第二节(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Love Your Parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life.You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are.__71
Tell them you love them every morning.A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heartRemember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments.You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own.It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend.
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them.It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean.However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot.Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them.Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. Seek help if you are being abused(虐待)in anyway.Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A.Parents will in turn express their love to you.
B.Forgiveness is the key.
C.Here are some ways to love your parents.
D.There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
E.Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
F.After this, share your feelings with your parents.
G.Please remember parents are as important as friends.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院)and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) ___17__ . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to ___18___it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a ___19__. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always ___20__ with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so __21__and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a ___22___ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was __23___it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand __24___ it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you ___25___to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I ___26__ with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ___27__stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never __28___it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she wouldit away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I __30__that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her___31__ to get something important. I followed her ___32__ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ___33__she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ___34__to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to ___35__ .
16. A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. aware
17. A. award B. wonder C. record D. product
18. A. design B. invent C. paint D. complete
19. A. gift B. reward C. prize D. souvenir
20. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. angry
21. A. upset B. amazed C. confident D. excited
22. A. thief B. hero C. sword D. flash
23. A. drying B. observing C. admiring D. hiding
24. A. into B. across C. above D. after
25. A. supposed B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. determined
26. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued
27. A. dirt B. glue C. paint D. wood
28. A. removed B. touched C. shook D. split
29. A. put B. give C. take D. throw
30. A. learned B. expected C. remembered D. recommended
31. A. bathroom B. balcony C. basement D. bedroom
32. A. curiously B. unwillingly C. doubtfully D. worriedly
33. A. Before B. Since C. As D. Until
34. A. admiration B. gratitude C. sympathy D. regret
35. A. adapt B. study C. perform D. please
