Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do，mine. Her name was Mrs. White. And I thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney’s Snow White， she had the same bright blue eyes，short dark hair，red lips and fair skin.
I don’t remember much about what we in her class，but my mother once told me that we used to a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many . But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes a Good! But it my mother， so one day when she met Mrs. White at a Parent-Teacher meeting，she asked her why she never my mistakes and why she never red-pencilled in the right of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
And Mrs. White said “The children are just beginning to get about using words，about forming sentences. I don’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with ink. Spelling and grammar can wait but the wonder of words …” I grew up learning to use words with loving like that.
I now and think she must have been a rather teacher — to exercise such red-pen restraint (克制)，to the joy，wonder and excitement of expression to flower — however faultily — like that，because to bloom is better than not to bloom.
I used to beautiful a lot. Never could I quite remember that the e went the a. Eventually the e and a settled into their right places. I am glad I didn’t wait on them though. Pretty is easier to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs. White I felt no about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s Beautiful.
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共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。
My father was a highly educate, intellingent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topie and hold your 31 in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t 32 to do.
A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new 33 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 34 the instructions, Dan was still unable to 35 the new bike together. Later he 36 the paper of instructions, 37 up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra 38 to have it correctly assembled there. 39 an idea cmae to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.
“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”
As lovett walkem towards the bike, Dad handed him the 40 . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No ,thanks. I cant’t road. When you can’t read, you have to 41 .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was 42 assembled, with no 43 parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great 44 in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.
He did not frefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 45 , The joke was on my father, 46 he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also ganined a new 47 for Lovett. To me he had 48 been the old yard man who didn’t 49 much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of 50 can do to lift people up.
31．A．attention B．belief C．view D．breath
32．A．willing B．lucky C．able D．sure
33．A．toy B．bicycle C．computer D．boat
34．A．reading B．reviewing C．examining D．searching
35．A．bring B．get C．put． D．j?,,
36．A．folded up B．iookeci through C．turned to D．devoted to
37．A．brought B．added C．set D．picked
38．A．money B．effort C．service D．tax
39．A．Thus B．Then C．Since D．Though
40．A．tools B．rootes C．orders D．instructions
41．A．exchange B．admit C．learn D．think
42．A．Partly B．fully C．hardly D．largely
43．A．separate B．different C．major D．spare
44．A．delight B．action C．care D．risk
45．A．resources B．knowledge C．heads D．hands
46．A．so B． or C．but D．and
47．A．reward B．regard C．relief D．respect
48．A．never B．regard C．ever D．often
49．A．show B．say C．care D．earn
50．A． approva1 B．agreement C．affection1 D．Altitude
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，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 21 life. Mother was very carful about spending money. 22 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 23 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 24 to her, so she decided to go 25 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 26 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 27 there was an accident, they might be easily 28 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 29 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 30 when suddenly the snowfield began to 31 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and 32 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 33 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was 34 because she had hurt her head seriously and 35 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist 36 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane 37 , but Mother died.
Every time I 38 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 39 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 40 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
21. A. happy B. healthy C. busy D. meaningful
22. A. Moreover B. However C. Anyway D. Though
23. A. writing B. housework C. work D. research
24. A. unfriendly B. loyal C. kind D. cruel
25. A. skating B. dancing C. hiking D. skiing
26. A. all B. both C. either D. every
27. A. now that B. in case C. as though D. even if
28. A. searched B. examined C. found D. caught
29. A. pay B. manage C. afford D. stand
30. A. mountain B. farmland C. playground D. snowfield
31. A. change B. melt C. shake D. jump
32. A. escaped B. passed C. experienced D. overcame
33. A. but B. so C. since D. while
34. A. in despair B. in danger C. in peace D. in ruins
35. A. hair B. blood C. tears D. jewels
36. A. carefully B. slowly C. immediately D. hardly
37. A. cried B. died C. woke D. survived
38. A. find out B. think of C. suffer from D. come across
39. A. satisfied B. curious C. anxious D. painful
40. A. admire B. envy C. reward D. thank
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，然后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。
One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. “_ 36 !” she said, proudly holding up a yellow 37 with black and white stripes. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”
I 38 my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous one I had ever seen?
“It’s perfect for 39 ,” my mother continued. “I 40 someone had made a dress like this for me.”
41 you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world’s most 42 daughter would refuse. reluctantly（不情愿的）. I put it on.
All through church I prayed, Lord, let me get out of here __43 anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the
boy I had a crush on. He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had 44 taken any notice of me.
At the end of the service I 45 for the door. But I had to wait on the 46 while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer… Then 47 the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce approaching. 48 I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.
I started gabbing a mile a minute, hoping if I kept it 49 he wouldn’t notice my horrible dress. “I am going to college in September,” I said.
“That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I got 50 to the police academy.”
“Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me 51 .
We courted through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day 52 he had first asked me out.
“You bet I do,” he said. “You were always 53 in school, almost standoffish (coldhearted). I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that 55 yellow dress wasn’t 55 I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.
36. A. Strange B. Surprise C. Interesting D. Puzzled
37. A. dress B. coat C. skirt D. hat
38. A. beat B. held C. bit D. caught
39. A. the party B. church C. school D. your birthday
40. A. hope B. expected C. wish D. wished
41. A. Too beautiful B. Too big C. Too small D. Too bad
42. A. ungrateful B. lovely C. considerate D. responsible
43. A. beyond B. before C. until D. without
44. A. never B. sometimes C. frequently D. ever
45. A. made B. ran C. escaped D. walked
46. A. steps B. gate C. door D. bench
47. A. within B. out of C. beside D. off
48. A. Until B. After C. Not until D. Before
49. A. on B. back C. in D. up
50. A. agreed B. accepted C. permitted D.
allowed
51. A. my telephone B. my address C. out D. in
52. A. that B. which C. on when D. \
53 A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still
54. A. blue -white striped B. black and white stripes
C. zebra-striped D. dark-white-striped
55.A. what B. which C. that D. One
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,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 would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.
Let us take a 36 , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an) 37 were accepted; families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might 38 together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our 39 —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of 40 illness —are caused at least in part by 41 to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to 42 our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.
On evenings when such talk is 43 , families could discover more active pastimes（消遣，娱乐. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a 44 together to watch the sunset 45 they might take a walk together. 46 free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in 47 than in a TV program. 48 report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, 49 at the college level. 50 is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.
A different 51 of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the 52 ends, the TV net works might be forced to 53 with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical（激进的. How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years 54 television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can 55 childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.
36．A．valuable B．pleasant C．quick D．serious
37．A．advice B．suggestion C．opinion D．Offer
38．A．get around B．stand still C．meet D．sit around
39．A．problems B．trouble C．affairs D．Misfortune
40．A．physical B．common C．mental D．familiar
41．A．attempt B．failure C．ability D．permission
42．A．discuss B．talk C．make sure D．see to
43．A．impossible B．unnecessary C．funny D．unpleasant
44．A．walk B．look C．ride D．rest
45．A．and B．or C．but D．While
46．A．At B．In C．For D．With
47．A．a fine poem B．a good book C．a quiet hour D．a composition
48．A．Professors B．Scientists C．Parents D．Educators
49．A．yet B．still C．even D．just
50．A．Writing B．Skill C．Speaking D．Listening
51．A．form B．kind C．method D．step
52．A．reading B．quiet hour C．activity D．programme
53．A．come across B．come about C．come up D．broadcast
54．A．before B．since C．until D．after
55．A．remind B．remember C．recognize D．Know
完型填空二(每空一词) ：
Yesterday was my best friend Li Ming’s birthday. When school was over, I went to the bookshop. I bought a book __28__ ‘Exploring Space’ and had it nicely wrapped for him. __29__ he had wanted to buy this book for weeks, I knew that he would be very pleased with my ___30__. When I got to the party, LiMing greeted me with a big smile. I noticed that there were piles of presents on the floor, __31__ I was sure that mine would be his favorite. I gave the present to Li Ming and whispered __32__ his ears. ‘You will love it’. He couldn’t wait to unwrap it. ___33__ the smile on his face disappeared and I saw some big red characters on the cover of the book that ___34__ ,‘Caring for your baby’! I __35__ have picked up the wrong book in the shop!
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