Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of .One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  her head and continued to sew the quilt.

  I was very worried because I thought I had  her. I was  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen , but it’s really there. Love is.” I listened carefully but I  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father  on the country road．

  “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

  “Susan, don’t  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

  Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to   36  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the   37  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 39   .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there    40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She    41   her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had  42   her. I was    43   and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it   44  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt   45  . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen    46  , but it’s really there. Love is    47  .”
I listened carefully but I    48    her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly    49   seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   50   . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   51   on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t    52   me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”   53    his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and     54   . But from this experience, I understand that love is just    55   in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to   1   in order to pay the high tuition （学费） for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __2__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __3__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __4__.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __5__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __6__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _7_ her. I was _8__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __9_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __10__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __11_, but it’s really there. Love is __12__.”

I listened carefully but I __13__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __14_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __15 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __16__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t __17__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__18__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __19__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __20__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1．A．keep fit            B．rise early          C．earn money     D．collect money

2．A．magic            B．romantic         C．fantastic         D．attractive

3．A．simple            B．easy              C．relaxing          D．luxurious （奢侈）

4．A．the question           B．problem          C．interest             D．control

5．A．feeling                  B．love             C．quarrel           D．smile

6．A．raised                   B．shook           C．nodded            D．bowed

7．A．hurt                      B．injured            C．wounded         D．harmed

8．A．in great surprise                                    B．in a great embarrassment

       C．with deep depression                         D．at extreme sorrow

9．A．happens           B．comes about       C．appears           D．occurs

10．A．warm and soft    B．hot and hard        C．thin and cool      D．strong and durable

11．A．somewhere and sometime               B．anywhere or anytime

       C．more or less                      D．here and there

12．A．inside               B．outside          C．faraway           D．nearby

13．A．could believe                                      B．couldn’t understand

       C．wouldn’t recognize                          D．might know

14．A．got sick         B．got stuck        C．lay down          D．became disabled

15．A．quite healthy       B．very pale          C．fairly red         D．much surprised

16．A．jump high          B．go hurriedly       C．run fast          D．walk slowly

17．A．think about         B．talk with          C．worry about      D．laugh at

18．A．Reading          B．Seeing            C．Saying           D．Writing

19．A．fresh roses         B．gold ring           C．sweet kisses       D．beautiful jewelry

20．A．a thread        B．a needle        C．the cloth        D．the cotton

第二节 完型填空（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

    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”

I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36．A．keep fit             B．rise early     C．earn money         D．collect money

37．A．magic              B．romantic            C．fantastic             D．attractive

38．A．simple             B．easy          C．relaxing             D．luxurious (奢侈)

39．A．the question    B．problem             C．interest          D．control

40．A．feeling             B．love                C．quarrel              D．smile

41．A．raised          B．shook           C．nodded        D．bowed

42．A．hurt            B．injured          C．wounded     D．harmed

43．A．in great surprise             B．in a great embarrassment

       C．with deep depression           D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．happens             B．comes about  C．appears        D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft        B．hot and hard    C．thin and cool         D．strong and durable

46．A．somewhere and sometime               B．anywhere or anytime

       C．more or less                        D．here and there

47．A．inside           B．outside             C．faraway       D．nearby

48．A．could believe          B．couldn’t understand

       C．wouldn’t recognize            D．might know

49．A．got sick             B．got stuck            C．lay down      D．became disabled

50．A．quite healthy   B．very pale      C．fairly red            D．much surprised

51．A．jump high     B．go hurriedly          C．run fast      D．walk slowly

52．A．think about     B．talk with     C．worry about          D．laugh at

53．A．Reading             B．Seeing        C．Saying              D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring      C．sweet kisses    D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a thread             B．a needle        C．the cloth            D．the cotton

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the   37   ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   39  ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there   40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She   41   her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   42   her．I was   43   and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it   44  , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt   45  ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen   46  , but it’s really there．Love is   47  ．” I listened carefully but I   48   her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly   49   seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   50  ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   51   on the country road．

   “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

   “Susan, don’t   52   me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”  53   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

    Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and   54  ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just   55   in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

36．A．keep fit         B．rise early     C．collect money   D．earn money

37．A．romantic        B．magic       C．fantastic    D．attractive

38．A．simple      B．luxurious  C．relaxing    D．easy

39．A．question   B．control     C．reach D．the question

40．A．feeling     B．quarrel     C．love D．smile

41．A．bowed      B．shook       C．nodded     D．raised

42．A．harmed     B．injured     C．wounded   D．hurt

43．A．in great surprise             B．with deep depression

       C．in a great embarrassment D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．appears     B．comes about     C．happens    D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft         B．strong and durable

       C．thin and cool           D．hot and hard

46．A．somewhere and sometime       B．more or less

       C．anywhere or anytime       D．here and there

47．A．outside     B．inside       C．faraway    D．nearby

48．A．couldn’t understand B．might know

       C．wouldn’t recognize        D．could believe 

49．A．threw up       B．got stuck   C．got sick    D．became disabled

50．A．much surprised B．quite healthy    C．fairly red  D．very pale 

51．A．jump high      B．walk slowly     C．run fast     D．go hurriedly

52．A．think about     B．talk with   C．laugh at    D．worry about

53．A．Saying     B．Seeing   C．Reading         D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring      C．sweet kisses      D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a needle    B．a thread    C．the cloth   D．the cotton