第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。
For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood   36   with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with   37   designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed I would have a    38   who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was   39   to have a girl. I couldn’t   40   the though of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to   41   me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a   42  , while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
43  I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing vow, even after she died and I saw her in a more   44   light. As my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were   45   the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter   46   18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for   47  . However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally   48   to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she   49  me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I   50   myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not  using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then   51   came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she   52  .
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I   53   them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would   54  . later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate   55  . But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.
36．A．sharing        B．playing        C．communicating   D．fighting
37．A．actions        B．activities      C．words            D．weapons
38．A．husband      B．friend          C．child           D．daughter
39．A．afraid          B．unlucky       C．uncertain       D．willing
40．A．have         B．bear         C．hold           D．afford
41．A．love         B．escape from     C．obey           D．keep from
42．A．daughter      B．son           C．baby           D．life
43．A．Furthermore    B．But          C．And           D．Or
44．A．bright          B．annoying     C．understanding    D．unfriendly
45．A．on            B．in             C．at               D．along
46．A． became       B．grew         C．went           D．turned
47．A．good         B．nothing        C．my good        D．all
48．A．presented     B．told          C．admitted        D．informed
49．A．promised     B．pardoned     C．referred         D．reflected
50．A．wanted        B．asked         C．forced           D．found
51．A．it             B．she           C．they           D．that
52．A．walked away    B．looked away     C．gave away      D．stormed away
53．A．deserved      B．demanded     C．equaled          D．appreciated
54．A．tear          B．break         C．crash           D．last
55．A．in vain        B．in general     C．in silence       D．in brief

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swan toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming toward the shore.
His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In extreme fear, she ran toward the water, yelling(大叫) to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.
From the dock(码头)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched(夺取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-water(拔河). The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate(有感情的). A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars(伤疤). The boy lifted his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go. ”
Some scars have caused us deep regret, but some scars are because of love.
【小题1】From the second paragraph we can infer that_____.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very   31  , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for    32  , people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted   33  . If he ever noticed or was    34  , he never showed that he knew.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his hesitant, mine   35   － and because of that, we didn’t say much   36   we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our   37   walk was to or from the subway, which was   38   he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would   39   it to the office even if others could not. A matter of   40  .
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or   41  . What he looked for   42   others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the   43   was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper   44   by which to judge people, even though I   45   don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.   46   I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he   47   I was unwilling to be seen with him during our   48  . Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling   49   to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to   50   my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
31．A. weak    B. depressed   C. short             D. cautious
32．A. balance        B. strength       C. comfort        D. courage
33．A. care     B. attention     C. situation      D. friendship
34．A. puzzled         B. confused      C. amazed        D. bothered
35．A. delighted     B. impatient     C. sympathetic         D. determined
36．A. before B. since    C. as         D. once
37．A. common       B. ordinary       C. average        D. usual
38．A. how      B. why      C. when   D. where
39．A. get       B. make   C. take     D. walk
40．A. joy        B. faith     C. belief   D. pride
41．A. rich       B. successful    C. able      D. hardworking
42．A. on         B. in C. at          D. with
43．A. owner  B. keeper C. winner D. other
44．A. method        B. value    C. standard               D. level
45．A. yet        B. also      C. ever     D. still
46．A. And      B. But       C. Now     D. Then
47．A. sensed          B. smelled        C. agreed          D. recognized
48．A. walks   B. talks     C. stays    D. visits
49．A. afraid   B. proud   C. ashamed      D. disappointed
50．A. find       B. keep     C. refill     D. regain

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  31  ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  32  where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    33  is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  34  for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  35  to become solution minded.
I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   36  about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  37  to put my hands or feet so that I could  38  upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  39  . I began to look again for a(n)  40  . I then noticed a   41  sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  42  myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  43  if I pulled myself up. I can  44  remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”
In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  45  that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed,   46  is it just a setback?
Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   47  unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  48  to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   49  stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  50  those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.
31. A. amusing              B. challenging               C. boring               D. surprising
32. A. put away             B. take up                     C. end up                     D. lead to
33. A. searching            B. regretting                 C. refusing            D. quitting
34. A. sorry                  B. free                         C. amazed             D. surprised
35. A. unlikely                 B. forced                      C. asked                D. bound
36. A. shocked                 B. stuck                        C. suffered            D. struck
37. A. nowhere             B. somewhere               C. anywhere          D. wherever
38. A. continue             B. improve                   C. promote            D. enjoy
39. A. everything          B. something                C. anything            D. nothing
40. A. attention             B. appreciation              C. solution             D. expectation
41. A. track                  B. sign                         C. tree                   D. rock
42. A. turn                    B. push                        C. pull                  D. build
43. A. quantity                 B. feet                          C. weight                     D. burden
44. A. still                    B. never                       C. hardly               D. ever
45. A. destination          B. situation                   C. location             D. occasion
46. A. however             B. otherwise                 C. or                     D. yet
47. A. learner                B. failure                      C. thinker                 D. winner
48. A. signal                 B. excuse                      C. comment           D. imagine
49. A. easily                 B. hardly                      C. simply                     D. nearly
50. A. develop                     B. deserve                    C. promise             D. accept

We have completed our first month of preschool. Matthew seems to 26  it. He is catching on to the routine quite nicely. I didn’t leave him there 27  much the first couple weeks. I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better.
In this class a little German boy, who does not speak  28 ，cried all the time at first and now cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried. He was sitting  29  Matthew. I thought Matthew was going to start  30  and join in. I stood by and watched, ready for the rescue. Matthew kept turning around and  31  the boy. Then he reached his hand back and  32  him on the leg. He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a  33  and the boy with blocks. Actually he was just standing by and crying. Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks,  34  it, picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to  35 . They then together started 36  towers on the table and the little boy  37  crying．It seemed  38  Matthew knew what the little guy needed．Here was the little guy，who can’t speak English，and Matthew，who  39  playing together，like they were best  40 .
One of the days when I stayed，they were at lunch and Matthew was  41  at the table. I pulled up a chair to sit next to him．He smiled，then grabbed his book bag and took off running  42  the cafeteria．I took off after him．When we reached the wall he just giggled (咯咯笑)，turned around and looked at me． I bent  43  to blame him for leaving his seat and running. He suddenly  44  a big wet kiss right on my cheek and smiled at me．All I could do was to take his hand and  45  him back to his seat．Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.