The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

At the end of the semester,we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

Why was Rose in college at 87? Because         .

  A.she wanted to meet a rich husband

  B.she wanted to get married and have children

  C.she wanted to travel around

  D.she dreamed of having a college education

According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT        .

  A.dress up

  B.enjoy the attention from the other students

  C.play football

  D.make friends

According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not      .

  A.laugh                               B.be humorous

  C.have a dream                         D.lose your dream

According to the last paragraph but one we know          .

  A.growing older is quite different from growing up

  B.growing older needs talent

  C.growing up doesn’t require ability

  D.the elderly usually have no regrets

Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

A. where there is a will, there’s a way

B. never too late to learn

C.Study hard and you will be young

D. never too late to be all you can possibly be

第二节：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。

An Act of Kindness

Mother was making a dish for Mrs. Smith next door ,   36  six-year-old Susie came up and   37   why Mommy was doing so .

“Because Mrs. Smith is very sad: she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her   38   .And when someone is very , very sad , they have trouble doing the   39  things like making dinner or other housework . Because we’re part of a   40   and Mrs Smith is our neighbor , we need to do some thing to help her. Mrs Smith won’t   41   be able to talk with  or hug her daughter or do all those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. You’re a very smart girl , Susie ; maybe you’ll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought seriously about this  42   and how she could do her part in   43  Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later , Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments , Mrs Smith   44   the knock with a “Hi , Susie”.

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that   45   musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone, and she also looked as though having been   46   because her eyes were weary and swollen(肿胀). “What can I do for you , Susie ?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very , very sad with a broken heart.” Susie   47  her hand out shyly. In it was a   48  . “This is for your  49  . Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie , choking back her tears.   50  her tears she said ,”thank you , darling girl, this will help a lot.”

Mrs. Smith accepted Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step   51   . She bought a small key ring with a picture frame ----  52   designed to carry keys and proudly display a family portrait at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band –Aid in the frame to   53  herself to heal a little every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support . It has become her  54   for healing ,    55  forgetting the joy and love she experienced with her laughter.

36. A. when          B. then             C. as                   D. while

37. A. stated           B. wandered        C. claimed              D. wondered

38. A. after all         B. at present         C. from now on          D. for a little while

39. A. little            B. few             C. hard                 D. tough

40. A. family           B. community       C. world               D. race

41. A. even            B. nearly           C. ever                 D. barely

42. A. challenge        B. chance           C. incident              D. risk

43. A. attending to      B. stocking with      C. dealing with          D. getting on with

44. A. reacted          B. responded        C. answered             D. received

45. A. desperate        B. familiar           C. annoying           D. anxious

46. A. sleeping         B. reflecting         C. weeping            D. praying

47. A. brought          B. took             C. held               D. pulled

48. A. Band-Aid        B. key              C. picture             D. frame

49. A. daughter        B. eyes            C. hands             D. broken heart

50. A. Upon            B. Through          C. At               D. By

51. A. further          B. as well             C. in detail           D. once again

52. A. that             B. which             C. what              D. one

53. A. recover          B. remind            C. reward            D. repay

54. A. symbol          B. burden            C. pressure           D. ambition

55. A. rather than       B. in case of          C. yet not             D. regardless of                 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A：Hello! This is Li Mei Calling from Jilin．May I speak to Carla?

C：Just a moment，please． ___1___

B：Hello?

A：Hi，Carla! This is Li Mei calling from Jilin．How are you?

Bt Oh，hi，Li Mei! How nice to hear your voice! I’m fine，thank you．

A：Thank you so much for giving me such a lovely time in Trindad．

B： ___2___  I hope you can come again some day!

A：I’d love to ! I wonder，though，if you are interested in visiting me during the Spring Festival this year． __3___.

B：Oh．I’d love to, but I don’t know if I will be free then. What time of year is it?

A： ___4___ but this year it’s at the beginning of February．

B：I’d love to come.  I’ll try to find out if I can take off work then．It’s very kind of you to invite me!

A：Oh，don’t mention it! I hope you can come! Say hello to Hari for me! I hope he can come to

China with you．

B：That would be fun! Thanks a lot for calling !__ 5___

A：OK, great! Have a good day!

B：Thanks，you too，bye!

A：Bye!

A .Oh．sorry．he isn’t here at the moment

    B. I’ll get her for you

    C. It was a pleasure having you here．

D. It is always the same each other．

E. I’d love to show you one of our Chinese festivals．

F. I’ll let Hari know you called．

G. It’s different every year．

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 “Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a  1   performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the  2  .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people  3  .

“What?! What performance? Dance? Is that true?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite  4   girl. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to  5   indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl！

“I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.

I arrived at the  6   with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would  7  from a hard time before her turn, for I had no  8  of art, but her performance was  9  watching, no matter how long I would wait. Time went slowly. I  10  with myself not to fall asleep.

“Let’s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !”  11  filled the hall at once.

I opened my eyes as large as possible,  12  to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. She was so beautiful. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully  13   in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly  14  on the splendid stage.

    After all the performance  15  , I waited for her at the gate.

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 16  as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

“How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired  17   on her face.

“  18  !” I answered.

“Thank you! I knew it would be.” She could not  19   her excitement, laughing like a child. Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I  20  that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. instrument          B. dance            C. music             D. opera

2. A. address             B. number          C. ticket             D. invitation

3. A. quickly             B. completely       C. quietly            D. excitedly

4. A. lovely              B. popular          C. confident          D. ordinary

5. A. cover up            B. turn off          C. dress up           D. take in

6. A. hall                B. party            C. cinema            D. concert

7. A. relieve             B. escape           C. relax              D. suffer

8. A. interest             B. ability           C. sense             D. touch

9. A. proper              B. worth           C. good              D. happy

10. A. struggled           B. knocked          C. supported         D. controlled

11. A. Appreciation        B. Attention         C. Expectation        D. Applause

12. A. desiring            B. fearing          C. forgetting         D. regretting

13. A. absorbed           B. swallowed        C. addicted          D. surrounded

14. A. singing             B. flying           C. skipping           D. staying

15. A. stopped             B. paused          C. ended             D. succeeded

16. A. talked              B. dressed          C. laughed           D. saw

17. A. appearance          B. excitement       C. expression         D. exhibition

18. A. Sorry              B. Congratulations   C. Far from           D. Fantastic

19. A. hide               B. prevent          C. remove            D. abandon

20. A. doubted            B. realized          C. wondered          D. suggested

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A：Hello! This is Li Mei Calling from Jilin．May I speak to Carla?

C：Just a moment，please． ___1___

B：Hello?

A：Hi，Carla! This is Li Mei calling from Jilin．How are you?

Bt Oh，hi，Li Mei! How nice to hear your voice! I’m fine，thank you．

A：Thank you so much for giving me such a lovely time in Trindad．

B： ___2___  I hope you can come again some day!

A：I’d love to ! I wonder，though，if you are interested in visiting me during the Spring Festival this year． __3___.

B：Oh．I’d love to, but I don’t know if I will be free then. What time of year is it?

A： ___4___ but this year it’s at the beginning of February．

B：I’d love to come.  I’ll try to find out if I can take off work then．It’s very kind of you to invite me!

A：Oh，don’t mention it! I hope you can come! Say hello to Hari for me! I hope he can come to

China with you．

B：That would be fun! Thanks a lot for calling !__ 5___

A：OK, great! Have a good day!

B：Thanks，you too，bye!

A：Bye!

A .Oh．sorry．he isn’t here at the moment

    B. I’ll get her for you

    C. It was a pleasure having you here．

D. It is always the same each other．

E. I’d love to show you one of our Chinese festivals．

F. I’ll let Hari know you called．

G. It’s different every year．

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