第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother．My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television．She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a __42__．My mother was illiterate．
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to __44__ the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills．With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor．
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job __55__ than parenting．This I believe．
36．A．belief       B．work C．education  D．promise
37．A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of      D．got tired of 
38．A．lazy B．easy-going      C．successful        D．reliable
39．A．spent       B．paid C．took       D．did
40．A．could only      B．could not        C．must not D．should often
41．A．read to   B．present to        C．teach      D．explain to
42．A．joke        B．means      C．tool D．trick
43．A．A-student        B．B-student        C．C-student        D．D-student
44．A．get rid of      B．hang out with C．break away from     D．keep in touch with
45．A．making    B．stopping   C．working        D．getting
46．A．your brother    B．yourself   C．your sister       D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off   C．used up    D．carried out
48．A．angry     B．pleased    C．disappointed    D．bored
49．A．anything       B．everything       C．something       D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into                   B．gave an impression on  
C．keep a roof over                    D．have eyes in the back of       
51．A．let alone        B．let out      C．let in       D．leave alone
52．A．guys      B．mother   C．studies     D．play 
53．A．made       B．fulfilled   C．changed        D．tried
54．A．little        B．much       C．few        D．high
55．A．more interesting      B．less important   C．more important       D．less interesting

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After getting my visa I was very excited because I __________  of this day for so long.

A, have dreamed    B. dream      C. had dreamed            D. am dreaming    .

In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember throughout their lives. I had a similar experience, too.

I was very excited. It was the day of my last paper of the final examination. My mind was full of thoughts of how I would spend my vacation. I was especially excited of the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.

I was prepared for the subject, physics. My friends and I were on the ground doing the last minute revisions and also discussing the questions that were supposed to come in the paper. Suddenly the bell rang and we got into our classrooms. The teacher came and quickly handed out the answer paper and the question paper. The paper was of two hours and some of the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the answer paper before the allotted（规定的）time. the teacher was not collecting and I had to sit till the time was over. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends and I had planned to go after the paper.

Though I was thinking for a long time, the time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the question paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. I had a quick glance at my watch. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I was hardly in a state to write anything. They were the sub-questions（小题）of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very much relieved.

Thereafter I never made such mistakes again. But I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

2.The underlined word “relieved” means ________.

3.We can infer from the passage that _____________.

4.We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.

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，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，选出最佳选项。
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   36   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only   37  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “   38   am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I     39 _  to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She   40   in a car accident and now was on her way for_ 41   .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to   42   that Kathy would not be able to   43   herself. I considered   44   to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too   45   to offer a service to a   46___. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more   47   than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and   48   she was uncomfortable to accept, she   49   as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart   50   , and the   51   was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached   52   my comfort zone(地带) to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love   53  flows beyond human borders（边界） and removes the fears that keep us   54  . When we   55   to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
36. A. losing                 B. changing                  C. taking                      D. bringing
37. A. comfortable        B. suitable                    C. available                  D. favorite
38. A. No problem        B. No way                    C. Nowhere                  D. No doubt
39. A. decided                     B. wanted                     C. regretted                  D. promised
40. A. was                    B. would be                  C. used to be                 D. had been
41. A. treatment            B. travel                       C. pleasure                   D. business
42. A. see                    B. say                          C. realize                      D. recognize
43. A. eat                            B. feed                         C. choose                            D. support
44. A. offering                     B. needing                    C. stopping                   D. trying
45. A. impolite             B. far                           C. close                        D. fast
46. A. girl                    B. neighbor                  C. passenger                 D. stranger
47. A. unusual                     B. direct                       C. important                 D. shameful
48. A. when                  B. although                   C. since                        D. as
49. A. refused               B. wondered                 C. cried                        D. did
50. A. had warmed        B. had jumped                     C. had broken               D. had cheered
51. A. life                           B. money                     C. time                         D. energy
52. A. below                 B. through                    C. across                      D. beyond
53. A. seldom               B. never                       C. hardly                      D. sometimes
54. A. separate                     B. independent              C. silent                       D. upset
55. A. happen               B. offer                     C. wait                        D. continue

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who    36   becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic（佣人）. Through her work, she observed that   37   people spent a lot more time reading than they    38   watching television. She announces that my brother and I    39  watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our   40  time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and   41   written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a    42  . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.
When I entered high school, I was a    43   student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to    44   other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I    45   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I    46   this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money    47  , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very    48   with that arrangement but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was   49   left. I realized my mother was a financial genius（金融天才）to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy    50  . I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me    51  . Success requires intellectual preparation. I went back to my    52   and became an A-student again and eventually I    53   my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with    54   formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job    55   than parenting. This I believe.