The other day as I talked with a friend I 　 1　 a story that I heard this summer.”A{n} 2 person, seeing a butterfly struggling to free itself from its cocoon, and wanting to help, very 　3 loosed the filaments (细丝) to form a(n) 4 . The butterfly was freed, got out of the 　5 , and moved its wings about 　6 could not fly. What the sympathetic person did not know was that only through the 　7 struggle can the wings grow strong enough for flight. Its shortened life was spent 　8 ; it never knew freedom, 　9 really lived.”

I call it learning to love with an open hand. It is a 　10 which has come slowly to me and has been wrought (锤炼) in the fires of pain and in the waters of patience. I am learning that I must 　11 the one I love, for if I hold firmly and try to control , I shall lose what I try to control 　 12 .

As I learn and practice more and more, I can say to the one I love, “I love you, I value you, I respect you and I trust that you have the 　13 to become all that it is possible for you to become — if I don’t 　14 your way. I love you so much that I can set you free to walk beside me in 　15 and in sadness. I will 　16 your tears but I will not ask you not to cry. I will care and 　17 you, but I will not hold you up when you can walk alone. I will try to listen to your meaning 　18 your word, but I shall not always agree. I can not 　19 be with you or hear what you say for there are times 　20 I must listen to myself and care for myself.”

1. A. created　 　 B. recalled　　　 C. wrote　　 　 D. repeated

2. A. sympathetic　 　 B. curious　 C. apologetic 　 D. angry

3. A. kindly　　 　　　 B. carefully　　 C. cautiously　　 D. gently

4. A. closing　 　 B. opening　 C. admission　　 D. permission

5. A. filaments　　　　 B. wings　　　　 C. cocoon　　　　 D. shell

6. A. and　　　　　 B. or　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. while

7. A. faith　　　　　　 B. birth　　　　 C. death　　　　 D. worth

8. A. on the ground B. in the air　　 C. in the water　　 D. in the trees

9. A. ever　　　　　　 B. always　　 C. constantly　　 D. never

10. A. practicing　　　 B. learning　　　 C. struggling　　 D. teaching

11. A. free　　　　　　 B. praise　　 C. value　　　　 D. open

12. A. win　　　　　 B. love　　　　　 C. earn　　　　　　 D. hold

13. A. confidence　 B. will　　　　　 C. strength　　　　 D. courage

14. A. get in　　　　　 B. get out of　　 C. get away from D. get off

15. A. disappointment　 B. wonder　　 C. fun　　　　　 D. joy

16. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. sympathize C. share　　　　　　 D. criticize

17. A. attend　　　 B. comfort　 C. trust　　　　　　 D. believe

18. A. as long as　　　 B. as far as 　 C. as well as　　　 D. as much as

19. A. quickly　　　　　 B. immediately　 C. always　　　　 D. simply

20. A. where　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. why　　　　　 D. which

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。

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 　36 , shouting angrily at each other. He　 37　 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 　 38　 at each other ?” The disciples　 39　 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 　 40　 our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 　 41　 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 　42　 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 　43　 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their 　44　 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 　45 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to 46 that great distance. What 　47　 when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 48　 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”

The wise man 49 , “When they love each other even more, they do not　 50　 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they　 51

need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 　52　 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”

He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 　53　 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 　54　 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 55　 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”

　　Let us take a   1   , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a   2   were accepted: families might use the time for a real family hour. They might   3   together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our   4   —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of   5   illness—are caused at least in part by   6   to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to   7   our problems, we might get to know each other better.

　　On evening when such talk is   8   , families could rediscover more active pastimes. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a   9   together to watch the sunset

   10   they might take a walk together.   11   free time and no TV, children and adults might rediscover reading. There is more entertainment in   12   than in a TV program.   13   report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,   14   at the college level.   15   is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.

　　A different   16   of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the   17   ends, the TV networks might be forced to   18   with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.

　　At first glance, this idea seems radical（激进的）．How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years   19   television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can   20   childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.

　　1．A．valuable　　　　　　　　  B．pleasant　　　　　　 C．quick　　　　　　　　  D．serious

　　2．A．advice　　　　　　　　    B．suggestion　　　　  C．opinion　　　　　　    D．offer

　　3．A．get around　　　　　　  B．standstill　　　　    C．meet　　　　　　　　   D．sit around

　　4．A．problems　　　　　　    B．trouble　　　　  &n

bsp;    C．affairs　　　　　　　　 D．misfortune

　　5．A．physical　　　　　　　　  B．common　　　　    C．mental　　　　　　　　 D．familiar

　　6．A．attempt　　　　　　　　   B．failure　　　　　　    C．ability　　　　　　　　  D．permission

　　7．A．discuss　　　　　　　　   B．talk　　　　　　　　    C．make sure　　　　    D．see to

　　8．A．impossible　　　　　　   B．unnecessary　　   C．funny　　　　　　　　  D．unpleasant

　　9．A．walk　　　　　　　　　　   B．look　　　　　　　　   C．ride　　　　　　　　　　 D．rest

　　10．A．and　　　　　　　　　　   B．or　　　　　　　　　　  C．but　　　　　　　　　　  D．while

　　11．A．At　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In　　  &nb
s
p;　　　　　　   C．For　　　　　　　　　　 D．With

　　12．A．a fine poem　　　　   B．a good book　　   C．an quiet hour　　    D．a composition

　　13．A．Professors　　　　    B．Scientists　　　　   C．Parents　　　　　　    D．Educators

　　14．A．yet　　　　　　　　　　   B．still　　　　　　　　    C．even　　　　　　　　    D．just

　　15．A．Writing　　　　　　　　 B．Skill　　　　　　　　   C．Speaking　　　　　　 D．Listening

　　16．A．form　　　　　　　　　　 B．kind　　　　　　　　   C．method　　　　　　    D．step

　　17．A．reading　　　　　　　　 B．quiet hour　　　　  C．activities　　　　　　  D．program me

　　18．A．come a cross　　　　 B．come about　　    C．come up   
 
;　　　　  D．broadcast

　　19．A．before　　　　　　　　   B．since　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　    D．after

　　20．A．remind　　　　　　　　  B．remember　　　　  C．recognize　　　　　　 D．know

    Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 12 close control. The person can’t make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. 13 , she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed (建议) an idea. She said the company should 15 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 16 the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Ms. Cleveland 17 the idea. After the prize was announced,  18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company’s candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business 20 .

    Ms. Cleverland made her secretary the company’s first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.

    1. A. but　　　　　　    B. yet　　　　　　　　    C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

    2. A. so little　　　　  B. even less.　　　　  C. even more　　　　 D. no more

    3. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. for　　　　　　　　    D. at

    4. A. weak　　　　　　　　    B. strong　　　　　　   C. kind　　　　　　　　  D. clever

    5. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　    C. few　　　　　　　　  D. many

    6. A. products　　    B. candy　　　　　　    C. decisions　　　　   D. plans

    7. A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　  D. did

    8. A. Although　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. But

    9. A. to walk　　　　  B. to use　　　　　　    C. to frighten　　　　 D. to play

    10. A. stepping　　　　　　  B. pulling　　    C. running　　　　　　 D. jumping

    11. A. in　　　　　　    B. for　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　    D. or

    12. A. in　　　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. under

    13. A. Still　　      　　   B. Yet　　　　　　　　    C. Instead　　　　　　  D. While

    14. A. other　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　    D. better

15. A. save　　　　    B. offer　　　　　　  &n
C




The birthrate in Europe has been onお a steady decrease since the 1960s.  European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century. Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, ___1___ cash encouragement, some women just don't want to be ___2___ holding the baby. “What we know is that it's good for the___3___ if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. ___4___ Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) ___5___ day off work.

Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers ___6___ to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months' paid leave, with a warning: use it or ___7___ it.

Kindlund admits that men are under ___8___ to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It's not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it's good for the father and for the child if they can ___9___ a relationship.”

In Norway, a(n) ___10___ policy has worked wonders.70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

1. A. in spite of　　　　　　　　    B. at the cost of　　　　　　　　   C. in addition to　　　　　　 D. due to

2. A. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. caught　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. seen

3. A. birthrate　　　　　　　　　　   B. income　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. health　　　　　　　　　　   D. spirit

4. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only if　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. Even though　　　　　　 D. Now that

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mere　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. single

6. A. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reluctant　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. likely 　　　　　　　　　　  D. unable

7. A. reserve　　　　　　　　　　    B. misuse　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  C. ignore　　　　　　　　　　  D. lose

8. A. discussion　　　　　　　　    B. attack　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. control　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pressure

9. A. make out　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. add up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. build up　　　　　　　　    D. set aside

10. A. impersonal　　　　　　　　 B. similar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. severe　　　　　　　　　　  D. global