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This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little 36 without grandfather.
Grandfather had always said the Christmas 37 was the most important. So we set to work assembling（组装）the beautiful 38 tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet（储藏室）. After we finished, we stepped back to 39 our work. It looked wonderful. But something was 40 .
“Where’s the star?” I asked. It was my grandmother’s 41 . As we emptied box after box and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes 42 with tears. Grandfather had given it to Grandmother fifty years ago. Now, on her first Christmas without 43 , the star was gone, too.
“Let’s 44 in the closet where the tree was,” my sister Donna said. We 45 under beds and over shelves, inside and outside 46 we had exhausted every possibility. We could see Grandmother was 47 , although she tried not to show it. By now, it was 48 outside, and time for bed, as Santa would soon be here.
The next morning, my sisters and I 49 early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to 50 presents. “The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather.” Father said, in a puzzled voice.
“From who?” There was 51 in my grandmother’s voice.
“I found that 52 in the closet when we got the tree down,” Mother explained.
My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n) 53 golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled（颤抖）as she read it:
Don’t be 54 with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much 55 as the first one. Merry Christmas.

A．empty B．cold C．slow D．absent

A．wish B．tree C．spirit D．work

A．unique B．artificial C．widespread D．alive

A．follow B．show C．judge D．admire

A．losing B．happening C．missing D．falling

A．doubt B．reward C．honour D．treasure

A．filled B．covered C．put D．removed

A．them B．it C．her D．him

A．stop B．move C．start D．stay

A．hid B．searched C．lay D．found

A．as B．until C．because D．though

A．disappointed B．amazed C．excited D．shocked

A．snowing B．raining C．blowing D．darkening

A．cheered up B．picked up C．woke up D．took up

A．pack B．open C．pick D．exchange

A．happiness B．fright C．surprise D．hope

A．gift B．book C．note D．letter

A．big B．old C．shining D．broken

A．generous B．angry C．strict D．important

A．sadness B．concern C．peace D．joy

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My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed(吞噬) me in one big bite. I couldn't   44 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset (不安) that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in   47 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the 48 from the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 49 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “Pizza incident”, I would say to myself “Don't think bout it ”.
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This reflects the saying “A coward (儒夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
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37. A. as                       B. then              C. while                   D. when
38. A. lost                   B. tired                  C. hungry              D. anxious
39. A. excited               B. eager             C. satisfied             D. encouraged
40. A. rest                   B. food                   C. travel               D. drink
41. A. Luckily               B. Finally            C. Immediately     D. Actually
42. A. thought              B. recognized          C. noticed              D. realized
43. A. walked             B. left                     C. worked            D. found
44. A. look                  B. get                  C. turn                 D. think
45. A. ask                    B. pay                   C. apologize          D. send
46. A. refused              B. wanted             C. hoped                D. meant
47. A. hope                 B. surprise            C. anger                 D. fear
48. A. food                  B. lesson                  C. conscience         D. change
49. A. sure                    B. upset             C. proud                 D. pleased
50. A. warned             B. reminded         C. thought            D. told
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第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　    When I was 6 years old, my parents got me a used __21____ for Christmas.
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24．A．That           B．This          C．It           D．What
25．A．so            B．thus          C．Which         D．it
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30．A．unforgettable B．modest         C．happy         D．wonderful
31．A．life          B．job            C．interest        D．present
32．A．friends        B．mother        C．father         D．parents
33．A．broke         B．rich           C．wealthy        D．well-off
34．A．nothing        B．something     C．everything       D．anything
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　　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。
　　One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to     21     for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve      22     a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked     23     so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it      24     , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she     25    . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a
_26   .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger     27    , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called      28     to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now     29     , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light     30     his eyes. Immediately, he    31     and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32    in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He      33    her at once. He went back to the consultation room and      34     to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave    35__attention to her case.
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21．A．call          B．make         C．beg      D．prepare
22．A．while              B．when         C．though      D．unless
23．A．thirsty        B．lazy          C．tired     D．hungry
24．A．slowly         B．unexpectedly    C．steadily     D．hurriedly
25．A．announced       B．shook          C．replied      D．doubted
26．A．reward        B．kindness      C．hand     D．value
27．A．physically     B．mentally      C．normally   D．properly
28．A．up           B．for           C．on        D．in
29．A．rich          B．famous        C．observant D．vivid
30．A．fixed         B．consulted     C．filled    D．concentrated
31．A．rose         B．raised          C．got       D．left
32．A．Worn              B．Having        C．putting     D．Dressed
33．A．recognized       B．knew         C．spared      D．regained
34．A．desired        B．declared       C．determinedD．declined
35．A．special         B．ordinary      C．normal     D．no
36．A．decision       B．preparation      C．struggle    D．debate
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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。
When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the    31    of my life as if I were dead,   32    what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that    33     on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t   34     them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years,    35    will they know how much can be learned from   36    with a skull? And what about my books?   37   they can find some place in their   38   for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and   39   it into a Glad trash bag without any   40 , never knowing that it is the only place   41   from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.
How many boxes of mine will my children   42   ? Can I trust my children with my   43   ? Every object of our lives is a   44   , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and   45   a tiny truth of the heart.
I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are   46   of how alone I am, how alone each of us is,   47    no one knows what any object means except he or she who   48    it. I have the memory of taking it home   49   one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are   50    and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.
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32．A．wondering          B．designing     C．concluding      D．weaving
33．A．cries         B．sleeps          C．sits          D．smiles
34．A．educate        B．understand       C．blame       D．strike
35．A．and         B．so            C．or            D．but
36．A．helping       B．living          C．playing       D．speaking
37．A．Honestly     B．Luckily        C．Naturally           D．Surely
38．A．desks          B．bags         C．apartments      D．hearts
39．A．drag               B．take          C．move          D．throw
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42．A．enjoy          B．reserve        C．find         D．prepare
43．A．life          B．passion        C．respect        D．heart
44．A．mark          B．pleasure       C．belief          D．memory
45．A．preventing      B．spreading     C．protecting       D．encouraging
46．A．symbols      B．phenomena      C．measures       D．tracks
47．A．when          B．once         C．unless          D．as
48．A．prefers        B．repairs         C．owns          D．remembers
49．A．like         B．for           C．with               D．to
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