Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  36  about the noise. I could do  37  about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  38  .

Still  39  ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  40  to complain.

Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  41  the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  42  every situation carefully.

I tried to walk in  43  to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  44  came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   45  attitude from me.

Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  46  . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  47  them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  48  in their lives because they are common people.   49  , they were always looking for a   50  to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  51  .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  52  them. They thanked me before they left.

Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  53  friendly. We had a short but pleasant  54  . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  55  .

1.A. worryB. talk                                    C. care                                            D. complain

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

3.A.quietly                           B. quickly                    C. suddenly                                   D. slowly

4.A.angrier                           B. less                                    C. better                                        D. worse

5.A.purposes              B. times                                 C. reasons                                      D. persons

6.A.come across        B. driven off                         C. knocked into                            D. taken in

7.A.treat                      B. allow                                 C. keep                                           D. accept

8.A.fashion                           B. trouble                    C. doubt                                         D. peace

9.A.but                        B. so                             C. or                                      D. as

10.A.funny                           B. positive                            C. gentle                               D. satisfying

11.A.continued                   B. decided                            C. began                               D. stopped

12.A.order                           B. ask                                     C. forbid                               D. encourage

13.A.stupid                          B. powerless                  C. unfortunate                        D. dangerous

14.A.Besides              B. Therefore                        C. Otherwise                        D. However

15.A.task                     B. chance                    C. challenge                                  D. job

16.A.surprise             B. worry                      C. taste                                           D. expect

17.A.frustrating         B. annoying                          C. helping                             D. joining

18.A.sounded            B. felt                                    C. phoned                                      D. looked

19.A.discussion                   B. quarrel                    C. conversation                            D. journey

20.A.friends                         B. workmates             C. partners                                    D. classmates

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。  

   A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good chance to   26  my 7-year-old son’s room and   27  some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We   28   that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the   29  , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too   30  for him. In the yard he   31  the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous（以前的） owners as far as we   32  . It wasn’t in the best   33   and was certainly not new, but the tires were   34  good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was  35  , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that   36  “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was   37_ there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was   38  free. She said yes and that he could have it for   39  . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very   40  , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering   41  they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him   42 . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had   43  . He was so happy to   44  that someone else would make good  45  of that little bike!

1.A. clean         B. check            C. display          D. design

2. A. look for     B. go through     C. show off           D. deal with

3. A. refused          B. agreed       C. wrote            D. lied

4.A. trip              B. show        C. sale            D. decision

5. A. weak         B. small            C. new              D. thin

6.A. rode          B. found        C. watched          D. felt

7.A. doubted       B. knew             C. told            D. thought

8.A. time          B. chance        C. place          D. shape

9.A. also           B. never           C. still           D. hardly

10. A. ahead           B. on          C. near                 D. over

11.A. said           B. repeated       C. copied               D. expressed

12. A. jumping         B. standing         C. walking          D. shouting

13. A. barely         B. usually      C. really          D. always

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

15.A. calm             B. scared           C. excited         D. disappointed

16.A. when          B. whether        C. why           D. how

17.A. smile          B. worry          C. leave           D. cry

18.A. enjoyed        B. lost           C. bought          D. made

19. A. hear           B. understand     C. remember       D. think

20.A. interest        B. money        C. use            D. price

College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __41__， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __42__ the pressure.
Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __43__ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them.
As it __44_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __45__， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __46__ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __47__ else, they were __48__for the job.
The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __49__. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __50__. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __51__ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __52__ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __53__， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __54__ to hear.
In my main narrative－style __55__， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __56__； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __57__ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In my two minor essays, I __58__ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__59__ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise.
It is __60__ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.

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各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Growing up, I had a scar on my face — a perfect arrow in the center of my cheek, pointing at my left eye. I 36 it when I was three, long before I knew that scars were a 37 thing, especially for a girl. I only knew that my scar brought me 38 and tenderness and candy. As I got older, I began to take 39in my scar, in part to stop people laughing at me, but mainly as a reaction to the thought that I should feel uncomfortable. It’s true. I was 40 the first couple of times someone pointed at my 41 and asked, “What’s that?” or called me “Scarface.” But the more I heard how 42 my scar was, the more I found myself liking it.
When I turned fifteen, my parents — 43 the advice of a doctor — decided it was time to 44 on what was now a thick, shiny red scar.
“But I don’t mind the scar, really,” I told my father as he 45 that I would have the operation during my summer vacation. And my friends, along with my boyfriend at the time, 46 as I did, that my scar was 47 and almost pretty in its own way. After so many years, it was a 48 of me. But my father said it was a deformity (畸形). I don’t know what 49 more that day: hearing my father call my scar a deformity, 50 realizing that it didn’t 51 to him how I felt about it.
I did have the operation that summer.
In my late twenties, I took a long look at my scar, something I hadn’t done in years. 52, it could be seen in the right light, but no one 53 me about it anymore. As I leaned uneasily toward the mirror, I felt a sudden 54.
There was something powerful about my scar and the proud person I 55 because of it. I have never been quite so strong since they cut it out.
36. A. got              B. remained     C. kept      D. drew
37. A. good       B. bad     C. strange          D. funny
38. A. trouble     B. shame    C. attention    D. reward
39. A. pride      B. place     C. care        D. blame
40. A. uncomfortable            B. proud     C. pleased      D. disappointed
41. A. head      B. cheek      C. mouth       D. nose
42. A. long       B. unfortunate       C. beautiful     D. unbelievable
43. A. in         B. for         C. against        D. on
44. A. operate                 B. talk            C. remove      D. center
45. A. suggested      B. explained   C. told       D. ordered
46. A. felt                B. acted      C. did        D. hoped[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
47. A. unlucky         B. ugly          C. unique    D. necessary
48. A. part         B. problem    C. memory     D. dream
49. A. interested       B. encouraged C. hurt      D. surprised
50. A. and          B. or         C. so       D. but
51. A. mind        B. occur            C. concern      D. matter
52. A. Still               B. Though    C. Thus      D. Also
53. A. cared         B. asked      C. questioned  D. mentioned
54. A. happiness      B. satisfaction   C. sadness      D. shock
55. A. respected     B. knew      C. met        D. became

I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

Why did the boy start his job young?

  A. He wanted to be famous in the future.

  B. The job was quite easy for him.

  C. His mother had high hopes for him.

  D. The competiton for the job was fierce.

From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

  A. excited B. interested     C. ashamed    D. disappointed

What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

  A. She forced him to continue.       B. She punished him.

  C. She gave him some money.       D. She changed her plan.

What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

  A. The war between the boy’s parents.

  B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.

  C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

  D. The fight between the boy and his father.

What is the text mainly about?

  A. The early life of a journalist.

  B. The early success of a journalist.

  C. The happy childhood of the writer.

  D. The important role of the writer in his family.