【正文】 the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally __41__ enough to approach his superior. To his delight and __42__, the everfrugal (一慣節(jié)省的) Harvey Larchmont __43__ to give Andrew a raise! Andrew arrived home that evening—despite breaking all city and state speed limits—to a beautiful table __44__ with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he __45__ someone from the office had told her the news. Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful __46__. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show __47__ how much I love you. I am so __48__ of your acplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was. After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had __49__ out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t __50__ about not getting the raise! You do __51__ one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you __52__ you did not get the increase.” Suddenly tears welled in Andrew’s eyes. Total __53__! Tina’s support for him was not __54__ upon his success at work. The fear of __55__ is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure. 36. A. nervous B. strange C. silly D. upset37. A. followed B. considered C. refused D. forgot 38. A. suggested B. imagined C. missed D. succeeded 39. A. Totally B. Obviously C. Eventually D. Constantly 40. A. by B. in C. with D. for41. A. active B. smart C. brave D. patient 42. A. surprise B. embarrassment C. sorrow D. disappointment 43. A. hesitated B. demanded C. forbade D. agreed 44. A. covered B. made C. decorated D. set 45. A. confirmed B. proved C. figured D. admitted46. A. card B. box C. cheque D. flower47. A. even B. almost C. nearly D. just48. A. ashamed B. fond C. proud D. scared49. A. appeared B. slipped C. escaped D. spread50. A. argue B. worry C. talk D. concern51. A. deserve B. prefer C. ignore D. appreciate52. A. so that B. in case C. as if D. even though 53. A. satisfaction B. assistance C. acceptance D. mitment 54. A. temporary B. conditional C. flexible D. subjective 55. A. rejection B. challenge C. distrust D. punishment第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）第一節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。A In this age of cell phones, text messages and puter keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It’s teaching children the ignored art of writing with a fountain pen. There is no clicking of keyboards in most classrooms at the Mary Erskine and Stewart’s Melville Junior School, although there is a full range of facilities(設施) for puter lessons and technology isn’t being ignored. The school’s headmaster believes the oldfashioned pens have helped strengthen the academic performance and selfrespect of his 1,200 pupils. “The pens improve the quality of work because they force the children to take care, and better work improves selfrespect”, headmaster Bryan Lewis said. “Proper handwriting is as relevant today as it ever has been.” Students as young as 7 have been instructed to give up their ballpoint pens and begin to deal with its more artful predecessor. By the time they reach grade five, at age 9, they are expected to write mainly with fountain pens. Lewis said the school’s 7 and 8yearolds use fountain pens for 8090 percent of their work, returning to pencils for such subjects as math. “I don’t see fountain pens as oldfashioned or out of date. Modern fountain pens are beautiful to use. It’s not like in the old days of broken metal points and dirtying writing paper,” Lewis said. “We have a particular writing style and we have developed it very carefully and found a way that allows leftand right handed people to write without dirtying paper.” Some people argue that handwriting is being less important because of the growing use of cell phone text messaging and typing on puters, but the school disagrees. “We talk of the paperless office and the paperless world, but this is not true,” Lewis said. “You still need to have proper handwriting skills.” 56. The Scottish school in the passage _____.A. does not think highly of modern technologyB. values fountain pens more than anything elseC. pays special attention to the use of fountain pensD. takes an action which is considered stupid by many people57. The underlined word “predecessor” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.A. the pencil B. the keyboard C. the ballpoint pen D. the fountain pen 58. The headmaster Bryan Lewis holds the view that _____.A. children should be required to use fountain pens when they are fiveB. handwriting skills are more important than typing skills nowadaysC. using fountain pens may slow down students’ speed of writingD. fountain pens have helped to build up students’ selfrespect 59. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Handwriting Not Useless Now B. Oldfashioned Pen Coming BackC. Stay Away from Tech and Teach Fountain Pen D. Fountain Pen Strengthens Academic PerformanceBTired? Bored? Hungry? And more miles left to go?Help pass the time on your trip: play a game!Everyone knows that a long bus ride can make even the most exciting field trip seem boring. When the bus is traveling a long distance to reach the cool field trip destination, it can seem like forever. What about when you are in the backseat waiting to reach Grandma’s house? The road stretches like a rubber band for miles and miles. Here’s a way to beat the road at its own game. Use what you have around you to play games with your family and friends. You can have fun while you travel!Materials = Nothing but time amp。 ima