．throw

3.A．otherwise         B．anyhow       C．instead        D．actually

4.A．settled     B．pushed        C．stored          D．stuck

5.A．teacher    B．employer    C．director       D．adviser

6.A．purpose   B．encouragement  C．achievement       D．victory

7.A．went                  B．met     C．worked        D．stayed

8.A．visit B．continue     C．attend          D．prepare

9.A．serious     B．fortunate              C．careful         D．responsible

10.A．career   B．duty    C．position       D．part

11.A．learning B．judging        C．obeying       D．imagining

12.A．patiently         B．eagerly        C．successfully         D．skillfully

13.A．upset     B．frightened  C．guilty  D．ashamed

14.A．looked up       B．went up       C．took up        D．showed up

15.A．believe  B．protect        C．treat   D．receive

16.A．spirit      B．intention     C．action D．attempt

17.A．must                B．would C．might  D．should

18.A．At  B．During         C．On       D．With

19.A．worthless       B．thoughtless C．hopeless               D．helpless

20.A．challenging    B．different     C．dangerous  D．strange

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A ___21___ came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___22___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___23___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I ___24___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her ___25___, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___26___ was something greater.
The next morning she ___27___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to ___28___ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___29___, aren’t you? I think I have a ___30___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___31___.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___32___.
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling ___33___. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ___34___ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___35___ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___36___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ___37___ be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___38___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___39___ comment made in the classroom that day when I was in my high school. Mom showed me how to handle ___40___ situations and never give up.
21. A. noise    B. voice  C. sound  D. tune
22. A. get       B. take    C. carry   D. throw
23. A. otherwise     B. anyhow      C. instead       D. actually
24. A. settled  B. pushed       C. picked D. put
25. A. teacher B. employer    C. director      D. adviser
26. A. purpose       B. encouragement     C. process       D. victory
27. A. went     B. met     C. worked      D. stayed
28. A. visit     B. continue     C. attend D. prepare
29. A. serious  B. fortunate    C. careful       D. responsible
30. A. career   B. duty    C. position      D. part
31. A. learning       B. judging     C. obeying      D. imagining
32. A. patiently      B. eagerly       C. successfully       D. skillfully
33. A. upset    B. frightened  C. guilty  D. ashamed
34. A. looked up    B went up       C. took up      D. showed up
35. A. believe B. protect       C. treat    D. receive
36. A. spirit    B. intention    C. idea    D. attempt
37. A. must     B. would C. might  D. should
38. A. At B. During       C. On      D. With
39. A. worthless     B. thoughtless C. hopeless     D. helpless
40. A. challenging  B. different     C. dangerous   D. strange