I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big   16   . At the same time, my mother was in the  17  stages of cancer. .

   I worked during the day and  18  40 miles home to be with her every night. It was 19  and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, 20   my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to 21  the president with my situation.  22   I felt someone at the company wanted to 23  what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to 24  the information with anyone.

   A few days  25  , the president called me into his office. I  26  he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were  27  on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large  28  , looked me in the eye and said, “I   29   your mother is very ill.”

   I was totally  30  by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my 31   subside(平息)，and then he  32  said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His  33  and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me  34    were qualities of compassion(同情) that I   35  with me to this day.

1.A.honour                          B. success                   C. challenge                         D. task

2.A.previous                        B. final                                   C. fine                                   D. developing

3.A. walked                          B. rode                                  C. ran                                    D. drove

4.A.tiring                     B. exciting                            C. boring                               D. frightening

5.A.as if                                 B. after all                   C. even though          D. now that

6.A. help                               B. puzzle                               C. cheat                                D. bother

7.A.or                                    B. yet                                     C. and                                    D. so

8.A.know                     B. realize                              C. hear                                  D. announce

9.A.enjoy                    B. learn                                 C. share                                D. hide

10.A.after                   B. ago                                    C. before                              D. later

11.A.knew                            B. figured                    C. doubted                           D. found

12.A.working                       B. getting                              C. living                                 D. going

13.A.room                            B. office                                C. desk                                  D. computer

14.A.guess                           B. hear                                  C. believe                    D. think

15.A.hit                                 B. got                                     C. made                                D. caught

16.A.crying                          B. explaining                        C. talking                               D. worrying

17.A.suddenly                     B. sadly                                 C. gently                               D. carefully

18.A.happiness          B. understanding                C. excitement                      D. sadness

19.A.everything                  B. anything                           C. nothing                   D. something

20.A.take                              B. bring                                 C. help                                  D. carry

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I don’t think there is any one being as interested in food as I. We lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good    36  . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the     37 _  and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys  __ 38   to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had   _39   to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it    40.

I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,   41  I brought the subject up one night over dinner.  42  there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was   43  painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not   44 . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are   45 me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.

三、阅读 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.

At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.

A few days later, the president called me into his office.

I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.

I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside(平息), and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: Whatever you need.

That was it. His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.

1．When the author was working in a beer company, his mother        .

A．was concerned about him                                      B．drew the president’s attention

C．was seriously ill                                               D．was proud of her son

2．Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty        .

A．to carry out their new strategic vision

B．to avoid bothering the president

C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

D．to do his job well and look after his mother

3．Most probably, the president got the information from        .

A．a relative of the author’s             B．the vice president

C．the author’s good friends             D．the author’s colleagues

4．Which of the following can be used to best describe the president?

A．Considerate.  B．Intelligent.  C．Honest.   D．Consultative.

5．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Understanding Is Everywhere        B．Generous President

C．Sympathy Is Needed                D．An Unforgettable Memory

I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.

At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.

A few days later, the president called me into his office.

I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked at me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.

I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside(平息), and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: whatever you need.

That was it. His understanding and his willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy（同情）that I carry with me to this day.

1.When the author was working in a beer company, his mother        .

A．was concerned about him                 B．drew the president’s attention

C．was seriously ill                         D．was proud of her son

2.Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty        .

A．to help plan some new projects

B．to avoid bothering the president

C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

D．to do his job well and look after his mother

3.Most probably, the president got the information from        .

A．a relative of the author’s                B．the vice-president

C．the author’s good friends                D．the author’s workmates

4.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Understanding Is Nowhere                B．Generous President

C．Sympathy Is Needed                     D．An Unforgettable Memory

He just stared at me and there was an expression in his eyes that I couldn’t     ．

A. tell                B. watch           C. read                 D. feel