I was a rotten teenager, sharp-tongued and eager to control others. I told lies. At an early age that I could make things   1  my way with just a few small changes. The writers for today’s hottest soap opera could not have created a   2  character than me.

I don’t know how long it took me to realize how I was   3  so many others. Not only did I succeed in   4  many of my closest friends by trying to control them; I also managed to destroy the most   5  relationship in my life; my relationship with my mother.

My mother, who gave birth to me at age 38  6  her doctor’s wishes, would cry to me, “I waited so long for you. Don’t ignore my help!” I would reply   7  , “I never wanted you to care about me! Leave me alone and forget I   8  lived!”

My mother began to believe I really   9  it. Like many young girls in high school, the boys whom I knew were   10  were always the first ones I had to date. I would try to find any way to draw attention to myself   11  at the same time trying to be invisible. I had also been   12  into drugs then to change my personality. My only pleasure was to make people feel   13  .  

But then I asked  14  why. Why the need to hurt? Why the attacks on my mother? I would drive myself mad with all the whys until one day, I couldn’t   15  it any longer and jump from a car moving at 80 miles per hour.

Lying awake the following night at the hospital, I saw my mother’s pained face-warm, tired brown   16  filled with nothing but thanks for her daughter’s rebirth of life.

  17  all the horrible things I did to her, she still loved me. I cried and asked why. She just looked down at me and said frankly, “I don’t know.”

  18   love is the most precious gift we can give. Being   19  for the past is the most precious gift we can receive. I want to   20  the gift my mother gave me to all the “rotten teenagers” in the world.

1．A．go                        B．come                  C．turn                    D．feel

2．A．better                    B．worse                 C．happier                D．cleverer

3．A．loving                   B．hating                  C．hurting                D．shocking

4．A．putting off             B．breaking into        C．keeping up           D．pushing away

5．A．curious                 B．precious              C．nervous               D．obvious

6．A．against                  B．for                      C．according to        D．with

7．A．gently                   B．suddenly              C．sharply                D．unwillingly

9．A．said                      B．knew                  C．hoped                 D．meant

10．A．available              B．possible               C．impossible           D．believable

11．A．  when                 B．while                   C．and                     D．or

12．A．heavy                  B．easy                    C．difficult               D．fast

13．A．fright                  B．confusion            C．excitement           D．pain

14．A．myself                B．my mother           C．my friend            D．my father

15．A．explain                B．control                C．stand                  D．accept

16．A．gestures              B．faces                   C．eyes                    D．feelings

17．A．Since                  B．Although             C．Though               D．Despite

18．A．Unconditional       B．Slow                   C．Quick                 D．True

19．A．loved                  B．forgiven              C．hated                  D．forgotten

20．A．tell                    B．provide                C．supply               D．extend

The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn’t __36__ it as a profession. My grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much __37__, earned merely enough to support his family. As a result of this _38___in the family, I went to college -----quite __39__, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other _40___. Before my graduation from Columbia, I felt _41___my duty to leave college and take a job. Aside from the satisfaction of being able to ___42__the family, money is all I got out of it. My only ambition was to save enough to _43___ the job and go to Europe to study __44___. I used to get up at dawn to practice_45__ I left for “downtown “to work. . I continued to make money, and _46__, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to ___47_.

The situation of my family improved, and my help was _48___necessary, so I resigned from my __49__and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50___. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and _51___every minute of it. I was a _52__man and I was doing what I__53__ to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a quite wealthy man today, __54__ I wouldn’t have made a success of living . I would have _55__all those that money can never buy.

Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.

1.                A．receive         B．accept          C．refuse    D．keep

2.                A．respected       B．hated          C．doubted  D．scolded

3.                A．excuse         B．chance         C．promise  D．example

4.                A．happily         B．sadly           C．hopelessly D．nervously

5.                A．interests        B．pities           C．experiments   D．problems

6.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．one

7.                A．question        B．help           C．warn D．visit

8.                A．give up         B．give in          C．go on D．throw away

9.                A．computer       B．law            C．history   D．music

10.               A．after           B．in case         C．before    D．the moment

11.               A．firstly          B．finally          C．generally  D．lately

12.               A．go back        B．go home        C．go abroad  D．go down

13.               A．no longer       B．of course       C．in fact D．much too

14.               A．position        B．college         C．home D．friends

15.               A．Asia           B．Europe         C．Africa D．North America

16.               A．wasted         B．lost            C．forgot D．enjoyed

17.               A．native          B．free           C．wise  D．weak

18.               A．repeated       B．offered         C．loved D．signed

19.               A．so             B．and            C．but   D．for

20.               A．missed         B．gained         C．achieved  D．won

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　 Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 36 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 37 to stay connected with friends and family. 38 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 39 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
　 　40 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 41 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 42 . Aren’t you at school to learn?
　 In the United States, students would never be allowed to 43 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 44 a text message you would probably be kicked 　45 class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 　46 . There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 　47 respect for those around you.
　 As a teacher in China, I have to 　48 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 　49 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 　50 to be connected all the time seems to be more 　51 than the desire to learn.
　 It’s easy to understand 　52 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 　53 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 　54 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 　55 something important.
36. A. one 　　 　　　　　 B. somebody　 　　　　　 C. someone 　　 　 　　 D. no one
37. A. way 　 　　　　　　 B. road 　　　 　　　　　 C. method 　　　　 　　 D. path
38. A. But 　 　　　　　　 B. However　 　　　　　 C. So 　　　　　　 　　 D. Therefore
39. A. which 　 　　　　　 B. that 　　　 　　　　　 C. when 　　　　 　　 D. where
40. A. After 　 　　　　　 B. Before 　　 　　　　　　 C. Because　　 　　　　 D. If
41. A. or 　　　 　　　　　 B. and 　　　　 　　　　 C. as well as　　 　　　 D. instead of
42. A. act 　　　 　　　　 B. action 　　 　　　　　 C. habit 　　　　 　　　 D. behavior
43. A. have 　　 　　　　　 B. take 　　　　 　　　　 C. use D. send
44. A. receive 　　　　　　 B. accept　　 　　　　　 C. make D. get
45. A. of 　　 　　　　　 B. off 　　　　　 　　　　 C. out D. out of
46. A. school 　　　　　 B. class 　　　　 　　　　 C. office D. home
47. A. ask 　　 　　　　　 B. suggest 　　 　　　　 C. show D. answer
48. A. do 　　　 　　　　 B. deal 　　　　 　　　　　 C. do with D. deal with
49. A. turn on 　　　　　 B. turn down 　 　　　　 C. turn off D. turn in
50. A. desire 　　　　　　 B. wish 　　　 　　　　 C. hope D. expect
51. A. possible 　　　　　　 B. important　 　　　　　 C. necessary D. interesting
52. A. why 　 　　　　　　 B. what 　　　 　　　　　 C. that D. whether
53. A. himself 　　　　　　 B. herself 　　　 　　　　 C. ourselves D. yourself
54. A. lower 　 　　　　　 B. higher 　　　 　　　　 C. better D. upper
55. A. forget 　 　　　　　 B. remember　 　　　　 C. miss D. leave

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Some people believe, that international sport bring about good will between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the terrible incident including the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by small incidents caused by less important national contests.

　　One country received its second-place, medals with anger after the hockey(曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers against the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents'(对手) victory was unfair. Their manager was very angry when he said:“This wasn't hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.”The American basketball team announced that they would not give up first place to Russia, after a disputable(可争议的) end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury(评判委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.

　　Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals(个人), or in non-national teams might be too much to hope for. But in the present organisation of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism(爱国主义).

1．What did the manager mean by saying “… Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished?”

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A．His team would no longer take part in international games.

B．Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.

C．There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.

D．The Federation should be broken up as soon as possible.

2．The basketball example implied that ________.

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A．too much patriotism was shown in the incident

B．the announcement to make the match longer was wrong

C．the appeal jury spent too much time in making the decision

D．the American team was right in refusing to accept the silver medals

3．The author gives the two examples in Paragraphs 2 and 3 to show ________.

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A．how national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games

B．that sportsmen love their country more than they used to

C．that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship

D．that it is right for athletes to play competitively

4．What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

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A．The organisation of the Olympic Games must be improved.

B．Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.

C．Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.

D．International contests bring about misunderstanding between nations.