I don't know what's your opinion about mountains.

　　It was only in the eighteenth century  people in Europe began to  that mountains were beautiful.  that time, mountains were feared by the people on the plain, especially by the city people, they were wild and  places  one was easily  or killed by terrible animals.

　　Slowly, however,  people  comfortably in the towns began to grow  them. They began to feel  looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the country; and to places  dangerous and wild. So high mountains began to be  for a holiday.

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular  To some people, there is something  about getting to the  of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle  other human beings. And after a difficult climb, what a  reward it is to look down on everything within sight.

　　36．A. when　　　　　B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　　　D. and

　　37．A. regret　　　　B. seem　　　　　C. hope　　　　   D. think

　　38．A. After　　　　　B. Before　　　 C. During　　　　　D. At

39．A. lived　　　　　B. living　　　　　C. to live　　　　　D. who living

　　40．A. whom　　　　　B. for whom　　　C. with whom　　　D. to whom

　　41．A. danger　　　　 B. dangerous　　　C. dangerously　　 D. dangerless

　　42．A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. where　　　　　D. in where

　　43．A. lost　　　　　 B. missed　　　　 C. found　　　　　D. searched

44．A. many　　　　　B. much　　　　　C. many the　　　 D. a lot

　　45．Ａ. that living　　　　　　　　　　　B. who were living

　　   C. that were lived　　　　　　　　　 D. who living

　 46．A. tiring with　　　B. tiring of　　　　C. tired with　　　 D. tired of

　47．A. interesting　　　B. interest in　　　C. interested　　　 D. interested in

　 48．A. untouched　　　B. touched　　　　C. untouching　　　D. touching

　　49．A. where was　　　　　　　　　　　B. which were

　　　　C. which that was　　　　　　　　　 D. which it was

50．A. excited　　　　 B. expensive　　　 C. popular　　　　D. terrible

　　51．A. for sport　　　　　　　　　　　　B. as a sport

　　　　C. with a sport　　　　　　　　　　 D. like a sport

　  52．A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pleased

　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　D. unpleasant

53．A. top　　　　　　    B. middle　　C. bottom　　　　D. foot

　　54．A. about　　　　　     B. for　　　C. without　　　　D. against

　　55．A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied

　　　　C. satisfactory　　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointing

第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36--55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that   36 ? Will you come here and make your dear daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and rushed to the   37  . My daughter, Sindu, sat there,   38  welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
　  I   39  the bowl. “Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this rice?”
　　Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls,   40  the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this  41  rice, will you give me   42  I ask for?”
　　“Promise”. I   43  the pink soft hand of my daughter with mine. Now I became a bit   44   . “Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such   45  items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”
　 Slowly and   46 , she finished eating the whole quantity. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with   47  . “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!”was her   48 .
On Monday morning, I  49  her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and   50  . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter Sindu is   51  indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “that boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from a disease. He lost all his   52  due to the side effects of the treatment. He   53   to come back to school fearing the unintentional but   54  teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I   55   imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!”
36. A. bowl         B. newspaper              C. daughter            D. food
37. A. scene            B. kitchen              C. bedroom          D. study
38. A. surprise          B. anger                  C. tears                      D. smiles
39. A. took away        B. picked up            C. put aside          D. put down
40. A. and             B. so                   C. or                 D. but
41. A. delicious       B. terrible              C. entire                     D. wonderful
42. A. whatever         B. wherever             C. whichever             D. whenever
43. A. moved          B. hit                   C. covered               D. put
44. A. nervous          B. anxious               C. excited                D. confused
45. A. valuable             B. useful                C. wonderful        D. expensive
46. A. happily          B. excitedly          C. painfully         D. quietly
47. A. expectation       B. confidence            C. worry            D. curiosity
48. A. message         B. demand                C. note                D. sign
49. A. sent          B. helped             C. dropped               D. collected
50. A. shouted          B. smiled             C. waved            D. nodded
51. A. beautiful       B. lovely             C. faithful               D. great
52. A. friends        B. hair                C. hope               D. face
53. A. refused          B. wished                    C. intended               D. disliked   
54. A. kind                B. cruel                  C. harmless               D. rough
55. A. hardly           B. ever                   C. never                 D. nearly

　 My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

　 I tried as hard as I could to remain 36　 , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat-covered, 37　 hands.

　 I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 　38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 　39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece.

　 What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　 As it 　40 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 　41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

　 Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

　 As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 　44 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 　45 that I could play it backwards if 　46 .

　 Although at one point I accidentally played two keys　 47　 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

　 There was no　 48　 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned　 49 and focused carefully on the music.　 50 1 came to the end of the page, a warning 　51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　 Needless to say, I 52　 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my "page- turning" feat (技艺), I finished the 53　 of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54　 my head. I had finished. I had mastered the　 55 .

36．　 A．unknown 　　　　 B．still 　　　　　　 C．calm 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．quiet

37．　 A．shaking　　 　　 B．moving　 　　 C．waving 　　　　　　　　 D．wandering

38．　 A．true　 　　　　　　 B．real　 　　　 C．young　 　　　　　　　　 D．old

39．　 A．will 　　　　　　　　 B．can　　 　　 C．could　 　　　　　　　　　 D．would

40．　 A．turned out 　　　 B．turned up 　　 C．turned back 　　　　　　 D．turned down

41．　 A．looking　 　　　 B．searching 　　 C．expecting 　　　　　　　 D．waiting

42．　 A．corner　　 　　 B．cross 　　　　　 C．center　 　　　　　　　　 D．passage

43．　 A．Slowly　 　　　 B．Happily　 　　 C．Quickly 　　　　　　　　　 D．Suddenly

44．　 A．sure 　　　　　　　　 B．unsure 　　　　 C．certain 　　　　　　　　　 D．confident

45．　 A．so much time　　 B．so hardly 　　 C．such a lot of time　　　 D．so many times

46．　 A．requested　 　　 B．told　　 　　 C．demanded 　　　　　　 D．ordered

47．　 A．in spite of 　　　　 B．instead of 　　 C．in the way of 　　　　　 D．in the shape of

48．　 A．way 　　　　　　　　 B．need　 　　　　 C．use 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sense

49．　 A．backward　　　　　 B．forward　　　　 C．upward　　　　　　　　　　 D．downward

50．　 A．Then　　　　　　　　 B．Next　　 　　 C．When　 　　　　　　　　 D．While

51．　 A．appeared 　　　　 B．had　 　　　　 C．raised　　　 　　　　 D．went

52．　 A．told　 　　　　　　 B．asked　　 　 C．obeyed 　　　　　　　　　 D．refused

53．　 A．other　 　　　　　 B．part　　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rest

54．　 A．inside 　　　　　　　 B．outside 　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

55．　 A．musical 　　　　　　 B．piece 　　　　　 C．impossible　　　　　　　　 D．possible