I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36  me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37  as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38  to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39  for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to   41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42  should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45  much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46  time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48  and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49  and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51  it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52  next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53  made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55  for me.

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

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure．I remember when my mum  1   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as  2   as it usually was．

I stayed in bed for a few minutes．I was   3   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself  4   for the past six months．Finally, I dragged myself out of    5  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   6  ．It didn’t work, so I decided that my  7   should go with me．We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking．I   8 , with the wheel hitting the fence．After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   9  ．I tried two more times, but didn’t   10  much．Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork．And I waited for 20 minutes—just   11   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail．Then, finally, it was my   12  ．I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love．It offered me some   13   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside．I had become   14   and confident．

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   15 ．The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave．The rest of the test went well too and I   16   it all．As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   17   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word．My mum knew just by looking at me．Her 18   made her face softer．And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face．Her eyes, 19  , looked kind of teary．I knew she was   20   for me.

1．A．got　　                B．woke　               C．turned　　          D．brought

2．A．loud　　　　        B．weak　　　　     C．noisy　　           D．strong

3．A．unable                   B．unhappy　　　　C．unwilling             D．unavailable

4．A．mention　　　　  B．forget　　　　    C．leave　               D．put

5．A．house　　　　     B．kitchen　　　     C．garage　　　      D．bed

6．A．set down  　        B．take down　　　 C．calm down         D．put down

7．A．mum 　　            B．dad　　　　　    C．instructor　         D．teacher

8．A．succeeded　　　  B．failed　　　　　 C．managed　          D．attempted

9．A．missing　　　      B．lost                     C．disappeared         D．gone

10．A．work                  B．improve               C．change                D．get

11．A．enough               B．little                    C．more                   D．less

12．A．ability                  B．performance        C．time                    D．turn

13．A．belief                  B．advantage            C．anxiety                D．comfort

14．A．calm                   B．anxious               C．excited                D．cautious

15．A．badly                  B．well                    C．unsuccessfully     D．hardly

16．A．passed                B．went                   C．failed                  D．tried

17．A．practice　　　　 B．paperwork           C．test                     D．parking

18．A．words                 B．smile                   C．look                    D．anger

20．A．sad                     B．happy                  C．nervous               D．sorry

　   Leo married my mother when I was 1l, two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development. At first our lawn (草坪) was just a mud pile with a few untidy clumps of grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "Your mother wants flowers; she can plant them here, where there's lots of sun," he said, "We'll plant trees over there, to give us shade. And in the backyard, I'd like a barbecue.” Then he smiled. "After so many years of apartment living, now we can have cookouts (野餐)!”

    Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been taken for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. During dinner, Leo would tell my brother and me stories about his job and we'd talk about our friendship and school-work.. "If you need any help, just ask me," he would say. "But I doubt that you need it. You two are so clever."

   Some people might think that doing errands (差事) and eating meals together are nothing special, but , I , who had spent my childhood watching other families do these everyday activities before, enjoyed them now with great delight. Looking back, I realize that Leo gave me what I needed most--the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.

   One day, we learned that my "real" father -- who hadn't seen or supported my brother or me for more than five years --- wanted to see us again, on a regular basis. We remembered too well the early years we had spent with him. He had been angry and cruel, violent and unloving. Since my brother was then 17 years old, he didn't have to follow family-court rules. But because I was still a "minor", I had to meet with the judge.

    When Leo, my mother, and I entered the courtroom, my "real" father was already present. I avoided his look and told the judge I was one of a new family now, and that Leo taught me how to make things, that he always listened to me and never raised his voice. I said I didn't want to see my "real" father any more because he had never shown any love for me or even much attention.

  The judge looked at Leo. "How are things going?" he asked.

  "They couldn't be better," Leo answered. "I'm a lucky man to have such a family."

   Aren’t the best parents also good friends to their children, accepting them without reservation and telling them they can be counted on? Step families aren't bound by traditional ties, so the love and friendship they develop is extremely precious. Was Leo "perfect''? He'd deny it if I said so. And that's one reason why he was so "perfect" to me.     

   Soon after we moved to the suburb, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she remarked, "you look just like your father."

     I knew she was just making conversation---- but even so...

     "Thank you," I said.

     Why tell her anything different?

67. What is the best title for the story?

A. My childhood               B. My “Real father”, My Enemy

C. My Stepfather, My Friend      D. Precious Friendship

68. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Leo had lived in a large house alone in the country before he married my mother.

B. Thanks to Leo, our lawn took on a new look.

C. Before Leo came. I was always picked up by my "real" father when the weather was bad.

D. Leo wouldn’t like to help my brother and me because we were very clever.

69. What was very important to step families according to the writer?

A. Love and friendship                B. Care and respect

C. Wealth and understanding           D. Politeness and kindness

70. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. My "real" father’s request was refused and he was out of my life.

B. My mother and "real" father didn’t separate until my brother was 17.

C. Leo was no one special in my life.

D. Leo and I were so alike that my neighbors couldn’t tell us apart.