It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 16 .
I worked in a 17 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 18 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 19 home and my husband, being the 20 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.
I was heading inside to 22 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 23 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 26 . One of them was 27 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 28 ?”
A look of 29 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an) 30 since I had just made up my mind to do 31 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 32 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 35 to be late.”
A．break B．cold C．fever D．headache
A．foreign B．common C．noisy D．busy
A．later B．earlier C．easier D．simpler
A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
A．tough B．generous C．punctual D．rough
A．get B．take C．arrive D．make
A．pay B．charge C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．instructions
A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．offers
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
A．happiness B．relief C．sadness D．peace
A．lie B．fact C．reason D．duty
A．partly B．voluntarily C．exactly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．die down C．take up D．get through
A．teased B．yelled C．joked D．laughed
A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n)_________(21) injury. I had_________(22) whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,__________(23) for the 3,000-metre run.
“Ready… set…”. The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed________(24) me. I felt_________(25) as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest________(26) I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)）ahead of me when she
crossed the finish line.
“Maybe I should________(27).” I thought as I moved on. _______(28), I
decided to to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran _______(29) and decided not to_______(30) in track next year.It wouldn’t be worth it, ______(31) my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--- ________(32) than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around, _________(33) the boys were preparing for theirs. “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving________(34) several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just __________(35) a race!” I thought.
“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained _________(36). I decided to ________(37) track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always__________(38) in medals and victories, but in the _________(39) we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, _________(40) the people who don’t give up when they lose.
A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier
A．expected B．supposed C．imagined D．doubted
A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty
A．from behind B．ahead of C．next to D．close to
A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise
A．slow down B．drop out C．go on D．speed up
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
A．with delight B．with fear C．in pain D．in advance
A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend
A．even if B．only if C．unless D．until
A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder
A．well enough B．sure enough C．surprising enough D．strangely enough
A．while B．when C．as D．since
A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost
A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience
A．hold on B．turn to C．begin with D．stick with
A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased
A．sadness B．struggles C．disease D．tiredness
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
Push!
At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his 36 , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting 37 at this time,” he 38 to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a 39 knock followed. “Aren’t you going to 40 it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man 41 at the door. It didn’t take long to 42 the man was drunk.
“Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was 43 ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back 44 to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very 45 of you. Remember that night we had a 46 in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to 47 that man’s door to get our car 48 again? What would have happened if he’d told 49 to get lost?”
“But the guy was 50 ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,”said the wife. “He needs help 51 it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a 52 ?”
And he heard a 53 ,“Yeah, please.”
So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 54 are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the 55 .”
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually 36 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays ___37__for two weeks at a time. __38_I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very __39___.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you __40__ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so __41__ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got _42_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he __43__me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I __44__my dad's advice.
My dad is _45__talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 46 now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 47 . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show 48 sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He 49 ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose 50 because he thinks that all my efforts will 51 one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he 52 to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their 53 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel 54 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 55 .
I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．chatting B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．agrees B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．drive
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It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.
The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The businessman_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.
As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness
. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"
We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.
That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them.
A．whispering B．sitting C．driving D．weeping
A．since B．after C．unless D．until
A．paper B．suit C．call D．coffee
A．good B．nervous C．bad D．long
A．provided B．offered C．added D．returned
A．breathed B．called C．noticed D．took
A．thanking B．envying C．asking D．blaming
A．evening B．afternoon C．morning D．midnight
A．turned B．passed C．drove D．ran
A．cruel B．serious C．pleasant D．rude
A．stick to B．refer to C．get used to D．respond to
A．explain B．understand C．control D．correct
A．attempted B．sought C．continued D．separated
A．where B．why C．whether D．how
A．gently B．quickly C．regularly D．strangely
A．humor B．smile C．business D．help
A．ago B．before C．later D．after
A．often B．seldom C．once D．never
A．in search of B．in memoryof C．for the purpose of D．as a result of
A．situations B．statements C．possibilities D．positions
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39 and enemy of us. This 40 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44 and the wind is often 45 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47 all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50 ,and many of them can
not run away in time. If they can, they will just 51 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 52 is going on, and they 53 in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.
A．make B．build C．lose D．destroy
A．also B．too C．hardly D．not
A．water B．air C．food D．fire
A．help B．friend C．companion D．neighbor
A．happens B．lies C．depends D．decides
A．where B．which C．what D．who
A．because B．so C．why D．that
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．friendly
A．thick B．thin C．wet D．dry
A．cold B．freezing C．gentle D．strong
A．make B．let C．blow D．give
A．cross B．pass C．happen D．spread
A．at night B．on Sunday C．in the evening D．in the day time
A．But B．When C．So D．Even
A．careless B．sleeping C．afraid D．frightened
A．leave B．take C．bring D．have
A．that B．what C．who D．which
A．think B．smile C．die D．live
A．help B．prevent C．develop D．keep
A．city B．developing C．factory D．forest
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