2015辽宁朝阳三校协作体开学联考英语试题及答案(3)

                         How to Love Your Parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times， loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you，raised you，and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
____16___ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them for when you’re off on your own. It’s OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you or your parents. Act calmly， cool off, journal about your feelings，or talk to a friend. ____17____
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold， raining，snowing，or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.____18____. Since you can forgive your friends， why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV，or go somewhere with them.__19__ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. ____20____ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. There can be realistic reasons for this，family violence for example.
B. Anyway，spend as much time with them as you can.
C. Tell them you love them every morning.
D. Forgiveness is the key.
E. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
 第一节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. In my enthusiasm and_21__ I talked slightly louder than usual voice and in Spanish, my mother tongue.
      A few minutes into the_22__, the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly__23_, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from the man who wouldn’t _24__his phone.
      I sank in my seat out of _25__. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and _26__. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and she was, _27__, at the table furthest away from me.
     I noticed that the lady was_28__ and staring out of the window. I _29__ a tinge(气息) of sadness——perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace. But I had_30__ destroyed it minutes earlier.
     Right then I _31__ my plans for a conventional apologetic gesture. Seeing the Smile Cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant bill I asked my server to _32__charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and hand her the Smile Card instead of her bill.
      Did she take it the wrong way, I _33__? Did she get confused? Did she refuse the anonymous_34__? And so on. I just waited and felt nervous to learn the _35__.To my pleasant surprise, things_36__ to be the best possible way.
      The waiter approached me in a stream of _37__, telling me, “In many times she had _38__there before, but we had never seen the old lady smile as she did upon __39_the Smile Card and the $0check. She thanked me even though I _40__ that someone else did the job.”
21. A. anger    B. sorrow      C. nervousness   D. excitement
22. A. call      B. restaurant   C. discussion     D. interview
23. A. informed  B. cheered    C. offended      D. separated
24. A. get off    B. get on      C. get through   D. get over
25. A. enthusiasm B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. satisfaction
26. A. donate    B. cooperate   C. apologize     D. exchange 
27. A. instead    B. indeed     C. again         D. also 
28. A. moved    B. thankful    C. proud        D. alone 
29. A. arranged   B. ignored    C. broke        D. detected 
30. A. obviously  B. naturally   C. pleasantly     D. purposefully 
31. A. prepared   B. abandoned  C. suggested     D. enjoyed 
32. A. partly     B. eventually   C. secretly      D. formally 
33. A. wondered  B. discouraged  C. expected     D. continued 
34. A. service    B. point       C. advice       D. offer 
35. A. approach   B. outcome    C. difference    D. reason 
36. A. turned out  B. put out     C. took out      D. made out 
37. A. pity       B. doubt      C. joy          D. sorrow 
38. A. quarreled   B. worked    C. smiled       D. dined
39. A. selling     B. receiving   C. making      D. wrapping
40. A. explained   B. suspected   C. argued      D. complained