Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.

Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.

When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.

“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”

In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious（传染的）and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.

With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn（严肃的）face became even brighter.

Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.

1.                A．lived           B．stayed          C．shared   D．had

2.                A．husband.       B．couple         C．gentleman     D．wife

3.                A．accessible       B．acknowledge     C．available D．acceptable

4.                A．sent           B．lain            C．placed    D．fixed

5.                A．understood.     B．found          C．knew     D．met

6.                A．after           B．before          C．since     D．while

7.                A．say            B．tell            C．get D．look

8.                A．expected       B．demanded       C．refused   D．promised

9.                A．to             B．for             C．about    D．on

10.               A．reached        B．sent           C．wheeled   D．carried

11.               A．brightly        B．quietly         C．lightly     D．secretly

12.               A．personal        B．personnel       C．selfish     D．private

13.               A．convince       B．make          C．force D．urge

14.               A．closed         B．opened         C．was opening    D．was closed

15.               A．coffee         B．fruits           C．food D．sweets

16.               A．happiness       B．appearance     C．worry     D．expression

17.               A．filled in         B．filled with       C．filled D．were filled with

18.               A．pulled          B．dragged        C．put   D．pushed

19.               A．love           B．romance        C．happiness D．smile

20.               A．is             B．remains        C．lasts D．continues

Scarcely ________ ourselves in the theatre when the curtain ______ up.

A．had we seated; went                     B．we had seated; went

C．seated; had gone                       D．did we seated; had gone

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __41__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.

 Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

36. A. filled       B. visited      C. attended     D. decorated[来源:]

37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate       D. attention

38. A. take over    B. show off     C. look after    D. give up

39. A. reasonable   B. suitable      C. obvious     D. perfect

40. A. dressed up   B. folded up     C. covered up   D. mixed up

41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted

42. A. music       B. audience     C. curtain       D. stage

43. A. easy        B. active        C. adventurous   D. extra

44. A. containing   B. hiding       C. sharing       D. keeping

45. A. why        B. whether      C. where        D. what

46. A. wandered    B. slipped      C. waved        D. skipped

47. A. blood       B. pleasure      C. pride        D. tear

48. A. leave       B. cheer         C. believe      D. notice

49. A. gesture      B. example      C. advice      D. plan

50. A. doubts       B. hopes        C. voice       D. patience

51. A. argued       B. shouted       C. begged      D. sobbed

52. A. turn          B. calm        C. let          D. put

53. A. star         B. pioneer       C. loser         D. fool

54. A. satisfied     B. moved        C. embarrassed    D. confused

55. A. However     B. Instead        C. In total       D. in return

单句填空（每题1分，共10分）

1. After the exam, my teacher told me that failure ______ (be) the mother of success.

2. There is no such thing ____ a free lunch.

3. There is a __________ (determine) look on his face.

4. ______she made up her mind, nothing can change it.

5. We_____________ (leave) for Japan tomorrow morning.

6. He asked me whether the big flood ___________ (destroy) the area.

7. Years passed before the war was finally at _____end.

8. He tried to work, but it was ________ (use).[来源:Zxxk.Com]

9. It was the curtain _______ was full of dust.

10. Geography also plays a part _____ making dialects.

信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是News in Brief栏目的新闻：

News in Brief

Coal output set to reach record high of 2.5b tons

Top energy planners are seeking, in the next five years, to raise China’s coal output to an unprecedental(前所未有的) level and, at the same time, reduce the number of large mining disasters.                             

EU likely to impose tax on imports of Chinese shoes

The European Commission is likely to impose a provisional(规定的) tax on imports of Chinese leather shoes, despite disagreement about the move among member states.

Bankers confident about figure growth

Chinese bankers are confident about the country’s future economic growth and are satisfied with the government’s monetary policies, an investigation has revealed(展现).

Curtain to be raised on Year of Russia

The curtain on the Year of Russia in China will be officially raised next week.

Guidance needed to prevent teen pregnancies

They were 16-year-old classmates,studied together regularly and were clearly attracted to each other.

FIFA agrees on stiffer penalties to stamp out racism

ZURICH: Soccer’s world governing body FIFA agreed on Thursday to punish acts of racism with severe penalties including the deduction of points and disqualification from competitions.

以下是个人的信息，请匹配他们和他们最想了解的新闻。

56. Moons: Moons works as a chairman of a football club in Africa. He shows great concern for sports news. He has been collecting the evidence of race discrimination in sports field and preparing another report for FIFA.

57. Diana: Diana is an exchange scholar from Oxford University,majoring in philosophy,but she is more interested in psychology of teens.

58. Guo Yuntao: Guo, director of the China Development Research Center for the Coal Industry,had a meeting with Zhao Tiechui, head of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision. They disscussed how to satisfy growing domestic energy demands and how to prevent large accidents.

59. Michael Chen: Michael is the CEO of Guangzhou Branch of the People’s Bank of China. He believes Chinese economy will continue to grow by no less than 9 per cent this year.

60. Peter Mandelson: Peter is the EU Trade Commissioner. He agreed to allegations that Chinese firms “dumped” cheap shoes in the European Union (EU).