阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily．When it became lighter．I decided to 16 the rain to get my car．which was parked at my office three streets away．
My friends 17 that I shouldn't go, 18 I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then．I told them that I'd be very 19 ．One of them wanted to come with me but I 20 that she should stay with another friend who needed 21 with her baby．
I walked out of the hotel and started making my 22 to the car．At the traffic junction (交叉路口), a car 23 and the passenger got off with an umbrella． 24 I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd accompany me to my 25 ．I was very embarrassed and 26 , but he was very persistent (坚持的)．
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk 27 , as the ground was wet．When we got to the car park．I thanked him
and we 28 ．I did not get his name and may not even 29 him now．Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know．
So how did I pay it 30 ? I was at home when 
I 31 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain．They were probably on their way to the construction site near my home, which was a long walk．I went out and 32 them an umbrella．The two men were wet through．They were 33 by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it．They were very 34 and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was 35 such kindness．
A．carry B．keep C．brave D．collect
A．guessed B．argued C．complained D．promised
A．because B．though C．unless D．if
A．cheerful B．hopeful C．careful D．regretful
A．learned B．insisted C．begged D．worried
A．help B．advice C．food D．shelter
A．call B．change C．way D．choice
A．disappeared B．left C．started D．stopped
A．Before B．Since C．When D．For
A．home B．station C．hotel D．destination
A．agreed B．declined C．smiled D．cried
A．slowly B．quickly C．heavily D．gracefully
A．waited B．ran C．parted D．rested
A．like B．spot C．thank D．recognize
A．up B．off C．forward D．out
A．noticed B．imagined C．invited D．heard
A．made B．passed C．bought D．sold
A．disturbed B．impressed C．encouraged D．surprised
A．scared B．grateful C．sad D．anxious
A．appreciating B．repaying C．accepting D．offering
Once upon a time, there lived many doves in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances 41 did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely 42.
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty, please 43 us to take some rest.” The king replied, “Be 44 , my dear young fellow. We shall 45 get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping his wings with 46 and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 47 and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of 48 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started 49 the scattered grains under a banyan tree. 50 the King Dove said, “It is too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It may be a 51 .Some hunter must have laid a trap.”
But the doves were extremely hungry. The 52 of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的). Without giving a(n) 53 to the king’s advice, they swooped down and started eating the grains. After having a big 54 , they tried to fly away only to 55 that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter.”
All of them felt ashamed and 56 . One of them said to the King Dove, “Oh, Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the 57 at the same time and in the same 58, all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n) 59 show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed. He couldn’t 60 what he had just seen.
A．but B．and C．so D．however
A．excited B．surprised C．tired D．embarrassed
A．permit B．leave C．let D．accept
A．happy B．tough C．ashamed D．cool
A．slowly B．perhaps C．possibly D．surely
A．surprise B．pleasure C．force D．anger
A．turned down B．turned back C．held back D．held down
A．persons B．hunters C．grains D．plants
A．rushing towards B．looking for C．picking up D．dropping down
A．Gladly B．Amazedly C．Hardly D．Suddenly
A．magic B．trick C．dream D．mistake
A．color B．smell C．view D．sight
A．sound B．thought C．idea D．care
A．meeting B．discussion C．meal D．break
A．appreciate B．realize C．understand D．concern
A．pleased B．scared C．full D．sick
A．food B．king C．net D．wing
A．way B．place C．direction D．circle
A．hunter B．guide C．adult D．child
A．believe B．remember C．tell D．catch
Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more_36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and__49__ from behind his back a small box.__50__ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s__52__.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk.
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 31 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 33 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He 34 . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 35 , “come with me.”
Raul followed on with his horse. A 36 feeling came over him. All 37 them the rain was pouring down, 38 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 39 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found 40 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 41 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 42 him. “We have been 43 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 44 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was 45 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.
A．dropped B．fell C．rolled D．covered
A．Suddenly B．Strongly C．Quickly D．Hardly
A．beating B．blinding C．burning D．touching
A．looked up B．woke up C．lay down D．sat down
A．lazily B．angrily C．freely D．slowly
A．natural B．common C．strange D．sad
A．around B．beside C．through D．above
A．yet B．for C．so D．or
A．reaching B．leading C．heading D．returning
A．them B．themselves C．him D．himself
A．gone B．left C．followed D．lost
A．see B．meet C．beat D．ask
A．waited B．thought C．worried D．excited
A．yard B．wind C．grass D．rain
A．defeated B．caught C．damaged D．struck
That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in 1 for seventeen years, I had no 2 about my ability to hold their attention and to 3 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, " 4 !" The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 5 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 6 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect—perhaps 7 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
My students 8 diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 9 by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, "Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. 10 her next lecture will be better." Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 11 theme. "Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 12 for all the works we’ll study in class," I complained." How _13 they say I didn’t teach them anything?"
It was a long term, and it 14 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as_15 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 16 questions and provide enough background so that students could 17 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide _18_ information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
_19 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 20 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
A．the UK B．the US C．China D．Australia
A．worry B．idea C．doubt D．experience
A．impress B．put C．leave D．fix
A．Attention B．Look out C．At ease D．Stand up
A．puzzled B．sure C．curious D．worried
A．found B．returned C．regained D．followed
A．more B．even C．yet D．still
A．passed B．borrowed C．read D．kept
A．replaced B．taken C．caught D．moved
A．Naturally B．Perhaps C．Fortunately D．Reasonably
A．different B．strong C．similar D．usual
A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background
A．should B．need C．will D．must
A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually
A．that B．what C．those D．ones
A．difficult B．interesting C．ordinary D．unusual
A．draw B．look C．search D．offer
A．strange B．standard C．exact D．serious
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Though
A．normal B．happy C．good D．better
I stood there outside of the classroom with the other students，waiting for the supervisor（监考老师）to open the door，and 1 filled the heart.
When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how 2 it was. The heater hadn't been on and the _3___ were as cold as ice. Alright then, the supervisor started to walk around，____4___everyone's calculator to make sure they were "approved devices"（允许使用的工具）．
At around 8：25，the test started. I was___5____my way through word problems， grammar sections，and reading and 6 sections. The supervisor kept walking around the room, 7 each student's extra pencils and 8 sharpening them for us.I turned the___9___when instructed to，___10____it wasn't another math section and it wasn't. It was a reading section —— ___11____！I started reading the excerpt（片段）given and was 12 to discover that it wasn't a boring piece about astrology （星象）or biological science. ____13____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel. I became little____14____with reading it and at times I wanted to say "Awww！”aloud. My heart was 15 swooning（沉醉）and I think I was 16 . Hopefully I got the questiotions from that section____17__because I actually had fun answering them. Who knew the SAT could actually bring 18 ？
It was about 1 p. m. when the test was over. I got out of the classroom with____19____．As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter____20____for the first time in my life.
A． happiness B． nervousness C． calmness D． sadness
A． amazing B． disappointing C． tiring D． freezing
A． seats B． walls C． floors D．hearts
A． seeing B． taking C． checking D．preparing
A． looking B． pacing C． making D． showing
A． comprehension B． thinking C． guessing D． recitation
A． bringing in B． putting down C． picking up D． showing off
A． kindly B． slightly C． directly D． slowly
A． door B． direction C． pencil D． page
A． terrible B． great C． sure D． no
A． frightened B． worried C． shocked D． regretted
A． However B． Therefore C． Also D． Rather
A． carried away B． worn out C． tired D． confused
A． suddenly B． totally C． over D． again
A． reading B． sleeping C． smiling D． whispering
A． right B． ready C． clear D． possible
A． hope B．joy C．interest D． trouble
A．relief B．hunger C．strength D．courage
A．attempt B．fact C．process D．experience
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