B
We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that  their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.
The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.
Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.
I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over  the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.
But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.
I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”
She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister?” Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.
Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.
59. The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (Paragraph 4) means “_____” .
A. show much concern about               B. have a special effect on
C. list jobs to be done for                    D. do good things for
60. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her________.
A. beautiful hair                                 B. pretty clothes           
C. lovely smile                                   D. young age
61. Kristen felt sad and cried because_________.
A. the guests gave her more coats to carry
B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly
C. the guests praised her sister more than her
D. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests
62. We can conclude from the passage that______.
A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children
B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt
C. people usually like the younger children more
D. adults should treat children equally

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My son was badly hurt in a fire．After he  1from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months  2it took long for the skin to stop shrinking（收缩）．So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  3on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,  4will pay any more attention to your scar  5you do．If it does not bother you, it will not bother  6.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  7high — glad he was alive.

8, everyone has scars and shortcomings．Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,  9you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  10.

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  11, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false   12.

One of my friends in college was very  13．At first, when people met him, they noticed his  14for about 10 seconds．This man felt  15about himself and spent most of his time  16about other people’s comfort and welfare． 17, people ignored his looks．What people  18was his kindness and his concern for them．He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value  19yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  20．

1.A．cured                      B．recovered            C．improved             D．returned

2.A．because                   B．though                C．until                    D．before

3.A．cut                          B．wound                C．injure                  D．scar

4.A．no one                     B．anyone                C．everyone             D．someone

5.A．as                           B．like                     C．than                    D．when

6.A．another                    B．others                 C．all                       D．us

7.A．put                          B．held                    C．taken                  D．hung

8.A．After all                   B．In conclusion       C．In fact                D．Above all

9.A．as long as                B．if                       C．even if                D．as if

10.A．house                    B．telephone             C．job                      D．car

11.A．clothes                   B．hairstyle              C．figure                  D．salary

12.A．means                   B．standards             C．comments           D．rules

13.A．smart                    B．optimistic            C．rude                    D．ugly

14.A．manners                B．expressions          C．looks                  D．actions

15.A．lucky                     B．worried               C．good                   D．sad

16.A．inquiring                B．asking                 C．knowing              D．caring

17.A．Completely     B．Gradually                C．Obviously            D．Suddenly

18.A．wanted                  B．understood          C．brought               D．saw

19.A．within                    B．beyond                C．except                 D．above

20.A．kindness                B．concern               C．beauty                 D．perfection

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 　31 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 　32 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking（收缩）. So，he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 　33 on his face.

　　I said to my son，“Keaton， 34 will pay any more attention to your scar 　35 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 36 .”He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 37 high—glad he was alive.

　　 38 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 　39 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 40 .

　　But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks ,or your 　41 , or you car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 　42 .

　　One of my friends in college was very 43 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 　44 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 45 about himself and spent most of his time 　46 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 　47 ，people ignored his looks. What people 48 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

　　Therefore，concentrate on what you value 49 yourself，because if you can see that beautiful person，everyone you are in contact with will see the same 50 .

31．A．cured 　　　　B．recovered 　　　　C．improved 　　　　D．returned

32．A．because 　　　B．though 　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　 D．before

33．A．cut 　　　　　B．wound　　　　　　 C．injure 　　　　　D．scar

34．A．no one 　　　 B．anyone 　　　　　 C．everyone 　　　　D．someone

35．A．as 　　　　　 B．like 　　　　　　 C．than 　　　　　　D．when

36．A．another 　　　B．others 　　　　　 C．all 　　　　　　 D．us

37．A．put 　　　　　B．held 　　　　　　 C．taken 　　　　　 D．hung

38．A．After all 　　B．In conclusion 　　C．In fact　　　　　D．Above all

39．A．as long as 　B．if 　　　　　　　　C．even if 　　　　 D．as if

40．A．house 　　　 B．telephone 　　　　 C．job 　　　　　　 D．car

41．A．clothes 　　 B．hairstyle 　　　　 C．figure 　　　　　D．salary

42．A．means 　　　 B．standards 　　　　 C．comments 　　　　D．rules

43．A．smart 　　　 B．optimistic 　　　　C．rude 　　　　　　D．ugly

44．A．manners 　　 B．expressions 　　　 C．looks 　　　　　 D．actions

45．A．lucky 　　　 B．worried 　　　　　 C．good 　　　　　　D．sad

46．A．inquiring 　 B．asking 　　　　　　C．knowing 　　　　 D．caring

47．A．Completely 　B．Gradually 　　　　 C．Obviously 　　　 D．Suddenly

48．A．wanted 　　　B．understood 　　　　C．brought 　　　　 D．saw

49．A．within 　　　B．beyond 　　　　　　C．except 　　　　　D．above

50．A．kindness 　　B．concern 　　　　 　C．beauty 　　　　　D．perfection