Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV o
n a weekend? Now you 36 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a 37 for many people to shop without 38 having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 39 of department stores and supermarkets—40 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 41 of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 42 a friendly announcer describe a product 43 a model shows it. And they can 44 around the clock, buying something 45 by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 46 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 47 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future. 48 can ask questions about products and place 49 , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 50 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 51 many people find shopping at a 52 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 53 or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s 54 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 55 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it.
A．must B．should C．shall D．can
A．program B．way C．reason D．purpose
A．ever B．never C．still D．once
A．proud B．fond C．tired D．careful
A．fighting B．striking C．treating D．stopping
A．sense B．doubt C．hope D．feeling
A．see B．watch C．let D．notice
A．until B．since C．if D．while
A．shop B．wait C．turn D．deliver
A．suitably B．cheaply C．simply D．hardly
A．nervous B．lucky C．equal D．eager
A．putting up B．making up C．setting up D．looking up
A．Guests B．Assistants C．Managers D．Customers
A．orders B．goods C．books D．answers
A．lastly B．finally C．especially D．fortunately
A．Then B．Yet C．However D．Therefore
A．general B．popular C．real D．true
A．design B．make C．wear D．touch
A．how B．why C．what D．when
I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not __21__ to get him anything at all for his birthday, I felt broken-hearted. __22__ I decided to post a(n) __23__ on “Wish Upon A Hero” website for people to __24__ my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to __25__ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I __26__ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so __27__ that I wasn't able to get him anything. The cards just started __28__ in and my little sweetie was __29__ excited! Every day more and more cards came and this went__30__ for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to __31__. At the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he __32__ knew that there would not be much under the tree for him due to my __33__，but it didn't seem to __34__ to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children __35__. He decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from __36__ families. My son went out daily to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to put in the __37__. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this __38__ him the same smile and sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he had received did. I was and am so __39__ of him. My son and “Wish Upon A Hero” have given me renewed __40__ that there are still people in this world that care about others.
A．agree B．pretend C．expect D．afford
A．Instead B．However C．So D．Besides
A．picture B．job C．wish D．advertisement
A．show B．sell C．design D．send
A．check B．produce C．address D．receive
A．explained B．thought C．regretted D．promised ．
A．angry B．curious C．upset D．strange
A．breaking B．happening C．pouring D．improving
A．absolutely B．eventually C．generously D．attentively
A．away B．off C．up D．on
A．surprise B．difficulty C．respect D．tears
A．already B．still C．even D．never
A．support B．strengths C．finances D．instructions
A．matter B．object C．belong D．refer
A．understand B．change C．continue D．smile
A．ordinary B．poor C．familiar D．distant
A．mailbox B．house C．cards D．stamps
A．saved B．brought C．owed D．taught
A．proud B．careful C．aware D．full
A．excuse B．suggestion C．doubt D．hope
Mickey was a cheerful boy. He didn’t 36 whatever people said to him. He never 37
anyone. Even our teachers liked his 38 . I always wondered why he never got 39 . I found the secret in his bedroom．，
When I first came to Mickey’s house, I was 40 to the wall of his bedroom．The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of 41 and shapes! “Some people at school think I never think 42 of anyone.”Mickey started to 43 to me, “and that nothing at all bothers me, but that’s not 44 . I used to get angry easily. But years ago, 45 the help of my parents．I started a small collage．I could 46 any kind of material and color for it．On every little piece I stuck I 47 some bad thoughts.”
I looked 48 atthe wall. In each one of the small pieces I could read，in tiny 49 , “fool”, “idiot”, “pain”,“ 50 ”, and a thousand other negative thing.
“Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be 51 . They’ve given me a new piece for my work of art.”
I never 52 how an ordinary classmate had shown me the secret of changing the 53 times into a chance to smile．On that very day, I began my own 54 . I recommended it to my friends and we all became more 55 ．
A．think B．mind C．respect D．believe
A．hurt B．accepted C．helped D．begged
A．head B．body C．score D．character
A．proud B．excited C．angry D．surprised
A．changed B．attracted C．annoyed D．stopped
A．places B．spots C．photos D．colors
A．badly B．seriously C．easily D．fully
A．show B．explain C．point D．shout
A．bad B．perfect C．true D．obvious
A． for B．with C．on D．at
A．use B．enjoy C．receive D．plan
A．got B．lost C．found D．added
A．closely B．completely C．quickly D．slowly
A．letters B．signs C．notes D．names
A．luck B．pleasure C．bore D．fun
A．busier B．sadder C．happier D．smarter
A．spoke B．judged C．remembered D．forgot
A．mad B．difficult C．popular D．good
A．collage B．painting C．design D．dance
A．cheerful B．careful C．powerful D．thoughtful
It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .
I was going along 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just 40 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 43 .
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”
I felt my 44 boil. The fog was coming down 45 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.
If I was to save her, it was now or 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 50 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was 51 than he. I put all I could into 52 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It 53 him right on the point of the chin; his 54 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 55 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”
A．And B．Though C．Therefore D．But
A．quietly B．quickly C．carefully D．nervously
A．boy’s B．man’s C．woman’s D．driver’s
A．person B．sign C．sound D．form
A．turning B．crossing C．going D．driving
A．slowed down B．put on C．added to D．took up
A．right behind B．close to C．away from D．near by
A．joy B．sorrow C．fear D．anger
A．tears B．heart C．face D．blood
A．slighter B．thicker C．lower D．harder
A．need B．effort C．trouble D．doubt
A．never B．late C．ever D．then
A．justice B．court C．lawyer D．sentence
A．direction B．path C．front D．nose
A．drove B．ran C．crashed D．sped
A．slower B．quicker C．taller D．heavier
A．an anger B．a fist C．a beat D．a blow
A．caught B．struck C．knocked D．beat
A．chin B．fists C．knees D．body
A．hit B．brought C．pushed D．pulled
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never 1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 5 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were 6 forward to try to get to the people who were 7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 8 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 10 of doing things: he put his head down, 11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he 14 them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A．sure B．certain C．able D．possible
A．before B．after C．till D．within
A．promised B．decided C．agreed D．insisted
A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually
A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second
A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing
A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing
A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming
A．where B．until C．when D．even if
A．habit B．way C．action D．sign
A．caught B．made C．blew D．gave
A．center B．end C．front D．back
A．patient B．angry C．surprised D．nervous
A．hated B．waved C．explained D．answered
A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us that taking the “hard 16 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to 17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 18 , which was relatively modern and 19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 20 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller 22 us that tickets would not be on 23 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 24 , but we made up our minds to 25 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 26 the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to 27 one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it 28 cost us thirty yuan to get 29 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 31 . The most important lesson about China I ever 32 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 34 agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.
A．chair B．bed C．bench D．seat
A．provide B．happen C．expect D．think
A．plane B．train C．ship D．bus
A．clean B．dirty C．simple D．long
A．easy B．good C．bad D．hard
A．trouble B．sleep C．food D．help
A．promised B．persuaded C．advised D．informed
A．sale B．show C．duty D．time
A．behind B．out C．back D．through
A．ask B．start C．look D．pay
A．towards B．into C．past D．across
A．charge B．offer C．bargain D．share
A．even B．only C．also D．still
A．where B．which C．what D．how
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．heard B．taught C．gave D．learned
A．harder B．earlier C．easier D．later
A．business B．travel C．transport D．hotel
A．interesting B．crowded C．famous D．good
People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error． 37 , when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six 38 in analyzing a problem．
First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must 39 that there is a problem with his bicycle．
Next the person must 40 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must 41 the parts that are wrong．
Now the person must look for 42 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 43 solutions．For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes． 44 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 45 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．
After 46 the problem, the person should have 47 suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example 48 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones．
In the end, one 49 seems to be the solution to the problem．Sometimes the 50 idea comes quite 51 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 52 way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum（口香糖）stuck to a brake．He 53 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake．
Finally the solution is 55 ．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．
A．usual B．serious C．similar D．common
A．Instead B．Besides C．Otherwise D．However
A．conditions B．ways C．stages D．orders
A．prove B．explain C．show D．see
A．find B．judge C．describe D．face
A．determine B．check C．correct D．recover
A．skills B．answers C．explanation D．information
A．exact B．possible C．real D．special
A．Once in a while B．In other words C．First of all D．At this time
A．talk to B．look for C．agree with D．depend on
A．settling down B．discussing C．comparing with D．studying
A．enough B．extra C．several D．countless
A．again B．secondly C．also D．alone
A．conclusion B．suggestion C．decision D．discovery
A．clear B．next C．final D．new
A．late B．unexpectedly C．clearly D．often
A．different B．simple C．quick D．sudden
A．easily B．fortunately C．clearly D．immediately
A．separate B．clean C．loosen D．remove
A．completed B．recorded C．tested D．accepted
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影响）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（习惯）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
A．speaking B．standing C．looking D．shouting
A．meat B．vegetables C．pans D．firewood
A．believe B．accept C．help D．refuse
A．direct B．some C．our D．any
A．may not B．needn’t C．can’t D．daren’t
A．any money B．a choice C．food D．a turkey
A．permitted B．promised C．asked D．said
A．when B．so that C．even if D．as if
A．driving B．playing C．offering D．shopping
A．people B．children C．families D．days
A．nearest B．farthest C．largest D．poorest
A．house B．door C．window D．gate
A．concluded B．included C．wrote D．took
A．like B．with C．as D．to
A．in return B．later C．in future D．for
A．others B．yourself C．your family D．the presents
A．warmth B．thanks C．money D．encouragement
A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Normally D．Gradually
A．stuck B．excited C．free D．delighted
A．exciting B．astonishing C．encouraging D．Outstanding
完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.
Although the cat doesn’t 36 this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continue
s, this animal will do one of the two things. It will 37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
38 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 39 changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 40 run.
Human beings, 41 , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them 42 , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 43 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 44 to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 45 our feelings? No! If you 46 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays47 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be48 for your health.
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just 49 . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 50 you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d 51 little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.
You can try to treat emotions 52 they were bananas in the cupboard. You can 53 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 54 . And at last you’ll have to 55 them, just like those bananas.
A．mind B．admit C．realize D．remember
A．save B．help C．defend D．hide
A．Truly B．Frequently C．Similarly D．Differently
A．chemical B．physical C．health D．ill
A．and B．or C．but D．yet
A．therefore B．but C．besides D．however
A．take off B．take on C．take over D．take up
A．wished B．hoped C．blamed D．shared
A．useful B．right C．easy D．wise
A．handle B．hurt C．hide D．prevent
A．keep B．find C．control D．let
A．relaxed B．tense C．same D．different
A．good B．harmful C．helpful D．useful
A．go away B．go on C．go up D．go out
A．long before B．as usual C．before long D．right away
A．meet B．observe C．catch D．see
A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though
A．pretend B．expect C．decide D．assume
A．in B．around C．over D．beyond
A．eat up B．deal with C．throw away D．send out
Temperature is part of my married romance. 36 to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario（加拿大的安大略省）, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they 40 it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.（爱哭的人）”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 meaning getting serious.
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48 .
49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52 , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not
to make us comfortable, but to make us 54 . We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
A．Coming B． Having been coming C． To come D． Came
A．lightning B． burning C． going D． flashing
A．appears B． starts C． keeps D． runs
A．something B． everything C． nothing D． none
A．suggest B． face C． neglect D． love
A．drink B． receive C． dress D． ride
A．under B． over C． inside D． with
A．remark B． sign C． comment D． show
A． sleep B． forget C． die D．continue
A． hardly B． easily C． tightly D． loosely
B． reaction C． feelings D． adaptation
A．rainy B． freezing C． sunny D． happy
A．character B． love C． hope D． hardship
A．Meanwhile B． However C． Therefore D． Besides
A．merely B． ever C． never D． just
B． knows C． states D． decides
A．unable B． accustomed C． interested D． willing
A．originally B． exactly C． actually D． namely
A．wild B． cold C． strong D． warm
A．will B． must C． can D． may
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late _31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not _33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary 38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A．as B．but C．and D．or
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support
A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered
A．took B．filled C．closed D．came
A．when B．after C．before D．that
A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __31___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __32__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___33__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __34__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __35__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __36__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __37__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__38__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __39__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __40__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __41__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __42__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___43__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __44___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __45__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __46__inside, and I could feel my tears __47__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __48__ on the couch.
__49__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__50__ than his whiskey bottle.
A．confidently B．eagerly C．proudly D．fearfully
A．reach B．keep C．take D．make
A．create B．support C．appreciate D．accept
A．watch B．avoid C．attend D．speed
A．excuse B．reply C．promise D．trick
A．Besides B．Thus C．Otherwise D．However
A．active B．formal C．different D．serious
A．recognized B．greeted C．encouraged D．showed
A．air B．audience C．school D．playground
A．rather than B．other than C．except for D．along with
A．stage B．position C．office D．exit
A．Jill’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．father’s
A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．inserted
A．successfully B．disappointedly C．delightedly D．hopefully
A．drunk B．woken C．forgiven D．hidden
A．stepped B．noticed C．examined D．glanced
A．getting off B．taking down C．building up D．turning around
A．learning B．lying C．putting D．carrying
A．How B．Where C．Why D．Whether
A．perfect B．comfortable C．fortunate D．important
A couple were having a wedding All of their friends and family came to see the lovely 1 and all had a wonderful time. The bride was 2 in her white wedding gown and the groom was very handsome .Everyone could tell that the 3 they had for each other was true
A few months later ,the wife came to the husband with a 4 ,“Each of us will write a list of things we find a bit 5 with the other person ,Then ,we can tale about how we can 6 them and make our lives happier”The husband 7 ,So they went to think of the things that annoyed them about the other
The next morning ,at the breakfast table ,they decided they would go over their 8
“I’ll start ”said the wife ,She 9 her list , It had many items on it ,enough to fill three pages , As she started reading the list of the little annoyances ,she noticed 10 were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.
“What’s wrong?”she asked “Nothing,”the husband replied ,“11 reading your list,”
The wife continued to read until she had read all three 12 to her hushand.
“Now, It’s your 13 and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists,”she said happily
14 the husband stated，“I don’t have anything on my list , I shink you are 15 the way that you are , I don’t want you to change anything for me , I wouldn’t want to try and 16 anything about you.”
The wife , 17 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his 18 of her,turned her head and wept.
In lire, there are enough times when we are disappointed. Depressed and annoyed , We don’t really have to go 19 them. We have a wonderful world that is rull of beauty ,light and promist Ehy not see the 20 things before us?
A．house B．decoration C．ceremony D．church
A．attractive B．nervous C．serious D．strict
A．manner B．love C．attitude D．behavior
A．preparation B．commitment C．shame D．suggestion
A．annoying B．exciting C．interesting D．puzzling
A．adopt B．possess C．fasten D．fix
A．agreed B．refused C．left D．listened
A．celebration B．dictation C．lists D．document
A．threw away B．took out C．cut out D．let out
A．waves B．tears C．lights D．blames
A．keep on B．put on C．call on D．blames
A．attacks B．items C．annoyances D．pages
A．duty B．business C．turn D．problem
A．Roughly B．Calmly C．Angrily D．Clumsily
A．outgoing B．careful C．perfect D．beautiful
A．predict B．advocate C．abuse D．change
A．touched B．disappointed C．shocked D．threatened
A．assistance B．guidance C．acceptance D．annoyance
A．taking away B．replying to C．talking about D．looking for
A．messy B．fantastic C．random D．relevant
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ____ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _____ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __ __computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of __ with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was_ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ___ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk.
Bill __ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you __wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I ___ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess __ anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together __ and laughing, I realized that ____I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You _ _my life.”
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleared D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of .
“Do you know you and I are?” she asked. I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) .” “We don’t ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen in mid-air. She looked up she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ?” Coolly, I heard myself , “I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of in the clerk’s voice as she in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great !.
A．surprise B．anxiety C．anger D．excitement
A．who B．what C．how D．why
A．When B．As C．Before D．Since
A．at B．after C．by D．around
A．nervous B．sure C．anxious D．uncertain
A．mother B．worker C．teacher D．doctor
A．think B．list C．expect D．give
A．since B．unless C．until D．when
A．got B．caused C．permit D．made
A．researcher B．manager C．expert D．scholar
A．dropped B．floated C．frozen D．broke
A．so that B．even though C．as though D．because of
A．family B．subject C．study D．field
A．words B．reply C．shout D．whisper
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．rewards B．awards C．profits D．benefits
A．interest B．respect C．doubt D．fear
A．explained B．passed C．completed D．filled
A．accepted B．greeted C．recognized D．refused
A．person B．award C．career D．business
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