第二节  语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
There were two high mountains in front of an old man’s house. The old man, called Yu Gong, was nearly 90 years old. ___16___the two high mountains just in front of his house, his family and he had to walk a long way around the mountains ___17___they had something to do on the other side. One day, Yu Gong called all his family members together and said they must move the two mountains somewhere else for ___18___ (convenient). They had a debate___19___ (heat) and decided to do the work immediately. The next day, a man named Zhi Sou saw them working and tried to stop them, ___20___ (say), “You are silly! You’re so old and weak that you can’t even take away the grass and trees. ___21___ makes you think you can move the mountains? There is no way you will succeed.”
“___22___ is wrong for you to say so！” Yu Gong replied, “Look, my sons can continue my work after my death. When my sons die, my grandchildren will continue. So generation after generation, there is no end to ___23___ number of people who can do their part. ___24___, the mountains can’t grow any higher. Do you still think I can’t move them?”
Later, ___25___ (move) by Yu Gong, the God of the Heavens ordered another god to take the two big mountains away.

Ⅱ  阅读 (共两节, 满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his abilities.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he loved me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned, for about half an hour，wondering what had just happened. How did I make such a life­changing difference to that boy without even knowing it？What I finally came to remember was one day, several months before，when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke quietly，and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the back of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more，and became happy. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed praise was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most valuable lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
26. We can infer that when Simon’s mother entered the room, the writer felt _______.
A. satisfied       
B. nervous           
C. happy      
D. surprised
27. Why did Simon’s mother come to visit her son’s teacher?
A. Because she worried about her son’s poor work.
B. Because she wanted to show her gratitude to the teacher.
C. Because Simon asked her to do so.
D. Because she wanted to know her son’s performance in the school.
28. The following words can be used to describe Simon before he met the writer EXCEPT _____.
A. unconfident      
B. lonely          
C. outgoing     
D. clever
29. What the teacher said in paragraph 3 is intended to _______.
A. encourage Jeanne to speak louder      
B. encourage Simon to work hard
C. ask Jeanne to convince Simon         
D. tell the students that Simon was expert on that.
30. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. tell the story of Simon               
B. tell teachers how to be kind to students
C. advise the readers to be kind to others.  
D. share a valuable lesson with readers.
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