He lost his arms in an accident that caused the death of his father. Then his 36 became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. 37 writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their 38 of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother decided to 39 separate from him, living his own life as many 40 people do. So he was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A 41 misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night she tried to 42 meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her 43 away.
Though her elder sister in another city 44 her willingness to take care of her, she was 45 to learn to be completely independent. At school, she 46 studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to 47 on a television interview program and asked to 48 something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote:My younger brother’s arms are my arms; 49 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both 50 the same pain, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable（难以预料）. Disasters can strike at 51 time. If you choose only to complain and 52 , it will always follow you 53 you go. But if you decide to be 54 , the hard moment will 55 to be one when new hopes will arise.
A．older sister B．uncle C．younger brother D．mother
A．Instead of B．Except for C．Thanks to D．In spite of
A．share B．goal C．agreement D．enjoyment
A．learn B．tell C．come D．live
A．rich B．normal C．unlucky D．disabled
A．different B．strange C．special D．similar
A．prepare B．offer C．have D．order
A．ears B．toes C．feet D．hands
A．explained B．showed C．pointed D．discussed
A．satisfied B．excited C．determined D．disappointed
A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．sometimes
A．sing B．dance C．turn D．appear
A．say B．draw C．write D．copy
A．while B．when C．since D．unless
A．hidden B．suffered C．discovered D．overcome
A．one B．no C．any D．this
A．comfort B．discourage C．watch D．escape
A．whenever B．wherever C．if D．because
A．silent B．noisy C．weak D．strong
A．turn out B．bring about C．come up D．give off
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 41 a great climbing plant that had grown across a roof beam（房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and 42 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 43 of a blackbird. He then 44 something 45 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth __46__ it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 47 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 48 me.
“You won’t believe that the 49 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we plant to feed on,” he said, “but they also want their children to 50 in a cradle（摇篮）of gold!”
When my daughter ___51__ on the eve of the 52 ,we told her about this 53 occurrence (事件).
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 54 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 55 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 56 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 57 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 58 . I hope that if my grandson 59 loses it, one of the 60 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
A．over B．through C．above D．around
A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
A．ask B．shock C．show D．give
A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait
A．came up B．came over C．came across D．came by
A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
A．important B．strange C．terrible D．frightening
A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
A．almost B．just C．even D．ever
A．Blackbirds B．Grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）
Every human being, 36 what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is 37 dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the 38 problem — how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes 39 body heat, but the heat given off by such objects 40 light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well 41 no conventional fuel is needed 42 the campus’ six buildings comfortable.
Some parts of most modern buildings — theatres and offices 43 classrooms — are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned 44 in winter. The technique of 45 heat and redistributing it is 46 “heat recover”. A few modern buildings recover 47 , but the university’s system is the first to recover heat 48 some buildings and re-use it in 49 . Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The 50 a student studies, the more heat his body 51 . Male students emit more heat than 52 students, and the larger a student, the more heat he 53 . It is tempting to 54 that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a 55 , over-weight male genius.
A．though B．no matter C．however D．in spite of
A．how to B．how C．what D．what to
A．similar B．wrong C．opposing D．opposit
A．both B．not only C．as well as D．neither
A．for example B．like C．of D．as
A．which B．then C．that D．therefore
A．make B．to be made C．to make D．making
A．including B．as well as C．with D．as well
A．even B．so C．ever D．much
A．saving B．being saved C．disposing D．being disposed
A．talked B．thought C．suggested D．called
A．loss B．cold C．temperature D．heat
A．to B．from C．with D．for
A．the other B．other C．others D．the others
A．hard B．hardest C．harder D．more hard
A．takes in B．gives off C．gives in D．takes out
A．other B．female C．girl D．boy
A．produces B．manufactures C．designs D．assembles
A．start B．conclude C．end D．begin
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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Night after night, as was often the case, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the 36 ,then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started 37 me. But it did. Finally one night, I shouted out as her, “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too 38 ！” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother 39 my day with that familiar 40 of her love.
With the years passing, my thoughts 41 to that night, when I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight 42 on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very 43 , while sometimes far away. But always it was hidden in the back of my 44 . Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I 45 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 46 . And now my own children are grown and gone. One Thanksgiving Eve, 47 I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a 48 hand hesitantly run across my face to 49 the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so 50 , touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice 51 . “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too rough!” 52 , I caught Mom’s hand in hand, saying how 53 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know 54 I was talking about. She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 55 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
A．place B．way C．order D．shape
A．pleasing B．frightening C．satisfying D．annoying
A．sweet B．tough C．ugly D．rough
A．take up B．give up C．end up D．break up
A．expression B．symbol C．promise D．experience
A．remained B．returned C．occurred D．missed
A．story B．greeting C．kiss D．song
A．close B．serious C．different D．unusual
A．brain B．mind C．spirit D．heart
A．once B．even C．still D．always
A．husband B．children C．family D．father
A．as B．before C．although D．since
A．rough B．reliable C．thin D．familiar
A．tidy B．touch C．brush D．wiped
A．gently B．friendly C．closely D．weakly
A．wept B．whispered C．complained D．struggled
A．On time B．All at once C．Once again D．As usual
A．grateful B．anxious C．sorry D．excited
A．where B．why C．what D．whom
A．memory B．sense C．pleasure D．appreciation
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I was 9 years old when I found out my father was 36 ．It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it 37 yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food 38 your father, because he has AIDS．Be very careful when you are around him．”
AIDS wasn’t 39 we talked about in my country when I was growing up．From then on, I knew that this would be a family 40 ．My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone．For a while, he could take care of himself．But when I was 12, his condition worsened．My father’s 41 children lived far away, so it 42 to me to look after him．We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and 43 Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t 44 buy food for dinner．I would sit 45 feeling completely 46 , the teacher’s words muffled（压低）as I tried to figure out 47 I was going to manage．
I didn’t share my burden with anyone．I had seen how people reacted to AIDS．Kids __48__ classmates who had parents with the disease．And even adults could be cruel．When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was __49__ weak to feed himself．I had known that he was going to die, __50__ after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days．Sad and __51__, I __52__ a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support．That day, she __53__ me on the phone for hours．I was so lucky to find someone who cared．She saved my life．
I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me．He didn’t want to call attention to __54__．I __55__．
A．bad B．ill C．good D．well
A．were B．was C．had been D．has been
A．to B．from C．in D．on
A．anything B．everything C．something D．all
A．secret B．problem C．trouble D．matter
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．came B．fell C．felt D．turned
A．before B．after C．because D．so
A．still B．even C．yet D．already
A．at home B．in the hospital C．on the chair D．in class
A．lost B．sad C．puzzled D．curious
A．what B．where C．how D．when
A．laughed at B．smiled at C．played a joke about D．made fun of
A．too B．so C．enough D．very
A．and B．but C．however D．yet
A．hopeful B．excited C．disappointed D．hopeless
A．visited B．called C．asked D．advised
A．kept B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．him B．me C．disease D．AIDS
A．do B．did C．am D．will
It was freezing outside my car and I did not want to get out of it. We were passing by a small shop when I noticed an old man 36 with cold. It was freezing that night. 37, here he was, seated in the corner, waiting for anyone who would give him a(n)38 coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my husband to go over and 39 a packet of biscuits to this old man. He looked into my husband’s face 40 and smiled. I felt so happy and 41 I prayed for him to live through the cold night.
I 42 to visit again and find out 43 he was the next day. I did so the next evening, and he was still there.44 my car, the old man came up to my 45 and smiled at me. I became 46 once more and this time I gave him a bag of food, which I brought with the 47 of finding him in the same spot. He 48 for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 49 my hand and said，“ May God bless you. Thanks for your help.” With his cap on his head and the 50 of his hand and the smile on his face, he 51 me of my father.
At a closer 52, I saw my father in this old man, waiting for anyone to show him some 53 or love. Maybe one day, it could 54 to one of us, so do not pass by a poor person without offering at least a word of 55 and a kind smile or an act kindness of any kind.
A．standing B．shaking C．walking D．crying
A．Therefore B．Finally C．Instead D．However
A．new B．extra C．single D．remaining
A．buy B．hand C．throw D．order
A．seriously B．angrily C．carefully D．gratefully
A．in fact B．in addition C．in turn D．in all
A．agreed B．promised C．managed D．decided
A．where B．what C．how D．whom
A．Recognizing B．Following C．Stopping D．Leading
A．place B．window C．way D．seat
A．nervous B．happy C．excited D．sad
A．hope B．aim C．plan D．idea
A．looked up B．stood up C．reached out D．set out
A．accepted B．pulled C．touched D．held
A．size B．warmth C．power D．shape
A．reminded B．informed C．told D．convinced
A．appearance B．look C．inspection D．survey
A．favor B．respect C．support D．mercy
A．go B．appear C．exist D．happen
A．romance B．admiration C．love D．passion
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