I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her doll. And I will never forget the words she said, ever though it was pretended.

    She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very good. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was obvious that she’d been put there to sit alone and think.

    My daughter continued her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up, I just don’t know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach…And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play —don’t you know what I mean?”

    And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, as I listened to her words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear.

    But now my attitude has changed, because, in my heart, I realize…I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs have the corners and the dustbunnies rule the floor, I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore.

    I’m going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother…For we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1. What was the little girl doing with her doll?

A. She was dressing up her doll.    

B. She was playing the doll with her friend Suzie.

C. She was talking to her mother.   

D. She was punishing her doll.

2. Which statement is TRUE about the mother’s behaviors before that day?

   A. She spent a lot of time with her daughter talking to her.

   B. She was busy cleaning the house with little time spared for her daughter.

   C. She didn’t show her love to her child.

   D. She always dressed up baby dolls with her daughter.

3. What do the underlined words “cobwebs” and “dustbunnies” probably refer to?

   A. A happy atmosphere inside the home.   

B. All her d aughter’s toys

   C. Happy memories of a child           

D. Things that kept the mother busy

4. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

   A. Daughter and Her Doll         B. Daughter’s Words

   C. Only One Childhood           D. A Busy Mother’s Change

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us lately. We couldn’t understand the   36  _, and we didn’t ask him for an explanation.   37   , we decided to   38    him a lesson in the way he treated us.

Once we started giving Charles the   39    shoulder, almost everybody was taking no notice of him. He looked so   40   , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria (自助餐厅). Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when   41   passed his table, but all he got   42   return were mean looks and silence.

At first I was glad my plan had   43   , but Charles’ unhappiness made me upset. I only wanted him to know   44   it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would   45   him.

During one lunch period, I   46   as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch, obviously   47   the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria. I suddenly realized I had done wrong.

 “Hey! Man. I’m terribly sorry.” I called out.

Charles turned around   48  , clearly wanting to avoid eye contact.

 “Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked.

 “I’m so sorry,   49   I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship.” I said.

“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much   50  . “I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted.”

“Oh, my God! Why would I want   51  ?” I shouted , completely puzzled.

Clearly, we both had been   52    each other wrong.

At first Charles couldn’t accept my   53  . I knew he needed time to   54   all the hurt I’d caused him. But eventually, he did forgive me. We even started hanging out together   55  . And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all.

A. situation       B. change                 C. action                D. appearance

A. Besides        B. Therefore       C. Instead                 D. Opposite

A. take           B. teach                  C. give                        D. attend

A. serious       B. friendly            C. warm                 D. cold

A. sad               B. angry               C. happy                D. high

A. nobody            B. anybody             C. they                        D. someone

A. at               B. in                  C. on                  D. by

A. helped             B. operated            C. worked               D. done

A. what                   B. that                 C. as                   D. how

A. worry       B. touch           C. hurt                  D. disappointed

A. imagined          B. listened             C. recalled               D. watched

A. counting        B. guessing             C. waiting              D. checking

A. fast             B. slowly              C. finally               D. willingly

A. and                     B. so                 C. thus                  D. but

A. interested         B. pleased             C. surprised              D. moved

A. one                  B. those               C. that                  D. such

A. understanding  B. regarding           C. knowing             D. treating

A. explanation     B. attitude            C. suggestion                   D. apology

A. get through  B. get over                 C. get across             D. get along

A. seldom          B. once               C. again                D. also

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（每小题2分，满分10分）
76   Spanish people drink coca cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do all these things daily.
I think that Aerican movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the entertainment programs and documentaries we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to are made in Hollywood.
 77  Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from country of the European Community.
American culture is very much a part of Spanish life. It's certain that many things from America are as much a part of their lives as Spanish things. For example, coca cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product.   78       
However, it’s different with western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the life style of the Spanish people     79      
On the other hand, it may be that McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and they are more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. 80   

A．In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is more and more a part of our lives every day.

B．The Spanish people usually go out to eat.

C．I’ve known coca cola my whole life.

D． The spanish people normally eat at home

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。

Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.

As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.

Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.

“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.

I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.

I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!

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　　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727　　18　 , I open the　　19　 . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in　　20　 .”

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