Every culture has it own ways to show friendship. On the island of Hawaii, friendship is part of the “aloha spirit”. In the language of the Hawaiians who first settled the islands long ago, aloha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness”.

Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves the land, they are ready to love their people or community. This is the second most important thing of friendship. It is called lokahi in the Hawaiian language, which means “oneness with all people”. To enjoy the land you should not be selfish. The land is for everyone who lives on. Today many different people call Hawaii their home. Indeed, Hawaii is a place where people make one big community from many smaller communities. Each person gives kokua(help) to other people so that all feel stronger. It is believed that the islands can be a paradise(天堂) when people live in peace. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea. When problems happen, people are asked to solve them with understanding. So when people of Hawaii talk about ohana(family), they are really talking about all those who live on the island.

Living in peace, Hawaiians have developed a third sign of friendship. This personal friendship is shown by giving leis to one another. The lei, a string of flowers, is put over a friend’s neck. Then the friend is given a kiss on the cheek. Visitors to the islands are also given leis. When they hear aloha, visitors began to feel at home. Aloha also means “goodbye”, so visitors will hear it again when they leave. It can mean “our hearts singing together”. Perhaps this is how most visitors will remember their new friendship.  

51. Which of the following can be the proper title for this text?

  A. People in Hawaii                                              B. Visitors to Hawaii

  C.       Traveling in Hawaii                                    D. Friendship in Hawaii

52. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the first paragraph ?

  A. Happiness matters most for Hawaiians.

  B. Friendship is always together with happiness.

  C. Friendship is every thing in Hawaiian culture.

  D. Friendship has special meanings for Hawaiians.

53. Which of the following proverb can best express the idea of friendship by Hawaiians?

  A. Practice makes perfect.                                    B. Love me, love my dog.

  C. A penny saved is a penny gained.                       D. An apple a day keeps a doctor away.

54. Which of the following is a sign to show friendship by Hawaiians?

  A. A warm handshake.       B. A kiss on the cheek.   C. A string of flowers.   D. A big hug.

55. According to the text, which of the following Hawaiian word expresses more good wishes?

  A. aloha                          B. lokahi                      C. kokua                      D. ohana

Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.

On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s dress and picked out a beautiful skirt. “ Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral of my sister, after her unexpected death.

He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”

I’m thinking about his words, and they’ve changed the way I live my life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. “Someday ”and “one of these days ”are losing their importance  on my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.

Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold back or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.

1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn’t wear it?

2.What does the underlined word “cherish” mean?

3.From his experience, the author learns that_______.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.
I have eyes that are said to be “cow brown,” and my long fair hair is my best feature .Iam not overweight, but I’m not too  16  either.
I’m relatively happy with my   17  ,but where did I get it? Do I share the same features as some unknown stranger?   18  , while walking down the street, I tried to  19  that stranger, imagining that one of the women I passed  20  possibly be my biological mother.
For a long time I wondered what life would be like with  21  . I was never  22  with my life. I just never  23  wondering what it would be like to have been raised by my biological mother. And then one day, I   24  a poem which compared adoption  25  a seed that was planted by one person and then taken care of by another. The second person had   26  the seed and made it grow to be tall and beautiful. I found that it compared perfectly to my  27  .
Gradually I   28  that my mom had made me who I am today. She did my hair for my first dance. She was there for my first hearbreak… She’d been there for  29  that ever mattered. And I started to notice that we had the same silly  30  , the same attitude to life, and the same way of treating people.
Sometimes when we’re out somewhere, people comment on   31  we look  alike, and we turn to each other and laugh,   32  until that moment that she wasn’t the one who gave birth to me.
33  I may not know why I look the way I do, I know why I am who I am. The mom I have now is the   34  one I ever could have hoped for, not only because she holds a huge amount of unconditional（无条件的）love, but because she has  35  who I am today.
16．A．thin   B．fat     C．strong       D．weak
17．A．eyes  B．appearance       C．weight      D．hair
18．A．Still  B．Even C．Again       D．Often
19．A．run after   B．pick out    C．bring back       D．turn down
20．A．should      B．would       C．could D．must
21．A．the biologist            B．my adoptive mother
C．The stranger            D．my birth mother
22．A．dissatisfied       B．content     C．angry       D．pleased
23．A．enjoyed    B．stopped     C．escaped     D．allowed
24．A．wrote down     B．put up      C．handed out       D．came across
25．A．with  B．for    C．to      D．as
26．A．buried      B．harvested  C．planted     D．watered
27．A．thought    B．seed  C．situation   D．history
28．A．realized    B．guessed     C．hated D．expected
29．A．something B．everything       C．everyone   D．someone
30．A．problem   B．illness       C．adoption   D．personality
31．A．how much       B．how far    C．where       D．why
32．A．proving    B．noticing    C．forgetting D．remembering
33．A．As    B．Unless      C．Though     D．Until
34．A．happiest    B．best   C．prettiest    D．wisest
35．A．saved       B．regretted   C．shaped      D．declared

The computer was used in teaching. As a result，not only _____，but students became more interested in the lessons.

A．saved was teachers’ energy              B．was teachers’ energy saved

C．teachers’ energy was saved              D．was saved teachers’ energy