“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight? ”I   36   asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now, ”he replied.

My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my da   D．Dad, this is my friend Jill. ”I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  .

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  this time . But as usual the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I  51  inside, and I could feel my tears   52  . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53   on the couch.

  54   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55   than his whiskey bottle.

A．confidently      B．eagerly         C．proudly        D．fearfully

A．reach             B．keep           C．take           D．make

A．create             B．support         C．appreciate     D．accept

A．watch            B．avoid         C．attend           D．speed

A．excuse           B．reply         C．promise        D．trick

A．Besides          B．Thus           C．Otherwise     D．However

A．active            B．formal          C．different       D．serious

A．recognized        B．greeted         C．encouraged      D．showed

A．air              B．audience       C．school          D．playground

A．apart from       B．other than       C．except for       D．along with

A．stage            B．position        C．office          D．exit

A．Jill’s            B．teacher’s       C．mother’s     D．father’s

A．fixed            B．touched         C．hurt         D．spotted

A．successfully     B．disappointedly C．delightedly     D．hopefully

A．drunk            B．woken       C．forgiven       D．hidden

A．stepped           B．noticed         C．examined     D．glanced

A．getting off       B．falling down   C．building up   D．turning around

A．leaning         B．lying         C．putting         D．carrying

A．How          B．Where           C．Why          D．Whether

A．perfect        B．comfortable      C．fortunate       D．important

完形填空（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题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。

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42__. My mother was illiterate. 

When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.

36．A．belief       B．work C．education  D．promise

37．A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of      D．got tired of 

38．A．lazy B．easy-going      C．successful        D．reliable

39．A．spent       B．paid C．took        D．did

40．A．could only      B．could not        C．must not D．should often

41．A．read to    B．present to        C．teach       D．explain to

42．A．joke        B．means      C．tool D．trick

43．A．A-student        B．B-student        C．C-student        D．D-student

44．A．get rid of       B．hang out with C．break away from     D．keep in touch with

45．A．making    B．stopping   C．working         D．getting

46．A．your brother    B．yourself   C．your sister       D．the family

47．A．left over B．paid off   C．used up    D．carried out

48．A．angry      B．pleased    C．disappointed    D．bored

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

50．A．put an idea into             B．gave an impression on  

       C．keep a roof over             D．have eyes in the back of       

51．A．let alone         B．let out      C．let in       D．leave alone

52．A．guys       B．mother    C．studies     D．play 

53．A．made       B．fulfilled   C．changed         D．tried

54．A．little        B．much       C．few         D．high

55．A．more interesting      B．less important   C．more important       D．less interesting

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau(衣橱) and picked out a wonderful skirt. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.

He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed.His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my attitude to life. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy,not suffer.I'm tryingto recognize these moment now and treasure them.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are being lost from my vocabulary.If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I' m not sure whatmy sister would have done if she had known she wouldn't have tomorrow .

I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.

If I knew that my hours were limited ,those little things left undone would make meangry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touchwith someday.Angry and sorry because I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.

I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when  I open my eyes, I tell myself that everyday, every minute, every breath truly, is... a gift from God.

56．The best title for the passage would be______.

       A．Everyday is A Gift                    B．My Poor Sister

       C．Value Friendship Every Day           D．Everyday is An Important Occasion

57．Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn't wear it because______.

       A．she wanted to wear it on special occassions

       B．she kept it as a special gift for someone else

       C．she saved it untill she grew older

       D．she waned to keep it as a sweet memory

58．Which of the following is not the wirter’s attitude to life?

       A．spending more time staying with family

       B．attending social activities as often as possible

       C．enjoying life and valuing every day

       D．trying to get along well with friends

59．Which of the following can best explain the expression underlined “mend her fences for past things” in Paragraph 5?

       A．try to be friendly again with someone

       B．break her word

       C．give up her point of view

       D．keep her promise

60．The passage is intended chiefly to ______.

       A．warn people to treasure every day and find the meaning of life

       B．encourage people to be hard on themselves for a bright  life

       C．tell people how to get rid of being angry and sorry in life

       D．persuade people to care for themselves more than others

How do you feel after you've stayed up late to finish schoolwork? Or the day after a slumber party? Scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes.

     Genes are stretches of DNA that work like an instruction manual for our cells. Genes tell our bodies and brains what to do. People have about 40,000 genes, and each gene can have different forms. So, for example, certain forms of some genes make your eyes blue. Other versions of those genes make your eyes brown.

In a similar way, new research suggests that a gene called period3 affects how well you function without sleep. The discovery adds to older evidence that period3 helps determine whether you like to stay up late or get up early.

The period3 gene comes in two forms: short and long. Everyone has two copies of the gene. So, you may have two longs, two shorts, or one of each. Your particular combination depends on what your parents passed on to you.

Scientists from the University of Surrey in England studied 24 people who had either two short or two long copies of period3. Study participants had to stay awake for 40 hours straight. Then, they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed on a screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers.

Results showed that the people with the short form of period3 performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form did. In both groups, people performed worst in the early morning. That's the time when truck drivers and other night-shift workers say they have the most trouble concentrating.

After the first round of experiments, participants were finally allowed to sleep. People in the group that performed well on the tests took about 18 minutes to nod off.

People with the long period3 gene, by contrast, fell asleep in just 8 minutes. They also spent more time in deep sleep. That suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working at top form.

We can know from the passage that genes can not ________.

 A. tell our bodies and brains what to do

 B. make our eyes blue or brown

 C. decide how well you work without sleep

 D. ensure whether you’re good at driving

Which of the following statements about the period3 is wrong?

 A. It affects whether you like to stay up late or get up early.

 B. It comes in two forms: short and long.

 C. One has either two longs or two shorts of it.

 D. Your parents determine what particular combination you have.

People with the short form of period3__________.

 A. need to go to bed early and get up early

 B. can work better than the people with long form of period3 without sleep

 C. take less time to fall asleep after they stay up late

 D. need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working at top form

What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Period3 Gene                           B. The Function of Genes

 C. Wake up, Sleepy Gene                                D. Stay up Late or Get up Early?

It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show    36   for us when we are in misery. This is   37   human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like    38   friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.  

      It goes without saying that having similar friends has many    39   , We can feel a renewed sense of    40   when we have a group of old friends who would    41    our sufferings and happiness.    42   ,  old friends always  know  how to   43   mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid    44    conflicts. I always feel    45    when I meet an old friend after a long   46  . Immediately, hearty laughter    47    the atmosphere.  

Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is    48   advantageous. One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First, frequent    50   with different friends broadens my world   51    ．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a   52   of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the   53   friends cannot only    54   new adventures but alse show me new   55   to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.  

To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.

36．A．direction          B．respect                    C．sympathy         D．anxiety

37．A．because           B．why                       C．how                D．What

38．A．true                 B．right                       C．same               D．similar

39．A．problems         B．advantages             C．disadvantages   D．duties

40．A．tension            B．challenge                C．strength          D．oppression

41．A．share              B．convey                   C．guarantee         D．cause

42．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise               C．However          D．Moreover

43．A．lack                B．abandon                  C．bear                D．maintain

44．A．obvious           B．impossible                  C．impressive       D．hidden

45．A．stressed           B．worried                  C．delighted         D．confused

46．A．experience       B．departure                C．work               D．discussion

47．A．fills               B．weakens                  C．ruins               D．buries

48．A．eagerly            B．equally                  C．bitterly            D．rarely

49．A．make with              B．benefit from            C．result from       D．appeal to

50．A．quarrel            B．contact                   C．argument               D．view

51．A．attitude            B．position                  C．outlook          D．ambition

52．A．range                     B．series                      C．quantity           D．variety

53．A．strange            B．doubtful                 C．available          D．different

54．A．result from      B．stick to                   C．attend to          D．lead to

55．A．avenues          B．appeal                    C．benefit             D．attitude