In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine - laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV - infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, " I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me. "
64. What is the boy Tyler's attitude towards death?
A.  optimistic.      B.  pessimistic.   C. sorrowful.              D. fearful.
65. Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because ________.
A. red is a lucky color                 B. red might help to cure him
C. his mom could spot him easily        D. he could find more mates by wearing red
66. Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?
A. My unusual profession.                 B. A caring mother.
C. Mother and son.                         D. Dying in red.
67. The underlined word dynamo in the fourth paragraph here means ________.
A. a promising and helpful youth       B. an extremely energetic person
C. a rare and beautiful flower          D. a magic and understanding superstar

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had   26  up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first  27  of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a   28 . A few minutes nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t   29 , I thought.

BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my   30  beating wildly trying to find the cause of the   31  . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish（孩子气的）smile on his face. He had   32  dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still   33  . “I am glad to see everyone is   34 . Now let’s get started. ”

For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the   35  of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the   36  discussion he led. With knowledge and good    37 he made the material come   38  . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he   39  with were contagious（有感染力的）. I   40  the classroom not only wide awake, but a little  41  and a little better as well.

I learned something far more important than not   42  in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with   43  . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work happily and well. Don’t sleepwalk（梦游）your way through  44  then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too   45  not to live it well.

1.                A．took           B．divided         C．stayed    D．put

2.                A．class           B．test            C．task  D．lecture

3.                A．platform        B．pillow          C．carpet    D．wall

4.                A．benefit         B．help           C．last  D．hurt

5.                A．heart          B．mind           C．thought   D．head

6.                                  A．trouble B．noise

C．failure                           D．reference

7.                                  A．angrily B．unfortunately

C．deliberately                       D．reasonably

8.                A．smiling         B．talking          C．complaining   D．shouting

9.                A．active          B．curious         C．present   D．awake

10.               A．sound          B．shock          C．revolution D．blow

11.                                A．fascinating  B．convincing

C．puzzling                          D．encouraging

12.               A．detail          B．sense          C．humor    D．design

13.               A．strange         B．natural         C．handy D．alive

14.               A．taught         B．spread         C．combined  D．started

15.               A．decorated      B．filled           C．left   D．entered

16.               A．clearer         B．smarter        C．quieter    D．stronger

17.               A．discussing       B．speaking        C．cheating   D．sleeping

18.                                A．joy    B．speed

C．aim                             D．qualification

19.               A．work          B．life            C．journey   D．college

20.               A．hard           B．complex        C．short D．simple

完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable   36  when I was teaching second grade 10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children; a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our   37  together to come up with ideas of how to   38  our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and   39  to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I   40  invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child lined up at our classroom door,   41 the arrival of his or her mom.   42  it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t   43  up and he was looking upset.

I took my mother   44  the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was   45  if you could keep my mother   46  while I’m busy.”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy   47  my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had   48  the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep   49 .

Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day’s   50  and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if   51  was completed. When I came to Jimmy’s   52 , he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs, Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and   53   his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran bark and gave me a big hug.

“Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t   54  it.”

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who    55  stopped hugging teachers years ago.

36．A．lasted                  B．happened             C．experienced         D．described

37．A．heads                  B．brains                 C．minds                 D．hearts

38．A．love                    B．please                 C．respect                D．admire

39．A．astonished           B．worried               C．relieved               D．interested

40．A．even                   B．ever                    C．still                     D． once

41．A．expecting            B．hoping                C．predicting            D．supposing

42．A．Although            B．As                      C．While                 D．Because

43．A．set up                 B．picked up            C．turned up            D．held up

44．A．over                   B．to                       C．on                      D．by

45．A．considering         B．wondering           C．asking                 D．doubting

46．A．connection          B．safety                  C．company             D．concern

47．A．served                 B．supplied              C．assigned              D．applied

48．A．taught                 B．studied                C．practiced             D．told

49．A．mood                  B．thought               C．agreement           D．conversation

50．A．feeling                B．behavior              C．events                 D．performances

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

52．A．page                   B．help                    C．side                    D．turn

53．A．announced           B．delivered             C．stated                  D．whispered

54．A．make                  B．get                      C．do                      D．take

55．A．probably             B．exactly                C．rarely                  D．fairly

In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends, who will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!

1.If you have fair-weather friends, _____.

A．they will give you all that they have when you need help

B．you will be refused when you get into trouble

C．you will become rich

D．you can be sure that you get real friends

2.Good friends need to ______.

A．always point out each other’s mistakes

B．be helped with money

C．understand each other’s feelings

D．have money or luck.

3.This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the qualities of a friend

B．where to choose friends

C．how to get along with friends

D．the importance of having a friend

One day in my class，Maria shared her feelings about money，“Money worries me.I think I want to live without money because I hate it.I HATE MONEY.”We were all touched by Maria's words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us.After class I offered to help Maria deal with her financial problems.She hesitated to accept my offer，and I could see from the expression on her face that she was afraid of what it might involve.I quickly promised her that I wouldn't make her do more than she was able to.I told her frankly that I didn't enjoy managing my money any more than she did hers and wouldn't burden her with guilt，judgments，or impossible tasks.All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.
Maria still resisted my offer，and I can remember the excuses she gave me as they were the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people.“I'll never understand money，”she said.“My facts are meaningless.”“I don't deserve to have money.”“I never have enough.”“I have too little to manage.”“My financial position isn't worth looking at.”and the most devastating one of all，“I just can't do it.”
Going home that day，I couldn't get Maria out of my mind：her attitude conveyed the same negativity and  fear that I believed annoyed many people.I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively.My counseling(咨询)has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our self­doubts and fear for survival.Many of us are terrified of handling our money because we don't believe we can do it well，and to do it wrong would put our very existence at risk.
On a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life，but sense of worth drives us to act as if it were.It locks us up in self­doubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power，our spirit.
【小题1】The underlined word“devastating”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.