Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money.
This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints（投诉）.”
36．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery
37．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
38．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed
39．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads
40．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman
41．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
42．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick
43．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge
44．A．within B．without C．for D．before
45．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
46．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy
47．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought
48．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation
49．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting
50．A．enough B．some C．no D．more
51．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting
52．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct
53．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard
54．A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as if
55．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
完形填空：（共30分，每小题1.5分）
My 14-year-old son, John, and I 
Spotted（挑出，察觉） the coat at the same time. It was
hanging at a （an） 36 clothing store.
The coat had a black velvet collar（天鹅绒衣领）, delightful
tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label （标签） and a （an）37 price of $28.
We looked at 38 , saying nothing, 39 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 40 , but could 41 several hundred dollars new.
John 42 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 43 that soon changed into a smile. The 44 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat? ” I asked. “They love it. ” He said, carefully 45 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the _____46_____came over Jone. Quiet reasoned discussion was____47____argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to ___48______.“good dinner, Mum”he would say every evening .One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said,“You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I 49 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 50 caused the changes, she said wi
th laughter, “It must be his coat! ” At the library, we 51 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “ 52 this be John? ” He asked, looking up to John’s new height and coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 53 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 54 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 55 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
A．second-hand B．expensive C．big D．cheap
A．reasonable B．unbelievable C．special D．average
A．each other B．one another C．the other D．others
A．therefore B．however C．but D．thus
A．adults B．people C．parents D．teenagers
A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take
A．touched B．buttoned C．held D．obtained
A．gesture B．expression C．attitude D．feeling
A．color B．price C．fit D．style
A．pressing B．taking C．hanging D．folding
A．happiness C．change D．generosity
A．because of B．instead of C．aware of D．full of
A．please B．understand C．complain D．apologize
A．mentioned B．wrote C．reported D．explained
A．when B．how C．what D．that
A．happened B．came C．intended D．decided
A．Should B．Would C．Must D．Could
A．watch B．judge C．mistake D．consider
A．doing B．showing C．speaking D．wearing
A．comparing B．connecting C．combining D．matching
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The nine-year-old boy was attracted by the sight of my father practicing martial arts the moment he walked into the gym. As my father threw speedy punches(出拳) into the 36 bag－yet was hardly able to move it－the boy walked slowly toward him.
My father, 37 of the boy’s stare, jammed a couple of sharp sidekicks into the bag to end his 38 . He picked up his towel, sat down on a nearby bench, and began 39 his face and hands.
“Hey, mister,” said the boy. My father 40 at the boy, bringing the towel down off his face and putting it around to the back of his neck. “Do you know karate or 41?” the boy asked.
“Actually, I know Tae Kwon Do,” my father answered.
“Cool. What 42 are you?”
“Black belt,” my father said. “You like martial arts?”
“Yeah, and I want to know if you can show me a 43!”said the kid. “Can you show me how to 44 someone?”
My father 45 for a moment before he said, “Come here.” and 46 with his hand for the boy to come 47. His expression was serious.
The kid took a couple of steps closer to my father. Looking slightly 48 .As the boy moved closer, my father quickly 49 his hand straight out, 50 stopped within an inch of the boy’s chest.
The boy, shocked, jumped back in clumsy 51, almost falling over himself. My father smiled, with his hand still outstretched in the boy’s direction. “Give me your 52,” my father said.
The boy inched forward again, 53. My father took his hand and began to shake it 54, as if the two of them had been old friends 55 each other.
“You know, kid,” my father said, “you’ll solve more problems with this move than with any other.
A．false B．heavy C．plastic D．soft
A．unaware B．tired C．aware D．ashamed
A．performance B．competition C．strength D．practice
A．washing B．observing C．wiping D．covering
A．came over B．lookde down C．jumped over D．looked up
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．grade B．belt C．color D．brand
A．position B．behavior C．move D．scene
A．attack B．protect C．hate D．control
A．laughed B．complained C．explained D．thought
A．gestured B．communicated C．proved D．directed
A．opposite B．straight C．closer D．farther
A．disappointed B．nervous C．excited D．embarrassed
A．hit B．held C．pushed D．fought
A．and B．so C．as D．but
A．action B．defence C．threat D．condition
A．address B．head C．finger D．hand
A．doubtful B．curious C．upset D．delighted
A．peacefully B．privately C．violently D．warmly
A．arguing B．challenging C．greeting D．missing
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~36各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and __21__ what each of us wanted, and meet back on the grass.
Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand. We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her __22__, the man surprised us.
“It looks a little overdone,” he said, “so you don’t have to pay me.”
We said our thanks, __23__ our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as
we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone nearby, in __24__ clothes. I could tell that he hadn’t had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought.
We finished eating but when Susan and I went to __25__ away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, “There isn’t any __26__ in that bag, is there?”
It was the homeless man. I didn’t know what to say. “No, I __27__ it already.”
“Oh, really?” was his only answer. He was obviously very __28__.
I felt bad for him, __29__ I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly Susan said, “I’ll be __30__ back. Please wait for me a minute.” I watched curiously as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I __31__ what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food.
When she came back to us, Susan said simply, “I was just passing on the __32__ that someone gave to me.”
That day I learned how generosity can go __33__ than the person you give to. By giving, you __34__ others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple __35__ of concern will bring about.
A．get B．pass C．drop D．keep
A．present B．money C．key D．menu
A．joined B．helped C．visited D．guided
A．lovely B．special C．dirty D．popular
A．drive B．throw C．wash D．pull
A．food B．water C．cigarette D．medicine
A．bought B．cooked C．served D．ate
A．cold B．nervous C．hungry D．crazy
A．but B．while C．so D．or
A．almost B．still C．just D．right
A．remembered B．imagined C．recognized D．realized
A．devotion B．kindness C．pleasure D．mercy
A．quicker B．higher C．farther D．deeper
A．offer B．teach C．train D．advise
A．way B．show C．scene D．act
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met the eyes of the cook, and he saw there a 36 of such hatred and fear that 37 words could describe.
The cook move
d quietly 38 . He 39 to Tom in a rough voice, "Don't be too clever." And he went away.
Tom's views did not stay___40__ the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble. How could he__41____ him? He decided t
o slip away as soon as possible 42 of information that would clear Jay of all 43 and bring the true criminal(罪犯) to justice.
He had noticed a piece of old sailcloth 44 on the ship floor. With this and a length of string he __45__a package which looked very much like the one the police had seized. His plan was to 46 to the shore and hand it over 47 the cook had ordered Jay to, 48 in this way to learn the truth about the criminal's activities. Then he could 49 the police of his friend's innocence(无罪).
By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jay's 50 bed, Tom piled them up in his own in the 51 of a sleeping figure. How real it looked! With the blanket pulled up high around the figure's head, he could almost believe he saw it breathing. 52 with this, Tom moved quietly to the door.
He was about to open it 53 he felt the handle turning the other way. Someone was outside and about to come in. Had his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened, Tom 54 .
It was the cook who was leaning 55 now over the figure in the bed. His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.
A．fire B．light C．lightning D．flash
A．many B．several C．few D．no
A．closely B．nearly C．closer D．near
A．whispered B．ordered C．indicated D．shouted
A．based on B．focused on C．carried on D．kept on
A．encourage B．support C．persuade D．help
A．in time B．in need C．in search D．in touch
A．truths B．doubts C．failures D．faults
A．lying B．lay C．laid D．lain
A．took B．bought C．made D．sent
A．slip B．step C．pass D．march
A．as with B．as though C．such as D．just as
A．expecting B．imagining C．hoping D．wishing
A．persuade B．require C．suggest D．encourage
A．neat B．empty C．dirty D．comfortable
A．shape B．sample C．shade D．shadow
A．Excited B．Pleased C．Surprised D．Frightened
A．though B．until C．while D．when
A．waited B．rushed C．seized D．shot
A．aside B．forward C．outward D．against
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was a young girl, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who lived in a community especially for the elderly and near to 
an old people's home. They used to tell me that few volunteers would go there and said if someone elderly engages me in 36 ，I'd better make time for them. As a result，I 37 be the only person they got to talk to that day. I've never forgotten this and still 38 time to chat with elderly people.
So when I 39 a 100-dollar prize in the kindness competition for my community, I 40 thought of the elderly! I then 41 my local community centre and told them how I'd made a suggestion that if I had 100 dollars to 42 my community, I would use it for the elderly who were living 43 . I asked, "Could you do something a bit 44 so that they could all get something from this 45 ？”"Yes, of course, we could do a buffet (自助餐）and dance,”the centre manager told me.
I thought this was a fantastic 46 and a very worthwhile use of the 47 ．We bought food and beverages (饮料) enough to serve about 30 elderly residents. A poster was 48 to announce it and it was 49 for an afternoon.
I went up to see how it was all 50 and it turned out to be a
very enjoyable afternoon. I was very 51 to see that the people I wanted to serve had a wonderful and enjoyable times. It 52 me that one is never too 53 to have fun! I knew my grandparents would have been very 54 of me. It also helped me to remember that whatever is going on in the world，we can still make a(n) 55 to other people's lives.
A．walking B．argument C．conversation D．shopping
A．might B．must C．would D．should
A．consume B．spare C．devote D．share
A．won B．admitted C．impressed D．paid
A．eventually B．usually C．immediately D．always
A．recognized B．joined C．contacted
A．purchase B．create C．benefit D．match
A．freely B．comfortably C．lonely D．alone
A．adventurous B．strange C．special D．merciful
A．promise B．idea C．discovery D．comment
A．community B．competition C．money D．space
A．thought of B．put up C．agreed on D．sent up
A．known B．applied C．arranged D．read
A．going B．existing C．preparing D．ending
A．pleased B．hopeful C．curious D．anxious
A．provided B．challenged C．reminded D．puzzled
A．young B．busy D．old
A．proud B．ashamed . C．cautious D．aware
A．fortune B．influence C．promise D．contribution
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