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。

Little Chad was a shy,   21   young man. One day he came home and told his mother that he’d like to make a Valentine for everyone in his class. Her heart sank. She thought, “I wish he  22   do that！” because she had   23   the children when they walked home from school. Her Chad was always   24   them. They laughed and   25  on to each other. But Chad was never   26  . However, she decided she would   27   with her son. So she bought the paper and glue and crayons(蜡笔). For three weeks, night after night, Chad painstakingly made 35 valentines.

Valentine’s Day   28  , and Chad was   29   himself with excitement. He carefully put them in a bag and walked out of the door. His mother decided to bake him his favorite cookies and   30   them nice and warm with a cool glass of milk when he came home. She just knew he would be   31   and maybe that would ease(减轻) the pain a little. It hurt her to think that he wouldn’t get many valentines-maybe   32  at all.

That afternoon she had the cookies and milk on the table. When she heard the children outside, she looked out of the window. Sure enough,   33  they came, laughing and having the   34   time. And, as   35  , there was Chad at the back. He walked a little faster than usual. She   36   expected him to burst into   37   as soon as he got inside. His arms were   38  , she noticed, and when the door opened she choked back the tears.

“Mommy has some cookies and milk for you,” she said.

But he hardly heard her words, he just   39   right on by, his face aglow(满面红光), and all he could say was, “Not a one. Not a one.”

Her heart sank.

And then he added, “I didn’t forget a one, not a   40   one!”

21．A．excited       B．quiet  C．cold    D．calm

22．A．shouldn’t   B．might          C．wouldn’t    D．could

23．A．watched    B．noticed       C．found D．stared

24．A．behind        B．among        C．with   D．beside

25．A．dropped     B．hung  C．fell      D．turned

26．A．contained  B．included     C．received     D．favored

27．A．go on B．go off C．go in  D．go along

28．A．reached     B．followed     C．passed       D．dawned

29．A．in        B．of        C．beside        D．for

30．A．provide       B．offer  C．serve D．supply

31．A．disappointed      B．worried      C．high   D．anxious

32．A．some B．none  C．any     D．nothing

33．A．there B．where         C．nowhere    D．anywhere

34．A．best   B．good  C．great D．happy

35．A．never B．always        C．still     D．seldom

36．A．hardly         B．badly C．fully    D．seriously

37．A．laughter     B．laughing     C．crying         D．tears

38．A．full      B．straight      C．empty         D．bent

39．A．traveled     B．marched    C．moved        D．rolled

40．A．single          B．only    C．very   D．just

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

　　As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

　　A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

　　I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

　　Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.

　　While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

1.What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A．She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C．Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

D．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

2. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A．She wanted to share her stories with readers.

B．She had won a prize in the previous contest.

C．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

D．She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

3. The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________.

A．she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer

B．she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

C．she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D．she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing

4. What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A．Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B．Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

C．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

D．A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the  16  side of this line. When I hold  17  the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to  18  independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  19  mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s  20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was  21  to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a  22  time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  23  courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face  24  with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  25  she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  26  one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen  27  suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a  28  mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother  29  every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit  30  .
I  31  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  33  , she is well-equipped and eager to  34  the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the  35  we both needed.
16. A. left                    B. right                        C. either                      D. each
17. A. onto                  B. up                           C. back                        D. out
18. A. keep                  B. refuse                      C. taste                        D. bear
19. A. awkward            B. relaxing                   C. lively                      D. beautiful
20. A. comment            B. word                       C. concept                   D. response
21. A. received             B. invited                     C. treated                     D. accepted
22. A. good                  B. great                       C. hard                        D. easy
23. A. taken                 B. underlined               C. offered                    D. emphasized
24. A. lit up                 B. built up                   C. turned up                 D. made up
25. A. imagining          B. thinking                   C. hoping                    D. adding
26. A. only                  B. just                         C. even                        D. single
27. A. mostly               B. hardly                     C. exactly                    D. slightly
28. A. sharp                 B. normal                    C. different                  D. typical
29. A. encouraging       B. evaluating                C. disagreeing              D. agreeing
30. A. anxious              B. excited                    C. sad                          D. tense
31. A. reviewed            B. observed                  C. checked                   D. studied
32. A. competence        B. honesty                    C. confidence               D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore          B. Instead                    C. Still                        D. Besides
34. A. determine           B. embrace                   C. discover                  D. control
35. A. character            B. strength                   C. relief                       D. independence

In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell,she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university,just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all.And it is a top university.”She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money.Do you want me to get a job to help suppont you and Papa?Things aren’t that bad,are they?”

“No,”she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop,His chief customers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns.What’s more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me,and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because

A.  his father grduated from the university

B.  his mother did not thinks it a great university

C.  his parents needed him to help support the family

D.  his parents did not have enough money for him

2.The father srarted his small shop with the money from         

A.a local league                 B.his university

C.his relatives                  D.his college friends

3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?      

A.To help with her husband’s business   B.To raise money for her son

C.To meet her long-forgotten friends     D.To better manage her life

4.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn?  To get a well-paid job for himself

A.  To improve relations with his mother

B.  To go to his dream university

C.  To carry on with his father’s business

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

Rose wanted a job. She went to many offices and she didn’t like any of them. One day she saw a board in an office read: “This office needs a typist whom can type 200 words a minute.” Rose was exciting. When Rose went to the manager’s office, the man was writing something. Rose knocked at the door and the manager raised her head. “Do you need a typist?” asked Rose. “Yes!” he said. Rose clapped her hand. She couldn’t help saying, “OK! How much will you pay for me every month?” The manager thought for a while and said, “I will pay you 77 dollars for first three months. Then I will pay you 30 dollars every month.” Rose smiled and answer, “Great! I will come and work here three months late.” The manager was speechless.