Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.

    “Farah, aren’t you going to invite Hafsa?” her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.

    “Mother, you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with,” Farah answered.

    “Really? And what are the rules?” her mother asked.

    “Well, only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so…you know …dark.”

    “I cannot believe it,”her mother said angrily.

    As Farah left the kitchen, her father called her from the living room.

    Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades? You have failed in Mathematics,” her father said.

    Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

    “Farah,  it says that you can take part in supplementary exams（补考）. If your grades don’t improve then, I’ll cancel（职消）your trip to Spain.”

    Farah went to her room and called Gina, the leader of Purple Girls Club. “Gina, can you help me to complete my notes before the exams?”

    Gina laughed. “Exams? Who cares about exams?”

    One by one, she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.

    Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her, but Hafsa said, “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”

    Next Monday, as two friends entered the school together, Gina called out.

    “Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

    “Gina, I have a new rule about friendship,” Farah replied.

1.After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club, she chose a friend according to a person’s      .

A．looks     B．usual activities        C．grades       D．favorite colors

2.Farah became pale after going to her father because     .

A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain    B．she didn’t do well in her exams

C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club   D．he asked her to improve her grades

3.．Which word can best describe Hafsa?

A．Silly      B．Beautiful            C．Rude     D．Kind

4.From the passage, we can know that        .

A．Hafsa is a member of Purple Girls Club 

B．Gina will help Farah with her exams

C．Gina doesn’t care about exams   

D．Farah would like to invite Hafsa to the party

5.What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.    B．A perfect friend will never be found.

C．Be slow in choosing a friend.         D．Friendship can be developed easily.

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah, aren’t you going to invite Hafsa?” her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother, you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with,” Farah answered.
“Really? And what are the rules?” her mother asked.
“Well, only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so…you know …dark.”
“I cannot believe it,”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen, her father called her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades? You have failed in Mathematics,” her father said.
Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah,  it says that you can take part in supplementary exams（补考）. If your grades don’t improve then, I’ll cancel（职消）your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina, the leader of Purple Girls Club. “Gina, can you help me to complete my notes before the exams?”
Gina laughed. “Exams? Who cares about exams?”
One by one, she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her, but Hafsa said, “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday, as two friends entered the school together, Gina called out.
“Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina, I have a new rule about friendship,” Farah replied.
【小题1】After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club, she chose a friend according to a person’s      .

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.

    “Farah, aren’t you going to invite Hafsa?” her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.

    “Mother, you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with,” Farah answered.

    “Really? And what are the rules?” her mother asked.

    “Well, only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so…you know …dark.”

    “I cannot believe it,”her mother said angrily.

    As Farah left the kitchen, her father called her from the living room.

    Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades? You have failed in Mathematics,” her father said.

    Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

    “Farah,  it says that you can take part in supplementary exams（补考）. If your grades don’t improve then, I’ll cancel（职消）your trip to Spain.”

    Farah went to her room and called Gina, the leader of Purple Girls Club. “Gina, can you help me to complete my notes before the exams?”

    Gina laughed. “Exams? Who cares about exams?”

    One by one, she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.

    Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her, but Hafsa said, “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”

    Next Monday, as two friends entered the school together, Gina called out.

    “Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

    “Gina, I have a new rule about friendship,” Farah replied.

After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club, she chose a friend according to a person’s      .

A．looks        B．usual activities        C．grades       D．favorite colors

Farah became pale after going to her father because     .

A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain    B．she didn’t do well in her exams

C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club   D．he asked her to improve her grades

．Which word can best describe Hafsa?

A．Silly        B．Beautiful            C．Rude     D．Kind

From the passage, we can know that        .

A．Hafsa is a member of Purple Girls Club 

B．Gina will help Farah with her exams

C．Gina doesn’t care about exams   

D．Farah would like to invite Hafsa to the party

What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.    B．A perfect friend will never be found.

C．Be slow in choosing a friend.         D．Friendship can be developed easily.

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.

“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.

“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.

“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.

“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”

“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily. 

As Farah left the kitchen，her father called  her from the living room.

Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.

Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”

Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”

Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”

One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.

Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”

Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.

“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.

1.After Farah became a member of Purple Girls  Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.

A．looks        B．usual activities      C．grades        D．favorite colors

2.Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain

B．she didn’t do well in her exams

C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club

D．he asked her to improve her grades

3.Which word can best describe Hafsa?

A．Silly.         B．Beautiful.          C．Rude.        D．Kind.

4.What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．A perfect friend will never be found.

C．Be slow in choosing a friend.

D．Friendship can be developed easily.

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The December exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends in Purple Girls Club for a get-together. “

As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.

Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics. You were a good student and I had such high hopes for you, my girl. ”her father shook his head.

Farah had no answer. She loved her father very much and hated to see such look in his eyes. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

Farah decided to turn to her friends for help. One by one, she called her so-called friends in Purple Girls Club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help. Farah sat sadly on her bed and then made up her mind . She knew only one person would help her. She went downstairs and went to the house across the street.

Hafsa opened the door and welcome her in. “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams,” she said.

Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina the leader of Purple Girls Club saw them and called out “Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship and it is that a friend in need is a friend indeed,” Farah replied sweetly.

36. Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A. he didn’t allow her to go to Spain

B. he asked her to improve her grades

C. she had to leave Purple Girls Club

D. she didn’t do well in her exams

37. What made Farah get poor grades?

A. She had been thinking of the get-together.

B. She wasted too much time at the Purple Girls Club.

C. She attended too many parties with her family.

D. She didn’t pay attention to her teacher in class.

38. Why did Farah make friends with Hafsa?

A. Because Hafsa lived near her house.　　

B. Because Hafsa wasn’t as beautiful as other girls.

C. Because Hafsa promised to help her in the exams.

D. Because Hafsa helped her when she was in trouble.

39. What did Farah learn from her experience?

A. A friend is never known till a man has need.

B. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

C. A friend without faults will never be found

D. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The December exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends in Purple Girls Club for a get-together. “

As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.

Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics. You were a good student and I had such high hopes for you, my girl. ”her father shook his head.

Farah had no answer. She loved her father very much and hated to see such look in his eyes. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

Farah decided to turn to her friends for help. One by one, she called her so-called friends in Purple Girls Club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help. Farah sat sadly on her bed and then made up her mind . She knew only one person would help her. She went downstairs and went to the house across the street.

Hafsa opened the door and welcome her in. “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams,” she said.

Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina the leader of Purple Girls Club saw them and called out “Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship and it is that a friend in need is a friend indeed,” Farah replied sweetly.

36. Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A. he didn’t allow her to go to Spain

B. he asked her to improve her grades

C. she had to leave Purple Girls Club

D. she didn’t do well in her exams

37. What made Farah get poor grades?

A. She had been thinking of the get-together.

B. She wasted too much time at the Purple Girls Club.

C. She attended too many parties with her family.

D. She didn’t pay attention to her teacher in class.

38. Why did Farah make friends with Hafsa?

A. Because Hafsa lived near her house.　　

B. Because Hafsa wasn’t as beautiful as other girls.

C. Because Hafsa promised to help her in the exams.

D. Because Hafsa helped her when she was in trouble.

39. What did Farah learn from her experience?

A. A friend is never known till a man has need.

B. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

C. A friend without faults will never be found

D. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.
“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.
“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”
“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily. 
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called  her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.
Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”
Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”
One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.
“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied

1. 1.

   After Farah became a member of Purple Girls  Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________

   1. A.
      looks
   2. B.
      usual activities
   3. C.
      grades
   4. D.
      favorite colors
2. 2.

   Farah became pale after going to her father because________

   1. A.
      he didn’t allow her to go to Spain
   2. B.
      she didn’t do well in her exams
   3. C.
      she had to leave Purple Girls Club
   4. D.
      he asked her to improve her grades
3. 3.

   Which word can best describe Hafsa?

   1. A.
      Silly
   2. B.
      Beautiful
   3. C.
      Rude
   4. D.
      Kind
4. 4.

   What lesson can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      A friend in need is a friend indeed
   2. B.
      A perfect friend will never be found
   3. C.
      Be slow in choosing a friend
   4. D.
      Friendship can be developed easily

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式(每空只写一词)

1. They grow          (小麦) where there is not much rain.     

2.He was sitting in the         (院子) swaying a fan in his hand.  

3.At the foot of the mountain lies a small          (村庄).       

4.Under the          (表面)of the earth is water.              

5.She has an old head on her young        (肩膀).             

6.After years of hard work, he at last became a          (教授).  

7.In my           (意见) they will lose the game.  

8..On the            (第九)day they found the entrance to the cave. 

9.Please accept my            (祝贺) on your success.  

10.Do you know how many countries there are in             (欧洲)?

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 _____, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 _____, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 _____ about her. She went to bed too 41 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 ____ that she have an early night and take a 43 ____ pill. She promised to wake 44 _____ up in the morning.

As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 _____ around her was writing pages and pages. 49 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 _____. She kept looking at her 51 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 _____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.
My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39  from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42 it looked pretty good.
Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44 there in his little box.
The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46 to go over and act like any normal  47 neighbor and find out what was going on.
When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48 thing! Mary’s bunny  49 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”
Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50 .
When we get caught doing something  51 , for example, we may  52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53 what we expected. We  54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55 . What do you think of it?

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该增加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正的词。
注意：1. 原行没有错的不要改；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mr. Li is a well-known doctor in our city. Kind but patient, he is always ready to do what he can help his patients. One day he learned from the medical magazine that patients will feel more pain if pleasant music is played to them. Soon he got an office in his own. So he decided to have beautifully music playing in his waiting-room. However, on one morning, an old lady who was sitting in the crowded waiting room became angry while listen to the music. She said, “We were all waiting to see the doctor, but he’s just playing the violin in his office instead of doing her work.”

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.

Though Michael was the    36    of the class when he entered high school, his    37    continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    38    if he didn’t want to.

However, Michael loved football and was    39    to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never    40    a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His    41    father was always in the stands, with words of    42    for him.

It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly    43    the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    44    the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for    45    immediately.

In the third quarter, when the team was ten points    46   , a silent young man eagerly    47    onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    48   .

“Coach, please let me    49   . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach    50   . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    51   . He helped his team win finally.

When the team was cheering for their    52   , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me    53    you did it?”

Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    54    a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could    55    me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

A. strongest          B. smallest         C. biggest          D. youngest

A. coach              B. players          C. classmates           D. father

A. football               B. games                C. practices            D. basketball

A. required               B. determined           C. satisfied            D. reminded

A. failed             B. lost             C. missed               D. won

A. sympathetic            B. upset                C. faithful         D. optimistic

A. encouragement      B. judgment         C. wisdom           D. amusement

A. after              B. since                C. towards          D. before

A. went through           B. turned over          C. got over         D. tore up

A. school             B. home             C. field                D. class

A. ahead              B. beside               C. behind               D. away

A. walked              B. ran              C. stepped          D. slipped

A. quietly                B. sadly                C. punctually           D. soon

A. go                 B. fight                C. work             D. play

A. left                    B. refused          C. agreed               D. cried

A. star               B. son              C. amateur          D. trainer

A. victory                B. award                C. memorial         D. unity

A. why                B. when             C. where                D. how

A. spread             B. skipped          C. forced               D. stopped

A. hear               B. see              C. feel             D. make

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36  it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37  Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38  , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39   from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40  mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41  the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42  it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43  in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44  there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45  around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46  to go over and act like any normal  47  neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48  thing! Mary’s bunny  49  a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50  .

When we get caught doing something  51  , for example, we may  52  to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53  what we expected. We  54  looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55  . What do you think of it?

A. treat        B. catch          C. appreciate         D. recognize

A. looked for    B. got along      C. belonged to         D. resulted from

A. pleased        B. terrible       C. confused          D. excited

A. Looking     B. Removing      C. Preventing        D. Hearing

A. dirty               B. lovely        C. gifted           D. strange

A. dress up          B. bring up        C. clean up            D. make up

A. whenever     B. though       C. before            D. until

A. carefully       B. strangely     C. especially          D. wonderfully

A. serious        B. accurate       C. balanced        D. natural

A. cheered          B. gathered        C. ran             D. looked

A. wished        B. decided       C. hesitated        D. meant

A. anxious       B. discouraged           C. wise             D. curious

A. strange        B. difficult       C. committed       D. annoying

A. passed away    B. ran away           C. set out               D. went up

A. more           B. worse         C. better          D. faster

A. exciting       B. perfect               C. strange         D. wrong

A. refuse          B. attempt        C. promise        D. pretend

A. often           B. just             C. always                D. never

A. get down        B. end up                     C. go through        D. set out

A. consequences  B. opportunities     C. expectations       D. choices

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式(每空只写一词)
【小题1】 They grow          (小麦) where there is not much rain.     
【小题2】He was sitting in the         (院子) swaying a fan in his hand.  
【小题3】At the foot of the mountain lies a small          (村庄).       
【小题4】Under the          (表面)of the earth is water.              
【小题5】She has an old head on her young        (肩膀).             
【小题6】After years of hard work, he at last became a          (教授).  
【小题7】In my           (意见) they will lose the game.  
【小题8】.On the            (第九)day they found the entrance to the cave. 
【小题9】Please accept my            (祝贺) on your success.  
【小题10】Do you know how many countries there are in             (欧洲)?

 A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. Hw asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” His father answered,”“When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple causes oxidarion. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.”The boy asked,“Dad，what are you

talking about?”

I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.

The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.

Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.

Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”

So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.

1.In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

A. show that the father is very knowledgeable

B. say something interesting about apples

C. show that children nowadays ask more questions

D. introduce the topic of the passage

2.How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?

A. He admired his father very much.

B. He knew what his father meant.

C. He felt it was difficult to understand.

D. He thought that he had learned a lot from his father.

3.What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?

A. We can search the answers when enjoying life itself.

B. We must make right choices as often as possible.

C. People have many desires when they enter the world.

D. It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life.

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions.

B. We should learn from our mistakes and try again.

C. It is very important to try to avoid(避免) mistakes.

D. It is our duty to make the world a better place.

5.What is the style of the passage?

A. novel       B. news    C. poem     D. essay

第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 11______ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 12______, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 13______, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 14______ about her. She went to bed too 15_____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 16_____ that she have an early night and take a 17_____ pill（药丸）. She promised to wake her up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 18______ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 19______, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 20_______, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and gages. Though she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about . She kept looking at her 21_______. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 22_______ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 23______. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 24______ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 25_______ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
11. A. teachers      B. students      C. classmates     D. schools
12. A. prepare       B. miss          C. join           D. pass
13. A. succeeded     B. failed        C. ended          D. called
14. A. excited       B. frightened    C. worried        D. pleased
15. A. early         B. late          C. heavily        D. eagerly
16. A. insisted      B. hoped         C. ordered        D. wished
17. A. sleeping      B. resting       C. exciting       D. breathing
18.A. hand          B. eye           C. mind           D. body
19.A. her sister    B. her parents   C. the lessons    D. the medicine
20.A. result        B. marks         C. desk           D. paper
21.A. watch         B. textbook      C. sister         D. subject
22.A. gave up       B. put off       C. look around    D. think over
23.A. examining     B. leaving       C. copying        D. crying
24.A. raised        B. woke          C. stood          D. cheered
25.A. nice          B. wonderful     C. terrible       D. special

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 _____, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 _____, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 _____ about her. She went to bed too 41 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 ____ that she have an early night and take a 43 ____ pill. She promised to wake 44 _____ up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 _____ around her was writing pages and pages. 49 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 _____. She kept looking at her 51 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 _____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

 “Earthquake!” The word flashed in my brain. A roaring sound filled my ears . I tried to slide beneath my desk. The desk did a wild tap dance, slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room. I twisted my body and grabbed at the window sill behind me, somehow kicking free of my dancing chair. I tried to stand. My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.

  My fingers shook, grasped and held the window sill tightly. Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal. I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare. Some of the class was sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs and desks. One girl was screaming. A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.

  My grip froze me to the window sill.

  I cried aloud, “I’m going to die. I’m going to die. Save me, I’ m not ready to die, I’m not ready!”

  I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers. I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores. The fingers would soon cease to exist. Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.

  Suddenly, I became aware that the rocking had ceased. Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.

72. The roaring sound was made by ______.

A. a wounded animal           B. people screaming

C. children running            D. an earthquake

73. When the narrator clenches his fingers he is ______

A. afraid     B. angry     C. injured     D. impatient

74.Pararaph Two describes the _______.

A. injuries suffered by the narrator     B. effects of a bad nightmare

C.disorder in the classroom           D. narrator’s fear of death

75. At the end of the passage there is a felling of ______.

A. panic    B. hope     C. sorrow     D.  excitement

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the    1  of the class when he entered high school, his    2     continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    3    if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was    4   to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never     5    a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer (替补队员) all four years. His    6   father was always in the stands, with words of    7   for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly     8   the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    9     the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for   10   immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points    11  , a silent young man eagerly    12   onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    13 .
“Coach, please let me    14  . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach     15  . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    16  . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their    17  , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me    18  you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    19   a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could   20   me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends, who were ___36___ waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the ___37___ . He held a small box of ___38___ in one hand and a tablet(写字板) in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost ___39___ . And there was a strange silence.
"Daddy, when is Mommy going home?" the young boy asked, breaking the ___40___.
"Tomorrow." his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and ___41___ something on the tablet.
I ___42___ him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. "When's ___43___, Daddy?" he asked. His father ___44___ him over to sit by him. "Come, ___45___ here next to me," he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
___46___ his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.The man ___47___ out and held his son by his shoulder.
"There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one we live in, the other we ___48___ . We can't live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow," he said in an attempt to ___49___ the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, "If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I'll be ___50___. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy."
Now hanging on every word of this ___51___ , I leaned forward to hear his response. It was ___52___.
"Son, the one great thing about today is once it ___53___, it is already almost tomorrow."
I thought about how ___54___ it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may ___55___. Now I know that it is already "almost tomorrow".