My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36   , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s   37 anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often   40  don’t realize she’s blind.

I  41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   45  with us.

To my great   46   , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my  47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really   48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation.

When I told her, she was   51  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was   53  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work,

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55 .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．lost

3.                A．and            B．except         C．even D．but

4.                A．who           B．it              C．she  D．which

5.                A．guests          B．family          C．children  D．friends

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．recognized    D．witnessed

7.                A．excited         B．sad            C．satisfied  D．enjoyed

8.                A．especially       B．not so          C．a little    D．not at all

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．played

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

13.               A．touched        B．distinguished    C．saw   D．understood

14.               A．after           B．before         C．until D．when

15.               A．referred to      B．turned out      C．come up   D．talked about

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．puzzled   D．worried

17.               A．cried          B．insisted         C．complained D．informed

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．description

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.

I 6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 

To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．held

3.                A．comes across    B．looks after       C．picks out  D．learns from

4.                A．relaxed         B．nervous        C．anxious   D．secret

5.                A．parents         B．family          C．guests    D．friends

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．forgot    D．witnessed

7.                A．sad            B．calm           C．excited   D．puzzled

8.                A．especially       B．seldom         C．frequently D．hardly

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．competed

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

13.               A．touched        B．considered      C．saw   D．understood

14.               A．after           B．unless          C．until D．if

15.               A．up            B．down          C．back  D．on

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．angry D．worried

17.               A．whispered      B．insisted         C．introduced D．informed

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．disappointment

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  36  , including her "sixth sense", that she hardly gives the impression that she has   37  anything. Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us,  38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,  39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that   40  often don't realize she's blind.

I  41  this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to   44  colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer  45   with us”. To my great  46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my   47  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment（成就感）. She really _48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt   49  Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Jennifer was blind. It had just never  50  in conversation. When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was  51  for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  52  . And I knew my child was  53   because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Jennifer had also heard Kayla's  54  in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

36．A．senses                     B．means                     C．methods                  D．ways

37．A．enjoyed                  B．found                     C．missed                   D．got

38．A．instead                   B．except                    C．since                      D．but

39．A．which                     B．it                           C．she                         D．who 

40．A．children                  B．family                    C．guests                     D．friends

41．A．witnessed               B．heard                      C．recognized              D．realized

42．A．sad                        B．satisfied                  C．excited                   D．sorry

43．A．not at all              B．not so                     C．a little                    D．especially

44．A．mix                        B．draw                      C．write                   D．paint

45．A．stayed                    B．painted                  C．talked                     D．studied

46．A．surprise               B．encouragement        C．delight                    D．excitement

47．A．attitude                   B．picture                    C．homework              D．paper

48．A．understood              B．found                  C．saw                       D．touched   

49．A．after                       B．unless                     C．until                      D．when

50．A．talked about            B．turned out               C．referred to              D．come up

51．A．curious                   B．quiet                      C．puzzled                   D．worried

52．A．cried                      B．insisted                  C．required               D．informed

53．A．uncertain                B．wrong                    C．worried                  D．right

54．A．shortcomings          B．difficulties                     C．pride                     D．description

55．A．eyes                    B．pens                       C．hands                     D．paper      

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early   36  of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to   37  my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with  38  at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to   39  !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something   40   to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found  41  , I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to   42 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild  43 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44  , I was touched by this land of wonder.

  45 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even   46  at me because he found it was  47  to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s   48  , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 49  flowers.

Regardless of their   50  , I kept on planting my garden and  51 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they   52  to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to  53  my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very   54  . And now I could say it is my affection for  55   that makes me a real gardener.

1.                A．memory        B． dream         C． intention     D． design

2.                A．please         B． change        C． help D． annoy

3.                A．doubt          B． appreciation    C． surprise D． excitement

4.                A．collect up       B． care about      C． clean up D． come in

5.                A．equal          B．similar          C． superior D． opposite

6.                A．painful         B． valuable       C． upsetting D． interesting

7.                A．come up        B．break out       C． hold on  D． get through

8.                A．to             B． with           C． in  D． by

9.                A．Luckily         B．Cheerfully       C． Regularly D． Eventually

10.               A．Instead         B． However       C． Therefore D． Besides

11.               A． shouted       B． laughed       C． glanced  D． jumped

12.               A．convenient      B． troublesome    C． enjoyable D． dangerous

13.               A．sadness        B． displeasure     C． delight   D． relief

14.               A．other than      B． more than      C． rather than    D． less than

15.               A．dislike          B． encouragement C． threat    D． suggestion

16.               A．decided        B． stopped       C． continued D． struggled

17.               A．devote         B． turn          C． respond D． lead

18.               A．defeat         B． satisfy         C． respect   D． challenge

19.               A．proud          B． comfortable    C． strange   D． disappointed

20.               A．freedom        B． life           C． growth   D． nature

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  36  , including her "sixth sense", that she hardly gives the impression that she has   37  anything. Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us,  38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,  39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that   40  often don't realize she's blind.

I  41  this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to   44  colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer  45   with us”. To my great  46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my   47  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment（成就感）. She really _48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt   49  Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Jennifer was blind. It had just never  50  in conversation. When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was  51  for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  52  . And I knew my child was  53   because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Jennifer had also heard Kayla's  54  in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

36．A．senses                     B．means                     C．methods                  D．ways

37．A．enjoyed                  B．found                     C．missed                   D．got

38．A．instead                   B．except                    C．since                      D．but

39．A．which                     B．it                           C．she                         D．who 

40．A．children                  B．family                    C．guests                     D．friends

41．A．witnessed               B．heard                      C．recognized              D．realized

42．A．sad                        B．satisfied                  C．excited                   D．sorry

43．A．not at all              B．not so                     C．a little                    D．especially

44．A．mix                        B．draw                      C．write                   D．paint

45．A．stayed                    B．painted                  C．talked                     D．studied

46．A．surprise               B．encouragement        C．delight                    D．excitement

47．A．attitude                   B．picture                    C．homework              D．paper

48．A．understood              B．found                  C．saw                       D．touched   

49．A．after                       B．unless                     C．until                      D．when

50．A．talked about            B．turned out               C．referred to              D．come up

51．A．curious                   B．quiet                      C．puzzled                   D．worried

52．A．cried                      B．insisted                  C．required               D．informed

53．A．uncertain                B．wrong                    C．worried                  D．right

54．A．shortcomings          B．difficulties                     C．pride                     D．description

55．A．eyes                    B．pens                       C．hands                     D．paper