Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money________. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I________to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We________at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the________treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he’d say, live in________flats, but their air was so polluted that they________not even see the stars.
“________your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas________. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “________owns the stars.”
“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”
I________ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.
“I want that one.” I said.
Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much________ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her________ light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”
“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even________that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”
Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I________ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.
We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will________ have your star.
A．at first B．at once C．at all D．at least
A．asked B．provided C．required D．offered
A．looked up B．looked for C．look out D．look after
A．strange B．special C．important D．impossible
A．fantastic B．ugly C．old D．poor
A．needed B．could C．should D．had better
A．pick up B．take out C．put out D．pick out
A．dinner B．card C．party D．present
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．lowed B．put C．raised D．rose
A．slower B．farther C．closer D．higher
A．alone B．lonely C．strong D．own
A．when B．before C．after D．until
A．dislike B．refuse C．accept D．consider
A．even B．never C．already D．Still
完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn’t able to see anything. In fact, she ____ nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ___ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, “ If I could see the ____ , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of ____ to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the ____ time. He asked her, “ Now that you could see everything, will you ____ me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was ___ . She had never hoped that. She wouldn’t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she ___ to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a ____ to her, saying, “ My dear, take good care of your eyes. ___ they are yours, they were mine.”
This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位) changes. Only a very few remember what ____ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain(抱怨) about ___ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to _____ . Before you complain about your old ___ , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So____ what you have and don’t forget your past.
A．forgot B．loved C．disliked D．thanked
A．ready B．unhappy C．angry D．sad
A．sight B．world C．earth D．people
A．shoes B．glasses C．trousers D．eyes
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．follow B．love C．marry D．see
A．ugly B．sick C．short D．blind
A．decided B．agreed C．refused（拒绝） D．wanted
A．diary B．note C．song D．story
A．Before B．After C．Once D．Since
A．mind B．work C．school D．life
A．taste B．size C．color D．shape
A．do B．wear C．eat D．make
A．food B．house C．clothes D．bus
A．spend B．enjoy C．pay D．take
完形填空（共20小题；计25分。A篇每小题1.5分，计15分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）
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A teenage girl couldn’t stand her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has been dead. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you. Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was surprised and she couldn’t believe her________ “Is that me?” She moved and read the words, “I still love you.” She cried. She couldn’t wait back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter has come back home!” The mother and her daughter looked at each other in excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ ________ is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked ________ you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. ________ this way, both parents and children can be happy.
A. a little B. a few C. much
A. looking for B. looking after C. looking at
A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up
A. eyes B. ears C. nose
A. further B. closer C. away
A. go B. to gone C. to go
A. wake B. wakes C. woke
A. Who B. When C. Why
A. since B. for C. before
A. With B. In C. By
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A．finished B．did C．began D．had
A．ever B．never C．easily D．no
A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away
A．water B．basket C．well D．work
A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean
A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since
A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing
A．what B．why C．when D．that
完形填空(10分)
Dick lived in England. One day in January, he said to his wife: “I’m going to fly to New York next week I’ve got some work there.” “Where are you going to there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet,” Dick answered. “Please send me your New York in a telegram (电报),” his wife said. “OK,” Dick answered.
He flew to New York and a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a . He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have work, so he went to a movie. He came out at nine o’clock and to go back to the hotel.
He found a taxi and the driver said: “Where do you want to go?” But Dick couldn’t the name and address of his hotel. “Which hotel are my things in? And what am I going to do tonight?” he asked. But the driver didn’t know . So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife telegram, and in it he wrote: “Please send my address to this post office.”
A．if B．when C．so D．because
A．work B．visit C．stay D．eat
A．number B．address C．street D．photo
A．found B．opened C．saw D．called
A．letter B．telegram C．call D．gift
A．some B．no C．none D．any
A．asked B．refused C．decided D．waited
A．remember B．forget C．know D．see
A．too B．even C．ever D．either
A．one B．another C．other D．the other
Telling the truth is a very good habit. Here is a story of a man who did lots of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth him.
Once the man came to the prophet (先知)Muhammad (S) and said, ‘Oh prophet of Allah, I have many habits. Which one should I first?’ The prophet said, ‘Give up telling lies first and always speak the truth.’ The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man planned to go out to steal. Before home, he said to , ‘If tomorrow the prophet asks me I have been, shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I say that. But neither can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a .’ So the man not to steal that night.
Next day, when he was about to wine, he thought, ‘ shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will me, because a Muslim (伊斯兰教信徒) is not to drink wine.’ So he gave up the idea of drinking wine.
this way, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth. Step by step, he gave up all his bad habits and became a good Muslim and a very good person.
A．killed B．saved C．reminded D．developed
A．good B．great C．bad D．daily
A．look after B．care about C．put off D．give up
A．getting B．leaving C．arriving D．returning
A．himself B．herself C．itself D．themselves
A．where B．how C．when D．which
A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．might not
A．chef B．doctor C．thief D．member
A．continued B．decided C．refused D．forgot
A．make B．sell C．store D．drink
A．What B．How C．Which D．When
A．love B．teach C．notice D．hate
A．allowed B．asked C．invited D．provided
A．By B．On C．In D．As
A．hardly B．always C．never D．Sometimes
I have ____ my hometown for a few years. It has changed a lot ____ the years. New roads and beautiful buildings have been ____ . People in my hometown have realized the ____ of protecting the environment. They have done many things ____ planting trees, keeping the roads clean, and not ____ plastic bags. Now the ____ is much better than before, and people’s life is ____ than before. The old are doing all kinds of ____ such as playing ____ , dancing and playing TaiJi in the park. There are ____ places for people to relax such as KTVs and bars in the town. People’s life is not ____ any more. They can relax in many different ways ____ just watching TV at home. There are also some places ___ further learning , especially for the ____ who want to find good jobs.
A．left B．been away C．been away from D．left away
A．over B．among C．between D．after
A．build B．building C．built D．buildings
A．important B．useless C．importance D．use
A．for example B．as C．such as D．that is
A．use B．used C．useful D．using
A．environment B．weather C．life D．hometown
A．bad B．worse C．colourful D．more colorful
A．games B．matches C．work D．activities
A．chess B．the chess C．with chess D．a chess
A．few B．less C．more D．much
A．interesting B．boring C．bored D．happy
A．for example B．in fact C．instead of D．such as
A．for B．at C．with D．to
A．young B．children C．old D．Baby
When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．
That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．
By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．
A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．
A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud
A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual
A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid
A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain
A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes
A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw
A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy
A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．many B．few C．some D．none
A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich
A．must B．need C．can D．should
Wolf was very hungry．No matter how hard he tried，he couldn’t catch anything to ________．
Wolf met Dog on the road．
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf．
“I’m going to a wedding feast （宴会）,” said Dog．“Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf．
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ______ to act like a dog while he was there．
The two entered the wedding ________ and sat under the table, eating．
Wolf ate and ate, and he got very _______．The people around them started to sing and dance．
Wolf was so happy that he decided to ______．So he stuck his nose in the air and howled （嚎叫） a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf．He finally jumped ________ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest．
After that，wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more．
A．drink B．eat C．waste D．cook
A．Where B．When C．How D．Why
A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．bored
A．refuse B．hate C．forget D．promise
A．house B．car C．office D．church
A．ill B．full C．weak D．angry
A．jump B．dance C．sleep D．sing
A．started B．finished C．stopped D．worked
A．into B．out of C．far from D．near
A．dogs B．forest C．people D．rivers
完形填空
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, thinking how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very _______ about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four _____. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s_____.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life ______. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
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完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably they go to learn languages, geography, history, science and all subjects. That is quite , but do they learn these things?
We send our children to school to them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use their life, but is that the reason they go to school?
There is in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all how to learn, so that when we have left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows , he will always be successful, because whenever he has to do , he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other , is unable to do it, or does it badly, so the purpose of school is not just languages, geography, science, but to teach pupils the to learn.
A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell
A．others B．other C．the other D．another
A．true B．real C．fact D．wrong
A．how B．where C．why D．what
A．stop B．ask C．ready D．prepare
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．best B．only C．just D．first
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned
A．how to learn B．why to learn C．how does he learn D．why does he learn
A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new something
A．way B．word C．foot D．hand
A．both B．either C．neither D．not
A．learn B．to learn C．teach D．to teach
A．subjects B．reasons C．way D．knowledge
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched the old man pulled several bills(纸币) from her wallet and them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be in this world, I would rather be like her.
Every day may bring us many chances for . The key is to do it or not.
A．asking B．calling C．disturbing D．kidnapping
A．guests B．audience C．neighbours D．travelers
A．from B．after C．before D．over
A．softly B．sadly C．loudly D．hopefully
A．because B．unless C．as D．although
A．cheeked B．put C．covered D．threw
A．location B．survey C．situation D．programme
A．ordered B．treated C．required D．recommended
A．famous B．creative C．careful D．successful
A．richness B．happiness C．fitness D．Kindness
As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
A hungry wolf was walking around in the evening. He met a dog. The dog was fat and looked happy. The wolf made with the dog.
“You are looking better. It seems you are happy and satisfied. Your skin is so nice. You have been fed with nice food,” said the wolf.
“Well, my friend, my life is simple. I my master’s house. He feeds me four times a day. I have been given a small house where I sleep well. I don’t have any .”
“Then your life is good. I also wish the same. But you see I am always hungry. You see my bones. I am fed very .”
“OK, then.Come with me. Live with me. You will also be happy,” said the dog.
The wolf .Both of them reached the house where the dog lived. Both were happy. the wolf entered the house, he happened to see the top of the dog’s . He found no fur there.
“Why is there no fur on your neck?” The wolf asked the dog.
“Oh, my dear friend. do you ask it? My master puts a belt(皮带) around my neck. The belt the neck while the belt is tied to a chain(链子). My master pulls it and pushes me my house,” said the dog.
“What?”the wolf said and didn’t enter further. He was to hear what the dog said.
“Friend, let me . I am not jealous(羡慕的) about you. You eat good food. But you are here.My bones are thin, but I am in my world. I can go anywhere I like. Thank you. I shall return to my forest.”
A．money B．friends C．progress D．faces
A．badly B．carelessly C．properly D．cleverly
A．watch B．own C．build D．fix
A．dreams B．difficulties C．goals D．thoughts
A．much B．well C．often D．little
A．succeeded B．won C．agreed D．wondered
A．If B．Since C．As D．Though
A．neck B．back C．leg D．head
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．moves B．rubs C．cuts D．burns
A．on B．in C．onto D．into
A．surprised B．pleased C．worried D．interested
A．look up B．come in C．go back D．break down
A．hit B．tied C．killed D．fed
A．alone B．poor C．famous D．free
Helen Keller was a very bright， beautiful girl. At the age of six months she could say a few words. But unluckily， before she was two years old， she was badly . After that， she could not see or hear， and soon she could not even talk. Since then Helen had to for what she wanted. When she was six， her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher， she began to see and hear the around her through her hands. She learned to the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks， and her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers， climbed the trees and even smelled a rain storm it came. She also learned how to swim and a horse. After she grew up， she became a famous in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story has brought new to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work.
A．already B．never C．still D．also
A．dead B．ill C．strong D．thin
A．consider B．think C．look D．fight
A．town B．country C．world D．city
A．enjoy B．look C．see D．read
A．told B．spoke C．asked D．said
A．since B．while C．before D．after
A．drive B．serve C．play D．ride
A．doctor B．player C．writer D．singer
A．chance B．hope C．money D．job
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