“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air．
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to do．But then she took it a step 39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position．She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask him to close．There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．
However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be completed, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quickly．
What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 55 doing it．
A．complain B．scream C．worry D．scare
A．thin B．fresh C．dirty D．cold
A．interesting B．funny C．tough D．possible
A．again B．further C．deeper D．backward
A．pushing B．catching C．driving D．positioning
A．stopped B．fixed C．closed D．checked
A．rewarded B．provided C．offered D．thanked
A．moved B．convinced C．concerned D．puzzled
A．open B．closed C．broken D．perfect
A．pleasures B．experiments C．failures D．pauses
A．in case B．even if C．as if D．so that
A．interest B．task C．profit D．harmony
A．changing B．reacting C．progressing D．happening
A．wonderful B．small C．different D．simple
A．knowledge B．skills C．lessons D．experience
A．patience B．part C．delight D．action
A．hold on to B．pay attention to C．come up with D．live up to
A．date B．touch C．reach D．power
A．prove B．decide C．approve D．realize
A．imagine B．start C．keep D．enjoy
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When Wilson got to the airport, 36 flight was already being called 37 the loudspeakers. The day before he had given up his 38 for a morning flight and had booked（预定）an afternoon 39 instead. He had to go to the reservations（预定）desk to collect his 40ticket.
He apologized for being 41.The reservations clerk（预订票的职员）smiled and began to look through the reservations in front of her. Then her 42 disappeared and 43 began to look 44 .
“Your ticket doesn’t seem to be here, ” she said. “Let me check it with the computer. ”The 45 clicked（滴答声）and whirred（飕飕声）and 46 began to flash 47 , his flight was called a second time. Wilson became very 48 . 49 the girl looked 50 .
“There’s been a mistake. Your new ticket was sent to you by post. That’s why it isn’t here”, she said. 51 took her only a 52 time to write 53 a new one. Wilson managed to catch the plane just before it took 54 . “What a way to start a 55 !” he thought.
A．he B．his C．him D．her
A．up B．with C．over D．out
A．ticket B．wallet C．money D．plane
A．plane B．ticket C．flight D．fight
A．first B．new C．old D．another
A．later B．late C．last D．early
A．smile B．smiling C．smiled D．laugh
A．he B．his C．her D．she
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．worried
A．flight B．loudspeakers C．clerk D．computer
A．lights B．light C．flight D．computer
A．just B．just then C．then D．when
A．angry B．happy C．nervous D．sad
A．Finally B．Last C．Then D．Just
A．at B．down C．up D．out
A．That B．It C．She D．He
A．long B．short C．some D．few
A．down B．out C．away D．of
A．off B．out C．away D．place
A．travel B．work C．job D．holiday
阅读下面短文，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。
Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to g
o to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to 31 their fruit and vegetables into the city. They 32 one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their 33 . This outdoor market was a great place to 34. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in 35 after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the 36 produce.
The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, 37 was like a festival – full of colors and 38 . There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, and onions. The farmers did their own 39 . They all shouted loudly for 40 to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamin
s to 41 your children healthy and strong!”
Everyone used to 42 with the farmers over the 43 of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “ 44 ” in this drama. My mother was an 45 at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.
“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “So 46 ?”
The seller looked terribly 47 . “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, 48 farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”
They always argued for several minutes before agreeing 49 a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were 50 . The drama was over.
A．carry B．take C．bring D．fetch
A．opened B．closed C．started D．stopped
A．produce B．goods C．food D．product
A．buy B．sell C．bargain D．shop
A．hurriedly B．immediately C．hardly D．straightly
A．best B．finest C．freshest D．cheapest
A．who B．that C．which D．what
A．voices B．noises C．sounds D．accent
A．shopping B．business C．shouting D．advertising
A．customers B．producers C．themselves D．sellers
A．leave B．let C．except D．make
A．argue B．talk C．discuss D．speak
A．order B．price C．quality D．form
A．viewers B．listeners C．actors D．directors
A．actress B．inventor C．advancer D．expert
A．wonderful B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive
A．injured B．hurt C．damaged D．wounded
A．excellent B．fair C．honest D．easy
A．with B．to C．in D．on
A．disappointed B．encouraged C．satisfied D．tired
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。
I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp 36 , there seemed to be no 37 to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and 38 my own special therapy (疗法): 39 reading .
I 40 three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I 41 foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was 42 in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally 43 .
Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long 44 ” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my 45 . Once more , super-slow-reading had giv
en me not only 46 but perspective (视角)， and helped me in my everyday affairs .
I discovered its 47 years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would 48 from page to page , 49 to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to become a miser （守财奴）with 50 and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .
I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize 51 I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase 52 my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even 53 speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist 54 a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and 55 exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．evening
A．solutions B．doubt C．wonder D．courses
A．tried on B．applied C．practiced D．managed
A．fast B．super fast C．super slow D．slow
A．spent B．wasted C．cost D．took
A．united B．attended C．attracted D．joined
A．found B．lost C．persuaded D．accepted
A．broken B．discouraged C．refreshed D．awakened
A．view B．care C．walk D．distance
A．therapy B．problems D．work
A．difficulty B．success C．achievement D．pleasure
A．use B．disadvantage C．value
A．look B．read C．analyze D．digest
A．worried B．eager C．glad D．anxious
A．books B．troubles C．words D．music
A．how well B．how long C．how many D．how much
A．caught B．missed C．escaped
A．faster B．higher C．lower D．slower
A．playing B．studying C．writing D．singing
A．realize B．recognize C．repay D．understand
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an ___36_____"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen ____37_____ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38_____ to a reception elsewhere ___39_____ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- _____40_____ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents ____41_____ their children to college, universities are ____42_____activities ____43_____to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44______colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can ___45____independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it ____46____ to make it clear when parents _____47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, _____48____on the other.
Shortly____49______, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell _____50_____of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a ____51______ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(学监) of first-year students said.___52___, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials plan to tell the parents ____53_____ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54___ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.____55_____, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."A formal B informal C casual D grand
A move out B move in C move around D graduate
A sent B driven C invited D called on
A so B but C still D yet
A with B as C where D without
A rescue B deliver C bring D release
A running out B taking out C carrying out D picking out
A wanted B meant C devoted D prepared
A in which B which C how D where
A form B create C increase D develop
A necessary B unimportant C useless D difficult
A will B need C must D would
A teachers B police C professors D parents
A before B after C later D passed
A news B comments C stories D shadows
A little B huge C long D large
A Still B Therefore C Thus D Whereas
A rudely B directly C conveniently D hardly
A and B but C however D so
A For the time beingB For a long time C For example D For a change
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off
A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety
A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose
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