I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I ___ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ____ ate our meal.With so little conversation I was quick to ____ his family as cold.When we got into the ____ to go home，his father suddenly appeared.___，he began to wash his son’s windscreen.I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later.My father often ____ me early in the morning.“Buy Xerox.It’s a good sharp price，” he might say when I answered the phone.No pleasant ___ or inquiry about my life，just financial instructions.This manner of his ___ me and we often quarreled.But one day，I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____ morning calls.The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I ____ him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends，I’ve often felt ___.For example，I always return phone calls ____ and regularly contact my friends.I expect the same from them.I had one friend who rarely called，answering my messages with short e?mails.I rushed to the ____：She wasn’t a good friend！My anger ____ as the holidays approached.But then she came to a gathering I ____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window?shopping the previous month.I was ____ at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for how I’d considered her to be ____.Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often，I ignored their ____ expressions，eagerly expecting them to do things in my ____.Over the years，however，I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.

1.A.remember? B．enjoy

C．value? D．admire

2.A.excitedly? B．nervously

C．silently? D．instantly

3.A.regard? B．treat

C．find? D．think

4.A.bus? B．train

C．car? D．plane

5.A.Punctually? B．Carefully

C．Proudly? D．Coldly

6.A.visited? B．interrupted

C．warned? D．telephoned

7.A.greeting? B．meeting

C．apology? D．explanation

8.A.interested B．angered

C．encouraged? D．surprised

9.A.long? B．short

C．warm? D．polite

10.A.praised? B．remembered

C．blamed? D．thanked

11.．A.content? B．guilty

C．curious? D．disappointed

12.A.in order? B．in turn

C．without delay? D．without difficulty

13.A.feeling? B．suggestion

C．judgment? D．belief

14.A.disappeared? B．grew

C．helped D．declined

15.A.opened? B．refused

C．hosted? D．invited

16.A.depressed B．upset

C．fascinated? D．shocked

17.A.uncaring? B．dishonest

C．unhappy? D．discouraged

18.A.unique B．common

C．pleasant? D．familiar

19.A.opinion? B．way

C．mind? D．life

20.A.send? B．read

C．give? D．express

第二节：信息匹配（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）

     阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为56-60的相应位置上。（注意：如选E，则同时填涂A 和B ； 如选F，则同时填涂C 和D 。）

    A. Located in the village of Misenheimer, North Carolina, Pfeiffer University

is a small private school with about 1,000 undergraduates. The small-town atmosphere fits with those who come from smaller high schools or feel more secure in a close-knit environment as opposed to a large state school with 20,000 undergraduates.

    Changes have made the school even better than ever, new science and lab buildings, a cafeteria, and upperclassmen dorms provide great opportunities for incoming students. For athletes, Pfeiffer has sports teams for baseball, lacrosse, men’s and women’s basketball, and soccer, as well as many others, including intramurals.

B. Set in a city, Rutgers has an enrollment of 3,700 undergraduates. With over 40 majors, the college is known for engineering and business accounting. Rutgers is a commuter campus with half of first –year students living in college housing and

fewer than 20 percent of undergraduates living on campus. The college is located a mile from Philadelphia.

     Rutgers has many sports as well as lots of activities available. There are many courses in business accounting major. And there are even seven types of engineering majors. More than half the applicants are accepted , and more than 75 percent of the students return for sophomore year.

C. The United States Naval Academy is one of the best in the world and has trained cadets since 1845. The academy is a four-year college; the campus offers appointments for citizens until the age of 23. USNA has career options such as political science and helps students become commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

    The United States Naval Academy offers 21 majors, and the dropout rate is less than five percent. This school is difficult, but anyone can pass if they’re willing to work hard. It takes four years to earn a bachelor’s and more for a master’s degree, depending on what you want to study. In addition, cadets are trained to have discipline. During the summer, they can join overseas units for training.

   D. The University of Delaware has over 16,000 undergraduates and almost 3,000 graduate students in a midsize college town atmosphere. Even with so many students, U of D still provides the highest quality undergraduate education available. The University of Delaware has over 100 majors for undergraduates, ranging from accounting to wildlife conservation. It also has world-class programs in business, chemical engineering, and biotechnology. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation.

     If academics aren’t all you want in a college, the University of Delaware has many athletic programs too. Its 23 varsity sports compete in the NCAA Division I.

    E. Bennett College is a small, private, historically black liberal arts school for women founded in 1873. The college offers an education conducive to excellence in scholarly pursuits; preparation for leadership roles in the workplace, society; and the world; and life-long learning in a technologically advanced, complex global society.

     With small classes for individual help, students are able to excel and build purposeful relationships with teachers. The college offers a variety of majors and dual majors with surrounding schools. Bennett takes great pride in its academic and social reputation and is highly looked upon by other schools and organizations.

   F. In an age when attending your first – choice college could mean spending $30,000 or even $40,000 a year, the small –town atmosphere yet big-name reputation of Truman States University is appealing. The Princeton Review ranks Truman as the fourth best public college value in the nation.

      Truman provides countless opportunities for student involvement, on-campus activities, and athletics. The town of Kirksville has a feeling  of home away from home. You can attend Truman for $11,540(including room and board) if you live in-state. In addition, 94 percent of freshmen are awarded scholarships, and 97 percent receive some financial aid.

  The learning environment will prepare students for life after college. Last year Truman placed 99.5 percent of graduates in a graduate/professional program or on to the first step in their career path. Even more impressive,54 percent of graduates attended top graduate, medical, dental, and law schools.

 以下是几位学生的信息， 请匹配每个人应选择的院校：

56． Adam is inquiring about service academies and plans to trade in his college partying for discipline and a rewarding career after college.

57.  Ray is looking for a strong academic school in a small-town setting with a competitive athletics program to continue his academic career.

58.  Robert is searching for a midsize college in an urban setting with plenty of activities. It offers excellent academics and a competitive sports program.

59.  When Kathy was starting the college search process, she made a list of attributes that she wanted in a school. They are affordable, academically competitive and personal.

60.  Mike wants to major in business accounting and is looking for a school which is relatively easy to get in. 

单词拼写
【小题1】In order to have ___________(标准的) pronunciation, I read articles every morning and talk with foreigners at the weekend.
【小题2】 One day while he was working as a lorry driver he had a close e____________with death.
【小题3】The man viewed his m________ in life as protecting the environment from pollution.
【小题4】I know you don’t like her but try not to make it so o____________.
【小题5】His _____________(坚决的)look showed that he had made up his mind.
【小题6】The diaries contained detailed __________(叙述)of the writer’s experiences in China.
【小题7】The boy was c__________ about everything that he saw.
【小题8】The show has been _____________(延长) for another six weeks.
【小题9】A d_______is often used as a symbol of peace.
【小题10】She was very angry with her husband because he made their room in_____(混乱)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。

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Have you heard statements like “If you love me, you would do this for me” or “You should be ashamed of yourself?” Statements like these are used by people to make you feel guilty because you have made a mistake and disappointed someone, or if someone wants a favor of you.

Guilt is a destructive emotion that is a waste of time.  2. To overcome guilt from your life, use the following steps:

1. Know the past can’t be changed.

Whatever happened or whatever you did in the past, you can’t remove or change it by feeling guilty. If you cry and shout, you will not make the past different. It is better not to concentrate on the present. 3.

2. 4.

If you hurt someone while not meaning it, apologize for what you have said or done and then forgive yourself. What happened in the past will teach you a lesson, so you won’t repeat it again, but it is important to forgive yourself.

3.Let the people you deal with know you are not easy to feel guilty.

If your boss gives you a hand time because you don’t work overtime and starts saying that there is no money award for you to make you feel guilty, then you can say things like “That is perfectly fine. I will get the award next time.”

5.Don’t deny guilt or run away from it. Analyze it and deal with it.  No matter how much time you spend feeling guilty, you are not going to he able to change it.

A．You have to face guilt to overcome it.

B．Try to learn from your experience.

C．Do something useful to improve your life and your future.

D．Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty.

E．So you should learn to remove guilt.

F．Someone has disappointed you.

G．It is important to apologize.

首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1. S________ the environment in exchange for the financial prosperity is the unwisest activity.

2. Steven finally got e________ with 2 more votes.

3. Some states of America would like to a________ the food tax for the purpose of stimulating

the consumption.

4. Rules and r________ contribute a lot to maintaining a peaceful and healthy school environment.

5. This well-loved teacher makes every effort to create a d________ class so that every student can get involved in the daily class management.

6. Independence and equality among states is a fundamental p_________ of international law.

7. S_________ suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years' time. 

8. High street retailers(零售商) reported a m__________ increase in sales before Christmas.

9.  Christianity is the d__________ religion in America, with 78% of American adults identifying with some form of the Christian religion.

10. Living in an age of globalization, we are b_________ with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.