_________ to the efforts by the headmaster, I can go back to school now.

When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.

“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.

“Andrew, I was 　 31　 today,” he answered quietly.

I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you 　 32　 at home?”

Then I noticed his 　 33　 and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. 　 34　 our family has been his joy, and I guess I have 　 35　 his work for granted.

My father’s unemployment 　 36　 many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be 　 37　 , my room cleaned up, and my 　　38　 done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer 　　39　 jobs. I began to notice how 　 40　 he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be 　 41　 . For the first time, I 　 42　 my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to 　 43　 less. I gave up my pocket money, 　 44　 it wasn’t much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.

After several difficult months of searching, my dad 　 45　 to go in a totally different direction. He 　 46　 that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him 　 47　 it, and I admired how much time and 　　48　 he expended. I 　 49　 knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.

Although this was one of the 　 50　 experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.

31　 A. taken off B. put off C. laid off D. called off

32　 A. eventually B. really C. frequently D. especially

33　 A. happiness B. kindness C. loneliness D. seriousness

34　 A. Supporting B. Abusing C. Offering D. Shooting

35　 A. regarded B. taken C. viewed D. looked

36　 A. came out B. brought about C. gave off D. let out

37　 A. made B. sold C. banned D. applied

38　 A. job B. homework C. fun D. time

39　 A. falling into B. putting up C. keeping on D. searching for

40　 A. down B. flexible C. concrete D. honest

41　 A. disappointed B. optimistic C. anxious D. appropriate

42　 A. considered B. remembered C. rejected D. predicted

43　 A. earn B. enjoy C. spend D. find

44　 A. even so B. if only C. even though D. as if

45　 A. hoped B. decided C. dreamed D. expected

46　 A. advised B. informed C. explained D. insisted

47　 A. form B. open C. set D. build

48　 A. strength B. power C. force D. energy

49　 A. never B. seldom C. always D. hardly

50　 A. worst B. best C. most D. least

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。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

书面表达

本题包含可供选择的(A)和(B)两道题，考生可任选其中一题。根据(A)或(B)所提问题限定的内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。短文必须包括括号中的全部信息。词数不少于80个。请注意恰当使用连词。

1．What were you doing when Liu Dan came in last Sunday evening?

(do my homework)

2．Why did she come to your home? (invite, see a film)

3．What did you see on the way to the cinema? (a little girl, cry)

4．Did she know where her home was? (no)

5．What did you do then?

6．Was the film over when you got to the cinema?

7．How did you feel?

(B)

1．What did your parents buy as a gift for you at the beginning of the new year?

(a new type of computer)

2．Do you like it? Why? (yes , change one’s life)

3．Is it a good help to your study (yes, improve one's lessons with software)

4．What else can you do with the computer?

(collect necessary information from internet)

5．Does it bring you a lot of fun in your spare time? What are they?

6．What can you do to prevent you from wasting time on it?

书面表达

本题包含可供选择的(A)和(B)两道题，考生可任选其中一题。根据(A)或(B)所提问题限定的内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。短文必须包括括号中的全部信息。词数不少于80。请注意恰当使用连词。

1．Where do you live? (Beijing, capital of China)

2．Is she a beautiful city? (yes)

3．Why do people call her an ancient city?

(many famous wonders and beautiful spots such as．．．)

4．Why is Beijing very important? (the centre of politics, economy, culture)

5．What has happened to Beijing since 1979?

6．Is people’s living condition getting better and better?

7．How do you feel as a Beijinger?

(B)

1．What happened to Wu Bin when school was over?

(classmates, go home, have to stay)

2．Why was he asked to remain? (not do his homework)

3．How did he feel while he stood in Mrs Li’s office? (quite ashamed)

4．Did Mrs Li blame him for it? What did she say?

(to his surprise, no, ask him, want to be, in the future)

5．How did Wu Bin answer to his teacher? (to become a scientist)

6．What did Mrs Li say? Did Wu Bin understand what she meant and express his determination?

7．How did Wu Bin work at his lessons from then on?