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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Bush family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes seemed, especially to Mrs. Bush who the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement, and almost .It made Mrs. Bush a little .
One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Bush made a (n) . "This family," she said firmly, “has too much stuff. It's time to get of some of them. ”The three children all with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into the car.
Their first was Home for the Aged where the older went to live. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ,They liked visitors and things to do. When the family arrived at Home for the Aged, they 0ut their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a .time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Bush family dropped their load of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Bush family lugged all their old clothes and furniture into the store.
After that, the Bush family home with warm feelings about what they had done. they drove along, they passed the lighted 0f supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they noticed the wonderful things in the windows except maybe out of the of their eyes.
A．read B．played C．enjoyed D．shared
A．there B．they C．it D．this
A．knew B．bought C．sold D．managed
A．anywhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．somewhere
A．uneasy B．difficult C．ready D．happy
A．announcement B．amusement C．notice D．report
A．away B．out C．hold . D．rid
A．decided B．agreed C．argued D．dealt
A．place B．arrival C．stop D．departure
A．bored B．disappointed C．excited D．determined
A．handed B．carried C．found D．let
A．fine B．bad C．sad D．sorry
A．onto B．into C．out D．off
A．Thanksgiving B．Halloween C．Christmas D．Eastern
A．rise B．arise C．raise D．arouse
A．headed B．arrived C．left D．felt
A．Though B．As C．Since D．Before
A．closets B．houses C．doors D．windows
A．nearly B．hardly C．closely D．immediately
A．corners B．sides C．edges D．covers
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation. When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
A．and B．except C．even D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．children B．family C．guests D．friends
A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．come up B．turned out C．referred to D．talked about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 36 first into the mud. David 37 her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom” 38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 39 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 40 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 41 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 42 .
One day, David’s teacher announced a 43 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea 45 David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I 46 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ 47 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I 48 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 49 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 50 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 52 !”
In July 1999, David was 53 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 55 is becoming well accepted.
| 1. A. fell |
B. touched |
C. lay |
D. dropped |
| 2. A. stood by |
B. rushed to |
C. looked at |
D. ran around |
| 3. A. Firmly |
B. Easily |
C. Quickly |
D. Shakily |
| 4. A. slowly |
B. frequently |
C. freely |
D. heavily |
| 5. A. hiding |
B. certainly |
C. possible |
D. waiting |
| 6. A. method |
B. disease |
C. trouble |
D. hope |
| 7. A. few |
B. little |
C. much |
D. more |
| 8. A. useful |
B. strange |
C. common |
D. special |
| 9. A. appearance |
B. invention |
C. experience |
D. experiment |
| 10. A. reminded |
B. encouraged |
C. occurred |
D. hit |
| 11. A. fastened |
B. stuck |
C. fixed |
D. tied |
| 12. A. So |
B. And |
C. For |
D. But |
| 13. A. might |
B. would |
C. did |
D. need |
| 14. A. pen |
B. hand |
C. cane |
D. nail |
| 15. A. watched |
B. supported |
C. noticed |
D. helped |
| 16. A. street |
B. ice |
C. yard |
D. square |
| 17. A. works |
B. operates |
C. succeeds |
D. helps |
| 18. A. declared |
B. received |
C. won |
D. praised |
| 19. A. more slowly |
B. more carefully |
C. more clearly |
D. faster |
| 20. A. cane |
B. mother |
C. speech |
D. story |
I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．admire
A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly
A．regard B．treat C．take D．think
A．bus B．train C．car D．plane
A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly
A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned
A．greeting B．meeting C．apology D．explanation
A．interested B．angered C．encouraged D．surprised
A．long B．short C．warm D．polite
A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked
A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed
A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty
A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief
A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined
A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited
A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked
A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．uncooperative
A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar
A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life
A．send B．read C．give D．express
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a 36 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 37 to toe, explained that he had 38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 40 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 41 , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he 42 me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 44 .While the little ones played and ran 45 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 46 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they 47 .The young fellow asked me how much he 48 me and I told him that the petrol pump had 49 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a 50 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 51 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It 52 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 53 person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and 54 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this 55 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
A．kick B．hit C．beat D．knock
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．driven B．used C．come D．run
A．away B．behind C．over D．out
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．sleeping B．crying C．quarrelling D．fighting
A．allow B．ring C．lead D．follow
A．on B．off C．in D．over
A．neat B．hot C．warm D．attractive
A．around B．inside C．nearby D．along
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．left B．arrived C．ate D．disappeared
A．gave B．paid C．owed D．offered
A．appeared B．exhibited C．calculated D．shown
A．call B．letter C．check D．notice
A．get B．force C．require D．hope
A．pointed B．turned C．worked D．found
A．generous B．successful C．serious D．powerful
A．praised B．persuaded C．informed D．convinced
A．lesson B．business C．aspect D．case
I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like (36) and straightforward. And it’s still what （37）a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (38) there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You’ve got to be (39) to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the (40) impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as (41) fellows. You read in the papers almost every week (42) a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their (43). If they weren’t honest, you wouldn’t be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald（翡翠的） ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had (44). It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her (45) to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you.”(46), I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she (47).
I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I (48) several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy (49), but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit (50) for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had (51) with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know, (52) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are (53) generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they (54) or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the (55) I try, the easier it gets.
A．dishonor B．dishonesty C．upright D．faithful
A．takes B．becomes C．makes D．has
A．know B．known C．knew D．knowing
A．generous B．tough C．mild D．warm-hearted
A．right B．proper C．bad D．wrong
A．rude B．honest C．good D．tough
A．when B．what C．which D．where
A．houses B．cars C．pockets D．rooms
A．picked her up B．dropped her off C．dropped her down D．pull her down
A．ring B．suitcase C．car D．emerald
A．So B．Still C．But D．Though
A．was B．did C．has D．is
A．made B．put C．held D．took
A．at one time B．some time C．in no time D．at times
A．put off B．put up C．put on D．put away
A．trouble B．difficult C．word D．anything
A．especially B．specially C．particularly D．practically
A．never B．seldom C．rather D．fairly
A．tip B．advised C．suggested D．ask
A．longer B．harder C．better D．shorter
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