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A阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。All of us live in an increasingly connected world I believe East and West will coexist 41 when each admits it needs to learn from the other 42 side is betterWere all each others 43 and each others studentsMusic is just one example of thisSales of pianos are falling in the United States for the time being, but they are _ 44 quickly in ChinaThe human need for music is about a（ n） 45 for immortality （不朽） 46 there is one person left on the earth, there will be 47 Over the years I have 48 that being number one is not the only _ 49 a person should have There is no 50 that I am extremely proud of all I have 51 through my hard workThe only thing that always 52 me to overcome the difficulties was my 53 for music and my love for playing the piano 54 music is like breathing for meI cannot 55 the meaning of my life without musicAs I look ahead I know that my goals 56 helping young people discover the power of music-the joy of making or listening to it .I have _57_a foundation （基金会）My foundation will_58_ education for musical training peopleandprovide scholarships for _ 59 people from all over the worldAs my own fingers_60_over the keyboard, I hope that the music I play opens updoors and mindsThis is as important to me as being number one41Afast Bwell Cbadly Dbriefly42AAny of BN one CEvery DEach43Afriends Bbrothers Cteachers Drelative s44Arising Breducing Copening Dkeeping45Atry Border Chabit Ddesire46AAs long as BAs soon as CAs for DAs though47Alove Bhope Cmusic Ddream48Adoubted Blearned Cimagined Dinformed49Alest. Bhobby Cdecision Dgoal50Adenying Btelling Csaying Dtalking51Asaved Bachieved Cdevoted Dexpected52Aforbade Bforgave Chelped Dasked53Acelebration Bchoice Cpity Dpassion54ASelecting BReading CMaking DChanging55Aunderstand Bpredict Cconclude Dcreate56Aannoy Bimagine Cpretence Dinclude57Aset off Bset down Cset out Dset up58Asupport Bidentify Cdemand Dstress59Acurious Byoung Cdisabled Dpoor60Aswim Bhold Cfly DstopB完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）One day, an old couple walked into a lawyers office. Apparently, they were there for a(n)36. The lawyer was very37. After having a chat with them, he got their38. The couple had been39all their 40 years of marriage. Now, all their children had already40, so there was nothing else they had to worry about. The lawyer couldnt understand so he41a dinner together. At the table, the couple were both42. The first dish was roast chicken.43, the old man took the drumstick (鸡腿) for the lady. Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a(n)44, but the wife said, “This is always the problem . You never think about how I45; dont you know I hate drumsticks?”But she didnt know that, over the years, the husband had been trying all ways to46her. Nor did she knowthat drumsticks were her husbands favorite.That night, both of them couldnt47. The old man knew he couldnt carry on with life without her. He wanted to tell her he was48, and that he loved her. He picked up the phone and started49her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was sad and50to answer, knowing that it was him. “I want to keep it this way. If not, Ill lose51,” she thought. The phone still kept ringing. Finally, she52the cord (电话线). 53did she remember that he had heart problems. The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She54to his apartment, seeing his body lying on the bed with his hand55holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through to her.36. A. interview B. discussion C. divorce D. trade37A. excited B. touched C. bored D. puzzled38A. plan B. story C. permission D. comment39A. quarrelling B. preparing C. struggling D. working40A. turned up B. come back C. grown up D. stayed on41A. finished B. ordered C. cooked D. suggested42A. nervous B. silent C. proud D. comfortable43A. Immediately B. Eventually C. Frequently D. Regularly44A. agreement B. reason C. chance D. result 45A. compete B. breathe C. speak D. feel46A. inspire B. please C. interest D. save47A. sleep B. drink C. stop D. stand48A. sorry B. busy C. poor D. patient49A. copying B. sending C. writing D. dialing50A. promised B. happened C. refused D. forgot51A. sense B. face C. pleasure D. honesty52A. pulled out B. put away C. passed on D. took up53A. Often B. Little C. Well D. So 54A. pulled up B. took off C. moved on D. rushed down55A. again B. even C. still D. also C阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother but 33 he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they dont always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.21. A.received B.rewritten C.returned D.reread 22.A.record B.promise C.friendship D.secret23.A.an example B.a lesson C.an experience D.a talk24.A. through B.together C.along D.away25.A.brothers B.children C.fellows D.classmates 26.A.normal B.necessary C.pleasant D.possible27.A.deepen B.start C.express D.settle 28.A.toured B.stopped over C.reached D.moved to 29.A.lost B.kept in C.needed D.got in30.A.think B.write C.enjoy D.read 31.A.driven B.beaten C.surprised D.honored 32.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.once33.A.realized B.judged C.thought D.expected34.A.well B.often C.much D.soon 35.A.later B.anyhow C.too D.again 36.A.us B.anyone else C.someone D.my brother 37.A.mail services B.transport C.phones D. s38.A.poor B.easy C.popular D.busy 39.A.believe B.decide C.argue D. forget40.A.habit B.choice C.method D. planD完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文所给韵四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。 Too often the news is filled with stories of the children bullying one another, smoking and making other terrible choices. That makes us41for the future. Some third-graders in Ohio, however, are a shining example that there are many 42 kids as well. In January, the 43 told 8-year-old Henry Kastner that he had cancer. After 44 surgery to remove the tumor(肿瘤)，Henry started chemotherapy(化学疗法)That was when his classmates came up with a unique and warm-hearted way to show him their. 45 When Henry had to shave(弟4)his head for the new 46 ，his classmates decided theyd shave theirs, too. Thus, the Hair Cut Club was 47 Together they gathered at a shaving party, where Henrys classmates got their heads shaved. Their 48 was to make sure when Henry 49 to school from hospital, he wouldnt feel ashamed of 50 his hair .Recordings of the big shaving party show just how much the gesture 51 to Henry. He said, I realize I wont be 52 . It will be m e and tons of other people with their hair gone. Parents feel bad whenever they 53 a child has cancer, and when it comes to someone your own child 54 , its difficult to-know what to do and how to 55 . In my sons school, weve seen several children affected by the _ 56 _ over the past years. In many cases, Ive felt I havent done enough, only 57 I didnt know what to do. These kids _58 such a good reminder that sometimes its the simplest things that can help a family 59 such a serious illness, and that just letting them _ 60 _ theyre not in it alone means so much.41. A. prep