My son Joey was born with badly twisted 11____ .The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 12 ____but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in 13____ .casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him 14____ .

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 15____  ,and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We 16____told him that he probably wouldn't be able to 17____ as well as the other children. So he didn't know.

In seventh grade he decided to 18____ for the cross-country team. Every day he 19 ____ with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others-four to five miles a day ~~perhaps he sensed that the 20____ that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the 21 ____seven runners have the potential to score points for the 22____ .We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.

He 23____to run four to five miles a day. Every  day24____ the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was 25____ .So I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy (呆滞)from his 26____ .Yet he looked straight ahead and 27____ running. We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn't know.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 28____ .Joey was number six on the 29____.Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade-the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't 30____ to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it

1.A. hands         B. mouth   C. body     D. feet

2.A. freely         B. fluently C. normally        D. strangely

3.A. treatment  B. school   C. dark      D. silence

4.A. study B. walk      C. read      D. stand

5.A. holiday       B. rest       C. winter   D. play

6.A. never         B. often     C. always   D. still

7.A. talk    B. study     C. read      D. run

8.A. break out   B. go out   C. give out         D. run out

9.A. trained       B. struggled       C. fight      D. study

10.A. scores      B. abilities C. standards      D. dreams

11.A. last  B. strongest       C. top        D. number

12.A. family       B. country          C. school   D. grade

13.A. started     B. refused          C. liked      D. continued

14.A. though     B. still        C. then      D. even

15.A. surprised B. worried         C. sad        D. nervous

16.A. running    B. sweat    C. fever     D. feet

17.A. kept          B. stopped         C. began   D. forgot

18.A. called       B. made    C. spelt      D. read

19.A. ground     B. team     C. list         D. wall

20.A. decide     B. expect  C. promise         D. refuse

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My son Joey was born with club feet（天生特厚的畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk  36 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery（手术）. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 38 when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during  39  , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We   40  told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to  41  as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he  42  to go out for the cross country team. Every day he 43 with the team. He worked harder and ran 44  than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the 45  that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 46  the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （潜能） to 47  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He 48  to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 50 all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more51 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 52 he looked straight ahead and kept running.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in  54  grade — the other six team members were all eighth?graders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36. A. quickly       B. slowly     C. normally    D. comfortably

37. A. spent         B. wasted     C. suffered   D. lost

38. A. pain          B. problem        C. treatment         D. surgery

39. A. holidays         B. day           C. fun           D. play

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

41. A. study         B. run     C. walk        D. behave

42. A. decided       B. preferred       C. refused    D. agreed

43. A. gathered       B. camped      C. trained        D. competed

44. A. more slowly B. less      C. faster           D. more

45. A. ability       B. strength     C. power    D. energy

46. A. Since         B. Because    C. After    D. Although

47. A. increase        B. score            C. hold           D. take

48. A. continued      B. stopped     C. liked       D. hoped

49. A. sad             B. surprised       C. angry        D. worried

50. A. running            B. resting       C. crying        D. sleeping

51. A. tests         B. miles    C. lessons        D. examinations

52. A. Otherwise     B. So         C. Yet               D. Thus

53. A. included       B. called           C. shown      D. found

54. A. sixth       B. eighth     C. seventh          D. fifth

55. A. manage      B. determine         C. expect       D. attempt

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、和D选项中，选择最佳答案.

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was 26___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him 27___.

Children in our neighborhood always ran around 28___  their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, 29___.  We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 30___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.

In 31___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, 32___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 33___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever. I was 34___, so I went to 35___ him after school. I found him running 36___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 37___.

Two weeks later, the names of the team 38___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had 39___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it , so he didn’t know. He just 40___ it.

26. A. spent       B. taken                          C. cost                 D. paid

27. A. talk           B. sit               C. study              D. walk

28. A. after         B. before                 C. during                 D. till

29. A. either       B. too             C. though             D. yet

30. A. able           B. sorry             C. glad                  D. afraid

31. A. sixth          B. seventh     C. eighth         D. ninth

32. A. so        B. if                C. then             D. because

33. A. neighborhood B. family C. school                D. grade

34. A. excited    B. tired                C. pleased        D. worried

35. A. think about    B. hear from  C. agree with   D. look for

36. A. alone            B. away                 C. almost     D. already

37. A. riding          B. walking         C. playing      D. running

38. A. jumpers         B. runners        C. doctors           D. teachers

39. A. got                  B. kept           C. made             D. found

40. A. made         B. played    C. had                 D. took

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。

My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally   36   would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in   37  . By the time he was eight, you   38   he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would

  39  and play, too. We   40   told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to   41   as wall as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country  42  . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he   43  that the abilities that seemed to come   44   to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the  45

team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to    46  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never   47   the team, so he didn’t know.

He   48   to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was   49  , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “  50  ,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat   51     his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he   52    straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were    53   . Joey was number six on the  list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all   54  .

We never told him he shouldn’t   55   to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36．A．however         B．or    C．but         D．though 

37．A．attention        B．development  C．circulation      D．treatment

38．A．wouldn’t know B．didn’t imagine       C．shouldn’t find        D．couldn’t identify

39．A．keep just out  B．jump right in         C．stand only behind    D．sit still away

40．A．never      B．generally        C．often       D．sincerely

41．A．live        B．jump       C．run         D．hope

42．A．competition    B．class       C．game      D．team

43．A．meant     B．sensed     C．showed  D．noticed

44．A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．safely      D．naturally

45．A．entire      B．same       C．other       D．all

46．A．score      B．collect     C．pay         D．catch

47．A．join        B．enter       C．make      D．keep

48．A．liked       B．continued       C．hoped     D．aimed

49．A．moved    B．excited    C．encouraged     D．worried

50．A．Never mind    B．Okay      C．Don’t worry  D．Sorry

51．A．ran down       B．came from      C．dropped off    D．came down

52．A．stood      B．looked    C．faced      D．glanced

53．A．made      B．called      C．designed         D．checked

54．A．sixth-graders         B．seventh-graders      C．eighth-graders        D．fifth-graders

55．A．expect     B．fight       C．avoid      D．refuse

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My son Joey was born with club feet（天生特厚的畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk  36 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery（手术）. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 38 when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during  39  , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We   40  told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to  41  as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he  42  to go out for the cross country team. Every day he 43 with the team. He worked harder and ran 44  than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the 45  that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 46  the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （潜能） to 47  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He 48  to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 50 all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more51 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 52 he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in  54  grade — the other six team members were all eighth?graders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.
36. A. quickly       B. slowly     C. normally    D. comfortably
37. A. spent         B. wasted     C. suffered   D. lost
38. A. pain          B. problem        C. treatment         D. surgery
39. A. holidays         B. day           C. fun           D. play
40. A. seldom       B. never          C. always            D. once
41. A. study         B. run     C. walk        D. behave
42. A. decided       B. preferred       C. refused    D. agreed
43. A. gathered       B. camped      C. trained        D. competed
44. A. more slowly B. less      C. faster           D. more
45. A. ability       B. strength     C. power    D. energy
46. A. Since         B. Because    C. After    D. Although
47. A. increase        B. score            C. hold           D. take
48. A. continued      B. stopped     C. liked       D. hoped
49. A. sad             B. surprised       C. angry        D. worried
50. A. running            B. resting       C. crying        D. sleeping
51. A. tests         B. miles    C. lessons        D. examinations
52. A. Otherwise     B. So         C. Yet               D. Thus
53. A. included       B. called           C. shown      D. found
54. A. sixth       B. eighth     C. seventh          D. fifth
55. A. manage      B. determine         C. expect       D. attempt