阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was six when I joined my father's fields in Okla. By the time I was eight, I was helping Dad 36 old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 37 out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 38 tables. At that age, it was 39 going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working 40 me to have. Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious. This made me 41 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 42 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit despite my young age. I immediately bought an expensive coat and shoes on credit. I was 43 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the store keeper $90!
So I learned 44 the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me 45 and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had 46 . As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you understand sacrifice and 47 , there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.
A．make B．paint C．sell D．repair
A．pulled B．put C．picked D．pressed
A．sweeping B．packing C．clearing D．emptying
A．easy B．heavy C．difficult D．pleasant
A．allowed B．preferred C．taught D．managed
A．proud B．rich C．grateful D．hopeful
A．showed B．got C．flew D．carried
A．raising B．spending C．counting D．making
A．greatly B．actually C．hardly D．really
A．self-development B．self-control C．self-criticism D．self-confidence
A．lost B．improved C．developed D．experienced
A．responsibility B．promise C．independence D．ambition
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several months ago, my 22－year－old niece phoned me. “Aunt,” she said in her sweet voice, “the blood bank called and asked if I would donate blood. Would you come and donate with me?” I couldn't 21 her though I had never done that before.
I didn't know before going to the blood bank 22 I would be able to donate blood in the 23 of someone specific. There was a bulletin board with photos of children who were
24 at the Children's Hospital where I lost my daughter to 25 two years ago, so my heart went out to these children who were 26 cancer. One photo was of a little black girl, only nine. I 27 to donate my blood in Alexis's name. A month later, I 28 , and then a month after that, I went back again. I felt this was something I could do, 29 I made a promise to myself to go as often as possible.
One morning I heard a newscaster（播音员） 30 about a young girl named Alexis on TV. 31 , that's my Alexis from the blood bank who had lost her battle with cancer! My heart 32 . As I sat with tears running down my face, I listened to Alexis's story she left behind. I wasn't 33 to hear what an extraordinary child Alexis was, 34 I saw it in her eyes when I saw her 35 at the blood bank. She had the most angelic（天使般的）face, and a smile 36 of joy and courage. I never met this wonderful child, but she surely 37 me.
I am always telling myself that even though I do something that doesn't take 38 of my time, effort or money, it doesn't mean that what I do has no 39 . Every little thing we do to 40 another has value to the one who needs it.
21．A．blame B．refuse C．punish D．comfort
22．A．where B．why C．until D．that
23．A．name B．charge C．course D．hope
24．A. volunteers B．nurses C．patients D．students
25．A．a fire B．water C．cancer D．an accident
26．A．curing B．producing C．examining D．battling
27．A．hesitated B．demanded C．ordered D．came
28．A．got through B．got along C．went back D．went round
29．A．still B．but C．so D．or
30．A．reporting B．thinking C．reminding D．worrying
31．A．Naturally B．Doubtfully C．Unfortunately D．Unusually
32．A．broke B．flew C．beat D．hit
33．A．interested B．surprised C．encouraged D．disappointed
34．A．once B．which C．while D．because
35．A．photograph B．smile C．achievements D．success
36．A．afraid B．full C．jealous D．ashamed
37．A．touched B．caught C．defended D．thanked
38．A．much B．advantage C．notice D．none
39．A．difference B．preference C．victory D．value
40．A．improve B．trust C．help D．Educate
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class, I was an underachieving student. But I left that class
__50 _never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by examples as words, that it was my _51 obligation to do so and to serve others.
Neither of us could know how our relationship would 52 over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him as he mentored me were like graduate seminars in adolescent (青少年) __53_ , classroom management and school leadership.
After several years, I was 54 department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be __55_ to chair the department, since all of my former English teachers were __56_ there, but Dr. Offutt supported me __57_ . He knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me __58_ my own course.
In 1997, I needed his __59_ about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. __60_ he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __61_ , he encouraged me to seize the new opportunity.
Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha. __62_ , Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __63_ him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible wealth of lessons to teach. Even if his students don’t know it yet, I know how __64_ they are: I’m still one of them.
50. A. anxious B. eager C. determined D. worried
51. A. family B. legal C. academic D. moral
52. A. evolve B. stay C. remain D. worsen
53. A. process B. procedure C. development D. movement
54. A. called B. appointed C. entitled D. offered
55. A. awkward B. uneasy C. unnatural D. insensitive
56. A. once B. already C. still D. never
57. A. through B. throughout C. at the beginning D. in the end
58. A. chart B. head C. describe D. manage
59. A. opinion B. request C. permission D. promise
60. A. Even if B. Although C. If D. When
61. A. Naturally B. Instead C. Consequently D. Peacefully
62. A. Once again B. Now and then C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly
63. A. count on B. account for C. call on D. appeal to
64. A. earnest B. worried C. fortunate D. desperate
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后面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。
23-year-old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann 26 her work with her colleague Laurie because they can 27 to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One 28 thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages—Spanish, French and even Chinese— 29 driving and even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann 30 that nobody is normal; everyone is different in 31 ways. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the 32 between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong 33 to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who 34 slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.
In fact, Ann’s character is 35 . One morning, 36 aft
er Don had taken the kids to school Ann 37 just as she was about to go to work. She was 38 by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her. She rushed her to 39 .
The doctor discovered that there are tumors(肿瘤) in both her ovaries(卵巢) . 40 can be done about the cancer. Ann 41 from the doctor that she has only two or three months to 42 .
Shaken 43 Ann was by this news, she decided not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened. 44 in a cafe, Ann began to write down all the things she 45 to do before her death:
“1. Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;
2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like;
3. Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;
4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic;
5. Smoke and drink as much as I want;
6. Say just what I’m thinking;
7. Go and see Dad in jail.
…”
26. A. shares B. spares C. enjoys D. completes
27. A. talk B. work C . affect D. help
28. A. ordinary B. strange C. special D. perfect
29. A. although B. until C. unless D. while
30. A. insists B. disagrees C. imagines D. hopes
31. A. his B. some C. any D. no
32. A. relation B. struggle C. difference D. fight
33. A. desire B. difficulty C. design D. delight
34. A. shocks B. remains C. realizes D. becomes
35. A. abstract B. attractive C. abnormal D. absolute
36. A. only B. even C. ever D. just
37. A. blacked out B. turned out C. make out D. came out
38. A. brought B. discovered C. taken D. ordered
39. A. garage B. college C. school D. hospital
40. A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing
41. A. informed B. learned C. took D. told
42. A. leave B. live C. stay D. die
43. A. since B. because C. as D. for
44. A. Arriving B. Getting C. Finding D. Sitting
45. A. instructs B. supposes C. intends D. Imagines
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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Only one woman is responsible for my success：my mom. Don' t 36 me—I'm like anyone else，and have issues with my mother. However，I'm 37 enough to realize that what she taught me when I was young positioned me for my later 38 .
My mom taught me that life，like dinner，doesn't require a recipe. 39 she cooked the most complicated meals，she 40 cooked from a recipe. It was like a kind of free-form jazz， and she taught me to improvise (即兴发挥)， and to add ingredients according to 41 .It's no wonder that my media business has grown so amazingly; I'm not 42 anyone else's recipe.
When I was in the ninth grade，my mom decided she wanted something 43 being a mother and a wife. She wanted to start her own 44 .But in order to accomplish this，she had no 45 but to get a loan. It all happened in 46 motion. The bank manager 47 my father call him，but my mom said stubbornly，"Why? It's my loan." "Well，I can't give you a loan unless he co-signs，" replied the manager. But my mom didn't 48 hope，and responded sincerely，"I see. Then can you do me a favor，if he does? I' d 49 it if you'd put together the paperwork quickly. I need a shop in order to support my family."
Moved by her 50 ，the manager agreed to do as she asked. So 51 was I that I included that day into my DNA.
Through her influence，I've become someone who 52 what she wants until she gets it. If something or someone is in my way，I 53 how to overcome the difficulties. It's really that 54 . It's not about getting angry. It's about getting what you want，being very， comp
etitive，but also extremely 55 . I learned this in the ninth grade from my mom， and it burned itself into my brain.
36. A. suspect B. misunderstand C. scold D. interrupt
37. A. curious B. innocent C. intelligent D. straight forward
38. A. circumstances B. dilemmas（窘境） C. achievements D. difficulties
39. A. Unless B. If C. Since D. While
40. A. rarely B. increasingly C. cautiously D. flexibly
41. A. feature B. process C. motivation D. taste
42. A. undertaking B. reflecting C. recommending D. following
43. A. instead of B. rather than C. more than D. regardless of
44.A. business B. marriage C. research D. interview
45.A. substitute B. alternative C. procedure D. possibility
46.A. brief B. slow C. admirable D. urgent
47.A. ordered B. indicated C. insisted D. stressed
48.A. switch B. abandon C. adjust D. escape
49.A. reward B. relieve C. celebrate D. appreciate
50.A. determination B. requirement C. significance D. encouragement
51.A. patient B. sensitive C. trustworthy D. impressed
52.A. benefits B. explores C. compromises D. pursues
53.A. turn out B. stick out C. figure out D. watch out
54.A. simple B. upset C. unconscious D. uncertain
55.A. embarrassing B. likeable C. casual D. confusing
III. 完形填空
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 37 a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 38 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 39 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 40 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 41 . His name is Andrew and he has something 42 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 43 miracles here, child I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 44 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 45 customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 46 ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 47 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 48 .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 49 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 50 price of a miracle for little brothers. 51 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 52 your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 53 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 54 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 55 of a little child.
36．A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpless D．kind
37．A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
38．A．drew B．pulled C．put D．poured
39．A．followed B．made C．took D．found
40．A．to B．as C．for D．on
41．A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
42．A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
43．A．have B．offer C．sell D．store
44．A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
45．A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
46．A．have B．need C．care D．like
47．A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
48．A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
49．A．since B．as C．after D．but
50．A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
51．A．Show B．Help C．Take D．Follow
52．A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
53．A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
54．A．happy B．well C．strong D．home
55． A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．Devotion
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