—_____.
—It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.

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，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they  31   after having dinner together. They discussed the  32   they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a   33   house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a   34   to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful  35   for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know  36   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  37   very well. I met a   38   who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  39   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,  40   it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were  41   by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother  42   her thank-you notes. She wrote:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to  43   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to  44  .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll  45   use the automobile. The  46   was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to  47   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost  48   my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the  49   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so  50  . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
31.A.fought                        B.talked                               C.studied                   D.slept
32.A.gifts                            B.chances                           C.wishes                             D.challenges
33.A.warm                          B.big                                     C.safe                                   D.lonely
34.A.book                            B.bike                                   C.car                                     D.bag
35.A.station                       B.museum                          C.library                               D.theater
36.A.what                           B.how                                   C.why                                   D.when
37.A.listen                          B.feel                                    C.see                                    D.walk
38.A.nurse                          B.writer                               C.businessman                  D.scientist
39.A.protect                       B.beat                                  C.raise                                 D.teach
40.A.but                              B.so                                      C.unless                               D.although
41.A.treated                      B.impressed                       C.threatened                     D.hurt
42.A.sent out            B.put up                               C.took out                           D.picked up
43.A.sell                              B.borrow                    C.clean                                 D.visit
44.A.learn                           B.work                                 C.exercise                           D.travel
45.A.never                          B.often                                 C.regularly                          D.sometimes
46.A.future                         B.hobby                               C.idea                                   D.program
47.A.create                        B.enjoy                                 C.bring                                 D.record
48.A.lost                    B.admired                           C.remained                         D.discovered
49.A.same                          B.last                                    C.next                                  D.only
50A.strange                       B.unpleasant                      C.bitter                                D.delicious

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuseme too... I wasn't  36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went  37  our way after saying goodbye.

But at  38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I  40  knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41_ . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.

That night, when I lay   42  in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While  43  with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the  44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She  45  them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the  46 in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 47 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I  48 them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the  49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I  50  have fussed（慌乱）at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”

Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the  52  you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave _53  will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our  54  than into our families--an unwise investment indeed.

Remember that  55  =" (F)ATHER" -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.

1.                A．ever           B．just            C．even D．right

2.                A．to             B．on             C．in   D．for

3.                A．school         B．home          C．work D．office

4.                A．cooked         B．had            C．ate  D．took

5.                A．nearly          B．hardly          C．rudely    D．already

6.                A．lost            B．missed         C．beaten   D．broken

7.                A．awake          B．asleep          C．afraid    D．alive

8.                A．dealing         B．meeting        C．going D．talking

9.                A．floor           B．kitchen         C．door D．window

10.               A．grew          B．bought         C．picked    D．fetched

11.               A．joy            B．expressions     C．smiles D．tears

12.               A．desk           B．knees          C．body D．bed

13.               A．wrapped       B．covered        C．put   D．help

14.               A．pink           B．yellow         C．blue  D．black

15.               A．shouldn't       B．needn't        C．mustn't    D．can't

16.               A．indeed         B．anyway         C．anything   D．besides

17.               A．country        B．company       C．place D．state

18.               A．for            B．behind         C．with D．to

19.               A．stranger        B．loss            C．meal  D．work

20.               A．RESPECT        B．WARMTH       C．FRIEND    D．FAMILY

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”
【小题1】Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

第三部分：阅读理解.(共15小题：每小题2分，30分)
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并将该答案写在答卷上。
A
To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.
Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!” says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around.Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget (预算，经费), and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
56. What is the main idea of the article?
A. An unusual school.           B. Children’s hobbies.   
C. A school without teachers  D. Education in the US.
57. What does the school believe?
A. Teachers cannot teach children well.
B. Children learn best when they do what they want to do.
C. Learning is for adults—children should only play.
D. Children should only learn about one thing at a time.
58 What does Daniel Greenberg say about three-year-olds?
A. They love learning.         
B. They are very naughty.
C. They want to be outside all the time.      
D. They are too young to learn anything.
59. Who has the most power in the school meeting?
A. The older children have more power than the younger children.
B.A child has more power than an adult.
C. The younger children have more power than the older children.
D. Everybody has equal power.