It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.

A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.

What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.

The insect moved round and round in one spot(地点). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.

By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.

As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, and then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.

And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.

Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.

I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.

I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never again learned as much as I did on the one.

1. What did the ant lion use to dig holes?

  A. Its tail       B. Its feet.            C. Its head         D. Its whole body

2. Why did the ant lion hide in the hole?

  A. To keep the sun away           B. So no one would catch it.

  C. So the ant wouldn’t see it        D. To keep warm.

3. Why did “I” sit down by the side of the road?

  A. To think                           B. To eat her lunch

C. To watch the little holes          D. To catch ants.

4.Why did the ant lion dig the holes?

  A. To play a game                 B. To catch its food

  C. To hide its eggs                   D. To hide from its enemy

5.Why did “I” never forget that day?

  A. Learned something          B. Had a nice time

  C. Saw the ant lion whenever she took a walk

  D. Felt sorry for the ant.

When I started working as a freelance writer two years ago,my lifestyle  41  .As my workload  42  , I began spending less and less time outside of the house. Then, one day while I was  43   writer’s block, Daisy insisted I take her outside to play. I fought her at first because I needed to work, but  44   gave in. After about an hour of playing, we  45   inside, and I found myself clear-headed and ready to  46  . I learned my lesson from her: A little fresh air goes a long way to  47   your day.

Last summer, I was very   48   . I found myself working from the time I got up right up until bedtime, which left little time for Daisy. It’s not that I was  49  her needs, but just that I didn’t have as much time to   50   her as I once did.

It wasn’t until I started seeing changes in her  51   that I realized there was a problem. She wasn’t following my commands, so I started searching for the   52  . As it turned out she needed more   53   from me, and when I made more time for her,things went back to  54   . She showed me that even when I’m up to my ears in work, I have to make time to spend  55   my loved ones.

36.A.terrible          B.special           C.awesome        D.generous

37.A.lesson            B.promise         C.opportunity     D.secret

38.A.annoying          B.comortable       C.boring         D.easy

39.A.but               B.or              C.so             D.because

40.A.honestly          B.simply           C.privately      D.faithfully

41.A.paused            B.changed         C.updated        D.operated

42.A.finished          B.pressed          C.arranged       D.increased

43.A.forgetting        B.planning          C.escaping       D.battling

44.A.unfortunately     B.gradually         C.eventually     D.frequently

45.A.came back         B.turned around    C.took apart     D.blew up

46.A.scream            B.write           C.think          D.taste

47.A.predict           B.transform        C.determine      D.trighten

 48.A.busy           B.excited           C.upset          D.comfortable

 49.A.admitting      B.adapting           C.ignoring       D.requiring

 50.A.rely on        B.dress up           C.spy on         D.devote to

 51.A.behavior       B.mistake           C.food           D.imagination

 52.A.method         B.cost             C.cause          D.conclusion

 53.A.praise         B.attention          C.encouragement  D.guidance

 54.A.normal         B.quietness          C.safety         D.happiness

 55.A.to             B.with               C.for            D.by

It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.
A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.
What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.
The insect moved round and round in one spot(地点). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.
By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.
As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, and then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.
And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.
Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.
I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.
I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never again learned as much as I did on the one.
【小题1】 What did the ant lion use to dig holes?

A．To keep the sun away	B．So no one would catch it.
C．So the ant wouldn’t see it	D．To keep warm.

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
It’s believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember
things through practice and exercise. But e_____ if you are successful,    
there are times ______ your memory seems to play tricks on you.        
Sometimes you remember things ______ really did not happen. Take           
one morning last week as an ______. I got up and found that I had          
l      the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember          
locking it ______(仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the     
other way as well. Once in a while you remember ______ doing something 
and then find out that you d______. One day last month I was sitting           
in a barber shop w______ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I          
______(意识到) that I actually got a haircut two days before.              

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

It’s believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember

things through practice and exercise. But e_____ if you are successful,    

there are times ______ your memory seems to play tricks on you.        

Sometimes you remember things ______ really did not happen. Take           

one morning last week as an ______. I got up and found that I had          

l       the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember          

locking it ______(仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the     

other way as well. Once in a while you remember ______ doing something 

and then find out that you d______. One day last month I was sitting           

in a barber shop w______ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I          

______(意识到) that I actually got a haircut two days before.              

　　One day last June I was walking slowly along the pavement on the sea front of the small seaside town 1 I live, lazily looking at the ships in the 2 .

　　Although the weather was 3 , it was a very cold day, and there was hardly 4 on the beach. Soon I got to a shelter made of glass where I sat down to 5 the sunshine, protected from the 6 . Suddenly a large friendly dog appeared and 7 down at my feet, and 8 to leave however hard I tried to get rid of it. It was 9 a collar but there was no name or address on it. Eventually I rang the local 10 and explained 11 had happened. I told them I would 12 the dog until the owner 13 it.

　　Several days later, a lady to whom the police 14 my address, turned up at my house to 15 the dog was hers. It had jumped 16 a bus and run away while she was paying her 17 . Then she called the dog in a soft 18 , and it got up and followed 19 , wagging its tail happily. I was quite 20 to have to give back such a friendly animal.

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It's believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things through practice and exercise. But 40.e________ if you are successful, there are times 41.________ your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things 42.________ really did not happen. Take one morning last week as an 43.________. I got up and found that I had 44.l________ the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it 45.________ (仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember 46.________ doing something and then find out that you 47.d________. One day last month I was sitting in a barber shop 48.w________ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I 49.________ (意识到) that I had actually got a haircut two days before.

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
【小题1】Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

3.An ornithologist probably means ______.

4.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and you found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46, and her husband, Tom, 44, had both 1　 their jobs and were living in and out of motels(汽车旅馆) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for 　2　 to make payments on it.

One day last summer, Pauline found a wallet 　3　 a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in 　 4 　 at a shopping center in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park. “For a second I 　5　 about taking the money,” she said later. “　 6 only for a second. It wasn’t our money and we don’t want to set a bad 　 7 to our son.” She delivered the wallet and the contents to the nearest 　　8　 , where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were　 9 when the Nichters walked into the police station with the　 10　 and the money.

Word of the 　11　 quickly got around, and a grateful community 　12 in kind. The Nichters received more than ten job offers and a(n) 　13 rent-free for six months. An unknown donor（捐助人） brought the car 　14 up to date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station 　15　 Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much had been in 　16　 . When they were 　 17　 the amount, the man said, “Then that’s what they 　18　 ,” and wrote out a check for $2,400.

At a news conference Pauline said in 19　 , “Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have 　20 is far more than what was in the wallet.”

1. A. dropped　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

2. A. fear　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingness　　　　　 D. hesitation

3. A. containing　　　　　　 B. promising　　　　　　　　 C. folding　　　　　　　　　　 D. covering

4. A. total　　　　　　　　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cash　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rent

5. A. looked　　　　　　　　　 B. consulted　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

6. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

7. A. sample　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　 C. goal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. limit

8. A. post office B. railway station　　　　　 C. police station D. shopping center

9. A. surprised　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　　 C. frightened　　　　　　　　 D. scared

10. A. credit card　　　　　 B. airline ticket　　　　　　　 C. wallet　　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

11. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. loyalty　　　　　　　　　　 C. bravery　　　　　　　　　　 D. honesty

12. A. responded　　　　　 B. replied　　　　　　　　　　 C. reflected　　　　　　　　　 D. required

13. A. department　　　　 B. apartment　　　　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 D. electricity

14. A. payments　　　　　　 B. license　　　　　　　　　　 C. park　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. parts

15. A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

16. A. them　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. each　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

17. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. repaid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reminded

18. A. value　　　　　　　　　 B. reserve　　　　　　　　　　 C. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. deserve

19. A. tears　　　　　　　　　 B. cheers　　　　　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　　　　　 D. silence

20. A. created　　　　　　　 B. donated　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. received

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young.When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1. 1.

   Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

   1. A.
      He had just got a new cage.
   2. B.
      He liked its beautiful feather.
   3. C.
      He wanted a pet for a companion.
   4. D.
      He wanted it to sing for him.
2. 2.

   The mockingbird died because it ______.

   1. A.
      drank the poisonous water by mistake
   2. B.
      was frightened to death
   3. C.
      refused to eat anything
   4. D.
      ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
3. 3.

   An ornithologist probably means ______.

   1. A.
      a religious person
   2. B.
      a kind person
   3. C.
      an expert in birds
   4. D.
      a schoolmaster
4. 4.

   What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

   1. A.
      Freedom is very valuable to all living things.
   2. B.
      All birds put in a cage won’t live long.
   3. C.
      You should keep the birds from their mother.
   4. D.
      Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

52. Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A. He had just got a new cage.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He liked its beautiful feather.

C. He wanted a pet for a companion.　　　　　　　　　 D. He wanted it to sing for him.

53. The mockingbird died because it ______.

A. drank the poisonous water by mistake　　　　　　 B. was frightened to death

C. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it D. refused to eat anything

54. An ornithologist probably means ______.

A. a religious person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a kind person

C. an expert in birds　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a schoolmaster

55. What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A. Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B. All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C. You should keep the birds from their mother.

D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

One day last week I went a walk in the country.                                       1.       

In the morning the weather was well and the sun was                                           2.       

shining;the sky was blue and there were no could.                                         3.       

Soon a cool wind started blown and black clouds                                          4.       

were covered the sun and then it started to rain.                                            5.       

There were no houses in sight,but I got very wet.                                          6.       

After a hour or so,I managed to catch a bus which                                        7.       

took me home.But when I arrived I was shivering                                         8.       

and I knew I had caught a bad cold.I must                                                    9.       

have taken my coat.I had nothing to do but to                                               10.       

stay at home and wait for a doctor.

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.  37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was  38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve  40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but  41  I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very  42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything  44  me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I  45  the same final, so he was  46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me  47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I  48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so  49 . My life had been so much devoted to  50  for so long, and I felt  51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
 52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how  55  it is to achieve real balance in life.

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注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There was a time when Zhang Yi and I was good friends, but now we are like stranger. On his first day in our class two years ago, he had no one to talk. I was the first one to say hello to her, so we became friends. Zhang Yi did well in math or he was always ready to helping me with it. One day last month, I told him about that I would be away from school for two days to see a friend. But he told my father about it and that made me angrily. Now, I know I was wrong. I decide to say sorry for him, because I don’t want to lose so a good friend.

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

A. Promised               B. afforded                   C. showed                    D.  left

A. Therefore                     B. Anyhow                   C. Otherwise                 D.  However

A. quickly                  B. gently                      C. partly                       D.  easily

A. until                      B. after                        C. as                            D.  so

A. failed                           B. finished                    C. tried                        D.  changed

A. suddenly                B. finally                      C. immediately             D.  shortly

A. secret                           B. quiet                        C. lonely                      D.  dark

A. see                        B. get                           C. suggest                     D.  understand

A. defended               B. directed                    C. deserted                   D.  disturbed

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

A. disappointed         B. worried                    C. honoured                  D.  delighted

A. cheering                     B. taking                      C. leading                     D.  passing

A. just                            B. even                        C. still                          D.  almost

A. hopeful                B. meaningful               C. difficult                   D.  strange

A. work             B. family            C. matches           D. performances

A. successful         B. thoughtful         C. thankful           D. peaceful

A. Naturally         B. Doubtfully         C. Disagreeably       D. Unexpectedly

A. employed         B. comforted          C. valued            D. encouraged

A. education         B. experience          C. relationship       D. future

A important         B. interesting           C. simple           D. surprising

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.  37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was  38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve  40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but  41  I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very  42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything  44  me.

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I  45  the same final, so he was  46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me  47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I  48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so  49 . My life had been so much devoted to  50  for so long, and I felt  51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

 52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how  55  it is to achieve real balance in life.

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it   31    me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.    32   , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was    33    explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  34    they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve failed.” I’d been so well respected.    35   I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very dark place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could see things that needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward to seeing the positive in everything    36    me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I    37    the same final, so he was    38    when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me    39    him on was incredible(难以置信), From then on, I spent the summer enjoying their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band----I even went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so    40   . My life had been so much devoted to    41    for so long, and I felt    42    that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
43    , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being   44   again. Now I feel more positive about my professional future   and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how    45    it is to achieve real balance in life.
31. A. promised                          B. afforded                          C. showed                  D. left
32. A. Therefore                         B. Anyhow                           C. Otherwise             D. However
33. A. quickly                               B. gently                              C. partly                     D. easily
34. A. until                                    B. after                                C. as                            D. so
35. A. Suddenly                        B. Finally                    C. Immediately         D. Shortly
36. A. defended                          B. directed                          C. deserted               D. disturbed
37. A. watched                                     B. missed                                      C. lost                         D. won
38. A. disappointed                    B. worried                           C. honoured              D. delighted
39. A. cheering                            B. taking                              C. leading                   D. passing
40. A. hopeful                              B. meaningful                    C. difficult                  D. strange
41. A. work                                   B. family                              C. matches                D. performances
42. A. successful                         B. thoughtful                      C. thankful                 D. peaceful
43. A. Naturally                           B. Doubtfully                      C. Disagreeably        D. Unexpectedly
44. A. employed                          B. comforted                      C. valued                    D. encouraged
45. A. important                         B. interesting                     C. simple                    D. surprising