I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  1  a room with two double beds and the bathroom was too 2  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   3   and my stepmother had   4  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  5_   of what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   6  .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   7   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   8  with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   9   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. As far as I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 10 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 11  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance they _12_ when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 13  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su.        When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _14  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   15__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
   16  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(麻痹的) by my _18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
Now I   19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20  , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate

【小题1】
A.lived B.shared C.possessed D.bought
【小题2】
A.cheap B.noisy C.small D.limited
【小题3】
A.in trouble B.in sight C.in place D.in parts
【小题4】
A.struck B.tookC.kicked D.knocked
【小题5】
A.plan B.choice C.chance D.idea
【小题6】
A.looked after B.showed up C.turned over D.came across
【小题7】
A.so B.because C.until D.while
【小题8】
A.worked B.traveled C.lived D.learned
【小题9】
A.worked out B.called up C.watched out D.made sure
【小题10】
A.change B.problem C.conflict D.difference
【小题11】
A.set off B.left forC.entered into D.admitted into
【小题12】
A.paid B.boughtC.had D.owned
【小题13】
A.all B.little C.something D.nothing
【小题14】
A.supplyB.teach C.encourage D.raise
【小题15】
A.different B.unfair C.easy D.hopeful
【小题16】
A.Thanks to B.In spite of C.Except for D.But for
【小题17】
A.home B.house C.ability D.lesson
【小题18】
A.choice B.failure C.past D.present
【小题19】
A.doubt about B.call on C.center on D.believe in
【小题20】
A.born B.accepted C.educated D.deserted

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t  have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to __55___ in our life.  The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

【小题1】
A.lentB.gaveC.soldD.bought
【小题2】
A.studyB.keepC.plantD.develop
【小题3】
A.tiredB.sadC.angryD.happy
【小题4】
A.surpriseB.worryC.accidentD.question
【小题5】
A.whereB.howC.whenD.whether
【小题6】
A.practicedB.triedC.visitedD.considered
【小题7】
A.FinallyB.GenerallyC.SuddenlyD.Recently
【小题8】
A.likeB.seeC.moveD.hurt
【小题9】
A.beautifulB.secretC.unusualD.faraway
【小题10】
A.wateringB.watchingC.correctingD.appreciating
【小题11】
A.pleasureB.excitementC.disappointment D.satisfaction
【小题12】
A.knownB.saidC.expectedD.heard
【小题13】
A.poorB.greatC.suitableD.comfortable
【小题14】
A.parkB.riverC.hillD.road
【小题15】
A.borrowedB.stolenC.chosenD.collected
【小题16】
A.leavesB.flowersC.fruitD.tree
【小题17】
A.rightsB.timeC.chancesD.interest
【小题18】
A.as a matter of factB.in factC.first of allD.at least
【小题19】
A.destroyedB.thrownC.pulledD.won
【小题20】
A.waitB.shareC.gainD.enjoy


第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It seems as if cell phone could be the protection that parents expecting the kids to have freedom and be safe have been looking for. Let's  41  your 11-year-old son is going on a long bike ride with a friend, so they take along your cell phone   42  they need help. Not only could they call you if necessary, but  43 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipped on many mobile phones today, your son and his friend could also be  44 easily. Plus, with an additional service, you could track the boys'  45 location. Or consider this: If your daughter is  46  herself and three friends to a concert, she could  47 out exactly how to locate the concert location and get back home by using her equipped cell phone.And through a(n)  48  software package,you could   49  her whereabouts (行踪).
  50 tracking devices as we all consider useful, however, have  51 .If the boys urgently needed help during the ride,  52 might be too late by the time someone found them. And if they wanted to, the concert-going girls could deviate (偏离) from the  53 route and go to a night club after the  54 -they could turn off the phone or leave it in their own car and drive with someone else.
Cell phones and their accompanying programs are tools for   55 children safely today, but all of them are  56  extremely reliable. Under no circumstances does  57 else replace a well-established parent-child relationship  58  love and trust.
If you do decide to let your kids use these devices, don't rely  59 on them for protection. Your children need you watching them-  60  will never take the place of your time, attention, eyes, and ears when overseeing your child's whereabouts.
41.A. pretend                  B. see                         C. prove                     D. say
42.A. even if                   B. only if                   C. in case                    D. so that
43.A. with                       B. as                          C. also                        D. for
44.A. called                     B. observed                C. contacted                D. located
45.A. obvious                  B. clear                      C. exact                      D. safe
46.A. leading                   B. driving                   C. heading                  D. guiding
47.A. map                       B. make                     C. work                      D. get
48.A. additional               B. universal                C. another                  D. exceptional
49.A. learn                      B. know                     C. follow                   D. search
50.A. These                     B. Such                      C. Some                     D. Few
51.A. faults                     B. shortcomings          C. difficulties              D. disadvantages
52.A. parents                   B. it                           C. policemen               D. we
53.A. considered              B. established              C. located                   D. planned
54.A. drive                      B. ride                       C. show                      D. party
55.A. guaranteeing           B. providing               C. caring                    D. parenting
56.A. never                     B. always                   C. usually                   D. merely
57.A. everything              B. nothing                  C. anything                 D. something
58.A. relied on                B. based on                 C. laid on                   D. kept on
59.A. specifically            B. believably              C. only                       D. particularly
60.A. relationship            B. cell phone              C. protection               D. technology


One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.
Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.
When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.
In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.
Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.
But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.
66. From the passage, we can see________________.
A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style
B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age
C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents
D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing
67. Who was Tom Parker?
A. A manager of a bank                             B. A famous singer
C. Elvis’ manager                                      D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood
68. What caused Elvis’ death?
A. His singing too much                                   B. His taking the drugs
C. His parent’s death                                  D. Tom Parker’s help
69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?
A. Only country and western
B. Only country and blues
C. Both western and church music
D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”
70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?
a. Elvis learned to sing at church
b. Elvis gave concerts all across America
c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday
d. Tom Parker became his manager
e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis
f. Elvis was born in Toledo
A. f; a; e; c; d; b                                       B. f; a; c; e; d; b
C. f; e; a; d; b; c                                        D. f; e; a; c; d; b

Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart(购物手推车). They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles. But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.

Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging(吃力地携带) groceries around in baskets they had to carry.

One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.

On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.

But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.

After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts. “Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?” one shopper replied.

But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To end this, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony(假冒的)customers.

As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come—those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.

Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—before the coming of the shopping cart.

1.What do the underlined words “chrome-plate contraptions” in Paragraph 1 refer to ? ( no more than 3 words)

2.What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention? (no more than 8 words)

3.Why was Goldman disappointed at first? (no more than 6 words)

4.Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market? (no more than 10 words)

 

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