There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.

       But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.

       His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45   with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.

       They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

       The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”

       “No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

       These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

       Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

A. After              B. Before             C. When            D. While

A. hardest           B. naughtiest     C. brightest        D. dullest

A. exam              B. activity        C. game             D. class

A. coming        B. returning      C. leaving       D. reaching

A. rising             B. increasing     C. reducing        D. dropping

A. group             B. term            C. company     D. party

A. led to             B. felt like        C. thought back  D. looked for

A. worthless     B. careless        C. concerned      D. annoyed

A. caring         B. turning         C. worrying           D. speaking

A. crazy            B. true             C. possible      D. wrong

A. talk with              B. listen to        C. tell to            D. care about

A. family       B. friends        C. study             D. grades

A. realize       B. analyze        C. check            D. test

A. outstanding   B. important     C. famous          D. familiar

A. happy        B. excellent      C. interested       D. satisfied

A. caused          B. wanted         C. encouraged    D. forced

A. answered      B. ignored        C. hated             D. hugged

A. nothing         B. something    C. everything     D. anything

A. showed         B. meant       C. intended        D. expressed

A. sad          B. angry        C. pleasant      D. joyful

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.
But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.
His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45  with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.

But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.

His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45   with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working _36_ a special painting for a church at that time, __37__ the church painting was not __38__ well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second __39__. This is the woman who _40__ be seen in the Mona Lisa.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s __41__ and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used __42__ and light in a clever__43__ in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and _44__. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and __45__ shapes like__46__. Even her _47__ can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the __48__ is sitting on a balcony, and __49__ can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks, so these can be seen_50__ in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees __51__ the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are __52__ together in front of her. This way of __53__ is now used by many __54__ when __55__. The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和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。

My senior year ,I can’t believe it’s almost over .Now when I __36__ ,it was stressful ,but exciting ,the prom ,graduation ,and then of course ,college.

I started my college application process months before Christmas .My parents told me it would be __37__if I set up interviews and tours .But I was unmotivated .I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t want to deal with the  __38 __.

As the day flew by, my application lay on my desk just as I had __39__ them three months before.“You are wasting __40__time ,” my parents complained .Sweeping away the gathered  __41__ on the applications, I worked on them every Sunday __42__ I finished .Next came writing the essays .I had many ideas, but every school had different__43__. I changed them until I was pleased.  __44__,everything was underway. Now I had to wait. In March, I started receiving letters of rejections(拒绝),I began to think that I had set myself up for__45__ .I had a letter from Salem State College stating that they wanted to see my third quarter __46__ before they made their decision .Yes !At least someone wanted to __47__ me. The beginning of April, I received a letter from Keens State.I had been rejected. Those  __48__words :“We regret to inform you...”made me sit down and cry. I had  __49__all hope .Then I heard from Plymouth State. Not my first __50__,but...I had been accepted. Maybe if I get my grades __51__ ,I can transfer to another school ....

The college application progress __52__ me deeply. All my friends had dozens of schools to choose from, I guess my parents were __53__ .High school grades are extremely important to your __54__.If I could do it all over again, I would take it more __55__ .

36. A.hold back      B.look back    C.keep back    D.go back

37.A.smart         B.certain C.convenient   D.available

38.A.loneliness      B.subjects       C.stress   D.tests  

39.A. found        B. left         C. sent         D. chosen

40.A.busy           B. spare       C. changeable D.valuable

41.A.dust               B.ideas        C.work         D.troubles

42.A. before       B.unless      C. until        D. when

43.A.decision      B.standards     C.regulations  D.requirements

44.A.Suddenly       B.Finally     C.Generally    D.Fortunately

45.A.disappointment      B.achievements      C.discrimination     D.preparations

46.A.papers        B.plans        C.grades       D.exams

47.A.accept        B.respect     C.judge        D.consider

48.A.borrowed       B.cheering      C.heated       D.opening

49.A.ruined        B.gained      C.lost           D.seen

50.A.chance        B.choice      C.guess        D.success

51.A.up           B.out          C.on                D.over

52.A.hurt               B.beat         C.punished     D.frightened

53.A.strict          B.right        C.kind          D.upset

54.A.school history       B.present familyC.final exams D.future  plans

55.A.firmly        B.readily     C.seriously     D.willingly