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When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.
59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…
小题1:
A．affordB．costC．spendD．offer
小题2:
A．goB．liveC．actD．walk
小题3:
A．happilyB．silentlyC．secretlyD．nervously
小题4:
A．requestB．problemC．messageD．question
小题5:
A．loudB．lightC．lowD．clear
小题6:
A．surpriseB．angerC．stressD．horror
小题7:
A．amazedB．confusedC．shockedD．ashamed
小题8:
A．quicklyB．excitedlyC．bitterlyD．gently
小题9:
A．quiltB．needleC．threadD．sewing
小题10:
A．beliefB．workC．experienceD．life
小题11:
A．WarmthB．ThreadC．CottonD．Love
小题12:
A．tiredB．drunkC．illD．injured
小题13:
A．talkB．walkC．workD．think
小题14:
A．withB．asC．forD．by
小题15:
A．signsB．symbolsC．picturesD．reflections
小题16:
A．readB．doubtedC．translatedD．recognized
小题17:
A．retireB．recoverC．regainD．remove
小题18:
A．passedB．escapedC．fadedD．turned
小题19:
A．AgainB．OnceC．ThenD．Later
小题20:
A．word B．accountC．experienceD．accident

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C

试题分析：
小题1:考查动词：句意为：“他们忙着挣钱，以便能够支付我和我的弟弟需要的高昂学费。”afford和can/could 连用表示“付得起钱或抽得出时间”。 选A
小题2:考查动词：句意为：“他们没有按照我在书中读到的或在电视中看到的浪漫的方式做事。act做事，行事。C
小题3:考查副词：由于作者有一个严肃的问题想问母亲，所以她静静地坐在母亲旁边。选B
小题4:考查名词：从后文的问句可知答案从B或D中选择。考查question和problem的区别。对于让对方回答的问题要用question。选D
小题5:考查形容词：由于这个问题很严肃，所以作者只能用低低的声音问。选C
小题6:考查名词：作者的母亲没有想到作者会问这样的一个问题，所以刚听到的时候母亲眼中充满了惊奇。选A
小题7:考查形容词：从后句中的“我很尴尬和我不知道要做什么”，我们可以知道作者不知道自己是否伤害了母亲，所以该空用confused表示“困惑的，不清楚的”。 B
小题8:考查副词：过了一会儿，母亲语气柔和地说道。在这样一个充满温情的情景中，说话的声音自然是很轻很柔和的。D
小题9:考查名词：根据语境知道是指线，有时露出被子，有时隐藏在被子中。C
小题10:考查名词：后文的句子I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.暗示答案用life，作者把生活比喻为被子。选D
小题11:考查名词：文章讲的是父母之间是否有爱，所以用love。爱是内在的，是用实际行动来灌溉的。选D
小题12:看考场形容词：A．tired疲劳的B．drunk喝醉的C．ill生病的D．injured受伤的， get injured 受伤。爸爸值班的时候偶然受伤了。选D
小题13:考查动词：由下文中的help Dad walk slowly on the country road可知父亲受伤后不能正常地到处行走。选B
小题14:考查借此次：考查with复合结构，在该句中用with复合结构表示伴随。选A
小题15:考查名词：落叶和母亲搀扶父亲行走的画面构成了世界上最美丽的图画。选C
小题16:考查动词：read可以做“理解，读懂”，如：read one’s thought等。选A
小题17:考查动词：recover受伤后的恢复健康。选B
小题18:考查动词短语：从前句中的but可知父亲没有恢复健康，而是平静地离开了人世。pass away去世。选A
小题19:考查副词：过去作者认为爱意味着鲜花等，但是现在作者理解了爱的真正含义，所以答案为B。
小题20:考查名词：从这次经历中作者明白了爱的真正含义。选C
点评：本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。
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小题1:
A．patientB．strictC．contentD．concerned
小题2:
A．strongerB．betterC．lazierD．wiser
小题3:
A．insideB．outC．forD．up
小题4:
A．accurateB．usefulC．carefulD．powerful
小题5:
A．endB．bestC．convenienceD．side
小题6:
A．satisfiedB．busyC．inspiredD．lazy
小题7:
A．nothingB．funC．sureD．success
小题8:
A．equalB．uniqueC．alikeD．common
小题9:
A．withinB．byC．forD．of
小题10:
A．instructedB．allowedC．directedD．suggested
小题11:
A．situationB．positionC．occasionD．accommodation
小题12:
A．gameB．matchC．friendD．enemy
小题13:
A．concludeB．betC．announceD．declare
小题14:
A．beforeB．besideC．belowD．behind
小题15:
A．assistantB．competitorC．coachD．teacher
小题16:
A．contributeB．exposeC．pushD．devote
小题17:
A．caresB．saysC．wondersD．asks
小题18:
A．effortB．senseC．differenceD．change
小题19:
A．successfulB．happyC．luckyD．fit
小题20:
A．benefitB．progressC．habitD．result
Bad behavior is something that most people don’t want to tolerate. However, we have had to tolerate it more and more with each passing year. There seems to be no concern for other people’s feelings; nor do we seem to care about other people’s property. We live in an age where saying what is on our minds has priority over any harm that it might do.
There are ways to deal with bad behavior in modern times, though. Too many of us let bad behavior go because we don’t want to rock the boat. This is the time that you should rock the boat and rock it hard. Let people know that you expect it to change. That is the key to dealing with bad behavior. If it continues, take the proper action for the situation you are in. If you have developed the habit of bad behavior, take a hard look at it and then change it. You can’t expect others to behave well if you aren’t willing to look at your own bad behavior and change it.
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Bad behavior is on the rise with more and more people behaving badly without having to pay any consequences. Worry about how you behave rather than how others behave. Pretty soon, it just may catch on.
小题1:It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that _____________.
A．bad behavior is common today
B．bad behavior is sure to hurt people deeply
C．people behave badly because of carelessness
D．people are more understanding than before
小题2:When dealing with people’s bad behavior, you are advised to ____________.
A．fight it bravely whenever it happens
B．ignore it if it is beyond your control
C．let it go to avoid trouble
D．make people feel ashamed of their bad behavior
小题3:Why do many people behave badly according to the passage?
A．Because bad behavior is often ignored.
B．Because people are often influenced by others.
C．Because people aren’t punished for their bad behavior.
D．Because people haven’t realized its consequences.
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小题1:
A．technicalB．politicalC．practicalD．physical
小题2:
A．AfterB．SoC．ThoughD．Or
小题3:
A．literatureB．transportC．agricultureD．medicine
小题4:
A．viewB．knowledgeC．formD．database
小题5:
A．paintingsB．regulationsC．methodsD．computers
小题6:
A．protectB．changeC．respectD．provide
小题7:
A．controlB．commandC．guidanceD．pressure
小题8:
A．busyB．happyC．simpleD．normal
小题9:
A．courageB．timeC．energyD．place
小题10:
A．theoryB．businessC．routineD．project
小题11:
A．some risksB．a lot lessC．some notesD．a lot more
小题12:
A．oldB．nervousC．weakD．tired
小题13:
A．closelyB．quicklyC．privatelyD．quietly
小题14:
A．ageB．speedC．distanceD．school
小题15:
A．worryB．hesitateC．thinkD．quarrel
小题16:
A．singingB．workingC．bargainingD．learning
小题17:
A．ifB．andC．butD．before
小题18:
A．tiresomeB．hardC．interestingD．easy
小题19:
A．blamedB．amazedC．interruptedD．informed
小题20:
A．theirB．hisC．ourD．your
Motherhood Is a Career to Respect
A woman renewing her driver’s license at the Country Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily, “I ’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation…‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same situation. The Clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.
The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate(研究员) in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in mid-air.
I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement(声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your field?”
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up(激励) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13,7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable(不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother”.
Motherhood… What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.
小题1:How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?
A．Cold-hearted.B．Open-minded.
C．Puzzled.D．Interested.
小题2:How many children does the writer have?
A．3B．4C．7D．13
小题3:Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?
A．Because she thought the writer did admirable work.
B．Because the writer cared little about rewards.
C．Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.
D．Because she admired the writer’s research work.
小题4:What is the point of the article?
A．To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B．To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.
C．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.
D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
Once upon a time, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave with all kinds of treasure inside it. So he gave up his job, his home, and his friends, and spent all his time guarding the cave.
He was so dedicated to it that he hardly ate or drank, and before long he fell ill. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he decided to share the treasure.
He crawled（爬）into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that it was empty except for a small emerald（绿宝石）. The man took it, and gave it to the first person he came by, a woman.
Then an old man came by. “What bad luck!” the man said. “Just a moment ago I gave a woman the last of the treasure I was guarding.”
“Are you sure there is nothing left?” the old man asked.
The man took him into the cave, where they found a chest with jewels and some bags of gold. The man was shocked, and the old man explained to him, “At last! At last someone has broken the spell（咒语）of this cave. This is the Cave of Treasure, and you’re the first to have passed its great test. Many have dedicated their lives to this cave, only to end up realizing there was nothing here…”
“And why does this happen?” the man asked.
“This magic cave has only as many riches as your own heart. When someone discovers it, the cave is filled with treasure, but later, when they have devoted themselves to guarding the treasure, their hearts empty, as does the cave. The only way to fill it is by filling your heart with all that is good, as you did by giving the woman that last jewel.”
From that day on, the man understood that it was better to share than to keep. Thanks to the cave and the old man, he became noble and generous.
小题1:Why did the man give up his job, home and friends?
A．Because he possessed a variety of treasure.
B．Because he had to guard the treasure cave.
C．Because he wanted to find the treasure cave.
D．Because he devoted himself to a great test.
小题2:What did the man find when he showed his cave to the old man?
A．A small emerald. B．A handful of jewels.
C．All kinds of treasure. D．A chest filled with jewels and some gold.
小题3:What do we know about the people who dedicated their lives to the cave before?
A．They all found the cave empty at last.
B．The old man freed them from its spell.
C．They all filled the cave with the treasure they had.
D．They thought it was better to share than to enjoy the treasure alone.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A．The old man had devoted himself to it before.
B．The old man was the first to break the spell.
C．Only the old man could free people from its spell.
D．The cave and the old man helped the man become noble and generous.
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Purely material things cannot make us truly wealthy.
B．Different people have different views.
C．Treasure only belongs to those who possess it.
D．Some people never learn what is really valuable.
I was eleven years old, waiting for my exam at Saraswati Vidyalaya, my school in Nagpur. “No. 12, please come forward.” Kirti, a very fat girl from my class, stepped ahead. I heard my classmates laughing and so I tried to stop them with my eyes. But my good intentions were mistaken. The next morning, my teacher, Mrs. Kamble, told me, “Ashwini, I’ve received a complaint about you.” I was shocked. The girl I was protecting thought I’d been laughing at her.
I tried to explain but the teacher refused to hear me out. She punished me by making me stand by the door. I knew I was right. Such punishment to a class topper was simply unheard of. But, slowly, my pride disappeared. Instead of being angry, I understood the other students who have been punished at times. For the first time, I felt humbled (谦逊的).
Three years later, I was in the math class. Mr. Prabhuraman, wrote an equation (方程式) — one he’d taught us the day before — on the blackboard. “Anyone who doesn’t know how to solve this,” he said, “please leave the class at once.” I knew I could solve only the first two steps. But my pride made me stay there. Unfortunately, the one who was asked to solve it was me. I just stood there, chalk in hand, trying not to look foolish. I prepared myself for a good talking-to (斥责), but Mr. Prabhuraman told me kindly, “Go back to your seat.”
Today, two decades later, those incidents have made me think. One teacher punished me for something I didn’t do; the other forgave me for something I did wrong. Both experiences had an effect on me. They remind me that no matter what you accomplish (完成), you must always be humble.
小题1:When the very fat girl appeared, Ashwini _____.
A．took no notice of her B．laughed at her
C．said hello to her D．tried to stop others making fun of her
小题2:After receiving a complaint, Mrs. Kamble _____.
A．said nothing about it B．was disappointed
C．felt very angry D．tried to find out the truth
小题3:Why did Ashwini refuse to leave the class?
A．He felt it would make him lose face.
B．He could work out the equation.
C．His teacher believed in his ability.
D．His teacher never asked him any questions.
小题4:The text is a story about _____.
A．how to communicate with others
B．how to get along with teachers
C．the ways to protect others
D．the danger of pride
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Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national   2  .”replied one of the   3  who raised their hands.
The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then               4  it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.
“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the  5  and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and   6  bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”  
7  went back into the air. “I think this bill is still   8  its value”, said a young man in an unsure  9 . “We can still use the bill to   10  goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.
“My friends, you have all learned a very   11  lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve   12  that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly.   13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were   14  in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its   15 . It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are   16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are   17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please   18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always   19  you from a difficult situation.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are   20 — don’t ever forget it.”
小题1:
A．paperB．adviceC．informationD．luck
小题2:
A．organizationsB．flightsC．marketsD．conferences
小题3:
A．familyB．teachersC．speakersD．audience
小题4:
A．hidB．bought C．carried D．unfolded
小题5:
A．squareB．beach C．groundD．playground
小题6:
A．thinB．dirty C．newD．clear
小题7:
A．HandsB．Books C．HeadsD．Smoke
小题8:
A．losingB．reducing C．increasing D．holding
小题9:
A．soundB．voice C．noiseD．shout
小题10:
A．deliverB．buyC．sellD．produce
小题11:
A．boringB．difficult C．valuable D．painful
小题12:
A．heard B．seenC．forgottenD．doubted
小题13:
A．HoweverB．Therefore C．BesidesD．Otherwise
小题14:
A．sureB．curiousC．proudD．sad
小题15:
A．priceB．growth C．valueD．size
小题16:
A．droppedB．turnedC．lookedD．talked
小题17:
A．important B．confidentC．selfishD．useless
小题18:
A．acceptB．argue C．rememberD．decide
小题19:
A．leaveB．searchC．saveD．beat
小题20:
A．especialB．normal C．ordinaryD．special
This morning as I was getting the children ready or school, I helped them prepare breakfast and pack their lunches. I reviewed spelling words with them and made sure that their homework was collected in their bags. I had seen the weather forecast for the day and knew it was going to remain cool all day. I suggested they wear sweaters for the walk to the us stop. My kids chose to repulse my advice. My son decided that all he needed was a T-shirt, not a sweater.
I didn’t force(强迫) them to wear sweaters and we went to the bus stop. It is a full kilometer walk to the top of a treeless hill and the wind felt like a knife cutting through the skin. My children endured(忍受) the cold until halfway, when I gave them with the sweaters I had quietly carried under my arm. Then took them without complaint, and I bit my tongue from saying, “I told you so.”
What I was asking my children to do was to trust me. Trust Mom to have their best interests in mind. Trust Mom to know what she is talking about. Even though they didn’t know that I had read the outdoor thermometer (温度计) before they woke up and I had seen the day’s weather forecast, I wanted them to trust me. By ignoring me, they were saying that they didn’t believe I knew what was best for them. What they knew was that yesterday was a warm enough day for shorts. What they knew was that it was warm enough in the house to wear shorts. Therefore, they felt sure enough to make their own decision on what to wear outside.
Too many times we depend on what we know of yesterday, and how we feel today, and so we make decisions based on them. Too many times we think that we know better, so we can deal with things better. But we are wrong.
小题1:It can be inferred from the first paragraph that      .
A．the author didn’t believe in her children
B．the author took her children to school every morning
C．the author’s children always followed her advice
D．the author had a very busy morning that day
小题2:The underlined word  “repulse” in the first paragraph means      .
A．refuseB．followC．seekD．doubt
小题3:What can be learned from the passage?
A．The author’s children always ignore her.
B．The author takes great care of the children in life.
C．The author’s children always make wrong decisions.
D．The author always force her children to wear sweaters.
小题4:The author writes this passage to      .
A．tell the readers how to ask for advice
B．offer advice on how to teach children
C．explain the importance of trusting others
D．give advice on how to make decisions

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