When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31  it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32  and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33  such pain.
He left and I tried to   34  my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35  the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36  not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37  end. I would rather just   38  in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39 .
And yet it was a young woman who   40  back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41  and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42 , there are more important things. More important than   43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t   44  my dreams as I feared that night.   45 , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46  on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47  that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49  again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50  a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31   it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32   and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33   such pain.

He left and I tried to   34   my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35   the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36   not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37   end. I would rather just   38   in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39  .

And yet it was a young woman who   40   back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41   and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42  , there are more important things. More important than   43  , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.

He didn’t   44   my dreams as I feared that night.   45  , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46   on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47   that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48  , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49   again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50   a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say,  1  if it had to do with me.  2  so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3  my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4  any open offering of love. In fact, I got  5 at the mention of the word love.

One night, after a particularly  6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7  I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)  8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it  9  “To read when you’re  10 ”.

Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I  11  it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and  12  you do or say will ever change that. I am here  13  you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s  14 . Just know that  15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”

That was the  16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17  mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be  18  in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,  19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my  20  there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.

1.                A．similarly        B．particularly      C．eventually D．only

2.                A．With           B．Besides         C．Like D．Among

3.                A．relate to        B．allow for        C．pick up   D．agree with

4.                A．rejected        B．missed         C．received  D．appreciated

5.                A．curious         B．nervous        C．excited   D．angry

6.                A．difficult         B．joyful          C．peaceful  D．ordinary

7.                A．So             B．Since           C．As   D．Before

8.                A．message        B．magazine        C．book D．envelope

9.                A．wrote          B．said            C．warned   D．spelled

10.               A．lonely          B．awake          C．alone D．tired

11.               A．folded         B．opened        C．examined  D．answered

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

13.               A．beyond        B．except         C．for   D．against

14.               A．okay           B．possible        C．bad  D．disappointing

15.               A．as long as       B．no matter       C．in case    D．only if

16.               A．best           B．unique         C．last   D．first

17.               A．never          B．seldom         C．frequently D．sometimes

18.               A．waited         B．trusted         C．loved D．praised

19.               A．needed        B．expected       C．understood D．achieved

20.               A．desk           B．pillow          C．bed  D．feet

Dinner was almost ready when the killing happened．When Don Wise walked into the living room of his home，his ten-year-old son，Mike，and a 12-year-old friend were sitting in front of a large-screen television set．They were playing a video game they had rented(租赁), called Golden eye 007，one of the top-selling titles of 2007．
Standing behind the boys，Wise saw that one boy pushed the button and shot the character in the face．Blood splattered(喷溅)the lab coat of the character as he circled and fell．“You’re down!”the boy said，laughing．
Frightened by the child’s obvious fun，Wise ordered the boys to turn the game off．“This game is terrible．“he said seriously．“I don’t want you to play with this any more．”
Video games have become pervasive form of entertainment since the 1990s．Today about 69 percent of American families own or rent video and computer games．Most are harmless entertainment，but in far too many of the most popular ones，kids are acting out realistic violent experiences on their TV and computer screens．“These are not just games any more，”says Rick Dyer，president of the San Diego-based Virtual Image Productions.“These are learning machines．We’re teaching kids in the most incredible way what it’s like to pull the trigger(扳机)．The focus is on the thrill，enjoyment and reward．What they’re not realizing are the real-life results.“
Such video games introduce kids to a fantasy world that features amazingly lifelike characters，detailed images of brutality(野蛮)。 Unlike movies and television，where you watch the violence，the video game lets you feel the sensation（感觉） of taking violent actions． When you’re into the game，you’re in the game． 
“The technology is becoming more engaging（吸引人的） for kids，”says David Walsh，president of the National Institute on Media and the Family(NIMF)，a watchdog group in Minneapolis，“and a part of the games features anti-social themes of violence，sex and rude language．Unfortunately，it’s a part that seems particularly popular with kids between ages 8 to15．”
57．Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this passage?
A．Video game violence is very harmful to kids．
B．Video game is a common form of entertainment．
C．Video game violence is popular with children．
D  Video game is the reflection of the real—life violence．
58．We can infer from the passage that the_____________．
A．NIMF is characteristic for its social justice
B．NIMF is a political organization in Minneapolis
C．NIMF promotes(推崇) video games and other media products
D．NIMF detects（侦查） the media industry’s illegal actions（违法行为）
59．The underlined word“pervasive”in Paragraph 4 most probably means____________．
A．worldwide        B．instructive       C．widespread      n harmful
60．Which of the following statements would Rick Dyer agree with?
A  Video games with some violence teach kids to experience real life．
B．Video games are realistic ways to learn more about the real life  world．
C．Video games with fantastic features are loved by most kids in the US．
D  Violence video games have a negative influence on children．

对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，

写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

(M-----Mike, T-----Tony)

M: Hi, Tony. How was your (76) v _____to the Western Forest last weekend?               76._______

T: It was wonderful(77) i_______ .                                                                                     77._______

The air is fresh, the water is clean and the trees are so green.

M: Did you see any wild animals on the hills?

T: (78) N______ except some unknown birds flying and singing in the woods.                78._______

M: (79) S______ exciting. Why isn’t there wildlife?                                                                79._______

T: My dad told me that there used to be plenty of wildlife in the mountain,

including goats, deer and so on, but they are all in danger of (80) d_______           80._______

out today.            

M: What do you think seems to be the (81 )c________ of that?                                   81._______

Perhaps the local people didn’t realize the (82)i_________ of the forest                82._______

and wildlife, so that they kept cutting down trees for firewood and hunting wildlife for food or money.

M: What a shame! But what is done today?

T: Today many (83)m _______ have been taken                                                                       83._______

to (84) p_______ the forest from being damaged or destroyed.                             84._______

M: So you can(85) e ______ fresh air, clean and water and green trees today!              85_______

T: Exactly!