Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too often we __41__ to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our __42__.

Donnie was my youngest student. His fear of failure kept him from classroom games that other children played excitedly. He __43__ answered questions―he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, __44__ her. But even enthusiastic, loving Mary was __45__ by this little boy who feared he might make a mistake.

Then one morning we were working math problems. I left the children with Mary. But when I returned, Donnie was in tears. He’d missed the third problem. Mary looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face __46__. From the desk we shared, she got a canister(小筒) filled with pencils. She removed the pencils and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie?” she said, “They belong to Mrs Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are worn? That’s because we make __47__ too. But we erase the mistakes and try again.” She kissed him and continued, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer of a smile.

The pencil became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s __48__ encouragement and praise for even Donnie’s small successes, __49__ persuaded him that it’s all right to make mistakes―as long as you erase them and try again.

H阅读理解

　　In 1896,17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungaria. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends. Before long, they fell in love with each other. In 1903, when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.

　　After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. she was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home.

　　In 1914, the Einsteins moved to Berlin and settled down there. At that time, Einstein's theory proved to be correct and he had became famous all over the world. Marits was very proud of her husband with his success. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who were on holidays in Switzerland, couldn't come back to Berlin any longer. The war not only stopped Einstein's work but also broke up the warm, happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced. (离婚)

(1) Why did Einstein and Marits get divorced?

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A．They didn't love each other any longer.

B．Einstein only cared about his research.

C．The war stopped Marits from coming back to Einstein.

D．The passage doesn't tell us the reason.

(2) We can learn from the passage that Marits ________.

[　　]

A．greatly helped Einstein in the research

B．was the real discoverer of the theory

C．did little to help Einstein with his theory

D．supported Einstein but helped him little

(3) The author of this passage intended to tell us that ________.

[　　]

A．Einstein suffered a great deal in his life.

B．the bitter suffering was the mother of success.

C．Marits should be respected as greatly as Einstein.

D．We should remember Marits when talking about the theory.

(4) What do we know about Marits from this passage? ________.

[　　]

A．She was an outstanding woman.

B．She was a great scientist.

C．She lost too much for her husband.

D．She loved the theory more than her husband.

(5) The passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．the connection of Marits with the famous Theory of Relativity.

B．the friendship and cooperation (合作) between Marits and Einstein.

C．the contribution that Einstein and Marits made to the science.

D．the reason why Albert Einstein could become so famous.

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36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife most and  36  her with best clothes and  37  her to delicious food.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to  38  his 3rd wife to his friends.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. 39  the merchant faced some 40  , he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out.
Now, the merchant’s first wife had made great  41  to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die  42  . He told himself, “ Now I have 4 wives with me. 43  when I die, I’ll be alone. How  44  I’ll be!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “ I  45 you most. Now that I’m dying will you 46  me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The  47  merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “ I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 48  !” replied the 3rd wife. “ Life is so good over here! I’m going to 49  when you die!”
He then asked the 2nd  wife, “ I 50 turned to you for help. Now I need your help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t  51  you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife.
Then a 52 pulled out, “ I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter  53  you go.” Broken-hearted, the merchant said, “ I should have taken much better  54  of you while I could have.”
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our life: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our 55  . We should take good care of our soul all our life.
36 A wore                    B bought          C dressed              D shared
37 A gave                 B treated          C provided                D sent
38 A show off         B turn off        C show out            D turn out
39 A Wherever          B However        C Whether             D Whenever
40 A requests         B exercises        C problems             D duties
41 A friends           B contributions   C differences         D attempts
42 A soon              B fast            C easily               D bitterly
43 A So                   B And                  C But                          D For
44 A lonely              B friendly             C lovely                         D lively
45 A respected              B missed               C wanted                     D loved
46 A like                      B catch             C take                         D follow
47 A sad                         B hopeless            C anxious                    D lucky
48 A Yes                  B No                    C Sure                         D OK
49 A work                B leave             C remarry                    D stay
50 A seldom          B always               C sometimes            D never
51 A advise         B demand             C suggest                     D help
52 A voice            B sound            C shout                    D laugh
53 A how                 B where            C when                    D why
54 A advantage       B pity                    C care                         D control
55 A wealth           B health            C power                         D soul

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher----Mrs.Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother's perfume(香水）.

Teddy said, "Mrs.Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs.Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy.The boy's mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last signed, Theodore F. Stoddar, M. D. (医学博士）.

The story doesn't end there. On his wedding day, Dr.Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson's ear," Thank you, Mrs. Thomson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference."

Mrs. Thompson , with tears in her eyes, whispered back,"Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.

1.What did Mrs.Thompson do on the first day of school?

2. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs.Thompson at his wedding?

请仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。

Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy. Many things must be considered such as      the person is interested in and how old he is. We must also consider the reaction of the person     (receive) the gift. One of the    (bad) gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen      (teach) me English since Junior 1, and to show my      (appreciate) I decided to get her a present. I asked my classmates about her interests      I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store     I worked part-time and bought her      expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it because I    (tell) by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk and I was sure she would like them.      was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn’t eat MSG (味精)!