II.完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

Adam， a young man who had good academic grades， went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last　36　 .

The director asked， “Who paid for your school fees?”Adam answered， “My　37　 did. When I was young， my father　38　 .” Then he continued， “　39　was your mother?” Adam answered，“My mother worked as a ­­­40cleaner.”Hearing this， the director asked Adam to41his hands. Adam reached out his hands that were42and perfect. The director said， “I have a43. When you go home， clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”

Adam felt 44but did it. His tears fell45he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so46. Also Adam47that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to48him. After cleaning his mother’s hands， Adam49washed all the remaining clothes for her.

The next morning， Adam went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes， Adam was asked to50his feelings. “Now I know what is 51. Without my mother， there wouldn’t be the 52me today. By helping my mother， I see how 53it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship. ”

The director smiled， “This is what I am looking 54. I want a person who can appreciate the help of others， a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who55put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”

36. A. interview B. job C. greeting D. dictation

37. A. director B. father C. mother D. parents

38. A. died away B. passed away C. died out D. passed by

39

. A. What B. How C. Who D. Where

40. A. carpet B. floor C. clothes D. window

41. A. turn B. wave C. show D. shake

42. A. rough B. dirty C. strong D. smooth

43. A. choice B. question C. wish D. request

44. A. confused B. scared C. embarrassed D. inspired

45. A. before B. as C. since D. until

46. A. slim B. warm C. soft D. rough

47. A. insisted B. believed C. realized D. wondered

48. A. simplify B.

serve C. sati

sfy D. support

49. A. modestly B. secretly C. peacefully D. gently

50. A. improve B. describe C. awaken D. hide

51. A. appreciation B. cooperation C. aspiration D. communication

52. A. wealthy B. successful C. famous D. ambitious

53. A. efficient B. creative C. ruthless D. tough

54. A. through B. at C. for D. into

55. A. daren’t B. needn’t C. won’t D. can’t

第三部分：阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

A

If I had known then what I know now， I would have taken my father’s advice when I was 18 and I had to choose my major at university. He told me to study outside Italy where there were more possibilities to find a job once I finished university. But I said no， scared of living alone in a different country with a different culture， with a different language， and above all， far from my family and friends. So I decided to go to university in Italy and I chose the one in Rome， my city， which is one of the most ancient universities in the world， studying Communication Science because it was the most common and the most fashionable major six years ago (and still now…). At that age， I w

anted to become a sports journalist， but with the passing time， my opinions and my ideas started changing and I understood that I didn’t like my choice. At that time， I realized that at 18 years old， everyone feels mature to decide about his own future. Everyone thinks that the advice that parents try to give is wrong and we are able to decide alone， maybe just with the help of our friends who are in the same situation. This is the worst thought that we can think.

However， I graduated last December with the pride of my parents and I decide， with their help， to come to Toronto and study English. Here I am living the best experience I have ever lived. I often think， “If I had known that living alone in a different country and studying something I like were so nice and interesting when I was 18， I would have listened to what my father told me six years ago.”I try to regret nothing about my choices I have made in my past， but I just think that now I am mature to ask my parents and to listen to them because they have more experience and they know better than me what is right and what is wrong.

56. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

A. He went to Toronto in order to become a sports journalist.

B. He studied English when he was in a university in Rome.

C. He followed his parents’ advice when choosing a university.

D. He is enjoying his stay in Toronto and his study of English.

57.The underlined word “mature” in the passage means______.

A. having a developed mind　　B. good and ripe

C. confident enough　　D. carefully decided

58. From his own experience， the writer tries to tell us that______.

A. he still prefers to ask his friends for help

B. parents’ advice is worth taking

C. he doesn’t regret about the choices he has made

D. Communication Science is still fashionable now

B

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it， they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried， cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long p

ieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.

Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.

From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘)， which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.

59. Kombu is a kind of ______ according to the text.

A. medicine　　B. food　　C. plant　　D. fertilizer

60. In the last sentence of the text， “seed clouds” means ______.

A. to make rain fall with human power　　B. clouds spreading like seeds

C. the seeds like clouds　　D. dropping seeds by clouds

61. The main idea of the story is that _______.

A. Kombu is made into medicine for farmers

B. The Japanese use seaweed in many waysw

C. The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall

D. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu