When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A．afford          B．cost            C．spend    D．offer

2.                A．go             B．live            C．act  D．walk

3.                A．happily         B．silently         C．secretly  D．nervously

4.                A．request        B．problem        C．message  D．question

5.                A．loud           B．light           C．low  D．clear

6.                A．surprise        B．anger          C．stress    D．horror

7.                A．amazed         B．confused        C．shocked  D．ashamed

8.                A．quickly         B．excitedly        C．bitterly   D．gently

9.                A．quilt           B．needle         C．thread   D．sewing

10.               A．belief          B．work           C．experience D．life

11.               A．Warmth        B．Thread         C．Cotton    D．Love

12.               A．tired           B．drunk          C．ill    D．injured

13.               A．talk            B．walk           C．work D．think

14.               A．with           B．as             C．for   D．by

15.               A．signs           B．symbols        C．pictures   D．reflections

16.               A．read           B．doubted        C．translated  D．recognized

17.               A．retire          B．recover        C．regain D．remove

18.               A．passed         B．escaped        C．faded D．turned

19.               A．Again          B．Once          C．Then D．Later

20.               A．word          B．account        C．experience D．accident

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents．Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   36  the high tuition my brother and I needed．They didn’t   37  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV．

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）．I  38  sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a　39  here,” I said after a while．“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 　40 voice．

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   41  in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt．I was   42  if I had hurt her．I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do．But at last she said, very   43  , “Susan, look at this   44 ．Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting．If   45  is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there． 46  is inside．”

    I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later．

    One day, Dad accidentally got  47  while on duty．Ever since then he could no longer  48

properly．Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road．Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The leaves were gently glistening   49  the sun shining upon them．All of these made up the most beautiful   50  in the world．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?”” I asked him one day． “Susan, don’t worry shout me,” he said gently． “I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．” Looking into his eyes, I  51 　　what they meant．

The doctor had said Dad would   52   in two months．But that day never came．He   53 away in peace．

54   I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this   55 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.A．afford           B．cost               C．spend            D．offer

2.A．go               B．live               C．act              D．walk

3.A．happily          B．silently           C．secretly        D．nervously

4.A．request          B．problem            C．message          D．question

5.A．loud             B．light                            C．low              D．clear

6.A．surprise         B．anger              C．stress           D．horror

7.A．amazed           B．confused           C．shocked          D．ashamed

8.A．quickly          B．excitedly          C．bitterly         D．gently

9.A．quilt            B．needle             C．thread          D．sewing

10.A．belief          B．work               C．experience                     D．life

11.A．Warmth          B．Thread                           C．Cotton             D．Love

12.A．tired           B．drunk              C．ill                            D．injured

13.A．talk            B．walk               C．work             D．think

14.A．with            B．as                 C．for              D．by

15.A．signs           B．symbols            C．pictures                       D．reflections

16.A．read            B．doubted            C．translated                     D．recognized

17.A．retire          B．recover           C．regain           D．remove

18.A．passed          B．escaped            C．faded            D．turned

19.A．Again           B．Once               C．Then             D．Later

20.A．lesson        B．account              C．experience      D．accident

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could  36  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn't  37  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing(缝补) a quilt(被子).  I  38  sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a  39  here," I said after a while. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very  40  voice. Mom stopped her work and raised her head with  41  in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was  42  if I had hurt her.  I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very  43  , "Susan, look at this  44 . Sometimes it appears but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If  45  is a quilt, love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's really there.  46  is inside." I listened carefully but couldn't understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got  47  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer  48  properly.  Every morning and dusk, Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening(闪亮)  49  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful  50  in the world. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me," he said gently. "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Looking into his eyes, I  51  what he meant. The doctor had said Dad would  52  in two months. But that day never came.  He  53  away in peace.   54   I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   55  , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm. 

36. A. afford                B. cost                  C. spend               D. offer
37. A. go                     B. live                  C. act                   D. walk

38. A. happily               B. silently             C. secretly            D. nervously

39. A. request              B. problem           C. message     D. question

40. A. loud                  B. light                 C. low                  D. clear
41. A. surprise             B. anger               C. stress                D. horror

42. A. amazed              B. confused   C. shocked     D. ashamed

43. A. quickly              B. excitedly          C. bitterly             D. gently
44. A. quilt                  B. needle              C. thread              D. sewing
45. A. belief                B. work                C. experience        D. life

46. A. Warmth             B. Thread     C. Cotton              D. Love
47. A. tired                  B. drunk               C. ill                    D. injured
48. A. talk                   B. walk                C. work                D. think
49. A. with                  B. as                    C. for                   D. by
50. A. signs                 B. symbols    C. pictures            D. reflections
51. A. read                  B. doubted    C. translated  D. recognized
52. A. retire                 B. recover             C. regain              D. remove
53. A. passed       B. escaped    C. faded               D. turned
54. A. Again                B. Once                C. Then                D. Later

55. A. lesson         B. account    C. experience        D. accident

三、完型填空：（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could  31  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t  32  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt (被子). I  33  sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  34

here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very  35  voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with  36  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was  37  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very  38 , “Susan, look at this  39 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If  40  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. Love is  41 .”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got  42  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer  43

properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening  44  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful  45  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said. “I just like walking with your mom and I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  46  what

they meant.

The doctor had said that Dad would  47  in two months. But that day never came. He  48  

away in peace.

 49  I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this  50 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm … .

31. A. afford            B. cost                  C. spend                 D. offer

32. A. go                 B. play                        C. act                     D. walk

33. A. happily          B. silently             C. secretly              D. nervously

34. A. request          B. problem            C. message             D. question

35. A. loud              B. light                     C. low                   D. clear

36. A. surprise                B. anger                C. stress                 D. horror

37. A. amazed          B. confused           C. shocked                    D. ashamed

38. A. quickly          B. excitedly           C. bitterly              D. gently

39. A. quilt              B. needle              C. thread                D. sewing

40. A. belief            B. work                C. experience          D. life

41. A. outside         B. upside             C. downside           D. inside

42. A. tired              B. drunk               C. ill                      D. injured

43. A. talk               B. walk                 C. work                 D. think

44. A. with              B. as                     C. for                           D. by

45. A. signs             B. symbols            C. pictures              D. reflections

46. A. read              B. doubted            C. translated           D. recognized

47. A. retire             B. recover             C. regain                D. remove

48. A. passed           B. escaped             C. faded                 D. turned

49. A. Again            B. Once                C. Then                  D. Before

50. A. incident                B. account             C. experience          D. accident

It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36   became the topic．Suddenly an idea   37   to me．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming? Others go   38   in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39   , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea   40  .

   Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41    for a bus to take us to the  42  ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43  our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out.

   We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45   that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46   we changed our clothes quickly．

   But things were not going so  47  ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We felt very cold and  48  all over．At last we made up our minds to   49  into the water．We put our feet in first,  50  to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．

   Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps.  I gave the  51  ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up  52  and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53   our clothes as quickly as possible．

   On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54  ．The four of us did not  55  school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

36．A．films           B. music         C. sports          D. plays

37．A．caught         B. fell            C. occurred       D. hit

38．A．skating         B. swimming      C. skiing         D. camping

39．A．Specially        B. Besides        C. Really         D. Clearly

40．A．indeed          B. surely         C. certainly        D. truly

41．A．1ooking        B. searching       C. asking         D. waiting

42．A．river           B. lake           C. sands          D. pool

43．A．Yet            B. Even           C. If             D. And

44．A．back           B. forward         C. away          D. ahead

45．A．excited         B. happy          C. lonely         D. proud

46．A．Or             B. However       C. Still           D. So

47．A．wrong          B. smoothly           C. bad           D. badly

48．A．walked         B. changed        C. trembled        D. hid

49．A．drop           B. go             C. fun            D. rush

50．A．just            B. then           C. but        D. only 

51．A．message      B. order       C. mark           D. information

52．A．slowly        B. nervously    C. happily         D. immediately

53．A．had on         B. wore           C. put on          D. dressed

54．A．1ife       B. experiment      C. chance          D. experience

55．A. attend         B. reach           C. enter           D. go