完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 36　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 37　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 38　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 39  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 40　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 41　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 42　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　43　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  44　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  45 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 46　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 47　 me to go to the blackboard and　 48　 what I knew. If I had　 49　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  50　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 51　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 52　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 53　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 54　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　55　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
36．A. nervous      B. excited       C. afraid         D. embarrassed
37．A. realized      B. recognized     C. forgotten      D. remembered
38．A. speaker      B. reader         C. author        D. announcer
39．A. environment  B. surrounding    C. condition      D. situation
40．A. ordinary     B. extra          C. common       D. usual
41．A. confident    B. smart          C. calm          D. strong
42．A. smile        B. worry         C. courage       D. satisfaction
43．A anything      B. something      C. nothing       D. everything
44．A. shy         B. energetic       C. happy         D. clever
45．A. joy         B. pride          C. shame         D. surprise
46．A. what        B. that           C. when          D. whether
47．A. forced       B. invited        C. asked          D. pushed
48．A. bring up     B. put down      C. think about      D. show off
49．A. obeyed      B. doubted       C. refused         D. understood
50．A. expectation  B. disappointment  C. surprise         D. delight
51．A. hoped       B. knew         C. doubted        D. regretted
52．A. long        B. far            C. soon          D. well
53．A. whoever     B. whenever      C. wherever       D. whatever
54．A. architect     B. owner         C. host           D. controller
55．A. position      B. attitude        C. value        D. response

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A Little Hero
A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.
"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn’t you leave with your family?"
　　"I don’t have any family," said the boy. "I’m an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They’ve gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."
　　"Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"
　　"Not within the last three days."
　　"Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"
　　"Sure!"
　　In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.
　　"Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."
　　"Two men on horseback - nothing else."
　　"How far away?"
　　"About a mile and a half. They’re standing still." ….
　　"They’re shooting at me," said the boy. "but don’t worry. Let me tell you what’s to the left. Well, there’s a church and I think I see..."
　　 A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.
　　"Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy’s body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."
Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.
【写作内容】
学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero” 之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’ ”，内容要点包括：
1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事；
2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活，内容包括：
(1) 对自己童年生活的感受；
(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同？
(3) 作为一位高中学生，你未来的理想是什么？
【写作要求】
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

 —Some westerners were always doubting China’s ability of holding the Olympic Games.

—Yes,  but the Beijing Olympic Games ________ a success.

A. showed　　　B. turned　　　C. proved　　　D. remained

It's high time that we students ______ even harder at our lessons as the national entrance examination is coming nearer.

B
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.
　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.
　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says
Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”
　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful
46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
　　A. Because many families are divorced.
　　B. Because government aid is now rare.
　　C. Because their wages are low.
　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.
47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
　　A. saving welfare funds
　　B. rebuilding the work ethic
　　C. providing more jobs
　　D. cutting government expenses
48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
　　A. the poverty rate was lower
　　B. average living standards were higher
　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages
　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid