阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，卡上将该项涂黑。

Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community．She worked full-time during the day and   1handcrafted leather gifts to visitors on weekends．She also devoted much   2to charities and community projects, willing to help hundreds of other people who needed help．

Then one day Marie   3some shocking news from her doctor ．She had cancer, and it was spreading   4．She had hardly enough  5to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need．She knew she was put into a terrible position．

Soon, Maris  6what she had always known: although she was not financially  7, she already had the most valuable possessions   8．Hundreds in her community and   9areas teamed up to help her and her family．

Many people she had  10in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Marie’s life．Marie did not live to  11the day when her bills were fully  12．However, she lived  13enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully  14,as so many people cared her and helped her．

The spirits of love and   15multiply when they are shared, Happiness is the result of  16love and gratitude．Giving selflessly was a  17that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived 18her in those who knew and loved her．

All her life, Marie had proved the   19of this simple principle: happiness will not come from worldly possessions or fortune．Rather, it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we  20have．

1.A．shared   　            B．enjoyed            C．sold               D．made 

2.A．money   　            B．spare time         C．attention           D．effort

3.A．received 　            B．accepted           C．refused            D．sent

4.A．slowly  　             B．deadly             C．steadily            D．rapidly

5.A．resources 　           B．sources           C．messages         D．documents

6.A．accepted 　            B．recognized         C．witnessed        D．found

7.A．wealthy  　            B．healthy             C．powerful         D．full

8.A．on the air               B．on show            C．on time           D．on earth

9.A．appearing 　           B．surrounding       C．processing         D．facing

10.A．forgotten  　        B．beaten              C．met                  D．touched

11.A．discover 　           B．celebrate           C．see                  D．enjoy

12.A．paid   　              B．checked            C．send                D．design

13.A．happily 　            B．long                   C．badly               D．comfortably

14.A．found  　             B．stayed with        C．served               D．looked for

15.A．happiness　          B．gratitude            C．attitude             D．respect

16.A．losing  　             B．starting             C．supplying           D．sharing

17.A．benefit 　             B．value                 C．reward              D．charity

18.A．through 　            B．after                 C．before               D．over

19.A．faith  　              B．warmth             C．truth                 D．growth

20.A．never                     B．already               C．nearly                 D．often

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My 14-year-old son，John，and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a（an） 31 clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar，delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label（标签）and a（an） 32 price of $ 28.

　　We looked at 33 , saying nothing, 　34 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 35 , but could 36 several hundred dollars now.

　　John 37 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 38 that soon changed into a smile. The 39 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat？ ”I asked. “They love it.”He said, carefully 40 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.

　　Over the next few weeks，the 41 came over John. Quiet，reasoned discussion was 42 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 43 .“Good dinner，Mum，”he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner，John said，“You are right，and I guess I will.”

　　When I 44 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 45 caused the changes，she said with laughter，“It must be his coat!”At the library，we 46 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time.“ 47 this be John？”he asked，looking up to John’S new height assessing the cat of his coat，and extending his hand，one gentleman to another.

　　John and I both knew we should never 48 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 49 a standard of excellence for the world to see，for practicing standard of excellence in thought，speech and behavior，and for 50 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

31．A．second-hand 　　　　B．expensive　　　　 C．big 　　　　　D．cheap

32．A．reasonable　　　　　B．unbelievable 　　 C．special 　　　D．average

33．A．each other　　　　　B．one another 　　　C．the other　　 D．others

34．A．therefore 　　　　　B．however 　　　　　C．but 　　　　　D．thus

35．A．adults 　　　　　　 B．people 　　　　　 C．parents 　　　D．teenagers

36．A．spend 　　　　　　　B．cost 　　　　　　 C．pay 　　　　　D．take

37．A．touched 　　　　　　B．buttoned 　　　　 C．held 　　　　 D．obtained

38．A．gesture 　　　　　　B．expression 　　　 C．attitude 　　 D．feeling

39．A．color 　　　　　　　B．price　　　　　　 C．fit　　　　　 D．style

40．A．pressing 　　　　　 B．taking　　　　　　C．hanging 　　　D．folding

41．A．happiness 　　　　　B．satisfaction　　　C．change 　　　 D．generosity

42．A．because of 　　　　 B．instead of 　　　 C．aware of 　　 D．full of

43．A．please 　　　　　　 B．understand 　　　 C．complain 　　 D．apologize

44．A．mentioned 　　　　　B．wrote 　　　　　　C．reported 　　 D．explained

45．A．when 　　　　　　　 B．how 　　　　　　　C．what 　　　　 D．that

46．A．happened 　　　　　 B．came　　　　　 　 C．intended　　　D．decided

47．A．Should 　　　　　　 B．Would 　　　　　　C．Must 　　　　 D．Could

48．A．watch 　　　　　　　B．judge 　　　　　　C．mistake 　　　D．consider

49．A．doing 　　　　　　　B．showing 　　　　　C．speaking 　　 D．wearing

50．A．comparing　　　　　 B．connecting 　　　 C．combining 　　D．matching

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”

　　I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me  21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,  22 your coat, and let’s go.”

　　“Go? Go where?” I asked．

　　“Where” 23  to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma   24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for  25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”

　　The store seemed big and  26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．

　　Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing  28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．

　　“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the   29  asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down

　　“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”

　　The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any  30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．

　　That evening, Grandma helped me  31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she  32 me over to Bobbie’s house．

　　Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the  34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”

　　I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we  36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it  37 , and there stood Bobbie．

Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those  38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were  40  his team．

1.                A．the reason      B．many things      C．stories   D．the truth

 

2.                A．put on         B．put away        C．put up    D．put down

 

3.                A．used           B．turned out      C．found out D．turned up

 

4.                A．lent           B．took           C．paid D．handed

 

5.                A．anyone         B．whomever       C．someone who  D．those who

 

6.                A．crowded        B．varied          C．noisy D．convenient

 

7.                A．satisfied        B．confused        C．curious   D．amazed

 

8.                A．worry          B．disappointment   C．happiness D．excitement

 

9.                A．counter        B．desk           C．shelf D．goods

 

10.               A．money         B．gifts           C．change    D．encouragement

 

11.               A．make          B．wrap           C．undo D．design

 

12.               A．drove          B．took           C．led   D．asked

 

13.               A．quickly         B．painfully        C．nervously  D．noiselessly

 

14.               A．bushes         B．darkness        C．doorway   D．car

 

15.               A．courage        B．look           C．step D．breath

 

16.               A．waited         B．whispered      C．crept D．stood

 

17.               A．came          B．sounded        C．did   D．appeared

 

18.               A．moments       B．days           C．time D．people

 

19.               A．Today          B．That year       C．That night  D．Since then

 

20.               A．on            B．for            C．at    D．of

 

 

 

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.   40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t   41   in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you   42   reasons. First I was a   43   when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   45  .

    “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47   that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good   49   . In the meantime, it also   50   a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s   51   astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

36. A. loving        B. watering       C. tending      D. planting

37. A. stop     　　 B. stay           C. live         D. run

38. A. kept          B. dropped        C. fallen           D. lost

39. A. realized       B. noticed         C. felt            D. thought

40. A. Excited       B. Frightened       C. Shocked       D. Satisfied

41. A. feel           B. see              C.hear            D.eat

42. A. one          B. two            C. three          D. four

43. A. gardener      B. teacher         C. farmer        D. painter

 44. A. taste          B. plant           C. touch         D. appreciate

 45. A. it            B. me             C. them          D. you

 46. A. with pleasure   B. in surprise       C. with hope     D. in anger

 47. A. true           B. possible        C. a pity         D. a shame

 48. A. put            B. turn           C. get           D. knock

 49. A. mind          B. life            C. future         D. mood

 50. A. introduces      B. offers          C. stands        D. leaves

 51. A. words         B. behavior        C. story         D. attitudes

 52. A. treats          B. acts           C. works         D. serves

 53. A. anybody       B. somebody       C. everybody     D. nobody

 54. A. ears           B. soul            C. eyes         D. heart

 55. A. refusing       B. trying          C. pretending     D. failing

 

 

    In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids’ college background as a prize demonstrating how well we’ve raised them. But we can’t acknowledge that our obsession(痴迷) is more about us than them. So we’ve created various justifications（辩解）that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesn’t matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford.

We have a full-developed panic; we worry that there won’t be enough prizes to go around. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. What causes the hysteria(歇斯底里) is the belief that scarce elite（精英）degrees must be highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All seems right but mostly wrong. We haven’t found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters. Selective schools don’t systematically employ better instructional approaches than less selective schools. On two measures—professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams selective schools do slightly worse.

By some studies, selective schools do enhance（提高） their graduates’ lifetime earnings. The gain is reckoned at 2-4% for every 100-point increase in a school’s average SAT scores. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke(偶然). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools.

Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it’s not the only indicator and, surprisingly, its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college is not life’s only competition. In the next competition—the job market and graduate school—the results may change. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D. program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of famous universities didn’t.

So, parents, take it easy（lighten up）. The stakes (利害关系) have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. One study found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction. They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints.

1. Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?

         A. They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.

         B. They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.

         C. They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application.

         D. They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.

2. Why do parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever?

         A. They want to increase their children’s chances of entering a prestigious college.

         B. They hope their children can enter a university that offers attractive scholarships.

         C. Their children will have a wider choice of which college to go to.

         D. Elite universities now enroll fewer student than they used to.

3. What does the author mean by “kids count more than their colleges” Line1, para.4?

         A. Continuing education is more important to a person’s success.

         B. A person’s happiness should be valued more than their education.

         C. Kids’ actual abilities are more important than their college background.

         D. What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements.

4. What does Krueger’s study tell us?

         A. Getting into Ph.D. programs may be more competitive than getting into college.

         B. Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.

         C. Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.

         D. Connections built in prestigious universities may be kept long after graduation.

5. One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that______

         A. they earn less than their peers from other institutions　　

         B. they turn out to be less competitive in the job market

         C. they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation　

         D. they overemphasize their qualifications in job application