完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.

For at least ten years my __36 _ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _37_   . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 38_ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy 39_ we too had no children.

He flew into the house with the  40  of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house,  41 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the  42 , where my wife washed him with motherly  43 . From that day on, the invisible（看不见的）  _44 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.

He seemed to 45 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had _ 46   for him with greater care than those for me---he didn’t   47    look at.

Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom _ 48_ one evening, when, tired from work, I 49   the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.

Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,  50  me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the  51 which had disturbed（干扰）his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地） 52 that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not  53 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes _ 54   .

Now we finally know who’s the_ 55     at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

1.                A．wife           B．son            C．husband  D．daughter

2.                A．came up with    B．came out        C．came up  D．came on

3.                A．kept           B．rose           C．carried   D．invited

4.                A．if             B．unless          C．since D．before

5.                A．speed          B．shape          C．cost D．race

6.                A．climbed        B．covered        C．jumped   D．stopped

7.                A．yard           B．street          C．bathroom D．kitchen

8.                A．worry          B．care           C．identity   D．power

9.                A．signal          B．war            C．work D．truth

10.               A．doubt          B．dislike          C．wonder   D．understand

11.               A．reached        B．searched       C．looked    D．prepared

12.               A．even          B．still            C．ever  D．yet

13.               A．while          B．because        C．until  D．as

14.               A．gave in         B．gave up        C．gave away D．gave out

15.               A．broke          B．woke          C．picked    D．packed

16.               A．water          B．heater         C．cooker    D．light

17.               A．hoped         B．considered      C．admitted  D．decided

18.               A．enough        B．good           C．bad  D．true

19.               A．plans          B．mistakes        C．decisions  D．faces

20.               A．boss           B．member        C．adult D．child

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks and spoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words“Will  you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juice will be served as well as coffee. and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a "coffee" party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and  bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses 

It is only _____ from my home to the train station.

Last night Li Ping watched the football match at my home, so he________ in his office.

A．needn’t have worked                   B．mustn’t haven’t worked

C．shouldn’t have worked                  D．couldn’t have worked

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before I started school, people felt that 1 was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．
The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．
It was in the fifth grade．Mi-s．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．
56．The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．
A．did better in reading                      B．began speech lessons
C．went to a new school                D．received a high award
57．We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．
A．is a very successful teacher now
B．thinks teaching is a challenging job
C, has solved problems with his own effort
D．works in the same school with Mrs．Wakefield
58．What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To express his devotion to his work．
B．To show his respect to a special teacher．
C．To share his leaching experience with us．
D．To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties．