One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet   21   of the splendid artwork.

       A young   22   viewing the paintings ahead of me   23   nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s   24   for putting up with her   25   stream of words.   26   by their noise, I moved on.

       I met them several times as I moved   27   the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   28  .

       I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   29   when the couple approached the   30  . Before they left, the man   31   into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   32   it into a long stick and then   33   his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

       “He’s a   34   man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   35   there is a new art show.”

       “But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

       “Can’t see! You’re   36  . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife   37   each painting so he can see it in his head.”

       I learned something about patience,   38   and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   39   and the courage of a husband who would not   40   blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.

A. touch      B. view   C. wander       D. scenery

A. lady B. man    C. couple D. clerk

A. yelled      B. shouted      C. screamed    D. chatted

A. attempt    B. independence     C. wisdom      D. patience

A. vivid       B. constant     C. casual D. vague

A. Adopted  B. Adapted     C. Conducted  D. Disturbed

A. through   B. to       C. towards      D. from  

A. anxiously B. urgently     C. quickly      D. worriedly

A. comment B. decision     C. purchase     D. profit

A. entrance B. exit     C. front   D. queue

A. plugged B. held    C. reached      D. bent

A. made     B. lengthened  C. brought      D. broadened

A. led B. found  C. forced D. tapped

A. brave     B. rough  C. smart  D. generous

A. wherever      B. whatever    C. whichever  D. whenever

A. right      B. silly    C. wrong D. unique

A. describes       B. draws  C. shows D. decorates

A. kindness       B. pride   C. enthusiasm D. courage

A. support  B. sight   C. expectation D. confidence

A. get B. hope   C. allow  D. cause

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38  me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43  to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48 , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paid       B. Spent          C. cost       D. took
37. A. praise      B. think      C. repeat     D. criticize
38. A. interrupt      B. disturb          C. look       D. avoid
39. A. when       B. after      C. since      D. until
40. A. rest         B. word      C. shower       D. sleep
4l. A. discovered    B. invented     C. noticed       D. assumed
42. A. knowing      B. fearing          C. enjoying     D. consulting
43. A. what        B. when     C. how       D. why
44. A. news       B. attitude      C. material     D. thread
45. A. talking     B. listening     C. responding D. appealing
46. A. where      B. how       C. that        D. when
47. A. tired        B. short      C. long       D. strong
48. A. leg              B. ear         C. hand      D. mind
49. A. step         B. pace       C. laugh     D. cry
50. A. talk         B. live        C. write      D. sleep
51. A. though     B. since      C. while     D. despite
52. A. Last        B. first       C. best       D. most
53. A. near        B. behind          C. Below     D. against
54. A. made       B. started     C. earned     D. found
55. A. mercy      B. care       C. excuse     D. patience

Great efforts must be ________ in order to improve your spoken English.

A. made  B. tried

C. had     D. put

When Madam Cuirie did the science experiement again, she was more careful where she _____ a mistake.

       A. made   B. has made   C. was making   D. had made

      I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a   36   over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37  . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was   38  . I’ve always been glad about that.

       It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t   39   for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big   40   for the kids was the fun of Christmas   41  .

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking   42   what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for   43   to share by all five of us.

The big   44   arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   45   them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   46   back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,   47   my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually   48  . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies　― fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   49   we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,  50   to be angry again. This is what she told me.

       “I was looking   51   thinking of what to buy, and I   52   to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she   53   for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and   54   the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

       I never felt so   55   as I did that day.

36. A. roof                           B. hat                           C. sky                   D. star

37. A. little                           B. less                          C. enough              D. more

38. A. busy                          B. serious                     C. strict                 D. kind

39. A. effort                         B. room                        C. time                  D. money

40. A. improvement              B. problem                    C. surprise             D. excitement

41. A. shopping                    B. travelling                  C. parties               D. greetings

42. A. the other                    B. each other                C. one by one          D. every other one

43. A. toys                           B. clothes                     C. presents             D. bills

44. A. day                            B. chance                     C. cheque              D. tree

45. A. forced                       B. reminded                   C. invited               D. begged

46. A. draw                         B. stay                         C. move                  D. meet

47. A. including                    B. besides                     C. except                D. regarding

48. A. quiet                          B. excited                     C. happy                D. ashamed

49. A. since                         B. after                         C. while                  D. until

50. A. waiting                      B. ready                         C. hoping               D. afraid

51. A. out                            B. over                           C. forward            D. around

52. A. forgot                        B. stopped                      C. failed                D. hated

53. A. wanted                      B. did                             C. got                   D. played

54. A. made                         B. searched                   C. bought               D. fetched

55. A. angry                         B. rich                          C. patient               D. bitter