II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在答题卡上。
Azure Warrenfeltz, a 4-year-old girl, is fluent in Japanese and Spanish. She also can 21 bits of French, German, Arabic and Italian, and she soon hopes to learn some Mandarin Chinese.
In today's globalized world, Azure is one of many young American children whose parents insist her22 include foreign languages.
"It's such a 23 environment now, you never know what you might need," says Azure's mother, Julie Warrenfeltz, who started schooling her daughter in foreign languages when she was 6 weeks old. "She couldn't 24 a violin, she couldn't stand upright, but I wanted her to do 25 ."
Not only is learning a foreign language easier for children than it is for 26 , but children who are exposed to other languages also do better in school. They are more 27 to diversity, says François Thibaut, who runs The Language Workshop for Children, which has nine schools around the East Coast.
Language study for children is based on immersion (沉浸), he says. Kids sing songs and play games to help develop language comprehension skills. When children start learning languages at birth, they have the 28 to learn many languages at once without getting 29 — because, as the brain develops, so too does the ability to separate one 30 from another.
21. A. learn B. hearC. understand D. teach
22. A. school B. fieldC. teacher D. education
23. A. global B. bigC. small D. dirty
24. A. play B. holdC. learn D. make
25. A. something B. anythingC. everything D. nothing
26. A. parents B. teachers C. adults D. experts
27. A. blind B. openC. deaf D. strange
28. A. capacity B. desire C. possibility D. dream
29. A. bored B. interested C. involved D. confused
30. A. world B. parent C. language D. sound
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the22 . All day, I seem to remember, I23 on the sands with strange 24 children. We made houses and gardens, and25 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we26 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the27 seemed to shine always brightly28 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were30 in one’s pockets or good places where one could31 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good32 is much the same as it was. I33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of34 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am38 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves40 on too many ices…
21. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
22. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
23. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
24. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous
25. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
26. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed
27. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
28. A. and B. yet C. but D. or
29. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
30. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
31. A. make B. sell C. buyD. offer
32. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
33. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
34. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet
35. A. destroy B. fix C. useD. build
36. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
37. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
38. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
39. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
40. A. happy B. tiredC. sad D. Sick
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,D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a group of men---- a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber(木料
) job in a jungle.
This young man was very -36-. He always continued to work through his break time and -37- that those old folks were wasting time, having to -38- several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that -39- he worked through break time and hardly took a -40-,those old folks were chopping the same -41- of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he -42- to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the -43- were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks -44- him for a drink during their break time. That young man -45- and said that he had no -46- time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to -47- chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子). Sooner or later you will -48- or be so tired as you have spent too much -49-.”
Suddenly the young man -50- that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were -51- re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could -52-faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we -53- is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability -54-. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying…..I have no -55-!
36. A. weakB. cleverC. hard-workingD. good-looking
37. A. admiredB. complained C. remindedD. predicted
38. A. planB. appearC. workD. break
39. A. even though B. only ifC. becauseD. unless
40. A. photoB. restC. stepD. bath
41. A. weightB. heightC. amountD. price
42. A.failedB. pretendedC. agreedD. decided
43. A. marksB. resultsC. effectsD. conditions
44. A. invitedB. blamedC. thankedD. forgave
45. A. beggedB. arguedC. noddedD. refused
46. A. wrongB. valuableC. extraD. exact
47. A. mindB. avoidC. practiceD. keep
48. A. speed upB. give upC. watch outD. turn out
49. A. energyB. moneyC. lifeD. skill
50. A. warnedB. expectedC. realizedD. announced
51. A. alsoB. hardlyC. seldomD. never
52. A. talkB. chopC. walkD. climb
53. A. abandon B. introduceC. needD. teach
54. A. quicklyB. curiouslyC. seriouslyD. intelligently
55. A. timeB. toolC. jobD. patience
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village,36buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.
I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 37not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 38I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?
But the bunting’s songwas prettyclear, andwithin afew minutesI was proved
39. The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached 40I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 41once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had 42.
It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 43. I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the
44where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 45to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my
46, some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets. A moment later they had all 47but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.
36.A. looking at B. looking for C. looking up D. looking after
37.A. disappointed B. dismissed C. dissatisfied D. disturbed
38.A. directly B. gradually C. suddenly D. immediately
39.A. proper B. right C. useful D. true
40.A. sadly B. hurriedly C. proudly D. quietly
41.A. danced B. ate C. sang D. shouted
42.A. observed B. noticed C. expected D. described
43.A. linnets B. skylarks C. pigeons D. buntings
44.A. bush B. road C. grass D. black-thorn
45.A. widened B. enlarged C. lengthened D. expanded
46.A. knowledge B. pleasure C. amusement D. honour
47.A. gathered B. lost C. missed D. gone
Section B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with 36 despite working two jobs and being a wife and
mother. My parents and five-year-old son were among the 37 when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my fa
mily’s happiness.
But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband, 38 , “I have come to get my clothes and won’t be back.” We’d been having trouble, 39 that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in the hope of finding a teaching position. 40, I was eight months pregnant.
The reality was so merciless that I was embarrassed, 41 , and angry and felt I had failed. But I had my son, and I was about to 42 a new life into the world. So 43my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, prepared breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep myself moving.
And in the seven years since, I’ve continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and watched my babies grow to 12 and 44 . I certainly have never 45 to put them through this, but in retrospect (回首往事), I’m glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me grow 46, confident, and strong — things I’m now hopefully instilling in (灌输) my children. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, hands you a lemon, or knocks you for a loop (gives you a shock). But knowing how to 47 failure can be the first step to success. This is my latest belief and strategy on how to win in the end.
36. A. worries B. anxieties C. troubles D. honors
37. A. professors B. students C. audience D. neighbours
38. A. saying B. meaning C. expressing D. writing
39. A. but B. and C. thus D. so
40. A. Therefore B. Yet C. Besides D. Even
41. A. excited B. disturbed C. interested D. scared
42. A. take B. bring C. give D. get
43. A. regardless of B. except for C. in spite of D. instead of
44. A. seven B. eight C. nine D. ten
45. A. stopped B. chosen C. turned D. waited
46. A. indifferent B. careful C. helpful D. independent
47. A. put up with B. keep up with C. deal with D. do with
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I am a mother of three，and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to 36was Sociology．The teacher’s last 37of the term was called“Smile．”The class was asked to 38and smile at three people．My husband，youngest son and I headed for McDonald’s．It was just our 39of sharing special playtime with our son．We were standing in line，waiting to be 40 when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away and then41my husband did．
I sensed a 42smell and turned around．and there 43 behind me were two poor homeless men．As I 4 4 down at the short gentleman 4 5 to me，he was“smiling”．The second man rubbed his hands stupidly as he stood 46his friend．。
I was so touched by the 47 that I held my tears as I stood there with them．The young lady at the 48asked him what they wanted．He said，“Coffee is all，Miss；”because that was all they could 49 ．Then I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a 50 tray．Then I walked to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot．I put the tray on the table and 51my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand．He looked up at me，with 52in his eyes，and said，“Thank you．”I started to cry as I walked away to 53my husband and son．
I returned to my 54on the last evening of class，with this story in hand．I turned in“my project”．I 55with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn．
36．A．teach B．attend C．pass D．turn
3 7．A．goal B．paper C．project D．degree
38．A．get together B．go out C．stay inside D．keep calm
39．A．field B．way C．chance D．interest
40．A．served B．charged C．expected D．ordered
41．A．only B．even C．just D．still
42．A．good B．stressful C．horrible D．pleasant
43．A．standing B．falling C．1ying D．sitting
44．A．threw B．headed C．looked D．seated
45．A．generous B．closeC．friendly D．similar
46．A．before B．behind C．after D．over
47．A．smell B．conditionC．health D．smiles
48．A．counter B．chair C．door D．table
49．A．eat B．afford C．find D．cook
50．A．separate B．beautiful C．large D．expensive
51．A．laid B．set C．caught D．stuck
52．A．smiles B．surprises C．pities D．tears
53．A．search B．join C．invite D．get
54．A．home B．job C．college D．work
55．A．dealt B．did C．graduated D．dropped
第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1．5分。满分30分)
阅读下面一篇文章，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I36that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38, I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been39lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very 40that she was pursuing (追求) her 41to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.
"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.
I 42she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the 43of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical " 45". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for 47, and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my 48, and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. 49I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to 51you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to 52my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 54and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's 55 for peace and joy.
36. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. caught
37. A. on B. at C. over D. against
38. A. player B. learner C. composer D. starter
39. A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. learning
40. A. interesting B. exciting C. aggressive D. impressive
41. A. passion B. interest C. hobbies D. emotions
42. A. found B. felt C. hoped D. thought
43. A. charge B. purchase C. bargain D. obtaining
44. A. warned B. required C. asked D. reminded
45. A. dealB. contract C. discussion D. debate
46. A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment
47. A. music B. me C. the piano D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge B. attitude C. mind D. ability
49. A. Since B. As C. While D. Because
50. A. taking B. making C. having D. moving
51. A. thank B. praise C. admire D. respect
52. A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down
53. A. quickly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly
54. A. approval B. appreciation C. joy D. thanks
55. A. heart B. worldC. soul D. Dream
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I 36 asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to 37 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not 38 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 39 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 40 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 41 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 42.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends 43 me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 44 as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, 45 three others. I followed my classmates to the 46 . When I reached out my hand to shake the 47 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera 48 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat 49 .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 50 . But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I 51 inside, and I could feel my tears 52 .
I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 53 on the couch.
54 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 55 than his whiskey bottle.
36. A. confidently B. eagerly C. proudly D. fearfully
37. A. reach B. keep C. take D. make
38. A. create B. support C. appreciate D. accept
39. A. watch B. avoid C. attend D. speed
40. A. excuse B. reply C. promise D. trick
41. A. Besides B. Thus C. Otherwise D. However
42. A. active B. formalC. different D. serious
43. A. recognised B. greeted C. encouraged D. showed
44. A. air B. audience C. school D. playground
45. A. apart from B. other than C. except for D. along with
46. A. stage B. position C. office D. exit
47. A. Jill’s B. teacher’s C. mother’s D. father’s
48. A. fixed B. touched C. hurt D. inserted
49. A. successfully B. disappointedly C. delightedly D. hopefully
50. A. drunk B. woken C. forgiven D. hidden
51. A. stepped B. noticed C. examined D. glanced
52. A. getting off B. taking down C. building up D. turning around
53. A. leaning B. lying C. putting D. carrying
54. A. How B. Where C. Why D. Whether
55. A. perfect B. comfortable C. fortunate D. Important
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I received a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 am and only one room gave off light. Many 31
would just shout once or twice and then drive away. But I thought this passenger might need my
32 . So I walked to the door and 33 . “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly 34 . After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman 35before me, carrying a small suitcase. I took her suitcase and we walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
When we got in the car, she gave me a (n) 36 , and then asked to drive through the city center. But it wasn’t the 37way. “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to Westhill Old People’s Home. The doctor says I don’t have much time 38 .
We drove through the city center. She 39me the building where she once worked. We drove past the church where she got married. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a building or at a corner and 40sit looking at the darkness, saying nothing. When the sun began to 41, we drove in silence to the old people’s home. When we arrived, almost 42a second thought, I gave her a big hug (拥抱). “You gave an old woman a little moment of 43. Thank you!” she said tearfully.
I was totally lost in thought for the rest of the day. I can’t imagine what would happen if I 44
to do what I did? We always think that there are no great moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may consider a 45one.
31. A. drivers B. workers C. guests D. passengers
32. A. advice B. help C. suggestion D. attention
33. A. stopped B. breathed C. worked D. knocked
34. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. shout
35. A. turned up B. set up C. got up D. put up
36. A. order B. address C. idea D. reason
37. A. busiest B. longest C. narrowest D. shortest
38. A. left B. saved C. lost D. spared
39. A. gave B. passed C. showed D. made
40. A. could B. would C. should D. must
41. A. move B. set C. rise D. burn
42. A. after B. with C. except D. without
43. A. patience B. courage C. joy D. sadness
44. A. refused B. offered C. planned D. regretted
45. A. difficult B. small C. strange D. interesting
第二部分：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，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
For my daughter’s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see
Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn’t really have the 41 but we knew how much this band meant to her.
The night before she was like a 42 at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to 43 with us, because she couldn’t 44 . On the night of the 45 it was good to see her so 46 and excited, as she and her boyfirend set off.
Needless to say when they 47 after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band, 48 her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well 49 . This will be a memory she would 50 forget, and nor would we.
51 full of excitement from the night before, the following day they 52 to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I 53 , loving the fact that she had not 54 that quality as she grew up.
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a 55 each. On each present were the words “Because you are the 56 mum / dad in the world”. When we said our thank-yous and told her she didn’t have to, we asked her 57 she had bought us gifts. Her 58 was simply “Just because I love you”.
This wasn’t something 59 from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her 60 , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn’t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
41. A. money B. time C. interest D. news
42. A. worker B. baby C. kid D. parent
43. A. dance B. learn C.walk D. sit
44. A. speak B. sleep C. stand D. leave
45. A. concert B. holiday C. party D. travel
46. A. healthy B. happy C. pretty D. surprised
47. A. stayed B. left C. returned D. turned
48. A. worrying about B. caring for C. looking at D. listening to
49. A. lent B. earned C. saved D. spent
50. A. ever B. never C. often D. neither
51. A. Still B. Only C. Just D. Also
52. A. continued B. tried C. decided D. struggled
53. A. refused B. cried C. shouted D. laughed
54. A. kept B. lost C. realized D. discovered
55. A. gift B. prize C. ticket D. picture
56. A. richest B. oldest C. best D. cleverest
57. A. where B. how C. when D. why
58. A. way B. answer C. suggestion D. idea
59. A. important B. ordinary C. new D. valuable
60. A. feelings B. concerns C. understandings D. opinions
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16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Don’t talk to Amy,” warned Lauren on the first day of the sixth grade. “Or everybody will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical __16__ — lots of reasons for other kids to __17__ her. Her eyes were small. Her glasses were thick, and she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we rode to and from school, the __18___would shout insults (辱骂) at Amy.
“God, what a strange face! __19___looking at me!”
For a while I __20___ my share of insults, just so I’d fit in. After all, I didn’t want the other kids to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But I could see that the insults were almost making her look __21__, and there was always a __22___expression on her face. I began to__23___ her. Then I wanted to stand up __24___ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my __25__ until the night of our class roller-skating party.
Amy didn’t know __26____to skate, so I skated to her and __27___ pulled her away from the wall, and together we began the ___28___around the skating rink (溜冰场). I never said a word to her, and she never spoke to me. She just __29____, and she would laugh in excitement __30____ .
On the school bus the next morning there was a lot of talk about Amy and me skating together. But __31___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t for the rest of the ___32____. When the school year ended, my family moved away, and I never heard about Amy again.
She changed my __33___ . After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to ___34___ people by trying to act like them or dress like them. I __35___ myself.
16. A. differencesB. painsC. conditionsD. advantages
17. A. be fond ofB. be proud ofC. make fun ofD.think highly of
18. A. adults B. visitorsC. boysD. kids
19. A. TryB. ContinueC. RememberD. Stop
20. A. shouted B. got C. enjoyed D. kept
21. A. strongerB. angrierC. uglier D. kinder
22. A. brave B. sad C. shocked D. puzzled
23. A. blame B. pity C. encourage D. change
24. A. in B. with C. on D. for
25. A. schoolmates B. teachers C. roommates D. students
26. A. why B. when C. how D. where
27. A. quickly B. slowlyC. proudly D. curiously
28. A. talk B. journey C. performance D. competition
29. A. apologized B. complained C. stood D. smiled
30. A. now and then B. at that moment C. by the way D. in the end
31. A. everybody B. somebodyC. nobodyD. anybody
32. A. day B. week C. month D. year
33. A. habit B. plan C. lifeD. position
34. A. help B. impress C. warn D. disappoint
35. A. became B. taught C. comforted D. Believed
第二节完型填空（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 36 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 37 the same things thousand and one times, do not 38me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 39 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 40 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 41, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 42 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you 43to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 44 of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 45 to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 46 I need to and when not. When my 47 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 48, the same way I did when you gave your first 49 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 50 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 51 my mistakes, I always wanted the 52 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me 53 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 54 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 55. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paidB. Spent C. cost D. took
37. A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize
38. A. interrupt B. disturb C. look D. avoid
39. A. when B. after C. since D. until
40. A. rest B. word C. shower D. sleep
4l. A. discovered B. invented C. noticed D. assumed
42. A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting
43. A. what B. when C. how D. why
44. A. news B. attitude C. material D. thread
45. A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealing
46. A. where B. how C. that D. when
47. A. tired B. short C. long D. strong
48. A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind
49. A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry
50. A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep
51. A. though B. since C. while D. despite
52. A. Last B. first C. best D. most
53. A. near B. behind C. Below D. against
54. A. made B. started C. earned D. found
55. A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience
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。
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes 36the skies like beautiful birds dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them under 37.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great 38. They __39and pulled, but the restraining string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow (拖着), facing upward and against the 40. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be 41 !” They flew beautifully even 42they fought the restraint of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in getting 43 . “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly 44the wind.”
Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the 45of an unsympathetic wind. It flew up and down to the ground and 46in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown 47along the ground.
How much like 48we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and restrictions, 49to follow from which we can grow and50strength. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have 51. We keep part of the rules and never 52high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, 53that some of the restraints that we may be annoyed at are 54the powerful force that helps us climb and 55our goal.
36. A. surroundedB. covered C. emptied D. filled
37. A. constructionB. discussion C. controlD. pressure
38. A. heightsB. lengths C. widthsD. weights
39. A. crashedB. shook C. floatedD. landed
40. A. rainB. sun C. wind D. storm
41. A. energeticB. lonely C. safe D. free
42. A. beforeB. as C. since D. after
43. A. crazyB. upset C. loose D. happy
44. A. withB. againstC. beneathD. over
45. A. edgeB. expense C. mercy D. bottom
46. A. fled B. hidC. existedD. landed
47. A. deliberately B. helplessly C. actively D. hopefully
48. A. stringsB. kitesC. bushesD. weeds
49.A. rules B. customs C. wishesD. instructions
50. A. conveyB. consumeC. loseD. gain
51. A. containedB. loweredC. indicatedD. obtained
52. A. riseB. rankC. kick D. jump
53. A. hopingB. supposing C. recognizingD. dreaming
54. A. strictlyB. actually C. hardlyD. consequently
55. A. achieveB. scoreC. missD. set
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was in Tokyo last spring，walking in the street with my friend Kirsten．Right about the time the sun was setting，we heard the 21 of a jazz band coming from an alley．It was a group of four local 22 college students playing their hearts out for anyone who would23．But not everyone was enjoying the music．In the middle of the second song，an old homeless man broke 24 the crowd and started 25 at the band．The musicians did their best to ignore（无视）him 26 obviously the old man would not go away．It seemed he was 27 about the loud noise．There were probably two dozen of us 28 the scene-none of us knowing what we could or should do．I remember feeling very 29，because first，I don’t speak much Japanese，and second，the homeless man was starting to get more and more violent．At one point，he picked up a stick and started beating the drum．This was more than the young drummer could 30 and he finally stopped playing，stood up and pulled the old man to the 31．It was then that a young Japanese man made his way through the crowd very 32．He knelt down next to the old man，took hold of his hand and 33 him if he was all right．I couldn’t 34 what was being said，but I’ll never forget the way this young man helped bring the fallen man to his 35．And I’ll never forget the way he carefully placed his arm around the old man’s shoulders and quietly walked him away．21．A．speech B．crash C．sound D．news22．A．Japanese B．Chinese C．French D．Russian23．A．sing B．listen C．join D．dance24．A．down B．with C．through D．up25．A．shouting B．pointing C．looking D．shooting26．A．and B．so C．but D．or27．A．angry B．sorry C．happy D．excited28．A．breaking B．making C．enjoying D．watching29．A．helpless B．lonely C．nervous D．crazy30．A．think B．stand C．reactD．play31．A．stage B．ground C．crowd D．street32．A．strangely B．proudly C．quietly D．carelessly33．A．greeted B．showed C．told D．asked34．A．understand B．imagine C．realize D．remember35．A．seat B．friend C．feet D．home
Cloze (15分)
Directions: for each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be __50__ your own.
A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there __51__ it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be __52__for washing yourself. Also in India, you might __53__a man obviously shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many __54__ of India a shake of the head is a gesture that shows agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a __55__ in Bulgaria is likely to leave your thirsty. In that country you shake your head to indicate “yes”—a nod indicates “no”. The Arabs are __56__ for their hospitality (好客). At a meal in the Arabic countries, you will find that drinking vessel (器皿) is filled again __57__again as soon as you drain it. The way to __58__ that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it is quite usual to __59__ your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could __60__ him or her unhappy. It is considered too informal an attitude __61__ such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are __62__ supposed to touch the head of an adult – it’s just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for __63__ to plan evening entertainment for themselves and leave their wives at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.
Customs vary from country to __64__. Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment. In such circumstances, the rule is: When in Rome, do as Romans do.
| ( )50. A. from |
B. away |
C. within |
D. in |
| ( )51. A. achieve |
B. consider |
C. test |
D. help |
| ( )52. A. noticed |
B. used |
C. bought |
D. caused |
| ( )53. A. hear |
B. hope |
C. miss |
D. see |
| ( )54. A. countries |
B. people |
C. parts |
D. hills |
| ( )55. A. drink |
B. pen |
C. hat |
D. hand |
| ( )56. A. interested |
B. terrible |
C. careful |
D. famous |
| ( )57. A. and |
B. till |
C. also |
D. still |
| ( )58. A. discuss |
B. turn |
C. indicate |
D. forget |
| ( )59. A. cross |
B. put |
C. take |
D. hurt |
| ( )60. A. pay |
B. stop |
C. make |
D. point |
| ( )61.A. outside |
B. below |
C. along |
D. for |
| ( )62. A. not |
B. nor |
C. none |
D. no |
| ( )63. A. men |
B. women |
C. boys |
D. girls |
| ( )64. A. area |
B. place |
C. country |
D. space |
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