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2．Section C （8marks）
Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context
Mother's love is true love．It gives everybody everything．（48）whenyou're still a baby，your mother takes care of you．In your walking hours，she always hold you in her arms．When you're ill，she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and forgets about （49）herself．When you are old（50）enoughto go to school，your mother still looks after you all the time．（51）Inwinter，she always tells you to put on more clothes．She always stands in winter waiting for you to come back from school．When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast，she always feels worried about you at home．She usually knows about your study（52）andspends much money on your school things．When you do well at school，you'll see （53）thebrightest smile on her face．
A mother is always ready to give everything that she has（54）toher children，not to receive（55）whattrue love it is in the world!

1．However，It was in war they found their greatest use．（　　）

20．I guess I always knew about the little fish treat，but this past summer it was all I could see．Pipin and Nemo were flying through hoops（圈），dancing with the trainer，and we were all applauding（鼓掌）-the little kids were excited．That's when the trainer，rewarded Pipin and Nemo with a fish．Each time they successfully performed a trick，they'd get an immediate reward．
These animals weren't really dancing，of course．They were performing a series of movements that they knew would have a fish．It's such a good show because the sea lions look like they're having such fun．These talented performers who love to be in front of people seem almost human．
Somewhere in our life journey，we all have a sea lion moment．You see how you've spent years jumping through hoops，not because it's really who you are，but because you've always done it and you will get reward for your performance．But when you've done that for ten or twenty years，you start to ask yourself，"Who am I working for？What do I really believe？"Suddenly you see it：you've spent almost all your life taking direction（方向） from other people．They've told you what to believe in，what to work for，how to live your life．You don't want to end your life like George．George is speaking to his son Ted，who cannot follow in his father's steps．He wants to leave college and head off on his own way．"Dad，I can't stand it any more，"the boy says．"Maybe it's all right for some kids．Maybe I'll want to go back some day，but now，I want to do what I want to and become myself．"George，seeming old，says，"I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life!"
The Good-Bye Gate brings us naturally to a second passage，leading from being dependent to being self．You start to find out that where there is supposed to be a self，there really isn't．
62．The sea lions were pleased to perform in front of people because theyD．
A．will be punished if it refuses it
B．wants to win the trainer's favor
C．wants to get others'applauses
D．can get food as a reward that way
63．While watching the sea lions'performance，the authorA．
A．realized an important life philosophy（哲学）
B．recalled the similar scene of last year
C．couldn't help shouting and dancing
D．was happy to see them living freely
64．By saying"we all have a sea lion moment"，the author means thatB．
A．anyone can make it as long as they work hard
B．sometimes we don't do what we want to
C．we can also get rewarded if we do something well
D．every human being also has his happy moment
65．Which can be the best title for this passage？D
A．Get rewarded
B．Summer Vacation Fun
C．No Pains，No Gains
D．Now I Become Myself．

19．Treetops，the hotel in the trees，are famous in the world．Peop1e know little about Kenya，but they know of Treetops．When King George VI died，Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops，and when she came down from there，"She succeeded him as the queen of the country"．
The hotel is in the middle of the forest，and it shows the pleasure of Africa．When you visit it，you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses，and then a guide，with a gun to protect you against big game，will go with you to the Treetops．Before and after dinner，for the whole night if you wish，you can sit on the corridor（走廊），watching animals come to the water pool．The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water，but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops，which is built round several trees，is much bigger．
The dining room at Treetops is small，and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests，so a clever"railway service"has been invented．Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them，along a line in the center of the table．
There are many animals around the Treetops．When you visit them，you can see：
---Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests．
---Animals，enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight．
---A long bodied，long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night．He hunts and eats anything he can catch and is very destructive．He lives in the trees at Treetops．He comes for his food every evening．Do not get too near to him，as his teeth and claws（爪）can do you harm．These animals can be trained and become lovely pets．
64．The underlined word"succeeded"in Paragraph 1probably means"C"．
A．did what she was trying to do
B．gained her purpose
C．replaced someone in an important position
D．completed an easy task
65．According to the third paragraph，"railway service"actually refers toD．
A．the service provided at the railway station
B．the supply of food on the train
C．the service provided along the railway
D．the supply of food along a moving line
66．Which of the following statements about"the cat-like animal"is WRONG？D
A．It comes for food only at night．
B．It lives in the trees at Treetops．
C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm．
D．It can catch any other animal in the forest．
67．We can learn from the text that the guestsA．
A．will be protected by a guide in the forest
B．can play with the cat-like animals
C．can have parties in the dinning room
D．could not sit on the corridor at night．

18．I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job，looking after two little girls．It wasn't too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she'd give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn't often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证）if I wanted to work with children．I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I've got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren't top of the class at school．
56．What is the author's present job？D
A．Working part-time in a college．
B．Taking care of children for a family．
C．Helping children with their schoolwork．
D．Looking after children at a kindergarten．
57．When staying with the two girls'family，the authorB．
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help form her boss
D．took a day off every other week
58．Why did the author leave her first job？C
A．She found a full-time job．
B．She was fed up with children．
C．She decided to attend a part-time course．
D．She needed a test after working extra hours．
59．What has the author learned from her own experiences？A
A．Less successful students can still have a career．
B．Qualifications are necessary for a career．
C．Hard work makes an excellent student．
D．One must choose the job she likes．

17．What is your recovery rate？How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviors that upset you？Minutes？Hours？Days？Weeks？The longer it takes you to recover，the more influence that incident has on your actions，and the less able you are to perform to your personal best．
You are well aware that the faster you let go of an issue that upsets you，the faster you return to an equilibrium，the healthier you will be．The best example of this behavior is found with professional sports people．They know that the faster they can forget an incident or missed opportunity and get on with the game，the better their performance．Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage．Your aim is to play your part to the best of your ability．You have been given a script（剧本） and at the end of each sentence is a full stop．Each time you get to the end of the sentence you start a new one and although the next sentence is related to the last，it is not affected by it．Your job is to deliver each sentence to the best of your ability．
Don't live your life in the past!Learn to live in the present，to overcome the past．Stop the past from influencing your daily life．Don't allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personal best．Stop the past from interfering with your life．Learn to recover quickly．
Remember Rome wasn't built in a day．Reflect on your recovery rate each day．Every day before you go to bed，look at your progress．Don't lie in bed saying to you，"I did that wrong．""I should have done better there．"No．look at your day and note when you made an effort to place a full stop after an incident．This is a success．You are taking control of your life．Remember this is a step-by-step process．You are undertaking real change here．Your aim reduce the time spent in recovery．
67．The underlined word equilibrium in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning toD
A．An abnormal level
B．A sad mood
C．An exciting state
D．A balanced mind
68．According to the text，which of the following statements is NOT true？C
A．If you spend more time recovering，the incident will be more likely to influence you．
B．If you spend more time recovering，you are less likely to perform to your personal best．
C．As for sportsmen，the faster they can forget a lost chance，the worse their performance will be．
D．We can't reduce the time spent in recovery in a day，for it's a step-by-step process．
69．In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage？A
A．Life-funB．Geography C．Travel D．Business
70．According to the text，what is likely to be discussed in the following paragraph？C
A．An example of the influence the incident has on us．
B．An example of how to live in the present．
C．An example of reducing the time spent in recovery．
D．An example of how to overcome the past．

16．With the public environmental consciousness strengthened，products makers are competing to make their products green-friendly in order to_______ the public．（　　）

15．As computers become all the more popular in China，Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters．But if they use the computer too much，they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper．Experts suggest people，especially students，write by hand more．
Do you write by hand more or type more？In Beijing，students start using a computer as early as primary school．And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students．Almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer．
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer．
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer．And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education．But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly，problems appear．
"When I'm writing with a pen，I find I often can't remember how to write a character，though I feel I'm familiar with it．"
"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper．"
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about．Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer，why bother to handwrite？
Many educators think differently．Shi Liwei，the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said"Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic（审美的） value．But those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value．All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost．And handwriting contains the writer's emotion（情绪）．Through one's handwriting，people can get to know one's thinking and personality．Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them．"
To encourage students to handwrite more，many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities，some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand．
55．The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly becauseA．
A．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
B．they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays
C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D．computers have become popular in China
56．Which of the following statements of the advantages of handwriting is NOT TRUE？B
A．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value．
B．Handwriting can impress people well and build up one's self-confidence．
C．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion．
D．The writer's thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting．
57．The underlined expression"taking stock in"（Paragraph 4）probably meansD．
A．getting bored with
B．getting curious about
C．becoming crazy about
D．getting dependent on
58．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day
B．more and more students will give up writing on a computer
C．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting
D．the typed article better expresses one's emotion and quality．

14．Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents'home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station about 50miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my friend's．We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card．
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holiday meaningful．
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning．In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day，and the battery was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership---a shop selling cars---was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the show room．
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？"I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said．
"Thank you"---two powerful words．They're easy to say and mean so much．
51．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma CityC．
A．to pay at the cash register
B．to see his parents
C．to visit a friend
D．to make a plan with his friend
52．The words"took off"underlined in Paragraph 2means"C"．
A．put up        B．turned off       C．moved off       D．set up
53．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car？A
A．The couple offered to help him．
B．The couple sent him a business card
C．He had it pulled back to the gas station．
D．He called his friend for help．
54．How does the author explain the importance of expressing thanks in the passage？A
A．By telling his own experiences
B．By doing an experiment
C．By explaining cause and effect
D．By using quotations（引语）

13．Hundreds of brightly colored balloons were _______ and used as party toys or party decorations on New Year's Day．（　　）

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