(06·重庆)

Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）.She was

unable to   36  .In fact, she could hardly make any   37  .Although she believed that she had a    38  chance of recovering, the doctors said that   39  ,if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not   40  .There, lying in her hospital bed, she   41  that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was

  42  .

She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not   43  . It seemed that she was   44  .The doctors were all fond of her and

taught her about   45  that she could make it . Every day Angela would lie there,   46   doing

her mental exercise.

One day,   47  she was imagining  her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle（奇迹）happened: The bed began to  48  ! “Look what I’m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved!

I moved! ”she  49  .

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was   50  .More importantly, they were running   51  safely.

People were crying, and equipment was   52  .You see, it was an earthquake. But don’t

  53  that to Angela. She has   54  that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, She’s back in school. You see, to such a person who can   55  the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isn’t it?

36．A．see                     B．hear                    C．talk                     D．walk

37．A．progress              B．difference            C．movement           D．achievement

38．A．poor                   B．good                   C．little                    D．special

39．A．few                    B．all                       C．some                  D．most

40．A．satisfied              B．delighted              C．surprised             D．discouraged

41．A．insisted               B．sighed                 C．feared                 D．promised

42．A．true                    B．doubtful              C．certain                D．impossible

43．A．get up                 B．give up                C．turn up                D．stand up

44．A．disappointed        B．proud                  C．troubled              D．undefeatable

45．A．thinking               B．expecting             C．pretending           D．imagining

46．A．sadly                   B．madly                  C．carefully              D．faithfully

47．A．as                       B．since                   C．after                   D．before

48．A．fly                      B．move                  C．roll                     D．speak

49．A．jumped                B．wondered            C．screamed            D．recovered

50．A．frightened            B．pleased                C．touched               D．encouraged

51．A．in                       B．by                       C．for                      D．with

52．A．rising                  B．falling                  C．missing               D．gathering

53．A．tell                      B．do                       C．give                    D．show

54．A．noticed                B．supposed             C．believed               D．discovered

55．A．push                   B．shock                  C．shake                  D．save

 (06·重庆A篇)

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s(解说者的) part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day .We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “ Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

 “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

56．The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because                .

      A．she felt nervous on the stage

       B．she lost her interest in that role

       C．she preferred the role of the narrator

       D．she had difficulty memorizing her words

57．Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?

       A．To remove the dandelions

       B．To enjoy the garden scene.

       C．To have a talk with her daughter.

       D．To help her daughter with the play.

58．What is the main idea of the story?

       A．Everybody can find his or her own way to success.

       B．Everybody has his or her own value in the world.

       C．Everybody should learn to play different roles.

       D．Everybody has some unforgettable memory.

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”

I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.

This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “ I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “ Excuse me too… I wasn’t __16___watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went __17__ our way after saying goodbye.
But at __18__, a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I __19__ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I __20__ knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart __21__. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay __22__ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “ While __23__ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the ___24__. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She __25__ them herself--- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the ___26__ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪) by her__27__. “ Wake up, my dear,” I said. “ Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree, I _28__ them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the __29__.” I said, “ I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I __30__ have fussed( 大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “ Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you ___31___. ” I hugged her and said, “ I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the__32__ you are working for could easily replace(取代) you in a matter of days. But the family you leave __33__ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our __34__ than into our families---- an unwise investment(投资) indeed.
Remember that __35__="(F)ATHER+A(ND)+(M)OTHER+(I)+(L)OVE+" (Y)OU.
16. A. ever         B. even         C. just           D. right
17. A. to            B. in           C. on            D. for
18. A. school        B. work         C. home          D. office
19. A. cooked       B. had          C. ate             D. took
20. A. already      B. hardly        C. rudely          D. nearly
21. A. lost          B. missed        C. beaten          D. broken
22. A. asleep        B. awake        C. afraid           D. alive
23. A. dealing       B. meeting       C. going           D. talking
24. A floor          B. kitchen       C. window         D. door
25. A. grew         B. bought        C. picked          D. fetched
26. A. tears         B. expressions     C. smiles         D. joy
27. A. desk         B. bed           C. body           D. knees
28. A. wrapped      B. covered       C. put             D. help
29. A. pink         B. yellow        C. blue            D. black
30. A. needn’t       B. shouldn’t      C. mustn’t         D. can’t
31. A. indeed        B. besides       C. anything        D. anyway
32. A. company      B. country       C. place          D. state
33. A. for           B. with          C. behind        D. to
34. A. books        B. loss           C. meal          D. work
35. A. RESPECT    B. WARMTH      C. FAMILY      D. FRIEND

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  21  .

I wanted to do something very  22  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  23  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  24  it looked almost new. I was so  25  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet（头盔） and riding outfit（全套装备）.

I could  26  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  27  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  28  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  29  . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  30  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  31  .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  32  this expensive gift.

Of course, the  33  awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were  34  , and I immediately wanted him to  35  my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  36  what I was expecting. Then I  37  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  38  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  39  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  40  this story.

                                               Yours,

                                               Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. hope          B. advice          C. support         D. courage

2.A. polite         B. similar          C. special         D. private

3.A. played         B. studied         C. traveled        D. worked

4.A. after          B. before          C. unless          D. until

5.A. sure          B. fond          C. proud          D. confident

6.A. perhaps       B. really          C. almost         D. hardly

7.A. start          B. cook          C. set            D. serve

8.A. note          B. notice         C. word          D. sign

9.A. disturbed      B. confused        C. astonished      D. inspired

10.A. give         B. take          C. draw           D. teach

11.A. reason       B. request        C. comment        D. response

12.A. present            B. afford         C. find           D. order

13.A. neighbor    B. building       C. home          D. house

14.A. exchanged  B. experienced    C. expected         D. exhibited

15.A. tear               B. open          C. check          D. receive

16.A. purely      B. basically       C. obviously     D. exactly

17.A. realized     B. remembered    C. imagined       D. supposed

18.A. only       B. still           C. ever          D. even

19.A works      B. exists          C. matters       D. counts

20.A. send       B. publish        C. share         D. write