第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.   21   I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed   22  . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls   23   their souls belonged to the   24  .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   25   in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m   26  ,”he said. He was chatting online and,   27  , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was   28  .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   29   to speak to that computer geek(怪人),   30   not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was   31  . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “   32  !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I   33  , and saw nobody showed any interest.
34  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more   35   having a relationship with the   36  , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to   37   the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   38   with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even   39   that the coffee was bad,   40   Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21. A. Before                   B. Since                       C. Although                  D. While
22. A. pain                          B. loneliness                 C. sadness                     D. fear
23. A. because                  B. when                       C. until                        D. unless
24. A. home                         B. world                   C. Net                          D. Café
25. A. sleeping                        B. laughing                   C. sitting                  D. learning
26. A. busy                          B. thirsty                  C. tired                        D. sick
27. A. first of all                  B. just then                   C. at the same time     D. by that time
28. A. surprised                    B. delighted                  C. moved                        D. frightened
29. A. once                          B. again                       C. first                         D. even
30. A. but                               B. so                            C. if                        D. or
31. A. excited                  B. respected                  C. afraid                       D. unhappy
32. A. Shut up                        B. Enjoy yourself      C. Leave me alone     D. Help me out
33. A. walked about              B. walked out           C. raised my hand       D. raised my head
34. A. From then on             B. At that moment     C. In all                       D. Above all
35. A. interested in           B. tired of                    C. careful about            D. troubled by
36. A. computer                   B. soul                         C. shop                        D. geek
37. A. tell                               B. plan                         C. imagine                    D. design
38. A. other than                  B. instead of                 C. except for                 D. as well as
39. A. pretend                  B. understand            C. insist                        D. realize
40. A. as if                          B. just as                  C. just after                  D. even though

I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time.  I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.
【小题1】What can we infer about the writer?

—I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.
—________！I’m sure you’ll make it.

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。
One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”
Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．
45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47 ．
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．
36．A．different      B．quick           C．wise                D．final
37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore     D．Even though
38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．arguing
39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted
40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited
41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents
42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about
43．A．ways               B．signs           C．interests       D．hopes
44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile
45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During
46．A．anxious           B．angry                 C．frightened     D．miserable
47．A．rudely             B．irregularly          C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily
48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living
49．A．beautiful      B．familiar           C．splendid       D．modern
50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded
51．A．plant           B．water           C．climb                 D．hide
52．A．which              B．where              C．that                 D．what
53．A．cost                 B．value           C．mean               D．measure
54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience
55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．asking             D．expecting

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.