On the _____ of our sales forecast, we can make more profits.

A. base        B. basic     　C. basis    　D. bases

 

When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美国海军陆战队）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army .

My son John Schaeffer, recently came home 　1 from the Middle East. He slowly appeared from a broken car. John 　2 all night from a base near Washington, 　3 he had landed the day before. He did not want me to 　4 him there. “I need time to myself,” my son said 　5 calling from Kuwait on the way home.

I gave my wife a head start. Mother 　6 son. “I was so worried,” Genie said. She pulled away to look up again and again to 　7 he was really there.

My wife gave me a great gift: 　8　 alone with my boy. John was tired and lay 　9 on his bed. I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time. I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were 　10 .

I kept holding my son, the way I 　11 when he was two and came into our bed after a 　12 dream. I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for 　13 later.

With the 　14 over, under and around me came incredible tiredness. I slept with his voice dying away. It was the first good 　15 I’d had in months. I woke and John was asleep next to me. Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and 　16 for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home. For the first time in my life, I was weeping for 　17 .

Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them. My son 　18 me. He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “ 19 ”. They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 　20 . Sometimes it’s all we can do.

1. A. angry　　　 B. excited　　　 C. frightened　　　 D. alive

2. A. drove　　　 B. was driving　　　 C. had driven　　 D.would have driven

3. A. where　　 　 B. when　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. who

4. A. meet　　　　 B. congratulate　　 C. permit　　　　 D. accept

5. A. once　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. since

6. A. abandoned 　 B. patted　　　　 C. concluded　　　　 D. embraced

7. A. make sure　 B. set down　　　　 C. get across　　　 D. make sense

8. A. period　　　 　 B. chance　　　　 C. time　　　　　 　 D. moment

9. A. expanded　　 B. stretched　　 　 C. extending　　 　 D. spreading

10. A. facts　　　　　 B. truth　　　　 　 C. proofs　　　　 D. lies

11. A. used to　　 B. ought to　　　　 C. should　　　　 　 D. must

12. A. happy　　　 B. cheerful　　　　 C. scary　　　　 　 D. dull

13. A. advice　　 B. discussion　　 　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. sleep

14. A. chat　　　 B. worries　　　 C. meeting　　　 D. curiosity

15. A. conversation　 B. observation　　　 　 C. sleep　　　　 　 D. difficulty

16. A. crying　　 B. cursing　　　 C. screaming　　 　 D. regretting

17. A. friends　　 B. neighbors　　 　 C. strangers　　 　 D. soldiers

18. A. persuaded　　　 B. changed　　　 C. frightened　　 　 D. accused

19. A. another　　 B. other　　　　 　 C. others　　　　 　 D. one

20. A. function 　 B. adventure　　 　 C. shame　　　　 　 D. duty

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Learning values and character at home is as important as any schoolwork. We all hope that the very values 　36　 are important to each of us are　37　 along to our children. Often, 　38　, that hope is challenged by a great many of pop culture messages, peer pressure (同伴压力), and overscheduled lives.

In the real world of jobs and career, people are　39　 by two standards: Their professional skills and their 　40　 abilities. 　41　 grade school, high school, and college can teach skills and proficiency, it’s 　42　 parents to teach children the characters that make for　43　 in the real world—a cooperative attitude, 　44　, optimism and honesty. So take the work 　45　. Send your kids into the world ready to 　46　 not only the tasks of life but its difficulties with character.

You really can’t start soon enough. 　47　, children need personal integrity (个人操守) and morals as much as any adult. 　48　 the 5 to 10 most important messages you want your children to truly understand. Then think through 　49　 to teach these lessons. Talking to your kids should be only 　50　 of the plan. Letting them 　51　 honesty in action—through your own behaviour, by　52　 films about great people together, or even by visiting a courtroom—is the 　53　 way to pass the message.

By identifying the specific 　54　 you would like to see in your children, you’re more likely to 　55　  those characters. So make a point of it.

36. A. which                B. that               C. who             D.  /

37. A. handed                 B. given                C. belonged         D. passed

38. A. therefore              B. however            C. thus            D. besides

39. A. chosen                     B. divided            C. selected        D. judged

40. A. personal               B. outstanding         C. collective         D. genetic

41. A. While                B. When               C. Until           D. Unless

42. A. for                       B. to                C. on to           D. up to 

43. A. work                      B. success             C. grow           D. maturity

44. A. depression            B. encouragement       C. creativity       D. desertion

45. A. quickly                    B. eventually           C. seriously      D. obviously

46. A. face                      B. achieve              C. make              D. handle

47. A. First of all           B. After all             C. In all               D. All in all

48. A. Work out            B. Go over             C. Write down     D. Get through

49. A. how                  B. what               C. where         D. why

50. A. root                B. base                C. all            D. part

51. A. witness              B. stare                  C. gaze         D. scan

52. A. reading                    B. scanning            C. watching     D. examining

53. A. easiest                     B. strongest            C. cruelest        D. simplest

54. A. problems            B. manners            C. wonders       D. characters

55. A. strengthen           B. forget              C. remind            D. tear

 

完形填空

　　Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the Internet. Now, I'll bet you can't find a 1 person in your school who hasn't 2 heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at 3 . The "net" in Internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers 4 together so that information can be 5 or sent from one computer to 6 . The Internet is a vast 7 for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do 8 for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or 9 with friends and family. Information can be found 10 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals (个人) create. It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put 11 on the Internet, you also have to be careful and use your best 12 and a little common sense.

　　Just 13 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information, or even correct, for that matter. You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about, 14 if you're doing research! But what if you're just e-mailing people? You still have to be very 15 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online. You could be doing something 16 ! You should never give out any 17 information to someone you don't know, not even your name! And just like you can't 18 the information on every website out there. You can't 19 on what strangers you "meet" on the Internet tell you either. In the same way that you could 20 things about yourself to tell someone, as someone else could do the same to you!