二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the  16  side of this line. When I hold  17  the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to  18  independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  19  mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s  20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was  21  to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a  22  time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  23  courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face  24  with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  25  she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  26  one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen  27  suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a  28  mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother  29  every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit  30  .
I  31  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  33  , she is well-equipped and eager to  34  the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the  35  we both needed.
16. A. left                    B. right                        C. either                      D. each
17. A. onto                  B. up                           C. back                        D. out
18. A. keep                  B. refuse                      C. taste                        D. bear
19. A. awkward            B. relaxing                   C. lively                      D. beautiful
20. A. comment            B. word                       C. concept                   D. response
21. A. received             B. invited                     C. treated                     D. accepted
22. A. good                  B. great                       C. hard                        D. easy
23. A. taken                 B. underlined               C. offered                    D. emphasized
24. A. lit up                 B. built up                   C. turned up                 D. made up
25. A. imagining          B. thinking                   C. hoping                    D. adding
26. A. only                  B. just                         C. even                        D. single
27. A. mostly               B. hardly                     C. exactly                    D. slightly
28. A. sharp                 B. normal                    C. different                  D. typical
29. A. encouraging       B. evaluating                C. disagreeing              D. agreeing
30. A. anxious              B. excited                    C. sad                          D. tense
31. A. reviewed            B. observed                  C. checked                   D. studied
32. A. competence        B. honesty                    C. confidence               D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore          B. Instead                    C. Still                        D. Besides
34. A. determine           B. embrace                   C. discover                  D. control
35. A. character            B. strength                   C. relief                       D. independence

二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a  21  part of the learning process. But all too often  22  parents and teachers we disallow this same right to our children.
When I see a child  23   from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His  24   of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He  25  answered questions--- he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his  26   . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all  27  her very much.
One morning, we were working on maths problems at the chalk-board. Donnie had  28   the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I  29  the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in  30  . He’d missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face  31   . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently  32   the tear-stained(弄脏的) face from his arms. “ I’ve got something to  33  you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
“See these   34   , Donnie,” she continued. “ They belong to Mrs. Lindstorm and me. See how the erasers are   35   . That’s because we make mistakes too. But, we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you  36  learn to do, too.
She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on  37   desk so you’ll remember that everyone makes mistakes,  38  teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The   39   became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually  40  him that it’s all right to make mistakes--- as long as you erase them and try again.
21．A．small                B．basic                      C．necessary               D．large
22．A．for                    B．as                          C．to                          D．with
23．A．come                B．take                       C．fall                        D．suffer
24．A．fear                  B．lesson                    C．chance                   D．sense
25．A．always              B．Often                    C．once                      D．seldom
26．A．self-protection   B．self-improvement    C．self-confidence       D．self-learning
27．A．respected           B．disliked                  C．avoided                  D．minded
28．A．written down     B．worked out             C．gone over               D．gave in
29．A．left                   B．offered                  C．missed                   D．parted
30．A．surprise             B．astonishment          C．anger                     D．tears
31．A．darkened           B．brightened              C．pulled                    D．loosened
32．A．pushing            B．picking                  C．holding                  D．lifting
33．A．help                  B．show                     C．reward                   D．promise
34．A．pencils              B．mistakes                 C．marks                    D．containers
35．A．used                  B．built                      C．worn                     D．damaged
36．A．may                  B．Must                     C．dare                       D．can
37．A．my                   B．someone’s              C．the teacher’s           D．your
38．A．still                   B．also                       C．even                      D．not
39．A．pencil               B．words                    C．mistake                  D．desk
40．A．warned              B．informed                C．persuaded               D．reminded

三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when ___21___ a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid ___22___ a big tree and then ___23___ forward through tall grass ___24___ it could almost hear them talk. ___25___ the mother rat and her babies knew ___26___ had happened, the cat ___27___ from its hiding-place and started to run ___28___ them.
The mother rat and her babies all ___29___ at once. They hurried towards ___30___ home, which was under a pile of large stones. ___31___ the baby rats were ___32___ scared that they could not run very ___33___. Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch ___34___. What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running, ___35___ round and faced the cat, ___36___, “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like ___37___ angry dog. The cat was so surprised and ___38___ that it ran away.
The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see ___39___ important it is to learn ___40___ second language!”
21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly
22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind
23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed
24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while
25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise
26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when
27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared
28. A. over               B. through            C. after             D. against
29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried
30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their
31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although
32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very
33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly
34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them
35. A. turned            B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran
36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling
37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that
38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried
39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how
40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An

二、完形填空（20*1=20分）
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former best friend, Faith, had just ___21____.
She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21. A. run away             B. passed away         C. gone by              D. walked away
22. A. Unfortunately         B. Unreasonably        C. Suddenly             D. Truly
23. A. thankful              B. polite              C. dear                 D. friendly
24. A. failing               B. tending             C. trying               D. deciding
25. A. educate        B. comfort            C. leave                 D. support
26. A. words         B. demands            C. instructions           D. wishes
27. A. silence          B. thought            C. feeling                D. sorrow
28. A. unopened      B. unfinished          C. untouched            D. unlocked\
29. A. obviously      B. actually            C. simply               D. slightly
30.A.still             B. modest             C. calm                D. silent
31.A.first            B. next                C. last                  D. former
32.A. letter           B. danger              C. disease              D. problem
33.A. afraid           B. eager              C. anxious              D. sure
34.A.because          B. when              C. though               D. if
35.A.promise          B. dream              C. sentence              D. belief
36.A. discouraged      B. protected           C. stopped               D. held
37.A.history           B. fate               C. fact                  D. illness
38.A. value            B. mind              C. share                 D. hold
39.A. made            B. told               C. determined            D. promise
40.A. energy          B. strength           C. money                D. time

二、完形填空（2分×15=30分）
Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern art of movies. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp  21 . He was the first screen artist to write,  22  and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a  23  of equality and justice(正义) for all —  24  for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made  25  the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly recognized by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they  26  are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 27  on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 28  twice until the age of seven. The man 29  him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 30 . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 31  and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 32 , and she began actively attending Church of England services. At the age of  33 , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the court sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 34  had by then stopped all payments of child support.
Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 35  his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then picked up Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.
21. A. character                B. behaviour       C. personality    D. gentleman
22. A. act                     B. shoot            C. direct                  D. edit
23. A. possibility      B. message            C. culture            D. promise
24. A. generally        B. widely            C. especially        D. totally
25. A. him             B. them             C. us              D. it
26. A. really                   B. still               C. always                  D. ever
27. A. happiness         B. luck                   C. poverty          D. peace
28. A. brother         B. teacher        C. mother       D. father
29. A. taught             B. left               C. loved                D. expected
30. A. born            B. young            C. ill             D. old
31. A. actor             B. artist              C. dancer            D. singer
32. A. ended           B. began           C. broke             D. continued
33. A. eight           B. seven           C. nine            D. ten
34. A. which           B. what          C. he              D. who
35. A. then            B. when          C. before          D. until