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。
We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly with my daughter Rachel. The other hot night, after dinner we went to an ice cream shop. When for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously (匿名地) for the person who came to the counter as a random act of . Puzzled but excited, she our money and a Smile Card. We sat down at the table near the counter—Rachel wanted to spy on our one.
About five minutes later the cashier told us, “Oh, good! Someone's coming!” It was a woman with two little kids. As the woman reached for her , the cashier, handing her the , told her that wanted to, anonymously, buy her family's ice cream. She couldn't it. “Seriously?” she asked. Rachel and I not to notice. It was great. The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous, came over to “wipe off our table,” leaving our change on our table. She was about as as we were.
After enjoying our ice cream, we took a napkin(纸巾) and wrote a to the cashier thanking her for her assistance. We until she went to the back room, quickly the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the , and ran out before we were seen.
I treasure every date night with my daughter and the world through her eyes is always for me.
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Some people took a tourist bus to a mountainous area .The scenery was really _______and a couple of young lovers were _______ so much by the natural beauty that they got off the bus on the way. Shortly after the bus went on, they heard a_______ boom ahead of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly _______by the news that no passengers on_______ survived. When they calmed down, they _______ and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a_______ when we were riding a tourist bus to a scenic mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said after the disaster that they had _______ escaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were lucky ones who missed the bus and _______ the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of _______ “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ _______ to the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our _______.“If we hadn’t got down and delayed the bus, it would have passed the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have _______”
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think _______ It actually serves as an examination of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, _______ themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for mercy , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
A．breathtaking B．inspiring C．satisfying D．frustrating
A．struck B．moved C．encouraged D．appealed
A．vast B．noisy C．loud D．large
A．shocked B．scared C．embarrassed D．confused
A．bus B．hill C．board D．road
A．shouted B．screamed C．explained D．sighed
A．tourist B．guide C．driver D．passager
A．finally B．eventually C．nearly D．narrowly
A．passed B．avoided C．caused D．trapped
A．sadness B．concern C．relief D．regret
A．emotions B．expressions C．attitudes D．replies
A．touch B．expectation C．doubt D．reach
A．died B．passed C．survived D．stayed
A．differently B．actually C．similarly D．sincerely
A．thanked B．blamed C．apologized D．forgave
第二节 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
Albert was an excellent painter. He had a happy family. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some __________ intestinal disorder, neither Albert nor his wife __________ the condition very seriously. But the disease was _________ acute diseaseand the boy died suddenly that night.
_________ the death could have been _________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Albert's emotional health ameliorated under the enormous burden of his __________. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, __________ him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _________ Albert could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him cope. _________, Albert became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism ________, Albert began to lose everything he __________ -his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Albert died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Albert' s death, I reacted with the same disdain（鄙视）the world shows for one who _________ his life with nothing material to show for it.
As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier harsh judgment. I knew Albert's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring came from __________.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to __________ an alcoholic. One day I worked up my _________ to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to _____ you. What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and ________ for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Albert came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love son.
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to _______ Albert as a failure. He had not left any _______ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left _________ one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known..
A．special B．rare C．serious D．common
A．made B．took C．thought D．regarded
A．actually B．gradually C．eventually D．frequently
A．Recognizing B．Asking C．Convincing D．Knowing
A．protected B．prevented C．pretended D．preserved
A．guilt B．shame C．pity D．wonder
A．letting B．keeping C．leaving D．making
A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．less than
A．At time B．In time C．On time D．Over times
A．progressed. B．declined C．added D．slided
A．controlled B．bought C．made D．possessed
A．ends B．begins C．commits D．lives
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．wherever
A．defend B．change C．affect D．develop
A．spirits B．courage C．enthusiasm D．emotion
A．teach B．love C．raise D．care
A．reflected B．relaxed C．recognized D．realized
A．treat B．rank C．value D．judge
A．precious B．valuable C．material D．emotional
A．behind B．off C．over D．away
There was an old rooster(公鸡). One day as the sun was sinking, he ____into a tree to rest. He was about to put his head under his wings when he suddenly saw a long pointed nose — there just below him stood a fox.
“Have you heard the ____ news?” cried the fox excitedly.
“What news?” asked the rooster very _____. But in fact, he was very nervous, because he was very much_____of the fox.
“Your family and mine and all other animals have ____to live in peace from now on and forget our ____forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace(拥抱) you ! Do come down,dear friend, and let us _____the exciting news.”
“How great!” said the rooster.“I am certainly____about the news.” But when he said this, he seemed to be looking at something far off.
“What is it you see?” asked the fox _____ .
“Oh, a couple of ____are coming this way. They must have heard the good news and...”
But the fox did not wait to hear more. He turned and ___as fast as he could.
“ Wait ,” cried the rooster. “Why do you run? The dogs are ____of yours now!”
“Yes,” answered the fox . “ But they might not have heard the news.Besides, I have a very important thing that I had almost ____about.”
Seeing this , the wise rooster smiled as he hid his head in his feathers and went to ____, for he had succeeded in _____a very crafty(狡猾的) enemy.
Those who cheat people are easily cheated.
A．flew B．fell C．knocked D．walked
A．surprising B．interesting C．helpful D．wonderful
A．calmly B．sadly C．clearly D．rudely
A．tired B．fond C．afraid D．proud
A．tried B．agreed C．preferred D．hoped
A．mistakes B．promise C．differences D．friendship
A．spread B．celebrate C．make D．hear
A．happy B．nervous C．shy D．worried
A．angrily B．seriously C．quietly D．anxiously
A．roosters B．humans C．foxes D．dogs
A．finished B．ran C．spoke D．jumped
A．brothers B．partners C．enemies D．fans
A．thought B．forgotten C．learned D．cared
A．sing B．work C．sleep D．eat
A．believing B．catching C．fooling D．protecting
At the age of fortyfive，my usually wellordered life became full of changes. After twentytwo years of working in a ____，a plan to use less staff _ _ the unemployment of over one hundred people，I being one of them.
My once secure future became ____.However，I was not a single parent，____ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been “Change is good；change is progress”，but when it ____ my livelihood，I had to change it to “____ change and make the most of it.” From the beginning，I ____ to look at this matter not as ____ luck，but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry；___ ，I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the ____ in the way I pursued (追求)the future. First，I decided to ___ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little ____.Not being a graduate had ____ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to ___.With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult ___.In the class，I became more and more confident. During this time，I ____ that no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops.
The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate(重新评估)my ____ life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now，my heart and life are completely around people I ___.
The loss of my job led to some ____ changes in my life. Revisiting the past made ___ for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.
A．factory B．company C．bank D．school
A．set aside B．led to C．made up D．took off
A．clear B．bright C．boring D．uncertain
A．so B．or C．if D．but
A．destroyed B．improved C．affected D．offered
A．Make B．Accept C．Bring D．Collect
A．chose B．considered C．happened D．pretended
A．special B．rare C．bad D．good
A．besides B．instead C．anyway D．however
A．difference B．decision C．effort D．use
A．attend B．turn C．return D．admit
A．time B．risk C．chance D．courage
A．sometimes B．ever C．always D．never
A．find B．arrive C．achieve D．discover
A．student B．teacher C．manager D．monitor
A．hoped B．realized C．believed D．suggested
A．new B．daily C．future D．past
A．care for B．join in C．stand for D．look at
A．normal B．positive C．confident D．unsure
A．change B．progress C．room D．promise
There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worried them，especially the younger one，Ben， he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so ．
The mother that she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her．
One day，in Ben’s ，the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben up his hand and the teacher let him ．“Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered．He said anything；what could he possibly want to say？
Well，Ben not only the rock；he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ．
Ben later went on to the of his class．When he finished high school，he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学) at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．
After Ben had grown up，he something about his mother that he did not know as a ．
She，herself，had never learned how to ．
A．about B．on C．with D．over
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．made B．let C．told D．considered
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．so B．and C．or D．however
A．learnt B．remembered C．understood D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
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