Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''
The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much , and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''
A．Take B．Buy C．Order D．Smell
A．month B．week C．day D．year
A．stood B．sat C．gathered D．looked
A．but B．so C．since D．because
A．hearing B．thanking C．thinking D．looking
A．play B．laugh C．quarrel D．speak
A．crying B．standing C．quarreling D．singing
A．best B．oldest C．largest D．smallest
A．kissed B．took C．seized D．waved
A．hungry B．angry C．eager D．rude
A．size B．number C．length D．amount
A．letter B．bread C．basket D．bag
A．surprised B．pleased C．terrified D．excited
A．policeman B．teacher C．gentleman D．child
A．by accident B．by heart C．by hand D．by itself
A．letter B．apology C．money D．message
A．luck B．use C．good D．mistake
A．test B．reward C．thank D．attract
A．careful B．grateful C．beautiful D．enthusiastic
A．loaf B．basket C．world D．money
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Strange things happen to time when you travel. __11___the earth is divided into24 time zones, one hour apart, you can have days with __12___ or fewer than 24 hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
If you __13___ a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your __14___ enters a different time zone every __15___. As you enter each zone, the time __16___ one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you set it __17___. Each day of your trip has __18___ 25 or 23 hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___19___ the internationaldate line. By agreement, this is the point __20___ a new day begins. __21___ you cross the line, you change your __22___ one full day, backward __23____ forward. Traveling east, today __24___ yesterday; traveling west, __25___ is tomorrow!
A．Because B．If C．Although D．When
A．much B．more C．many D．less
A．do B．make C．go D．travel
A．plane B．train C．car D．ship
A．day B．night C．hour D．time
A．goes B．changes C．shows D．adds
A．ahead B．upward C．backward D．fast
A．neither B．either C．both D．nor
A．travel B．trip C．cover D．cross
A．which B．what C．that D．where
A．When B．Where C．While D．Before
A．time B．calendar C．date D．hour
A．and B．or C．but D．still
A．changes B．makes C．becomes D．goes
A．which B．this C．that D．it
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day in summer I stepped into a tiny coffee shop to drink a cup of black coffee. As I entered, I found a very old woman bent a table near the door. Her back was so twisted(弯曲) by some sadness that her face nearly the table-top. I sat down facing her two tables away.
"Poor woman," I thought. "What does she life? Why does God let people live so past their prime(黄金时期)?"
As I thought, aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about . They talked of how little the shop had in 70 years... In minutes the two of them were with laughter.
I looked again at the woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, a picture of myself.
I was wearing a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.
I was in spirits. She was laughing, smiling.
I was putting the of my life together. She had millions of wonderful to recall.
She was the day with a good friend. I was worried about getting old. She was old but it wasn't her.
As
I left the shop, I thought of my questions about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more and more sensitive than I was. has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something unpleasant.
A．to B．on C．over D．toward
A．heavily B．badly C．slightly D．hardly
A．struck B．reached C．stuck D．touched
A．get out of B．get off C．get away with D．get into
A．hard B．long C．slowly D．rapidly
A．other B．the very C．another D．a certain
A．bright future B．recent history C．the present day D．childhood days
A．changed B．improved C．rebuilt D．developed
A．jumping B．trembling C．burning D．running
A．older B．poor C．first D．younger
A．watching B．taking C．searching D．catching
A．high B．low C．good D．sad
A．dreams B．pages C．pieces D．hopes
A．affairs B．sufferings C．incidents D．memories
A．spending B．enjoying C．sharing D．wasting
A．certainly B．completely C．naturally D．secretly
A．hurting B．choking C．defeating D．beating
A．funny B．foolish C．serious D．curious
A．alive B．strong C．useful D．powerful
A．Wealth B．Life C．Time D．Age
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Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up .
Tommy, an only child, had been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother that his recent failing grades a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible ?
Tommy’s mother came in and one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father and was surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. somehow the words wouldn’t come.
I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single scribbled (乱写) over and over.
Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for seemed a future life.
At last he folded the paper carefully and his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but seemed to notice.
In this way I used the words to that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said, “Dear Mother; Dear Daddy; I love you. I love you. I love you.”
A．satisfying B．exciting C．disappointing D．surprising
A．the others B．the other C．another one D．each other
A．never B．rarely C．always D．usually
A．hope B．believe C．promise D．trust
A．stood for B．looked for C．cared for D．made for
A．happiness B．cruelty C．selfishness D．divorce
A．got B．took C．sat D．seated
A．reached B．sat C．arrived D．went
A．account B．record C．writing D．paper
A．common B．exciting C．mistaken D．right
A．So B．And C．But D．Then
A．letter B．sheet C．message D．schoolwork
A．word B．article C．phrase D．sentence
A．threw B．took C．handed D．picked
A．which B．as if C．what D．when
A．reached for B．hunted for C．kept off D．searched for
A．faces B．eyes C．head D．nose
A．both B．neither C．either D．none
A．reunite B．unite C．satisfy D．keep
A．lined B．colored C．written D．covered
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often 36 by the schools. American schools 37 seem so different from the schools they know in 38 parts of the world. American education is based on the 39 that children 40 to learn to think 41 themselves. The school should be the 42 where they learn to do this. 43 , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other 44 . They also learn 45 be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own 46 and interests. The American teacher does not 47 the children in her class to sit 48 hands folded quietly and to say 49 . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that 50 children learn from books is 51 . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this 52 for their 53 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 54 to see how American education 55 .
A．happy B．afraid C．glad D．surprised
A．some time B．sometime C．sometimes D．some times
A．other B．the other C．another D．all
A．opinion B．idea C．promise D．conclusion
A．need B．needed C．dare D．dared
A．of B．against C．for D．with
A．place B．space C．room D．area
A．From school B．out school C．By school D．In school
A．lessons B．knowledge C．subjects D．object
A．when to B．how to C．what to D．where to
A．ability B．skill C．abilities D．skills
A．think B．want C．let D．make
A．with B．across C．over D．above
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．much
A．that B．which C．where D．what
A．important B．unimportant C．necessary D．useless
A．study B．work C．learning D．aim
A．growing B．growth C．future D．tomorrow
A．ability B．possibility C．interest D．chance
A．develops B．learns C．goes D．works
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a 1 came behind him. 2 the man started thinking of excuses to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 3 me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get 4 , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 5 when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 6 something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 7 writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving 8 so far, the policeman came to his window, 9 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this 10 going to be? However, the man was 11 it was not a ticket（罚单）at all and he began to 12 :
“I had a daughter who was 13 by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in 14 , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to 15 until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to 16 that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive（原谅） him. So pray（祈祷）for me, and be 17 when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely 18 and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove 19 , even a few miles 20 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A．truck B．mail car C．police car D．taxi
A．Just now B．Just so C．Right now D．Right away
A．remembered B．caught C．mistook D．recognized
A．to school B．home C．out D．to hospital
A．well B．happy C．free D．bad
A．writing B．looking for C．listing D．looking up
A．even B．really C．never D．still
A．route B．License（执照） C．Journal D．Insurance（保险）
A．handed B．sent C．rewarded D．pushed
A．paper B．note C．notice D．ticket
A．excited B．upset C．surprised D．angry
A．laugh B．smile C．read D．think
A．hit B．knocked C．trapped D．killed
A．fear B．trouble C．prison D．danger
A．stay B．wait C．remain D．escape
A．forgive B．attack C．educate D．support
A．honest B．thankful C．patient D．careful
A．disappointed B．nervous C．shocked D．frightened
A．quickly B．slowly C．fortunately D．rapidly
A．under B．over C．to D．with
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