二、完形填空（本题共 15 分, 每小题1分）
It's hard to be an astronaut's son. Everyone expects you to be 26 . I'm jut a normal eleven-year- old kid. My father is so god at everything. I often wonder 27 my father ever had a son like me.
One morning, my teacher announced a_28 Day essay（散文）competition for the whole school. What would I 29 ? My father is an astronaut I would start out with that No. I decided I wouldn't do that. The whole country and maybe even the whole 30_saw my father as an astronaut, 31 that wasn't the way I saw him.
How did I 32 my father? Hmm. .
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I was little and had a nightmare. I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball.
I remembered him hugging me for hours when my dog was killed by a car. And I remembered how he 33 me with a new little dog at my eighth birthday party. These were the things I was going to write about my dad. To me, he wasn't 小吃的做法 34 a world-famous astronaut, he was my dad.
On Thursday night, the winning essays would be 35 in the hall with all the parents and students present. When the third prize was announced and it wasn't me, I was relieved and 36 at the same time. Then the second prize. It was me! I went up to the stage and read my essay "My Father's Son. "I watched my parents as I read.
When I finished reading, the audience（观众）applauded（鼓掌）. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother's 37 . Dad 38 his throat, and put hi hand on my shoulder, "Son, this is the proudest moment of my life. "
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I'll _39_beagreat hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was 40 just to be my father's son.
26. A. perfect B. happy C. tall D. lovely
27. A. when B. how C. where D. whether
28. A. Children's B. Mother's C. Teachers' D. Father's
29. A. write B. take C. send D. make
30. A. school B. family C. city D. world
31. A. so B. and C. but D. for
32. A. care B. see C. help D. ask
张婧仪和周迅33. A. frightened B. worried C. surprised D. tired
34. A. simply B. really C. certainly D. clearly
35. A. finished B. read C. written D. published穿越火线生化沙漠bug
广州特36. A. happy B. disappointed C. excited D. thankful
37. A. face B. ear C. head D. back
38. A. hurt B. broke C. cleared D. picked
39. A. ever B. still C. even D. never
40. A. natural B. enough C. fair D. wise
三、阅读理解（本题共 40分, 每小题 2分）
A）阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳选项。
A
A House for Rent（租） We have a comfortable three-bedroom house to rent. The house was built four years ago, but it is still in very good condition now. The house includes: * one large living room * three bedrooms *a kitchen * a small garage * a large garden Do you want a quiet life? This house is for you! * You can enjoy beautiful views of the fields and woods. * Only one hour by train to the city center. * Animals and children are welcome! You need to pay only $400 per month. Three months' rent must be paid in advance（提前）. Are you interested in the house? Please telephone Harry Smith(0139-45520. The address of the house:25 Daffodil Road, Little Haddington Village |
41. To rent the house, you need to pay ______________in advance.
A. $400 B. $ 800 C. $ 1200 D. S1600
42. After reading the passage, we can know the information EXCEPT ____________.
A. the rent of the house B. the address of the house
C. Harry Smith's phone number D. Harry Smith's-mail address
43. About the house, which of the following is rue?
A. The house has a small garage. B. The house has a small garden.
C. The house has four bedrooms. D. We can't keep a pet in the house.
B
Old Man Used His Own Money to Send 33 Strangers to College
A retired carpenter（退休的木匠）from Des Moines has helped send 33 kids to college since his death in 2005.
Dale Schroeder was a simple, honest man. He grew up poor and worked as a carpenter for the same company for 67 years.
"Went to work every day. Worked really hard. Was frugal（节俭的）, "said Schroeder's good friend Steve Nielsen. "He had church jeans and work jeans. "
No one thought that he had saved up a large number of money.
杨幂与胡歌Schroeder never married and had no children, so before he died, he went to his lawyer with a plan for his money. "He said, 'I never got the chance to go to college. So, I'd like to help kids go to college', "Nielsen told CBS News.
"Finally, I was curious（好奇的）and I said, 'How much are we talking about, Dale? And he said, 'Oh, just shy of $3 million'. I nearly fell out of my chair, "Nielsen recalled
Schroeder left special instructions for his money: send kids to college.
"He wanted to help kids that were like him, and that probably would not have had chance to go to college without his gift, "Nielsen said.
Schroeder ended up paying for 33 strangers' college money.
The persons, who have named themselves "Dale's kids", got together earlier this month to honor the great man who changed their lives. They're now doctors, teachers…
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