阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life.   31        these proverbs, there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop   32   (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960 — 1279) was very anxious to help   33        rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about   34          day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea   35            he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired   36         doing this for a whole day,   37        he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”   38           (high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their   39           (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often   40            (result) in the contrary to our intention.

语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

    阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

    Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life.   31   these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop   32  (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.

    It is said that a short—tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help   33  rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about   34   day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.

    One day, he came up with an idea   35   he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.

    He was very tired   36   doing this for a whole day,   37   he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”  38  (high).

    His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.

This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their   39  (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often   40  (result) in the contrary to our intention.

I had the meanest mother in the whole world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast．When others had cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids' also．But at least, I wasn't alone in my sufferings．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．

My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and where we were going．We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath everyday．

The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning．We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends．So while they slept --- my mother actually had the nerve to break the Child Labor Law．She made us work．We had to wash dishes, make beds, learn to cook and all sorts of cruel things．I believe she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us．

Through the years, things didn't improve a bit．We could not lie in bed, "sick" like our friends did, and miss school．Our marks in school had to be up to par．Our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks．With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a drop-out．

My mother was a complete failure as a mother．Out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education．None of us have ever been arrested or divorced．Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country．She forced us to grow up into God-fearing, educated, honest adults．Using this as a background, I am now trying to raise my three children．I am filled with pride when my children call me mean．Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world．

1.What can we infer from the passage?

       A．The author is not happy to have such a mean mother．      

       B．The author's mother broke the Child Labor Law to make money．

       C．The author's mother failed to educate her children to be honest adults．

       D．The author is strict with her children．

2.Why couldn’t the author eat candy for breakfast?

     A．Because she preferred cereal, eggs or toast to candy．

     B．Because her mother couldn’t afford for candy．

     C．Because her mother thought it not good to eat candy for breakfast．

     D．Because her mother had to give candy to the author’s sister and two brothers．

3.The author’s mother made her children work because _________ ．

     A．she had trouble falling into sleep．

     B．she could not keep such a big family without her children’s help．

     C．she was teaching her children to live by themselves．

     D．she had no time to do the housework．

Sports News of the Week

Bolt gains 100m title again in Moscow

    Last updated: Monday, Aug-12-2013, 08:54

USAIN BOLT of Jamaica won the men's 100 meters final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday．

Usain Bolt was made to look human by a combination of a Russian rainstorm and a fired-up Justin Gatlin on Sunday but the Jamaican superstar was still good enough to regain his world 100 meters title in a surging 9．77 seconds．

With former world and Olympic champion and twice-banned doper Gatlin leading at halfway, Bolt was forced to race a rival, rather than the clock．

Jason Dufner wins PGA Championship

    Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 10:38

Jason Dufner won his first major title at the 95th PGA Championship, the top U．S． golf competition, seizing an early lead on Sunday at Oak Hill, Texas and holding on for victory despite a bogey-bogey finish．

The 36-year-old American, who squandered a four-shot lead with four holes to play in losing the 2011 PGA Championship, fired a final-round two-under par 68 to finish on 10-under par 270 for 72 holes．

     Isinbaeva leads harvest day for host Russia at Moscow worlds

    Last updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 10:35

Russia's "pole vault queen" Elena Isinbaeva ignited the Luzhniki stadium as she claimed her third world title on the fourth day of the 2013 IAAF World

Championships here on Tuesday, which saw host Russia harvested two gold and one silver medals in seven finals.

    Ireland's Heffernan wins world walk title at 35 Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14,2013,15:15

Ireland's Robert Heffernan won the world championship 50km walk title on Wednesday as the 35-year-old finally tasted glory after 13 years of heartbreak and near-misses．

Heffernan, fourth in the 2012 Olympic 50km and fourth in both walks at last year's European championships, broke clear of Mikhail Ryzhov after 35km to deny Russia a clean sweep of the walks after they took gold in both 20km events earlier in the week．

1.When did Bolt regain the men's 100 meters final?

A． August 11．     B． August 12．       C． August 13．     D． August 14．

2.Where is the PGA held?

A． Jamaica．   B． Russia．     C． America．   D． Ireland．

3.______ won the world championship at last after trying hard for 13 years．

A． Jason     B． Bolt      C． Isinbaeva       D． Heffernan

第三节语法填空：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Chinese proverbs(谚语) are rich and they are still __51__ (wide) used in Chinese people’s daily life. __52__ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop to help it grow”, __53__ (base) on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was very anxious to help __54__ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about __55__day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea __56__ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired from doing this for a whole day, __57__ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” __58__ (high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately, the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their __59__ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often __60__ (result) in the contrary to our intention.