1 . 完形填空
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。
A few years ago when my daughter was about two years old, I went through a difficult time. My marriage was in trouble, and I didn’t have much ______. Looking back I think I was also a bit depressed (沮丧的) ______ I had to get on with taking care of my daughter as well as I could.
One day I thought I would ______ my daughter out for a nice day at a store and it was a nice, positive thing to do. I ______ to walk because the bus was ______, so it took us a long time to get there. When we ______ got there, immediately my daughter began to ______. She was cold, she was thirsty, and she wanted to go home. To be ______, I hadn’t been thinking straight (清楚地) as I had not ______ well. I didn’t ______ have any money to buy a drink or to take the bus back home. I was ______ sad and angry with myself that my dream of a nice time had ______.
I started ______ back home (it was nearly two miles), and my daughter would not ______ crying. I felt so bad and ______ with myself and my life that I started crying too.
At that point a car ______   and a gentleman gave us a lift. He took us home, and seemed really concerned --- he even ______ me all his change! The ______ of this stranger to a stranger like me really made me feel a lot ______. I never saw him again and I don’t know who he is but he really helped me out that day, so I just want to say “______”.1.

A．money

B．time

C．hope

D．energy

2.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

3.

A．call

B．send

C．take

D．bring

4.

A．wanted

B．tried

C．liked

D．decided

5.

A．fast

B．slow

C．expensive

D．cheap

6.

A．first

B．finally

C．carefully

D．soon

7.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．smile

D．run

8.

A．friendly

B．easy

C．honest

D．happy

9.

A．prepared

B．worked

C．taught

D．learned

10.

A．yet

B．even

C．ever

D．still

11.

A．much

B．too

C．very

D．so

12.

A．passed

B．lost

C．come

D．failed

13.

A．walking

B．riding

C．driving

D．phoning

14.

A．enjoy

B．stop

C．forget

D．keep

15.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．eager

D．angry

16.

A．used up

B．took up

C．pulled up

D．brought up

17.

A．dropped

B．offered

C．showed

D．threw

18.

A．politeness

B．friendship

C．honesty

D．kindness

19.

A．better

B．worse

C．longer

D．faster

20.

A．My pleasure

B．Excuse me

C．Thank you

D．I’m sorry

2 . 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and _________, I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the _________ to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my _________ would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went _________ to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and _________ sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes _________ and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I _________ the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it — the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key (跑调), _________ made me excited that she was here. I ran down to _________ my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her __________ seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to __________ the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be __________ after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up__________in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a __________ factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck in__________ for two hours on her way back home. When I __________ my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to __________. At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I __________ that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well, __________ there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel __________, too.1.

A．heavy

B．busy

C．hungry

D．unlucky

2.

A．classroom

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．apartment

3.

A．dream

B．supper

C．homework

D．experience

4.

A．downstairs

B．outside

C．upstairs

D．inside

5.

A．break off

B．put off

C．get off

D．fight off

6.

A．opening

B．opened

C．open

D．closing

7.

A．felt

B．listened

C．raised

D．heard

8.

A．which

B．that

C．it

D．but

9.

A．look

B．greet

C．said to

D．help

10.

A．need

B．idea

C．faith

D．energy

11.

A．face

B．change

C．accept

D．1eave

12.

A．creative

B．sensitive

C．competitive

D．positive

13.

A．early

B．soon

C．fast

D．1ate

14.

A．furniture

B．shoe

C．car

D．clothing

15.

A．chat

B．traffic

C．duty

D．task

16.

A．replace

B．exchange

C．connect

D．compare

17.

A．complain

B．decide

C．study

D．play

18.

A．achieve

B．notice

C．appreciate

D．improve

19.

A．however

B．though

C．despite

D．at least

20.

A．good

B．skillful

C．successful

D．important

3 . Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat.

2. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.

A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.

D．the sign he put on the table was well designed.

3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C．the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.

D．the knives were produced in one factory.

4. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth.

B．The low price of the goods he sold.

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D．His natural skill for showing things.

4 . 完形填空(共20小题)

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were _____ to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “_____hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a____ word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always _____ me to go to college. However, when I _____ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they_____ stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. _____ , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently _____ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the ____ a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a ______   I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or ______   class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how ______   of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly ______ to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of ______ . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful ______ that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(刺穿). But somehow, we ______ to work through those issues. They never ______ loving in me or believing in me．

I ______   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and ______   , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always   ______   for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1.

A．brought

B．introduced

C．raised

D．produced

2.

A．Educate

B．Work

C．Train

D．Practise

3.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．stressful

D．meaningful

4.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．supposed

D．designed

5.

A．hesitated

B．judged

C．fixed

D．decided

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．seldom

D．hardly

7.

A．Carefully

B．Hopefully

C．Thankfully

D．Delightfully

8.

A．serve

B．attend

C．admit

D．join

9.

A．fortune

B．planet

C．universe

D．world

10.

A．grade

B．problem

C．failure

D．value

11.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．whichever

D．however

12.

A．modest

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．nervous

13.

A．annoyed

B．praised

C．relaxed

D．blessed

14.

A．lessons

B．problems

C．moments

D．experiences

15.

A．teachers

B．directors

C．couples

D．parents

16.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．succeeded

D．conducted

17.

A．concluded

B．began

C．prevented

D．stopped

18.

A．pay

B．owe

C．own

D．spend

19.

A．agreement

B．excitement

C．encouragement

D．statement

20.

A．fight

B．look

C．defend

D．protect

5 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It is not so easy to disagree with your parents．Here are a few quick tips on how to show your opinion in the right way．    1    Don’t let angry words fly out of your mouth if you don’t really want to say them，or you will have a lot of work to do later．
    2    How would you feel if you were your mother or father? Why do they do that? Is it really bad?Try to stay calm．If you find yourself getting too angry, ask for some time to be alone．    3    Learn to listen．Maybe your parents aren’t as persuasive(具有说服力的)as you think.    4    Pay attention to needs rather than problems.    5    Tell your parents that you want to discuss the problem with them rather than work against them．

A．Think about the problem from your parents’ point of view．

B．Never listen to your parents

C．Think before you speak．

D．It is quite common to disagree with one’s parents．

E．Hear them out and then decide how to deal with the problem．

F．If you can, try to discuss the problem with your parents at another time．

G．Be clear about what you need，rather than focus on why you disagree．

6 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.
Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

B．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

C．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A．offered a ride to his home

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．treated to dinner in a restaurant

D．warmly welcomed at the airport

3. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A．Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships.

B．Friendships between Americans.

C．Friendships between Chinese.

D．Americans’ hospitality .

7 . One Christmas my husband and I travelled to visit family. Our first stop was to visit my parents in Oregon. My ____ gave me a plastic piggy bank as the Christmas gift. Then we continued north into Washington to visit his parents, but on the way we had some ____ problems. It was late, so we went to the nearest house to ask for ____ to sleep there until auto repair shop opened.
The woman who ____ the door was very kind, allowing us to stay. We had to ____ a few things from the truck, including the bank, still in its long box. The next morning my husband headed off ____ towards town, but was soon offered a ____ from the nice lady, and we were back on the road ____ afterwards.
It wasn’t until we reached our destination that we realized we had ____ the piggy bank in the drive way. It sure was ____ and there was no chance of going back for ____
One day over a year later, when we were back in Oregon my mother came out of her house to____ us with the same bank in her hand. I couldn’t believe my ____! We had never told her we had lost it, ____ there it was!
It turns out that the nice lady found the box and read the ____ on the slipping label to get my mother’s name. She then ____ my mother and handed it to her, who held on to it for quite some time until we saw her next.
So ____ the very special lady, I was given the ____ Christmas gift twice. It was truly ____ to me, and now every time that bank gets filled up, I’ll ____ my money to a local charity to “pass on” my fortunate good luck!1.

A．brother

B．husband

C．sister

D．mother

2.

A．technical

B．emotional

C．mechanical

D．important

3.

A．passport

B．permission

C．password

D．permit

4.

A．answered

B．cheered

C．argued

D．questioned

5.

A．move

B．store

C．abandon

D．unload.

6.

A．by bus

B．on foot

C．by bike

D．by car

7.

A．meal

B．job

C．lift

D．wait

8.

A．tearfully

B．safely

C．slowly

D．shortly

9.

A．located

B．forgot

C．went

D．left

10.

A．broken

B．stolen

C．gone

D．hidden

11.

A．them

B．it

C．one

D．some

12.

A．blame

B．greet

C．recognize

D．telephone

13.

A．eyes

B．thoughts

C．imagination

D．expectation

14.

A．although

B．because

C．yet

D．when

15.

A．evidence

B．statement

C．explanation

D．information

16.

A．contacted

B．attracted

C．accepted

D．searched

17.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．because of

D．but for

18.

A．same

B．different

C．extra

D．expensive

19.

A．annoying

B．amusing

C．amazing

D．promising

20.

A．earn

B．donate

C．raise

D．pay

8 . B
When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing oneperson. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.
Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."
Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.
1. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show ______.

A．the strength of family unity

B．the difficulty of growing up

C．the advantage of chopsticks

D．the best way of giving a lesson

2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the Helene An family ______.

A．started a business in 1975

B．left Vietnam without much money

C．bought a restaurant in San Francisco

D．opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles

3. What can we infer about the five daughters?

A．They did not finish their college education.

B．They could not bear to work in the family business.

C．They were influenced by what Helene taught them.

D．They were troubled by disagreement among family members.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Run a Corporation

B．Strength Comes from Peace

C．How to Achieve a Big Dream

D．Family Unity Builds Success

9 . My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

1.

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

2.

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

3.

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

4.

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

5.

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

6.

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

7.

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

8.

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

9.

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

10.

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

11.

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

12.

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

13.

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

14.

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

15.

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

16.

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

17.

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

18.

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

19.

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

20.

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

10 . When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were ____down Oxford Street, I felt too ____to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she ____to take it because she said the weather was very ____and it was better to walk. I started ____ She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was ____ For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very ____with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as ____as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t ____me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went ____, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were ____to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they ____the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just ____crying. Then he took the small bag that I was ____, opened it and found my hotel address and ____number. When he phoned the hotel, my ____answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the ____ My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had ____and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was ____that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. ____of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.1.

A．running

B．walking

C．visiting

D．driving

2.

A．tired

B．mad

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．suggested

D．managed

4.

A．horrible

B．windy

C．nice

D．cold

5.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．singing

D．crying

6.

A．hearing

B．regarding

C．thinking

D．saying

7.

A．angry

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．familiar

8.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．carelessly

9.

A．search

B．educate

C．forgive

D．follow

10.

A．outside

B．inside

C．upon

D．down

11.

A．advising

B．talking

C．listening

D．coming

12.

A．called

B．remembered

C．measured

D．left

13.

A．stopped

B．preferred

C．regretted

D．continued

14.

A．catching

B．carrying

C．gaining

D．buying

15.

A．serial

B．lucky

C．phone

D．license

16.

A．mother

B．guide

C．father

D．waiter

17.

A．hotel

B．shop

C．street

D．station

18.

A．forgotten

B．happened

C．damaged

D．lost

19.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．afraid

D．angry

20.

A．None

B．Either

C．Neither

D．Both