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Ⅲ．完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
A seven-year-old boy , with his father , was inspecting a new car , one with a metal strip (条纹) looking like wood . “Dad , ”the boy 36 , “don’t buy this wood rot (烂东西).” He was shocked when his father started laughing . Then, when the father 37 his private remark with the salesman , and he laughed , the boy felt 38 .Some 30 years later , now a father himself , the man often thinks of this 39 whenever his own children say something that is unintentionally funny .Most parents are 40 by such reactions because they don’t understand how deeply a child 41 shame . “All too often we don’t see or hear what is really 42 our children,” says Kaoru Yamamoto , a psychologist .
Yamamoto’s surveys 43 that children are afraid of losing 44 : being thought of as unattractive , 45 or dishonest . It is more troubling to wet their pants in class , get a bad report card or 46 a grade than to be faced with a rival (竞争) baby brother or sister —situations a parent might 47 to be most disturbing . For a child , a blow to self-esteem , the sense of being worthy , is a 48 thing to stand .
Causing this fear , among other things , is the experience of being lost in a 49 place , of seeing their parents fight , 50 when there is violence . About two-thirds of the children surveyed have experienced the 51 of parental fighting , which 52 them afraid that their mother and father are going to get divorced .
“In listening to children, it is 53 not to be touched by their strong sense of vulnerability (脆弱),” says Yamamoto. “They are afraid of being left alone , fearful of what lies 54 and uncertain of what they can do . They are completely dependent upon 55 in the face of upsetting and unpredictable events .”
36．A．shouted B．whispered C．cried D．asked
37．A．told B．spared C．shared D．exchanged
38．A．pleased B．afraid C．surprised D．ashamed
39．A．occasion B．story C．fun D．event
40．A．delighted B．puzzled C．entertained D．excited
41．A．faces B．deals C．fears D．hates
42．A．interesting B．troubling C．affecting D．hurting
43．A．show B．inform C．appear D．prove
44．A．interest B．courage C．face D．freedom
45．A．unhealthy B．energetic C．stupid D．easy-going
46．A．repeat B．fail C．leave D．change
47．A．wish B．imagine C．expect D．realize
48．A．simple B．rough C．terrible D．hopeless
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49．A．strange B．familiar C．faraway D．similar
50．A．mostly B．naturally C．basically D．especially51．A．result B．pain C．question D．noise
52．A．leaves B．lets C．finds D．gets
53．A．funny B．true C．difficult D．interesting
54．A．ahead B．behind C．above D．around
55．A．teachers B．neighbors C．adults D．friends
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
My family fled from Cuba and settled in Miami, USA when I was only one year old. We lived together with other Cubans speaking Spanish.
I’d been looking forward to school. However, the first day was a complete . I came home and told my mum I’d learned my first English word: . It was the nickname a boy had given me. In every way possible, I was from my classmates. I was the only student who couldn’t communicate in English.
, one person made that year bearable for me—my teacher, Mrs. Collins. She was a young African American. , she understood how I felt as the only nonwhite kid and helped me a lot.
Still, the teasing . The boy who called me stupid always laughed at my accent. He was the proud of our class’s reading award. It was a(n) given to a student, based on excellence in schoolwork. I wanted that award.
As Mrs. Collins cheered me on, I gained and language skills. By midyear, I was well to speaking English fluently and had a good grasp on reading. the approach of the award ceremony, I worked as hard as I could. The day came, and I was so nervous.
When Mrs. Collins me as the winner, it was my proudest moment. My winning caused a mini uproar(骚动). The mother of the boy who teased me that the only non-native English speaker had taken the prize from her son. But in her , gentle way, Mrs. Collins stood her ground. It was an excellent lesson in fairness and never .
From then on, I worked even harder in school, earning “A”s. As I began enjoying as a singer years later, I always Mrs. Collins in interviews when asked about people who had me. I can’t tell you how many times the spirit has guided me through in my life.
A．shock B．puzzle C．mistake D．pleasure
A．slow B．weak C．honest D．stupid
A．set apart B．set off C．set down D．set about
A．Surprisingly B．Happily C．Fortunately D．Wonderfully
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyhow
A．appeared B．continued C．increased D．started
A．holder B．follower C．supporter D．carrier
A．gift B．honor C．treasure D．responsibility
A．patience B．respect C．pride D．confidence
A．on my way B．in my way C．by my way D．to my way
A．For B．By C．With D．In
A．suddenly B．hurriedly C．certainly D．finally
A．permitted B．introduced C．announced D．admitted
A．explained B．realized C．complained D．told
A．weak B．light C．warm D．strong
A．cheering up B．giving up C．turning up D．holding up
A．courage B．independence C．success D．support
A．requested B．noticed C．reminded D．mentioned
A．confused B．impressed C．taught D．inspired
A．chances B．choices C．challenges D．competitions
My wife, Kathy and I moved with our two-year-old son, Nate, to a small native village in Alaska. The small three- and four-passenger plane we took so our little boy that he took his favorite blanket and covered his head until we on the small dirt landing strips. During the months that followed, my son carried his security everywhere. He couldn’t fall asleep until he had it.
The second year, I had a chance to guest speak in Seattle. While I was for the trip, my son followed me around the room. Fine-tuning my speech in my mind, I was a little distracted. My son seemed most about my having to fly out in bad weather on one of those small planes he so much. I reassured him that I would be .
When I got to the hotel in Seattle, I didn’t have time to until later that evening, and I was when I opened my luggage and found my son’ssecurity blanket inside. I my wife trying to find the lost blanket as she prepared our son for . I immediately to the phone to call Kathy.
When I began to explain that I had no idea how the blanket had been packed, Kathy me down with the news that she already knew where the blanket was.
She told me that she had held Nate by the window to let him me drive away from the house. She had suggested that they pray for “Daddy to have a safe .” Knowing that our son would be most the small plane ride, she prayed, “Dear Lord, please help Daddy feel on the little plane.” When the prayer was over, our son Nate his mom，“Don’t worry, Mom, I gave Daddy my blanket to keep him safe.”
A．attracted B．cheered C．impressed D．terrified
A．set about B．set down C．set in D．set out
A．plane B．books C．blanket D．prayer
A．packing B．reading C．writing D．discussing
A．curious B．excited C．worried D．confused
A．enjoyed B．feared C．prayed D．flew
A．fine B．happy C．hard-working D．easy
A．call B．rest C．unpack D．examine
A．shocked B．satisfied C．amused D．disappointed
A．thought B．pictured C．talked D．hated
A．gladly B．sincerely C．hurriedly D．desperately
A．food B．school C．bed D．work
A．asked B．rushed C．ordered D．walked
A．accidentally B．inaccurately C．deliberately D．casually
A．let B．calmed C．took D．blew
A．bless B．think C．watch D．check
A．speech B．hotel C．job D．trip
A．afraid of B．tired of C．worn out D．interested in
A．wonderful B．excellent C．safe D．great
A．annoyed B．answered C．pleased D．comforted
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
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