单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
第一节　根据所给首字母和中文提示完成各句，使句意通顺。（共5小题；每空1分，满分5分）
【小题1】The club is for t_______ who are between 13 and 19 years old.
【小题2】 You can’t ask a lady about her age in public because it will make her e______.
【小题3】The famous professor gave us an _________ (解释) of how sound travels in water.
【小题4】Mary looks _________ (苗条) than Helen.
【小题5】I am _________ (羞愧) that you should dress like this.

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __36__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __37__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __38__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __39__ with his homework or he was trying to __40__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __41__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __42__.”

The next day I called his teacher to __43__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __44__.

“Basically, most of the fathers had the __45__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __46__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __47__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __48__. It’s something all human beings __49__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __50__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __51__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __52__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __53__ second. And just __54__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __55__.

1.A. down                 B. away             C. out                   D. up

2.A. After                  B. For              C. At                    D. On

3.A. glance                B. glare            C. stare                 D. watch

4. A. patience             B. time             C. help                   D. paper

5. A. report                B. prepare         C. answer                          D. apologize

6. A. help                 B. ask               C. tell                     D. make

7.A. thing                  B. experiment       C. word                   D. sentence

8. A. search for                  B. search                 C. find out                           D. find

9.A. said                  B. reacted       C. done                    D. explained

10.A. same               B. different        C. usual                    D. ordinary

11.A. allowed                B. agreed        C. suggested                        D. planned

12.A. point               B. idea            C. way                     D. cause

13. A. body               B. health          C. life                       D. study

14.A. have                B. know         C. take                       D. require

15. A. bad                B. good           C. late                     D. early

16.A. fit                  B. ready         C. nice                      D. able

17.A. easy                B. much         C. often                     D. difficult

18.A. a much              B. a full           C. an exact                  D. an extra

19. A. before             B. after           C. because                          D. if

20. A. answer             B. key             C. reason                  D experiment

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked   36   at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say.   37   several seconds all I could do was to stand there and    38    down at him . My first thought was that he must need   39 with his homework or he was trying to   40  me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should   41 our parents that we love them and sees what they say. It’s   42 .
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had   43 .
“Basically, most of the fathers had the   44   reaction as you did,” the teacher said. “When I first   45  we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.
“The   46  is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of  47  . It is something all people   48 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too   49  we don't all express those feeling. A boy   50   tell his dad he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how   51  it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for a (n)  52  moment. And just   53  he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole   54   to think of the right        55  .

Michel is a young girl who works for the police      a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped      many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

When she was fourteen, Michel was already      interested in the differences in her friends'       that she would spend hours      them. After       college she went to France for a        two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is      for people to hide their handwriting. She can        of what she needs to know simply      looking at the writing with her own eyes,     she also has machines      help her make      different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often        great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good     of what kind of person the      is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow        I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she     she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman        she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be       , however.

1.A. with        B. by 　　　　 C. like 　　　D. as

2.A. search　　 　B. follow 　　 C. catch 　　 D. judge

3.A. so　　　　　 B. too 　　　　C. quite 　　 D. extra

4.A. books　　　　B. letter　　　C. tongues 　 D. handwriting

5.A. writing 　　　B. studying　　C. settling 　D. uncovering

6.A. attending　　 B. finishing 　C. starting 　D. stepping into

7.A. powerful 　　B. natural 　　C. special　　D. common

8.A. main 　　　 　B. safe 　　　 C. easy 　　　D. impossible

9.A. most 　　　　B. nothing　　 C. little 　　D. sight

10.A. with 　　　  B. by 　　　　 C. of　　　 　D. about

11.A. so 　　　　  B. for 　　　　C. thus 　　　D. but

12.A. they 　　　  B. in which 　 C. that 　　　D. those

13.A. up 　　　　  B. out 　　　　C. for 　　　 D. into

14.A. of 　　　　  B. to　　　　　C. with 　　　D. for

15.A. test 　　　  B. sign    　C. means 　 　D. habit

16.A. thief 　　　 B. criminal　　C. writer 　　D. policeman

17.A. whether 　　 B. unless 　　 C. if 　　　　D. after

18.A. adds 　　　  B. tells 　　　C. repeats 　 D. cries

19.A. before 　　  B. after 　　　C. so 　　 D. and

20.A. necessary　　 B. all right 　C. important 　D. quite easy

Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (美洲鳄) was swimming toward the shore.
His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U – turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug – of – war (拔河) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go.”
You and I can identify with that boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you.
If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful. Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go.
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word “passionate”?