One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, you can just wait until we make a quick at the grocery store. I have something to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to your question.” I put one apple of each on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all colors, shapes and sizes. On the , some of the apples may not look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, them back on the table, but a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of . See if that helps you which one is which. ”
She took , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are like apples! They are all different, but once you the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
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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。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 31 . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 32 .”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 33 . It was full of scars, it had places 34 pieces had been removed and other pieces 35 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 36 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ 37 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 38 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 39 represents a person 40 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 41 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 42 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 43 .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 44 , and the other person hasn’t returned a 45 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 46 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 47 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
The young man walked up to the old man, 48 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 49 it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 50 , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
31．A．ugly B．perfect C．beautiful D．hurt
32．A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
33．A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
34．A．that B．which C．where D．whose
35．A．cut B．set C．put D．brought
36．A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
37．A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
38．A．looks B．seems C．is D．fits
39．A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
40．A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
41．A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
42．A．empty B．full C．original D．first
43．A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
44．A．in B．away C．off D．up
45．A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
46．A．making B．taking C．keeping D．bringing
47．A．keep B．cut C．come D．stay
48．A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
49．A．offered B．took C．passed D．served
50．A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
第二节 完型填空（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。
All the World Asks
On my first day in a college classroom, I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization after having been lost in the forest for thirty years. There I sat, 21 enough to be a father to most of the students in the room, 22 unconfident enough to be their baby brother. We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow, listening to a 23 who looked even younger than the students. I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully 24 what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn't help but 25 of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in 26 , just like me. I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared 27 myself'? When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious 28 about my ability to make it 29 college. Not until late that night did my thinking 30 .It was a long-distance 31 from my daughter, my fellow college freshman, that did the trick. She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries and anxieties she was 32 . She was certain that she'd never 33 at college. How 34 her worries sounded! In my most confident parental 35 , I said, “Doing your best is all the world 36 .” The next day in class, those words still repeated in my head. When the professor raised a 37 for the class, nobody, including me, 38 to answer. When I looked around al the 39 and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew 40 what I had to do: my best. That's all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called my name. I spoke.
21. A. big B. tall C. old D. strong
22. A. and B. so C. or D. yet
23. A. professor B. teacher C lecturer D. instructor
24. A. showed B. explained C. designed D. offered
25. A. think B. speak C. talk D. hear
26. A. school B. office C. classroom D. college
27. A. father B. parent C. child D. son
28. A. fears B. doubts C. opinions D. ideas
29. A. over B. on C. with D. through
30. A. stop B. turn C. change D. continue
31. A. call B. talk C. report D. discussion
32. A. obtaining B. gaining C. experiencing D. feeling
33. A. fail B. succeed C. win D. pass
34. A. common B. ordinary C. regular D. familiar
35. A. sound B. whisper C. word D. voice
36. A. hopes B. asks C. wants D. expects
37. A. request B. problem C. question D. demand
38. A. dared B. preferred C. tried D. prepared
39. A. sorrow B. joy C. fear D. anger
40. A. exactly B. roughly C. gradually D. Certainly
第二节 完型填空（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。
All the World Asks
On my first day in a college classroom, I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization after having been lost in the forest for thirty years. There I sat, 21 enough to be a father to most of the students in the room, 22 unconfident enough to be their baby brother. We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow, listening to a 23 who looked even younger than the students. I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully 24 what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn't help but 25 of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in 26 , just like me. I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared 27 myself'? When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious 28 about my ability to make it 29 college. Not until late that night did my thinking 30 .It was a long-distance 31 from my daughter, my fellow college freshman, that did the trick. She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries and anxieties she was 32 . She was certain that she'd never 33 at college. How 34 her worries sounded! In my most confident parental 35 , I said, “Doing your best is all the world 36 .” The next day in class, those words still repeated in my head. When the professor raised a 37 for the class, nobody, including me, 38 to answer. When I looked around al the 39 and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew 40 what I had to do: my best. That's all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called my name. I spoke.
21. A. big B. tall C. old D. strong
22. A. and B. so C. or D. yet
23. A. professor B. teacher C lecturer D. instructor
24. A. showed B. explained C. designed D. offered
25. A. think B. speak C. talk D. hear
26. A. school B. office C. classroom D. college
27. A. father B. parent C. child D. son
28. A. fears B. doubts C. opinions D. ideas
29. A. over B. on C. with D. through
30. A. stop B. turn C. change D. continue
31. A. call B. talk C. report D. discussion
32. A. obtaining B. gaining C. experiencing D. feeling
33. A. fail B. succeed C. win D. pass
34. A. common B. ordinary C. regular D. familiar
35. A. sound B. whisper C. word D. voice
36. A. hopes B. asks C. wants D. expects
37. A. request B. problem C. question D. demand
38. A. dared B. preferred C. tried D. prepared
39. A. sorrow B. joy C. fear D. anger
40. A. exactly B. roughly C. gradually D. Certainly
第二节完型填空（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）中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 36 lifestyle and said , “I don’t want your God . I am leaving !”
She left home .Before long , she was disappointed and unable to find a job , so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 37 money. Many years passed by , her father died , her mother grew 38 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life .
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years . The mother , having 39 her daughter’s whereabouts , went to the poor part of the city in 40 of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple 41 . “Would you allow me to 42 this picture ?” It was a picture of the smiling , gray-haired mother with a handwritten 43 at the bottom : “I love you still…come home !”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal . She sat 44 listening to the service , all the while letting her 45 wander over to the bulletin board . There she saw the picture and thought , could that be my mother ?
She couldn’t 46 until the service was over . She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words , “I love you still…come home !” 47 she stood in front of the picture , she wept . It was too 48 to be true .
It was night , but she was so 49 by the message that she started walking home . 50 the time she arrived it was early in the morning . She was afraid and 51 her way timidly . As she knocked , the door 52 open on its own . She thought someone must have broken into the house . Concerned for her mother’s 53 , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes . They fell into each other’s arms . The daughter said , “I was so worried and 54 someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently , “No, dear . From the day you left , that door has never been 55 .”
36．A．shabby B．religious C．awful D．simple
37．A．earn B．win C．offer D．approach
38．A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older
39．A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．informed of
40．A．sight B．charge C．search D．want
41．A．request B．remark C．question D．speech
42．A．bring up B．lay off C．drop out D．put up
43．A．record B．advice C．message D．notice
44．A．constantly B．absent-mindedly C．frequently D．carefully
45．A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations
46．A．help B．evaluate C．wait D．consult
47．A．After B．Since C．Until D．As
48．A．lucky B．good C．skeptical D．coincidence
49．A．astonished B．touched C．blamed D．ashamed
50．A．By B．At C．During D．Before
51．A．walked B．led C．made D．held
52．A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew
53．A．safety B．anxiety C．danger D．relief
54．A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought
55．A．adopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed
II. Cloze test: 30% (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，其后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those 16 where the menu was written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That was when it 17 : my father did not reach for the check.
18 continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, and after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all 19 . I picked up the check, and my view of myself 20 changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid.
Some people mark off their lives in years, and I measure 21 in small events. I did not become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who 22 in the streets called me “Mister”. These events in my life are called “milestones”.
There have been other milestones. The policemen of my youth always seemed big, even 23 , and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly 24 . Then the day came when I 25 that all the football players in the game I was 26 were younger than I was. With that milestone 27 was the dream that __28__ , maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.
I never thought that I would 29 in front of the TV set as my father did. Now it is what I do best. I never thought that I would 30 opera, but now the combination of 31 and orchestra attract me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I feel a strong 32 for a religious belief that I never thought I would want, feel 33 my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in 34 with my son. I still lose…
One day I bought a house. One day --- what a day! I became a 35 , and not long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone.
16. A. restaurants B. laundries C. stadiums D. markets
17. A. came B. happened C. finished D. arrived
18. A. Memory B. Work C. Nothing D. Conversation
19. A. remained B. collapsed C. changed D. broken
20. A. suddenly B slowly C. quickly D. gradually
21. A. theirs B. yours C. mine D. ours
22. A. stopped B. smoked C. fainted D. wandered
23. A. huge B. tiny C. handsome D. ugly
24. A. none B. both C. either D. neither
25. A. understood B. imagined C. realized D. recognized
26. A. noticing B. watching C. talking with D. learning from
27. A. gone B. missed C. appeared D. changed
28. A. tomorrow B. someday C. immediately D. accidentally
29. A. turn over B. stand up C. fall asleep D. lie down
30. A. hate B. remember C. forget D. appreciate
31. A. voice B. joy C. music D. art
32. A. sense B. desire C. emotion D. love
33. A. away from B. sorry for C. close to D. fond of
34. A. touch B. fights C. games D. arguments
35. A. son B. father C. businessman D. Scientist
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