There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go（放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the side of this line. When I hold the apron strings（围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an) mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class（大学预备课程）so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s 0 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
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Two months ago, she was to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished, she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit .
I the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. , she is well-equipped and eager to the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the we both needed.
A．left B．right C．either D．each
A．onto B．up C．back D．out
A．keep B．refuse C．taste D．bear
A．awkward B．relaxing C．lively D．beautiful
A．comment B．word C．concept D．response
A．received B．invited C．treated D．accepted
A．good B．great C．hard D．easy
A．taken B．underlined C．offered D．emphasized
A．lit up B．built up C．turned up D．made up
A．imagining B．thinking C．hoping D．adding
A．only B．just C．even D．single
A．mostly B．hardly C．exactly D．slightly
A．sharp B．normal C．different D．typical
A．encouraging B．evaluating C．disagreeing D．agreeing
A．anxious B．excited C．sad D．tense
A．reviewed B．observed C．checked D．studied
A．competence B．honesty C．confidence D．responsibility
A．Therefore B．Instead C．Still D．Besides
A．determine B．embrace C．discover D．control
A．character B．strength C．relief D．independence
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第三节完形填空（共20小题，30分）
As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.
This bird flu 21 more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2008 No 22 cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had 23 the disease in poultry(家禽).
“It 24 a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, 25 the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to 26 the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). 27 , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily 28 on the disease across the country, and 29 production of bird flu vaccines.
Among the 11 Asian countries and regions 30 by bird flu in animals, only Vietnam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have 31 the disease from poultry.
While the World Health Organization said there was 32 proof of human transmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Vietnam 33 have caught it from their brother.
The big 34 was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly 35 disease that would kill millions of people across the 36 . Many Asian farmers live close with their animals and sell 37 chickens on the market. This greatly increases the 38 of human being infected with bird flu.
An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more 39 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely 40 their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.
21．A．hurt B．hit C．struck D．killed
22．A．animal B．bird C．human D．poultry
23．A．shown B．reported C．struck D．said
24．A．remains B．leaves C．stays D．continues
25．A．but B．and C．while D．so
26．A．fight B．control C．keep D．stop
27．A．However B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．Instead
28．A．controls B．treatments C．reports D．vaccines
29．A．started B．improved C．increased D．attempted
30．A．affected B．destroyed C．connected D．introduced
31．A．held B．covered C．carried D．caught
32．A．some B．much C．no D．more
33．A．should B．might C．must D．need
34．A．accident B．problem C．task D．flu
35．A．new B．strange C．serious D．bad
36．A．country B．area C．mainland D．globe
37．A．killed B．many C．dead D．live
38．A．speed B．possibility C．introduction D．experience
39．A．healthy B．useful C．simple D．gentle
40．A．stop B．change C．form D．keep
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第二节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. I'm saying this because I think I just found mine!
I had some work in Glasgow then. I was on a really 36 schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely 37 and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly 38 . Besides, I had a bit of a headache. _39 quickly across the station hall, I fished some 40 from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit 41 The Big Issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).
_42 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the
Big Issue. She really looked like she'd been sleeping 43 . Her clothes were 44 and she obviously hadn't had a scrub up (擦洗) for quite a while.
As I 45 the exit, I saw that she was 46 from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep 47 against the biting wind. But she wasn't, she was moving in time to a 48 . I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.
When I got closer, I saw a white 49 hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was 50 , dirty and living on tile streets. I came closer and through the 51 of the traffic I heard her 52 the immortal (不朽的)line, "... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"
I bought her last magazine for twice what I'd originally 53 . She thanked me, then she 54_ her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement – still singing!
So, I have my happy 55 for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time.
36. A. enjoyable B. relaxing C. tight D. tiring
37. A. crowded B. delayed C. loaded D. crashed
38. A. moving B. interesting C. pleasing D. meaningless
39. A. Crawling B. Walking C. Wandering D. Searching
40. A. cigarettes B. sweets C. change D. paper
41. A. selling B. buying C. collecting D. delivering
42. A. With B. Since C. Until D. As
43. A. comfortably B. rough C. soundly D. anxiously
44. A. ragged B. costly C. tidy D. fashionable
45. A. left B. passed C. approached D. examined
46. A. jumping B. climbing C. rolling D. rocking
47. A. active B. energetic C. warm D. awake
48. A. dance B. tune C. step D. sound
49. A. issue B. arm C. stick D. log
50. A. deaf B. lame C. mad D. blind
51. A. noise B. music C. voice D. whistle
52. A. recite B. compose C. read D. sing
53. A. expected B. charged C. intended D. organized
54. A. picked up B. throw away C. put down D. hid away
55. A. decision B. memory C. program D. design
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第三节：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，然后从各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he 21 a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 22 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he 23 liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect 24 for peaceful towering mountains all around it. 25 was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this 26 thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
27 picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and 28 . Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning 29 . Down the side of the mountain 30 a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look 31 at all.
But when the king looked 32 , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny 33 growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her 34 . There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — 35 perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king 36 the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” 37 the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place 38 there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and 39 be calm in your heart. That is the real 40 of peace.”
21. A. afforded B. offered C. accepted D. canceled
22. A. collected B. planned C. tried D. directed
23. A. hardly B. slightly C. really D. generally
24. A. bowl B. mirror C. plate D. cover
25. A. Outward B. Indoors C. Overhead D. Downhill
26. A. prize B. result C. artist D. picture
27. A. The one B. Another C. Other D. The other
28. A. bare B. fresh C. green D. distant
29. A. played B. screamed C. wandered D. cheered
30. A. connected B. floated C. fell D. rose
31. A. hopeful B. peaceful C. successful D. careful
32. A. regularly B. suddenly C. closely D. casually
33. A. flower B. ground C. tree D. bush
34. A. house B. business C. nest D. relationship
35. A. of B. in C. by D. for
36. A. protect B. forced C. depended D. chose
37. A. explained B. described C. reminded D. persuaded
38. A. which B. where C. whose D. that
39. A. thus B. even C. also D. still
40. A. story B. meaning C. source D. history
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第二节：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。
I was caught in the war and put to prison．I was sure that I was to be killed，I became terribly nervous．I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香烟)，which had 36__ their search．I found one and because of my 37 hands，I could only get it to my lips.But I had no 38 ．
I looked 39 the bars(铁栏)at my jailer(狱警)．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me，and came over to 40 my cigarette．
As he came close and lit the match，his eyes met with mine．At that moment，I smiled I don't know 41 I did that，Perhaps it was 42 ，perhaps it was because，when you get very close，one to another，it is very hard not to 43 ．In any case，I smiled．It was 44 a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts．I know he didn't want to，but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips．He lit my cigarette but stayed near，looking at me 45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile．
I kept smiling at him，now 46 of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new 47 ，too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．
“Yes，here，here．”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family．He, too，took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his 48 and hopes for them．My eyes were filled with 49 ．I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again，never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes，too．
Suddenly， 50 ，he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out．Out of the prison，quietly and by 51 routes，out of the town．There，at the edge of town，he set me 52 ．And without another word，he turned back toward the town．
My life was 53 by a smile．
Yes, the smile—the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 54 each other，we wouldn’t be enemies．We couldn’t have 55 or envy or fear．
36.A. avoided B.escaped C.followed D.prevented
37.A.interacting B.trying C.shaking D.upsetting
38.A.energy B.strength C.daylight D.matches
39.A.over B.through C.below D.above
40.A.1ight B.smoke C.accept D.operate
41.A.when B.where C.why D.how
42.A.embarrassment B.confidence C.disappointment
D.nervousness
43.A.smile B.smoke C.call D.glare
44.A.as though B.even though C.if only D.what if
45.A.deliberately B.thankfully C.directly D.immediately
46.A．certain B.aware C.tired D．careful
47.A．motivation B.belief C.response D．meaning
48.A．plans B.procedure C.accomplishment D.concern
49.A．admiration B.shame C.tears D.ambition
50.A．without difficulty B.without another word C.with reason D.with safety
51.A．1eft B.front C.back D.right
52.A．out B.up C.off D.free
53.A．saved B.inspired C.delivered D.approached
54.A．realise B.adapt C.comfort D.recognize
55.A．love B.sympathy C.hatred D.worry
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第二节完型填空（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。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter (柜台) said, “That’ll be five dollars __36__, please.” She then __37__ down at the paper I was __38__ and said, “I’m sick and __39__ all this negative(消极的) stuff on the front __40__. I want to read some __41__ news for a change.” She then said, “In fact, I think someone should just __42__ a Good News newspaper—a paper with wonderful, inspirational(鼓舞人心的) __43__ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for __44__. I’d buy one every day!” She then __45__ me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get some good news,” and she laughed. She made my day.
The following day after my business appointments, I __46__ the same store again to __47__ bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a __48__ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out, I said, “Good afternoon,” and handed her my __49__. She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and __50__ a negative tone (语气) ordered, “Next!”
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; __51__ made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced(给…带来不便) her by __52__.
Every morning, you should ask __53__ this important question: “Who do I want to be today? ‘The Grouch(不高兴的人)’ or ‘The Good News Girl’”? Your answer will do great good to __54__ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your __55__.
36. A. at all B. in all C. after all D. all for
37. A. stared B. smelled C. looked D. noticed
38. A. burying B. picking C. finding D. buying
39. A. tired of B. interested in C. concerned about D. fond of
40. A. column B. edition C. page D. part
41. A. bad B. good C. latest D. ugly
42. A. collect B. print C. sell D. publish
43. A. stories B. ideas C. positions D. customers
44. A. rewards B. the others C. others D. money
45. A. praised B. thanked C. observed D. punished
46. A. stood by B. took in C. put out D. stopped by
47. A. pick up B. take up C. bring up D. go up
48. A. beautiful B. active C. different D. stupid
49. A. card B. money C. dollar D. change
50. A. on B. for C. through D. in
51. A. one B. who C. what D. it
52. A. taking off B. going away C. showing up D.coming about
53. A. her B. them C. yourself D. themselves
54. A. warning B. determining C. enjoying D. damaging
55. A. home B. work C. study D. life
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