第二节完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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。
答案写在答题卡上。
Iwasabouttoexplainthemeaningoftheword“gossamer”（小蜘蛛网）tomyfive-year-oldstudents.Wewerelearningapoem.I21becauseoneofthemwaswavinghishandatme.
MYes?
"Iasked.
“OnceIgotcaughtinaspiderweb22Ididn'tseeit,"theboysaid.
"That'sgossamer!
”1shouted,nearlyjumpingup."Gossamerthingsarehardtosee.”GossamerisalsohowImightdescribethevoicesof23youngchildren.IcanonlyhearthemwhenIamcloseenough.Theyarenotthechildrenspeakingwithease.Theyarethechildrenwhosefacesgrow24ifIcallonthem,orwhisper（低语）“Idon'tknow”evenwhentheydo25,Idon'twantthemto26.Iwantthemtobecomfortablebeing27.
Shychildrenusuallyhavelesspracticeinspeaking,especiallywhenthereareothermorechildren28totalk.It'saloudworld.Thoughshychildrenmayappear29tobeinthebackground,theyarelosingopportunitiestoparticipate.Withoutpractice,fearofspeaking30.
Ittakesaboutthreeweeks,asmallbitof31eachday,foreachofmy17studentstolearnapoem.Sofar,theyhavememorizedmorethanfive.Andnow,anobvious32hashappened.The“shyest"childrenareaseagertoreadaloudasthe33ones.
Practiceisanexcellentwaytoincrease34ofshychildrenwhilelearningapoem.And
itispracticethatmakesthemenjoythe35ufthelanguage.
21.A.stopped
B.breathed
C.argued
D.reflected
22.A.or
B.until
C.because
D.although
23.A.curious
B.shy
C.intelligent
D.anxious
24.A.round
B.blue
C.red
D.strange
25.A.play
B.ask
C.walk
D.know
26.A.getup
B.takeup
C.turnup
D.giveup
27.A.focused
B.respected
C.heard
D.told
28.A.eager
B.slow
C.careful
D.worried
29.A.embarrassed
B.puzzled
C.amazed
D.satisfied
30.A.hides
B.grows
C.disappears
D.falls
31.A.research
B.practice
C.benefit
D.discussion
32.A.accident
B.change
C.debate
D.event
33.A.healthy
B.familiar
C.outgoing
D.impressive
34.A.excitement
B.pressure
C.resource
D.confidence
35.A.beauty
B.method
C.trouble
D.speed
第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
答案写在答题卡上。
注意:
C篇分A、B两种题型,A（易）题型为客观题,B（难）题型为主观题。
A
SchuylervilleHighSchoolstudentshaveabroadrangeofinterests,whicharereflectedbythenumberofclubsandorganizationsinwhichourpupilsparticipate.Herearesomeofthemostpopularclubs:
EnvironmentalClub
Opentostudentsingrades9-12
Advisor：
Mrs.Flores
TheHighSchoolEnvironmentalClubisopentoallstudentsinterestedinincreasingenvironmentalawarenessthroughouttheschool.Activitiesinclude:
recycling,environmentalcompetitions>volunteeringwithgreenschoolsandoutdoorevents.Thisrunstudentclubcollectsandrecyclespaperproductsthroughouttheschoolbuilding.
FreshmanClass
Opentostudentsingrades9-10
Advisor:
Mr.Winslow
Thefreshmenclassparticipatesinseveralactivitiesthroughouttheyeartoraisemoneyfortheclassaccount.Theclassofficersmeetonceamonthtodiscussbusinessthataffectstheentireclass.Allmembersofthefreshmanclassareencouragedtoparticipateinsometypeofcommunityserviceduringtheyear.
LiteraryMagazine
Opentostudentsingrades10-12
Advisor:
Mr.Sgambati
MembersoftheLiteraryMagazinecollect,editandoftencontributetothebodyofstudentwork.LiteraryMagazinemeetingswillalsogivestudentstheopportunitytoshareandreceivefeedbackonthecreativepiecesthatthey'reworkingon,aswellasthechancetolearnaboutwritingpracticesandstrategies.
MockTrialTeamk
Opentostudentsingrades11-12
Advisor:
Mrs.Lewis
MockTrialisanafter-schoolactivitythathelpsstudentsdevelopusefulknowledgeaboutthelaw.Studentsplayoutalltherolesandusegeneralrulesofevidenceandfactexplanationsinaschoolcourt.Theywillworkwithareallawyerandanadvisortofurtherunderstandthecourtprocess.
36.Atwhichclubcanyoutakepartinthecommunityservice?
Makingfriendscanbedifficult.Itseemslikethere*snoguideforthisimportantlifeskill.ButaresearcherJeffreyA.HallintheUniversityofKansashashelpedexplaintheprocessoffriendship-buildinginanewstudypublishedintheJournalofSocialandPersonalRelationships.It'sthefirsttofindoutexactlyhowlongittakestomakeafriend.Theanswerisalongtime.
Hallsurveyed112collegestudentseverythreeweeksduringtheirfirstnineweeksataMidwesternuniversity.Healsogaveaone-timequestionnaireto355Americanadultswhohad
movedtoanewcityinthepastsixmonths.Inthesesurveys,thenewcomerspickedafriendortwoandreportedhowmuchtimetheyspenttogether.
Unsurprisingly,themoretimetwopeoplespenttogether,theclosertheirrelationshipis.Throughhisanalysis,Hallwasabletotellhowmanyhoursittookfordifferentlevelsoffriendshiptotakeplace:
•Ittakesstudents43hoursandadults94hourstoturnacquaintances（熟人）intocasualfriends.
•Studentsneed57hourstochangefromcasualfriendstofriends.Adultsneed,onaverage,164hours.
•Forstudents»friendsbecamegoodorbestfriendsafterabout119hours.Adultsneedanadditional100hourstomakethathappen.
44Everyonewantstohavefriends,butyoucan'thavefriendswithoutmakingthem,"saysHall."Makingfriendstakestime.”
That'swhyit'seasiertomakefriendsinschoolandatuniversity.Hallthinksthattheclosecollegelifedevelopsfastconnectionsandit'sharderforstudentstogetimpactedbyotherpeopleoutside,especiallyiftheygotoauniversityawayfromhome.Foradults,even50hoursisalotofhourstospendwithsomeonewhenthey'reworkingftilltimeandspendingatleastanhouradayonthesubway.
39.What'sthepurposeofthestudybyJeffreyA.Hall?
A.Toprovideaguideformakingfriends.
B.Todescribethebenefitsofmakingfriends.
C.Toexplorethetimeneededformakingfriends.
D.Tostudythedifferencesbetweenstudentsandadults.
40.AccordingtoHall,howlongdonewstudentsneedtobecomebestfriends?
A.100hours.B.119hours.C.219hours.D.319hours.
41.Whichofthefollowinghasapositiveeffectonfriendship-buiIding?
A.Theclosecollegelife.B.Longworkingtime.
C.Theimpactfromothers.D.Timespentonthesubway.
c
WhenIwentofftocollegeinthefallof1991,Iwasan18-year-oidmanwhosefavoritelettersweretheonesonthesportssweater.Fouryearslater,IwascrazyaboutthelettersofthepoetKeats,butoneauthor'spennedlettersstoodoutabovetherest.Yousee,myfatherwrotemeoneletterperweekfromthetimeIlefthome.
Inanagebeforeemail,theselettersseemedtooordinary.Buttheyarrived.Eachweek.Oneafteranother.Againandagain.Insnowstorms.Onholidays.Fromforeigncountries.TheydetailedwhatDadreferredtoas"theweekthatwas”-aday-by-daydescriptionofmyfather'slife.
In1995,Igraduatedfromcollege,likemany22-yearolds,withplentyofuncertainty.Someofmyquestionswereprettytypical：
WhatwasIgoingtodo?
WherewasIgoingtolive?
WhenwasIgoingtoapplyfbrgraduateschool?
Butonequestionwasmorevitalthananyotherthing.Whatwouldhappentotheweeklyletters?
Wouldtheycontinue?
Tomysurprise,theletterskeptcoming,moreheartfeltandemotionalthanbeforeandalwaysontime.Imean,theguynevermissed.
AsmuchasIenjoyedmyfather'sweeklyletters,Ididn*tfullyappreciatethemallthoseyearswhentheyarrivedlikeclockwork.AndIneverfullyunderstoodwhymydadwouldalwaysaskifI'dreceivedtheletterwhenwespoke.
Butnow,asIpenmyfirstofficialletterstomyownsonsJacksonandCassius,itallseemsclear.Althoughourboyshaveyettoleaveforcollege,Ihavetoacceptthatdaywillsooncome.Justtheideaoftheirleavingfromourhomemakesmeachewithsadnessonlyaparentcanknow.
SoIamwritingaboututheweekthatwas"withmydailydetails.Withaboxofover500ofDad'slettersnearbyandhi
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