In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there is major difference between two of the characters, Brutus and Mark Antony, Brutus was very honorable and Antony was very persuasive. When Brutus spoke at Caesar’s funeral, he appealed to the people’s logic and Antony spoke to the emotions of the people. Antony was very smart and used his brain frequently during the play and Brutus was very naive(天真的，率直的) about many of things.

Brutus was very honorable in the way that he always told people the truth. Antony was persuasive in the way that he used people to get whatever he wanted. For example, Antony used Lepidus to seek revenge on all of the conspirators (同谋者，阴谋者) to take the blame for their deaths. Brutus’ speech at Caesar’s funeral was very short and to the point and spoke to the logic of the people in the crowd. For example, Brutus spoke in a detached way about Caesar’s death while Antony spoke to the emotions of the crowd by crying and talking about all the good things that Caesar did for Rome. Antony’s intelligence was very apparent throughout the play and Brutus appeared to be naive about many things. Antony as smart in the way that he controlled people to his own advantage. Brutus appeared to be naive throughout the whole play because he believed everyone was as honorable as he. Brutus did not question what he was told, assuming it was always true.

In conclusion, in William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there is a major difference between the two characters, Brutus and Mark Antony. The strongest contrast between the two characters appears to be their ability and inability to be both honorable and persuasive.

46. The author wrote this passage by _____

A. number             B. contrast                    C. question                   D. narration

47. A lot of difference is mentioned in the passage between _____

A. Shakespeare and Antony                   B. Julius and Antony

C. Brutus and Antony                                D. Julius and Brutus

48. Which of the following adjectives can be used to describe Antony’s character?

A. Honorable and naïve                       

B. Persuasive and smart

C. Honorable and smart              

D. Simple and frank

49. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined “to the point”?

A. 离题的                   B. 中肯的             C. 优美的                    D.动听的

50. From the passage, we can conclude that ______

A. Shakespeare was a great scientist         

B. Shakespeare was a well-known musician

C. Shakespeare was a famous artist      

D. Shakespeare was a famed playwright

The leaves（树叶） fluttered（飘动）over Josh’s head. The park near his home had always been one of Josh’s  36 places. He liked to watch the colors of the trees glow（闪耀）in the sunlight,  37 the golden trees. It was the same color as his trumpet（小号）. He smiled when he  38 the music the leaves made. Josh sat down and looked at his watch. His father would meet him in a few  39 for their first practice in the park.

Josh and his family lived in an apartment building.When Josh first began playing the trumpet, he  40 in his own living room. Then the family next door had a new baby. To avoid  41 the baby, Josh would  42 his practice time in the park. His father told him it would be good to practice in a wide, open  43 like the park. The baby next door would be able to sleep  44 , but Josh was not very happy with the  45 . He enjoyed visiting the park, but he didn’t want to practice there. He was  46  that he would embarrass（使……难堪）himself in a pubic place if he played the wrong notes（音符）. He didn’t want people to  47 him as he played in the middle of the park.

Josh’s father was a great trumpet player, who once played in a jazz band. He couldn’t possibly understand how  48 it would be to practice in the park！

His father came over and  49 Josh’s daydream(遐想). “Josh, are you ready to practice?” He sat down and  50  his own trumpet from its case. He held the trumpet to his  51 and began to play. The beautiful music floated into the blue afternoon sky.

Josh looked up at the golden trees. The leaves  52 to be dancing to the tune his father was playing. Josh felt  53 as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.

He  54 to play like that. Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew. He had such a great time that he didn’t  55 if he played a few bad notes. Now he and his neighbors could all be happy.

The leaves（树叶） fluttered（飘动）over Josh’s head. The park near his home had always been one of Josh’s  36 places. He liked to watch the colors of the trees glow（闪耀）in the sunlight,  37 the golden trees. It was the same color as his trumpet（小号）. He smiled when he  38 the music the leaves made. Josh sat down and looked at his watch. His father would meet him in a few  39 for their first practice in the park.
Josh and his family lived in an apartment building.When Josh first began playing the trumpet, he  40 in his own living room. Then the family next door had a new baby. To avoid  41 the baby, Josh would  42 his practice time in the park. His father told him it would be good to practice in a wide, open  43 like the park. The baby next door would be able to sleep  44 , but Josh was not very happy with the  45 . He enjoyed visiting the park, but he didn’t want to practice there. He was  46  that he would embarrass（使……难堪）himself in a pubic place if he played the wrong notes（音符）. He didn’t want people to  47 him as he played in the middle of the park.
Josh’s father was a great trumpet player, who once played in a jazz band. He couldn’t possibly understand how  48 it would be to practice in the park！
His father came over and  49 Josh’s daydream(遐想). “Josh, are you ready to practice?” He sat down and  50  his own trumpet from its case. He held the trumpet to his  51 and began to play. The beautiful music floated into the blue afternoon sky.
Josh looked up at the golden trees. The leaves  52 to be dancing to the tune his father was playing. Josh felt  53 as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.
He  54 to play like that. Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew. He had such a great time that he didn’t  55 if he played a few bad notes. Now he and his neighbors could all be happy.

完形填空(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和D)中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___36___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __37__. Every so often, a __38__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __39__ which lay in front of them.

   As the crowd began to die down, they started to __40_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 41   man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

   The first beggar whispered to the second with _____, “ He’s coming our way!”

   The two tried not to look ___43____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___44___ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

    “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __45___ what looked like a piece of hard _46__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __47__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __48___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__49___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __50___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _51_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _52__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _53_ the white tissue paper, but to his _54__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _55_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

第二节   完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year a student called Billy   36   me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his   37   emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make   38   progress, his emotions needed controlling. 
One   39   I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy’s mom would   40   me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on   41   his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying   42  . I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes   43   I was told that Billy had a   44   morning at home and I might need to get him   45  . As I was talking to his mom, Billy   46   into the classroom. To Billy’s   47  , Rocky immediately ran up to his new   48  , wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection. Billy couldn’t   49   Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away.
Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky’s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even   50   the other students while Rocky was sleeping.
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid   51  , but on this day he found a good dog story, “Clifford’s Puppy Days,” and read it to Rocky. How   52   I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to   53   Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and   54  .
That day Rocky more than helped me with my   55  ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.
36. A. challenged     B. cheated C. benefited    D. betrayed  
37. A. unforgettable    B. uncontrollable    C. unconscious       D. unfortunate   
38. A. physical         B. mental      C. academic         D. authentic 
39. A. advantage      B. agenda      C. reason             D. way
40. A. awake        B. call          C. visit             D. sign
41. A. tolerating       B. observing     C. relieving          D. ignoring
42. A. emotions       B. pets          C. botany          D. diet   
43. A. after      B. as          C. when             D. before
44. A. boring    B. fantastic       C. busy               D. rough
45. A. settled    B. punished      C. treated              D. excited
46. A. fled            B. stormed       C. jogged              D. floated
47. A. surprise         B. delight     C. shame         D. fear
48. A. protector       B. trainer       C. friend         D. owner
49. A. resist          B. describe       C. reduce         D. forget
50. A. educating    B. envying   C. comforting     D. quieting
51. A. exploding      B. reading C. arguing            D. apologizing
52. A. surprised       B. disappointed C. amused         D. confused
53. A. urge          B. shorten        C. transform          D. expand
54. A. admiration   B. curiosity  C. anxiety           D. love
55. A. family       B. teaching        C. housework         D. performance