Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  16  in high school.
17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling  21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22 . She moved on to English and history, and was  23  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so 29 ?” she sighed.
Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

【小题1】
A.processesB.decisionC.challengesD.exercises
【小题2】
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides
【小题3】
A.difficultB.easyC.boringD.interesting
【小题4】
A.editorB.bossC.candidateD.judge
【小题5】
A.jumpedB.sankC.stoppedD.raced
【小题6】
A.strangeB.happyC.awfulD.lonely
【小题7】
A.strugglingB.improvingC.workingD.complaining
【小题8】
A.ashamedB.disappointedC.shockedD.relieved
【小题9】
A.put upB.prepare forC.worry aboutD.give up
【小题10】
A.committeeB.newspaperC.radioD.team
【小题11】
A.enthusiasticB.artisticC.sympatheticD.realistic
【小题12】
A.speakersB.readersC.cheerleadersD.writers
【小题13】
A.widely B.weaklyC.excitedlyD.brightly
【小题14】
A.similarB.ordinaryC.differentD.familiar
【小题15】
A.physicsB.historyC.EnglishD.math
【小题16】
A.pleasureB.hopeC.troubleD.sorrow
【小题17】
A.fit inB.look outC.stay upD.get around
【小题18】
A.swimB.tryC.askD.escape
【小题19】
A.in return forB.in case ofC.in terms ofD.instead of
【小题20】
A.slimmestB.smallestC.bestD.gentlest


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题l. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling  16 , but I always knew he was  17 . He never criticized us, but used  18  to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. ” I  19  as a child I said something  20  about somebody, and my father said, “ 21  time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best  22  people, I would get the best  23 . From then on I’ve always tried to  24  the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very  25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was  26  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision,  28  any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  29  me to go into law. And I’ve  30  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  31  I didn’t pursue my  32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it. ”
As  33  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national  34  for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  35  me.
16. A. biologist          B. manager          C. lawyer            D. gardener
17. A. strict             B. honest       C. special            D. learned
18. A. praise           B. courage     C. power       D. warmth
19. A. think            B. imagine           C. remember       D. guess
20. A. unnecessary       B. unkind      C. unimportant         D. unusual
21. A. Another               B. Some        C. Any        D. Other
22. A. on                B. in           C. at          D. about
23. A. in case                 B. by turns             C. by chance           D. in return
24. A. revise           B. set            C. review       D. follow
25. A. understanding     B. experienced      C. serious            D. demanding
26. A. taking up         B. making up        C. picking up          D. keeping up
27. A. suggestion        B. decision         C. notice             D. choice
28. A. and               B. as              C. even if           D. as if
29. A. helped                B. allowed           C. persuaded            D. suggested
30. A. always                B. never               C. seldom         D. almost
31. A. rather          B. but             C . for           D. therefore
32. A. promise              B. task            C. belief        D. dream
33. A. this               B. he           C. it         D. that
34. A. newspaper        B. magazine            C. program           D. project
35. A. controlled        B. comforted         C. reminded        D. Raised


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。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys.When he divorced (离婚) his wife, he   36   to a different continent.It was over a year   37  he'd last seen his boys.They were coming to spend one week with him.
38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself.Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places.My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40  much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun.
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 .Mike told us that he   43  the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 .Actually, what his children needed most was his company.He just didn't 46   it, though.
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all.A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48   I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50  read, "I love you." I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning.
I remember we took our boys for   51 .After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52 of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down.Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking.It's a  54  that will remain in our memory for ages.
Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child.
36.A.belonged       B.moved            C.referred       D.adapted
37.A.after         B.as              C.until         D.since
38.A.Therefore    B.Though            C.Besides       D.However
39.A.took          B.suggested          C.provided       D.created
40.A.cost          B.save              C.earn        D.lose
41.A.persuade       B.scold              C.explain        D.recommend
42.A.challenge        B.decision           C.consideration  D.operation
43.A.gave up      B.talked about         C.cared about    D.stuck to
44.A.time          B.money             C.energy      D.love
45.A.in turn       B.in return           C.in vain      D.in total
46.A.get          B.mean             C.guess       D.finish
47.A.practically     B.gradually          C.slightly      D.mainly
48.A.drills          B.experiments        C.lessons         D.memories
49.A.common     B.useful           C.expensive     D.necessary
50.A.approximately B.especially           C.simply        D.mostly
51.A.shopping     B.camping           C.swimming    D.boating
52.A.morning      B.afternoon          C.evening       D.dawn
53.A.spared        B.spent              C.afforded      D.wasted
54.A.sight           B.message           C.signal         D.description
55.A.least         B.last              C.most           D.best

My brother,Mark,died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and    36   looked after me. I am    37   today for all of the special times we had as running partners,and times    38   driving to different races,where we had so many    39   about life in general. I    40   these talks terribly at this time of the year.
   41  ,I am so happy he shared with me the    42   of his faith. He was always so    43   to people,and I had been with him many times    44  we pulled over to help someone in need,   45   a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not    46   when he told me of the time when he was    47    in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse,it was Friday and he had no    48   in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to    49   my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others    50   helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day,as he was driving along,he noticed a guy ahead of him    51   his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark    52   right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and    53   his hand to Mark,and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his    54  . He told him that was unnecessary but the man     55   and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.

【小题1】
A.hardly  B.neverC.sometimesD.always
【小题2】
A.successfulB.thankfulC.cheerfulD.hopeful
【小题3】
A.sparedB.wastedC.spentD.saved
【小题4】
A.questionsB.argumentsC.differencesD.conversations
【小题5】
A.missB.rememberC.keepD.fear
【小题6】
A.HoweverB.SoC.ThenD.If
【小题7】
A.recordB.beliefC.storyD.secret
【小题8】
A.carefulB.helpfulC.powerfulD.grateful
【小题9】
A.becauseB.whileC.untilD.when
【小题10】
A.sharingB.forcingC.recognizingD.understanding
【小题11】
A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.excited
【小题12】
A.never  B.yetC.evenD.still
【小题13】
A.foodB.moneyC.paperD.key
【小题14】
A.changeB.attendC.seeD.persuade
【小题15】
A.meansB.followsC.explainsD.agrees
【小题16】
A.carryB.loseC.arrangeD.place
【小题17】
A.pushedB.movedC.pulledD.walked
【小题18】
A.raisedB.heldC.offeredD.shook
【小题19】
A.eyesB.earsC.mindD.feeling
【小题20】
A.complainedB.apologizedC.regrettedD.insisted

Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
No doubt(怀疑) you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt(高峰)during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ——between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
【小题1】If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, ____________.

A.you should have enough exerciseB.you can ask doctors for help
C.you should save the environmentD.You can record your growth during puberty
【小题2】 This passage is mainly about ____________.
A.how the genes work in your bodyB.when is the time you grow fast
C.why you look like your parentsD.how you grow to a certain height
【小题3】 After reading this passage, we can explain ___________.
A.how good it is to be a doctorB.how much sleep time we need
C.why genes can’t decide everythingD.what healthy diet is
【小题4】 Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.
B.Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.
C.The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.
D.You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

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