I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who ____ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the ____ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.
Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or ____ what was beside them. What if they ____ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find ____ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that ____ conflict or strife(斗争). ____ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest ____.
I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while ____ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) ____ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.
What if we ____ just one minute to focus on the __ of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __ each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __ for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __ are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __ the world of our dreams? It will __ only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!
A．over B．back C．through D．abroad
A．referred B．pointed C．used D．contributed
A．door B．window C．seat D．glass
A．before B．since C．as D．though
A．ignored B．appreciated C．valued D．realised
A．refused B．continued C．stopped D．risked
A．conflict B．fault C．peace D．wonder
A．read B．suggested C．said D．created
A．How B．What C．Which D．That
A．imagination B．expression C．mind D．confusion
A．took up B．turned up C．went though D．looked around
A．another B．others C．the other D．the others
A．different B．automatic C．common D．unusual
A．set aside B．set off C．set about D．take off
A．kindness B．wildness C．beauty D．politeness
A．off B．between C．with D．from
A．desire B．thought C．attention D．dream
A．answers B．problems C．ways D．changes
A．increase B．improve C．renew D．control
A．cost B．spend C．kill D．take
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 31 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 32 it.
The 33 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 34 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 35 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 36 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 37 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 38 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 39 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 40 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 41 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 42 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 43 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 44 them about their 45 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 46 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 47 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 48 she was a great heroine. I was 49 of my grandma and hoped she would 50 know that I had been ashamed of her.
31. A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
32. A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
33. A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
34. A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
35. A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
36. A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
37. A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
38. A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
39. A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
40. A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
41. A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
42. A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
43. A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
44. A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
45. A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
46. A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
47. A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
48. A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
49. A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
50. A. never B. even C. still D. once
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage（村舍）with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 37 “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by（过路者） asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 40 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 41 that anyone who climbed up her tree 42 not be able to come back down until she 43 it. When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck（粘）on the tree. They had to beg her long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last. One day another man 48 her door. This one did not look trustworthy（值得相信的）to her, 49 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 50 me.” said he. Thinking fast, Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 54 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh (叹气), Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
36．A．hopeless B．painful C．dull D．crazy
37．A．calling B．shouting C．announcing D．whispering
38．A．stay B．live C．hide D．lie
39．A．interesting B．honest C．anxious D．angry
40．A．gift B．kiss C．treat D．smile
41．A．suggestion B．demand C．permission D．wish
42．A．could B．should C．might D．must
43．A．permitted B．promised C．answered D．declared
44．A．branch B．food C．tree D．fruit
45．A．after B．while C．since D．before
46．A．it B．them C．him D．her
47．A．trick B．question C．trouble D．difficulty
48．A．stepped into B．left for C．stopped at D．walked around
49．A．so B．but C．although D．because
50．A．with B．off C．upon D．for
51．A．choose B．pick C．shake D．hit
52．A．honor B．pleasure C．hope D．excitement
53．A．light B．short C．old D．thin
54．A．proud B．kind C．fine D．smart
55．A．disappointedly B．cheerfully C．unwillingly D．eagerly
第二节完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
Passing Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 16 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 17 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad 18 . “No way am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 19 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and 20 was on her way for 21 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 22 that Kathy would not be able to 23 herself. I considered 24 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 25 to offer a service to a 26 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 27 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 28 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 29 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had 30 , and the time was really 31 spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 32 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 33 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 34 . When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live 35 a larger and more rewarding world.
16. A. leaving B. changing C. taking D. giving
17. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
18. A. heart B. expression C. action D. thought
19. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
20. A. immediately B. lately C. recently D. now
21. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
22. A. know B. say C. 
realize D. recognize
23. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
24. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
25. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
26. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
27. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
28. A. when B. although C. since D. as
29. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
30. A. warmed B. jumped C. broken D. cheered
31. A. good B. worse C. better D. bad
32. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
33. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
34. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
35. A. of B. in C. at D. for
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on 16 and sat down next to an old lady. 17 she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 18 . Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes 19 the one her husband had given her. She quickly 20 her own bag—the notes were 21 . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting 22 her must have stolen them. She thought 23 not have to call the 24 as she didn’t like getting people 25 .
So she decided to take back the money 26 the lady’s handbag and say 27 about it. She looked around the bus to make sure 28 was watching, then she carefully put her hand into 29 handbag, took out the notes and 30 her own handbag．
When she got home that evening, she showed 31 the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you 32 it?” he asked. “ 33 you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh, 34 then?” he asked, as he 35 a wad of pound notes on the table.
16. A. a bus B. a train C. an old ship D. a plane
17. A. In a minute B. After a while C. For a second D. On the moment
18. A. good B. old C. open D. shut
19. A. the same that B. perhaps was C. probably as D. exactly like
20. A. looked at B. watched carefully C. saw to D. looked into
21. A. gone B. missed C. disappear D. found
22. A. close B. next to C. before D. behind
23. A. she would B. he can C. she must D. he may
24. A. driver B. old lady C. police D. husband
25. A. to difficulty B. into trouble C. out of work D. seeing her
26. A. into B. out C. away D. from
27. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
28. A. nothing B. somebody C. nobody D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s B. her husband’s C. the police’s D. her own
30. A. gave it away B. put them into C. brought them out D. took it to
31. A. the driver B. the police C. the old lady D.her husband
32. A. pay for B. spend on C. cost in D. take to
33. A. Use them B. With the money C. With that D. Using it
34. A. how is it B. what’s that C. where is it D. why is this
35. A. put up B. held out C. pointed to D. handed up
第三节完形填空（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42
__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.
36．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
37．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
38．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
39．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
40．A．could only B．could not C．must not D.should often
41．A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to
42．A．joke B．means C．tool D．Trick
43．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
44．A．get rid of B．hang out with
C．break away from D．keep in touch with
45．A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
46．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
48．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
49．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into B. gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
51．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
52．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
53．A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
54．A．little B．much C．few D．high
55．A．more interesting B．less important
C．more important D．less interesting
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