阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I , picking them up. later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I , “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.’’ “It’s not a mess. They’re .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.
He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and answers a question, especially when he’s attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, around. Every time Paul five or more words together, my heart says a of thanks. But lately he seems to that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to them from the garbage, them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul me to look up at instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces do I miss because I’m too caught up in my to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s we look at it. Now, I look up.
A．laughed B．sighed C．amazed D．shouted
A．Days B．Years C．Moments D．Weeks
A．called out B．turned up C．got in D．added to
A．up B．down C．away D．off
A．planes B．papers C．leaves D．butterflies
A．rarely B．frequently C．willingly D．eagerly
A．devoted B．depended C．focused D．addicted
A．showing B．looking C．playing D．drawing
A．spells B．puts C．pushes D．accumulates
A．sound B．remark C．report D．prayer
A．refuse B．hear C．mind D．realize
A．worthy B．aware C．fond D．typical
A．hide B．destroy C．rescue D．remove
A．tore B．dusted C．cut D．seized
A．throw B．flow C．land D．fly
A．masterpieces B．schoolwork C．inventions D．imagination
A．reminded B．forced C．intended D．permitted
A．mistakes B．weaknesses C．beauty D．scenery
A．amusement B．housework C．communication D．homework
A．when B．whether C．where D．how
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to Mr. Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got , Janet saw him sitting in his front yard and they should cross over to the other side of the street. Janet was of the strange old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to . Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉头）. , when he saw it was Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson said that sounded , and gave them each a freshly picked off his tree.
When they Dawson’s house, Janet asked Amy, “How come he was so to us?”
Amy that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible （看不见的）smile and so she smiled back at him. After some time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Now he always her an apple, and was always very kind.
Smiles are contagious （感染他人的）. If you pretend he is smiling an invisible smile at you and you smile back at him, he will really smile.
A．walk by B．take up C．go into D．tear down.
A．far B．fast C．inside D．close
A．announced B．suggested C．ordered D．predicted
A．fond B．ashamed C．scared D．proud
A．cry B．worry C．return D．speak
A．Instead B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
A．accent B．joke C．smile D．idea
A．friend B．doll C．gift D．pet
A．there B．indoors C．overnight D．here
A．great B．strange C．simple D．dull
A．banana B．orange C．pear D．apple
A．entered B．left C．visited D．saw
A．fair B．rude C．nice D．open
A．explained B．thought C．doubted D．realized
A．happy B．famous C．friendly D．popular
A．remembered B．pretended C．asked D．agreed
A．ever B．seldom C．never D．always.
A．turning B．referring C．talking D．complaining
A．offered B．awarded C．lent D．bought
A．more or less B．now and again C．here and there D．sooner or later
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There was a store a half hour’ s walk from my apartment, and it was the cheapest place to buy food for us students studying abroad in France, there was always a long checkout line. On a cold March day, I spent my time shopping, got what I needed and the checkout.
, the lines that day were long. There were people everywhere. I was standing . in line because I just wasn’t that my French yet. Any time that I had to with the natives, I got a little nervous.
When my came, I began to put my things on the cashier desk, hoping that the cashier wouldn’t me. With nervous energy, I was shaking back and forth, but I didn’t even notice I was continually a security alarm!
The entire store was watching me now. To my , the store manager came to me a few moments later. She started to me in French. Then she realized that I spoke no French. The next five minutes were spent me: my backpack, my coat pockets, my jean pockets. And there were hands . Everyone was looking, pointing, and .
I stood embarrassedly all the while; the was still ringing out.
Then I this had happened to me before in the States. New always equal alarms. The clothes contain small sensors (传感器) that you are supposed to before wearing. So I grabbed my shirt and turned it . There was a “Remove Before Washing” tag in it. I could say anything, the manager brought a pair of scissors and then cut off the tag.
I packed up my backpack, and marched out of the store with a strange mixture of embarrassment and pride.
A．when B．because C．so D．or
A．headed for B．looked for C．asked D．turned to
A．In fact B．Unexpectedly C．As usual D．Unluckily
A．hopefully B．thoughtfully C．fearfully D．nervously
A．interested in B．confident about C．afraid of D．strict with
A．stay B．play C．study D．communicate
A．turn B．time C．bill D．wait
A．find B．recognize C．speak to D．look at
A．setting up B．setting off C．making up D．making out
A．excitement B．surprise C．happiness D．sorrow
A．answer B．help C．question D．understand
A．searching B．catching C．watching D．greeting
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．smiling B．whispering C．worrying D．upsetting
A．phone B．bell C．alarm D．toy
A．explained B．complained C．remembered D．thought
A．trousers B．clothes C．backpacks D．pockets
A．remove B．check C．buy D．use
A．down B．inside C．off D．outward
A．After B．Before C．As D．When
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer of Harvard’s president. But they were by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, that the couple would finally become and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a face. The lady told him, “We had a son that Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer about.
A．lab B．library C．hall D．office
A．watched B．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
A．surprised B．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad
A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served
A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy
A．set about B．set up C．take down D．take over
A．satisfied B．excited C．moved D．ashamed
A．house B．part C．garden D．place
A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted
A．building B．yard C．playground D．square
A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called
A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion
A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased
A．department B．university C．business D．club
A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though
A．name B．character C．picture D．sign
A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year.This__ father of eight children had deeply known his share of family heartaches.A few years earlier，his sister Kedra had been shot in the____by a young man who robbed the place where she was working.The youth was caught，but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems，Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20,1992，Mr.Andrews was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station and stopped.Andrews was getting ready to get____the train when something____happened.An old blind man，who had____the space between two carriages for a door while____his way with a stick，suddenly fell____the train.Seeing this Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and____the blind man to safety.He impressed all the people on the spot with his____.The news rapidly spread all over the country.Messages began to pour in.Some people____sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station____he was returning from a job talk.He probably would have been hired，but the public praise made it a sure thing.
Andrews，however，received____attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active____to his family.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____，it didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job，but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any way to get to work，so he____to leave.It was not long before he was____to job hunting again.Few newspapers，however，would tell their readers what Mr.Andrews' life was like after he became a hero.
A．helpless B．careless C．friendless D．jobless
A．arm B．leg C．face D．Stomach
A．lost B．hurt C．kept D．destroyed
A．looking B．calling C．waiting D．searching
A．on B．off C．to D．down
A．disappointed B．strange C．funny D．unexpected
A．chosen B．reached C．mistaken D．forgotten
A．forcing B．feeling C．leading D．touching
A．into B．from C．under D．over
A．threw B．pushed C．drove D．pulled
A．courage B．power C．help D．speed
A．yet B．even C．still D．ever
A．though B．before C．because D．till
A．close B．little C．much D．enough
A．help B．ideas C．reading D．reports
A．stop B．journey C．beginning D．end
A．might B．could C．would D．did
A．moved B．turned C．joined D．belonged
A．promised B．refused C．had D．forced
A．back B．ready C．sorry D．Excited
The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his____ ．One day when the captain had come from a ___ with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had_____ and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll ____ it for you in my storehouse _____you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get ____ money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up _____ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his____ friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had____ all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was____ lies，but he stayed ____and said，“I knew that you had problems_____mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started _____ voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but _____our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very____ and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And _____ can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a_____ ，who said，“The merchant must____the captain the money which he got when he ___the iron，and then the captain must_____ the merchant’s son back to him．”
A．car B．cart C．ship D．plane
A．voyage B．travel C．business D．visit
A．fallen B．raised C．widened D．risen
A．keep B．hide C．hold D．put
A．when B．since C．after D．until
A．many B．more C．a bit D．less
A．on B．in C．to D．by
A．dishonest B．honest C．real D．former
A．sold B．borrowed C．eaten D．drunk
A．talking B．making C．telling D．saying
A．friendly B．calm C．quiet D．angry
A．about B．in C．on D．with
A．another B．next C．the other D．other
A．while B．after C．during D．before
A．boring B．puzzled C．angry D．afraid
A．yet B．neither C．so D．either
A．lawyer B．manager C．child D．judge
A．return B．give C．offer D．lend
A．kept B．bought C．sold D．stole
A．bring B．fetch C．carry D．catch
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