三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

When I get off the bus, I’m usually greeted by the sounds of news on CNN. My father welcomes me, and I help him with the usual things—changing the channel and some other tasks. My father has a disease that makes him unable to walk. Despite his disability, my father has always been my role model.

In my first year at middle school, my grades slipped greatly. My father told me I could improve. I currently maintain a B plus average, and he confidently supports me in all my academic efforts. He is against violence to the best of his ability. Love is his most important tool,and he makes sure we know that violence is never the answer.

He urges me not to fear,but to believe in what I think is right.“No matter what anyone tells me,”he says,“I believe what I choose. If someone is discriminating against you for who you are, they don’t deserve your time.”My friends are the most caring people I’ve met, because I realize that they don’t judge me, and they like me as I am.

I’ve always found it strange that people pity me because of my father’s condition. He’s not inferior(次于) to anyone. His disease doesn’t hold him back. He’s normal person.

When I see disabled people out in public, I consider them equal to any other individual. No one is superior to anyone for any physical reason. I’ve known that from that day on, thanks to my dad.

“Anything else?”I’ll ask.

“No, that’s fine.”

As I walk to my room, I think my dad who teaches me the most important things I’ll ever need to know. My father is in no way inferior to anyone else. If anything, he’s even better.

1.

According to the passage,we learn that the author’s father is_________.

  A.kind but sort of strict                    B.disabled but optimistic

  C.independent but violent                  D.full of love but lacks confidence

2.

It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that the author’s father gives him some advice on

   _________.

  A.how to make friends                    B.how to help the disabled

  C.how to learn from failure                D.how to improve his studies

3.

.When the author sees disabled people in public,he feels_________.

  A.embarrassed            B.sorry        C.natural        D.uncomfortable

4.

What can we learn from the passage?

  A.The author is proud of his father.

  B.The author is likely to be taken in by his friends.

  C.The author encourages his father to do things himself.

  D.The author is looked down upon because of him disabled father.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

      Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My   36  , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or   37   some cause known only to him.

      Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very   38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to   39   back.

      One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar   40  . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably   41   the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

      Soon it became   42   that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the   43   without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally   44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

     Finally, we   45  a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and   46   reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.

     Since our adventure, I  47  that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.

He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

1.A. deer                     B. dog                          C. lady                          D. man

2.A. imagine                         B. consider                 C. explore                   D. present

3.A. smart                   B. sweet                      C. slow                         D. shy

4.A. turn                      B. kick                          C. jump                        D. speak

5.A. driveway             B. path                         C. crossroad               D. highway

6.A. knew                    B. saw                          C. showed                   D. made

7.A. mysterious                   B. ridiculous               C. fascinating              D. apparent

8.A. house                            B. forest                      C. field                         D. cottage

9.A. unconcerned              B. unconscious C. undecided              D. uncomfortable

10.A. left for                        B. went off                  C. came to                   D. drove toward

11.A. punctually                  B. frequently              C. formally                  D. shortly

12.A. regretted                   B. remembered         C. concluded              D. confirmed

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents  36   the necessities of life   37   they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father   38   a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them  39  .”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t   40   them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I   41   from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily   42  .These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully   43   discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t  44  whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the  45   of the company.
I went   46   to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I   47   most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I   48   with the family members of the men and women in my   49  ,trying to help them deal with the long periods of   50  .These proved popular and word of them spread.   51   I was being asked to give encouraging   52   to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real  53 ,and my life is still guided by the  54   lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to   55   it.
36.A.provided              B.got                           C.made                        D.bought
37.A.while                   B.but                           C.so                             D.or
38.A.about                   B.with                          C.for                            D.of
39.A.themselves            B.ourselves                   C.yourself                    D.myself
40.A.pay                      B.find                          C.produce                     D.afford
41.A.came                    B.returned                    C.escaped                     D.graduated
42.A.drills                    B.tasks                         C.exercises                   D.reports
43.A.included               B.asked                        C.required                    D.met
44.A.matter                  B.mean                        C.exist                         D.work
45.A.good                    B.boss                          C.rest                           D.right
46.A.out                       B.on                                   C.away                         D.off
47.A.took                     B.hated                        C.enjoyed                     D.did
48.A.ended                   B.began                        C.continued                  D.held
49.A.charge                  B.situation                    C.position                     D.choice
50.A.lessons                 B.meetings                   C.training                     D.separation
51.A.Long before                                             B.Before long
C.As usual                                                       D.Once again
52.A.performances                                           B.descriptions
C.speeches                                                       D.gifts
53.A.vacation               B.place                         C.job                           D.travel
54.A.important             B.bitter                        C.normal                      D.difficult
55.A.gain                            B.achieve                            C.show                         D.match

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．
First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．
Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why?
Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．
But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．
We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career．
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”
So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．
【小题1】From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No Way! Please pass me the salad   36 ．

      Hi, my name is Mor??gan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian  37 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of  38  happens to animals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so  39   ． Baby cows and chickens live their   40    lives in places that are too small for them．They have no  41    to move about．This is so  42   ．They suffer and do not get to

43   their lives．

       I don't like other animals that also only live to be  44  by people while they are alive and the  45   they are killed．I feel sorry for them．

       The best thing  46   being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．47  , 1 think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the   48  of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables  49  me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to  50  my bones calcium（钙）．

      I have a life threatening allergy（过敏）to nuts, seeds, and peanuts,  51   I eat soy butter to get my protein!

       I  52  in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and  53   life, including animals!

       54    is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in  55   with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．

A．too    B．also     C．either          D．instead

A．because       B．unless     C．whether  D．while

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

A．excited    B．sad         C．glad     D．happy

A．short          B．long            C．colorful  D．useful

A．time         B．room            C．need        D．problem

A．cruel         B．interesting     C．necessary       D．probable

A．like          B．hate     C．enjoy     D．love

A．played       B．eaten          C．looked   D．fed

A．style         B．road           C．way     D．type

A．in     B．at              C．to              D．about

A．Besides     B．However       C．Otherwise      D．Therefore

A．smell          B．color        C．size             D．taste

A．force          B．make        C．cause      D．get

A．leave          B．take           C．bring    D．give

A．so     B．but          C．yet      D．or

A．believe     B．think        C．consider        D．imagine

A．inspecting   B．respecting       C．expecting       D．inspiring

A．It             B．What    C．As             D．Which

A．harmony     B．memory        C．terms    D．search