__41__ voice. My mother stopped and raised her head with __42__ in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she __43__ her head and continued to sew the quilt. At last my mother said：
“Susan，” she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it __44__ in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a __46__. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is __47__.”
The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed __48__ of them had had a serious illness. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __49__ slowly on the country road. My father had never been so __50__. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these __51__ the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now？” I asked him one day.
He said gently.“__52__， I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
__54__ I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this __55__， I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36. A．hold C．live on 37. A．romantic C．lovely 38. A．Taking C．Buying 39. A．no problem C．out of the question 40. A．silently C．peaceful
B．support D．keep B．friendly D．active B．Passing D．Sending B．out of question D．in question B．eagerly D．anxiously
41. A．loud C．gentle 42. A．interest C．excitement 43. A．bowed C．hang 44. A．lost C．disappeared 45. A．warm C．long 46. A．needle C．thread 47. A．in the quilt C．outside 48. A．either C．neither 49. A．walk C．stand 50. A．rude C．gentle 51. A．came up C．called up 52. A．In other words C．In my opinion 53. A．Seeing C．Watching 54. A．Once C．When 55. A．process C．matter
B．low D．tender B．fear D．surprise B．raised D．lowered B．turned out D．came up B．lasting D．comfortable B．cloth D．sheet B．out of the quilt D．inside B．both D．every B．run D．exercise B．polite D．careful B．turned up D．made up B．To tell the truth D．On the contrary B．Reading D．Observing B．Though D．Unless B．way D．experience
答案与解析
36．B support是“抚养；维持”之意，keep是“保持”；hold意为“容纳”；而live on表示“以??为食”，都不符合句意。
37．A 他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样有浪漫的举止。 38．D 这句话意为“更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了”。send flowers是“送花”。
39．C 根据句意，此处表示“不可能”，用out of the question；out of question是“没问题”。
40．A 我静静地看着她。
41．B 由上句中的silently，可以判断此处应是in a low voice，才能符合语境。
42．D 听了“我”的问题，母亲应该是感到“惊讶”。
43．A 上文是she raised her head，所以then she bowed her head and continue，bow表示“低下”；选项C的形式不对，应是hung；lower有“使??低下”之意，所以都可排除。
44．C 由上文Sometimes it appears，but...，所以此处要用disappear。 45．B 这些线使被子坚固耐用。lasting是形容词，表示“耐用的”。 46．C 如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。
47．D 此处意为“爱是内在的”，已经由谈论线和被子升华到了“爱”上。 48．B 两个人应该用“both”。
49．A 母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。
50．C 父亲从未如此温和过。careful只是表示“细心”，不符合句意。 51．D 此句意为“这一切形成了一幅世间最美好的画面”，make up是“构成，组成”之意；come up是“出现”；turn up是“露面”；call up是“打电话”，都可以排除。
52．B 说实话，我喜欢与你妈妈一块散步的感觉。on the contrary是“相反地”，不符合句意。
53．B read有“读懂”之意，而watch和observe都表示“观察”，可以排除。
54．A once意为“从前，曾经，一度”。
55．D 此句意为“但是经历了这些后，我理解了??”，experience表示“经历；阅历”。选项中的matter表示“(抽象的)事情”，所以可以排除。
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness (友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival.“People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation，” Riedel said.“It's really easy to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass.This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible.There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups.When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time.But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen.There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday，Aug.4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.
56．The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ______. A．gather people with different musical tastes B.remind people of the real sense of folk music C．exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music D．collect old stories of folk music
57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years. B.It's hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C．It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations. D．People have to pay $2 for a plate of food. 58．We can learn from the passage that ________. A．people can get tickets easily for the festival B.the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized C．driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday 59．What would be the best title for this passage? A．Folk Music of Blues B.One Festival for All
C．Festival for Family Gathering D．Edmonton's Downtown Park
答案与解析
56．B 推理判断题。由第一段第二句可知，该音乐节纪念民间音乐的真实情感，这是人们聚集在一起通过音乐分享故事或情感的那种传统友爱。B项的叙述与文意最为吻合，故选B项。
57．A 细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知今年将是Riedel第六次在该民间音乐节做志愿者，A项的叙述是对的；由第二段倒数第二句中的“People who take pleasure in Blues are there...”可排除B项；由第三段第二句“There are free water stations throughout the venue for people to fill up their travel cups.”可排除C项；由第三段最后一句“...reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee，but that is returned when...”可排除D项。