第一节 完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 The first day my new teacher stood in front of the class, I burst into laughter. Ron Clark was from North Carolina and he talked with a 1 Southern accent (口音). I thought he was a complete 2 . It was 2005 3 I was in the fifth grade. I figured I'd spend most of the year in the headmaster's office. I'd always been a 4 I'd get shouted at, and then 5 would give up on me. I thought Ron Clark would just be one of them. I was 6 . That first week, I kept 7 him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better 8 my behavior (行为). "Tom," he said, "you're a 9 boy. You can do better." He told me I was a natural leader and 10 I'd go far in life if I started working hard. I was 11 at that moment, and then something happened: I began to 12 him. He had a most unusual way of 13 . To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the 14 of a popular song and had us 15 with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he made our 16 look like Hogwarts. Before coming to our 17 , he taught in his hometown. His parents were DJs at dance clubs, so he 18 with music and energy. He had seen a TV show about our 19 schools and the lack of qualified teachers. He 20 a challenge. Boy, did he get one.
第二节 语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空格处填入适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式,每空填写一个单词。 John: Mary, I'm looking for something 1 (interest) to read. Any suggestions? Mary: I can recommend (推荐) All Joy and No Fun, which 2 (be) out last week. It's the sort of book that you find hard to stop reading once you start. I finished it within two days. John: Sounds good. What's it about, then? Mary: It's about being a parent. It focuses on 3 it is like to be a parent rather 4 how to raise kids. It's 5 (total) different from other books on parenting. John: I guess so. At least the title(书名) suggests something new. Mary: You're right. The author said she 6 (borrow) it from a friend who recently had a kid. It has just five words, 7 she finds it the best way of 8 (describe) the true nature of being a parent. The point is: being a parent is full 9 joy, but is no fun. After a long day at work, for example, you come home to a long "to do" list: dinner, homework, bedtime and so on. How do you feel? John : The 10 (write) sees things from her own point of view. Mary: So she does. John: Oh, I can't wait to get a copy and read it at once.
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 11 was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready. After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months 12 (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We were told that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, 13 for the week after. I didn't understand 14 this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 15 the reservation. What's worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 16 (surprise) helpful. She 17 (apology) for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 18 top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra. The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 19 we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little 20 (sunburn), but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.