阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       "A parcel arrived for you today," my father told me, as we were driving home from work．"It's quite big．" "Oh, really?" I wondered out loud．"Have you   36   anything? Maybe from Amazon or eBay or something…?" my father continued．"No, Dad．I'm  37  only one thing, but that should arrive in a（n）   38  ．"

       On Sunday, I will participate in a（n）   39   activity with some friends,' and．I had asked Bluebell if she could send me some of her homemade smile cards to  40   on the day．Since smile cards would have fit into an envelope,'! couldn't imagine what else could be in the  41  I became increasingly  42  as we continued to drive home．As soon as we arrived, I  43  to open the package．It had a neat, hand-written label （标签）on it．"There might be something easy to  44  inside," my father said, as he handed me some scissors．"Be careful when you open it．"

       The package was filled with all sorts of kindness   45  I First, some beautiful colorful posters with kindness ideas and   46   fell onto the floor．There were also loads of wrist bands （护腕）, which I will   47   at our kindness activity．   48   , there were three envelopes in the package——two of them had the most cleanly and neatly   49   smile cards, and the third had a wonderful card inside, which   50  , "Thank you very much for your kindness．．．loads of love, Bluebell．"

       "This is really   51 ," my father said．My mother and sister enjoyed the package as well．Bluebell put ．the biggest  52   on all of our faces! When I had asked her for some of her homemade smile cards to   53   some kindness during our activity, I never expected to 54   such a wonderful package filled with all sorts of kindness and inspiration!

       You have  55   made my day．Bluebell!

A．ordered        B．searched         C．desired        D．paid

A．preferring      B．wanting          C．preventing  D．expecting

A．poster         B．parcel'           C．envelope    D．e-mail

A．sports         B．afterschool        C．kindness    D．business

A．make up       B．write down        C．hand in   D．give out

A．package       B．card              C．letter       D．envelope

A．curious        B．surprised          C．hopeful     D．terrible

A．wanted        B．walked           C．rushed       D．stopped                       

A．lose          B．break             C．use          D．pick

A．talents       B．gifts              C．books        D．activities

A．articles      B．music        C．poets         D．poems

A．get rid of     B．make good use of    C．keep out of     D．take possession of

A．In conclusion B．In addition         C．In short        D．In fact

A．machinemade B．manmade          C．homemade     D．shopmade

A．told        ,B．spoke        C．wrote     D．read

A．amazing     B．funny        C．crazy         D．accidental

A．card        B.  tear               C．spot          D．smile

A．raise        B．spread         C．collects       D．teach      

A．find    B．discover   C．receive       D．accept

A．completely   B．partly              C．hardly        D．nearly

第三部分阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分)

How many times have you laughed today? Have you ever wondered what makes you laugh? In the whole animal kingdom, only we humans are capable (有能力的) of laughter. On average, we laugh about 17 times a day.

Laughter is a spontaneous reaction of the body to some-thing funny or pleasant. Have you noticed that when you laugh, many parts of your body respond (反应)? Your face changes expression, your breathing changes, and muscles throughout your body are affected.

An interesting story dates back to 1962. In a school in Tanganyika, in Africa, a group of schoolgirls started laughing uncontrollably over a joke. This laughter became epidemic (传染的), jumping from one person to the next, spreading across communities, and lasting for six months! So strong was the "laughter epidemic" that schools had to shut down till it ended.

How we laugh remains a mystery. Whatever the reasons, laughter, as the saying goes, "is the best medicine." In fact, science has proven that being happy and laughing can not only keep us healthy and fit but help deal with serious illnesses.

Laughing exercises all the important muscles, and keeps you fit. People have started forming laughter clubs that use laughter to treat illnesses. They meet at specific places at fixed times and laugh together. Laughter spreads, so this exercise works best in groups; once one person starts laughing, others automatically (自动地) join in.

56. The underlined word "spontaneous" in the second paragraph probably means "______".

A. perfect            B. strange            C. natural         D. terrible

57. People have formed laughter clubs to ______.

A. kill time          B. relax         C. meet others        D. keep healthy

58. The best title for the passage would be ______.

A. A Laughter Epidemic

B. Laughter, What It Is, and What It Can Do

C. The Relationship Between Laughter and Health

D. How Laughter Helps Cure Disease

59. The passage is probably taken from a(n) ______.

A. ad         B. novel            C. magazine           D. medical book

After a very busy afternoon，as I walked into my house，I heard the phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia，upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice，but this time，exhausted from chores，I simply sat down in a chair and listened to my friend’s frustration  and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort her，I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydia’s depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. “I’m so grateful for the way you helped me through this，”she said.
At first I was surprised. After all，I had done nothing except be there for her. But after I had my own venting (发泄的)  experience with another friend later that evening，I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact，most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap；it’s listening that’s rare and valuable It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying，but also to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker，that level of understanding translates into concern and respect.
Unfortunately，listening isn’t as easy as it sounds. Thanks  to  schedules  filled  with  family and work，multitasking has become a barrier (障碍) to listening. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding  laundry or checking my e­mail while Lydia talked that afternoon.
Another barrier to listening is our listening system：Most of us take in only about half of what’s being said during a conversation，according to the International Listening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute，yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore，because we think much more quickly than we  speak，it is easy for us to lose our concentration when  listening to speakers.
While it can be hard to focus at times，it’s a skill worth developing. With a little practice  (employing some techniques)，you can become a better listener.
【小题1】Why didn’t the author give any advice to Lydia that afternoon?

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say,  1  if it had to do with me.  2  so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3  my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4  any open offering of love. In fact, I got  5 at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly  6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7  I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)  8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it  9  “To read when you’re  10 ”.
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I  11  it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and  12  you do or say will ever change that. I am here  13  you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s  14 . Just know that  15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”
That was the  16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17  mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be  18  in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,  19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my  20  there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.

短文填词 (满分10分)

Briefly speaking, English is so useful that all of us students should learn it well. It is a good idea to make friends with foreigners. In my o___________,

1.__________

it is the best way to i_________your English. It will be fun and it will expand

2.__________

your view of world. If you make friends with a n______________speaker, you

3.__________

can practice your ______________(口语的)English mor often and you can

4.__________

____________(分享) your ideas with people around the world. You can also

5.__________

Become familiar with the different _________(风俗) and habits. There are some

6.__________

people who are afraid to make friends with foreigners___________they are not

7.__________

Confident in their English. In fact, many foreigners do not__________about

8.__________

grammar. They can get your key__________and then figure out the whole

9.__________

meaning. So it is unneccessary_________be afraid to talk with foreigners, just

10.__________

go ahead.