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The choice to adopt and hold gratefulness is the one that is different from those who suffer misfortune and those who enjoy a full life.

My mother died when I was 24. It was a very difficult time in my life — everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my job, and then my utilities were turned off. I had to take cold showers for six months. A neighbor who knew about my situation came to my house and made me an offer. I took care of her children as a job, and I no longer went hungry. I was surprised that someone would trust me — a young woman with her children. And it was with the very confidence that before long I began taking care of other people’s children, too. I have since moved 300 miles from Boise, Idaho. For more than 23 years I have made every effort to reach out to all the kind-hearted people who helped me when I was down and out. Without their trust, I don’t know what I would have done. I am very involved in my community and volunteer at the local food bank, and I help out whenever I can. I’d like to owe what I am to whoever has offered me generosity.

If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will work together to give you more to be grateful for. Otherwise, the world will give you more to complain about.

Moreover, the true master learns to be grateful, in advance, for the things that are desired, because, being grateful in advance for some attainment or accomplishment does two very important things: one…it tricks your subconscious into believing that the goal is certain and two…it convinces other people, with whom you must interact to achieve your desires, that you know what you are about, that you are a winner, not a whiner (哀诉者).

1.The underlined word “utilities” refers to __________ in the passage.

2.The writer was grateful mainly for ___________.

3.The writer’s personal story in the second paragraph tells us that __________.

4.The best title for the passage would be ____________.

第二卷（非选择题  满分35分）

         第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

         第一节  对话填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

         请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式、使对话通顺。

         M＝Mum

         S＝Sara

         P＝Peter

         (When Sara came home from work, she found her mother in an anxious state.)

         S:What’s wrong, Mum? You seem upset.

         M:It’s your (76) y         sister Jill. She should have been here an hour ago.

         S:Don’(77) w     ,Mum!It’s not all that late and she has probably not(78)r    how late it is. I think she’ll

be here soon.

         (Just then Sara’s brother Peter came into the kitchen.)

         P:What’s up?Mum’s on the phone and she seems as though she’s going to cry.

         S:It’s Jill.She should have（79） r    home by now and Mum’s getting anxious.

         P:You needn’ fecl so anxious 。Mum!You know what tecnage girls are like. (80)         she’s all right.

         M;I can’t help but be concerned.I’ve just rung Lucy and she said Jill her our the cinema ages ago to get the

bus.

         P:Well,the bus service isn’t very frequent in the evenings.Perhaps she(81)m        one and is wairting for

another.Have you tried(82)p     her on her mobile?

         M:Yes, but there’s no reply.That made me even more worried.I think(83)s      must have happened to Jill.

      Do you think we should call the （84）p__________.

       S:Calm down,Mum! You’ll make yourself ill.Perhaps she switched her mobile(85)o    in the cinema and

forgot to switch it back on again.Or it may need to be charged.

II. 完形填空

Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having  16  after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many  17  dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.

    I can’t  18  why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.

    “Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her  19  voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not  20  , but there was something in her eyes that    21   she was not going to  22   . She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to  23  the awful things down my throat.

    With a  24  smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t   25  me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to  26 . Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother   27  me the five dollars with a smile.  28   , my mother continued to glare  29   .

    That night, at dinner, my mother  30  two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them  31  a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I    32   ， “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.

    “You ate them for  33  ,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was  34 . I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly  35 . But the story of the peas lives on to this day.

16.  A. tea                  B. lunch     C. coffee        D. supper

17.  A. delicious        B. perfect    C. expensive          D. colorful

18.  A. believe           B. agree      C. understand     D. forgive

19.  A. violent            B. angry      C. unattractive             D. warning

20.  A. analyze          B. reply             C. insist           D. resist

21.  A. proved            B. suggested   C. wondered      D. advised

22.  A. give up           B. give in    C. allow for    D. leave alone

23.  A. conduct          B. digest           C. absorb      D. force

44.  A. greedy            B. disappointed  C. satisfied      D. sensitive

25.  A. prevent          B. master     C. scare             D. arrange

26.  A. put forward   B. set out   C. throw up       D.break through

27.  A. spared            B. borrowed    C. showed         D. handed

28.  A. But                  B. However     C. So             D. Though

29.  A. in silence      B. with excitement

C. in surprise      D.with doubt

30.  A. chose        B. gathered             C. served            D. ordered

31.  A. arrived           B. appeared      C. came               D. went

32.  A. smiled            B. refused       C. accepted       D. admitted

33.  A. Grandmother  B. lunch      C. Mother                  D. money

34.  A. no one            B. nothing      C. anything          D. everything

35.  A. saved        B. used               C. spent        D. lost

Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves．I may not be "old" but I am certainly beginning to  36   it? turned 18 just over a week ago．I am now an adult．

As a child you  37   adults—or "grown-ups" as I used to call them—to always be in control．to know what is right and wrong． 38   as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more  39   in many aspects of life．But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true．

It is clear to me now that you do not   40   learning when you are 18．Every day you learn

something  41   , no matter what your age．However, I do understand when you become an adultyou have to  42  more responsibility．

Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those．I have already  43   myself the nickname "housekeeper"．

I can even drive now, which is pretty   44  , because of the frequency of accidents．But that's not to say that 18 is not   45  to be．Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also  46 ．In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on  47  Day．More and more of my friends want to become politicians, and it is great to

think that they can change things for the better．

The shocking news made me realize _____ terrible problems we would face.

A. how          B. what             C. that         D. why