I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 1 to look at each other. But we soon lost the 2 and started playing with each other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 3 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. 4 of my new friends like her as much as I did 5 they knew she had “problems”. However, every summer we would 6 sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked.
It was last year when I 7 the problem. I guessed I was just too busy to catch up in high school to realize she 8 someone there for her. Well, she made a new “best friend” and so did I. Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself！
She was diagnosed with clinical depression（抑郁症）. I was very 9 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 10 . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 11 deserted her, since people were calling her 12 , and I knew I still 13 her like a sister.
Yesterday she came 14 me and said this, “I never knew what a best friend was 15 you were the only person that would stop me from cutting; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 16 . You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 17 me and I was crying. I 18 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 19 me.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 20 your friends.
1．A．pleased B．excited C．afraid D．disappointed
2．A．happiness B．kindness C．shyness D．sadness
3．A．working out B．answering for C．helping with D .going through
4．A．All B．None C．No D．Every
5．A．because B．though C．while D．yet
6．A．sometimes B．seldom C．just D．always
7．A．solved B．noticed C．faced D．understood
8．A．asked B．needed C．had D．left
9．A．mad B．cardless C．hopeful D．upset
10．A．touch B．bed C．hospital D．love
11．A．luckily B．successfully C．basically D．calmly
12．A．selfish B．crazy C．brave D．lonely
13．A．believed in B．waited for C．cared about D．replied to
14．A．with B．after C．upon D．to
15．A．until B．when C．since D．if
16．A．mistakes B．parents C．friends D．problems
17．A．visited B．encouraged C．called D．prevented
18．A．tell B．owe C．give D．show
19．A．helping B．reminding C．cheating D．praising
20．A．give up on B．look back at C．drop in at D．look down on
When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could 41 the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t 42 in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I 43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a 44 here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 45 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 46 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was 47 if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very 48 , “Susan, look at this 49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If 50 is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. 51 is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got 52 while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer 53 properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光） 54 the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful 55 in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 56 what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would 57 in two months. But that day never came. He 58 away in peace.
59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…
A．afford B．cost C．spend D．offer
A．go B．live C．act D．walk
A．happily B．silently C．secretly D．nervously
A．request B．problem C．message D．question
A．loud B．light C．low D．clear
A．surprise B．anger C．stress D．horror
A．amazed B．confused C．shocked D．ashamed
A．quickly B．excitedly C．bitterly D．gently
A．quilt B．needle C．thread D．sewing
A．belief B．work C．experience D．life
A．Warmth B．Thread C．Cotton D．Love
A．tired B．drunk C．ill D．injured
A．talk B．walk C．work D．think
A．with B．as C．for D．by
A．signs B．symbols C．pictures D．reflections
A．read B．doubted C．translated D．recognized
A．retire B．recover C．regain D．remove
A．passed B．escaped C．faded D．turned
A．Again B．Once C．Then D．Later
A．word B．account C．experience D．accident
Martin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a 36 without any pictures in it!
Martin’s father found he was not 37 about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any 38 book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to 39 it.”
Well, that was better. Martin liked 40 to do with magic. He started reading it, 41 he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his 42 asked him, “Have you found the magic 43 ? ”
So… there was a key to find! Martin flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no 44 of the key.
And then his father 45 him, “You won’t find it like that . You have to read the book.”
Martin didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a 46 . A little later, his little sister, Angela, asked him 47 the book. After several days, she 48 shouted, “I’ve found the key!” And she wouldn’t stop 49 all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Martin read the book again. At first it was a 50 ; there wasn’t even one single 51 in the book. But, gradually, Martin became 52 the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book 53 was the key!
It was true that every time he 54 it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Martin never 55 being attracted by the letters and words inside.
A．box B．diary C．book D．bag
A．sad B．happy C．surprised D．angry
A．special B．new C．famous D．ordinary
A．keep B．read C．take D．value
A．somebody B．nothing C．everything D．anybody
A．so B．and C．though D．or
A．uncle B．mother C．father D．aunt
A．page B．word C．stick D．key
A．mark B．sign C．signal D．way
A．asked B．praised C．followed D．told
A．lie B．story C．joke D．will
A．of B．for C．to D．back
A．happily B．badly C．quickly D．slowly
A．working out B．talking about C．turning down D．looking for
A．pity B．pleasure C．pain D．success
A．picture B．note C．text D．title
A．busy with B．tired of C．interested in D．good at
A．it B．yourself C．himself D．itself
A．opened B．put C．threw D．covered
A．tried B．felt C．stopped D．began
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to___1____ him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and ____2____. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ___3____ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ___4____ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ___5___ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop ___6____. Later he said ____7____ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ___8___— this from a boy who hated and ___9____ French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he ___10___ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
__11___, the moment that really took __12___ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was ___13___ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ___14___. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and __15___ to become part of the leadership of the __16___.
Learning her story, Barrett was as ___17___ as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a ___18___ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ___19___ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ___20____ achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate
A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent
A．little B．much C．fast D．slow
A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking
A．too B．very C．even D．so
A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling
A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised
A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off
A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized
A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However
A．my B．his C．our D．her
A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing
A．brain B．wish C．will D．health
A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed
A．village B．city C．organization D．state
A．pleased B．bored C．puzzled D．touched
A．combination B．composition C．connection D．satisfaction
A．in B．behind C．out D．away
A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip
The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had __2__ how colorful their backyard was __3__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she __4__ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents’ yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the __5__ and come on.” So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest __6__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she __7__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the __8__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her __9__.
When they were near home, she shouted “Stop,” got out quickly and __10__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) __11__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two __12__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her __13__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair __14__ with a smile, and held the lilacs __15__.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “__16__ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so __17__while I have all of you. And anyone would be __18__ by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he __19__ some young lilacs around their yard.
I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids __20__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a lasting touching memory of my life.
A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
A．learned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．missed B．planted C．watered D．showed
A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．lilacs
A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
A．bought B．picked C．sent D．raised
A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
A．loving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
A．family B．mother C．path D．home
A．nodded B．waved C．left D．continued
A．weakly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
A．arranged B．dried C．grew D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．sell
Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult lire and was highly 36.______. Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is 37._______. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.
The 38._______ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were 39.______ she could bear. She changed--she fell into 40._______ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to 41._______ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was 42._______ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was 43._______, slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year.
44._______, the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be 45.______ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the children’s classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to 46.______ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to 47._______ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the 48._______ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.
The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The 49.______ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes 50._______ through tears. She was happy that the children had 51.______ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree 52._______ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, 53.______ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box 54._______ for her with a card reading “Our Grandma, with love. ”
Christmas this year wasn’t unkind to Helen. No, it was a new 55._______, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her…
A．valued B．rewarded C．approved D．respected
A．funny B．challenging C．boring D．diverse
A．weakness B．coldness C．sadness D．tiredness
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．1essthan
A．nervousness B．anxiety C．depression D．separation
A．acknowledge B．distinguish C．appreciate D．comfort
A．desired B．pictured C．aiming D．proving
A．crying B．dying C．moving D．struggling
A．Gradually B．Recently C．Then D．Meanwhile
A．kind B．optimistic C．patient D．enthusiastic
A．base B．place C．hide D．set
A．politely B．personally C．seriously D．unwillingly
A．volunteer B．visitor C．teacher D．assistant
A．view B．thought C．sight D．scenery
A．staring B．shining C．looking D．1ighting
A．helped B．treated C．invited D．amused
A．while B．when C．as D．after
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
A．intended B．written C．sent D．1eft
A．ending B．process C．goal D．beginning
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