It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, 36 for the train to take me to my 37 in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 38 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the 39 was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 40 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt 41 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be 42 there.
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I 43 my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to 44 my match class, and the train is leaving.”
“Here, use this.”
The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up, 45 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 46 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 47 it – go!” The man pushed me 48 the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 49 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 50 .
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through 51 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple 52 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20 53 I saw the man. And there he was.
“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 54 the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.
The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 55 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.
A．watching B．looking C．reaching D．arranging
A．home B．class C．office D．factory
A．serving B．carrying C．minding D．making
A．chance B．crowd C．driver D．train
A．deep B．empty C．messy D．tight
A．hopeless B．useless C．relieved D．dissatisfied
A．blocked B．drawn C．stuck D．tied
A．wasted B．counted C．spent D．lost
A．miss B．skip C．fail D．stop
A．frightened B．disturbed C．surprised D．concerned
A．problems B．complaints C．positions D．challenges
A．Seize B．Get C．Catch D．Take
A．in B．beyond C．toward D．on
A．offered B．managed C．happened D．attempted
A．unconsciously B．silently C．seriously D．uncomfortably
A．curious B．changed C．bright D．widened
A．task B．act C．example D．performance
A．so that B．even if C．now that D．in case
A．dropped B．pushed C．pressed D．placed
A．giving B．encouraging C．promising D．respecting
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the 31 ended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was 32 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t 33 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too 34 to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest 35 , wanted to see me.
She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she 36 with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next 37 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I has never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 38 crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s 39 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wile 40 .
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from 41 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had 42 come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her 43 a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes 44 .
Paris had the whole neighborhood 45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free 46 and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was 47 in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being 48 .
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me 49 the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can 50 to be your best friend.
A．differences B．similarities C．story D．legend
A．awkward B．brave C．beautiful D．clever
A．like B．hate C．stand D．help
A．happy B．worried C．shamed D．shocked
A．clothes B．shoes C．fashions D．trousers
A．stayed B．shared C．built D．repaired
A．surprise B．puzzle C．issue D．question
A．took up B．thought up C．set up D．made up
A．where B．how C．why D．when
A．imaginations B．image C．profile D．thinking
A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．doing
A．hardly B．mostly C．greatly D．rarely
A．as B．for C．of D．from
A．in turn B．in line C．in exchange D．in advance
A．confused B．charmed C．addicted D．annoyed
A．permission B．price C．clothes D．passes
A．included B．taken C．controlled D．closed
A．short B．high C．tall D．funny
A．go through B．see through C．look through D．get through
A．lookout B．turnout C．watch out D．work out
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was loading my truck to go to the flea market when a hook（钩子） on one of the bungees bent and broke back into my left eye．The ____36___ was like a hot sword had been struck through my head．I fell down on my hands and knees, and ___37___ I saw blood dripping onto the ground, I knew it was ___38___．
They ___39___ me to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, where there's a special eye center．The ____40___ there operated on me several times but couldn't save my eye．When they told me the news, I wanted to ___ 41___．
Even after I got my prosthetic eye （义眼）, I couldn't ____42___ off the depression．To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services because of ___43___ about my driving ability．But one morning, I woke up and the TV was ___44___, and there was a 16-year-old girl．She had been ___45___ burned on her face, hands, and legs and was learning to walk again．She ___46___ a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, "You can't ever give up．" At that moment, I thought, this is just a （n） ___47___．Get over it．And I ____48___．
It's been almost 12 years since my ____49___, and there isn't anything I can't do now that I used to do．Although I didn't get my ___50___ job back, I could do something else to ___51___ a happy life．
I read a ___52___ once where a man was feeling bad because he had no ___53___, until he met a man who had no feet． No matter how destroying your problem is, ___54___ there's always someone somewhere who's worse off．____55___ having just one eye, I see things a lot more clearly now．
A．fight B．pain C．injury D．wound
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．bad C．strange D．lucky
A．forced B．passed C．took D．gave
A．doctors B．workers C．teachers D．soldiers
A．rise C．leave D．die
A．set B．shake C．turn D．leave
A．possibilities B．decisions C．chances D．concerns
A．off B．up C．on D．down
A．badly B．carefully C．finally D．hardly
A．developed B．covered C．enjoyed D．wore
A．ear B．eye C．arm D．nose
A．worked B．stopped C．did D．helped
A．accident B．experiment C．argument D．quarrel
A．new B．hard C．easy D．former
A．build B．lead C．search D．avoid
A．humor B．joke C．poem D．story
A．clothes B．jackets C．shoes D．trousers
A．remember B．forget C．promise D．prove
A．Through B．Despite C．Without D．Beyond
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights．It 36 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 37 to go faster．I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green．Above all, there are those 38 situations in which someone doesn’t even 39 that the light turns red, and just keeps going．That is why so many 40 happen! All these situations make me 41__ the purpose of traffic lights．
42 , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at __43 crossroads．Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 44 traffic．And I’ll do my best to 45 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 46 to．
It occurs to me that my 47 have done much the same for me 48 teaching me how to live．They have given me many 49 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 50 with joy and purpose．They have also given me some red lights 51 my life goes astray（误入歧途）: not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires．And there 52 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 53 school regularly and work hard．
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 54 as it can be．Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ 55__ signals” given to me by my parents．
A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns
A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch
A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious
A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel
A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents
A．think of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about
A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve
A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry
A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted
A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
A．in charge of B．in face of C．in terms of D．indanger of
A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful
A．live B．share C．work D．communicate
A．unless B．when C．before D．till
A．still B．even C．only D．also
A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss
A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy
A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That 50 in large measure on who you are.
If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history, 50 , you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for 52 critical thinking and problem-solving skills．If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you.
If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous 53 ．In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the
54 role of a clerk is now unrecognizable．Most bosses 55 their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are 56 taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems．Those willing to expand their 57 should do well.
If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach 58 standards for female applicants．Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are 59 even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago.
Degrees in sports management are also 60 ．Two hundred U.S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1985, now 61 undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs．At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree.
62 , if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart．MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are 63 ．But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for．A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent 64 the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.”
A．concentrates B．depends C．takes D．passes
A．by comparison B．as a result C．for instance D．in return
A．developing B．discouraging C．confirming D．appreciating
A．troubles B．pains C．tests D．changes
A．active B．small C．useful D．traditional
A．await B．handle C．transfer D．classify
A．increasingly B．unwillingly C．diligently D．intentionally
A．horizons B．activities C．organizations D．operations
A．medium B．high C．fair D．legal
A．keen B．resolved C．reluctant D．qualified
A．on display B．at an end C．at rest D．on the rise
A．cancel B．offer C．register D．drop
A．Contrarily B．Consequently C．Finally D．Strictly
A．competitive B．moderate C．fixed D．regular
A．give out B．agree with C．wonder about D．focus on
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?
Hethat, in his opinion, it all came from anfrom his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying toa bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead ofat him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)and wonderful mess you have made! I haveseen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like todown and play in the milk for a fewbefore we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you?” He chose the sponge and together theyup the milk.
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is aexperiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’sout in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you cana way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boythat if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist thenthat it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make.
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
A．added B．advised C．responded D．commented
A．experience B．accident C．experiment D．inspiration
A．send B．heat C．bring D．remove
A．hold B．control C．balance D．way
A．fell B．rolled C．turned D．burst
A．crying B．staring C．shouting D．laughing
A．terrible B．great C．unbelievable D．alarming
A．shortly B．always C．already D．rarely
A．put B．get C．take D．lie
A．hours B．quarters C．minutes D．seconds
A．however B．whatever C．wherever D．whenever
A．place B．order C．style D．state
A．like B．prefer C．take D．decide
A．cleaned B．drank C．picked D．packed
A．finished B．shared C．failed D．valued
A．go B．try C．run D．find
A．invent B．discover C．imagine D．make
A．knew B．thought C．convinced D．learned
A．concluded B．sensed C．remarked D．experienced
A．mistakes B．assumptions C．decisions D．differences
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The subway train moved back and forth, its wheels producing more loud sounds than ever against the tracks. Outside the window was just the 21 cold of winter. The carriage was filled with frozen self-centered, bored 22 .
Suddenly a little boy 23 his way in between grown-up legs. 24 his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window, surrounded by 25 , half-awake adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel (隧洞), something totally 26 happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and put his 27 on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to go 28 me and returned to his father, so I moved a bit. But instead of moving on, the boy held his 29 up towards me. He wanted to tell me something, I thought. I 30 to listen to what he had to say. Wrong 31 ! He kissed me softly on the cheek.
Then he returned to his 32 , settled down and cheerfully started looking out of the window. But I was 33. What happened? A kid kissing an unknown grown-up on the train? To my amazement, the kid 34 to kiss all my neighbors.
Nervous and puzzled, we looked questioningly at his father. “He’s so happy to be 35 .” the father said. “He’s been very sick.”
The train stopped and the father and son got down and 36 into the crowd. The doors closed. On my cheek I could still 37 the child’s kiss -- a kiss that had caused 38 soul-searching. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other 39 the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege of living? What would happen 40 we all just started being ourselves?
The little boy has given us a sweet but serious lesson: Don’t let yourself die before your heart 
stops!
A．great B．freezing C．strong D．strange
A．drivers B．boys C．adults D．passengers
A．pushed B．left C．got D．felt
A．As B．Since C．If D．While
A．polite B．unfriendly C．rude D．strange
A．interesting B．nervous C．unexpected D．exciting
A．hand B．face C．finger D．mouth
A．before B．beyond C．with D．past
A．hand B．luggage C．head D．ticket
A．got off B．bent down C．fell down D．stood up
A．again B．too C．even D．more
A．father B．carriage C．home D．seat
A．frightened B．excited C．shocked D．worried
A．kept on B．went on C．moved on D．tried on
A．alive B．active C．young D．awake
A．lost B．joined C．disappeared D．rushed
A．get B．find C．know D．feel
A．some B．any C．every D．no
A．for B．from C．at D．by
A．after B．unless C．if D．when
ONCE again, I was in new school. 36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities 37 . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 38 in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my 39 .
40 she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me 41 and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42 no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the 43 fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next 44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had 45 played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 46 crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be 47 when we were older．We both had wild 48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49 from smiling so much．She showed me her 50 , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a 51 sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole 52 charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was 54 in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the 55 teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．
A．It B．So C．She D．I
A．ended B．started C．came D．began
A．youngest B．shortest C．oldest D．tallest
A．enemy B．friend C．sister D．rival
A．And B．But C．So D．Or
A．off B．up C．over D．in
A．However B．Actually C．Therefore D．Besides
A．modem B．new C．late D．latest
A．surprise B．joy C．delight D．happiness
A．once B．ever C．never D．yet
A．made for B．made up C．put up D．made into
A．writers B．singers C．dancers D．designers
A．laugh B．imaginations C．behaviors D．experience
A．harmed B．ached C．injured D．wounded
A．books B．paintings C．food ． D．outfits
A．writer B．outfits C．model D．exchange
A．family B．neighborhood C．class D．school
A．colleges B．clothing stores C．restaurant D．movie theater
A．attracted B．drawn C．included D．attached
A．tough B．happy C．colorful D．rich
Do fight against painting pollution
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 21_ and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 22 on streets.
These printed things 23 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with _24_. You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to 25 ; others are frightening stories of something _26_. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 27 reading, which 28 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 29 . Homework is left 30 and daily games lost.
These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 31 they are, we never know, are 32 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 33 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 34 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 35 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 36 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 37 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 38 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young 39 need more interesting books to help them 40 those ugly paper.
A．writers B．readers C．students D．parents
A．sold B．printed C．came D．found
A．work out B．look like C．act out D．depend on
A．them B．children C．young people D．it
A．think B．believe C．know D．understand
A．still worse B．even better C．very good D．more important
A．wonderful B．interesting C．useful D．poisonous
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．takes
A．sight B．common C．return D．use
A．unknown B．much C．less D．undone
A．what B．whoever C．whatever D．who
A．making B．spending C．wasting D．using
A．forbid B．separate C．leave D．stop
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．Badly D．Happily
A．Always B．Hardly C．Sometimes D．Seldom
A．sharing B．getting C．holding D．taking
A．good B．favor C．wrong D．harm
A．puzzled B．surprised C．disappointed D．worried
A．teachers B．parents C．readers D．writers
A．come into B．break down C．get rid of D．get of
Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently 36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in 37 . Trying to get him to 38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our 40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream, 41 I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I 42 it for him.
As I passed another ward（病房）, a 43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the 44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little, 45 the occasional ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the 46 woman’s room, and 47 her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 stunned that I had thought of her, and 49 the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 50 what was happening in my family and listened to her 51 story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not 52 many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I 53 the gesture a few days later, and this time was 54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of 55 can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.
A．passed away B．gone out C．come back D．calmed down
A．work B．life C．studies D．games
A．speak B．laugh C．drink D．eat
A．though B．however C．instead D．therefore
A．joy B．satisfaction C．surprise D．relief
A．if B．unless C．so D．because
A．borrowed B．bought C．made D．fetched
A．woman B．granny C．girl D．child
A．question B．situation C．process D．decision
A．better than． B．more than C．rather than D．other than
A．pretty ’ B．honest C．sick D．shy
A．offered B．told ． C．sold D．charged
A．hardly B．finally C．gradually D．totally
A．accepted B．stored C．exchanged D．gave
A．remembering B．denying C．explaining D．forgetting
A．ordinary ’ B．similar C．interesting D．i’great
A．have B．like C．expect D．J attract
A．reported B．expressed C．noticed D．^repeated
A．covered B．connected C．rewarded D．filled
A．politeness B．kindness C．selflessness D．willingness
When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the __36__ pieces of a mirror. There was a German motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them __37__, but it was not possible, so I kept only the __38__ piece and I made it round. I began to __39__ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the __40__ that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine in __41___holes and some other dark places. It became a __42__ for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I __43__ the little mirror, and, as I ___44__ up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and __45__ the game. As I became a __46__, I grew to understand that this was not __47__a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to __48___ that I am not the light or the source（来源）of light, but light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is __49___, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ___50__ design and shape I do not know. __51___, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this __52__， into the black places in the___53__ of men—and change some things __54___ some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the __55___ of my life. （269 words）
A．broken B．dropped C．pointed D．sharpened
A．back B．down C．together D．up
A．best B．longest C．smallest D．largest
A．talk B．play C．flash D．share
A．idea B．fact C．decision D．reason
A．deep B．big C．pretty D．empty
A．job B．task C．game D．trouble
A．kept B．hid C．forgot D．lost
A．came B．stood C．grew D．went
A．watch B．continue C．remember D．change
A．man B．boy C．father D．grandfather
A．always B．completely C．really D．just
A．announce B．doubt C．understand D．expect
A．absent B．home C．far D．there
A．whole B．most C．half D．other
A．So B．However C．Besides D．Certainly
A．country B．village C．world D．city
A．hands B．brains C．eyes D．hearts
A．on B．in C．with D．like
A．way B．standard C．quality D．meaning
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old．My mother told us that we would not be 26 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money．I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 27 ?" Just when I started to 28 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 29 at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they brought a doll．I felt such a sense of 30 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school．I wasn’t 31 ．Somebody had thought 32 of me to bring me a gift．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 33 Christmas there special and memorable, I 34 remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 35 for as many children as I could possibly reach．
So I 36 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 37 with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were 38．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 39 them that they couldn’t open their presents 40 every child had come forward．Finally the 41 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three．Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 42 up the room．The 43 in the room was obvious, and 44 wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody thought of me．I matter．
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a 21 that most of us would not recognize.
But today Austen’s books are in great 22 than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been 23 into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still 24 ?
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still 25 people because they 26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.
Her novels are about women 27 to find a perfect husband, but also 28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction 29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.
The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a 30 story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two 31 do not get on. They 32 fall in love, but still have to 33 opposition to their relationship from their families.
All of Austen’s books are 34 to read, making them popular with children and adults,
35 they work on different levels so people can take 36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.
“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them, 37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.
38 is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained 39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a 40
man,” Henry says.
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Growing trees in the concrete jungle of Los Angels brings neighbors benefits beyond beauty.
As the 36 of TreePeople, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1973, Andy, now 54, has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to 37 plant more than two million trees throughout Southern California.
Tree People 38 tools, blueprints, planting demonstrations, and tree-care supervisors free to all the participants, 39 me. “You will need their support,” Andy said, referring to my neighbors. “ 40
the community behind you, the trees you plant will die in five years.” So I started knocking on doors, hoping to share 41 I’d learnt in Tree People’s seminar(培训班) about the critical role of trees in removing smog from the 42 , cooling our homes and preventing water runoff.
Strange 43 it may seem, some people are afraid of trees. “The roots destroy sidewalks,” one neighbor said, “ 44 will ruin my pipes. And I don’t want leaves.” 45 told me.
When I called Andy about the 46 I was getting from my neighbors, he encouraged me to keep trying. So my son and my wife delivered cookies while I went door to door. It 47 us half a year to sign permission forms from 16 neighbors for 21 trees.
When the big day arrived, I was excited and 48 . What if I threw a planting tree and 49 else came? But as I set out shovels(铁铲), my son and wife made cakes and doughnuts, 50 started to gather. Friends brought friends. Neighbors came with cousins and grandchildren. A local middle school even 51 with half the seventh grade. More than 300 people joined us.
Then Andy led us in a 52 : welcoming each tree into the world and 53 it name. After the ceremony, as I shook hands with volunteers and my neighbors, I 54 help but feel we’d accomplished 55 great. After all, trees need people, and people need trees.
A．friend B．interviewer C．president D．volunteer
A．bravely B．actively C．anxiously D．generously
A．supports B．affords C．shows D．provides
A．including B．considering C．containing D．reminding
A．For B．Without C．With D．Except
A．what B．which C．that D．how
A．cloud B．wind C．sky D．air
A．while B．if C．however D．as
A．You B．I C．They D．It
A．The other B．Another C．Other D．Others
A．resistance B．acceptance C．agreement D．praise
A．spent B．paid C．took D．covered
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．nervous
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．volunteers B．journalists C．friends D．neighbors
A．made up B．took up C．showed up D．cheered up
A．ceremony B．march C．activity D．celebration
A．calling B．leaving C．making D．giving
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
36 was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.
That 40 me of that night, 41 he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45. Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.
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