My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at     __. As for me, I __     both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really    __ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __    Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the __   __ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything      well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a       wind came all of a sudden. The boat was  _  _  violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any   __, but at this moment he __   .

“John!    __ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any     __. He was the one I always __   __ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a     _ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller      it was too late. Anther huge wall of water      the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely     of him.

I swam to Dad      and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __ __ now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __     of my father.

1.A. boating                 B. running             C. swimming           D. teaching

2.A. enjoyed       B. desired              C. hated               D. learned

3.A. unforgivable   B. unforgettable      C. cheerful           D. regretful

4.A. sent            B. ordered           C. invited             D. allowed

5.A. calm            B. icy                 C. stormy              D. thundery

6.A. finished                B. went               C. seemed            D. sounded

7.A. strong                  B. gentle              C. cold               D. hot

8.A. pulled         B. broken             C. sailed               D. hit

9.A. danger          B. place              C. sport               D. job

10.A. suffered                 B. fell           C. froze           D. forgot

11.A. Look           B. Help                C. Run                 D. Jump

12.A. problem       B. relationship        C. machine            D. boat

13.A. turned to      B. lived with           C. argued with         D. objected to

14.A. fountain               B. stream             C. shower              D. wave

15.A. before          B. or               C. after               D. but

16.A. turned on             B. turned into           C. turned over        D. turned up

17.A. ashamed             B. protective           C. tired               D. afraid

18.A. hopelessly            B. quickly              C. slowly               D. helplessly

19.A. painful               B. dangerous         C. safe                D. tired

20.A. catching sight          B. getting fond         C. getting tired       D. taking care

第二节：完型填空（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。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

31．A．rode                B．walked                 C．ran                              D．drove

32．A．conversations  B．games                C．relationships      D．activities

33．A．cold         B．crowded        C．quiet                        D．dirty

34．A．horse                  B．entertainment  C．life                               D．beer

35．A．often             B．ever                C．never                           D．sometimes

36．A．laughing     B．singing                   C．sleeping                        D．crying

37．A．unimportant     B．busy                     C．unsatisfied             D．tired

38．A．living              B．change                C．decision                        D．house

39．A．dreamed             B．heard                            C．thought                        D．spoken

40．A．honesty               B．money                 C．fame                              D．energy

41．A．cared                   B．knew                    C．forgot                            D．hoped

42．A．training               B．ruling                  C．helping                        D．protecting

43．A．warned                B．wanted                C．allowed                         D．persuaded

44．A．start                             B．find                       C．design                          D．sell

45．A．farther               B．higher                  C．easier                                D．closer

46．A．showed              B．kept                      C．lost                              D．achieved

47．A．company            B．school                  C．farm                         D．café

48．A．suffering             B．sharing                C．enjoying                      D．following

49．A．though              B．if                            C．and                           D．since

50．A．So                          B．However             C．Or                            D．Because

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father.

I received this gift on a cloudy day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to meet my uncle and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was staying with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I remembered my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said “hello” to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and gave me this watch. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun with your friends today?”

“Yes, Dad, and I’m sorry about not meeting my uncle at the airport.”

“I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder (提醒物) for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: To respect time and never be late to do something. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

49. The writer’s uncle came to visit them ______.

A. by car B. by air  C. by boat      D. by taxi

50. Why did Essa’s father get angry when Essa got to his house?

A. Essa often spent a lot of time with friends.

B. Essa cared little about other people.

C. Essa wasted too much time.  

D. Essa forgot an important thing.

51. Why did the father give Essa a watch?

A. To punish Essa.  B. To comfort Essa.

C. To teach Essa.           D. To praise Essa.

52. What did Essa think of the watch?

A. It was a priceless gift.       B. It was an useless gift.

C. It was a common gift.       D. It was a strange gift.

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。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

A．rode                 B．walked            C．ran                       D．drove

A．conversations    B．games              C．relationships      D．activities

A．cold              B．crowded       C．quiet                   D．dirty

A．horse               B．entertainment  C．life                        D．beer

A．often             B．ever             C．never                     D．sometimes

A．laughing        B．singing            C．sleeping                  D．crying

A．unimportant     B．busy                C．unsatisfied            D．tired

A．living            B．change             C．decision                  D．house

A．dreamed            B．heard               C．thought                   D．spoken

A．honesty              B．money             C．fame                      D．energy

A．cared                  B．knew               C．forgot                     D．hoped

A．training              B．ruling             C．helping                  D．protecting

A．warned            B．wanted            C．allowed                  D．persuaded

A．start                  B．find                 C．design                    D．sell

A．farther               B．higher             C．easier                         D．closer

A．showed              B．kept                C．lost                       D．achieved

A．company           B．school             C．farm                    D．café

A．suffering            B．sharing            C．enjoying                D．following

A．though              B．if                    C．and                     D．since

A．So                     B．However          C．Or                      D．Because

When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble—a word game—against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life; to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.
It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). This proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战) to her, so I gave her some homework. I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.
“Are you demanding this with your kindergarten pupils?” she said.
“No, of course not,” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”
My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). For as long as I remember, and time I called, my mother would answer, Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.
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