阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. __36__ the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he __37__ out of old boards.
He got his first __38__ job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were__39__tables and washing dishes, __40__sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would __41__ to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he __42__ from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__ his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working __44__ him to have. Because of his __45__ he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him __46__.
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit（赊帐）__48__ he was only in Grade 7. He immediately __49__ a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was__50__ only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned __51__ the danger of easy credit. He paid it __52__ as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a __53__of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, __54__worked three jobs, once told him, “If you__55__sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
A．Before B．Within C．From D．By
A．pulled B．put C．picked D．pressed
A．usual B．real C．main D．participate
A．sweeping B．packing C．clearing D．empting
A．or B．so C．but D．even
A．head B．turn C．change D．move
A．studied B．worked C．played D．slept
A．helping B．having C．watching D．letting
A．asked B．told C．promised D．allowed
A．study B．power C．age D．job
A．proud B．friendly C．lucky D．hopeful
A．ran B．got C．flew D．carried
A．although B．while C．if D．since
A．sold B．borrowed C．charged D．wore
A．keeping B．making C．paying D．taking
A．gradually B．greatly C．hardly D．early
A．out B．over C．away D．off
A．point B．level C．part D．sign
A．he B．that C．who D．whoever
A．understand B．demand C．offer D．fear
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 36 ___my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I happened to 37 ___an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 38____. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 39 ____, I thought, perhaps this is not a 40 topic. Well, I’d 41____ change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 42 ___the way, have you ever 43 ____ there?”
“Certainly, everyone back home will 44 ___me if I leave China without seeing 45 ___” It was great. I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of 46 ____.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 47 _____ !” I couldn’t 48 ____asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 49___”, he answered, gently surprised.
I said, “Didn't you say 'You don’t say'?”
Hearing this, the Englishman 50 ____to tears. He began to 51 ____, “'You don't say' actually means 'really?'. It is an 52 ___of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention 53____ English idioms.”
Then I knew I had made fool of 54____. Since then I have been more 55 ____with idioms.
A．though B．when C．if D．as
A．look B．meet C．pick up D．find out
A．walk B．talk C．play D．go
A．pleased B．angry C．afraid D．surprised
A．proper B．strange C．safe D．polite
A．to B．better C．not D．like
A．On B．In C．All D．By
A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been
A．look at B．think of C．send for D．laugh at
A．it B．them C．anything D．something
A．fun B．interest C．business D．mountain
A．Really B．Good C．You don't say D．You are right
A．be B．help C．think D．do
A．this B．so C．anything D．me a favor
A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came
A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say
A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example
A．for B．to C．at D．in
A．me B．myself C．him D．somebody
A．helpful B．popular C．careful D．satisfied
There were once three little butterfly（蝴蝶）brothers, one white, one red, and one yellow. They played among the flowers in the garden, but never grew tired because they were so happy. One day there came a 1 rain, and it wet their wings. They 2 home, but when they got there they found the door 3 and the key gone. So they had to stay outdoors in the 4 .
Soon they flew to the 5 and yellow tulip（郁金香）, and said, “Friend Tulip, will you open your flower and let us 6 till the storm is over?” The tulip 7 , “The red and yellow butterflies may enter, because they are 8 me, but the white one may not come in.” 9 the red and yellow butterflies said, “If our white brother may not find shelter in your flower, we’ll stay 10 in the rain with him.”
It fained harder and harder, and the 11 little butterflies flew to the white lily and said, “Good Lily, will you 12 your bud（花蕾）a little so we may fly in out of the rain?” The lily answered, “The white butterfly may 13 , because he is like me , but the red and yellow ones must stay outside in the storm..” Then the little white butterfly said, “If you won’t 14 my red and yellow brothers, I’ll stay out in the rain with them. We would rather be 15 than be separated.”
So the three little butterflies flew away. But the 16 , who was behind a cloud, 17 it all, and he knew what good little 18 the butterflies were. So he pushed his face through the clouds, drove away the rain, and 19 brightly on the garden. He dried the 20 of the butterflies, and warmed their bodies. They danced among the flowers till evening. When they flew back home, they found the door wide open.
A．thick B．light C．heavy D．small
A．flew B．walked C．jumped D．moved
A．dragged B．locked C．protected D．repaired
A．tree B．water C．wind D．Rain
A．black B．green C．red D．blue
A．in B．out C．up D．down
A．apologized B．roared C．shouted D．answered
A．from B．like C．through D．with
A．However B．If C．But D．Or
A．inside B．above C．below D．outside
A．poor B．lucky C．rich D．happy
A．close B．shake C．open D．show
A．go out B．come in C．get up D．take off
A．invite B．touch C．trouble D．receive
A．wet B．sorry C．dry D．lonely
A．moon B．sky C．sun D．star
A．noticed B．heard C．reached D．caught
A．sisters B．classmates C．workers D．brothers
A．pointed B．arrived C．shone D．returned
A．wings B．heads C．feet D．legs
Dear Mr Brown,
“Do you like my dress?" A little girl asked a passing stranger. "My mommy made it just for me." She said with tears in her eyes. "Well, I think it's very pretty. So tell me , little one, why are you 1 ?" With a quiver(颤动) in her voice the little girl answered，"After Mommy made me this dress, she had to 2 ." "Well, now," said the lady, "with a little girl like you waiting for her, I'm sure she'll be right 3 ." "No ,Madam,you don't understand," said the child through her tears," my daddy said she's up in 4 now with Grandfather. "Finally the woman 5 what the child meant, and why she was crying. Kneeling down she 6 cradled(抱着) the child in her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone. Then suddenly the little girl did something that the woman thought was a bit 7 .She stopped crying, stepped back from the woman and began to 8 .She sang so softly that it was almost a whisper. It was the 9 sound the woman had ever heard, almost like the song of a very small 10 . After the child stopped singing she explained to the lady, "My mommy used to sing that song to me before she went away, and she made me 11 to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me 12 ." "See," she exclaimed, "it did, and now my eyes are13 !" As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve, "Madam, can you 14 a minute? I want to show you something." "Of course," she answered, "what do you want me to see?" Pointing to a spot on her dress, she said, "Right here is where my mommy 15 my dress, and here, "pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses on my 16 so that I would have her kisses for every booboo (错误) that made me cry." Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a 17 who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the 18 that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her beautiful little girl and put them into this dress that her child now so proudly 19 . She no longer saw a little girl in a 20 dress. She saw a child wrapped…in her mother's love.
A．standing B．smiling C．crying D．talking
A．go out B．run away C．leave away D．go away
A．in B．out C．back D．down
A．sky B．air C．house D．heaven
A．saw B．realized C．recognized D．though
A．gently B．rudely C．happily D．carefully
A．sad B．terrible C．strange D．exciting
A．cry B．shout C．laugh D．sing
A．sweetest B．lowest C．simplest D．slightest
A．bee B．child C．bird D．cat
A．like B．wish C．permit D．promise
A．stop B．begin C．continue D．finish
A．clean B．wet C．dry D．clear
A．leave B．keep C．sit D．stay
A．kissed B．made C．gave D．washed
A．hand B．heart C．body D．dress
A．woman B．soul C．mother D．Person
A．hurts B．problem C．joys D．surprises
A．held B．put C．wore D．hid
A．easy B．beautiful C．attractive D．simple
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might 46 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．give C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．upward B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．pass C．fly D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．eared
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
On the Iraq-Syria border, a pack of wild dogs circled a group of American soldiers for food. The 1 of the pack was a gray-and-white dog. The soldiers 2 him Nubs. Nubs was shaking and 3 able to stand. Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound 4 his chest.
Dennis couldn’t 5 seeing the dog suffer. He and his men immediately treated the wound, and gave Nubs oral medicine. Nubs pulled through but was still 6. The next day, the team had to leave. Ten days later, Dennis’s unit was back and so was Nubs. He was still 7, but the men fed him and played with him.
Before long the unit once again 8 an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away. Nubs, slowly but 9 tracked them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost 10 of him. Two days later, beyond Dennis’s 11, he saw Nubs just outside the outpost. The dog had 12 him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet the friend who had saved his life. From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins.
Until a(n) 13 came down from above that they should not be allowed to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog 14 continue to live the good life. So he quickly 15 $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to 16.
A month later, when Dennis and the dog were 17 in California, at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy. 18 within seconds , the dog flew into Dennis’s arms, 19 up again and again to lick his friend’s face.
A little care and concern in the middle of war will not save a 20 world. But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a dog, hold a promise of a harmonious world.
A．guider B．leader C．major D．helper
A．called B．said C．told. D．spoke
A．mostly B．certainly C．barely D．clearly
A．in B．on C．at D．behind
A．help B．stand C．admit D．avoid
A．in vain B．in danger C．in surprise D．in pain
A．weak B．sad C．alive D．alone
A．made up B．returned from C．left for D．took over
A．aimlessly B．determinedly C．unhappily D．carefully
A．touch B．footprint C．sight D．control
A．imagination B．ability C．understanding D．power
A．saved B．shown C．found D．followed
A．signal B．project C．plan D．order
A．need B．would C．might D．should
A．rose B．arose C．raised D．aroused
A．Britain B．America C．Iraq D．Syria
A．reunited B．recalled C．restored D．reminded
A．So B．And C．But D．Then
A．jumping B．climbing C．cheering D．bringing
A．peaceful B．competitive C．fantastic D．violent
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