My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch   38   on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39   will pay any more attention to your scar   40   you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother   41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42   high — glad he was alive.

   43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,   44   you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer   45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your   46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false   47  .

One of my friends in college was very   48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his   49    for about 10 seconds. This man felt   50   about himself and spent most of his time   51   about other people’s comfort and welfare(幸福).   52  , people ignored his looks. What people   53   was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value   54   yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same   55  .

1.A. cured                        B. recovered                       C. improved                    D. returned

2.A. because              B. though                          C. until                            D. before

3.A. cut                  B. wound                          C. injure                  D. scar

4.A. no one                 B. anyone                          C. everyone                  D. someone

5.A. as                          B. like                                  C. than                      D. when

6.A. another                   B. others                      C. all                        D. us

7.A. put                           B. held                        C. taken                            D. hung

8.A. After all                   B. In conclusion    C. In fact               D. Above all

9.A. as long as               B. if                           C. even if                   D. as if

10.A. house                            B. telephone                           C. job                      D. car

11.A. clothes                  B. hairstyle                            C. figure             D. salary

12.A. means                         B. standards                    C. comments                D. rules

13.A. smart                          B. optimistic                    C. rude                              D. ugly

14.A. manners           B. expressions                C. looks                D. actions

15.A. lucky                           B. worried                       C. good                             D. sad

16.A. inquiring           B. asking                     C. knowing           D. caring

17.A. Completely   B. Gradually                    C. Obviously                       D. Suddenly

18.A. wanted              B. understood       C. brought                    D. saw

19.A. within                         B. beyond       C. except                         D. above

20.A. kindness           B. concern                     C. beauty                  D. perfection

 

Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago. She could not comb her hair or feed herself. Her parents loved her. And they treated her like a baby.
Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.
Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.
Mr. Cling became a foster grandparent to Lisa when she was nine years old. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr. Cling was a stranger. But he came to see her every day, gradually she began to trust him. At last, Lisa let Mr. Cling do things for her.
Cling speaks for most foster grandparents when he say, “We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.”
【小题1】Why did Lisa need help?

A．She was a baby

B．She did not want to do anything.

C．She had brain damage.

D．She was a blind girl.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “foster” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Elderly	B．Related by birth
C．Not related by birth	D．King-hearted

【小题3】Which five things do foster grandparents do for handicapped children?
a  help with their treatment   b dress them    c live in their homes
d feed them          e charge them money    f read to them
g tell them stories    h make fun of them

A．a,b,d,e,f

B．a,c,e,f,h

C．b,c,d,f,g

D．a,b,d,f,g

【小题4】Why did Mr. Cling foster Lisa?

A．Lisa needs looking after.

B．The passage doesn’t mention of.

C．Lisa need caring for and Mr. Cling also gets enjoyment from it.

D．Mr. Cling is too lonely.

【小题5】The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Lisa, A Handicapped Girl

B．Why Did He Do That?

C．Foster Grandparents

D．The Greatest Happiness!

Martin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a   36  without any pictures in it!

Martin’s father found he was not   37  about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any   38  book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to   39  it.”

Well, that was better. Martin liked   40  to do with magic. He started reading it,  41  he wasn’t very willing to.

The next morning, his   42  asked him, “Have you found the magic   43  ? ”

So… there was a key to find! Martin flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no   44  of the key.

And then his father   45  him, “You won’t find it like that . You have to read the book.”

Martin didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a   46  . A little later, his little sister, Angela, asked him   47  the book. After several days, she   48  shouted, “I’ve found the key!” And she wouldn’t stop   49  all the places she had visited using the magic key.

This made Martin read the book again. At first it was a   50 ; there wasn’t even one single   51  in the book. But, gradually, Martin became   52  the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.

The book   53   was the key!

It was true that every time he   54  it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.

From then on, with every new book, Martin never   55  being attracted by the letters and words inside.

1.                A．box            B．diary           C．book D．bag

 

2.                A．sad            B．happy          C．surprised D．angry

 

3.                A．special         B．new           C．famous   D．ordinary

 

4.                A．keep           B．read           C．take D．value

 

5.                A．somebody      B．nothing         C．everything D．anybody

 

6.                A．so             B．and            C．though   D．or

 

7.                A．uncle          B．mother         C．father    D．aunt

 

8.                A．page           B．word           C．stick D．key

 

9.                A．mark           B．sign            C．signal D．way

 

10.               A．asked          B．praised         C．followed   D．told

 

11.               A．lie            B．story           C．joke  D．will

 

12.               A．of             B．for            C．to    D．back

 

13.               A．happily         B．badly          C．quickly    D．slowly

 

14.               A．working out     B．talking about     C．turning down   D．looking for

 

15.               A．pity           B．pleasure        C．pain  D．success

 

16.               A．picture         B．note           C．text  D．title

 

17.               A．busy with       B．tired of         C．interested in   D．good at

 

18.               A．it             B．yourself        C．himself    D．itself

 

19.               A．opened        B．put            C．threw D．covered

 

20.               A．tried           B．felt            C．stopped   D．began

 

 

As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.

         Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.

         One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.

　　Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.

　　Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”

1.The passage tells us that            .

A．people seldom work long hours to make money

B．people hardly buy more things than necessary

C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place

D．people realize there is more to life than just making money

2.When Daniel was a reporter he ___.

A．lived in central London       B．disliked his job

C．missed his children     D．was well paid

3.Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ____.

A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life

C．was extremely expensive   D．has been a total success

4.What does the author mean by saying"the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives" in the second paragraph ?

A．People work long hours to earn their living.

B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people's life.

C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people's life.

D．People spent too much time and money eating meals.

5.The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph refers to _________.

A．repairing your car by yourself

B．spending money carefully

C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life

D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week

 

 

第二节  完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story．“When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to   21   and do when he grew up．In his seven-page paper he described his   22   of someday owning a horse ranch．He drew a   23   floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   24   on a 200-acre dream ranch．Two days later he received his   25  back．On the front page was a   26   red F．The teacher said, ‘This is an   27   dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   28  , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   29   .’ The boy asked his father what he should do．His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   30   on this．However, I think it is a very  31   decision for you.’   32  , after a week, the boy   33   the same paper, making no   34   at all．He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   35  .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   36   you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the   37   is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week．When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now．When I was your teacher, I was   38   of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．  39   you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone   40   your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what.

21．A．be               B．find        C．learn      D．see

22．A．reason            B．goal       C．purpose     D．way

23．A．rough              B．new       C．secret             D．detailed

24．A．live             B．locate         C．sit           D．run

25．A．mark          B．paper              C．plan       D．idea

26．A．large          B．tiny        C．beautiful    D．long

27．A．old              B．imaginative        C．impractical         D．interesting

28．A．shouted         B．smiled        C．replied        D．added

29．A．grade                  B．need      C．honesty      D．ability

30．A．time           B．energy        C．mind      D．money

31．A．urgent            B．quick      C．important  D．good

3．A．Actually            B．Finally         C．Gradually   D．Usually

33．A．turned down      B．turned around   C．turned to   D．turned in

34．A．comments         B．changes     C．judgment   D．answer

35．A．dream            B．courage     C．interest      D．spirit

36．A．though           B．because     C．until       D．if

37．A．incident          B．event     C．story      D．lesson

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

39．A．Fortunately        B．Strangely   C．Curiously   D．Probably

40．A．forget             B．steal      C．know     D．realize