I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18. When the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of 3 .” Banderas saiD. “First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replieD. “Are you in good 4 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6 . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked (激发) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write, I 18 them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 19 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life.
1. A. phone B. bell C. clock D. alarm
2. A. line B. step C. outside D. doorway
3. A. novels B. things C. questions D. problems
4. A. wealth B. health C. condition D. order
5. A. to B. for C. on D. in
6. A. need B. joy C. settlements D. shock
7. A. rejected B. received C. decided D. lost
8. A. worried B. encouraged C. discouraged D. excited
9. A. couldn't help B. got down to C. got used to D. went on
10. A. hold B. look C. give D. set
11. A. sold B. published C. printed D. passed
12. A. books B. shops C. record D. list
13. A. writing B. organizing C. telling D. reading
14. A. use B. love C. meaning D. respect
15. A. hope B. efforts C. novels D. imagination
16. A. lasting B. normal C. careful D. general
17. A. head B. mouth C. voice D. work
18. A. took B. put C. broke D. added
19. A. writing B. reading C. developing D. translating
20. A. friend B. call C. success D. work
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，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long ago, someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadn’t become a singer. The father said he had 36 considered anything else. This was his Plan A. There had been no Plan B. I 37 this to my son Marty, who was studying musical theater at college,when he was thinking about a second 38 in business or teaching.
“Just study what you’re interested in ,” I said.
“But what if I can’t 39 it?” he asked.
“It’ll still be worth it.” I answered.
My friends think I’m 40 . They’ve advised their own children to 41 something they think will bring them financial rewards, ___42 they don’t love it. “Times are hard: get your son into something that can 43 a good job.” A friend told me.
Of course I understand their 44 , and want to protect my son. But why should he 45
his “best years” studying things that hardly hold his 46 ? Is that really a wise use of his
47 ? I think fear leads nowhere, while enthusiasm can lead anywhere.
The wisest parents are the ones who 48 their children toward the things that already interest them. It’s 49 that sometimes such parents will feel afraid. When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily 50 field of performance, I was worried about his future. Yet I have watched him grow. I have witnessed the 51 he has made to run after his dream, and how much he has enjoyed the 52 .
It may be that my son will 53 because of dreaming big. But I believe that seeking one’s own dream is one’s only real chance of happiness. I’d rather he 54 than hung back.（退缩）.
As he 55 his choices, my best advice to him is: Risk everything. Plan B, C, D and E will always be there. Grasp Plan A.
36. A. still B.never C. ever D. yet
37. A. refused B. promised C. mentioned D. complained
38. A. major B. career C. experiment D. skill
39. A.try B. finish C. make D. seize
40. A. considerate B. wise C. unusual D. crazy
41. A. absorb B.seek C. realize D.overcome
42. A.as if B. in case C. even if D. now that
43. A. refer to B. lead to C. belong to D. adapt to
44. A.concern B. humor C.judgement D. favor
45. A. keep B. offer C. spend D. take
46. A. opinion B.interest 
C. personality D. identity
47. A. energy B. money C. time D. mind
48. A.direct B. follow C. signal D. command
49. A.impossible B.certain C. embarrassing D. rough
50. A.magical B. competitive C. traditional D.fantastic
51. A. effort B.appointment C. decision D. effect
52. A. experiment B.process C. course D.practice
53. A. operate B. suffer C. enjoy D. perform
54. A. went ahead B. sped up C.look forward D. started over
55. A. designs B.rejects C. evaluates D. weighs
第二节完型填空（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。
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 36 the only girl in a family of 37 children, she often 38 she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, 39 her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and 40 , she retreated(躲避) into books. 41 her love of 42 , she didn’t do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities.
In high school, with the 43 of one particular teacher, Cisneros 44 her grades and worked for the school literary(文学的) magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to 45 because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a 46 . Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, 47 , she felt lonely –– a(n) 48 American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 49 Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”
“It was not until this moment 50_ I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to 51 with why I felt so much imbalance in my life. That’s when I decided I would 52 about something my classmates couldn’t.”
Cisneros 53 her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl 54 up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 55 then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.
36. A. To B. For C. As D. By
37. A. eight B. seven C. six D. five
38. A. looked like B. felt like C. liked D. admired
39. A. beside B. except C. as well as D. except for
40. A. dependent B. confident C. unimportant D. shameful
41. A. While B. Although C. In spite D. Despite
42. A. hiding B. writing C. reading D. feeling
43. A. praise B. guidance C. improvement D. encouragement
44. A. increased B. analyzed C. improved D. developed
45. A. home B. school C. college D. library
46. A. friend B. husband C. teacher D. brother
47. A. but B. however C. besides D. therefore
48. A. Canadian B. African C. German D. Mexican
49. A. assisted B. led C. helped D. caused
50. A. that B. when C. then D. why
51. A. do B. deal C. handle D. affect
52. A. concern B. read C. write D. learn
53. A. printed B. invented C. punished D. published
54. A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. has grown
55. A. Until B. Before C. Since D. After
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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me. But I was 21 my father's love. Nobody knew how 22 I was when I saw other fathers and 23 walking hand in hand. 24 , for me, it was only a dream.
With years going by, I couldn't 25 it any more. So I decided to tear down this 26 into pieces. But I needed courage.
Everything began to 27 after I wrote a letter to my father. I can imagine the 28 look on my father's face when he read the letter, which was really a 29 to him.
"I am sorry, my daughter. It is my fault that I have 30 your feelings. But I 31 , from now on, I'll try my best to be a good father." My father told me this later. 32 , tears rolled down my cheeks.
He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 33 the importance of love and has changed a lot. Now 34 I come home from school, my father will talk with me. He will ask me 35 I get along well with my teachers and classmates and if everything is going well in school.
36 , I have entered my father's world. I opened the door to his heart. My 37 has come true!
I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own 38 and I'll 39 it for ever and ever. He is my father, the only one I have.
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, your mother and I will be 40 there for you," said my father.
21. A. angry with B. indifferent（不在乎）about
C. eager for D. wondering about
22. A. jealous（嫉妒的） B. disappointed C. uninterested D. puzzled
23.A. mothers B. daughters C. sons D. teenagers
24.A. However B. Therefore C. Anyway D. And
25.A. change B. make C. suffer D. bear
26.A. situation B. wall C. love D. dream
27.A. turn B. fade C. change D. vary
28.A. surprised B. exited C. appreciated D. interested
29.A. reminder B. comfort C. blow D. shock
30.A. avoided B. ignored C. harmed D. forgot
31.A. decide B. guess C. promise D. hope
32.A. For the moment B. The moment C. Every moment D. At that momen t
33.A. understands B. masters C. attaches D. follows
34.A. in time B. at times C. at the time D. every time
35.A. how B. whether C. why D. when
36.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Clearly D. Regularly
37.A. expectation B. thought C. plan D. dream
38.A. way B. effort C. hands D. behaviour
39.A. value B. hide C. keep D. remember
40.A. correctly B. perfectly C. right D. very
阅读下列短文，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。
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s ___56___ now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I___ 57___a rest before catching the train, so I bought a___ 58___and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop, that cheap, self-service place with long___59___ to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to___60___ a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the___61___ seat. It was one of those wild-looking young men, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright___62___ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did___63___me most was he’d started to___64___ my chocolate!
Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble, then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just__65___down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me___66___. Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly___ 67___it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a___68___ piece, I felt angrier than annoyed. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I ___69___ it.
The boy gave a___70___look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “This woman’s mad!” Everyone___71___. That really made me feel silly, but it was even___ 72___when I finished my coffee and ready to___ 73___. My face went red—as red as his hair when I___74___ I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, ___75___, just under my newspaper.
A．serious B．wonderful C．funny D．exciting
A．enjoyed B．took C．had D．wanted
A．cake B．newspaper C．magazine D．bag
A．chairs B．tables C．benches D．windows
A．order B．create C．keep D．take
A．very B．same C．free D．next
A．red B．black C．brown D．white
A．interest B．surprise C．frighten D．hurt
A．touch B．drink C．get D．eat
A．looked B．lay C．read D．went
A．eagerly B．really C．surprisingly D．excitedly
A．believe B．bear C．notice D．stop
A．last B．big C．single D．third
A．dropped B．threw C．got D．wrapped
A．strange B．friendly C．disappointed D．curious
A．agreed B．promised C．stared D．followed
A．better B．worse C．later D．easier
A．leave B．pay C．check D．regret
A．wondered B．realized C．decided D．recognized
A．tasted B．tore C．tied D．unopened
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a 36 for four generations to become one. The table was always 37 with food from wonderful family recipes（食谱）all containing 38 as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family 39 , sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock 40 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 41 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful 42 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my 43 , a part of my heart.
Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He 44 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which 45 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 46 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to 47 the clock.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing 48 . The clock stood desertedly 49 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t 50 to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then 51 , reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 52 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were 53 into the dining room, into house and into my 54 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 55 again.
36．A．party B．time C．place D．situation
37．A．filled B．cleared C．spread D．left
38．A．wine B．surprise C．fish D．love
39．A．friend B．guard C．doctor D．lawyer
40．A．disappointed B．encouraged C．interested D．comforted
41．A．questioned B．remembered C．doubted D．wondered
42．A．sound B．hammer C．voice D．beat
43．A．studies B．opinions C．memories D．brains
44．A．strangely B．carefully C．eagerly D．usually
45．A．got B．kept C．prevented D．found
46．A． break B．fall C．stop D．move
47．A．wind B．repair C．read D．clean
48．A．unexpectedlyB．gently C．difficultly D．freely
49．A．ticking B．moving C．noisy D．quiet
50．A．help B．bear C．hope D．insist
51．A．slowly B．quickly C．unwillingly D．naturally
52．A．feet B．hands C．sense D．life
53．A．breathed B．blown C．taken D．sent
54．A．study B．bedroom C．heart D．mind
55．A．died B．lived C．smiled D．sang
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