II、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable  41  when I was teaching second   42   10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children; a Mother’s Day party. We had put our heads together to   43   ideas of how to  44  our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our party the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised but  45  to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I   46   invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child  47  up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.  48  it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking  49  .

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was  50  if you could keep my mother  51  while I’m busy.”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy  52  my mom her food and drink , presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had  53  the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 54 .

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s  55  and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if  56  was completed. When I came  57  Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day party we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and  58  his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t  59  it.”

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had  60  stopped hugging teachers years ago. ks5u

41.A.lasted B.happened C.experienced D.described

42.A.school B.class C.grade D.lesson

43.A.pay attention to B.look forward to C.get on with D.come up with

44.A.love B.please C.respect D.admire

45.A.astonished B.worried C.relieved D.interested

46.A.even B.ever C.still D.once

47.A.followed B.held C.kept D.lined

48.A.As B.Although C.While D.Because

49.A.wild B.curious C.strange D.upset

50.A.considering B.wondering C.asking D.doubting

51.A.connection B.care C.company D.concern

52.A.served B.supplied C.appealed D.applied

53.A.taught B.studied C.practiced D.told

54.A.mind B.thought C.agreement D.conversation

55.A.feeling B.behavior C.event D.action

56.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing

57.A.by B.to C.across D.over

58.A.announced B.delivered C.stated D.whispered

59.A.make B.get C.do D.take

60.A.probably B.exactly C.rarely D.eagerly

III.  阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people　on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

61. How did the author get to know America?

A. From her relatives            B. From her mother

C. From Books and pictures      D. From radio programs

62. For the first two years in New York, the author        .

A. often lost her way                 B. did not think about her future

C. studied in three different schools     D. got on well with her stepfather

63. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A. She worked as a translator

B. She attended a lot of job interviews

C. She paid telephone bills for her family

D. She helped her family with her English

64. The author believes that       .

A. her future will be free from troubles

B. it is difficult to learn to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying ks5u

B

A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.

Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.

In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金). Furthermore, some in-situations should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these options(选择) have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.