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1、完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） （文理科使用）Time is running out for my friend. We are sitting at lunch when she 1 mentions that she is thinking of being a mother. “Im taking a 2 among my friends,” she says, half jokingly. “Do you think I should 3 a baby?“It will change your life,” I say, carefully keeping
2、my tone 4 and trying not influence her decision. “I know,” she says, “No more sleeping on weekends, no more free vacation”But that is not what I 5 at all. I look at my friend, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her know what she will 6 learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the
3、7 wounds of childbirth can heal, but that becoming a mother will 8 her with an emotional wound so painful that she will easily get hurt in the rest of her life.I consider 9 her that she will never read a newspaper again 10 asking “What if that had been my child?” Every plane crash or every fire will
4、 upset her. When she sees 11 of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be 12 than watching your child die.I look at her carefully - cared nails and stylish suit, thinking she should know no matter how socially experienced she is, becoming a mother will immediately 13 her to the primiti
5、ve level of a bear protecting her baby.Looking at my attractive friend, I want to 14 her that eventually she will 15 the added pounds of pregnancy, but will never feel the same about herself at heart. Her own life, now so important, will be of less 16 to her once she has a child. To save her child,
6、she would give it up 17 . Meanwhile she will also begin to dream of living for more years - not so much to accomplish her own dreams, 18 to watch her child accomplish his.My friends surprised look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. “Youll never regret it,” I say 19 . Then, squeezing
7、 my friends hand, I pray for Gods blessing for her and me and all of the ordinary women who 20 their way into this holiest calling to be a mother, in spite of so much pain and sacrifice.1. A. carefully B. casually C. deliberately D. cautiously2. A. survey B. research C. measure D. vote3. A. produce
8、B. adopt C. have D. bear4. A. subjective B. passive C. persuasive D. objective5. A. mind B. expect C. care D. mean6. A. never B. once C. seldom D. ever7. A. spiritual B. mental C. physical D. moral8. A. upset B. annoy C. hold D. leave9. A. recommending B. warning C. informing D. comforting0. A. with
9、out B. within C. despite D. opposite11. A. comments B. accounts C. performances D. pictures12. A. upper B. happier C. worse D. prettier13. A. decline B. promote C. abandon D. reduce14. A. guarantee B. convince C. disappoint D. promise15. A. remove B. regain C. recover D. attain16. A. desire B. value
10、 C. sense D. energy17. A. in a moment B. in a way C. in a hurry D. in a sense18. A. instead B. neither C. but D. then19. A. abruptly B. anxiously C. finally D. actually20. A. struggle B. feel C. make D. lose阅读理解（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） （文科使用此题）When I left home for college, I sought to escape the wor
11、ld of farmers, small towns, and country life. I longed for the excitement of the city, for the fast pace that rural life lacked, for adventure beyond the horizon. I dreamed of exploring the city, living within a new culture and landscape, becoming part of the pulse of an urban jungle.Yet some of my
12、best times were driving home, leaving the city behind and slipping back into the valley. As city life faded and traffic thinned, I could see the faces of the other drivers relax. Then, around a bend in the highway, the vast farmlands came into sight. The land seemed permanent. I felt as if I had ste
13、pped back in time.I took comfort in the stability of the valley. Driving through small farm communities, I imagined the founding families still rooted in their grand homes, generations working the same lands, neighbors remaining neighbors for generations. I allowed familiar farmhouse landmarks to gu
14、ide me.Close to home, I often turned off the main highway and took different routes, getting familiar farms again and testing my memory. Friends lived in those houses. I had eaten meals and spent time there; I had worked on some of these farms, lending a hand during a peak harvest, helping a family
15、friend for a day or two. The houses and lands looked the same, and I could picture the gentle faces and hear familiar voices as if little had been changed. As I eased into our driveway Id return to old ways, becoming a son once again, a child on the family farm. My feelings were honest and real. How
16、 I longed for a land where life stood still and my memories could be relived. When I left the farm for college, I could only return as a visitor to the valley, a traveler looking for home.Now the farm is once again my true home. I live in that farmhouse and work the permanent lands. My world may seem unchanged to casual observers, but they are wrong. I now know this: if theres a constant on these farms
