【正文】 man isn?t supposed to be. But later, I (37) that courage isn?t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the (38). My 18yearold sister eloped(私奔 ) and with it, I saw how weak my father?s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a(n) (39) father. For three days he wouldn?t talk. He would just sit (40) outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and (41) him to tell me what he feels about (42). It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father?s shoulder as we have drifted apart (疏遠(yuǎn) ) farther and farther while I was (43) up. That night though, I sensed my father trying to (44) his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all have cried over what happened except him. The (45) touch and my words, “Dad, it?s not your (46)”, broke my father?s dam(水閘 ). In the darkness, he began to cry. I (47) his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “(48) did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up (49). Why couldn?t your sister wait?” I understood then why he (50) to be in the dark. (51) being there, he hoped to spare his (52) of a father?s pain. His tears, (53) we didn?t see them before that night, were there all the same. I saw his (54), that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and (55) his pain. 36. A. weak B. poor C. sad D. honest 37. A. believed B. wondered C. discovered D. proved 38. A. secrets B. tears C. opinions D. qualities 39. A. hardworking B. easygoing C. kindhearted D. strongwilled 40. A. quietly B. impolitely C. gently D. carefully 41. A. reminded B. asked C. ordered D. suggested 42. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 43. A. bringing B. giving C. growing D. turning 44. A. fet B. reduce C. control D. bear 45. A. simple B. necessary C. fortable D. precious 46. A. character B. daughter C. fault D. duty 47. A. noticed B. felt C. heard D. imagined 48. A. How B. What C. When D. Where 49. A. quickly B. wrong C. healthy D. right 50. A. preferred B. managed C. stayed D. agreed 51. A. For B. On C. By D. Of 52. A. family B. children C. daughter D. relatives 53. A. if B. because C. until D. though 54. A. condition B. pain C. courage D. trouble 55. A. understood B. remembered C. touched D. respected 第三部分： (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項 。t want to raise our standards of living. Lindsay was told by Sam Teo, Tuvalu39。 通過打工可以獲得工作經(jīng)驗，了解社會。 15%的同學(xué)（包括你在內(nèi)）覺得雙方的觀點都有一定的道理，但又不完全贊同。 L9km of roads. Before 1999 there were four cars on the islands. The Tuvaluan used to walk or cycle everywhere. There was a flood of imported foods and goods and soon these had unexpected consequences. The Tuvaluan people now suffer from diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. Others discovered that it was too expensive for them to keep their cars. There is now a huge rubbish dump in the middle of this tropical paradise, covered with abandoned cars and other waste. 第 二 卷 （ 二 部分，共 25 分） 第一節(jié) 請認(rèn)真閱讀下面對話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，在方框的右欄標(biāo)有題號的橫線上， 寫出一個英語單詞的完整、正確的形式，使對話通順。 we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You?ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said. “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nieen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don?t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added. “The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don?t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌詞） and live them out in our daily lives. At the year?s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. 56. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner. A. serious B. cold C. humorous D. crazy 57. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______. A. Rose finished the college degree within a year B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education C. Ro