III. 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
There is an old saying: “Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.” I think we should also take the time to ____41____ flowers.
My grandmother knew just ____42____ to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw the ____43____ shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, ____44____. You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I used to walk ____45____ them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send ____46____ and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).
Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens ____47____ also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us ____48____. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love ____49____ day after day.
Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this ____50____ brighter and brighter with your sunshine.
 
41. A. plant B. water C. buy D. sell
42. A. who B. when C. how D. where
43. A. star B. sun C. rain D. wind
44. A. too B. either C. then D. though
45. A. at B. on C. with D. around
46. A. me B. you C. him D. her
47. A. and B. so C. but D. or
48. A. happy B. hungry C. tired D. angry
49. A. sleeping B. growing C. standing D. losing
50. A. house B. town C. city D. world
 
IV. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A
Paper cut can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. People put it on windows, doors and walls for the festival.
A thousand years ago, paper cut was used for decoration (装饰). In Tang Dynasty women used paper cut as headdress. In Song Dynasty, it helped make gifts more beautiful. What’s more, people would feel happier when they saw paper cut on windows, doors and walls. Now people use paper cut to express their wishes for welcoming the New Year.
There are different kinds of paper cut in different parts of China. Pictures usually cover nearly all things, from flowers, birds to the famous people. Now, there are factories for paper cut in China. Paper cut has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cut also appears in cartoons, magazines or TV programs.
 
51. ________ people like to use paper cut for their festivals.
   A. Australian B. Chinese C. English D. American
52. In Song Dynasty, paper cut helped to make gifts more ________.
   A. beautiful B. famous C. different D. expensive
53. This passage is mainly about ________.
   A. cartoons B. TV programs C. paper cut D. hair cut  zhongkao.xuecan.net
 
B
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55. ________ of TFK may help you get the state capitals.
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C
When talking about picking a right school, a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice.
In the latest issue (期) of Youth magazine, the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters with young people across the country.
“I’ve told my daughters many times that I don’t want them to choose a name,” the mother said. “I don’t want them to think, ‘Oh, I should go to these top schools.’ We live in a country with hundreds of excellent universities. So the first question is: what’s going to work for me?”
“When it was time to prepare for picking schools, nobody around me believed I could get into Xiamen University. But through hard work I finally made it,” she continued. “So, my second piece of advice is: believe in yourself, no matter what other people might say. Once your goal is set, you only need to try your best to make it come true.”
“The last piece of advice is not to be worried even if your dreams don’t come true. As I’ve siad above, there are so many good universities out there. So it’s important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education.”
 
58. The mother shared her advice ________.
   A. with her students B. with her husband
   C. in Youth magazine D. in Xiamen University
59. To explain her second piece of advice, the mother gave ________.
   A. a story of her daughters B. a story of her own
   C. some different reasons D. some different ideas
60. We can learn from the last paragraph (自然段) that ________.
   A. we can realize our dream through hrad work
   B. the name of the university isn’t the most important
   C. it’s not necessary to care what other people might say
   D. more than one university can give us a good education
61. The best title of the passage may be “________”.
   A. Colorful University Life B. Best School Education
   C. A Report on University Building D. Advice on School Picking