I used to be ashamed of my grandma．I know that’s a  1thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to　2it.

The　3started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink．I was so used to seeing them that I　4took notice of them．But Katy shouted, laughing and　5to talk to them．I had to get down on my knees and　6her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t　7and get hurt．

After that happened, I　8there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King．　9ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, “They’ll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do.” Jill burst out laughing, but I almost　10．After a while, I started wishing I could　11Grandma in a closet．I even complained to my parents．Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel　12in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that　13everything completely．My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and　14them about their　15for a big Oral History project．I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

“Volunteer your grandmother,” she whispered．“She’s　16and rich in experience.”

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on　17today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合)．All my friends and teachers were listening to her　18she was a great heroine．I was　19of my grandma and hoped she would　20know that I had been ashamed of her．

1.A．funny　　　　        B．common              C．terrible                D．clear

2.A．admit　　　　        B．receive                C．refuse                 D．show

3.A．quarrel　　　         B．accident              C．trouble                D．adventure

4.A．already　　　          B．always                C．simply                 D．hardly

5.A．enjoying　　　        B．pretending           C．imagining            D．continuing

6.A．warn　　　　　     B．demand               C．advise                 D．beg

7.A．mind　　　　　      B．hear                    C．see                     D．fall

8.A．expected　　 　     B．declared              C．realized               D．doubted

9.A．Because of　　       B．Except for           C．Such as               D．Instead of

10.A．died 　　　　  B．cheered                  C．disappeared         D．suffered

11.A．meet 　　　　      B．avoid                   C．arrange               D．hide

12.A．independent　       B．inconvenient        C．unwelcome          D．unfamiliar

13.A．changed 　　　    B．finished               C．stopped               D．Prepared

14.A．interview 　　       B．report                  C．tell                      D．write

15.A．news 　　　         B．lives                    C．advantages          D．achievements

16.A．free　　　　        B．popular                C．interesting           D．embarrassing

17.A．show 　　　　     B．stage                   C．duty                    D．time

18.A．and then 　　       B．even if                 C．so that                D．as if

19.A．sure　　　　        B．proud                  C．ashamed              D．afraid

20.A．never　　　　       B．even                    C．still                     D．once

 

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 36 .” She held my head against her 　37 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 38 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 39 it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 40 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　41 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 42 noticed. That there were soon to be 43 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 44 , certainly not a baby, could 45 that.

I was 46 , however. I soon found that things had 47 a great deal. I had never been the 　48 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 　49 . My sister had certain 50 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 51 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 52 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 53 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 54 .He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 55 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

36. A. Look　　　 B. See　　　 　 C. Listen　　 D. Stop

37. A. stomach　 B. back 　　　　 C. side　　　 D. shoulder

38. A. strong　　 B. hard　　　　　 C. soft　　　 D. tiny

39. A. believe　 B. feel　　　　　 C. notice　　 D. touch

40. A. surprise　 B. delay　　　　 C. trouble　 D. effort

41. A. worried　 B. argued　　　　 C. regretted D. doubted

42. A. hardly　　 B. certainly　　 C. possibly　 D. willingly

43. A. two 　　　 B. three　　　　 C. four　　　 D. five

44. A. Anything　 B. Something　　 C. Nothing　 D. Everything

45. A. improve　 B. threaten　　　 C. compare　 D. prevent

46. A. curious　 B. careless　　　 C. wrong　　 D. anxious

47. A. improved　 B. changed　 　 C. increased　 D. disturbed

48. A. oldest　　 B. youngest　　　 C. cleverest D. dearest

49. A. family　　 B. house　　　　 C. middle　　 D. trouble

50. A. manners　 B. knowledge　　 C. opinions　 D. rights

51. A. admired　 B. blamed　　 　 C. respected　 D. favored

52. A. strange　 B. obvious　 　 C. serious　　 D. special

53. A. usually　 B. curiously　　 C. gradually D. simply

54. A. look　　　 B. smile　　　　 C. care　　　 D. comfort

55. A. ordinary　 B. perfect　　　 C. clever　　 D. similar

 

My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am 36 in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a　 37 to be by myself, I fill that time with more 38 , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework. Most of the time, I don’t mind.　 39 , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often　 40 putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little 41 because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life 42 on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often　 43 me a lot.

One day, when the kids were at school, I　 44 for the movie theater-alone, I’d 45 been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie 46 so much work waited for me at home? I 47 myself to swallow these　 48 and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my 49 held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits 50 for a couple of hours, I was 51 wife or mother. I was just myself.

From that point on, I 52 that Fridays would be mine, 53 for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping, 54 up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really 55　 my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.

36．A．busy 　　　　　　　　　　 B．alone　　　　　　　 C．tense　　　　　　　 D．brave

37．A．chance　　　　　　　　　 B．way　　　　　　　　 C．purpose　　　　　 D．fortune

38．A．fun　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．fear　　　　　　　　 C．work　　　　　　　 D．love

39．A．So far　　　　　　　　　　 B．From then on C．As a result　　　　　　 D．After all

40．A．practiced　　　　　　　 B．advised　　　　　 C．meant　　　　　　 D．considered

41．A．happy　　　　　　　　　　 B．excited　　　　　　 C．angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．nervous

42．A．centred　　　　　　　　　 B．insisted　　　　　 C．depended　　　　 D．knocked

43．A．moved　　　　　　　　　 B．bothered　　　　 C．amused　　　　　 D．scared

44．A．applied　　　　　　　　　 B．waited　　　　　　 C．longed　　　　　　 D．headed

45．A．ever　　　　　　　　　　　 B．also　　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　 D．instead

46．A．if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　 C．unless　　　　　　 D．until

47．A．forced　　　　　　　　　 B．allowed　　　　　 C．ordered　　　　　 D．taught

48．A．answers　　　　　　　　 B．efforts　　　　　　 C．thoughts　　　　 D．results

49．A．hands　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　 C．legs　　　　　　　　 D．ticket

50．A．leave　　　　　　　　　　 B．happen　　　　　　 C．return　　　　　　 D．weaken

51．A．everybody’s 　　　　 B．somebody’s　　 C．anybody’s 　　 D．nobody’s

52．A．expressed　　　　　　　 B．declared　　　　　 C．agreed　　　　　　 D．decided

53．A．at least　　　　　　　　　 B．at last　　　　　　　　　　 C．in all　　　　　　　 D．in time

54．A．making 　　　　　　　　 B．picking 　　　　　 C．taking 　　　　　 D．bringing

55．A．come up with B．break away from 　 C．look forward to 　　 D．pay attention to

My beloved mother has always inspired me and changed my views and attitude towards life． She is sure that I would one day become 36_, and that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 37 to it．

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 38 to most．I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking．I did not talk the way 39 kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings．My reading was poor 40 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 41 ．My writing was not at the 42 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 43 .My mother 44 all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph．D．, decided to 45 the situation early in my development．She did not want me to 　46 ．After a while, 47 did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me．She spent hours every day 48 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn． 49 her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．

In addition, she gave 50 for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do．Her expectations have always been high 51 she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never 52 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 53 person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to work for my 54 and attend college．

She used her gifts as a 　55 to help a child - her child - and now 1 have the opportunity to become something．

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

37．A．mind　　　　 　 B．brain　　　　 C．feelings　　　　　 　 D．work

38．A．smoothly　　　 B．easily　　　 　 C．frequently　　　　 　 D．strongly

39．A．average　　　 　 B．ordinary　　 　　 C．common　　　　　 　 D．normal

40．A．just　　　　　 B．even　　　　 　 C．ever　　　　　　　 　 D．only

41．A．hear　　　 　　 B．write　　 　　　 C．read　　　　　　　 D．understand

42．A．length　　 　　　 B．level　　　 　　 C．speed　　　　　　 　 D．degree

43．A．problems　 　　 B．excuses　　　 　 C．worries　　　　　 　 D．duties

44．A．suffered　　 　　 B．removed　 　　 C．observed　　　　　 　 D．experienced

45．A．study　　　 　　 B．change　　　 C．find　　　　　　　 　 D．keep

46．A．fight　　　　 　 B．strike　　　　 　 C．struggle　　　　　　 D．challenge

47．A．she　　 　　　　　 B．we　　　　 　 C．they　　　　　　 　　 D．I

48．A．teaching　　　 B．giving　　　 　 C．supporting　　　　 　 D．reminding

49．A．Besides　 　　　　 B．Except　　 　　 C．Without　　　　　 　 D．Beyond

50．A．information　 　 B．expectation　 　　 C．promise　　　　　 　 D．advice

51．A．before　　　　 B．because　 　　　 C．though　　　　　　 　 D．unless

52．A．set up　　　 　 B．pushed up　　 　 C．gave up　　　　　 　 D．looked up

53．A．successful　　 　 B．famous C．rich D．powerful

54．A．training　　　 　 B．grades　　　 　 C．experiments　　　　 　 D．abilities

55．A．woman　　 　　　 B．doctor　　　 　　 C．sister　　　　　 　　　 D．teacher

My beloved mother has always inspired me and changed my views and attitude towards life． She is sure that I would one day become 36_, and that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 37 to it．

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 38 to most．I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking．I did not talk the way 39 kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings．My reading was poor 40 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 41 ．My writing was not at the 42 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 43 .My mother 44 all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph．D．, decided to 45 the situation early in my development．She did not want me to 　46 ．After a while, 47 did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me．She spent hours every day 48 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn． 49 her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．

In addition, she gave 50 for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do．Her expectations have always been high 51 she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never 52 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 53 person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to work for my 54 and attend college．

She used her gifts as a 　55 to help a child - her child - and now 1 have the opportunity to become something．

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

37．A．mind　　　　 　 B．brain　　　　 C．feelings　　　　　 　 D．work

38．A．smoothly　　　 B．easily　　　 　 C．frequently　　　　 　 D．strongly

39．A．average　　　 　 B．ordinary　　 　　 C．common　　　　　 　 D．normal

40．A．just　　　　　 B．even　　　　 　 C．ever　　　　　　　 　 D．only

41．A．hear　　　 　　 B．write　　 　　　 C．read　　　　　　　 D．understand

42．A．length　　 　　　 B．level　　　 　　 C．speed　　　　　　 　 D．degree

43．A．problems　 　　 B．excuses　　　 　 C．worries　　　　　 　 D．duties

44．A．suffered　　 　　 B．removed　 　　 C．observed　　　　　 　 D．experienced

45．A．study　　　 　　 B．change　　　 C．find　　　　　　　 　 D．keep

46．A．fight　　　　 　 B．strike　　　　 　 C．struggle　　　　　　 D．challenge

47．A．she　　 　　　　　 B．we　　　　 　 C．they　　　　　　 　　 D．I

48．A．teaching　　　 B．giving　　　 　 C．supporting　　　　 　 D．reminding

49．A．Besides　 　　　　 B．Except　　 　　 C．Without　　　　　 　 D．Beyond

50．A．information　 　 B．expectation　 　　 C．promise　　　　　 　 D．advice

51．A．before　　　　 B．because　 　　　 C．though　　　　　　 　 D．unless

52．A．set up　　　 　 B．pushed up　　 　 C．gave up　　　　　 　 D．looked up

53．A．successful　　 　 B．famous　　　 　　　 C．rich D．powerful

54．A．training　　　 　 B．grades　　　 　 C．experiments　　　　 　 D．abilities

55．A．woman　　 　　　 B．doctor　　　 　　 C．sister　　　　　 　　　 D．teacher