完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

Jack was happily trying his new car. The car was good and there wasn’t__31traffic on the roads. Suddenly, a flower shop_32 his attention. He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers_33__ there. The beautiful “Mother’s Day” card_34_ him it was Mother’ Day.

Jack thought about his loving _35_ who lived two hundred miles away. So he_36__ a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses, signed the card and_37_ the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother. Just_38_ he got into his car, he noticed a girl standing outside the shop. She was__39_ the money in her hand. She seemed a little_40_. Jack asked, “Can I help you?” She replied in a_41 voice, “I want to buy some_42_ for my mother, but I don’t have enough money.”

Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and_43_ a big bouquet of red roses for her. She__44_ him. While leaving the shop, Jack offered her a 45__. She was pleased and her eyes were shining with_46_.

On the way, she told him that her mother was dead. So when they arrived, she ran to her mother’s_47_ and placed the bouquet there. Jack was silent for a minute. Then he made a U-turn__48 and drove back to the_49 flower shop to take the flowers. He decided to drive down to meet his mother.

He handed his mother the bouquet and said, “I love you, Ma.” She kissed him and asked, “Why did you_50_ down all the way? You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother’s Love: mothers think only about their children’s comforts.

31. A. much B. enough C. any D. little

32.A.caught B. turned C. kept D. paid

33.A.planted B. displayed C. transported D. repaired

34.A.answered B. stopped C. reminded D. failed

35.A.father B. mother C. brother D. sister

36.A.discovered B. invented C. chose D. made

37.A.forced B. requested C. encouraged D. invited

38.A.while B. since C. after D .before

39.A.counting B. touching C. taking D. wasting

40.A.curious B. excited C. angry D. upset

41.A.pleased B. satisfied C. low D. gentle

42.A.cards B. candies C. roses D. clothes

43.A.bought B. lent C. packed D. grew

44.A.thanked B. praised C. ignored D. respected

45.A.walk B. present C. ride D. rest

46.A.happiness B. sadness C. weakness D. kindness

47.A.grave B. house C.car D. shop

48.A.nervously B. immediately C. carefully D. painfully

49.A.old B. beautiful C. same D. only

50.A.break B. drive C. run D.fly

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom“ Why doesn't Dad love me!” Mom frowned. “Who said he doesn't love you!” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us.” Then Mom held me by the shoulders and asked, “Do you understand?’’ I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap（片）metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. I always hoped he'd ask me to help and then praise me for what I did. He never asked. His tasks were too dangerous for a young boy to attempt, and Mom was already worried enough that he'd hurt himself. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don't you hire a cook? ”Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.

Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.

51.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. I just couldn’t understand my father

B. My father never loved me

C. Silent fatherly love

D. My hard-working father

52 The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because _______

A. that was the author’s favorite

B .he was sure the author would be thirsty

C. the author was always complaining

D that was a gesture of love

53. The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because________

A. his job was too dangerous

B .his job required high skills

C. he wanted to save money.

D. he was not good at communicating with others

54. We can infer from the passage that_______

A. the author’s father lacked a sense of humor

B the author quite understand his father as time went on

C the author’s father didn’t love him very much

D the author’s father was too strict with him

B

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal (信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or café’s rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

55. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.A. develop closer relations??????????? ?B. share the same cultureC. get to know each other?????????? ?D. keep each other company

56. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.A. the English prefer to make long speeches???? ??B. too many words are of no useC. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by natureD. even talk and silence can be culturally different

57. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?A. By sharing different ways of life.?? ?B. By accepting different habits.C. By recognizing different values.??? ?D. By speaking each other' s languages.

58. What would be the best title for the text?A. Multicultural Environment. ?B. Cross-Cultural Differences.C. How to Understand Each Other. ? ? ?D. How to Build Up a Relationship.

? C

? After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．

It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．

The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．

The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riot