One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood．  26 that evening, my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks．It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her  27  , so I sent her to the store in my truck．At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 28 ．I enjoyed having it, but I said: "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck．I like it but it is 29  metal and won' t last forever．" After hearing the loud noise, the whole  30  ran outside．My son shouted: "Dad, Dad, Holly crashed your truck．"
My heart sank and my mind was  31 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my   32 saying: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really  33 ．She' 11 never forget it．"
The accident had occurred in my own driveway．Holly had crashed my truck into our other car. Holly was not  34 physically but when I reached her, she was crying and saying: " Oh, Dad, I’m sorry．I know how much you love this truck．" I held her in my arms as she cried．
Later that week a friend  35 by and asked what had happened to my truck．I told her the whole  36 ．Her eyes moistened(润湿) and she said: "That happened to me when I was a girl．I  37 my dad' s car and ran into a log that had fallen  38 the road．I ruined the car．When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me．
Over 40 years later, she still felt the  39 of the night．It was a deep wound on her  40  .
I remember how  41  Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I  42 her．One day, when Holly thinks  43 in the future, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than anything else．
I repaired the car, but the dent(凹陷)in my truck is   44 there today．Every day it reminds me of what really  45 in my life．

My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.     1  Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.  2  She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
   3   Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.   4   She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!   5  This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

Why do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable （讨人喜欢的）．Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch．And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs．But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls．
Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo．Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other．
Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says．They've been together nearly 21 years．
"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine," Wesselman says．"In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up．It's really sweet．I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food．"
Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale （士气;精神状态）, helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction．The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities to roll out the welcome mat for pets．
【小题1】According to the context, where do you think the sentence “They start and end the day together” should appear in the passage?

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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother’s Day. He said to himself, “I’ll _36_Mom some roses.”

He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma’am?” the boy asked. The clerk _37_to explain that roses were_38_. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

  “No, I have to have roses,” he said, “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. I want to get something _39_. It has to be red roses, because that’s her _40_.”

   The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was _41_by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and _42_said that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

   The clerk looked at the young man and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your six dollars.” The young man _43_ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.

   John _44_his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery(快递) would_45_ a note telling his mother how much he _46_her. As he drove away from the shop, he saw the young man walking down the sidewalk. He _47_ him cross the street and enter a cemetery(墓地). The young man _48_by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully _49_ the roses on the grave and _50_ to sob. John heard the young man speak, “Mommy, why didn’t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus, please, _51_ my mommy. Tell my mommy I love her .”

   John _52_, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He _53_ quickly to the ___54__and told her he would take the flowers to his mother _55_.

A. lend         B. send         C. bring          D. take

A. offered       B. tried         C. decided        D. tended

A. cheap        B. ugly         C. reasonable      D. expensive

A. special       B. meaningful    C. great          D. nice

A. feeling       B. hobby        C. favorite        D. interest

A. beaten       B. knocked       C. hit            D. touched

A. straightly     B. sorrowfully    C. silently        D. naturally

A. just         B. almost         C. hardly        D. seldom

A. ordered      B. bargained      C. packed        D. accepted

A. contain      B. include        C. conclude       D. hold

A. missed      B. loved          C. treasured      D. valued

A. watched     B. noticed        C. heard          D. felt

A. hurried      B. went          C. passed         D. stopped

A. dropped     B. put           C. delivered       D. cast

A. pretended    B. began         C. attempted       D. volunteered

A. find         B. congratulate    C. apologize      D. promise

A. disappeared  B. moved         C. turned         D. shook

A. drove       B. walked         C. ran            D. rushed

A. home       B. shop           C. market         D. company

A. quickly      B. naturally       C. personally      D. responsibly

We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the   1 to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her  2 , so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I  3  having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t  4  forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
We were talking  5  we heard a loud noise.  6  hearing it, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted; “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck!”
My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting (矛盾的) thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was 7? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly  8  you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The  9 had happened in my own driveway. Holly had  10  my truck into our family van (搬运车). Because of her  11 , she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt  12  but when I reached her, she was crying and saying “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I  13 my dad’s car completely. When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to  14  me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the  15 of the night, which was a deep wound on her soul.
I remember how  16 Holly was when she crashed our truck, and how I   17 her. One day, when Holly  18  on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times  19 any piece of  20 .