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36—55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。
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer 36 about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually 37 for work.
Mr. Ingram was 38 with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even 39 when a 40 cow was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was 41 in the 42 ， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to 43 the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible 44 for fighting and stealing, 45 with his two full – grown sons. They looked 46 .
While 47 Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some 48 .”
There was a long silence 49 the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”
“Three dollars each,” 50 said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be 51 enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.
It 52 out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been 53 . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t 54 your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me 55 my first job.
36．A．covered B．went C．lived D．ran
37．A．charged B．paid C．inquired D．blamed
38．A．strict B．disappointed C．unsatisfied D．content
39．A．assisted B．disturbed C．included D．existed
40．A．father B．mother C．baby D．brother
41．A．struck B．dropped C．fallen D．stuck
42．A．soft B．hard C．smooth D．tough
43．A．glare at B．watch C．spot D．stare at
44．A．honor B．custom C．reputation D．habit
45．A．took down B．showed up C．set out D．broke up
46．A．sad B．angry C．happy D．pleased
47．A．hardly B．anxiously C．calmly D．noisily
48．A．truck B．watermelons C．tomatoes D．grass
49．A．before B．after C．since D．unless
50．A．they B．the sons C．I D．the farmed
51．A．expensive B．sure C．friendly D．fair
52．A．turned B．came C．broke D．stood
53．A．caused B．postponed C．prevented D．cancelled
54．A．hate B．forgive C．admire D．abandon
55．A．under B．below C．off D．on
完形填空(共30小题；A篇每小题1分，B篇每小题1.5分，满分40分)
Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixth graders were already playing outside.
“Wow! How it would be to write on the blackboard while everyone is . ” Judy said.
“But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the ,” I responded.
“Janet, everyone is outside. No one will ever know, ” said Karen, reaching into box and drawing out a piece of . Judy also began drawing.
I reluctantly (勉强地）joined my friends, but afraid of being . Then Judy had all idea. “We’re all right-handed. Let’s see who can write their best using their left hand. ”
Judy and Karen started . I chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my name.
“We’d better get this board cleaned off Mrs. Eiffier comes back, ”said Judy, but I found it wasn’t chalk at all, but a white crayon（蜡笔）! At last, Karen got a knife and scraped it. It finally, but we left an abrasion (磨损处) on the blackboard.
Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion but I always remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never . Even if no one else found out, I myself knew.
A．useful B．fun C．stupid D．necessary
A．asleep B．worried C．outside D．lucky
A．blackboard B．book C．desk D．floor
A．bread B．wood C．paper D．chalk
A．followed B．praised C．caught D．affected
A．address B．class C．name D．dream
A．writing B．singing C．shouting D．reading
A．until B．before C．unless D．since
A．broke down B．took off C．came off D．slowed down
A．true B．typical C．important D．different.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It’s the age when we have to deal with the most in our life. This transition from children to adulthood is for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It’s all not so about being a teenager though. We don’t have to have our takeus to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before. We can have with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to what is good for us, and make decisions without others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue .” During this period, we are having much for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the .With the present world economy in , we have to do really , really well in our for a job. Adults say that their is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
A．chances B．changes C．feelings D．expectations
A．smooth B．practical C．demanding D．necessary
A．knowledge B．independence C．confidence D．responsibility
A．easy B．strange C．bad D．interesting
A．guides B．partners C．parents D．friends
A．fun B．trouble C．relation D．business
A．proud B．young C．smart D．mature
A．predict B．remember C．imagine D．understand
A．guiding B．helping C．inviting D．consulting
A．occasionally B．briefly C．forever D．naturally
A．pressure B．passion C．motivation D．panic
A．better B．worse C．fewer D．more
A．decline B．hope C．increase D．debt
A．contribution B．education C．application D．qualification
A．promotion B．work C．experience D．age
A．harder B．happier C．easier D．lighter
A．reflect B．confirm C．determine D．identify
A．vital B．urgent C．common D．unnecessary
A．Or B．Otherwise C．But D．Because
A．experience B．way C．condition D．power
完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题历给的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。
It was mid-summer and my father had taken me to Boston to see the ducklings (little young ducks) in the public gardens. We had most of the day just playing on the duck sculptures, running around, anything an eight-year-old enjoy doing. More than anything I wanted to go on the swan boat in the pond, the little ducklings were led to by their mother.
The line was long, and it was a little shorter after noon. I was hungry and hot and was starting to get a little tired. The was coming back and the line finally started to move . I excitedly looked around, silently to all around me, “I’m going to the swan boat!” I saw my left, on the other side of the chain linked barrier, a mother pushing her in a carriage. The baby had his bottle out of the carriage, and started to cry. The line kept moving to board the boat which had at the dock, and there was just enough for my dad and me to board. At that moment I ducked (moved like a duck) the chain, picked up the bottle and ran with it to the mother. At this point, my father had out of line to see where I was to. The mother me, and I walked back to my dad. He saw what I did and gave me a hug, then regretfully said that we had the boat and it would be a long for the next one. I looked at the boats, then the line, and finally at my dad with a big and suggested we get ice cream instead.
I learned that day that nothing feels better than doing something good for someone else. No matter how small or it may be.
A．observed B．stared C．spent D．wasted
A．should B．would C．must D．need
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．boat B．duckling C．car D．sense
A．toward B．forward C．backward D．downward
A．telling B．saying C．speaking D．talking
A．glance B．ride C．brush D．buy
A．by B．at C．on D．to
A．bottle B．baby C．vase D．duck
A．placed B．deserted C．beaten D．thrown
A．left B．moved C．arrived D．reached
A．room B．chance C．footstep D．seat
A．across B．beyond C．over D．under
A．jumped B．feared C．stepped D．held
A．ducking B．driving C．riding D．running
A．stopped B．thanked C．liked D．received
A．boarded B．ridden C．lost D．missed
A．time B．rest C．wait D．stop
A．smile B．hope C．laugh D．cry
A．rare B．rough C．big D．much
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day, between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl, she handed me an earring（耳环）saying that I should keep it somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me--I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient
A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing
A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held
A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short
A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for
A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that
A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved
A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests
A．list B．book C．check D．copy
A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add
A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel
A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
A．painting B．smiling C．cooking D．serving
A．argument B．discussion C．conversation D．debate
A．attend to B．look for C．care about D．find out
A．advice B．suggestion C．tip D．prize
A．feeling B．look C．attitude D．face
A．wondering B．knowing C．saying D．answering
A．help B．keep C．drive D．follow
A．except B．below C．above D．within
A．excellent B．skilled C．generous D．grateful
A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．no more than
A．respect B．sympathy C．thanks D．satisfactory
A．trained B．refused C．left D．married
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