33.________，I had no difficulty in finding the famous actor’s house.

A.Directing by                                 B.I was directed by Jack

C.With Jack directing me                  D.Jack directed me

34.Peter is very angry about _______ to the party.

A.not inviting                                   B.not being invited

C.being not invited                           D.not to be invited

35.The house which he bought in 1999，______ he sold two years later，is again on the market.

A.and that           B.which              C.and which        D.when

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago，I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off.But I was 36 into stillness by what I saw.Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa，37 ，with the second-hand green typewriter on the table.She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work.My shock and embarrassment (尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 38 I understood the pressures on her.Sitting beside her on the sofa，I began very 39 to understand.“I guess we all have to 40 sometimes.” Mother said quietly.I could 41 her pain and the tension (紧张) of 42 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival.Suddenly，something inside me 43 .I reached out and put my arms around her.She broke then.She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣).I held her 45 and didn’t try to talk.I knew I was doing what I should，what I could 46 it was enough.In that moment，feeling mother’s  47 with feelings，I understood for the first time，her being so easy to 48 .She was still my mother， 49 she was something 50 ，a person having the ability of bearing fear， 51 and failure.I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53 .“It’s a job I can do，though，” she said simply.But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued.I had a very 54  feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paper.I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

36.A.tired    B.ashamed          C.lazy                 D.shocked

37.A.crying    B.smiling             C.thinking           D.whispering

38.A.eagerly      B.worriedly         C.little                D.much

39.A.quickly   B.slowly             C.suddenly          D.proudly

40.A.fail    B.win                 C.fall sick           D.give in

41.A.know of      B.watch              C.sense              D.recognize

42.A.holding back    B.putting away    C.sitting up         D.stopping from

43.A.lit up    B.came true         C.turned             D.increased

44.A.to      B.up                   C.through          D.against

45.A.thoughtfully     B.tightly       C.carefully          D.politely

46.A.and that           B.now that     C.but that            D.so that

47.A.hand   B.face          C.hair                 D.back

48.A.content    B.break         C.fall                  D.understand

49.A.therefore          B.however          C.yet        D.though

50.A.more               B.much      C.little                D.huge

51.A.wound             B.defeat             C.cut                  D.hurt

52.A.kindness          B.memory           C.comfort          D.support

53.A.supplied           B.offered            C.paid for          D.contributed

54.A.different          B.hard       C.pleasant           D.serious

55.A.off    B.away               C.out                 D.through

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

A desert is a land of silence and space.The sun shines，she wind blows，and time and space seem endless.Nothing is soft，the sand and rocks are hard，and many of the plants even have hard needles rather than leaves.

The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing.Over millions of years，as climates change and mountains rise，new dry and wet areas appear.But within the last hundred years，deserts have been increasing at a frightening speed.This is partly because of natural changes，but those most responsible for creating deserts are human beings.

In the 19th century some people living in the English colonies (殖民地) in Australia introduced rabbits into that continent from England.Today there are millions of rabbits that eat every plant in sight.The great desert that lies in the center of Australia is growing，Partly due to the rabbits.

Human beings can make deserts，but they also can prevent them from getting bigger.In China，wind – breaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.Deserts still threaten the world.It is believed that land that is on the way to becoming desert equals the size of Australia.Russia，and the United States put together.Can we stop the spread of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so important to mankind? Yes，we can.And we must.

56.Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A.Not every thing is hard in deserts.

B.In deserts time and space are endless.

C.Trees in deserts do not have big leaves.

D.You can only feel winds blow across deserts.

57.From the text we can tell the reason for the increasing of desert in Australia is partly that _______.

A.there are too many cattle

B.there are too many people

C.there are too many sheep and goats

D.there are too many rabbits.

58.The writer believes that ______.

A.desert is a big problem to human beings and there will be no way out

B.man will find a way to control the desert

C.man will kill a number of rabbits to reduce desert areas

D.birth-control will help to control the increasing of desert

B

Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days，but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years，it is that communication is very important，both when you disagree and when you get along.With any relationship，you need to let other person know how you are feeling.If you are not able to communicate，you drift (漂浮) apart.When you are angry with your parents，or anyone else，not talking to them doesn’t solve (解决) anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another.It means that you can’t just come home from school，go up to your room and take no notice of anyone.Even if you just say “hi”，and see how their day is for five minutes，it is better than nothing.

To have a good relationship，you must keep communication strong.Let people know how you feel，even if it’s just writing a note.

When dealing with parents，you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent.If you are trying to make them see something as you see it，tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say，and ask them politely to listen to you.Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: One night，Sophie went to a street party with her friends.She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks，but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home.That would be rude.After all，they had been nice enough to take her along with them.Needless to say，she was late getting home.Her parents were unhappy at first，but when Sophie explained why she was late，they let the incident go.Communication was the key factor here.If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen，Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn't a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie's, tell the other person how you feel — listening is key factors to communication.

59.In the writer’s view，dealing with parents is ______ than with children.

A.more difficult                               B.easier

C.more uninteresting                        D.more interesting

60.The main idea of the second paragraph is _______.

A.the importance of friendship

B.to make your feeling known to others

C.the importance of communication

D.the disagreement between generations

61.When parents and children are in communication，the key to a happy relationship is that ________.

A.children should always obey their parents

B.parents play the leading part

C.they should be equal

D.parents make the children know their feelings

62.The example in this passage proves that _______.

A.Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

B.Sophie is very polite to her parents

C.Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D.communication is the way out of misunderstanding