School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my   16 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you  17 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the  18 atmosphere by striking the match of   194 .

I try to mind my manners and   20 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   21 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father's sick,” she said to no one in  22 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked,“What's wrong with him?"

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  23 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she  24 . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn't respond. I was  25 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great  26 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,   27 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go  28 that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was  29 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as  30 but a driver.

I suddenly felt very  31 . I realized I had only thought of people as  32 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as  33 .

For all I know, I'm just another person in  34 else's world, and may not even be important. I  35 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.                A．anxiety         B．determination    C．decision  D．attempt

2.                A．find           B．make           C．think D．stand

3.                A．unpopular      B．uncomfortable   C．unusual   D．unforgettable

4.                A．fire            B．topic           C．conversation   D．discussion

5.                A．politely         B．devotedly       C．carelessly D．sincerely

6.                A．however        B．therefore       C．thus D．otherwise

7.                A．surprise        B．common        C．silence   D．particular

8.                A．fighting         B．avoiding        C．clearing  D．keeping

9.                A．told           B．lasted          C．repeated D．continued

10.               A．for sure        B．at ease         C．in shock   D．in despair

11.               A．mercy         B．pain           C．pity  D．disappointment

12.               A．but            B．yet            C．and  D．or

13.               A．over           B．round          C．through   D．without

14.               A．almost         B．nearly          C．ever  D．just

15.               A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

16.               A．sad            B．embarrassed    C．selfish D．worried

17.               A．far            B．long           C．much D．well

18.               A．unfit           B．unselfish        C．unnecessary    D．unimportant

19.               A．everyone       B．someone       C．anyone    D．no one

20.               A．must           B．may           C．can   D．should

阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格中填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填入一个单词。

About six years ago, I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “ So, how have you been?” And the boy---who could not have been more than seven or eight years old replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”

This incident(小事) stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I hardly found out we were “ depressed” until we were in high school.

The evidence of  changes in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.

Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?

Human development is based not only on natural biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new situation. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in gradual stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.

In the past 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(提示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation（诱惑）, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

Title: _______ in Today’s Children

I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones. It's   _26_  to work with test tubes and beakers（烧杯） , even though sometimes my efforts end in__27___. Experiments were fun for me  __28  a recent accident.

The   29  happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner（酒精灯） , chatting to my partner while waiting for__30____ changes. All of a sudden, the tube cracked. Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was __31____ as I was leaning too close to the test tube.

  __32___ I had no time to be sad about my hair: the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire. I'd never  33 _ anything so bad! My___34___went blank （空白）for a moment. Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to__35____.

The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn't dry it properly before __36___ it.

We calmed down and did the experiment, again. But our hearts were still __37____ rapidly even after we walked out of the lab.

But my bad __38___ didn't end there! Since all __39     was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn't see the liquid falling onto my trousers.

During the following class, I felt a __40___ in my leg. Soon it became more and more painful and I touched the area with my fingers,   _41_  to make things better. But to my great    42___ , the material of my trousers turned into powder! “Vitrio（硫酸）! ! !”The terrible word came into my mind. I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin.  _43_  , it was not a serious injury.

After changing my __44____I sat down and told myself: danger is no joke! It's very important to have a serious___45___ in chemistry class. Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left． He was hungry so he decided to __36__ a meal at the next house．

However, he lost his __37__ when a lovely young woman opened the door． Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water． She thought he looked __38__ so she brought him a large glass of milk． He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me __39__,” she replied． “Mother has taught me never to accept  __40__ for a kindness．” He said, “Then I __41__ you from the bottom of my heart．” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __42__, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race． He was about to give up and __43__ before this point．

__44__ later the young woman became critically __45__． They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be __46__ to study her rare disease． Dr． Howard Kelly, now __47__, was called in for the consultation． When he __48__ the name of the town she came from, a strange light __49__ his eyes． Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room． He __50__ her at once and determined to do his best to save her life． From that day on, he gave special attention to her __51__．

After a long struggle, the battle was __52__． Dr． Kelly requested the business office __53__ the final bill to him for approval． He looked at it and then wrote something on the side． The bill was sent to her room． She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to __54__． Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill __55__ her attention． She read these words．．．

“Paid in full with a glass of milk．”

(Signed) Dr． Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank You, God． Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”

36．A．care for    B．beg for    C．wish for    D．hope for

37．A．nerve       B．heart C．way   D．meal       

38．A．mad  B．polite       C．cold  D．hungry    

39．A．anything B．everything       C．nothing     D．something

40．A．gift   B．present     C．pay   D．milk

41．A．owe  B．thank       C．praise       D．appreciate

42．A．physically       B．carefully   C．emotionally      D．spiritually

43．A．leave B．work C．stay   D．quit

44．A．Months     B．Centuries  C．Years       D．Weeks

45．A．mad  B．rich   C．bad   D．ill 

46．A．sent in      B．left for     C．called for  D．called in

47．A．well off    B．handsome C．skilled      D．famous

48．A．listened to B．heard       C．heard of    D．heard from

49．A．filled       B．blanked    C．blocked    D．hit          

50．A．knew B．saw   C．recognized      D．realized

51．A．health       B．case   C．condition        D．body

52．A．won        B．defeated    C．beaten      D．lost

53．A．passed      B．passes       C．to passing D．pass

54．A．pay for it  B．pay it off        C．answer of it      D．see it off 

55．A．paid  B．gave  C．took  D．caught 

60. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.

 A. opposes the reading of original classics       B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics

 C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future      D. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics

61. In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.

   A. make them easier to read                    B. meet a large demand in the market

   C. increase the sales of literary books             D. compete with their original versions

62. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir ________.

   A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics           B. shows her love for original classics

   C. feels guilty of not reading the classics           D. disapprove of shortening the classics

63. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.

   A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt

   B. shortening the classics does harm to the original

   C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job

   D. editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs