“Get yourself up and make something of yourself，buddy！”Though my mother has passed away，her words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy．

??? “Christ！”I said，“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like．”

??? “If there’s one thing I can’t stand，it’s a quitter．”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuse，so I pull myself from bed．

????? Before I was out of primary school，mother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowds．So she began pushing me toward working with words．Words ran in her family．There seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mother’s grandfather·

The greatest proof was my mother’s first cousin Edwin．He was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career．

??? In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter．It paid＄30 a week ．When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned man，mother refused to sympathize．“If you work hard at this job，”she said，“maybe you can make something of it．”

??? After a while，I was asked to cover diplomats（外交官）at various African embassies. Then，

seven years later I was arranged by the Sun to cover the White House，a task that was as close to heaven as a journalist could get．However，whatever achievement of mine only seemed insignificant in her eyes．Uncle Edwin’s success was really annoying during my early years as a reporter．What a thrill，I thought．

??? Then，out of my wildest childhood fantasy，the Times came knocking．It was sad that Uncle Edwin had passed away by this time．In 1979 I won the Pulitzer Prize．Unfortunately，my mother’s brain and health broke down the year before，leaving her in a nursing home，out of touch with life forevermore ．She never knew of my Pulitzer．

????? I can probably guess how she’d have responded．“ That’s nice，buddy．It shows if you work hand，you’11 be able to make something of yourself one day，”

1.The first three paragraphs are intended to＿＿＿＿＿＿

A．draw readers’attention to the author’s success

B．remind readers that the road to success is rough

C．serve as an introduction to the author’s mother

D．explain why the author’s mother kept blaming him

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families＿＿＿＿

A. were gifted at language? B．never broke their promise

C. were fond of reading ? D. stuck to their family belief

3.What can we learn about the author

A．He got a good salary working as a police reporter．

B．He lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood．

C．It was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize．

D．It was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times．

4.The author regards Uncle Edwin’s success as a thrill because＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．he himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin

B．his mother’s family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter

C．few reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times

D．Uncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life

B

The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired ____26___ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house _____27____ dusk.

_____28_____(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they_____29_____(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, what beautiful flowers!"

"How colorful and fragrant!"

"Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!"

Then they went on to express their thanks ____30_____ the hostess for her _____31_____(delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said," I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was ___32_____ bit surprised about it. I _____33_____ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are ______34______(aware) of my hard work and praise _____35____highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共25分）

第四部分：英语技能运用（共两节，满分46分）

第一节：根据句子的意思，写出正确的单词，并注意词的正确形式。（共10小题；10分）。

81. Another thing that ＿＿＿困惑 people is that Newspapers and magazine never criticize any influential person.

82. I patted her _______(温柔地) on the shoulder.

83. He is no longer in good health, and his ability to work is l＿＿＿.

84. This restaurant was not giving its ______(顾客) energy-giving food.

85. Without the atmosphere p _______ our earth from the sun, it would

be too hot for any living things to live on.

86. It was all my fault that my son had made such a silly but serious m _______.

87. To succeed, we must ___________(结合) talent with working hard.

88. He has been working for a long time, but he is still full of __________.（energetic）

89. Once the balance of nature is b ______, natural disasters are likely to strike in ways beyond

90. In order to win back the customers, the owner of the restaurant decided to sell his food at a d ____.

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为1-5的相应位置上。

The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired 1　 she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house 　2 dusk.

3 (look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they　 4 (attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, what beautiful flowers!"

"How colorful and fragrant!""Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!"

Then they went on to express their thanks 5 the hostess for her 6 (delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said," I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was 　7 bit surprised about it. I 8 make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are 　9 (aware) of my hard work and praise 10 highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."