E. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. F. He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. G. They may not be great parents as well as being able to take on adult responsibilities.

第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

After my brother died in an accident, my mom’s attitude to safety greatly changed. Suddenly, everything around us became potentially dangerous.

I grew up __36__ a lot of restrictions (限制) and rules that were __37__ to protect me. Unlike my classmates, I couldn’t walk home from school by myself; I couldn’t attend evening parties or go to summer camp. I knew my mom was only trying to protect me. She was __38__ about me because after my brother died, I was her only child — and what if something happened to me?

I became a __39__ worrier too. I worry about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, __40__ car accidents, and losing my job… __41__ big and small, real and imagined.

The funny part is that you’d __42__ know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly __43__ myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I have __44__ a rule for myself: If something __45__ me, then I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that would have shocked my __46__: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, and I’ve traveled in the rainforest…

There’s something else I don’t usually talk about, __47__ is the most important part in my belief. When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. At her funeral I remember making a __48__. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe” __49__ I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes __50__ life.

In the end I think she would have been __51__ of me. Courage isn’t a natural quality

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of human beings. I believe that we have to __52__ being courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me or that make me uncomfortable, the more I realize that I __53__ do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

__54__ I inherited (继承) my mother’s cautious nature, I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we __55__ it bravely. 36. A. for

B. in

C. with

D. by

37. A. planned 38. A. excited 39. A. common

B. meant B. confident B. normal

C. used

D. written

D. curious

C. worried

C. general

D. natural

D. looking into

D.

40. A. meeting with 41. A. diseases

adventures 42. A. still 43. A. forcing 44. A. developed

improved 45. A. troubles 46. A. friends 47. A. which 48. A. plan 49. A. but

B. coming across

C. getting through

B. difficulties C. disasters

B. never

C. always

D. even D. warning

D.

B. allowing

C. expecting

C. issued

B. discovered

B. interests

C. scares

D. attracts

B. brother

B. that

C. dad

D. mom

D. it

C. what

B. belief

C. choice

D. rule

B. and C. so

D. or

D. dangerous

D. proud

50. A. boring 51. A. fond

B. difficult

B. aware

C. amazing

C. afraid

52. A. practice 53. A. must

B. escape B. can

C. enjoy C. should

D. remember D. may D. Ever since D. avoid

54. A. Now that 55. A. face

B. Even though B. hide

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C. As though C. share

第二节（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Happiness Is an Attitude

The 92-year-old confident and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied, ___56___ she’s completely blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband recently passed away, ___57___ (make) the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled ___58___ (sweet) when told her room was ready. As she got into the elevator in her wheelchair, I provided a description of her tiny room.

“I love it,” she started with the enthusiasm of ___59___ eight-year-old child having just been presented with a new dog.

“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room… just wait.”

“That has ___60___ to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. ___61___ I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture ___62___ (arrange)… it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a ___63___ (decide) I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body ___64___ no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones working. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I’ll focus ___65___ the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away… just for this time in my life.”

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分40分）

第一节：单词拼写（5个小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

66. Restaurants and cafes use relaxing music and lighting to create a pleasant

a________________.

67. It is o_______________ that every citizen shoulders the responsibility to guard state

secrets.

68. Through his own efforts, Michael Phelps has s________________ where others failed. 69. Daniel was late for the meeting, so I insisted that he a________________ to everyone

present.

70. If you see a sign reading “Staff Only”, you’re not supposed to enter the room without

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p________________.

第二节：完成句子（5个小题；每小题两空，每空1分，满分10分）

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语意思及句末括号内的英语单词和提示完成句子，并将答案写在横线上。

71. 我家乡的三位具有运动天赋的年轻人，梦想着获得下一届奥运会的参赛资格。(gift; admit)

Three young men from my hometown, who have ______________________ sports, are dreaming of ______________________ the next Olympic Games.

72. 这部电影让我祖父想起了第二次世界大战。让他印象最深刻的是大量的文化遗产在战争中被摧

毁。(remind; 主语从句；impress)

The movie ______________________ World War II. ______________________ was that a great number of cultural relics were destroyed in the war.

73. 我弟弟盼望着成为一个飞行员。我希望有朝一日他能实现自己的梦想。(look; achieve)

My brother is ______________________ a pilot. I hope one day he can ______________________.

74. 在一个当地人的帮助下，Smith一家顺利地找到了回城的路。(help; manage)

______________________ of a local person, the Smiths ______________________ the way back to the city.

75. 圆明园是否值得重建还有一些疑问。(worth)

There

is

still

some

doubt

_____________________Yuan

Ming

Yuan

is

_______________________.

第三节：应用文写作（满分25分）

上个星期，学校举行了长达20公里的远足活动，请你给校报写一篇稿子，简单介绍这次活动，描述一件在远足过程中令你印象深刻的事件，并谈谈你的感受。字数120左右。

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