I think that sleeping is the most wonderful thing in the world. While 36 I do nothing, but close my eyes, leaving all my work behind. In fact, I __37 _get up early nearly every morning.

My classes begin at 8:00, but the teacher asks us to arrive before 7:15 so we have  38  time to prepare for the class. If you are 39   , you’ll lose one point. And when you reach 10 40  , parents’ visit to school will be a must. Though I think it’s  41  , I still don’t want to lose any points.

One morning, my alarm clock  42  . I woke up with a 43   and found that it was already 7:00. What was worse. I lost six points in a  44 , that is to say, I was late every day that week. My teacher said that he 45   me to be late. My friends joked that my 46    was coming soon. I finally  47    to do something. I bought a new 48   . It sings songs on time,   49  I shut it down.

It’s perfect for a lazy cat like me. The first time I  50  it I successfully got up at 6:00 the next morning. Proud of  51  , I took a deep breath and found that the early morning air is surprisingly  52_. I did some reading, finding that English is really beautiful. I hadn’t realized __53   that the morning is so wonderful.

“Life is 54   a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Just as Forrest Gump said, sometimes we should break our  55 . You may find that a new way can change things for the better.

1. A. tired             B. asleep           C. silent         D. awake

2. A. shall        B. can              C. used to          D. have to

3. A. enough        B. no               C. Many        D. any

4. A. lazy              B. sleepy               C. late             D. noisy

5. A. times         B. points               C. days             D. classes

6. A. surprising       B. impossible         C. interesting     D. boring

7. A. failed            B. lied                 C. sounded          D. disappeared

8.A. jump           B. thought              C. start            D. dream

9. A. class         B. day                  C. week             D. month

10. A. believed         B. expected        C. advised          D. hoped

11. A. exam             B. mistake              C. duty             D. day 

12.A. decided           B. wanted               C. offered          D. tried

13.A. alarm clock  B. schoolbag        C. watch            D. bike

14. A. as if            B. if               C. even if          D. only if

15. A. had         B. used             C. watched          D. bought

16. A. itself           B. them             C. myself           D. us

17. A. cool        B. warm                 C. comfortable      D. fresh

18.A. after        B. yet              C. ago              D. before

19. A. as          B. like             C. from        D. with

20. A. rules        B. ideas            C. habits           D. dreams

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。?
For as long as I can remember, I have been very_36____ at arguing with people. As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel __37__, like the other person is out to show that I am __38__. And for some reason, I hate being wrong! So my __39__ reaction is to get very defensive. I __40__ my voice, and I end up saying something I later __41__. Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me blaming __42__, and the other person feeling alienated(疏遠(yuǎn)) from me. This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate __43__.
I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, __44__ I have never been able to stop. I did some __45__ management work with a therapist(治療專家) a while ago, but because I moved and __46__ an advisor at school who can’t see me __47__, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, __48__ your breathing, calm yourself down before you __49__. But that’s the whole problem. I could never think of __50__ myself until it was too late! The __51__ things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.
Right now the __52__ is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is __53__ because of my being afraid of being wrong. He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and __54__ I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop __55__ being wrong?
36. A. bad                           B. good              C. hateful                     D. quick
37. A. disappointed          B. excited              C. attacked            D. ashamed
38. A. wrong                       B. foolish                 C. empty-headed    D. right
39. A. unusual               B. immediate       C. following          D. last
40. A. raise                          B. lower                C. keep                 D. change
41. A. remember                  B. regret                C. forget               D. realize
42. A. her                              B. him                  C. me                    D. myself
43. A .it                               B. her                   C. them                 D. us
44. A. so                      B. but                   C. although            D. however
45. A. health                        B. action           C. calmness           D. anger
46. A. headed to                   B. asked for           C. turned to          D. referred to
47. A. regularly                    B. carelessly          C. immediately      D. patiently
48. A. stop                           B. manage             C. keep                 D. control
49. A. say                            B. chat                  C speak                 D. talk
50. A. stopping                    B. managing          C. persuading      D. helping
51. A. hurtful                  B. surprising          C. colorful             D. dangerous
52. A. event                         B. thing                 C. affair                D. problem
53. A. in the way                  B. in the end          C. in danger           D. in the beginning
54. A. no doubt                    B. no problem     C. no wonder         D. no way
55. A. liking                        B. hating           C. finding              D. dealing

They say money doesn’t grow on trees.  But it certainly appears to do so on the mysterious coin-studded  trunks around the UK’s woodland.  The strange phenomenon of old trees with coins embedded(鑲嵌) all over their bark has been spotted on trails from the Peak District to the Scottish Highlands.

The coins are usually knocked into the trunks of the trees which were cut down using stones by passers-by, who hope it will bring them good fortune.

These fascinating spots often have coins from centuries ago buried deep in their bark. The tradition of making offerings to spirits of trees dates back hundreds of years, but this combination of the man-made and the natural is far more rare. 

It used to be believed that spirits lived in trees, and they were often decorated with sweets and gifts—as is still done today at Christmas. The act reminds us of tossing money into ponds for good luck, or the trend for couples to attach “l(fā)ove padlocks” to bridges and fences to symbolize lasting romance.

There are seven tree trunks with coins pushed into them in the unique village of Portmeirion, in Wales.

Meurig Jones, a manager at the tourist destination, told the BBC: “We had no idea why it was being done when we first noticed the tree trunk was being filled with coins. ” He also said: “I did some detective work and discovered that trees were sometimes used as ‘wishing trees’. In Britain it dates back to the 1700s—there is one tree in Scotland somewhere which apparently has a coin stuck into it. ”

He said that a sick person could press a coin into a tree and his illness would go away. “If someone then takes the coin out though, it’s said they then become ill. We haven’t announced it at all, it’s just happened, ”he added. “It’s quite amazing really. ”

56. What is the best title of the passage?

A. How to get good luck in Britain?

B. A fantastic way to recover from disease

C. Who says money doesn’t grow on trees?

D. Can the tree really bring you good luck?

57. The passers-by knocked coins into the trunks of the trees_______.

A. to get more money back

B. to ensure the trees are theirs

C. to attract the spirits of the trees

D. to pray for good luck

58. Which method of blessing is not mentioned in the passage?

A. decorating fences with sweets

B. pressing a coin into a tree

C. throwing money into ponds

D. attaching “l(fā)ove padlocks”

59. When did pressing coins into tree trunks begin?

A. about two hundred years ago

B. about three hundred years ago

C. about four hundred years ago

D. about five hundred years ago

60. From this passage we can learn_______.

A. seeing trees with coins in them is quite common in the UK

B. Jones understood why there were coins on trees from the start

C. Jones believes the wishing trees can bring people’s illness away

D. if someone takes the coin out,  he can get good luck soon

---Where did you pick up this wallet?

   ---It was in the supermarket _____ I did some shopping yesterday.

A. that              B. which             C. where             D. as

完形填空（共15題，每題1分，計(jì)15分）

Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to    1 , taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.

As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office   2    and completing assignments. Although he was twice as    3     as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never  4    too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.

My grandfather’s will to learn was a great   5    for me to do my best in school. We were always     6    with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.

When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the       7   . He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer     8  a tough professor.

Some people look to Superman or Batman as their   9   , but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the      10   who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I   11 that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神話), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was  12 Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.

In my times of need he was always there to    13     me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he  14    with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory    15   in my heart and mind.