Leo married my mother when I was 1l, two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development. At first our lawn (草坪) was just a mud pile with a few untidy clumps of grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "Your mother wants flowers; she can plant them here, where there's lots of sun," he said, "We'll plant trees over there, to give us shade. And in the backyard, I'd like a barbecue.” Then he smiled. "After so many years of apartment living, now we can have cookouts (野餐)!”

    Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been taken for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. During dinner, Leo would tell my brother and me stories about his job and we'd talk about our friendship and school-work.. "If you need any help, just ask me," he would say. "But I doubt that you need it. You two are so clever."

   Some people might think that doing errands (差事) and eating meals together are nothing special, but , I , who had spent my childhood watching other families do these everyday activities before, enjoyed them now with great delight. Looking back, I realize that Leo gave me what I needed most--the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.

   One day, we learned that my "real" father -- who hadn't seen or supported my brother or me for more than five years --- wanted to see us again, on a regular basis. We remembered too well the early years we had spent with him. He had been angry and cruel, violent and unloving. Since my brother was then 17 years old, he didn't have to follow family-court rules. But because I was still a "minor", I had to meet with the judge.

    When Leo, my mother, and I entered the courtroom, my "real" father was already present. I avoided his look and told the judge I was one of a new family now, and that Leo taught me how to make things, that he always listened to me and never raised his voice. I said I didn't want to see my "real" father any more because he had never shown any love for me or even much attention.

  The judge looked at Leo. "How are things going?" he asked.

  "They couldn't be better," Leo answered. "I'm a lucky man to have such a family."

   Aren’t the best parents also good friends to their children, accepting them without reservation and telling them they can be counted on? Step families aren't bound by traditional ties, so the love and friendship they develop is extremely precious. Was Leo "perfect''? He'd deny it if I said so. And that's one reason why he was so "perfect" to me.     

   Soon after we moved to the suburb, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she remarked, "you look just like your father."

     I knew she was just making conversation---- but even so...

     "Thank you," I said.

     Why tell her anything different?

67. What is the best title for the story?

A. My childhood               B. My “Real father”, My Enemy

C. My Stepfather, My Friend      D. Precious Friendship

68. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Leo had lived in a large house alone in the country before he married my mother.

B. Thanks to Leo, our lawn took on a new look.

C. Before Leo came. I was always picked up by my "real" father when the weather was bad.

D. Leo wouldn’t like to help my brother and me because we were very clever.

69. What was very important to step families according to the writer?

A. Love and friendship                B. Care and respect

C. Wealth and understanding           D. Politeness and kindness

70. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. My "real" father’s request was refused and he was out of my life.

B. My mother and "real" father didn’t separate until my brother was 17.

C. Leo was no one special in my life.

D. Leo and I were so alike that my neighbors couldn’t tell us apart.

完型填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

In a class I teach adults，I recently did something“unpardonable(不可饶恕的)”I gave the class homework!The  36  was to “go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them”．It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t  37  those words with for a long time．

Now that doesn’t sound like a very  38  assignment until you realize that most of the men were over 35 and were   39   in the generation of men that were taught that  40  emotion is not macho(阳刚的)Showing feelings or crying was just not done．So this was a very  41  assignment for them.

    he beginning of our next class，I asked if someone wanted to share   42   happened when they told someone the loved them I  43  expected one of the women to  44  ，as was usually the ease，but on this evening one of the men raised his hand first He appeared quite  45  and a bit shaken

As he  46   out of his chair(all 6feet and 2 inches of him)，he began by saying，“Dennis，1 was quite  47  with you last week when you gave us this assignment．I didn’t feel that I had anyone to say those words to．and besides who were you to tell me to do something  48 personal?”

“But as I began driving home，my  49  started talking to me It was telling me that I knew

50  who I needed to say I love you too．”

“You see, five years ago，my father and I had a severe  51  and really never solve it since that

time．We  52  seeing each other  53  we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings．  54  even then，we hardly spoke to each other．’’

 “So last Tuesday by the time I got home，I had  55  myself was going to tell my father I love him·”

36．A．1esson             B．project          C assignment         D activity

37．A shared               B．explained        C．reminded        D．imagined

38．A．easy               B．serious          C．curious          D．difficult

39．A．carried             B．raised           C encouraged        D．taught

40．A．valuing             B．maxing         C．expressing        D getting

41．A．boring             B．amazing         C．interesting        D demanding

42．A．what              B that               C which             D as

43．A．freely             B．fully             C．slowly           D．aimlessly

44。A．attempt            B organize            C．volunteer        D．manage

45．A．afraid             B．moved            C confused          D．delighted

46．A．jumped            B．stepped           C．unfolded         D．walked

47．A．satisfied           B．pleased           C．familiar          D．angry

48．A．that               B such              C much              D．too

49．A．hear              B．senses           C．patience           D honors

50．A．naturally           B．possibly         C．exactly           D curiously

51．A．expedience          B．warning         C．tongue            D disagreement

52．A．avoided            B．stopped          C started             D．continued

53．A．once              B．since            C．unless             D．if

54．A．And               B．But             C．Thus              D．Meanwhile

55．A．puzzled            B enjoyed           C．controlled           D．persuaded

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children, that his clothes were torn and that very often he ___31____ a bath.

   In his file, his first-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ___32____ smile. He does his work neatly and he is a ___33____ to be around.”

   His second-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a well-liked boy __34____ he is troubled by his mother’s illness and life at home must be a _____35___. ”

   His third-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy continues to work hard but his mother’s death has been ____36____ on him. ”

   Teddy’s fourth-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and he sometimes sleep in class. He could become a ____37__. ”

   On Christmas, Mrs. Thompson received presents from her class, ___38___ in beautiful ribbons and bright paper ____39___ Teddy’s which was in a brown shopping bag.

Mrs. Thompson opened the parcel in which was an old necklace ____40__ some of the stones ____41__, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume (香水). She stopped the children’s laughter, put the necklace on and dabbed some of the perfume behind her ears.

Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom __42____.”

On that __43____ day, Mrs. Thompson began to pay particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to become _____44__. The more she encouraged him, the faster she responded. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Every Christmas after Teddy graduated, she would receive a letter from Teddy. Then one day his letter was ____45___: Theodore F. Stoddard, Ph. D.(博士)

Another letter came on a beautiful spring day. Teddy said he’d met his girl and was to be ___46___. He was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the seat for his mother. She ____47__ on the wedding wearing the necklace Teddy gave her many years ago and using the perfume smelling just like the ___48____ Teddy remembered his mother smelling.

You can never ____49___ what type of effect you may make on another’s life by your actions or ___50__ of actions.

1. A. enjoyed           B. avoided          C. wanted      D. needed

2. A. ready             B. loud        C. false            D. crazy

3.A. joke           B. joy         C. cheer            D. comedy

4. A. for           B. but              C. so          D. and

5. A. shock         B. damage      C. struggle         D. ruin

6. A. rude          B. scary        C. harmful       D. hard

7.A. problem            B. companion     C. difficulty          D. disadvantage

8.. A. none         B. all          C. many         D. few

9. A. together with    B. including      C. except for      D. besides

10. A. besides         B. with         C. without        D. among

11. A. stolen           B. dropping      C. robbed     D. missing

12. A. wished to       B. preferred to    C. used to       D. had to

13. A. very        B. last             C. every            D. extra

14.. A. light          B. right        C. fresh            D. alive

15.. A. signed          B. said          C. copied         D. written

16. A. graduated      B. employed      C. examined     D. married

17. A. pretended      B. appeared           C. occurred       D. practiced

18. A. way          B. manner           C. behavior         D. fashion

19. A. talk            B. say           C. speak            D. tell

20. A. disappearance  B. shortage           C. lack        D. ignorance