第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）。

September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday. I received a warm  36  from my host family---the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new  37   at Phillips. They took me to the school and   38   me around the campus.

On our way to my dorm, we saw a huge truck delivering a student’s   39   to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorm with decorations. But I   40   not to because I thought it was a   41   of time and money.

I had a single room, which was about the   42   of a Chinese college dorm---the ones which normally hold six people.

  43   she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “What’s your favorite   44   , Teresa?”

    I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange.”

I didn’t know why she asked the question.

We   45   an introduction meeting after dinner.   46   of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little  47   .

I returned to my room after the   48   tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n)   49  day.

When I opened my door, I found a big   50   . The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow（枕头）. On the   51   was a sunflower-pattern mat （垫子）while a colorful lamp   52   beside the bed.

I opened mouth,   53   . How beautiful!

There was also a   54   card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流)   55   through my body.

36    A. heart   B. card    C. service       D. welcome

37    A. student       B. teacher       C. citizen D. visitor

38    A. walked      B. introduced  C. showed      D. invited

38    A. belongings B. newspaper  C. letters D. furniture

40    A. warned      B. forced C. decided      D. supposed

41    A. matter B. waste  C. show   D. use

42    A. design B. size     C. pattern       D. example

43    A. As      B. Though      C. Because      D. While

44    A. fruit   B. weather      C. food   D. color

45    A. organized   B. planned      C. attended     D. opened

46    A. All     B. Most   C. Some  D. Few

47    A. pleased      B. nervous      C. angry  D. afraid

48    A. dinner B. class   C. meeting      D. teaching

49    A. exciting     B. ordinary     C. boring D. interesting

50    A. secret  B. joke    C. warmth      D. surprise

51    A. wall    B. desk    C. chair   D. ground

52    A. stood       B. lay      C. appeared    D. hung

53    A. frightened  B. moved       C. satisfied     D. understood

54    A. post    B. birthday     C. greeting     D. festival

55    A. flew   B. went   C. took    D. rushed

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “ 36    would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be  37  .”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,    38   all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 39    and landed in the grass.

My    40    went out to him. So I ran over to him.    41    I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it   42  , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the    43    student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the   44    to prepare a     45     speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was    46  _. So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be    47   !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to    48    those who helped you make it through those    49    years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best    50    you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with    51    as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to    52    himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend    53    me from doing the unspeakable thing.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the   54    of your actions. With one small gesture you can    55   a person’s life. For better or for worse.

36. A. How             B. When              C. Why                    D. Where

37. A. stupid            B. clever            C. wonderful         D. anxious

38. A. throwing          B. knocking           C. taking               D. falling

39. A. lost              B. sending              C. broken                   D. flying

40. A. heart             B. head                 C. hands                D. thought

41. A. While            B. As                  C. Because            D. Once

42. A. passed by          B. came up              C. went on              D. turned out

43. A. top                   B. hardest               C. favorite              D. luckiest

44. A. pride             B. honor                C. pleasure             D.chance

45. A. class          B. school               C. graduation          D. college

46. A. excited            B. nervous           C. proud                D. crazy

47. A. great             B. famous               C. praised               D. honored

48. A. reward                B. remember         C. thank                    D. congratulate

49. A. happy            B. exciting                  C. old                 D. tough

50. A. chance                B. gift                  C. help                 D. favor

51. A. wonder           B. anxiety           C. disbelief             D. pride

52. A. kill               B. enjoy                C. test                  D. hurt

53. A. protected         B. freed               C. warned              D. saved

54. A. price            B. use                C. power                  D. meaning

55. A. destroy           B. change             C. save                     D. understand