【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t to do. I39。ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It39。s out of nay hands. For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, Thank you for your time, and hung up. Karl39。s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parentteacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year? I nodded. That was me. I thought I39。d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That39。s when I knew I had to make you proud. 39。 43. There was silence on the other end of the line because A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking C. the speaker didn39。t want the mother to recognize his voice D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother 44. The sentence ... he even made the honor roll means that “ _______”. A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent teacher meeting B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around D. he was even on the list of the best students at school 45. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Children in singleparent families often have mental problems. B. School education doesn39。t work without full support from parents. C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers. D. Mother39。s love plays an important role in teenagers39。 life. IV. 短文改錯 I still remember nay middle school life in Tianjin yet. I was then in a school for students from Tibet. As we were all left home at early age,we met lots of problems in our daily life. We had to do the washing, cleaning and shopping by us. However, we seldom felt lonely or helplessly. We enjoyed our happy life. At weekends, we would play basketball, swimming in the pool or go for a piic. We were living in a big family. We treat each other as brothers and sisters. If any one of us had any difficulty in our life and study, the other would help him out. It has been five years when we graduated, but those memories are as sweet as ever before. 1. — How about eight o39。clock outside the cinema? — That _______ me fine. A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits 2. The disc, digitally ______ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night. A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded 3. Before building a house, you will have to________ the government39。s permission. A. get from B. follow C. receive D. ask for 4. Her son, to whom she was so_________, went abroad ten years ago. A. loved B. cared C. devoted D. affected 5. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt________ for London to attend a meeting. A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left 6. The more I think about him, the more reasons I find for loving him _______ I did. A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as 7. He is able to lift __________ of two hundred jin. A. weigh 13. weights C. a weight D. weighty 8. Scientists generally agree that Earth39。s climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years __________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since Ice Age. A. as long as B. as much as C. as soon as D. as well as 9. Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _________ it is rough or smooth. A. 不填 B. whether C. how D. what 10. _______ ,! have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week. A. However the story is amusing B. No matter amusing the story is C. However amusing the story is D. No matter how the story is amusing a decision has been made, all of us should _________ it. A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to out of_________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _________ exciting experience. A. x。 the B. x。 an C. an。 an D. the。 the 13. Let39。s go and have a good drink tonight. ________ Have you got the first prize in the petition? A. What for? B. Thanks a lot. C. Yes, I39。d like to. D. Why not? 14. How about putting some pictures into the report? _________ A picture is worth a thousand words. A. No way. B. Why not? C. All right? D. No matter. 15. Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and, _________, she gets well paid for it. A. sooner or later B. what39。s more C. as a result D. more or less II. 完形填空：（ 20 小題；每小題 ；共 30分） It was the district sports meet. My foot st