Dear God，

    Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never  2 1  appreciated their mothers until it was too  22  to tell them．

    I am  23  with the dear mother who is still allve．I appreciate her  24 each day．My mother does not  25  ，but I do．  26   I grow older and wiser．I realize what a(n)  27  person she is．How sad that I alil    28  to speak these words in her presence，29  they flow easily from my pen．

    How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for giving her llfe I  30’ For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into  3 l  a child? For 32  a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows  33 ？ For waiting for the day  34  a daughter realizes her mother really is？

How does a    35    wonlan thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice (when asked ) or  36   silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying:”I  37you so ,”when she could have spoked these words dozens of  38    ?For being essentially herself-loving ,thoughtful. Patient, and forgiving?

I don’t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she  39  and to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that 1 will look as good in the eyes of my  40  as my mother looks in mine．

A daughter

21．A fully              B．truly            C．painfully          D mainly

 22．A．early            B．slow             C．1ate             D．fast

 23．A．satisfied         B．prepared          C．worried           D blessed

 24．A much             B．more             C．1ess             D．fewer

 25．A．stand            B．move            C．change           D exist

 26．A．As              B．With            C．For              D．Because

 27．A．ordinary         B．usual            C．strict             D extraordinary

 28．A．unable          B．able             C．eager             D ready

 29．A．therefore        B．otherwise         C．but              D．however

 30.A herself       B．itself        C．themselves    D．oneself

 31.A．punishing    B．blaming      C．raising      D．praising

 32.A．running after   B．running across    C．running out     D．running for

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

 34．A．that           B．when              C．in which           D．where

 35 A．grown          B．pleased             C．trained           D．well-behaved

 36 A interrupting    B．disliking        C．representing    D．remaining

 37．A．asked         B．told               C．ordered            D required

 38．A．times        B．days               C．months             D years

 39．A．gots         B．gives               C．deserves           D．delivers

 40.A．husband   B．children         C．relatives      D．neighbours

"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__２１___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__２２___push me like that.__２３___I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__２４___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__２５___a poor life in the past.__２６___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__２７___the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant___２８__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__２９___more, I always thank her with a smile__３０___feeling angry."

    This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__３１___from Beijing Normal University.

  As economic__３２___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__３３___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __３４___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__３５___to China from a very young age.

    "Only__３６___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __３７___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __３８___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.

Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree__３９___ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__４０___with us in Chinese.

1.A. eagerly       B. repeatedly           C. friendly             D. warmly

2.A. also          B. never            C. often            D. not

3.A. However       B. But              C. Finally          D. Therefore

4.A. after         B. at               C. for              D. upon

5.A. led           B. leaded           C. live             D. made

6.A. It            B. What             C. That             D. Which

7.A. speaking      B. talking              C. voicing          D. saying

8.A. demands       B. orders           C. requests             D. commands

9.A. eat           B. eating           C. to eat               D. ate

10.A. other than        B. but than             C. instead              D. instead of

11.A. retiree           B. worker           C. professor            D. official

12.A. changes           B. exchanges        C. conflicts         D. improvements

13.A. different         B. difficult            C. challenging          D. exciting

14.A. hot               B. heat             C. cold             D. only

15.A. entrance          B. access           C. door             D. way

16.A. revolution        B. fighting             C. reform           D. motivation

17.A. foreigner         B. aboard           C. civil                D. overseas

18.A. like              B. as if                C. as               D. even if

19.A. as                B. while            C. since            D. for

20.A. chat              B. chatting             C. to chat              D. chatted

 

Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37  where he stayed with his family.

Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38   out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution. 

Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41  and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.

"I think the reason why I could win  the  45   is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of  47  human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.

Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.

As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)

1.                A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．embarrassed   D．disappointed

 

2.                A．business        B．birthplace       C．bookstore D．workplace

 

3.                A．escaped        B．ran            C．dropped  D．moved

 

4.                A．adult           B．citizen          C．parent   D．teenager

 

5.                A．training         B．writing         C．farming   D．speaking

 

6.                A．hardship        B．unemployment   C．disease   D．accident

 

7.                A．adapted        B．supported       C．criticized  D．praised

 

8.                A．destroy         B．cause          C．increase  D．control

 

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

 

10.               A．prize          B．game          C．respect   D．profit

 

11.               A．customs        B．institutions      C．characteristics D．feelings

 

12.               A．particular       B．usual          C．strange    D．common

 

13.               A．advanced       B．elegant         C．folk   D．royal

 

14.               A．inspired        B．interrupted     C．prevented D．processed

 

15.               A．imaginative      B．reflective       C．appreciative    D．productive

 

16.               A．admire         B．arise           C．fail   D．lack

 

17.               A．uncertainly      B．unbearably      C．unavoidably    D．unacceptably

 

18.               A．Otherwise      B．Therefore       C．However  D．Meanwhile

 

19.               A．worsening      B．softening       C．deepening D．widening

 

20.               A．suggestions     B．plans          C．arguments D．problems

 

 

He is a real turtle（海龟）.

         Someone who always moves very slowly.

         She is such a sheep.

         A follower; someone who can’t think for him or herself.

         He’s being an ostrich（鸵鸟）.

         Someone who hides his/her head in the sand and refuses to face problems or reality.

         He’s a lamb.

         A gentle, patient, understanding person. Nice and considerate.

         What a crab（蟹） he is!

         A grouchy（发牢骚的） person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.

1.In which of the following situations are the people acting like sheep?

A. A teenager tells a small child to stop bothering an animal.

B. A young man is driving fast because all his friends do.

C. Someone runs for monitor of the senior class in the school.

D. People are walking and singing together along the road.

2.If a person is like a turtle, which of these is most likely to be a problem to him or her?

A. Keeping the house clean.               B. Learning a new language.

C. Getting to school on time.               D. Saving money for future use.

3.Buddy hates to wake up on Monday morning. He doesn’t speak to his wife or children, and he often shouts at the other drivers on his way to work. Everybody stays out of his way at least until noon time. After that he’s all right. Buddy’s boss says, “ Buddy is a good guy, but on Monday morning, he’s an absolute _________.”

A. crab                         B. lamb                        C. turtle                                D. ostrich

4.Jerry has not been well for weeks. He knows he has a problem but he is afraid to see a doctor .If he is sick, he doesn’t want to know about it. His wife says, “ Jerry, don’t be a(n) __________. Go to the doctor. She can help you get of your illness.

A. crab                         B. lamb                        C. sheep                               D. ostrich