When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.

 He took care of them with so much love and    　36　    . Every day he came home from work， he went   straight    to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she    　38　     the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them   　39　      . She believed that he would be very    　40　    to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers    lying     on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the   　43　    children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.

Finally mom， who always taught us to    　44　    no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face   changed     into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better    　46　     than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and   　47　    dad tightly.

A. devotion     B. spirits          C. gratitude       D. expectation

A. hated        B. approved       C. enjoyed        D. committed

A. divided      B. watered         C. cut            D. cleaned

A. by the window B. in the vase      C. on the desk      D. on the floor

A. surprised     B. pleased         C. disappointed     D. worried

A. as usual      B. at first          C. as well          D. at last

A. frightened    B. relieved         C. disappointed     D. shocked

A. enemies’     B. friends’         C. families’         D. neighbors’

A. say the truth  B. behave ourselves  C. follow the rules   D. keep secret

A. sadness     B. smiles          C. anger           D. depression

A. kid        B. flower          C. helper           D. gift

A. hugged     B. kissed          C. grasped         D. patted

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

Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　31 .She got up very early and arrived at the 　32　 at twenty to eight. She 　33　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 　34　 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 　35　 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 　36　 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 　37　 joyfully. She then looked round for a 　38　 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　39　 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

    The day passed very 　40　 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 　41　 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 　42　 herself in her work.

    Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 　43　 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.

    The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 　44　 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　45　 .

    On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　46　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 　47　  his directives .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 　48　 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 　49　 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 　50　 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

    Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.

A. depressed              B. encouraged              C. excited              D. surprised

A. office                   B. workshop                C. Classroom               D. bookshop

A. forced                  B. pushed                    C. Turned             D. knocked

A. last                B. second                     C. Third                      D. first

A. uncover              B. smell                       C. Find                 D. pick

A. picked up             B. threw away              C. stared at           D. took up

A. cried                    B. Laughed                  C. wept                D. replied

A. jar                      B. Box                        C. bottle                      D. vase

A. happy                 B. very                        C. funny               D. quite

A. slowly                B. normally                 C. quickly             D. hardly

A. wisdom               B. bravery                   C. passion             D. enthusiasm

A. buried                      B. dressed                    C. Devoted           D. seated

A. old                     B. Red                         C. blue                 D. new

A. special                     B. angry                             C. strange            D. difficult

A. sender                 B. receiver                   C. manager           D. waiter

A. send for            B. hand out                  C. try out              D. hand in

A. asking for            B. waiting for           C. looking for         D. searching for

A. marked               B. written                    C. printed             D. signed

A. closed                 B. damaged                  C. pinned              D. half-opened

A. at home              B. on time                   C. in high spirits    D. in low spirits

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ___1___you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ___2___friends leave footprints (脚印).

　　I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the ___3___ . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ___4___  on the cool ___5___. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, ____6__ to the sound of them.

　　Autumn is a __7____ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me ___8___ . But one day, the sound of a violin  __9____into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was__10____ in playing her violin.

　　I had __11____ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been ___12___ there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　　Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building  ___13___ I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ___14___.  __15____ we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　　Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ___16___. To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　　“You must like violin.” she said.

　　“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　　Suddenly, a __17____ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　　“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that _18_____ me.” she said.

　　“In fact, it was your playing _19_____ gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　　The girl smiled, and so did I.

　　I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a __20____—so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

1..

A．with

B．for

C．against

D．to

2..

A．good

B．true

C．new

D．old

 

3.	A．sound B．song C．play D．violin

 

4.	A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating

 

5.	A．wind B．snow C．air D．rain

 

6.	A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing

 

7.	A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely

 

8.	A．up B．off C．down D．over

 

9.	A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran

 

10.	A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested

 

11.	A．once B．never C．often D．usually

 

12.	A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing

 

13.	A．because B．so C．when D．but

 

14.	A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting

 

15.	A．But B．However C．Even D．Though

 

16.	A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed

 

17.	A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised

 

18.	A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested

 

19.	A．that B．which C．it D．who

 

20.	A．song B．dream C．fire D．sister

 

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

The spaceship was docking（太空对接），and Angela was excited. Some students from Earth were arriving to study the colony（聚居地）.Angela and her friend, Jason, were going to take the students through Spatial（太空的）City.

　　Then she realized that Jason was _36_ and waving. She hurried to _37_ the visitors, but when she _38_ the group, she couldn’t believe what she saw. These weren’t Earth people! They were very _39_ . Angela could almost see through them!

　　Angela was frightened. Who were these visitors？ What had happened to the students from Earth？

　　“You were _40_ who we are.” The tallest visitor said. “I am Obediah.”

　　“Did you _41_ my mind？”Angela asked.

　　“Of course. We all have that _42_ .” Obediah said. Then he pointed at Jason. “You don’t believe we came from Earth，do you？”

　　“No, I don’t. Where are you from？”Jason asked.

　　“We lived on Earth many centuries ago,” Obediah said. “We’ve been _43_ to visit you.”

　　“Why？ Who do you want to see？”Angela asked，moving away.

　　Obediah did not answer. He quickly _44_ his arms，and they became wings. Others in his group did the same，and _45_ Angela and Jason were _46_ away from the dock（对接平台）to a lift.

　　“Take us to the living and farming areas.” Obediah said.

　　Angela and Jason were pulled　47_ the lift. It went from the inner hub of the Colony to an outer rim where there were homes and _48_ . Now Angela was really frightened，and she _49_ that Jason was frightened，too.

　　When they left the _50_ , Obediah and his group began to fly over the homes and apartment buildings. Angela and Jason could only _51_ . There was man-made gravity in the colony, so they could not even _52_ in the air.

　　“I’ll run to get help.” Jason whispered. “I’m pretty worried. Look at them! They’re all over the colony!”

　　Angela _53_ her head and looked at Jason.“ _54_ will believe this story when we tell it.” she said.

　　“I 　55_ don’t believe it.” Jason said. “But I saw it!”

36．A．smiling 　　　　   B．singing 　　　　   C．speaking 　　　　 D．whispering

37．A．see 　　　　　　  B．find 　　　　　    C．meet 　　　　　   D．hide

38．A．joined 　　　　     B．visited　　　　　   C．questioned　　　    D．reached

39．A．tiny　　　　　　   B．thin 　　　　　     C．clean 　　　　　   D．thick

40．A．asking 　　　　    B．knowing 　　　     C．reading 　　　　   D．wondering

41．A．feel 　　　　　     B．read 　　　　　    C．catch 　　　　　   D．understand

42．A．talent　　　　　    B．skill 　　　　　    C．power 　　　　     D．right

43．A．waiting　　　　     B．looking 　　　　   C．meaning 　　　　  D．hoping

44．A．pointed 　　　　   B．bent 　　　　　    C．dropped 　　　　  D．raised

45．A．suddenly 　　　    B．slowly　　　　　   C．finally　　　　　   D．usually

46．A．kept 　　　　　    B．pushed 　　　　    C．taken 　　　　      D．led

47．A．into 　　　　　    B．onto 　　　　　    C．from 　　　　       D．over

48．A．houses 　　　　    B．apartments 　　     C．gardens　　　　     D．buildings

49．A．suspected 　　　    B．understood 　        C．agreed 　　　　　 D．knew

50．A．home 　　　　　  B．lift 　　　　　      C．room 　　　　      D．spaceship

51．A．stay 　　　　　    B．run 　　　　　     C．fly 　　　　　      D．watch

52．A．stand 　　　　　   B．float 　　　　 　  C．talk 　　　　　　 D．pull

53．A．shook 　　　　    B．raised 　　　　　  C．nodded 　　　　   D．moved

54．A．Someone 　　　   B．Anyone 　　　　   C．No one 　　　　   D．Everyone

55．A．actually 　　　　  B．really 　　　　　  C．surely 　　　　    D．clearly