It was only when I re-read his poems recently ___I began to like them.

A. until                         B. that                                 C. then                 D. so

第一节：补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余项。

Husband:Hi, darling, I'm home．

Wife ：      6         ．

Husband:Well, just as usual．

Wife ： Come on, I've known you for years．Your face tells me something has happened．

Husband:Is that so?

Wife ：       7      ．Tell me, what happened?

Husband: Guess!

Wife ： You're promoted?

Husband：       8          ．

Wife ： You got a raise?

Husband: Right! You deserve a reward．          9        ．

Wife ： Sure．But tell me everything from the very beginning．You didn't mention               anything about this to me．

Husband:I wasn't expecting a raise myself．I wasn't even aware that today was  payday when I got to work this morning．

Wife ：       10          ．

Husband: No, I think I was the only one．The manager talked to me this morning．He said I had been working quite hard and wanted me to keep up the good work．

Wife ： Congratulations! Now let's go to celebrate．

E．Your eyes are shining and your mouth is smiling．

F．How did things go in your office today?

G．No, but very close．

When I was in high school, I had a recurring(反复的) dream of my teeth falling out. I dreamt about my teeth just about every night for at least three weeks. Sometimes they would fall out one at a time, sometimes all at once. I became terrified that my dreams meant I would actually lose my teeth. Nine years later and about a million trips to the dreams, I still have a full set of teeth, but I’ve learned that when we’re experiencing stress in our lives, it tends to show up in our dreams as well．

Miller says losing teeth indicates burdens that crush your pride. If your teeth are knocked out, you’ll have sudden misfortune． Other explanations for dreams about lost teeth are that the dreamer is feeling powerless in life and may be in a transitional（过度的） period from one situation of life to another. Some experts believe that dreams of losing teeth today show we’re just as insecure and uncertain as we were in childhood．

When I dreamt about my teeth back in high school, I was trying to choose a college— a stressful decision． The dreams resurfaced when college graduation rolled around four years later and I’m sure they’ll start again when I graduate．

A little of stress in our everyday lives is normal. But sometimes it becomes such a regular occurrence in our lives that it influences our dreams and causes us to lose valuable sleep. Understanding our dreams is key to identifying and ending stress in our waking hours and restoring peace to our nighttime hours．

56．We know from the text that those who dreamt about lost his teeth indicates that________．

A．They will have sudden misfortune．

B．They are feeling powerless in life

C．They are as insecure and uncertain as they were in childhood

D．They are experiencing stress in their lives

57．How many different kinds of explanations are mentioned in the text about losing teeth?

A．Two                      B．Three              C．Four             D．Five

58．The underlined expression “rolled around” means_______

A．came about     B．came down      C．came near       D．rolled out

59．We can infer from the text that___________．

A．Our dream can reflect what we go through in our real life．

B．Dreams can damage our valuable sleep．

C．We only dream when we are under great pressure．

D．Our dreams can show us what will happen in the future．

60．The author wrote the passage to tell us that______.

A．He wanted to show us his strange dreams．

B．He tried to explain why we dream．

C．Different people have different dreams

D．It is important for us to understand the meaning of our dreams

 When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling   1  I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table   2  the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.

“Mom, dad,” my   3  became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than   4  else, had taught me that being there for another person is the   5  gift we can give.

A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to   6  my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”

“You're   7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I   8  and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.

“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”

So we   9  And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with   10  She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw   11  in her eyes.

I see now that one's presence   12  be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the   13  To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes   14 .

When we are truly   15  for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.

13.A．prize           13．wage     C．bill           D．cost

14.A．a problem      13．an opportunityC．a difference   D．an impression

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’ re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’ s in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.

1.The author has discovered that people will feel happy when ________.

2.The author feels sad sometimes because ________.

3.What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?

4.In this passage, the author advises us to ________.