It’s a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas. The Suttons’ dinner conversation often turned to local families . This year, the youngest daughter Kate was that Santa Claus would make a special visit a 22-year-old single mother named Ashley.
One Sunday, the rang. A representative from a local organization was calling to say the Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kate ran into her room. Soon, Kate returned with her piggy bank, her face set with . And now she the coins and dollar bills out, one by one, onto the kitchen table: $3.30. “Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. maybe this will buy a present for the baby.” everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Soon, the money on the kitchen table. The total: $130.
The next morning, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s latest project. Throughout the day, more coworkers with contributions. Each time a little money came in, Ann called home. And with each from her mother, Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory. With the story of Kate’s gift beyond Ann’s office, she received more contributions. By the end of the day, the total was now $500—plenty of a Christmas for Ashley’s family.
That evening, Kate went with her mother to the money. They bought plenty of household necessities. They had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Ann through the pouring rain to where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the woman a Merry Christmas. Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car. With so many gifts to take inside, she abandoned the umbrella. Ashley her in the rain. Soon both women were wet through, and the surprise had turned to something deeper, the kind of that brought them close to tears.
A．in charge B．in need C．in return D．in turn
A．excited B．surprised C．ashamed D．disappointed
A．with B．without C．to D．from
A．doorbell B．phone C．alarm D．clock
A．pleasure B．permission C．information D．aid
A．rise B．show C．take D．disappear
A．determination B．peace C．surprise D．puzzle
A．collected B．counted C．chose D．found
A．Or B．And C．But D．So
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Immediately D．Constantly
A．made up B．picked up C．took up D．piled up
A．put up B．came out C．set off D．dropped by
A．greeting B．report C．letter D．gift
A．spreading B．sharing C．starting D．inventing
A．spend B．deliver C．make D．receive
A．even B．always C．already D．yet
A．walked B．drove C．ran D．cycled
A．astonished B．embarrassed C．bored D．frightened
A．took B．held C．joined D．attended
A．sympathy B．sadness C．anxiety D．joy
完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15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。将正确选项答案涂在答题纸上。
I was wandering through the streets when I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.I wanted very much to get a new suit and throw off my old 36 .But … I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.I went in 37 asked if they had a cheap 38 .The fellow I spoke to 39 no answer at first,looked me up and down,noticed that I was almost in rags, 40 said, “just a minute.”
I waited till he 41 his work.Then he took me into a dark back room.He looked through the suits and 42 the cheapest one for me.I put it on.It didn’t fit, 43 it was new and I was anxious to have it,so I said:
“Could you wait a few days for the money?I haven’t any small change on me.”
The fellow looked at me 44 and said, “Oh,you haven’t?Well,of couse,I know that gentlement like you carry only 45 notes.”
I was 46 and said, “My friend,you shouldn’t judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears.I’m quite 47 to pay for this suit.But I’m afraid you can’t change the note.”
“Why do you think we can’t change your note? 48 the contrary,we can!”
I handed the note to him and said: “Oh,very well,I apologize.”
He 49 it with a smile,and then as he looked at the note,his smile froze. 50 the note in his hand,he stood there,unable to talk or move.
36.A.way B.friend C.watch D.clothes
37. A.and B.but C.so D.when
38. A.cloth B.clothing C.suit D.suits
39. A.make B.makes C.making D.made
40. A.have finished B.had finished C.will finish D.is finishing
41. A.have finished B.had finished C.will finish D.is finishing
42. A.choose B.pick C.find D.selected
43. A.so B.or C.but D.and
44. A.warmly B.hardly C.coldly D.kindly
45. A.large B.small C.some D.strange
46. A.mad B.sorry C.hurt D.welcome
47. A.anxious B.able C.tired D.worried
48. A.To B.For C.In D.On
49. A.receiving B.to receive C.received D.will receive
50. A.Holding B.To hold C.Held D.To be held
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Anger is good for you, as long as you control it properly, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University ___36___ anger may help you ____37___ the negative effects of stress and help you become healthier.
“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger.” Said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more you display anger, the lower your ____38___ responses.”
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every 13th number. Researchers interfered with them by asking them to ___39____ faster or ask them other questions. If they made any ____40___ , they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry ____41____ the researchers were ____42____ them.
Lerner used a ____43____ video camera and recorded all their facial _____44____ during the test. The researchers ____45____ their reactions as fear, anger and disgust. Other members recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high- stress hormone called cortisol.
People whose faces showed more ____46____ during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and weight gain. When people fear, negative impacts ____47____, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the ____48____. “ Having that sense of anger ____49____ people to actually feel some power in what ____50____ is a maddening situation.” Lerner said.
Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. He found people who reacted with ____51____ were more optimistic. These people are healthier ____52____ with those who were frightened during the event.
So in maddening ____53____, anger is not a ____54____ thing to have. It’s a ____55____ response than fear.
36. A. shows B. suggests C. expresses D. insists
37. A. drop B. reduce C. lose D. throw
38. A. mistake B. sadness C. stress D. anger
39. A. read B. write C. speak D. count
40. A. mistakes B. decisions C. changes D. losses
41. A. unless B. because C. if D. until
42. A. watching B. stopping C. interrupting D. recording
43. A. rented B. stolen C. borrowed D. hidden
44. A. spots B. points C. expressions D. smiles
45. A. chose B. regarded C. treated D. described
46. A fear B. anger C. regret D. happiness
47. A. decrease B. increase C. climb D. spread
48. A. plan B. method C. study D. project
49. A. hopes B. leads C. lets D. drives
50. A. actually B. really C. otherwise D. luckily
51. A. pain B. joy C. sorrow D. anger
52. A. compared B. comparing C. satisfied D. connected
53. A. situations B. conditions C. positions D. persons
54. A bad B. good C. proper D. wonderful
55. A. shorter B. bigger C. faster D. healthier
III．完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从36—55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。
"I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 36 it?" said the old lady.
John took over the 37 from her shaking hand and 38 her in a chair. He remembered her rich 39 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It's good, Grandma." He said gently. Then realizing that she couldn't hear him, he shouted 40 her ears. “I think it's very good. I'll 41 it to a publisher."
Ten days later, he reported that the 42 had had time to read only a few pages. But he was so 43 that he had sent $100 for an option（版权）. 44 money would be given as an advance（先付）.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't 45 more than a few days. She was 46 to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she 47 get the book very soon.
Grandma 48 on until the day the book came into her hands, with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, sh
e could 49 it. She 50 felt her name with her fingers, tears in her 
eyes. Two hours later, she died 51 , still holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. "Why, it's just blank（空白的）pages!" she cried in 52 John's face turned red. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn't 53 the little bell when the typewriter came to the end of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were 54 . John did not tell her, for he couldn't take away her only 55 . It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
36．A．buying B．publishing C．reading D．lending
37．A．papers B．newspaper C．book D．magazine
38．A．sat B．put C．placed D．seated
39．A．lives B．experiences C．thoughts D．family
40．A．onto B．inside C．into
D．on
41．A．throw B．put C．send D．lift
42．A．publisher B．officer C．doctor D．teacher
43．A．interested B．angry C．frustrated D．gentle
44．A．Little B．Much C．Enough D．More
45．A．die B．stay C．last D．remain
46．A．worried B．anxious C．ready D．eager
47．A．must B．would C．could D．might
48．A．did B．took C．made D．lived
49．A．read B．smell C．Hear D．touch
50．A．proudly B．quickly C．carefully D．slowly
51．A．angrily B．peacefully C．willing D．quickly
52．A．anger B．joy C．surprise D．tears
53．A．see B．smell C．Hear D．taste
54．A．missing B．finished C．completed D．ended
55．A．hope B．book C．life D．paper
第二节：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。
Animals can be of great fun, but it’s important to know 21 to be safe when you’re with them. Both indoor animals and outdoor animals need to be 22 kindly all the time. This means different things 23 on the animal and the situation. 24 a wild animal, being kind may mean staying far away 25 the animal doesn’t feel threatened and so you stay 26 .
Stepping outside can mean a world full of great animals to see — 27 squirrels in trees to birds in flight. In some parts of the world, kids 28 see slithery snakes, black bats, 29 even cool coyotes. And don’t forget raccoons, skunks, and other critters 30 come out in some places at night.
The rule in the great outdoors is simple: Don’t 31 or go near an animal. 32 some of these animals may look cool or even cute, leave them 33 . These animals aren’t like regular pets. They’re not 34 to being around people and may bite or attack if you come near them. They also might have r
abies(狂犬病).
Don’t ever try to 35 a wild animal. Bird feeders are OK, but other animals, 36 they look hungry, shouldn’t ever be fed. When it comes to these animals, it’s better for everyone if you stay ____37 and check them out at the zoo, on the Internet, on TV nature shows, or in books.[来
If a pet looks sick or is injured, stay far away. An animal that 38 loves to be petted may get very 39 and even bite when it is feeling ill. Tell an adult so he or she can get 40 for the animal.
| 21. A. what 22. A. taken care 23. A. depend 24. A. To 25. A. so 26. A. safe 27. A. like 28. A. should 29. A. or 30. A. what 31. A. touch 32. A. Because 33. A. outside 34. A. using 35. A. keep 36. A. however 37. A. closer 38. A. normally 39. A. happy 40. A. exercise |
B. why B. served B. look B. With B. and B. dangerous B. round B. have to B. and B. that B. look B. Even B. lonely B. used B. feed B. if B. closely B. always B. satisfied B. hope |
C. how C. protected C. wait C. As C. but C. threatened C. from C. will C. but C. those C. feel C. Although C. alone C. being used C. attack C. after C. away C. rarely C. excited C. plan |
D. which D. treated D. call D. Treating D. because D. calm D. not only D. may D. either D. who D. keep D. Since D. quietly D. to be used D. check D. even if D. far D. often D. upset D. help |
第二节完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中选出最佳选项。
One winter Nasreddin had very 31 money．His crops 32 very bad that year，and he 33 live very cheaply．He gave his donkey less food，and when after two days the donkey 34 just the same，he 35 to himself，“The donkey was used to 36 a lot．Now he is quickly getting used to eating less； and soon he will get used to living 37 almost nothing.”
Each day Nasreddin gave the donkey a little 38 food, until it was hardly eating anything.
Then one day，when the donkey was going to market with a load of wood on its back, it suddenly 39 . “How unlucky I am，”said Nasreddin，“Just when my donkey had got used to eating hardly anything，it came 40 the end of its days in this world.
31．A．few B. little C. lot D. much
32．A．had been B. has been C. was being D. is being
33．A．has to B. have to C. had to D. must have to
34．A．1ooks B. is seen C. looked D. was seen
35．A．says B. say C. saying D. said
36．A．eat B. eating C. have eaten D. being eaten
37．A．on B. by C. up D. to
38．A．more B. less C. few D. small
39．A．dead B. dying C. died D. was dying
4 0．A．on B. up C. in D.to
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