【小题11】A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success

【小题12】A.children B.students C.adults D.retirees

【小题13】A.carefully B.eagerly C. nervously D.bravely

【小题14】A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered

【小题15】A.need B.learn C.start D.plan

【小题16】A.great B.strange C.difficult D.correct

【小题17】A.time B.money C.skills D.knowledge

【小题18】A.only B.well C.even D.soon

【小题19】A.lost B.choose C.left D.quit

【小题20】A.pets B.toys C.friends D.colleagues

【小题8】C。考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。当父母带回家一只宠物，他们的孩子高高兴兴地给它洗澡、给它刷毛。

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第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 满分55)

第二节 阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空

Are you facing a situation that looking impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ______61(be)imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The rive was so polluted that it ______62(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year late,this rive is one of_______63most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But river wasn’t changed in a few days_____64even a few months. It took years of work _______65(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is______66(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _____67 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.

While there are_______68(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the _______69(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be_______70(patience)

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文中论述了当人们遇到看起来不可能做的事情时应该怎样做呢?