My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .
Years ago, I __36__ when I retired I would get a dog to __37__ my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.
One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.
Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.
I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.
Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do
know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.
A．suggested B．insisted C．told D．promised
A．take B．bring C．share D．carry
A．well-behaved B．well-built C．well-dressed D．well-known
A．dirty B．neat C．lazy D．sad
A．working B．sleeping C．eating D．playing
A．joke B．fun C．game D．face
A．company B．kindness C．care D．comfort
A．happily B．luckily C．strangely D．sadly
A．while B．when C．as D．before
A．power B．energy C．devotion D．weight
A．joy B．surprise C．pain D．relief
A．enjoyed B．had C．lived D．treated
A．cause B．excuse C．reason D．idea
A．attached B．devoted C．fell D．dropped
A．jumped B．sat C．stood D．put
A．watch B．witness C．observe D．notice
A．task B．work C．operation D．job
A．fond B．aware C．ashamed D．afraid
A．waste B．spend C．cost D．make
A．in B．around C．out D．outside
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30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。
Night after night，she came to wrap me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way，then 21 my forehead．
I don’t remember when it first started 22 me—her hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin．Finally，one night，I 24 her，“Don’t do that anymore your hands are rough!”She didn’t say 25 in reply．But 26 again did my mother close Out my day with that familiar 27 of her love．
Time after time，with the passing years，my 28 returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands； 29 her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very 30 ，sometimes far away．But always it hid，in the back of my mind．
Well，the years have passed，and I’m not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid seventies，and those 31 I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor， 32 a medicine box to calm a young girl’s stomach．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world．．．gets 33 Out of blue jeans that I never could wash Out．．．
Now，my own children are grown and gone． 34 ，in my memory，for the thousandth time，I 35 the night when my young voice complained，“Don’t do that anymore—your hands are rough!”Catching Morn’s hand in hand，I blurted out(冲口而出) how 36 I was for that night．I thought she’d remember， 37 I did．But Morn didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 38 long ago．
That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my 39 mother and her caring hands. And the 40 that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
21．A．kiss B．put C．touch D．feel
22．A．comforting B．encouraging C．annoying D．educating
23．A．through B．against C．about D．in
24．A．glared at B．stared at C．laughed at D．shouted at
25．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
26．A．ever B．seldom C．often D．never
27．A．expression B．feeling C．way D．meaning
28．A．idea B．anger C．thoughts D．words
29．A．remembered B．missed C．escaped D．faced
30．A．distant B．tight C．serious D．close
31．A．hands B．words C．actions D．behaviors
32．A．getting into B．looking into C．breaking into D．reaching into
33．A．colors B．spots C．mud D．pictures
34．A．Moreover B．Therefore C．However D．Thus
35．A．recalled B．thought C．stuck D．forgot
36．A．happy B．interested C．upset D．sorry
37．A．when B．as C．so D．that
38．A．left B．understood C．forgiven D．followed
39．A．gentle B．strict C．forgetful D．lovely
40．A．happiness B．sense C．sorrow D．guilt
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37 .
I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to 41 the ice and make the first 42 . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 49 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times 53 , I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
36. A. works out B. breaks out C. comes out D. turns out
37. A. wiser B. busier C. weaker D. older
38. A. remember B. enjoy C. mind D. regret
39. A. Truthfully B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Obviously
40. A. only B. last C. once D. first
41. A. melt B. break C. strike D. build
42. A. complaint B. promise C. move D. impression
43. A. strength B. ideas C. words D. attention
44. A. sigh B. silence C. voice D. cry
45. A. refused B. shouted C. replied D. explained
46. A. touched B. frightened C. shocked D. annoyed
47. A. excitedly B. nervously C. willingly D. sadly
48. A. continued B. checked C. concluded D. interrupted
49. A. accepted B. expected C. learned D. heard
50. A. quiet B. difficult C. special D. different
51. A. level B. idea C. world D. end
52. A. managed B. escaped C. avoided D. faced
53. A. then B. ago C. before D. since
54. A. realized B. found C. doubted D. wondered
55. A. challenged B. experienced C. survived D. received
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 21 to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year, 22 doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 23 have your pick from my bicycle 24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 25 choose.
As Christmas 26 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 27 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked. “Sorry, Em , I’m out of 28 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 29 hard. Then one day, she made a 30 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 31 .
32 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 33 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 34 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 35 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 36 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 37 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 38 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 39 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 40 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21. A. promised B. amazed C. determined D. organized
22. A.as well as B. in addition C. because of D. except for
23. A. need B. should C. must D. can
24. A. Collection B. contribution C. shop D. club
25. A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
26. A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
27. A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
28. A.charge B. change C. control D. order
29. A.study B.try C. listen D. work
30. A.disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
31. A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
32. A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
33. A. one B. some C. two D. any
34. A. While B. When C. Because D. Though
35. A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
36. A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
37. A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
38. A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
39. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
40. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. Rewarding
第四节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将给选项涂黑。
One of my father' s favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn’t say I didn’t like 26 , whatever it might be, 27 I tried it. Over the years I' ve come to 28 how much of my success I owe to my 29 of those words as one of my values. My 30 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 31 what I wanted to do as a career (职业) . 32 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 33 that much. I couldn’t have been more 34 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会)to 35 through the company into different 36 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 37 , "Well, I' 11 try it; if I don' t like it I can always go back to my 38 position. " But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I' ve 39 every career change I' ve made. I' ve discovered I 40 a large number of different talents (才能) and Skills that I never would have thought were within me had it .not been for my being 41 trying new opportunities. I' ve also discovered that if I 42 what I' m doing and work hard at achieving my 43 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so 44 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 45 has come and I am determined to make it a success .
26. A. everything B. something C. everybody D. somebody
27. A. until after B. ever since C. so that D. long before
28. A. consider B. argue C. include D. realize
29. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion
30. A. hard B. best C. extra D. first
31. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced
32. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually
33. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered
34. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared
35. A. look up B. take up C. move up D. put up
36. A. sit
uations B. choices C. directions D. positions
37. A. thought B. reply C. action D. advice
38, A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher
39. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed
40. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather
41. A. lucky for B. slow at C. open to D. afraid of
42. A. think of B. give away C. believe in D. turn into
43. A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth
44. A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful
45. A. dream B. time . C. power D. Honor
第二节 完型填空（共20小题，小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I 36 for neighbouringBurkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our 37 in Burkina, we began to 38 . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of 39 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men 40 slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack 41 the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night. The bag had everything 43 to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was 44 rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she 45 in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and 46 of the country. I told her 47 in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't 48 your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened 49 and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and 50 into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my 51 . I looked at it in 52 . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin 53 a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the 54 of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me 55 .
36. A. went B. headed C. served D. worked
37. A. destination B. spot C. goal D. station
38. A. rest B. dine C. load D. unload
39. A. equipment B. furniture C. luggage D. medicine
40. A. rode B. drove C. approached D. left
41. A. because B. as C. until D. after
42. A. taken B. brought C. turned D. swallowed
43. A. memorable B. important C. beautiful D. wonderful
44. A. cheated B. charged C. stopped D. questioned
45. A. cried B. whispered C. threatened D. demanded
46. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. tired
47. A. pleasantly B. firmly C. actively D. bravely
48. A. get rid of B. take advantage of C. get out of D. take notice of
49. A. attentively B. anxiously C. curiously D. coldly
50. A. reached B. pulled C. looked D. came
51. A. pocket B. bag C. dress D. palm
52. A. fright B. disappointment C. shock D. satisfaction
53. A. bought B. meant C. ordered D. prepared
54. A. country B. society C. nature D. people
55. A. foreign B. poor C .rich D. Female
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