【答案】D

14.So absorbed in her yoga exercises that she took no notice of the heavy rain outside. A. Mary was C. was Mary 【答案】C

15.We more places of interest yesterday, but we lost our way in that small village. A. would have visited C. would visit 【答案】A

B. was visiting D. had visited B. Mary has been D. has Mary been

第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 31－50 题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Happy Maggie

During my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short 17 years of life, I have been___16___five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was___17___, but the constant moving was worse. My father’s cancer diagnosis___18___ me apart, and his two heart attacks and___19___ with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family. By age 13, I was____20____and emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to____21____and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie, and my attitude towards life changed.

For many summers, I ___22___ at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children and adults specialized skills_____23_____their abilities. For example, we would teach a child with autism(自闭症)___24___skills, or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength-building exercise. Each volunteer

was____25____a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later, I was asked to___26___ another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my___27___ on life changed forever.

As I began to work with her, I looked through her file to get more information, which was ___28___. She had been physically abused as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents____29____her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken, however, the amazing thing about Maggie was her___30___attitude.

When I met Maggie, she was 12, and she would say___31___but“I’m happy!”. If you asked her“How old are you?”, “I’m happy” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp___32___her “Happy Maggie”.

My life growing up was a huge struggle, ____33____Maggie taught me not to get in the way of happiness.

Nothing bad in life should be enough to change____34____I am. She gave me_____35_____. If I learned anything from Maggie, it would be, no matter what, be happy. 16. A. beyond 17. A. rough 18. A. broke 19. A. recovery 20. A. depressed 21. A. look after 22. A. volunteered 23. A. compared with 24. A. analyzing 25. A. acquired 26. A. interview 27. A. decision 28. A. heart-breaking 29. A. tended 30. A. unreasonable 31. A. everything 32. A. gave 33. A. and 34. A. why 35. A. hope

B. with B. exciting B. tore B. suffering B. confused B. turn to B. handled B. based on B. creating B. separated B. employ B. evaluation B. spirit-lifting B. treated B. unacceptable B. anything B. complained B. yet B. where B. ambition

C. through C. charming C. defeated C. concern C. confident C. appeal to C. admitted C. judging from C. communicating C. promoted C. replace C. principle C. disappointing C. opposed C. unforgettable C. nothing C. translated C. so C. who C. strength

D. in

D. independent D. turned D. battle D. pleased D. take after D. recommended D. owing to D. calculating D. assigned D. dismiss D. outlook D. surprising D. protected D. unsinkable D. something D. nicknamed D. otherwise D. that D. lesson

【答案】16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A

第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Wondering what to see and do in India in November? November is an excellent month to visit India. Here are the best festivals in November, 2018 in India. International Yoga and Music Festival

Organized by Nada Yoga School every year since 2008, the International Yoga and Music Festival features

50 of the best professional yoga teachers Ayurvedic（印度草药按摩）doctors， dancers, musicians, and philosophers from Rishikesh and abroad. Free classes and lectures are held with topics including yoga, Ayurveda, philosophy, and Indian classical music. There’s an Indian classical music concert in the evenings as well.

Time: November 1-7, 2018. Location: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Wangala Festival

Also known as the 100 Drum Wangala Festival this is the biggest harvest festival of Meghalaya's Garo tribe in northeast India. Held in honor of the Sun God of fertility, the festival marks the end of the seeding season and agricultural year. It's celebrated by the beating of drums, blowing horns, and traditional dancing.

Time: November 6, 2018. Location: Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Bandra Wine Festival

Being popular with local people for six years, the Bandra Wine Festival is a fun opportunity to sample the best wines in India. In addition to tasting wine, there are market stalls, food stalls, live music in the evenings, and dancing.

Time: November 7-8, 2018.

Location: D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai. Pushkar Balloon Festival

The International Hot Air Ballooning Festival is an added attraction at the Pushkar Camel Fair. Similar to the Taj Balloon Festival in Agra, it’s hosted by Sky Waltz, and features hot air balloons from around the world and a Night Glow Music Concert. Accommodation and balloon flight packages are offered to visitors.

Time: November 21-23, 2018. Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan. 36. If you want to learn health knowledge, you’d better go to . A. Pushkar, Rajasthan B. Garo Hills, Meghalaya C. Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

D. D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai.

37. The Garo tribe holds the Wangala Festival in order to . A. thank Sun God for his giving B. celebrate their sowing season C. show their pleasure after harvest D. celebrate the end of the old year

38. Who could most probably enjoy the Bandra Wine Festival? A. News reporters.

B. Successful leaders

C. Professional dancers. D. Wine lovers.

39. What can we know about the Hot Air Ballooning Festival? A. There is no fee to attend it.

B. It is an event during the Pushkar Camel Fair. C. All the hot air balloons come from India. D. It is held to produce beautiful hot air balloons.

40. If you are free during the second half of November, you can enjoy . A. Wangala Festival C. Pushkar Balloon Festival

【答案】36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C

B. Bandra Wine Festival

D. International Yoga and Music Festival

B

I took down the violin I made in the past two months, and walked towards the farmland outside. The violin shined in the sunlight, and I admitted, unwillingly, that it looked good. But I knew it was a mockery (笑柄) of my failure to find beauty.

“What makes a violin beautiful?”

I first asked this question as a three-year-old child and now again as a teenager. When I listened to a violin for the first time, I was so astonished by its beauty that I imagined a fairy living in the wooden frame. But fairies faded when I grew older. I wanted a reasonable answer to the question.

I referred to Professor Ruan, my violin teacher, who introduced the violin to me 14 years ago. This 85-year-old man rhapsodized about (热烈赞美)the legend of Antonio Stradivari. “His violins are the most beautiful works human has ever crafted.” “Make a violin with your own hands,” Professor Ruan suggested,“When you play it, you’ll know.”

However, when Professor Ruan introduced to me a violin workshop, what I saw was far from my expectation. In front of me was a fat worker, shirtless and sunburned, soon to become my master. What shocked me most was that the “master” knew nearly nothing about music. His rough hands had been tending crops, not instruments, for most of his life.

Two months later, standing outside the workshop, I was disappointed. Yes, I just finished or copied a Stradivarius violin. But I didn't find beauty in it. Then I remembered Professor Ruan's words, “When you play it, you'll know.” So I closed my eyes, and focused on where my fingers and strings touched. Music flowed suddenly so beautifully that for a moment I doubted my own ears. Slowly I opened my eyes, and with surprise found the fairy of my childhood fantasy dancing to my music --- the two-year-old daughter of the master.