A Meaningful Gift
Emily was an eighth grader．To pass her Civics course（公民课程），she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week．
One Monday，Emily went to the nursing home after school．When she arrived，she was told she would（31） an hour every weekday with an elderly lady，Mrs．Blair．She was then led into a room，where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa．
Emily（32） awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady．She cleared her throat and said，"Good afternoon I'm Emily．"
"Good afternoon，Emily．Take a seat，please．"Mrs．Blair replied．
Then，（33） filled the space between them．Emily wondered what to say．
"Tell me about yourself，Emily，"Mrs．Blair said suddenly．
"Well，"Emily started，"I don't have any grandparents，so I can't relate to elderly people much．I love the performing arts．I'm here mainly because I have to（34） here to get a good grade for my Civics class．"
Mrs．Blair didn't seem to（35） ．"Many people，especially teens，don't seem to care about old people like me．Now you are here，and I'm going to change that about you．Ask me anything．"
Emily thought for a moment，and finally decided，"What was your job？"
"I was a Broadway star in the 1950s．"Mrs．Blair answered．
"Cool!Can you tell me about it？"Emily asked，amazed．
Mrs．Blair smiled．"Back then，only the lead actress had the honor to wear a
（36） bracelet．I was the lead in almost all of the plays，so I always wore the bracelet．Till this day，I still have it．"
Emily smiled along with Mts．Blair and listened to the other stories，attentively．She had become so
interested in Mrs．Blair's（37） that she decided to come earlier the next day．
Tuesday，Wednesday，and Thursday passed by quickly．Then came Friday．As she was leaving，Emily was really（38） to say goodbye．
"Don't be sad．You can still visit me，"Mrs．Blair comforted her．She then handed a small box to Emily，"It's my gift to you．"
Emily（39） opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside．"It's the bracelet that you wore．Thank you!"Emily said，with tears in her eyes．"I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free．"
On the way home，Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts．She touched the bracelet and
made a （40） that she would keep her word to Mrs．Blair．
31．A．waste |
B．spend |
C．plan |
D．exercise |
32．A．asked |
B．sat |
C．stood |
D．danced |
33．A．warmth |
B．sadness |
C．happiness |
D．silence |
34．A．study |
B．live |
C．volunteer |
D．play |
35．A．mind |
B．fear |
C．insist |
D．regret |
36．A．strange |
B．special |
C．common |
D．private |
37．A．dreams |
B．hobbies |
C．stories |
D．jokes |
38．A．upset |
B．confused |
C．surprised |
D．nervous |
39．A．proudly |
B．secretly |
C．worriedly |
D．carefully |
40．A．promise |
B．change |
C．judgment |
D．choice． |
完形填空。
Today is Sunday. The students ___1___ go to school. Jim and Kate go___2___ Bill and Jane. Bill and Jane are twins. Today is their birthday. On their way, they see a watch on the ground . It is a ___3___ watch. It looks new and nice. They don’t know ___4___it is. They give it to a ___5___.
At___6___ home, the boys and girls play games, they sing “Happy Birthday” ___7___ the twins, they ___8___ the big cake and bananas,___9___.
It’s four o’clock now. It’s time ___10___. They say bye to the twins. They feel very happy.
( )1. A. aren’t B. don’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
( )2. A. to look B. to see C. look at D. see
( )3. A. new B. nice C. English D. Japanese
( )4. A. who B. where C. whose D. what
( )5. A. old man B. old woman C. teacher D. policeman
( )6. A. Bill’s and Jane’s B. Bill’s and Jane
C. Bill and Jane’s D. Bill and Jane
( )7. A. for B. to C. at D. into
( )8. A. share B. has C. enjoys D. find
( )9. A. also B. too C. and D. also too
( )10. A. to play games B. to go home
C. to go to school D. to go to bed
完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分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。
“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, 16 it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I felt 17 was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat 18 me. My eyes caught his and he 19 , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a 20 , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more 21 towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I 22 . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James 23 . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the 24 . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James 25 .
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering 26 to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My 27 searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me 28 to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the 29 test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”
I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James 30 .
A．but B．so C．because D．unless
A．nobody B．anybody C．everybody D．somebody
A．in front of B．behind C．before D．around
A．whispered B．talked C．spoke D．answered
A．book B．note C．hand D．smile
A．closely B．clearly C．mostly D．lively
A．said to him B．asked the teacher C．thought to myself D．talked to me
A．had B．hadn’t C．has D．hasn’t
A．answers B．name C．pictures D．questions
A．happy B．angry C．excited D．silly
A．why B．when C．how D．what
A．eyes B．body C．mind D．memory
A．well enough B．good enough C．hard enough D．bad enough
A．first B．last C．next D．second
A．destroyed B．wasn’t destroyed C．has destroyed D．can’t destroy
完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 46. ________ everyone, except her boyfriend. He was always there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would 47. ________ him.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to the blind girl. She could see 48. ________ , including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 49. ________ , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was blind, too. She 50. ________ to marry him. Her boyfriend 51. ________ sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”
This is how human changes when situations change. Only 52. ________ people remember what life was like before and the people who were always there even in the 53. ________ situations.
Hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day and 54. ________ that you have lost a diamond (钻石) while you were too busy collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a(n) 55. ________ person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
A．loved B．hated C．helped D．missed
A．marry B．invite C．visit D．teach
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．future B．world C．dream D．gift
A．agreed B．refused C．decided D．planned
A．many B．a lot of C．few D．some
A．most difficult B．most beautiful C．best D．poorest
A．mean B．realize C．show D．forget
A．busy B．important C．perfect D．active
完形填空(每空1词，共10分)
Of all the things we eat and drink，water is the 1 important. The human body can go 2 food for a long time，but two 3 three days without water could make people 4 .
A lot of people don’t understand how 5 water the human body needs 6 well and many people don’t drink enough，especially in 7 weather. Most people drink 8 they are thirsty but in fact they need more water，especially when they take 9 .
A man’s body is 65 to 75 percent of 10 . If we don’t have enough water. We fell tired and may become ill.
( )1.A.more B. most C. less D. least
( )2.A.with B. on C. without D. by
( )3.A.or B. and C. of D. but
( )4.A.died B. to die C. dies D. die
( )5.A.many B. little C. few D. much
( )6.A.work B. working C. to work D. works
( )7.A.hot B. cold C. cool D. warm
( )8.A.so B. that C. when D. since
( )9.A.fun B. exercise C. exercises D. work
( )10.A.blood B. water C. air D. food
完形填空
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 36 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 37 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 39 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 40 is early, so there is still 41 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 42 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 43 , but didn’t. It’s always 44 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 45 .
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 46 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 47 . I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 48 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 49 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left 50 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.
A．forgetting B．realizing C．watching D．learning
A．arriving B．living C．coming D．leaving
A．voice B．sound C．noise D．word
A．glad B．moved C．angry D．pleased
A．ship B．flight C．train D．bus
A．enough B．little C．no D．busy
A．surprised B．excited C．sad D．happy
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．stranger B．better C．worse D．easier
A．tears B．smiles C．words D．sadness
A．At last B．Since C．At first D．So far
A．riding B．running C．walking D．falling
A．goodbye B．hello C．yes D．sorry
A．gave up B．stood up C．looked up D．woke up
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．weeks
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