阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 “Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you  1let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   2the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to  3you something in the garden.”

    Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   4they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  5about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   6, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   7. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

   Mr. Williams then   8Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

   After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   9Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such   10looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   11as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “   12are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   13.  I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   14”

“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds   15it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   16, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   17cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  18may have good seeds and   19plentifully. Now which would you   20, to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

1.A. could                       B. should                 C. might                  D. would

2.A. in                            B. with                    C. by                        D. of

3.A. offer                        B. show                   C. give                    D. remind

4.A. when                       B. where                  C. before                 D. until

5.A. made                      B. changed              C. seen                   D. planted

6.A. growing                   B. moving               C. shaking               D. dancing

7.A. result                      B. harvest               C. match                 D. present

8.A. forced                     B. ordered               C. followed              D. led

9.A. think of                 B. look at                C. hear of               D. deal with

10.A. ugly                      B. fine                     C. dirty                   D. poor

11.A. deep                      B. long                    C. high                    D. wide

12.A. When                    B. Why                   C. Where                D. How

13.A. pleased                  B. stayed                 C. left                     D. belonged

14.A. ahead                    B. outside                C. forward               D. afterward

15.A. as                          B. or                       C. if                        D. so

16.A. required                B. answered            C. explained            D. announced

17.A. carefully                B. correctly             C. gently                 D. slightly

18.A. school                   B. mind                   C. family                 D. dream

19.A. produce                 B. develop               C. decrease             D. drop

20.A. find                       B. support               C. know                   D. prefer

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。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1he thought he was able to be so much more    2than the average person.

He    3that it all came from a(n)   4with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    5the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    6shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    7you have made! I have    8seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9. Would you like to get down and    10in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    11everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    12experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    13hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    14the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15!

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    16to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17for learning something new, which is,    18, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   19," we usually learn something    20from it.

1.A. why                      B. what                     C. when                     D. how

2.A. capable                         B. able                        C. creative                  D. original

3.A. responded                   B. reacted                   C. recalled                   D. reminded

4.A. coincidence          B. experience             C. incident                  D. conflict

5.A. fell                              B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped

6.A. rather than                    B. instead of                 C. other than                 D. in place of

7.A. picture                         B. mass                       C. map                        D. mess

8.A. rarely                           B. happily                    C. frequently                D. angrily

9.A. obtained                B. suffered                  C. done                       D. received

10.A. jump                          B. play                         C. enjoy                       D. draw

11.A. recover                       B. return                    C. restore                         D. regain

12.A. failed                        B. successful               C. fantastic                D. painful

13.A. strong                        B. tiny                        C. thin                        D. weak

14.A. controlled                   B. possessed              C. seized                      D. grasped

15.A. example               B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction

16.A. anxious                     B. nervous                   C. fearful                     D. afraid

17.A. situations                    B. opportunities             C. occasions                D. turns

18.A. after all                       B. above all                  C. first of all                 D. in all

19.A. do                              B. finish                     C. go                         D. work

20.A. worthy                       B. costly                      C. valuable                    D. interesting

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    36    he thought he was able to be so much more    37    than the average person.

He    38    that it all came from a(n)   39    with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40    the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    41    shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42    you have made! I have    43    seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44   . Would you like to get down and    45    in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46    everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47    experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48    hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49    the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50   !

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51   to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52    for learning something new, which is,    53   , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54   ," we usually learn something    55    from it.

36. A. why                          B. what                     C. when                     D. how

37. A. capable                      B. able                        C. creative                  D. original

38. A. responded                 B. reacted                   C. recalled                  D. reminded

39. A. coincidence              B. experience             C. incident                        D. conflict

40. A. fell                                  B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped

41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of

42. A. picture                       B. mass                       C. map                        D. mess

43. A. rarely                        B. happily                   C. frequently                D. angrily

44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                  C. done                       D. received

45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw

46. A. recover                      B. return                    C. restore                         D. regain

47. A. failed                              B. successful               C. fantastic                D. painful

48. A. strong                        B. tiny                        C. thin                        D. weak

49. A. controlled                 B. possessed               C. seized                      D. grasped

50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction

51. A. anxious                    B. nervous                   C. fearful                     D. afraid

52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                 D. turns

53. A. after all                            B. above all                 C. first of all                 D. in all

54. A. do                             B. finish                     C. go                         D. work

55. A. worthy                      B. costly                      C. valuable                   D. interesting

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    36   he thought he was able to be so much more    37   than the average person.
He    38   that it all came from a(n)   39   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in,    41   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42   you have made! I have    43   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44  . Would you like to get down and    45   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46   everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47   experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48   hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50  !
This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52   for learning something new, which is,    53  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54  ," we usually learn something    55   from it.
36. A. why                          B. what                    C. when                    D. how
37. A. capable                      B. able                       C. creative                 D. original
38. A. responded                B. reacted                  C. recalled                 D. reminded
39. A. coincidence             B. experience            C. incident                       D. conflict
40. A. fell                                B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped
41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of
42. A. picture                      B. mass                      C. map                       D. mess
43. A. rarely                        B. happily                  C. frequently               D. angrily
44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                 C. done                       D. received
45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw
46. A. recover                      B. return                   C. restore                        D. regain
47. A. failed                             B. successful              C. fantastic               D. painful
48. A. strong                        B. tiny                       C. thin                       D. weak
49. A. controlled                B. possessed              C. seized                     D. grasped
50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction
51. A. anxious                   B. nervous                  C. fearful                    D. afraid
52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                D. turns
53. A. after all                            B. above all                C. first of all                 D. in all
54. A. do                             B. finish                    C. go                        D. work
55. A. worthy                      B. costly                     C. valuable                   D. interesting

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    36   he thought he was able to be so much more    37   than the average person.

He    38   that it all came from a(n)   39   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    41   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42   you have made! I have    43   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44  . Would you like to get down and    45   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46   everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47   experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48   hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50  !

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52   for learning something new, which is,    53  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54  ," we usually learn something    55   from it.

36. A. why                          B. what                    C. when                    D. how

37. A. capable                      B. able                       C. creative                 D. original

38. A. responded                B. reacted                  C. recalled                 D. reminded

39. A. coincidence             B. experience            C. incident                       D. conflict

40. A. fell                                B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped

41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of

42. A. picture                      B. mass                      C. map                       D. mess

43. A. rarely                        B. happily                  C. frequently               D. angrily

44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                 C. done                       D. received

45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw

46. A. recover                      B. return                   C. restore                        D. regain

47. A. failed                             B. successful              C. fantastic               D. painful

48. A. strong                        B. tiny                       C. thin                       D. weak

49. A. controlled                B. possessed              C. seized                     D. grasped

50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction

51. A. anxious                   B. nervous                  C. fearful                    D. afraid

52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                D. turns

53. A. after all                            B. above all                C. first of all                 D. in all

54. A. do                             B. finish                    C. go                        D. work

55. A. worthy                      B. costly                     C. valuable                   D. interesting