I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a  36  thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to  37  it.

The  38  started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I  39  took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and  40  to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and  41  her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't  42  and get hurt.

After that happened, I  43  there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.  44  ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost  45 .

After a while, I started wishing I could  46  Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel  47  in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that  48  everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and  49  them about their  50  for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's  51  and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on  52  today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her  53  she was a great heroine. I was  54  of my grandma and hoped she would  55  know that I had been ashamed of her.

36. A. funny     B. common    C. terrible    D. clear

37. A. admit     B. receive     C. refuse     D. show

38. A. quarrel     B. accident    C. trouble      D. adventure

39. A. already     B. always    C. simply     D. hardly

40. A. enjoying    B. pretending   C. imagining    D. continuing

41. A. warn     B. demand    C. advise     D. beg

42. A. mind     B. hear     C. see      D. fall

43. A. expected    B. declared    C. realized    D. doubted

44. A. Because of   B. Except for    C. Such as     D. Instead of

45. A. died       B. cheered    C. disappeared  D. suffered

46. A. meet      B. avoid     C. arrange     D. hide

47. A. independent   B. inconvenient  C. unwelcome   D. unfamiliar

48. A. changed    B. finished    C. stopped    D. Prepared

49. A. interview    B. report      C. tell       D. write

50. A. news      B. lives     C. advantages    D. achievements

51. A. free      B. popular    C. interesting    D. embarrassing

52. A. show      B. stage     C. duty      D. time

53. A. and then     B. even if     C. so that     D. as if

54. A. sure      B. proud     C. ashamed    D. afraid

55. A. never      B. even     C. still      D. once



第三部分:阅读理解(共20题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in Bath, England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age. For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However, sometimes the headmaster, Mr. Ronald Broaches, would come in and spend an hour or so, teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children. In my own case, I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles. He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, but I loved them. Not only that, they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual activity was rewarding when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great fun. To this day, I can remember Mr. Broaches’ cheerful cry of “Well done!” whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. I shall forever be thankful that our paths crossed. Mr. Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily, I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I will always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.
56. There were ________ children in each class when Richard was in     the school in Bath, England.
A. 4          B. 8        C. 11              D. 25
57. From the text, we can learn that ___________.
A. the puzzles made the students laugh
B. the students were afraid of the headmaster
C. the puzzles made Richard enjoy math
D. the headmaster never taught in the school
58. The writer felt sorry because __________.
A. Mr. Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize
B. he didn’t express his thanks before Mr. Broaches died
C. he couldn’t find Mr. Broaches after he grew up
D. Mr. Broaches didn’t know his success
59. What is the best title(标题)for the text ?
A. The Story of Mr. Broaches.
B. The Story of Richard J. Roberts.
C. My Early School Life.
D. An Important Teacher in My Life.

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