Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed．
＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____．
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it ．He would have to find a job ．__43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had__44_ on most things．
“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”
That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for．
The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94．32．He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__
he had bought it with his own money．He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．
A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．amount B．part C．sum D．rest
A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair
A．point B．reason C．result D．right
A．split B．spend C．spare D．save
A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect
A．Or B．So C．For D．But
A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge
A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening
A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety
A．brand B．number C．size D．type
A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble
A．all B．enough C．much D．some
A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly
A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted
A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly
A．applying B．asking C．looking D．working
A．since B．if C．than D．though
A．deserved B．benefited C．achieved D．learned
The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38 . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 . One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”
Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms. I walked toward her and 46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she 49 stop dreaming about college.
She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked for all those years.
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shington, Jefferson, Franklin were large names for me as I journeyed to the United States for study, but to me, __36 _student, the most exciting American person was Abraham Lincoln.
I had visited Lincoln’s homeland. I had visited his__37__in Kentucky. Now it was a moonlight night I__38__cross the Arlington Me
morial Bridge, as I got to the Memorial(纪念碑), suddenly a __39__appeared. “ What are you doing here at this time of the night? We have been on duty all day. We’re __40__now. Come back tomorrow morning?”
“Can I sit here on the step for a while?” I asked. “I ’ve __41__this bag for a long time.”
“__42__,” in the bright moonlight he looked at me, “I see you are a __43__. I’m saving some money myself to go to__44__,by taking care of Old Abe.”
The man looked at the place where the__45__stood covered by darkness. “Lincoln here, he__46 __my grandfather ,who was a slave（奴隶）. I__47__Lincon now and he’s going to put me through law school. There is a certain dignity（尊严）about Lincoln. I think it won’t__48__a foreign student visitor. Come with me and meet him.”
I__49__the guard into the darkness.
“Stay here,” he said, “ while I__50__the lights, look up. Boy, you are going to have the treat of your life.”
I stood __51__waiting.
The light shone__52__on Lincoln’s head and then __53__ him. Long I stood there. His voice and deeds（事迹）led the __54__to freedom. I wondered about the people who had made such a nation(国家) __55__.
A．an American B．an English C．a foreign D．a strange
A．birthplace B．family C．office D．village
A．had to B．tried to C．managed to D．wants to
A．student B．guard C．soldier D．servant
A．cold B．opening C．late D．tired
A．brought B．kept C．nice D．sure
A．Good B．Never mind C．Sure D．True
A．doctor B．lawyer C．worker D．student
A．art school B．law school C．police shool D．sports school
A．monument(纪念碑) B．school C．sign D．tower
A．freed B．helped C．liked D．knew
A．take care of B．in charge of C．take interest in D．take pride in
A．like B．love C．mind D．welcome
A．let B．showed C．took D．followed
A．put in B．turn on C．put out D．take on
A．bravely B．excitedly C．calmly D．quietly
A．at last B．last C．at first D．first
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．land B．area C．nation D．place
A．bad B．strong C．possible D．public
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 21___ was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had 22__ around the tower to see the race and cheer on the 23__ .
The race began, 24__ , no one in the crowd really 25__ that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard 26__ such as, “They will never 27__ it to the top.” or “There is no 28__ that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began 29__ , one by one, except for those who were climbing 30__ in different paces.
The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult! 31_ will make it!”
32__ tiny frogs got tired and gave up, 33__ one continued higher and higher.
34___ , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of 35__ , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs 36__ wanted to know how this one frog 37__ to do it?
A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the 38__ to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was 39__ !
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they 40__ your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from yo
u--- the one you have in your heart!
A．wish B．goal C．plan D．idea
A．looked B．walked C．turned D．gathered
A．competitors B．holders C．actors
A．Generally B．Probably C．Actually D．Basically
A．wondered B．believed C．guessed D．hoped
A．statements B．conclusions C．arguments D．explanations
A．achieve B．spot C．encourage D．make
A．problem B．chance C．doubt D．favor
A．giving up B．cheering up C．escaping D．settling down
A．faster and faster B．higher and higher C．farther and farther D．stronger and stronger
A．No one B．Everyone C．Anyone D．Someone
A．Fewer B．Less C．More D．Larger
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．At the same time B．At each time C．At no time D．In the end
A．step B．attempt C．effort D．jump
A．naturally B．weightlessly C．sadly D．strangely
A．managed B．planed C．intended D．started
A．energy B．force C．strength D．power
A．deaf B．violent C．foolish D．religious
A．send B．pass C．keep D．take
It was black in the evening. Jason, a 12-year-old boy didn’t want to go outside. But his mother, Branda, was worried about his father and 36 he go.
That evening the man had to 37 his car, a Buick outside their house in the driveway.
38 enough, the wife hadn’t heard a single 39 for at least one hour. “Go and find him,” she told Jason.
The kid stepped outside in the darkness and called into the shadows “Dad?”
“Jason?” 40 was his father, but his voice sounded 41 . He spoke slowly, in a strange way.
That evening, when the man had to get 42 the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car. 43 , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from 44 forward off the forks, which was exactly 45 it did afterwards.
Little Jason saw his dad’s feet 46 out from beneath the car. 47 to take a full breath, Old Jason sank into a sleepy, half-alive 48 .
“Calm down. It will be OK.” The boy 49 his mother. Now he couldn’t afford to be scared.
He climbed on and started up, the Buick started to come off the ground and 50 in the air.
Minutes later, 911 policemen arrived. Old Jason 51 beneath the car, still breathing.
It wasn’t 52 his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the little boy 53 and sobbed.
Little Jason says one happy change has come out of the 54 : he gets to spend more time with his dad. Old Jason, who hasn’t touched a car 55 the Buick fell on him often spends evenings with his son playing.
A．claimed B．demanded C．declared D．announced
A．clean B．buy C．fix D．sell
A．Strangely B．Interestingly C．Fortunately D．Dangerously
A．word B．sentence C．noise D．sound
A．He B．This C．There D．It
A．usual B．different C．calm D．unhappy
A．into B．onto C．beneath D．above
A．Somehow B．Anyhow C．Somewhat D．Anyway
A．sinking B．rolling C．driving D．running
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．bringing B．moving C．sticking D．taking
A．Unable B．Unlikely C．Likely D．Able
A．environment B．circumstance C．state D．position
A．inspired B．comforted C．required D．persuaded
A．moved B．drove C．bent D．suspended
A．slept B．sat C．stood D．lay
A．until B．unless C．when D．while
A．broke out B．broke down C．broke up D．broke off
A．matter B．affair C．accident D．event
A．after B．till C．when D．since
It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of 31 . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged 32 , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the 33 of a friend. Then count the occasions 34 you indicated clearly and truly that you were 35 . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep 36 in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 37 , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and 38 is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of 39 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No 40 cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “ 41 you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some 42 , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been 43 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother 44 forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good 45 . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man 46 crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m 47 .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it 48 . If you can think of someone who 49 an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it 50 .
A．communicating B．expressing C．apologizing D．explaining
A．roughly B．toughly C．gently D．honestly
A．risk B．expense C．loss D．mercy
A．that B．how C．which D．when
A．sorry B．regretful C．tolerant D．amazed
A．wisdom B．pain C．fright D．tension
A．ignored B．committed C．adjusted D．promoted
A．regret B．curiosity C．devotion D．envy
A．questions B．complaints C．signs D．conflicts
A．spiritual B．immoral C．physical D．outward
A．If B．Until C．When D．Unless
A．recalling B．unconsciousness C．mediation D．hesitation
A．accusing B．informing C．cheating D．warning
A．calling for B．begging for D．focusing on
A．relationship B．situation C．condition D．attention
A．burst out B．brought out C．gave out D．let out
A．rescued B．cured C．sealed D．persuaded
A．weaker B．maturer C．stronger D．fruitier
A．borrows B．receives C．demands D．deserves
A．for a moment B．at last C．right away D．in a while
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly, 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be 37 , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into 38 . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 39 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I 40 success. I’d sold the first thing I’d 41 written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) 42 my published works. I never 43 my writing to my teachers, friends or my family 44 because they were dream killers.
I had four children at the time. 45 the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a 46 and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start 47 another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became 48 reading in native American schools in Canada.
The 49 year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I 50 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars 51 six years ago. I do all the housework and 52 my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right 53 I’ve succeeded. Writing is 54 , it’s fun and anyone can do it. 55 , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
A．other B．others C．the other D．the rest
A．silly B．curious C．excited D．depressed
A．laughter B．tears C．song D．cheers
A．puzzlement B．disappointment C．expectation D．astonishment
A．tasted B．met C．accepted D．considered
A．yet B．never C．even D．ever
A．crowdedwith B．filled with C．combined with D．linked with
A．remembered B．concluded C．mentioned D．described
A．again B．instead C．still D．merely
A．Though C．Until D．While
A．writer B．reporter C．publisher D．manager
A．working on B．going on C．turning on D．putting on
A．requested B．required C．demanded D．reminded
A．busiest B．worse C．worst D．highest
A．attended B．took C．admitted D．participated
A．out B．to C．by D．for
A．keep B．fit C．save D．hold
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．easy B．hard C．convenient D．practical
A．On the contrary B．Of course C．As a result D．In this way
I believe in miracles because I’ve seen so many of them.One day,a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would 38 to add something,but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything hereslf.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth.A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment,I explained to her the 41 of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just 42 .”
I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part,and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she retarned to my office,still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?”I asked.
“I’m just fine,honey,”she responded 47 high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all,I answered 48 ,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening,but had 51 seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting 52 to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
A．pain B．wound C．cut D．cancer
A．declared B．promised C．insisted D．suspected
A．manage B．continue C．keep D．attempt
A．corner B．roof C．bottom D．surface
A．considered B．convinced C．confirmed D．concluded
A．possibility B．seriousness C．importance D．resolution
A．old B．sick C．glad D．fine
A．permission B．effort C．approval D．support
A．persuade B．encourage C．please D．astonish
A．received B．provided C．refused D．required
A．to B．in C．with D．by
A．worriedly B．patiently C．confusedly D．confidently
A．reached B．covered C．spread D．grown
A．left B．faded C．expanded D．remained
A．ever B．also C．never D．already
A．easier B．rarer C．happier D．closer
A．for B．so C．yet D．or
A．read B．keep C．see D．make
A．whatever B．wherever C．whoever D．whichever
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you find out that your best friend is developing feeling for you and the feelings are in no way mutual (共通的), the sooner you communicate this the better .
Sometimes having to be the person who does the rejecting is __1__ than being rejected, ___2___ the person you have to hurt is your dearest friend. The key is to be gentle, but not so gentle that he or she doesn’t get it. If you ___3__ it before he says anything , it is possible you can __4_ him some of the humiliation(羞辱). You can just happen to mention that you are so happy that you don’t have to___5__ the ups and downs of romance with him. “Aren’t we lucky to have such a close friendship without having to worry about?” If he brings it up to you, just remember ___6___ kind to his heart. So many things you could say have become a cliché(老生常谈), such as “ I don’t want to risk losing what we have now.” Of course, if that is how you feel then say it anyway. The most reassuring thing you can do for him is to__7__ not to let his admission hurt the friendship. Even though the first response will be to the “rejection” later, he or she will worry about the friendship __8___. If you want to show the ultimate respect, keep it ___9__ the two of you. Resist the temptation to tell others. Otherwise, this will only hurt your friend__10__.
__11__, if the feelings between the two of you are__12___, then this can be a very happy moment. Don’t let your fears ruin it. Yes, it is _13_ to venture into new territory with someone you have been close with as a friend. But the good news is you already know each other well and you like each other. There is always a risk of losing the friendship when and if you _14__, but if you both agree you aren’t going to let that happen, the risk factor _15__ .
A．better B．worse C．wiser D．nicer
A．even if B．especially if C．especially D．if
A．hear about B．heard C．listen to D．hear from
A．harmed B．share C．spare D．reduced
A．go away with B．go through C．go by D．go over
A．being B．to be C．be D．to have been
A．keep B．promise C．avoid D．permit
A．as well B．either C．finally D．ultimately
A．in B．among C．between D．away from
A．a little B．even better C．much less D．even more
A．Whatever B．Whenever C．At the same time D．However
A．active B．mutual C．affected D．sensible
A．scary B．enjoyable C．funny D．lucky
A．break down B．break up C． break out D．break off
A．increases B．decreases C．remains D．exists
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 31 ．
Today things are 32 , the world has become too 33 ．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 34 our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 35 survive．
Everyone 36 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left． Yet, with modern fishing 37 , more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 38 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we __39 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 40 more and more trees．
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die． 41 , in most countries wastes are 42 put into rivers or into the sea,
and there are 43 laws to stop this．
We know, too, that if the 44 of the world continues to rise at the present rate , in a few years there will not be enough 45 ．What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 46 ,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 47 five times more people than land where ani
mals are kept．
Our natural resources will 48 longer if we learn to recyclethem．
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 49 ．
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 50 in the future．
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．unusual D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．the sea C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．many B．none C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．development
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．places
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．pay
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
Many years ago when the world was a simpler place there lived a shoemaker. He used __16__ silk and soft leather(皮革) to make the greatest shoes. Colorful shoes lined the shelves of his store.
One little girl, Rachel, often looked through the _17__ into the store. One day while Rachel was looking again, the shoemaker __18__ at her side. “Well, dear, which shoes would you take?” he said, smiling.
Rachel was __19__ as she hadn’t noticed the little man. “Oh! I …I was just __20__,” Rachel said. “I can’t afford them and I would never take anything that doesn't belong to me.”
The shoemaker said, “I meant to give you a pair as a(n) __21__ .” Rachel stared at the shoemaker. A small pointed(尖尖的) ear could be seen underneath(在…底下) his hat. The guy __22__ Rachel’s curious gaze(凝视) and fixed his hat tightly over his ear _23__.
“Why don't you wear a pair of your own beautiful shoes?” Rachel questioned him, smiling.
“I am always working and have no need of __24__ shoes,” he explained.
Rachel’s smile __25__. “I have no need of good shoes either,” Rachel said in a sad voice and limped (一瘸一拐地走) away.
A few days later, Rachel was walking past the shoe shop when the shoemaker waved her into the shop. Looking around, Rachel said, “You have every color of the rainbow here.”
The shoemaker said, “They are the colors of the rainbow, Rachel.” __26__ a drawer(抽屉), he took out the most beautiful pair of shoes Rachel had ever seen. The shoemaker placed the shoes onto her feet. “Take a __27__, Rachel,” he said.
“I …I can’t,” Rachel said with a tear.
“Yes, Rachel, you can,” the shoemaker __28__.
Rachel stood up staight. Deliberately(小心翼翼地) she took a __29__, followed by another and another. “I can do it. I can do it,” she said, walking easily across the floor, not limping at all.
The shoemaker laughed __30__ and said, “I told you they were magic shoes…”
A．wonderful B．professional C．personal D．skillful
A．floor B．window C．wall D．corner
A．quit B．appeared C．fell D．hid
A．excited B．confused C．interested D．surprised
A．searching B．moving C．waving D．looking
A．collection B．present C．solution D．exchange
A．noticed B．guided C．remembered D．accepted
A．exactly B．quickly C．happily D．kindly
A．clean B．large C．new D．fine
A．disappeared B．wondered C．advanced D．improved
A．Repairing B．Making C．Designing D．Opening
A．rest B．breath C．bath D．walk
A．complained B．questioned C．encouraged D．appreciated
A．step B．smile C．risk D．seat
A．carefully B．heartily C．directly D．quietly
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a
picture of ___36____ for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be _37___ economically disadvantaged, but still many would __38___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the ___39___ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(n) __40___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery,__41_____ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___42___those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When__43____ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____44____. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.
His abstract image captured the _45_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__46_____ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47____ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___48__ forgot the young artist himself.
__49____ the children had gone on to other assignments, she_50_____ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the __51___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student. How _52_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ____53__ for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
In fact, people __54___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____55___ .
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．suggested B．affected C．encouraged D．considered
A．celebrate B．share C．like D．avoid
A．purposes B．subjects C．motivations D．examples
A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting
A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
A．behind B．beside C．before D．around
A．ordered B．asked C．forced D．persuaded
A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder
A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
A．raise B．need C．buy D．sell
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore
A．Before B．Now that C．Since D．When
A．stared B．aimed C．paused D．glanced
A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much
A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable
A．could B．must C．should D．might
A．move on B．stick above C．reaches out D．help out
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our 51 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 52 everything to their kindness and love.
When we 53 them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or 54 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 55 our own love and gratitude to them. 56 , elders have also been through all the years you are 57 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 58 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always 59 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 60 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 61 .
With changing times and 62 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should 63 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 64 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 65 their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are 66 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 67 of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 68 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 69 disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become 70 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
A．youngsters B．elders C．parents D．juniors
A．devote B．owe C．pay D．contribute
A．show B．explain C．exhibit D．point
A．greeting B．receiving C．declaring D．showing
A．expressing B．describing C．sending D．suggesting
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Though
A．experiencing with B．going through C．suffering from D．worrying out
A．maybe B．likely C．possible D．probably
A．quarreled B．dealt C．lived D．disagreed
A．community B．organization C．society D．public
A．experience B．reality C．emotion D．information
A．cultural B．special C．environmental D．position
A．quietly B．slightly C．silently D．coldly
A．rise B．raise C．support D．force
A．give away B．get rid of C．give up D．send out
A．expected B．forced C．needed D．reminded
A．doubt B．question C．wonder D．challenge
A．suffering B．upset C．trouble D．discomfort
A．serious B．light C．heavy D．slight
A．aware B．alive C．knowing D．sensible
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tried and exhausted, I came back home from work. I found the front door was 36 open and I felt a little scared. Did I carelessly forget to lock it after I left? I looked around 37 to see what could be 38 . Why would someone come into my home only to 39 with nothing? After searching every inch, I realized that everything was 40 I had left it. No 41 cushions, broken lamps, or 42 emptied out on the carpet. Feeling much 43 . I looked out my oversized window of my dinning room at Ms. Sullivan’s house. Jimmy, the little boy next door was visiting her. Jimmy cared a lot about Ms. Sullivan and was very concerned with her health after she became ill. She used to 44 Jimmy when he was just a baby.
Forgetting about the 45 with my front door, I decided to walk over to Ms. Sullivan’s house to see how she was 46 . With a warm hello, she invited me into her home. I noticed twelve beautiful roses delicately presented on the table next to her bed. They looked exactly like the 47 on my dinning room table in front of my oversized window. With a pleasant smile, she told me Jimmy brought them to her as a “get-well gift”. Suddenly Jimmy 48 out of his seat in an instant and said that he had to go home for a while to do some homework but he promised to be back to 49 up on Ms. Sullivan.
Talking for a while, Ms. Sullivan began to get very tired so I gave her my phone number in case she 50 needed help, and left her home. I thought about how 51 it was for little Jimmy to be so concerned for Ms. Sullivan. I got home, laughing at how 52 I was that morning about what had happened over 53 . I walked passed the dinning room and noticed my roses 54 in the vase were missing. Without a second 55 , I glanced out the window at Ms. Sullivan’s house and with a smile on my face I turned off the light in the room and went to sleep.
The next morning my door bell rang. I opened the door Jimmy was there…
A．easily B．slowly C．slightly D．silently
A．tensely B．patiently C．eagerly D．calmly
A．burning B．losing C．lacking D．missing
A．get B．deal C．steal D．leave
A．what B．where C．that D．how
A．worn B．changed C．unwashed D．overturned
A．lockers B．kettles C．drawers D．coats
A．eased B．angry C．surprised D．curious
A．watch B．guard C．follow D．visit
A．accident B．experience C．incident D．condition
A．working B．doing C．sleeping D．acting
A．lamps B．vases C．roses D．gifts
A．stood B．ran C．stepped D．jumped
A．look B．check C．pick D．call
A．ever B．still C．only D．just
A．smart B．sensitive C．sweet D．thankful
A．strange B．nervous C．careless D．wrong
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．growing B．sitting C．lying D．arranging
A．thought B．intention C．expectation D．delay
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。
Dear Jane,
I'm pleased to receive your letter __21__ about information about China's high-speed trains and the Qingming Festival.
With the developing of China’s __22__, more and more high-speed railways are under __23__. There are several advantages for high-speed trains. The reasons are as follows:
First, it's more __24__ for us to go travelling by high-speed train, because they can run as fast as 350 kilometers per hour!
Second, you may find it's more comfortable when taking such a train, with more space for more passengers to sit __25__, and more security measures are taken to make it safer.
Further more, high-speed railways __26__ only half of the land as freeways need. At the same time they make less __27__ because they use less energy and make less noise!
Next I’ll __28__ you something about the Qingming Festival.
The Qingming Festival, also __29__ the Tomb-sweeping Day, coming __30__ April 5 every year, is one of the most important __31__ in China.
On this important day, people, often with a __32__ family, go to sweep their ancestor’s __33__. Meanwhile, they will __34__ sacrifices before the tombs to show their respect __35__ the deceased. At the same time, many people will present flowers and some other __36__ before the tombs of the martyrs in __37__ of their heroic deeds.
However, the Qingming Festival is also __38__ with happiness and joy when all the members of a family get __39__. Children are pleased when they are going hiking in the mountain, flying kites with their fellows, or having a big meal with their family members who have been __40__ for a long time!
I'm looking forward to your letter.
Best wishes.
Yours
Li Hua
A．asked B．asking C．to ask D．ask
A．economy B．inspiration C．industry D．agriculture
A．pressure B．discussion C．consideration D．construction
A．comfortable B．mysterious C．convenient D．eager
A．on B．in C．at D．out
A．cover B．take in C．look up D．stare at
A．dust B．effect C．advantage D．pollution
A．look for B．introduce C．judge D．go through
A．called B．saw C．calling D．seeing
A．on B．around C．in D．out of
A．days B．inventions C．festivals D．preparations
A．all B．single C．whole D．frightened
A．tombs B．houses C．buildings D．mountains
A．send B．cut in C．clear D．provide
A．for B．to C．at D．from
A．roses B．rice C．items D．pieces
A．front B．case C．heart D．memory
A．filled B．full C．covered D．shortened
A．in B．together C．away D．up
A．parted B．party C．parting D．apart
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