19．As a young man，Al was a skilled artist，a potter with a wife and two fine sons．One night，his older son developed a severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some common intestinal（腸的） disorder，neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy died suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation，he always felt he was guilty．To make matters worse，his wife left him a short time later，leaving him alone with his sixyearold younger son．The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand，and he turned to alcohol for help．In time，Al became an alcoholic．
As the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he possessed-his land，house，etc．Finally Al died alone in a small bar．Hearing of Al's death，I thought，"What a totally wasted life!What a complete failure！"
As time went by，I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment．I knew Al's now adult son，Ernie．He is one of the kindest，most caring，and most loving men I have ever known．I saw the love between Ernie and his children，thinking that kindness and love had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father．One day，I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person．Ernie said quietly，"As a child until I left home at 18，Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，‘Love you，son．'．"
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind and loving father，and left behind his best love．
28．What directly made the author think of Al as a failure？A
A．His losing everything and his life．
B．His older son's death．
C．His strong addiction to alcohol．
D．His wife's divorcing him．
29．What can we infer from Al's son Ernie？B
A．His father's life was indeed wasted．
B．The love from his father made him what he was．
C．A great fortune must have been left to him．
D．He was not very kind but very loving．
30．What might be the best title of the article？A
A．Love you，son！
B．A failure father!
C．Parents'love!
D．A skilled artist!

18．I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly．
This year，a very sweet old lady that I cared for，Alice，had gone through a difficult time．She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice．In November I was finally able to get her back to her"home"．
Alice had thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas Day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days．When she finally realized that that happy moment was not going to happen，she was very sad．Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy．I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve，I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night．
Instead of taking her to my church，I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were．We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in．Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her．
The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there．
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift：the smile on Alice's face．
21．The underlined word"dementia"in Paragraph 2 probably isC．
A．a(chǎn) house　　　     
B．a(chǎn) letter           
C．a(chǎn)n illness         
D．a(chǎn) plan
22．Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve according to the story？B
A．In her old house．
B．In her old neighborhood church．
C．In the nursing home．
D．In the hospital．
23．What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve？C
A．The candlelight service．
B．Praise from Alice's friends．
C．Alice's happiness．
D．Thanks from Alice's daughter．

17．Daddy，how do you like it if I buy a wallet for my mom's birthday？
 _________．（　�。�

	A．	Don't bother．		B．	That all depends
	C．	It couldn't be beter．		D．	It's a good deal．

16．Young as he is，Sun Yang must have gained ____rich experience in ____ society as well as sports．（　　）

A．

the； the

B．

a；/

C．

/；/

D．

/； the

15．We'llgather （集合） at the school gate at 9am tomorrow．

14．Polluted air isharmful （有害的） to people's health．

13．I'm sure that we canbenefit （受益） a lot from good habits．

12．All Chinese people deserve equal opportunities to enjoy _________ prosperous （富裕的） life，see their dreams come true and benefit together from_________ country's development．（　�。�

A．

a； 不填

B．

the； a

C．

the； 不填

D．

a； the

11．China is starting to blacklist poorly-behaved tourists as it seeks to rescue the image of its citizens as holidaymakers．
According to a regulation by the China National Tourism Administration （NTA） that entered effect this week，tourists will be blacklisted for offences including acting antisocially on public transport，damaging private or public property，disrespecting local customs，damaging historical exhibits on purpose or engaging in gambling or pornographic activities．Records will be kept in a two-tired system：provincial-level tourism authorities are responsible for cases under their jurisdiction（管轄區(qū)域）while the NTA will be in charge of a nationwide register．People will be．blacklisted for two years after they offend，according to the regulation．
The NTA said tourism authorities will inform blacklisted tourists and"propose correction measures in order to mitigate  the negative impact"．It also said that tourism authorities reserve the right to report such violations to public security，customs and transport authorities as well as the central bank's individual credit department．
The regulation comes amid （在…之中） growing concern about the ill manners of Chinese tourists both at home and abroad．In 2013，a Chinese tourist wrote his name on a relief carving in Luxor，Egypt．In December，a Chinese passenger threw a cup of hot instant noodles at a flight attendant on an international flight．Chinese tourists have been fined or put into prison for carrying prohibited items or purchasing wild animal products．

32．The underlined word"mitigate"in the third paragraph probably meansB．
A．neglect      B．relieve      
C．deepens      D．prevents
33．According to the passage，the main purpose of the regulation is toD．
A．punish the Chinese poorly-behaved tourists
B．suggest correct measures to the Chinese poorly-behaved tourists
C．showcase the authority of the China National Tourism Administration （NTA）
D．better the image of Chinese citizens as holidaymakers
34．The main method the author uses to develop the last paragraph isC．
A．providing explanations    B．offering analyses
C．giving examples           D．making comparisons
35．The text is most likely to appear inA．
A．a(chǎn) newspaper           B．a(chǎn) tourist guide
C．a(chǎn) travel brochure     D．a(chǎn) geography textbook．

10．How to deal successfully with a child showing outstanding musical ability？It's not always clear how best to develop and encourage his gift．Many parents may even fail to recognize and respond to their children's need until discouragement explodes into uncooperative behavior．And while most schools are equipped to deal with children who are especially able in academic subjects，the musically gifted require special understanding which may not always be available in an ordinary school．Such children may well benefit from the education offered by a specialist music school．
The five music schools in Britain aim to provide an environment where gifted children can develop their skills under the guidance of professional musicians．Children here spend about half of a day on musical activities，for example，individual lessons，orchestras，chamber（室內(nèi)音樂(lè)的）groups，voice training，conducting and theory．They also spend several hours a day practicing in private rooms．The rest of their time is taken up with the subjects：English，maths and basic sciences．
What are the disadvantages？An obvious problem is that the fees are high．However，each school will offer scholarships and other forms of financial aid．Secondly，not all parents want to send their children to boarding school，especially at an early age．Almost all the directors of the specialist schools express doubts about the wisdom of admitting children as young as seven into such a tense and disciplined （守紀(jì)律的） environment．They stress，however，that their main aim is to help the students to become those who are excellent in all aspects．

61．If a child's musical ability is not recognized，A．
A．the child may behave badly
B．the ability may fade away
C．the child may lose interest
D．the parents may become anxious
62．What probably may musically gifted children face in ordinary schools？C
A．Their academic work may suffer．
B．Schools lack musical equipment．
C．Music is not seen as an important subject．
D．Parents and teachers don't work together．
63．What makes specialist music schools different from other schools？B
A．Their working day is longer．
B．A range of musical training is offered．
C．More than half the day is spent on music．
D．The children have mostly one-to-one lessons．
64．According to school directors，what is a possible disadvantage for pupils？D
A．Poor children may not be included．
B．They may lose their individuality．
C．There may be a discipline problem．
D．They may be too small on arrival．
65．The passage mainly talks aboutC．
A．education and development about children
B．disadvantages of music schools
C．music schools for children with music gift
D．how to deal with music talented children．