第二节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy.He used to be a“problem child”,but are cent  46  with his mother changed his life.He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47,after his father’s death a few years ago,Martin’s life became 48 more difficult.His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education.To do this,she 49 work,and so was of ten not at home.

His mother looked after him as 50 as she could.Unfortunately,Martin still caused problems.He was not 51 in studying and he of ten got in to trouble.Luckily,his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him.In the end,she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school.Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day,he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school.The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother.Martin called his mother,but to his 55,this phone call changed his life.“It was exactly 56 Ineeded,”he said.“My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us,he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do.That’s when I decided to change.I realize that 58 my father died,I have been afraid of being alone,and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Now Martin has 59 changed.He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class.How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.

46.A.conversation     B.report     C.survey      D.speech

47.A.So               B.But        C.Therefore   D.However

48.A.very             B.many       C.much        D.too

49.A.could            B.had to     C.should      D.would

50.A.soon             B.quickly    C.well        D.good

51.A.pleased          B.tired      C.bored       D.interested

52.A.worried          B.patient    C.careful     D.serious

53.A.made             B.took       C.got         D.thought

54.A.argue            B.say        C.discuss     D.talk

55. A.surprised        B.surprising C.surprise    D.surprises

56.A.which            B.what       C.that        D.how

57.A.seeing           B.noticing   C.helping     D.watching

(2)A.since            B.before     C.after       D.when

59.A.always           B.hardly     C.really      D.just

60.A.advice           B.love       C.idea        D.decision

三、综合阅读(共三节，计34分)第一节综合知识(共6小题;每小题1分，满分6分)

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳选项。

61.In_____,people are supposed to kiss when they meet for the first time.

A.Mexico    B.Japan    C.Korea     D.Brazil

62.France is a good place for vacation,you can visit_____in France.

A.Big Ben    B.the Eiffel Tower    C.Mount Fuji    D.the Great Wall

63.Potato Chips were invented by a chef called_____.

A.Martin Robinson    B.Stephen Hawking     C.George Crum   D.James Naismith

64.What is the theme of Disney Land?

A.Disney movies and Disney Characters.   B.Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

C.Disney Cruise.                         D.Cartoons.

65.Michael Jordan is a great American______player.

A.soccer    B.tennis    C.basketball     D.ping-pong

66.Which of the following statements about  inventions is TRUE?

A.Calculator was invented after computer.      B.Car was invented after TV.

C.Computer was invented before TV.             D.Telephone was invented before T V.

第二节阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分，满分14分)

阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

(1)

The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a best seller all over the world.It teaches people how to face changes in their lives.It is just for teens.The book tells us that when facing change in our life,like a new school or new friends,don’t be afraid.Use this change to make a better life.

The book gives an example of a change at school.A school is changing from having two terms to  three terms because there are too many student s.Several teens are talking about this.Most of them are unhappy and worried.But Chris is not.He laughs and tells a story about two mice,two“little people”and some cheese.

The four are in a maze(迷宫)looking for  The cheese.Here,cheese means some thing important in life.But they find the cheese is gone.The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese.This means finding different dreams.The little people can’t do this.They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.

After Chris finishes the story,the friends understand one thing:to get more cheese,move in a new direction quickly.His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face,such as doing well at school or feeling good about yourself.

67.The book Who Moved My Cheese wants  to teach us_______.

A.how to find the cheese　　       B.how to face changes

C.how to make a better life　　    D.how to do well in our study

68.From t he story,we can know that finding more cheese means_______.

A.finding more food　　           B.finding more friends

C.finding different dreams　　    D.feeling good ab out ourselves

69.Why does Chris tell the story to his friends?

A.He wants to help his friends out.　　    B.He likes telling stories.

C.His friends like listening to stories.   D.His teacher asks him to do so.

(2)

Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before.When he got there,he saw a lot of fruit,but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water.Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit.And it was the cheapest in the shop.

So he went up and asked,“How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said,“Two rupees(卢比).”Two rupees in India was nothing.So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it.But after he ate some of it:oh,my god!His eyes watered,his mouth watered and burnt,and his face became red.He jumped up and down,saying,“Ah!Ah!Ah!”

But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said,“You’re crazy,man.Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment,but only a little bit to put into food for taste.You can’t just eat them like that.”But the silly man said,“No,I can’t stop!I paid money for them,and now I’ll eat them up.It’s my money!”

And you think that man was silly,right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that.We spend money,time or effort doing something.And even though it’s been a long time,hard experience tells us it won’t work,and we know there’s no more hope,we still continue just because we’ve put money,time,effort and love in to it.Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.

So even if you’ve lost something,let it go and move on.That’s better than continuing to lose.

70.The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because   .

A.he hadn’t eaten it before_______   B.he was hungry

C.it was cheap     D.he hadn’t seen it before

71.The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A.零食     B.水果     C.调料     D.蔬菜

72.Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A.The man went to India to buy fruit.              B.The man didn’t want to waste money.

C.The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.    D.India can grow a lot of fruit.

73.From the passage,we can learn that_________.

A.we shouldn’t waste money           B.we shouldn’t eat chilies

C.we shouldn’t buy something cheap   D.letting something go is better than keeping on losing