21.	A. strengths	B. stops	C. removes	D. affects
22.	A. read	B. write	C. paint	D. sing
23.	A. encouraging	B. concerned	C. crazy	D. hopeful
24.	A. angry	B. ill	C. famous	D. busy
25.	A. regularly	B. instantly	C. clearly	D. hardly
26.	A. hid	B. drew	C. hung	D. copied
27.	A. meant	B. referred	C. promised	D. provided
28.	A. saved	B. started	C. disordered	D. changed
29.	A. control	B. date	C. danger	D. work
30.	A. never	B. always	C. seldom	D. sometimes
31.	A. travel	B. explore	C. rule	D. understand
32.	A. doubted	B. realized	C. wished	D. remembered
33.	A. decision	B. difference	C. impression	D. mistake
34.	A. times	B. persons	C. songs	D. pictures
35.	A. show	B. continue	C. sell	D. undertake
36.	A. happy	B. unwilling	C. nervous	D. afraid
37.	A. polite	B. friendly	C. strange	D. new
38.	A. working	B. speaking	C. standing	D. performing
39.	A. interesting	B. useful	C. important	D. surprising
40.	A. do	B. think	C. receive	D. give

       My mom is always at work and my sisters are never around, so I have nothing to do. My house is borboring. The train lets me escape and explore.

      I have been taking the train for five years. I've learned that it's fast and convenient.  I live about two milmiles from the Blue Line Imperial station.  I like taking the train because it gives me freedom.

       My favorite place to go is downtown.  I take the train to Macy's Plaza in front of the 7th Street Station  to do some shopping at Borders or Victoria's Secret, or to get something to eat at the food count  With 25 cents, you can take the DASH bus from the station to get to the Fashion District. Since I like making ac- cessories(首饰)  like earrings, I love going there because of all the deals on jewelry supplies.

       I take the train to the Museum of Contemporary Art with friends on the first Sunday of every month since we can get in for free. We tour around the museum and get to do an art project at the end.  I like going to the museum because there are a lot of wonderful things.

      The cool thing about the train is that it connects to other train lines, which lets you see different parts of the city. The Gold Line runs from Union Station northeast to Pasadena and now east to East L. A. The Red Line goes from downtown to Hollywood. The Green Line goes from Norwalk to several beaches. When I don't know how to get somewhere, I go to mta. net, type in my starting point and end point and get times and routes. I hardly ever get lost.

54. We can infer from Paragraph I that_____.

     A. the writer's sisters are always busy with their work.

     B. the writer doesn't get along well with her family

     C. the writer doesn't know how to kill time

     D. the writer doesn't like staying at home alone

 55. What does the writer often go to downtown for?

     A. To do the shopping.       B. To eat pizza.   

     C. To visit her friends.       D. To make accessones.

 56. We can know from the passage that the writer_______.

     A. doesn't like spending time with her friends

     B. often takes a course of art appreciation in a museum

     C. visits a museum with her friends once a month

     D. goes to a museum so as to find some wonderful things

 57. The writer seldom gets lost because_______.

     A. she often takes a map with her    

 B. she is familiar with every line

     C. she often has a travel guide with her

D. she often refers to a website for bus and train lines

 

Dear Ralph,

I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.

A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”

I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?

Cinderella

Cinderella,

First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?

To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.

__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.

Do __60__ you think is best.

1.	A．meet B．taste C．understand D．see

 

2.	A．junior B．high C．senior D．super

 

3.	A．trust B．realize C．stand D．believe

 

4.	A．always B．seldom C．hardly D．sometimes

 

5.	A．satisfied B．happy C．proud D．excited

 

6.	A．Never B．Yes C．Hardly D．Almost

 

7.	A．myself B．me C．herself D．her

 

8.	A．warm-hearted B．open-hearted C．kind-hearted D．broken-hearted

 

9.	A．warmly B．nervously C．firmly D．coldly

 

10.	A．talk B．communicate C．stay D．sit

 

11.	A．why B．when C．whether D．where

 

12.	A．but B．or C．and D．yet

 

13.	A．head B．top C．ceiling D．front

 

14.	A．ever B．still C．either D．even

 

15.	A．classmate B．fellow C．teacher D．mother

 

16.	A．experience B．failure C．dream D．regret

 

17.	A．students B．people C．teachers D．parents

 

18.	A．However B．But C．Though D．And

 

19.	A．fast B．busily C．effectively D．hard

 

20.	A．all which B．that C．all what D．what

 

Dear Ralph,

I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.

A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”

I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Cinderella

Cinderella,

First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?

To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.

__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.

Do __60__ you think is best.

41. A. meet　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. understand　　　　　　　 D. see

42. A. junior　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senior　　　　　　　　　　 D. super

43. A. trust　　　　　　　　　 B. realize　　　　　　　　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

44. A. always　　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes

45. A. satisfied　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

46. A. Never　　　　　　　　 B. Yes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. Almost

47. A. myself　　　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. herself　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. her

48. A. warm-hearted　　 B. open-hearted C. kind-hearted D. broken-hearted

49. A. warmly　　　　　　　 B. nervously　　　　　　　　 C. firmly　　　　　　　　　　 D. coldly

50. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 B. communicate　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sit

51. A. why　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. where

52. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

53. A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ceiling　　　　　　　　　　 D. front

54. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. even

55. A. classmate　　　　　 B. fellow　　　　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. mother

56. A. experience　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　 C. dream　　　　　　　　　　 D. regret

57. A. students　　　　　　　　　　 B. people　　　　　　　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

58. A. However　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. And

59. A. fast　　　　　　　　　 B. busily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effectively　　　　　　　 D. hard

60. A. all which　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all what　　　　　　　　　 D. what

　　　　　　

第二节  完形填空

Dad is a liar （说谎者）, definitely.

He never tells the truth about anything   36  , or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I   37  that I don’t mind hearing these things.

He is the kindest man I have ever met , who never   38  others, as well as the    39  man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I   40  home from college and asked Dad how his   41  was getting on, he would always reply. “Oh, couldn’t be   42  !”when I asked my mum the same question on the phone ,   43  , she honestly told me every   44  with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his   45  . I felt a deep sympathy for him.

Dad is a miser (吝啬鬼), undoubtedly..

I hardly see Dad wear   46  clothes. In fact , his closet is half empty. Even in this half, two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other   47    belongs to him . I urged him to buy some new clothes ,   48  the simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw   49  in them.

It   50  my heart up when I saw had Dad  51  terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he   52  took some pills.

So it surprised   53   when the day came that Dad got sick . He was lying in bed. And all the family gathered around him. I knelt （跪）by his bedside , tears filling my eyes.

Dear Dad, you’ve been   54  yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well   55  a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say . “Dad , take better care of yourself!”

36．A．interesting                     B．good               C．bad                 D．valuable

37．A．emphasize               B．realize             C．decide             D．admit

38．A．envies                           B．blames             C．helps               D．hurts

39．A．noblest                   B．cruellest           C．most selfless     D．most diligent

40．A．phoned                   B．drove                     C．went                D．stayed

41．A．health                            B．business           C．experiment       D．treatment

42．A．better                    B．harder             C．easier                     D．healthier

43．       A．meanwhile              B．anyway            C．however          D．therefore

44．A．change                   B．incident           C．achievement     D．problem

45．A．belief                            B．carelessness      C．lies                  D．excuses

46．A．old                         B．new                 C．beautiful          D．cheap

47．A．one-third                B．half                 C．thing               D．closet

48．A．so                          B．but                  C．since               D．although

49．A．holes                      B．stains               C．hope                D．importance

50．A．woke                         B．warmed           C．cheered            D．tore

51．A．act                         B．shake               C．cry                  D．cough

52．A．still                        B．even                C．merely             D．seldom

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

54．A．controlling                     B．pushing           C．criticizing        D．fighting

55．A．beg                        B．allow               C．expect             D．cause