二、完型填空

(每空1 分，共20 分)

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

A

People succeed and people fail. Some say nothing is 21 while some say they can’t. I believe where there is a will, there is a(n) 22 . If we work hard, we will succeed one day. I am 23 because Mr “I can’t” has been forgotten by me.

I will never 24 the day when I, a primary school student of Grade 3, together with my classmates buried (埋葬) Mr “I can’t”. 25 that day, our teacher asked us to write down all the things that we couldn’t

26 . We all did as she told us to. In a moment, our papers were 27 with a lot of “I can’ts”. Then we were told to fold the papers and hand them in. She put 28 in a box and led us to the farthest corner of the playground. She then asked us to dig a hole (挖洞)

and bury the box. We couldn’t 2 9 her until she said “Goodbye, Mr ‘I can’t’”. Then she asked us to remember the day, to be confident and to decide our own future.

The lesson has left a(n) 30 impression (印象)

on me. It makes me understand that one should have the courage to say goodbye to Mr “I can’t” and be self-confident if he wishes to achieve his dreams.

21. A. successful B. impossible C. necessary D. important

22. A. way B. idea C. dream D. circle

23.A. tired B. poor C. relaxed D. confident

24. A. miss B. change C. forget D. remember

25. A. On B. With C. In D. At

26. A. make B. read C. do D. reply

27. A. agreed B. cut C. discovered D. covered

28. A. it B. that C. them D. theirs

29. A. meet B. understand C. see D. refuse

30. A. deep B. different C. wrong D. opposite

B

Dear Mom and Dad,

I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t 1 about me. You know that Alice is one of my best friends. If you want to talk with me, you can call 68610598 after 6:00 pm.

Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will 2 me to do so if I tell you first. 3 I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid any more. I hope I can make decisions for 4 .

At home, there are too many 5 for me to obey(遵守): Don’t stay out so late; don’t have meals before 6 hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be 7 teenagers, but we need freedom, too.

I don’t like doing my homework 8 at home. I’d love to study with Alice. We can learn a lot from each other. 9 please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you 10 , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.

Yours,Lillian

31. A. care B. hear C. talk D. worry

32. A. let B. take C. allow D. teach

33. A. Unless B. Or C. But D. Even though

34. A. himself B. herself C. yourself D. myself

35. A. idea B. opinion C. things D. rules

36. A. giving B. washing C. putting D. holding

37. A. afraid of B. interested in C. strict with D. angry with

38. A. along B. alone C. lonely D. own

39. A.Or B. Although C. So D. Because

40. A. worry B. think C. agree D. make