(2013·南通模拟) “It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！”says Englishtown _____ Ellen Rema.Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50，and in just a few years，she has made ____ progress!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were ____ in the German countryside where she lives.At Englishtown，she joins ____ classes online and speaks with live native English?speaking teachers.

“Englishtown is a wonderful place to ____，”she says.“My son always says，mom，you are a bit ___.He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying，____ love it，I do it for myself.”

In 2001，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly ____.“I spent hours and hours studying.”she said.“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time.I finished all my ___ after 2 years，but noticed I still had ____ difficulties.”

Instead of ____，she chose to press on.After four years at Englishtown，she's still studying in the online classroom，but now to perfect her already ____ English，she has set new ____ for herself and ___ understanding grammar points.

“Studying online is never ____，but you need self?discipline，self?motivation and staying power，”she says.“If you really want to learn，never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no____.Practice，practice，practice！”

Ellen says studying English isn't all about hard work.It should also be ____！“I really like the online conversation classrooms，”she says.“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions.I'm open for all____.”

Ellen has been able to ____ her English to use by visiting England five times！“I'm very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，”Ellen says.“My life has ____ with Englishtown.”

1.A.professor?? B．friend?? C．student?? D．reporter

2.A.amazing?? ????????????? B．challenging

C．discouraging?? ????????????? D．disturbing

3.A.satisfied?? ????????????? B．offered

C．attended?? ????????????? D．represented

4.A.conversation?? ????????????? B．composition

C．listening?? ????????????? D．reading

5.A.live?? B．eat?? C．entertain?? D．study

6.A.crazy?? B．tired? C．worried?? D．attractive

7.A.though?? B．but?? C．while?? D．when

8.A.dropped?? ????????????? B．brushed

C．awarded?? ????????????? D．progressed

9.A.channels?? B．schedules? C．courses?? D．papers

10.A.comprehending?? ????????????? B．reading

C．grammar?? ????????????? D．vocabulary

11.A.fighting back?? ????????????? B．giving up

C．turning away?? ????????????? D．looking around

12.A.significant?? B．shabby? C．broken?? D．excellent

13.A.goals?? ????????????? B．decisions

C．means?? ????????????? D．conclusions

14.A.turns off?? ????????????? B．gets off

C．focuses on?? ????????????? D．puts up

15.A.interesting?? B．boring? C．shocking?? D．unwilling

16.A.vision?? B．success?? C．struggle?? D．tendency

17.A.fun?? B．waste?? C．weakness?? D．wonder

18.A.measures?? B．topics?? C．timetables?? D．fashions

19.A.take?? B．set?? C．make?? D．put

20.A.ruined?? B．started?? C．changed?? D．turned

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，然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ______a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to ______him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ______time I had let such moment pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, "What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ______ the steps of the bus and disappeared ii\side. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar .______ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ______and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ______opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ______ ？ I don't ^nd a quiet moment to tell him what they have ______to me, or, in the years ahead what he might ______to face. Maybe, I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?

______ as I stood before-Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always ______ never in all my life hearing him put his feelings into ______ . Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tightien. Why was it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry， and 1 knew I would he able to get______ only a few words clearly. "Daniel,‘' I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked von." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the

world ______ , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, hut tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All 1 was______of was the stubble (短须）on his chin as his ______pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ______ . It was nothing. And yet, it. was everything.

When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.

“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.

“Andrew, I was    31    today,” he answered quietly.

I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you    32    at home?”

Then I noticed his    33    and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career.    34    our family has been his joy, and I guess I have    35    his work for granted.

My father’s unemployment    36   many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be    37  , my room cleaned up, and my     38    done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer     39    jobs. I began to notice how    40    he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be    41   . For the first time, I    42   my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to    43    less. I gave up my pocket money,    44    it wasn’t much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.

After several difficult months of searching, my dad    45    to go in a totally different direction. He    46    that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him    47    it, and I admired how much time and     48    he expended. I    49   knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.

Although this was one of the    50    experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.

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, 并在答题卡上涂黑。

RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY

When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a  36  . We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is  37  , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would  38  every bit of the food on their plates.

As I was hungry, my local colleague  39  much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not  40  much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of  41  food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we  42  someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were  43  about us wasting so much food.

“We  44  for our food; it is none of your  45  how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them  46  made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in  47  arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro  48  . The officer told us in a stern（严厉的）voice: “order  49  you can consume. Money is yours,   50  the resources belong to the society. You have no  51  for wasting them.” Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our  52  . My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly  53  to the officer.

My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all  54  it to remind us that we should never be  55  .

1.A. restaurant         B. company           C. family            D. bank

2.A. cooked           B. served              C. gathered          D. missed

3.A. desert            B. refuse              C. oppose            D. finish

4.A. kept              B. sold               C. ordered           D. made

5.A. save              B. spend              C. divide            D. find

6.A. undiscovered       B. undeveloped        C. unconsumed       D. undetermined

7.A. appointed          B. knew              C. realized           D. heard

8.A. curious            B. unhappy           C. nervous           D. optimistic

9.A. paid               B. asked             C. applied            D. accounted

10.A. matter             B. mind              C. question           D. business

11.A. immediately        B. passively           C. excitedly          D. regularly

12.A. rags               B. uniform            C. fashion           D. dream

13.A. award             B. food               C. fine              D. souvenir

14.A. how               B. it                 C. that              D. what

15.A. but                B. and               C. or                D. so

16.A. ability             B. problem            C. reason            D. power

17.A. words              B. hearts             C. faces             D. ears

18.A. apologized          B. accused            C. admitted          D. approved

19.A. stuck               B. broke             C. kept              D. threw

20.A. hopeful             B. grateful            C. merciful          D. wasteful

—Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

—Oh,she was very __________ about her clothes.

A.special        B.particular           C.especial              D.unusual