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。
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. doing this one day, I got to a young homeless man. He was often the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his was close to mine. It that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year after his birthday. and after congratulating(祝贺)him, without ,I asked if he had had a good day. He and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so .
I just couldn’t bear the thought of (不敢想)this nice, young man being on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing ! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线)basket. for me, I had enough yarn .I set to work and knitted(编织)a for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had to meet him so I had the scarf and a piece of my own birthday around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I .The in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
A．work B．energy C．money D． experience
A．In B．On C．Besides D．By
A．realize B．ignore C．know D．recognize
A．selling B．reading C．covering D．buying
A．birthday B．house C．height D．hobby
A．said B．found C．guessed D．meant
A．long B．shortly C．ever D．even
A．stopping B．helping C．praising D．thinking
A．looked up B．turned up C．looked down D．got down
A．foolish B．excited C．clever D．worried
A．calm B．happy C．alone D．hungry
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Badly D．However
A．used B．done C．left D．produced
A．scarf B．cap C．sock D．glove
A．when B．because C．so D．and
A．different B．dry C．wet D．clean
A．liked B．hoped C．promised D．agreed
A．made B．thrown C．received D．carried
A．cake B．present C．song D．party
A．light B．pain C．sight D．tear
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
A．painting B．smiling C．cooking D．serving
A．argument B．discussion C．conversation D．debate
A．attend to B．look for C．care about D．find out
A．advice B．suggestion C．tip D．prize
A．feeling B．look C．attitude D．face
A．wondering B．knowing C．saying D．answering
A．help B．keep C．drive D．follow
A．except B．below C．above D．within
A．excellent B．skilled C．generous D．grateful
A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．no more than
A．respect B．sympathy C．thanks D．satisfactory
A．trained B．refused C．left D．married
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。
I was in the ninth grade, when I began to suffer from depression. I didn’t have many friends. I could never my problems. Soon I refused to attend classes for days. I became and angry. I would even shut myself in my room for hours. The exams were approaching, but I didn’t care. My parents and teachers were at my bad performance. Constant quarrels made life at home a living hell—all because of me.
One morning, after a hard from Dad, I stood blankly at the school gate. As the other students to their classrooms, our English teacher found me. what I'd done, she led me to her office.
The next 45 minutes were the most moments of my life. She said she had noticed a big in me. She wanted to know why I was so often and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and listened as I spilled out my worries. She then hugged me I sobbed my closed emotions out. I could feel my months of frustration and loneliness melt .
No one had tried to understand what the real problem was, but my teacher had done it with her act of just listening to me with such attention and .
She to be my best friend. From then on, I often went to her office and we discussed my problems, hobbies and everything my mind. I looked forward to school every day.
As the exams again, I studied hard. When the results were declared, everybody was pleased. But happiest of all was my English teacher. With tears of joy, she me with a pen. Today I have become a happy thanks to her.
A．hide B．explore C．share D．keep
A．sensitive B．hopeless C．energetic D．stubborn
A．simply B．gradually C．loosely D．originally
A．terrified B．astonished C．frightened D．pleased
A．comment B．suggestion C．permission D．lecture
A．pulled B．paced C．burst D．marched
A．Realizing B．Expressing C．Wondering D．Ignoring
A．familiar B．precious C．painful D．powerful
A．change B．hurt C．relief D．principle
A．selfish B．absent C．quiet D．desperate
A．pitifully B．hopefully C．madly D．patiently
A．even if B．since C．as D．so
A．away B．out C．off D．aside
A．valuable B．reliable C．simple D．generous
A．invitation B．expression C．responsibility D．care
A．expected B．promised C．requested D．persuaded
A．on B．over C．beneath D．across
A．attacked B．attended C．approached D．arose
A．punished B．presented C．praised D．replaced
A．musician B．reporter C．coach D．writer
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I left Spacsavers, I walked along the Regent Road, and suddenly the world was closing in around me. I could no longer hear the sound of busy London traffic, the footsteps walking behind me, the buzz of conversation around me. I felt anxious crossing the road. All the I take for granted had gone. I had entered into a world of silence.
This experience occurred a few weeks ago when I agreed to “go deaf for the day” to the work of the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Now I serve as an ambassador.
That day when I a cab to take me to the office of my manager, Gavin, I couldn’t hear what the taxi driver was saying to me. was impossible. Then, when I reached the office, I had to the interphone (对讲机)five times as I couldn’t hear a(n) .
Everybody said I was shouting at them — I simply wasn’t of the volume of my own voice. Gavin kept telling me my phone was ringing, but I didn’t . I was too busy trying to concentrate on his lips. And when he tried to tell me a code to put into my phone, I had to keep asking him to repeat it more slowly again and again. he lost his patience and shouted at me: “Just give me the phone!” I was shocked.
People couldn’t be to repeat themselves, so they kept trying to do things for me that I was to finish by myself. I lost control, feeling and awkward.
Being deaf for the day was extraordinarily . I had to work so hard to “ ” with my eyes, get people’s attention and use my other to make up for my lack of hearing. It was a huge, exhausting effort. Until that I didn’t realize how much I took my own hearing for granted, or the sorts of emotions and experiences deaf people go .
Therefore, if a deaf person asks you to repeat something, say: “It doesn’t matter.” It does matter. It matters more than you know.
A．friends B．responsibilities C．sounds D．efforts
A．puzzling B．disturbing C．inspiring D．inviting
A．advertise B．support C．check D．improve
A．called for B．waited for C．sent for D．made for
A．Prayer B．Explanation C．Payment D．Conversation
A．argument B．recall C．response D．rhythm
A．aware B．careful C．proud D．ashamed
A．realize B．accept C．agree D．hope
A．kissing B．describing C．drawing D．reading
A．Happily B．Automatically C．Finally D．Curiously
A．required B．bothered C．ordered D．persuaded
A．free B．lucky C．regretful D．able
A．confident B．relaxed C．desperate D．embarrassed
A．amazing B．frightening C．tiring D．convincing
A．listen B．understand C．communicate D．share
A．interests B．senses C．behaviors D．disabilities
A．performance B．lesson C．challenge D．experience
A．after B．into C．through D．for
A．never B．sometimes C．always D．still
Many times we do something positive or say something kind, but we don’t see the influence it has on other people. We may ______ these “random（随意的）acts of kindness”, but we never know what happens next. One time, I was lucky enough to ______.
I was returning from a trip ______ I stopped to refuel and get snack at a gas station. It was late. I was______, and home was still more than two hours away. I was feeling______, and my back hurt from all the ______.
I went _____. The checker smiled at me, and we ______ for a moment. I don’t remember ______ what she said, but I do remember the ______ she showed me. I was______ by her kindness. It kept me going on my journey home.
The next week, I was cleaning my purse, and I ______ the receipt. The receipt（收据） reminded me of the clerk’s ______, and it had the address of the store. I decided to ______ a thank-you note to her manager.
In the letter I told the manager that his employee’s kind words and caring attitude stood out to me, _____ my trip home.
A week ______, that clerk wrote me back. As a result of my note, she got a(n) ______ from her manager and a company award. I was ______. Robin’s kindness inspired me to return her positivity.
Mother Teresa ______ us to “do small things with great love”. Oftentimes, when we do such small things, we don’t get to see the effects of our kind words or deeds, _____ every so often, we’re blessed to discover the positive outcome.
A．imagine B．practice C．devote D．dream
A．work out B．figure out C．make out D．find out
A．when B．why C．whether D．that
A．clever B．tired C．lazy D．poor
A．down B．well C．upset D．disappointed
A．driving B．running C．swimming D．walking
A．outside B．away C．off D．inside
A．believed B．explained C．shouted D．chatted
A．exactly B．surprisingly C．carelessly D．unluckily
A．interest B．kindess C．shame D．pity
A．hungry B．refreshed C．crazy D．angry
A．came across B．dropped off C．called on D．looked for
A．feelings B．warmth C．stedngth D．interests
A．check B．book C．write D．copy
A．designing B．repairing C．taking D．brighttening
A．ago B．later C．since D．lately
A．operation B．suggestion C．employment D．praise
A．successful B．shocked C．satisfied D．convenient
A．advised B．forced C．suggested D．demanded
A．as B．though C．so D．but
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The idea for Father's Day started in 1909. A woman named Dodd about starting a Father's Day holiday listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. Miss Dodd wanted a day to honor her , William Smart, who had fought in the American Civil War. His wife died when birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart raised the baby and his other children on a farm in Washington State. When Dodd became an adult, she how kind and loving her father had been while raising his six children alone. She believed her father had worked very hard to make sure his children healthy and strong. As Dodd's father was born in , she chose to hold the Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910. In 1924, President Coolidge gave his to the idea of a national Father's Day. Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a presidential statement（总统令） the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.
In early times, wearing was a traditional way to celebrate Father's Day. People wore red roses to fathers who were still living. White flowers were worn to remember fathers who had . Today, Americans celebrate Father's Day in many different ways. families take their fathers out to a restaurant for a meal. Others give their fathers with special messages of thanks. Children living far call their fathers on the telephone to them a happy Father's Day. the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father know that he is valued and loved. one historian in America has said, "Lucky is the man who hears many small voices call him father."
A．talked B．cared C．thought D．brought
A．while B．before C．if D．but
A．normal B．strange C．common D．special
A．mother B．father C．sister D．brother
A．having B．doing C．giving D．taking
A．six B．five C．four D．three
A．forgot B．remembered C．organized D．recognized
A．grew up B．put up C．stayed up D．looked up
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．last B．first C．shortest D．longest
A．support B．doubt C．chance D．time
A．telling B．speaking C．demanding D．declaring
A．flowers B．glasses C．hats D．watches
A．praise B．send C．blame D．honor
A．disappeared B．passed C．died D．killed
A．Few B．None C．Some D．All
A．ties B．gifts C．wallets D．shirts
A．want B．expect C．hope D．wish
A．However B．Whenever C．Whatever D．Whichever
A．Which B．As C．That D．What
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