1、阅读下列材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think26matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas aboutwhat birth order means. Some people say that oldest children,27are sma
2、rt and strong-willed, are very likely28(succeed). The reason29this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for30same reason. What happens to the31children in the family? Middle children dont get so much attention,
3、 so they dont feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child,32, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite33(difference). The study found that first children believ
4、ed in family rules. They didnt take many chances in34 lives. They usually35(follow) orders. Rules didnt mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.第二部分:完形填空(共20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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When Katie was nine
5、years old, her teacher gave each kid in her class a cabbage seedling (幼苗). She 36 the seedling in her backyard. Then she watered it every day 37 it grew into a 40-pound cabbage! The vegetable was too 38 for her family to eat. “I knew my cabbage needed to 39 a special home,” said Katie. So she 40 it
6、to a local soup kitchen a place that provided 41 for people who were hungry. Because of her 42 , the soup kitchen invited Katie to help serve the cabbage. That cabbage helped to 43 lots of people. Katie loved the 44 of growing food to feed people. She 45 she needed more garden space. Her school had
7、an unused 46 , and Katie thought it was the perfect spot. The school liked the garden idea, and all the students were 47 to help. But Katie didnt 48 there. She worked with local 49 who gave her plots (小块土地) of land for additional (额外的) gardens. Katie hoped to grow all kinds of crops, 50 she didnt kn
8、ow how. She asked for help from an expert gardener. Together, they 51 the types of vegetables that grow best in the area. A seed company then gave them all the plants. Katies 52 grew even bigger than her cabbage. Her group, Katies Krops, now has seven gardens. All the land 53 that they can grow a lo
9、t of food for the needy. Encouraged by Katie, lots of kids and adults 54 to plant and water. Katies Krops has 55 soup kitchens over 5,000 pounds of vegetables so far.36. A. studied B. cut C. planted D. washed37. A. though B. if C. until D. because38. A. fresh B. hard C. sweet D. big 39. A. build B.
10、accept C. leave D. find 40. A. sent B. returned C. told D. lent41. A. houses B. jobs C. clothes D. meals42. A. kindness B. happiness C. protection D. question43. A. recognize B. hire C. feed D. save44. A. silence B. luck C. trust D. satisfaction45. A. forgot B. promised C. doubted D. decided46. A. d
11、esk B. room C. field D. book47. A. excited B. hurry C. brave D. possible48. A. stop B. lie C. live D. help49. A. students B. farmers C. teachers D. workers50. A. so B. or C. for D. but 51. A. cooked B. chose C. hid D. changed52. A. trouble B. idea C. picture D. mistake 53. A. means B. hopes C. feels
12、 D. advises54. A. hate B. happen C. refuse D. volunteer55. A. sold B. bought C. shown D. given第三部分: 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。A This fourth of July I moved into a new house with my wife, Nicole. Nicole and I met through a series of coincidences that wo
13、uld be unlikely without some unbelievable force causing them to happen. The day Nicole and I met, we talked about the Yankees. In the restaurant where we sat, the first game between the Yanks and Tampa Bay was being shown on television. Nicole was happy I was a baseball fan, and she told me that was
14、 an important reason when she considered dating (约会) me. “My dad wouldnt like me dating anyone who isnt,” she said. Nicoles dad, Ira, used to be a coach for the Yankees. Many years ago, a colleague (同事) of his was leaving and packing up his office. The only thing left unpacked was a photo on the wal
15、l. It was a picture of Sparky Lyle, a famous baseball player. Sparky had signed the photo on the bottom. “Youre not taking that?” Ira asked. “You want it?” his colleague offered. “Sure!” Ira said. He jumped at the chance to have a signed photo from a great player who had helped the team win two World Series. Ira told me the story after the movers had gone. He then said to me, “Adam, when I first learned who was dating my daughter, that photo came into my mind,” he said
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