We are warned by our teachers not to waste time because time 21 will never return. I think it quite 22. What does time look 23? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no 24 of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to  25about it.
Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have 26time to review their lessons. It is 27 they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and 28 other useless things. Why do we study everyday? Why do we work? Why do most people 29 take buses instead of walking? The answer is very 30 .We wish to save time because time is31.
Today we are living in the 21^st century. We 32 time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 33 our time and energy to our study so that we 34 be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 35 of time, for it not only brings us 36, but also does other 37 to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, 38 we do it today and not 39 it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more 40.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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 wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We16 a lot of time and 17  in the yard to get it looking the way it does today. We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.
We did the best to cultivate(耕种) it and called this area our rock garden. 18   We had found flowers and plants, Denise or I will plant them, just to bring some 19 to the area.
Last summer I found a tiny little  plant that I could not immediately
20. I was sure that we didn’t plant it. We decided to let it 21 to grow until we could  22  what it was.
Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the 23  plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I 24 to nurture(培育) it and weed around it. As I picked up rocks from the area to get to the 25, I noticed something 26 . The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw the stalks(茎）appear. 27  it had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 28 the sun.
That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower wouldn't let a big rock stand in its way when growing up, then we have the29 to do the same.  30 we believe in ourselves, like that little sunflower, we can
31 the type of nourishment(营养）and growth. We need to believe in
32,  knowing that we have the ability to 33 our desires. If you stand all like the sunflower and are 34 of who and what you are, then the environment will begin to 35 you. You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles( 障碍）in order to reach your goals.
16. A. took         B. spent        C. cost         D. pay
17. A. strength     B. energy       C. power        D. force
18. A. However      B. When       C. Whenever     D. Whatever
19. A. weed         B. color        C. water        D. soil
20. A. classify      B. accept       C. clarify      D. identify
21. A. remain       B. prevent      C. continue     D. leave
22. A. figure out    B. hold out      C. stand out    D. try out
23. A. endangered   B. convenient    C. mysterious   D. enormous
24. A. refused      B. decided      C. adapted      D. proposed
25. A. seeds        B. stalks        C. rocks        D. weeds
26. A. unusual      B. common       C. fantastic    D. unnatural
27. A. Casually     B. Basically      C. Actually     D. Strangely
28. A. enlarge      B. expand       C. reach        D. spread
29. A. chance       B. choice       C. power        D. ability
30. A. What if      B. As far as      C. Only if      D. As long as
31. A. inspire      B. attain         C. lose         D. refuse
32. A. ourselves    B. yourselves     C. themselves   D. myself
33. A. preserve     B. comfort        C. achieve      D. suggest
34. A. ashamed      B. pride         C. proud        D. ambitious
35. A. ensure       B. support       C. satisfy      D. protect             

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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 wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We16 a lot of time and 17  in the yard to get it looking the way it does today. We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.

We did the best to cultivate(耕种) it and called this area our rock garden. 18   We had found flowers and plants, Denise or I will plant them, just to bring some 19 to the area.

Last summer I found a tiny little  plant that I could not immediately

20. I was sure that we didn’t plant it. We decided to let it 21 to grow until we could  22  what it was.

Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the 23  plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I 24 to nurture(培育) it and weed around it. As I picked up rocks from the area to get to the 25, I noticed something 26 . The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw the stalks(茎）appear. 27  it had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 28 the sun.

That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower wouldn't let a big rock stand in its way when growing up, then we have the29 to do the same.  30 we believe in ourselves, like that little sunflower, we can

31 the type of nourishment(营养）and growth. We need to believe in

32,  knowing that we have the ability to 33 our desires. If you stand all like the sunflower and are 34 of who and what you are, then the environment will begin to 35 you. You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles( 障碍）in order to reach your goals.

16. A. took         B. spent        C. cost         D. pay

17. A. strength      B. energy       C. power        D. force

18. A. However      B. When       C. Whenever     D. Whatever

19. A. weed         B. color        C. water        D. soil

20. A. classify       B. accept       C. clarify      D. identify

21. A. remain       B. prevent       C. continue     D. leave

22. A. figure out     B. hold out       C. stand out    D. try out

23. A. endangered   B. convenient     C. mysterious   D. enormous

24. A. refused       B. decided       C. adapted      D. proposed

25. A. seeds        B. stalks         C. rocks        D. weeds

26. A. unusual      B. common       C. fantastic    D. unnatural

27. A. Casually     B. Basically       C. Actually     D. Strangely

28. A. enlarge      B. expand        C. reach        D. spread

29. A. chance       B. choice        C. power        D. ability

30. A. What if      B. As far as       C. Only if      D. As long as

31. A. inspire       B. attain          C. lose         D. refuse

32. A. ourselves     B. yourselves      C. themselves   D. myself

33. A. preserve      B. comfort         C. achieve      D. suggest

34. A. ashamed      B. pride          C. proud        D. ambitious

35. A. ensure       B. support        C. satisfy      D. protect             

My family came to America in 1985.  _21_ of us spoke a word of English. Each morning
I disliked going to school for fear of not __22__what people were saying.
Very soon my mother noticed something was__23__me. The pain and care I saw in her
moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears.  I explained to her the __24__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not __25__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __26__the two of us work together to learn the language at home. The__27__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __28__ to her as it was to me.
That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __29__me by the school
fence. She was the shortest of all the mothers there，  30   , her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __31__. The afternoon sun shone__32__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that made her different from others.
My mother and I immediately began reading together and __33__five new words a
day. My mother，with her encouraging attitude，made the routine (惯例) fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing (牺牲) her__34__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __35__she owned. Very soon I began to understand what everyone was saying.

完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg __21____a few coins, do you hurry on, not ___22___ what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly ___23___ some money? What should our attitude___24___ beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories． It ___25___ be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from． It seems ___26___ not to give some money to beggars．

    __27____, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and ___28___what we have with those less lucky than ourselves． But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, ___29___ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea． Quite a few people will not give to beggars． Let us look at their ___30___．

    First, some believe that many city beggars dress up ___31___ to look pitiable and actually make a good ___32___ from begging． Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil（恶行）． __33____, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs． Thirdly, there is the opinion__34____there is no real excuse for begging． One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of ___35___ and self-dependence．

    Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government __36____ordinary people． Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and __37____ help．

    It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various __38____and we must __39____ them differently． A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the__40____．

1.A． to              B． with          C． at            D． for

2.A． knowing         B． expecting     C． demanding    D． settling

3.A． put away        B． hand over     C． take in                     D． get out

4.A． at              B． in            C． over                        D． towards

5.A． must            B． can           C． need         D． might 

6.A． warm-hearted    B． generous      C． cruel         D． considerate

7.A． Strangely       B． Honestly      C． Certainly                   D． Surprisingly

8.A． give            B． donate        C share          D．contribute

9.A． why             B． when          C． what          D． how 

10.A． arguments     B． quarrels                        C． sayings        D． talks

11.A． on show        B． on purpose     C． for fun        D． by accident

12.A． money          B． comfort                         C． living         D． decision

13.A． Secondly      B． Surely        C． Possibly      D． Then

14.A． what           B． whether                         C． that              D． which

15.A． goodness      B． pride         C． security      D． responsibility

16.A． rather than     B． or rather    C． other than    D． but also

17.A． produce        B． receive       C． earn                        D． offer

18.A． cases         B． events        C． conditions   D． states

19.A． go with        B．communicate with C． deal with   D． meet with

20.A． giver        B．receiver    C． villager        D． government