Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so    16 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   17  , Chuck Hart．    18   Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship（运动员风范） and infamous（臭名远扬的）   19 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s  20  on the side of the box．The first indication that something was   21  came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was   22   for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands   23  ; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be   24  by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew  he  25  tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they   26  in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said  27   "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）   28   The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I   29   .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in   30 ?"

"No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a   31  when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis,   32  you were polite and made the best of it．You have    33  , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes   34   . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful   35   .

1.                A．surprised       B．ashamed        C．excited   D．worried

 

2.                A．team           B．player          C．coach    D．game

 

3.                A．Unless         B．If              C．Because  D．Although

 

4.                A．skill            B．performance     C．behavior  D．action

 

5.                A．name          B．photo          C．sign  D．model

 

6.                A．strange         B．wrong          C．true D．funny

 

7.                A．known         B．encouraged     C．adopted  D．influenced

 

8.                A．fell            B．froze           C．shook    D．folded

 

9.                A．questioned      B．noticed         C．teased   D．attacked

 

10.               A．mustn't         B．needn't        C．wouldn't   D．couldn't

 

11.               A．pulled up       B．put up         C．took up   D．turned up

 

12.               A．peacefully      B．hesitantly       C．delightedly D．naturally

 

13.               A．choice         B．effort          C．comment  D．mistake

 

14.               A．believe         B．miss           C．admire    D．remember

 

15.               A．danger         B．anger          C．sorrow    D．trouble

 

16.               A．teammate       B．adult           C．kid   D．student

 

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

 

18.               A．honor          B．courage        C．dream D．belief

 

19.               A．clearly         B．carefully        C．patiently   D．differently

 

20.               A．gift            B．look           C．hope D．lesson

 

 

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  16  on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. 

This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  17  IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table  18  for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  19  self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  20  the time.”

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   21   and I’ m going to register when I get   22   money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  23  broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”

“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  24  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  25  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t  26  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  27  you could solve your problems.”

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  28  they faced, there was no way he could help!   29  , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   30  : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   31   .”

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   32   of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   33  : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   34   talk about what they had  35  ! 

A. agreed A. sensed	B. centered B. insisted	C. relied C. declared	D. took D. guessed
A. cleaned	B. made	C. ordered	D. reserved
A. sensitive	B. honest	C. cheerful	D. clumsy
A. had	B. spent	C. seized	D. valued
A. notice	B. job	C. course	D. chance
A. lucky	B. pocket	C. enough	D. paper
A. computer	B. fridge	C. camera	D. recorder
. A. or	B. but	C. for	D. so
. A. drier	B. colder	C. wilder	D. nicer
A. take A. when	B. decline B. where	C. support C. why	D. watch D. how
A. changes	B. expenses	C. challenges	D. possibilities
A. Anxiously	B. Curiously	C. Surprisingly	D. Stubbornly
A. saying	B. story	C. habit	D. fiction
A. rose	B. grew	C. removed	D. remained
A. tired	B. proud	C. ashamed	D. aware
A. ambition	B. conclusion	C. description	D. agreement
A. even	B. only	C. still	D. thus
A. discussed	B. promised	C. arranged	D. accomplished

 

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n)   31   on my paper route (报童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   32  . One afternoon, a friend and I were   33   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   34   her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   35  to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   36  .

I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it   37   from my hand as I let it go and headed   38   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting   39   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later,   40   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   41   for her misfortune.

I made up my mind that I would   42   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   43   would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n)   44   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   45   for repairing it.

I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

The next day, I   46   the old lady her paper and was able to   47   the warm smile that I was   48   her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   49   my route.

After several cookies, I   50   an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

31. A. adviser                  B. customer                               C. assistant                      D. neighbor

32. A. carefulness             B. cleverness                      C. selfishness                    D. forgiveness

33. A. throwing                  B. kicking                          C. picking                      D. striking

34. A. by                         B. under                           C. from                         D. around

35. A. dropped                B. rolled                           C. flowed                     D. fell

36. A. room                  B. kitchen                            C. yard                         D. sky

37. A. skipped                   B. stopped                        C. stepped                  D. slipped

38. A. straight                  B. slow                             C. right                         D. fast

39. A. lost                        B. trapped                        C. caught                       D. hurt

40. A. before                     B. when                             C. but                         D. though

41. A. guilty                       B. safe                            C. anxious                     D. nervous

42. A. borrow                    B. move                              C. transfer                         D. save

43. A. used                        B. calculated                     C. chose                                       D. earned

44. A. book                        B. article                            C. note                                D. notice

45. A. period                     B. cost                                C. size                                 D. distance

46. A. handed                   B. sold                                 C. left                                  D. showed

47. A. witness                   B. wear                               C. return                            D. bring

48. A. comparing to        B. playing with                  C. learning about             D. receiving from

49. A. continued               B. chose                                       C. followed                        D. forgot

50. A. tore                         B. marked                          C. bought                           D. felt

 

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   26  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   28  me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the   29  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   30  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   31  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   32  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   33  feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many   34  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   35  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   36  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing   38  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   39  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   40  for everyone.＂

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   41  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   42  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   43  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I   44  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   45 .

1.                A．smart          B．lazy            C．tired D．desperate

 

2.                A．However        B．Therefore       C．Otherwise D．Besides

 

3.                A．cost           B．give            C．introduce D．take

 

4.                A．dream         B．ability          C．experience    D．tool

 

5.                A．compare        B．save           C．treasure  D．teach

 

6.                A．reflect         B．puzzle          C．upset D．amuse

 

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

 

8.                A．ended up       B．went on        C．insisted on D．set about

 

9.                A．failed          B．careless        C．successful D．useful

 

10.               A．goal           B．opinion         C．fact  D．impression

 

11.               A．slowest         B．best           C．worst D．quickest

 

12.               A．stood out       B．got out         C．came back D．paid off

 

13.               A．cold           B．soft            C．extra D．fresh

 

14.               A．attend         B．hold           C．enjoy D．leave

 

15.               A．cookies        B．drinks          C．books D．cups

 

16.               A．already         B．always         C．ever  D．never

 

17.               A．contribution     B．appreciation     C．Congratulation  D．comprehension

 

18.               A．loyal           B．clever          C．able  D．rich

 

19.               A．provide        B．make          C．buy  D．retell

 

20.               A．believable      B．ridiculous       C．interesting D．important

 

 

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M=Mary

T=Tom

M:  Hi, I'm going door to door tonight to tell people about the Student Action Union.

T:  I think I read something in the (76)n       last week.

M:  Yeah, we are trying to (77) p       and preserve some of the open spaces on campus.

T:  You are the group that's (78) a　　　　against the extension of the parking lot next to Darwin Hall,

    right?

M:  That's us. We just feel it is important to save some of the (79) n       beauty of the campus.

    Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.

T:  It's a pretty (80) p       . My friends and I had picnics over there by the stream.

M:  We are going to (81) o     a demonstration on Thursday afternoon.

T:  Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.

M:　But maybe you could (82) s     this appeal letter. We are going to hand it in to the administration

    to demonstrate how the students feel about this.

T:  Sure, let me get a pen.

M:  I have a pen right here. And let me (83) l        you this little book about the Student Action

    Union. Maybe you could come to some of our meetings. We get (84) t     once a month.

T:  Yeah, I'd like to know more about your group. Let me know (85) w      the next meeting is and I

    will try to be there.