Don’t let Aurora’s small stature（身材）fool you—her spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed that she would survive. Having never got the right , many of the chickens were sick and some died.
At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were by their mom. Luckily, another mother their care. Aurora seemed the last to food and attention. She grew at a much slower than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed her.
At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was to find a place with the other chickens.
Aurora found comfort with an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the spot where she kept Margaret company. when the other chickens try to her away, Aurora comes back.
As Aurora grew, we became at her love to simply live. Nothing her.
So remember, when life seems so that you can’t take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet life has offered—safety, food, warmth and good friendships.
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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. 36 man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was n
ext to the room's only 37 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
They talked for hours 38 . Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up, he 39 pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The ot
her man felt his world would be 40 and enlivened by all the wonderful world outside.
The window overlooked a 41 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 42 their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm in flowers. A fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the 43 .
As the man by the window described all this in delicate 44 , the other man would close his eyes and 45 the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade 46 . 47 the other man couldn't hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window pictured it with 48 words.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the nurse arrived, 49 to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and had the body taken away.
The other man asked to be 50 next to the window. Painfully, he sat up to take his first look at the world outside. 51 , he would have the joy of seeing it for himself.
He slowly turn to look out the window. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have 5
2 his roommate to describe such wonderful things outside. The nurse 53 that the man was blind. "Perhaps he just wanted to 54 you."
Shared grief is half the sorrow, 55 happiness when shared, is doubled.
36. A. The one B. One C. Another C. This
37. A. entrance B. exit C. passage D. window
38. A. on end B. in vain C. at ease D. after all
39. A. would B. should C. might D. could
40. A. shortened B. deepened C. broadened D. sharpened 
41. A. courtyard B. market C. wood D. park
42. A. flew B. designed C. sailed D. swapped
43. A. distance B. way C. process D. course
44. A. effect B. particular C. detail D. relief
45. A. expose B. imagine C. realize D. spot
46. A. passing away B. passing by C. passing down D. passing out
47. A. Because B. As C. Once D. Although
48. A. descriptive B. productive C. sensitive D. tentative
49. A. strangely B. surprisingly C. sceptically D. only
50. A. substituted B. offered C. switched D. organized
51. A. Willingly B. Finally C. Generously D. Occasionally
52. A. sacrificed B. referred C. motivated D. intended
53. A. responded B. respected C. requested D. resisted
54. A. recover B. defend C. observe D. encourage
55. A. or B. but C. so D. and
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night, I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I noticed a hitchhiker (搭便车的人). I know that picking up a hitchhiker can be 36 , but I want a try, as they may have a sincere need to reach their 37 . I rolled down my window and called the man to my car. I asked him where he was
38 and he told me that he needed a ride to his doctor’s office which would 39 in 15 minutes.
40 he got in he told me that the person who was supposed to drive him there didn’t appear. He continued to tell me that he is a 41 and goes out to sea for weeks at a time. H
e needs to take
42 for his nerves, 43 which, he told me, it would be impossible for him to work.
With some 44 driving we managed to get there in about ten minutes. I told him I would wait and bring him back. He 45 me and said he should be back only in fifteen minutes.
Shortly after, he came back to tell me that the doctor was still with other 46 and it was going to take a while 47 . I told him that I was going to grab a coffee while I 48 . But it ended up taking about forty-five minutes, 49 we had a bit more time than 50 .
Afterwards he got back in my car and tried his hardest to 51 for keeping me waiting so long. I tried my best to make him feel at 52 and drove him back to where I had picked him up. Again he 53 his thanks and we said our good-byes.
I feel that the universe or God always 54 us with what we need. Maybe God did put him in my path. In his case it was a 55 , in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
36. A. pleasing B. helpful C. dangerous D. surprising
37. A. home B. destination C. office D. clinic[
38. A. coming B. leaving C. living D. heading
39. A. close B. open C. end D. stay
40. A. Once B. Since C. Before D. While
41. A. doctor B. salesman C. fisherman D. postman
42. A. rest B. medicine C. temperature D. advice
43. A. without B. with C. of D. for
44. A. careful B
. exciting C. quick D. relaxing
45. A. praised B. thanked C. encouraged D. refused
46. A. relatives B. patients C. guests D. nurses
47. A. later B. sooner C. faster D. longer
48. A. waited B. visited C. examined D. drove
49. A. turning up B. taking out C. making up D. turning out
50. A. promised B. suggested C. limited D. expected
51. A. explain B. excuse C. apologize D. forgive
52. A. rest B. safety C. ease D. sorrow
53. A. expressed B. supplied C. announced D. exchanged
54. A. offers B. provides C. combines D. connects
55. A. car B. treatment C. gift D. Ride
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，从短文中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。
When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not 36 its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. 37 , we can get all these anywhere in India now.
Still, her answer 38 me: “Green tea.” As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink 39 tea. I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and 40 home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both 41 newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder 42 for all illnesses.
43 the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the 44 Indian. It was a strange country. Now every town of 45 size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China. How things 46 ! And how soon! The government of India has planned to send a team to 47 to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment and such a step 48 “work wonders as it did for China”.
But it’s a 49 street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to 50 in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China. 51 that trade , which was only in the millions just ten years ago, 52 hit about US$20 billion for last year and US$25 billion by 2009, a goal 53 by both governments. No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this 54 the Sino-Indian(中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year.
But what is still a 55 to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
36. A. set up B. opened up C. built up D. closed down
37. A. Unfortunately B. Especially C. Narrowly D. Thankfully
38. A. surprised B. frightened C. scared D. shocked
39. A. Chinese B. Indian C. foreign D. green
40. A. left B. stayed C. headed D. walked
41. A. seldom B. particular C. clever D. regular
42. A. drug B. method C. way D. food
43. A. Since B. At C. From D. With
44. A. usual B. major C. average D. most
45. A. some B. any C. all D. either
46. A. make B. prepare C. happen D. change
47. A. China B. India C. America D. Japan
48. A. ought to B. need C. would D. had to
49. A. one-way B. two-way C. three-way D. no-way
50. A. travel B. work C. employ D. train
51. A. No wonder B. No doubt C. No problem D. No reason
52. A. is forced to B. is wanted to C. is expected to D. is inspired to
53. A. reached B. liked C. achieved D. set
54. A. being B. is C. was D. be
55. A. pleasure B. fact C. wonder D. Comfort
第二部分：语言知识与应用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 - 30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words---though they mean ___21___ at the time to the people who say them --- can have great power.
I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional ___22___ for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.
As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and ___23___. He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would ___24___ the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what ___25___ Mrs. Brauch gave him. ___26___, what he does remember is the four words in the paper: “This is good writing.” Thanks to the four words, his life has been ___27___ greatly.
“ Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “ After reading her ___28___, I went home and wrote a short story, ___29___ I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories, and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. “She was ___30___, helpful and honest. She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said.
21. A. much B. little C. well D. ill
22. A. report B. designer C. writer D. teacher
23. A. weak B. independent C. troublesome D. helpless
24. A. follow B. change C. connect D. explain
25. A. help B. encouragement C. grade D. words
26. A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Besides
27. A. improved B. developed C. changed D. enriched
28. A. chapter B. novel C. note D. explanation
29. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
30. A. encouraging B. careful C. strict D. effective
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，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。
A man had a little daughter--an only and much-loved child. He lived for her – she was his 36 . So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and 37 to bring about her restoration to health.
His best efforts, however, proved 38 and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse, shutting himself 39 from his many friends and 40 every activity that might restore his poise (平静) and bring him back to his 41 self. 42 one night he had a dream.
He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child 43 . They were marching _44 a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child 45 a candle. He _46 that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the 47 candle was his own little girl. 48 to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked, "How is it, darling, that your candle alone is 49 ?"
"Daddy, they often relight it, but your 50 always put it out. " Just then he awoke from his dream. The 51 was crystal clear (晶莹), and its effects were 52 . 53 that hour on he was not a recluse(隐者), but mingled freely and cheerfully with his 54 friends and associates. No longer would his darling’s candle be 55 by his useless tears.
36. A. time B. life C. possession D. family
37. A. earth B. hospital C. home D. field
38. A. good B. hard C. useless D. useful
39. A. out B. down C. up D. away
40. A. agreeing B. permitting C. refusing D. joining
41. A. normal B. regular C. common D. gentle
42. A. Therefore B. So C. But D. As
43. A. girls B. angels C. babies D. gods
44. A. on B. at C. under D. in
45. A. took B. brought C. carded D. caught
46. A. noticed B. observed C. watched D. recognised
47. A. light B. dark C. bright D. black
48. A. Walking B. Jumping C. Rushing D. Climbing
49. A. unlighted B. burning C. lit D. lighting
50. A. hearts B. tears C. wind D. sweat
51. A. lesson B. experience C. dream D. result
52. A. soon B. fast C. immediate D. slow
53. A. After B. Since C. From D. In
54. A. former B. older C. regular D. before
55. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. pat out
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