The boy l__________ to his teacher that he hadn’t come to school because he was ill. In fact he stayed at home watching a football match.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There was a boy who was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The  boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, _36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, _37_, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the _38_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest _40_he was unable to touch it. He began to _41_ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42_of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to _44_on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to _45_the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking _46_, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, _47_ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. _48_seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_49_. At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his _50_, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he _51_like this, the more unhappy he became.

_52_, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t_53_.I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is _54_ more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to _55_our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better?

2.A so             B then            C. or              D. but

5.A. strength       B. height              C length           D. range       

第三节完型填空（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。
A father sat at his desk poring over (细读) his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and  21   , “Dad, because this is your  22   and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55  23   , one for each year!” When the boy  24   carrying out his word, the father exclaimed (呼喊), “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too  25   !” The youngster immediately fell silent as tears  26   in his big blue eyes. Apologetically the father said, “You can finish  27  . ”
The boy said nothing  28   quietly walked away,   29   written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t  30   .
31   , a few days later after this  32   , the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote: “If only I could tell him how much I regret my  33   words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is  34   . ”
Love is a  35   street. Any loving act must be warmly  36   or it will be taken as rejection and can   37    a scar (疤痕). If we are  38   busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and  39   to us. Because there may be no   40  at all as in the case of the little boy. 
21. A. questioned       B. thought          C. announced           D. asked
22. A. vocation            B. birthday          C. workday             D. holiday
23. A. kisses               B. touches          C. shakes                D. presents
24. A. enjoyed             B. finished          C. imagined            D. started
25. A. busy                B. nervous          C. shy                 D. tired
26. A. fell           B. flowed             C. gathered          D. moved
27. A. recently             B. later              C. immediately       D. quickly
28. A. and                B. or                C. yet               D. but
29. A. excitement           B. disappointment   C. surprise            D. satisfaction
30. A. answer              B. reply             C. respond             D. move
31. A. Unfortunately       B. Luckily             C. Surprisingly     D. Hopefully
32. A. discussion                B. incident            C. argument       D. adventure
33. A. considerable        B. powerful           C. helpful          D. thoughtless
34. A. aching               B. beating          C. losing           D. willing
35. A. two-way           B. heart-shaped    C. man-made          D. one-way
36. A. wanted            B. believed           C. accompanied    D. accepted
37. A. stay               B. leave              C. remain          D. keep
38. A. so                B. very              C. quite            D. too
39. A. rare               B. scarce           C. precious         D. bare
40. A. need               B. difficulty         C. chance          D. risk

I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(养马场)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”

“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”

“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

1. The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the

teacher thought 　　    .

2. Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?

3. From the story we can infer that the boy was actually 　　    .

4. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT

that 　　    .

5. The author wrote this passage mainly to