When I woke next morning, I was dying of 36 .I seemed to have a hole instead of a  37   I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper（背景墙） I had ever seen ! 38 , I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better 39 there than in any other hotel; and that was 40 I wanted just then.
The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared 41 carefully for what I must 42. I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure 43 “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right 44 and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached.
The waiter asked me 45 I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a 46  way, so I repeated it, still he did not understand. It was 47 that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter 48 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter--- enough to feed a small army--- and went away. But I was hungry, and I left 49. When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 50, but you can never 51 what a waiter’s face really shows. In another minute he brought 52  tray with some bacon(熏肉) and some eggs. He 53  have misunderstood me , but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language , so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate.
Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way slowly to my room-----at least five pound 54 . I never believed until then that any meal could 55 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢).

My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flight. __38__ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The __39__ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the __40__. Just like a schoolboy, he was __41__ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was __42__ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with __43__. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and __44__ me. He became very __45__ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.

Later, I __46__ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without __47__ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to __48__ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today __49__ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to __50__ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our __51__ to make sure their dreams are realized.

Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same __52__ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father __53__ so long for this small dream to be realized.

Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to __54__ everything and keep sacrificing. They have __55__, too.

Take care of your parents. They are precious.

1.A. bus　　                 B. train　　　                   C. ship　　　             D. air

2.A. catch                       B. miss                                 C. experience                      D. change

3.A. In spite of               B. Because of               C. In case of                       D. Instead of

4.A. pride                     B. excitement                   C. admiration              D. ambition

5.A. appointment         B. dream                              C. travel                              D. show

6.A. encouraging                B. warning               C. teaching                           D. preparing

7.A. thoroughly                       B. slowly                             C. immediately           D. suddenly

8.A. anger                                B. joy                             C. shyness                            D. curiosity

9.A. helped                          B. patted                               C. thanked                            D. praised

10.A. honest                        B. childish                       C. nervous                            D. emotional

11.A. looked for                  B. looked down upon        C. looked into                      D. looked back on

12.A. understanding     B. describing                     C. solving                     D. improving

13.A. avoid                           B. meet                                 C. record                         D. check

14.A. unless                         B. because              C. when                                D. though

15.A. learn                               B. express                    C. promise                            D. forget

16.A. ability                          B. responsibility    C. freedom                           D. fortune

17.A. song                                B. advice                            C. attention                          D. thing

18.A. struggle                 B. wait                                C. rest                                   D. stand

19.A. hand in                       B. pick up                C. pay off                     D. give up

20.A. wishes                        B. jobs                               C. plans                                 D. suggestions

“Dr.Papaderos,what is the meaning of life?”
The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(骚动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.
“I will,answer your question.”
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:
“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.
I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”
【小题1】On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes       at first.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
"Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"
The _36___ laughter followed, and people stirred to go.
Papadakos held up his hand and __37___ the room and stared at me, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes __38___ I was.
"I will answer your question."
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he __39___ into it and brought out a very small round ___40__.
And what he said ___41__ like this:
"When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived _42__in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror from a wrecked German motorcycle. "I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not__43___, so I kept only the largest piece. I made it round. I began to play with it as a ___44__, interested by the __45___ that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would ___46__ shine. It became a game for me to get light into the most__47____ places I could find---in deep holes and dark closets.
I kept the little mirror, and, __48___ I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the ___49___ of the game. As I became a man, I __50___ to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do __51___ my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the ___52__ of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places __53____ I reflect it.
"I am a fragment (碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.__54____, with what I have I can reflect light into the black places in the ___55___ of men. This is the meaning of my life."
36. A. common    B. usual     C. ordinary   D. general
37. A .cheered     B. stopped   C .stilled     D. cleaned 
38. A .that        B. what      C. where    D. whether
39. A. fished      B. looked    C dipped     D. slipped    
40.A. coin        B. toy       C. mirror    D. present
41.A. came       B. sounded    C. read     D. went
42. A. hopefully   B. peacefully  C. hopelessly  D. plainly
43.A. possible     B. difficult   C. easy       D. reasonable
44.A.child        B .treasure   C. tool       D. toy
45.A.case        B. truth       C .fact       D. result
46. A. always     B. seldom     C. still        D. never
47 .A .unavailable  B. difficult    C. interesting  D.  inaccessible
48. A. as          B. before     C. after       D. while
49.A .difficulty    B .challenge   C. content     D. rule
50 .A. grew       B. tended     C. used       D. failed
51. A. for         B. to        C. about        D .with 
52 .A. player       B. resource  C. origin       D. source
53.A. if only       B. only if    C. as far as     D. now that
54. A. Therefore    B. Otherwise  C. However   D. Besides
55. A. hearts       B. minds     C. eyes       D. brains

完成句子（共5小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

1. 经济发展也带来了环境问题。

  Economic development has also _________   ___________ to environmental problems.

2. 我们应该采取措施来防止地球受污染.

We should __________  _____________  to prevent the earth from being polluted.

3．我们要尽一切办法使他振作起来。

    We tried every means to get him to ___________  _____________.

4．他们很穷，但还是设法把儿子送去大学读书。

They were poor, but they__________  ___________ send their son to college.

5. 我为昨天所做的事向你道歉。

    I ______________  ____________  you for what I did yesterday.