完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My wife called, "Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?" I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu,  36   frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with  rice. She   37   disliked rice.
“Sindu, why don’t you take a few   38   of this? Just for  Dad’s sake. If you don’t, your mom will shout at me. ” Sindu softened a bit and   39   her tears with the back of her hands.  "OK. Dad. I will eat. But, you should…" Sindu hesitated. " Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me  40  I ask for?" " Oh, sure. " She  41   eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal was  through, Sindu came to me, " Dad, I want to have my   42  shaved off this Sunday!"
" Darling, we will be sad   43   you with a clean - shaven  head." "Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the  rice. " Sindu was in tears. "   44   you promised to give me  whatever I ask for. " It was   45   for me to call the shots . "Our promise must be  46 . "
With her head clean - shaven, Sindu had a round face. On  Monday morning, I dropped her at her   47    Just then, a boy  shouted, "Sindu, please wait for me!" 48   struck me was the  hairless head of that boy.
"Sir, your daughter Sindu is great   49 !" a lady said to  me. ."That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son  Harish. He is   50   from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his  hair due to the side   51   of the chemotherapy ( 化疗). He refused to  52   to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu visited him last week'" But, I   53   imagined she would sacrifice  her lovely hair for the sake of  54  "My little angel, you are teaching me 55 selfless real love is!" I wept.

In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

  My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

  Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

  You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.

  The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.

1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was tobe    

A. a writer

B. a teacher

C. a judge

D. a doctor

2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She suffered from a serious illness.

D. She decided to look after her grandma. 

3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. She was buy yet happy with her family life.

B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

4.What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. Little by little ,one goes far.

C. Every coin has two sides.

D. Well begun ,half done.

5.Which of the following can best describe the author ?

A. Caring and determine.

B. Honest and responsible.

C. Ambitious and sensitive .

D. Innocent and single-minded.

B
When I was looking at my railway timetable, I read with satisfaction that there was an express train (快车) to Westhaven. It went to the station in my hometown and the journey lasted only an hour and 17 minutes. When I got on the train, I couldn’t help noticing that a lot of villagers got on as well. At that time I was not surprised at all. I thought that there might be many people besides myself who wished to take the express train to save time. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Wildly, a small station a few miles along the line. Even an express train can be delayed sometimes. But when the train stopped station after station, I began to wonder. It suddenly struck me that this express was not running down the line at 90 miles an hour, but no more than 30. One hour and 17 minutes passed and we had not covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was Westhaven Express, but he said he had not even heard of it. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he said there was not such an express train, I asked for his copy of the timetable. There was a sign of victory in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Looking at the timetable, he told me to look careful. At the bottom of the page it said, “This service has been stopped.”
61. The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. the writer’s unhappy journey on a train
B. a mistake in the railway timetable
C. a careless mistake made by the writer
D. the reason why the train was delayed
62. An express train should travel at the speed of ______.
A. more than 40 miles an hour
B. no more than 40 miles an hour
C. 90 miles an hour
D. less than 90 miles an hour
63. Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. The writer got a wrong timetable.
B. The writer had wanted to take an express train.
C. The villagers got on an express train to save time.
D. None of the passengers had heard of Westhaven Express
64. The writer didn’t realize he was on the wrong train until ______.
A. he saw a lot of villagers getting on the train
B. the train stopped at a small station
C. he found the train was delayed
D. an hour passed after he got on the train
65. What was the writer’s mistake?
A. He didn’t notice the words at the bottom of the timetable.
B. He didn’t know that Westhaven Express was not in the timetable at all.
C. He got on a train which didn’t go to Westhaven.
D. The express train changed it speed.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle （水坑） ahead on the path. I changed my direction to __21__ it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water and mud.__22__ I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! But I was __23__. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

I took a step forward. My attacker __24__ me again. He pushed and struck me __25__ with his head and body, striking me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I moved back a step __26__ my attacker gave up his attack. Yet again, I tried moving __27__, my attacker charged me again. I was struck heavily in the chest over and over again. I wasn’t sure what to do __28__ to walk back a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __29__ the situation. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered __30__ my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying. She was __31__ the puddle where he landed.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his __32__ as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __33__ for his mate. He had bravely attacked me for his mate’s __34__, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, I __35__ careless enough to step on her. Now I knew why and what he was fighting for. There was really only one choice __36__ for me. I carefully __37__ my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely __38__. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the __39__ of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me. I use that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration to __40__ myself that good things are worth fighting for.

A．walk past  B．go around       C．run down              D．jump off

A．Because   B．Once           C．Though          D．As

A．injured B．wounded C．unhurt     D．harmed 

A．rushed   B．caught     C．dragged   D．snatched

A．by the arm    B．on the head     C．in the face       D．in the chest

A．but       B．and   C．as     D．since

A．backward     B．toward     C．forward   D．downward

A．other than     B．rather than      C．more than       D．further than

A．look into      B．look over        C．look on    D．look after

A．that     B．how C．where      D．why

A．besides      B．beyond    C．beside      D．beneath

A．wings B．mouth      C．legs D．eyes

A．search        B．concern    C．praise      D．eagerness

A．advantageB．profit   C．interest    D．sake

A．should have beenB.must have beenC.should be      D．couldn’t have been

A．left     B．leaving    C．remained D．remaining

A．took    B．lost   C．made       D．fought

A．smooth       B．muddy     C．clean       D．flat

A．determination B．enthusiasm   C．courage        D．unselfishness

A．remind       B．blame      C．inform     D．argue

When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go . Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks ( 偶发事件 ) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades, but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

50. The reason why the author changed his idea of success is that ________ .            .

A. he can't afford his house   

B. his beloved teacher was dead

C. he didn't know what to do or where to go

D. he lost a few beloved persons in a short time

51. According to the author which of the following is the real success for a person?

 A. Being famous.   B. Truly living life each day.

C. Good car and big house.      D. Material achievements.

52. What does the author want to tell the readers?

A. The true meaning of the life.       B. The true meaning of studying.

C. How to achieve success.     D. His opinion about success.

53. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The writer thinks that success is not promised.

 B. His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

C. The writer didn't do well in all the exams. 

D. He didn't want to take all the exams.