When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She   31   her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   32   were able to move quickly and easily.

“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.

“I want to play for my mother.”

She noticed the   33   in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34   and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played   35   “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   36   his time with lessons anymore as he   37   hit the right notes.  38   there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes   39   he mentioned “Mother”.

Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   40   a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.

She was   41   to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital   42   he made mistakes.

The day came and William appeared.  43   it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s   44   with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.

 Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   45   be proud. William replied, “My mother was   46   and she could never  47   me play during her life time.   48   she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now  49   as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his   50   for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”

1.. A. hoped            B. persuaded        C. allowed          D. preferred

2.. A. fingers          B. brains           C. eyes         D. arms

3.. A. surprise         B. joys             C. tears    D. disappointment

4..  A. put him down B. turn him down   C. put him off      D. turn him off

5..  A. badly           B. nicely               C. carefully    D. patiently

6..  A. pass            B. take                 C. kill        D. waste

7..  A. ever            B. never                C. even         D. always

8..  A. Instead         B. Therefore            C. Then                 D. But

9..  A. at one time         B. from time to time    C. each time D. the first time

10..  A. support        B. take                 C. intend           D. organize

11..  A. delighted      B. surprised            C. curious          D. angry

12..  A. as far as      B. if only          C. in case          D. now that

13..  A. Until          B. Since                C. While        D. When

14..  A. patience       B. advice           C. guide            D. concern

15..  A. surely             B. gradually            C. finally      D. quickly

16..  A. blind          B. deaf                 C. ill          D. wounded

17..  A. watch          B. appreciate           C. teach        D. hear

18..  A. Besides        B. Then                 C. Yet              D. Otherwise

19..  A. happy          B. relaxed          C. free                 D. sad

20..  A. effort         B. struggle         C. belief           D. challenge

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。   

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   21   the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!   22   on earth was he going to get the   23   of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   24   to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   25   asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to   26  .

There was only one way to get money, and that was to   27  it. He would have to find a job.   28   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had   29   on most things.

“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the   30  of  James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the   31   of jobs that people found for him to do.  He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   32   of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  33   increased and he knew that he would soon have   34   for the bicycle he longed for.

The day   35   came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   36    no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   37   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   38    for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more   39   he had bought it with his own money. He had   40    what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

1. A. cleaned            B. covered         C. counted           D. checked

2.A. How                 B. Why             C. Who               D. What

3. A. amount             B. part            C. sum               D. rest

4. A. brave              B. hard            C. smart             D. unfair

5.A. point               B. reason          C. result            D. right

6. A. split              B. spend           C. spare             D. save

7. A. borrow             B. earn            C. raise             D. collect

8. A. Or                 B. So              C. For               D. But

9. A. decisions          B. experience      C. opinions       D. knowledge

10.A. beginning          B. introduction    C. requirement       D. opening

11. A. similarity        B. quality         C. suitability       D. variety

12. A. brand             B. number          C. size              D. type

13. A. effort            B. pressure        C. money             D. trouble

14. A. all               B. enough          C. much              D. some

15. A. finally           B. instantly       C. normally          D. regularly

16. A. gave              B. left            C. took              D. wasted

17. A. patiently         B. proudly         C. silently          D. tiredly

18.A. applying           B. asking          C. looking           D. working

19.A. since              B. if              C. than              D. though

20. A. deserved B. benefited    C. achieved D. learned

     The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.

By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.

Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.

But this is not always the case. If asked to a students' party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're  young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element (成分) of surprise.

68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.

              A. tired            B. crazy                C. curious                D. hopeless

69. Jane and David' s story is used to show that______ .

              A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at parties

              B. party invitations can be confusing

             C. people should ask for food at parties

             D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students' party will probably be considered_______.

    A. very difficult         B. particularly thoughtful

              C. friendly and polite                     D. socially unacceptable

71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.

              A. are likely to arrive late for a party

             B. care little about the party time

             C. haven' t really grown up yet

             D. like surprises at parties

72. What is the general idea of the text?     

             A. It' s safe to arrive late just when food is served.

             B. It' s wise to eat something before going to a party.

             C. It' s important to follow social rules of party-going.

             D. It' s necessary to read invitations carefully.

The president’s message to students was simple: study hard, pay attention in class and embrace the opportunity to learn.

"We can have the most dedicated teachers, the most   1   (support) parents and the best schools in the world. And none of it will make a difference; none of it will matter,   2  all of you fulfill(履行) your responsibilities," Mr. Obama said.

It was a presidential talk  3  (deliver) at a time of economic uncertainty for many American families. Mr. Obama said he understood the tensions   4  many students faced. But that was no excuse  5  neglecting their homework or cutting class or dropping out of school.

Critics of the president strongly criticized the speech as an effort by the White House to promote the president's domestic agenda. Some parents  6  (tell) their children to resist the address.

A Colorado student stayed away,   7  (think) their parents should be  8  to push them more in their education rather than the president.

But   9   mother in North Carolina said she thought the   10  (speak) could have a positive impact. "When kids get to hear something about motivation from someone like that, it's fantastic," she said.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A large crowd of frogs were traveling through the forest but unluckily two of them fell into a deep pit. All the others  36  the pit .Seeing how  37  the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be  38 dead .The two frogs  39  what the other frogs were saying and  40  to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical 41. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. In the end one of the frogs  42 trying , fell down and died.  43 , the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the   44   remarks. Finally, with one giant leap, she  45  it out of the pit!

This amazing 46  was that the second frog was 47  and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 48  her on the whole time they were yelling!

The story above 49 us two lessons: Firstly ,there is 50  of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is 51  can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Secondly, a negative word to someone who is down can be  52  it takes to kill them. The power of words is great. Facing others’ criticism or laughter, we should turn a deaf 53  to it and have a  positive attitude. Thus we can reach our goals just as the second frog did .In one word, we need the   54  to guide us to the proper way , so as not to be blindly 55 by worldly opinion in difficult times.

1.A. gathered around  B. got round         C. jumped into         D. escaped from

2.A. dangerous     B. broad        C. narrow         D. deep

3.A. as long as       B. as well as            C. as soon as    D. as good as

4.A. confused      B. tolerated      C. ignored       D. misunderstood

5.A. managed       B. tried           C. agreed       D. promised

6.A. energy   B. power         C. force         D. strength

7.A. gave in   B. gave up      C. gave out              D. ran out

8.A. Therefore     B. However     C. Besides      D. But

9.A. innocent      B. active         C. negative             D. positive

10.A. made        B. turned                C. left            D. worked

11.A. reason  B. consequence      C. factor          D. fact

12.A. deaf      B. clever       C. disabled    D. confident

13.A. forcing      B. keeping       C. comforting           D. cheering

14.A. gives      B. tells           C. teaches       D. shows

15.A. function B. power       C. usage        D. skill

16.A. down      B. up             C. ridiculous            D. angry

17.A. which     B. that   C. what            D. who

18.A. direction    B. attitude        C. face           D. ear

19.A. support           B. wisdom       C. determination     D. knowledge

20.A. fooled            B. supported           C. opposed      D. guided