二、完形填空(共15题，每题1分，计15分)

A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to   16   the stress in work and life.

The professor went to the kitchen and returned   17   a pot of coffee  and  all  kinds  of cups-crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic, some nice looking, some plain looking, some   18  , some cheap. And he told them to help    19   to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "I've noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were   20   , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is   21   for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root of your   22   and stress. You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.    23   you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,   24  you consciously went for the best cups.

Now consider this . Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and   25  in society are the cups. They are just   26   to hold life. and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by    27    only of the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has  28   us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups.  Please enjoy your coffee ! "

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make    29   of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak   30  . And leave the rest to God.

16. A. think of             B. thank for         C. complain about          D. drop out

17. A. for                 B. at               C. in                     D. with

18. A. expensive           B. ordinary          C. strong                 D. serious

19. A. them               B. themselves        C. him                   D. everyone

20. A. mixed up           B. left      .         C. taken up              D. refused

21. A. normal             B. important          C. impossible             D. necessary

22. A. thoughts            B. failure            C. questions              D. problems

23. A. Who               B. How much        C. What                  D. That

24. A. and                B. but               C. so                    D. or

25. A. position (职位)       B. age              C. health                 D. purpose

26. A. cups               B. tools(工具)      C. bags                  D. bowls

27. A. putting             B. getting            C. turning                D. thinking

28. A. taught              B. provided          C. returned               D. bought

29. A. fun                B. use               C. the best               D. the worst

30. A. kindly              B. sadly             C. rudely                D. seriously

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三、阅读理解

A.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

(共15题，每题2分，计30分)

A

Family Pictures

l . We visited Grandma last week.  She went to her bedroom. She brought down old books of pictures. We looked at the old pictures.

2. We sat at the kitchen table. A mother, a grandmother. and a daughter looked at photos  of mothers, grandmothers and daughters.

3. We turned the yellow pages of the books. The pictures were old. They had men, women, and children I don't remember.

4. We listened to Grandma talk. " There's a little Bonita." She said. " She had long ,curly.  brown hair and big brown eyes." Grandma touched the page.

5. We listened to stories about aunts, uncles, cousins, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. I don't remember them. But from the stories I know them.

31. Which word is repeated at the beginning of each stanza( 诗节 ) ?

A. Books.           B. Grandma.         C. Remember.      D. We.

32. In which stanza does Grandma describe Bonita?

A. Stanza 2.         B. Stanza 3.          C. Stanza 4.        D. Stanza 5

33. What is the writer's message in this poem?

A. Visiting grandma is boring.               B. Stories help you know people.

C. Photos are useless.                      D. Grandmothers don't like to tell stories.

B

Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏)  of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water，endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.

So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…

But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?

I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(迁徙)，a few of them first take off from the lake.  But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.

Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins.     What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !

A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.

34. Where would you most probably read this passage?

A. A guidebook.   B. A movie poster.  C. A personal blog (博客).  D.  A geology (地质) magazine.

35. What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. frustrating.    B. surprised.        C. terrible.             D. fantastic.

36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.  Even if we can walk there , we still drive over.

B.  Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.

C.  Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today.

D.  When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once.

37. What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?

A. To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos.

B. To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.

C. To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers.

D. To show that there're many problems in the world.

C

At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon(优惠券)if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books , magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.

"It's been such a surprise," said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student at the university in Shanghai. "It has given us one more motivation to finish our food."

The measure is part of a national "eat-up" campaign (行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园)。

Why only on campuses, you might ask? Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average (平均) .The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country." The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food.  We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle, said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.

But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.

"I'm glad that we've reduced food waste since the ' eat-up' campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses. " said Tao.

38. The underlined word " motivation" in Paragraph 2 means__________in Chinese.

A.动力                   B.机会             C.试验          D.条件

39. The " eat-up" campaign is carried out on campuses because__________.

A. students get a good education                  B. schools offer small gifts

C. students waste too much food                  D. school food is more delicious

40. The purpose of the campaign is mainly to ___________.

A. improve the school food standard               B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle

C. receive attention from the society               D. further improve the service in universities

41. The best title for this passage may be __________.

A. Enjoy Your Food!                           B. Reduce Waste on Campus

C. Meals in Universities.                        D. "Eat-up" Campaign on Campus

D

Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by …The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad , " Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I'm no longer a kid. I wouldn't play around the tree any more. " The boy replied.  "I want toys. I need money to buy them. " " Sorry, I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So you will have money. " The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me, " the tree said.  "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?" " Sorry ,  I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches(树枝)to build your house. " So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. " Come and play with me ! " the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me boat?" " Use my trunk(树干)to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. " So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. " Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root(树根).” The tree said with tears①. “I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I'm tired after all these years," the boy replied.

"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears②.

42. -When did the boy come back to the apple tree?

-He came back___________.

A. whenever he was happy                         B. if he missed the apple tree

C. when he was in times of difficulty                 D. as soon as he was free

43. -What did the boy want at last?

-He wanted ___________.        .

A. to have a house to live in                        B. nothing except a place to rest

C. the root of the apple tree                        D. anything that the apple tree had

44. -What can we learn from the story?

-We should ___________.

A. plant more apple trees                          B. learn from the boy

C. always stay at home                            D. be thankful to our parents

45.  According to the passage , which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The phrase " with tears① " means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.

B. The phrase " with tears② " means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy              for the last time.

C. Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.

D. After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “ Parents love  is        universal !”