My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new 36 made me a laughing stock（笑柄） of the classroom .I was sent to the blackboard to write my   37 . I knew my name, and knew how to write it , but standing at the blackboard with the  38  of so many pupils on my back made me  39  inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I  40 the white chalk to the blackboard, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, I could not remember my name,  41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became  42 .
“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side,  43 at me to give me confidence.
“What is your name?” she asked.
“Richard,” I   44
“Then write it.”
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was  45  again. I tried to  46  my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was 47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead  48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud  49 and my muscles froze. I sat and  50  myself. Why did I always appear so dumb  51  I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no  52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk  53  when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange  54  make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck  55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.  

  My First Day

I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new 36 made me a laughing stock（笑柄） of the classroom .I was sent to the blackboard to write my   37 . I knew my name, and knew how to write it , but standing at the blackboard with the  38  of so many pupils on my back made me  39  inside and I was unable to write a single letter.

“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I  40 the white chalk to the blackboard, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, I could not remember my name,  41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became  42 .

“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side,  43 at me to give me confidence.

“What is your name?” she asked.

“Richard,” I   44

“Then write it.”

I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was  45  again. I tried to  46  my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was 47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead  48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud  49 and my muscles froze. I sat and  50  myself. Why did I always appear so dumb  51  I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no  52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk  53  when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange  54  make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck  55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.  

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 36 he couldn’t do anything 37. Every morning she would give him breakfast 38 bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 39 to work—in fact he had tried a few 40. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 41 a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费）collected. He 42 lost his job as a postman 43 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 44suitable work for him. So he 45 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 46 about this that she told the 47to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 48 was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 49 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 50 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 51 in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his52 came in sight, some of the people watching 53 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 54, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 55 except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

36. A. hope             B. eyes                 C. head             D. beliefs

37. A. wrong            B. great            C. good            D. strange

38. A. to               B. at                   C. in                   D. by

39. A. lazy              B. young           C. weak           D. shy

40. A. ones             B. years            C. tasks         D. jobs

41. A. followed         B. met          C. became       D. found

42. A. thus           B. even         C. once             D. only

43. A. even if          B. so that          C. because          D. though

44. A. some           B. such            C. less              D. no

45. A. began            B. promised         C. managed         D. decided

46. A. excited           B. worried         C. anxious       D. curious

47. A. incident          B. change          C. news            D. matter

48. A. yet              B. ever             C. never            D. just

49. A. where            B. since            C. when            D. till

50. A. proud            B. kind            C. strict            D. lucky

51. A. time            B. position         C. experience       D. impression

52. A. neighbours        B. army officer     C. mother         D. fellow soldiers

53. A. couldn’t help      B. kept                C. stopped         D. shouldn’t burst out

54. A. sadness         B. happiness       C. surprise         D. regret

55. A. sight           B. order          C. mind           D. step

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 36 he couldn’t do anything 37. Every morning she would give him breakfast 38 bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 39 to work—in fact he had tried a few 40. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 41 a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费）collected. He 42 lost his job as a postman 43 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 44suitable work for him. So he 45 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 46 about this that she told the 47to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 48 was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 49 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 50 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 51 in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his52 came in sight, some of the people watching 53 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 54, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 55 except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

36. A. hope             B. eyes                 C. head             D. beliefs

37. A. wrong            B. great          C. good            D. strange

38. A. to               B. at             C. in              D. by

39. A. lazy             B. young        C. weak            D. shy

40. A. ones             B. years         C. tasks            D. jobs

41. A. followed       B. met                  C. became        D. found

42. A. thus           B. even           C. once             D. only

43. A. even if         B. so that               C. because          D. though

44. A. some          B. such                 C. less              D. no

45. A. began            B. promised       C. managed        D. decided

46. A. excited           B. worried        C. anxious          D. curious

47. A. incident          B. change         C. news           D. matter

48. A. yet              B. ever           C. never          D. just

49. A. where            B. since          C. when           D. till

50. A. proud         B. kind            C. strict            D. lucky

51. A. time           B. position         C. experience       D. impression

52. A. neighbours        B. army officer    C. mother       D. fellow soldiers

53. A. couldn’t help      B. kept                C. stopped         D. shouldn’t burst out

54. A. sadness         B. happiness       C. surprise        D. regret

55. A. sight           B. order          C. mind         D. step

A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it __46__ .
It’s never __47__ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how __48__ you’ve judged roughly, said __49__ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when __50__ a small mistake has been made, your __51__ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is __52__.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with __53__ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical __54__ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “__55__ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he __56__ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was __57__. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an __58__ and enclosing a __59__. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he __60__.