My horse，Treasure，is my hero because she helped me discover how to relate to her．In the process，she “ fixed ” my relationship with my husband and my children． 
    When I got her，she was 2 years old, with no handling. She was not going to accept any kind of instructions from me. In the interest of not getting myself killed，I started to read and educate myself on ways to manage a high-spirited horse． 
　　I discovered natural horsemanship（马术）,a method of training that focuses on communication．In order to communicate with another person，you must be understood．The very definition（定义）of understanding is two or more persons share the same idea. This simple definition had a big influence on me．I realized that communication is a two-way street! 
　　When I started to adopt horsemanship in my life，I noticed a change in the way other people related to me．My husband，when I stopped ordering him around，became happier and more helpful．My children，when I practiced being fair，firm and most of all，considerate，were motivated（激发）to act sooner，at a polite request instead of the orders from me． 
    I think the most valuable life skill I learned from my horse is that pressure motivates. As soon as I applied these basic skills to my daily activities, I started to notice positive changes. My children were more considerate of each other．and started to ask first，without telling．I became aware of my position as a role model． 
　　Today，five years later，I have the perfect horse．I also have very polite kids and a very happy husband．There’s nothing in the world that can compare to being loved by ones you love most---even if it all started with the attitude of a very special horse． 
56．What does the underlined phrase “with no handling” in Paragraph2 mean? 

A. Nobody cared about the horse except the author.

B. The horse could do whatever she wanted.

C. Nobody had trained the horse before.

D. The horse didn’t like anyone except the author.

57. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Treasure was worth a lot of money.

B. When the author got Treasure, she was a perfect horse.

C. Before the author got Treasure, she didn’t love her husband.

D. Treasure’s coming helped the author’s family to get along better.

58. Why were the author’s children slow to respond to her in the past?

A. She was unfair and used to order them to do things.

B. She didn’t know how to manage the female horse.

C. Her children were too naughty to listen to her.

D. She would be unhappy if they responded quickly to her.

59. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A true treasure                                 

B. My family               

C. The importance of understanding     

D. An unforgettable experience

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing   41 was something she picked up by herself. After her first   42  , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.   43 , writing stories was simply a   44 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).     45 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long   46 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for   47  writer.”

  48 Tracy’s characters (人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes   49  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could   50  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have   51 when things come to me  52  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a    53  set in ancient (古代的) China.   54 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese  55 . It came without her having    56 it.

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained   57  by her fame. She lives in the same   58  she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for   59 in her life----and it wasn’t just   60 .

21.C 前后照应逻辑推理 注意与后句的比较。作者不仅仅只是单一的写作了，作者的生活中有了更多的机会或空间来享受生活的多样化(variety)。网上下载，此题原

完形填空

　　Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing (1) was something she picked up by herself. After her first (2) , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. (3) , writing stories was simply a (4) interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). (5) , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long (6) and paid Tracy a $500000 in advance.“A pretty money,”said the publisher,“for (7) writer.”

　　 (8) Tracy's characters(人物) are interesting? Her stories sometimes (9) readers uneasy: those about the super natural.“My mother believed I could (10) the after life world,”she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

　　“Can I? I don't think I can,”Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have (11) when things come to me (12) .”Once, she was wondering how to complete a (13) set in ancient(古代的)China. (14) the door bell ran. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese (15) . It came without her having (16) it.

　　Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained (17) by her fame. She lives in the same (18) she lived 27 years ago——although in a more comfortable home. There's more room for (19) in. her life——and it wasn't just (20) .

(1)

[　　]

A．skill　　　　　　　 B．experience

C．practice　　　　　　D．method

(2)

[　　]

A．duty　　　　　　　B．effort

C．job　　　　　　　 D．task

(3)

[　　]

A．Instead　　　　　　B．Normally

C．Certainly　　　　　D．Then

(4)

[　　]

A．general　　　　　 B．deep

C．personal　　　　　D．lively

(5)

[　　]

A．Interested　　　　B．Anxiously

C．Seriously　　　　D．Encouraged

(6)

[　　]

A．film　　　　　　B．story

C．program　　　　D．article

(7)

[　　]

A．a foreign　　　　B．a popular

C．an unusual　　　 D．an unknown

(8)

[　　]

A．Now that　　　　B．Even though

C．Just because　　　D．Except that

(9)

[　　]

A．find　　　　　　B．turn

C．leave　　　　　 D．hold

(10)

[　　]

A．make up　　　　 B．connect with

C．control　　　　　D．explain

(11)

[　　]

A．events　　　　　B．chances

C．feelings　　　　 D．moments

(12)

[　　]

A．for no reason　　　　B．from distance

C．by accident　　　　　D．as gifts

(13)

[　　]

A．description　　　　　B．painting

C．scene　　　　　　　D．talk

(14)

[　　]

A．Surprisingly　　　　B．Suddenly

C．Expectedly　　　　 D．Fortunately

(15)

[　　]

A．cooking　　　　B．history

C．play　　　　　 D．medicine

(16)

[　　]

A．known　　　　　B．sent

C．realized　　　　 D．ordered

(17)

[　　]

A．unchanged　　　　B．excited

C．determined　　　　D．unmoved

(18)

[　　]

A．life　　　　　　　B．city

C．house　　　　　　D．way

(19)

[　　]

A．success　　　　　B．work

C．joy　　　　　　 D．variety

(20)

[　　]

A．writing　　　　　B．reporting

C．luck　　　　　　D．fun

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l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。

I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a  36  but didn't realize how much until classes began.

I  37  on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often,  38  finishing my homework before it was  39  to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I  40  finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the  41 I received showed my lack of  42  .I realized that I needed to find some sort of  43  .So, the next day I created a  44 _ that would  45  my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea,  46  I was only able to  47  it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much   48   .So I tried another plan. This one  49  lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of  50  I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then,  51  the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time. This is the  52  I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is  53 . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.

My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm  54  that I've learned to balance things and it has helped  55  me for what is to come after graduation.

36．A．disaster         B．challenge       C．trouble          D．competition

37．A．kept            B．caught         C．took            D．got

38．A．as well as       B．in order to      C．instead of      D．not only

39．A．point          B．late           C．ready         D．time

40．A．seldom        B．always        C ．hardly      D．never

41．A．degree         B．rank           C．grade         D．title

42．A．intelligence    B．confidence           C．exercise      D．effort

43．A．balance        B．skill          C．change        D．improvement

44．A．form           B．timetable      C．method             D．system

45．A．average        B．arrange      C．divide       D．organize

46．A．and            B．but                 C．so            D．then

47．A．accept          B．collect       C．follow       D．insist

48．A．pressure        B．influence      C．question             D．doubt

49．A．provided       B．included       C．formed        D．needed

50．A．anything        B．something    C．nothing        D．everything

51．A．under          B．among       C．from        D．with

52．A．skill           B．method              C．experience           D．way

53．A．important      B．valuable             C ．limited            D．up

54．A．glad           B．convinced       C．sure           D．ungrateful

55．A．enable         B．prepare              C．practise      D．equip