2010年高考英语试题分类汇编——完形填空

Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My1, Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or2some cause known only to him.

Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very3. He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to4back.

One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar5. But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably6the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

Soon it became7that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the8, without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally9. The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

Finally, we10a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and11reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.

Since our adventure, I12that Beans probably knew all along how to get home. He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home1when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write2an  after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 3or  another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a4better   way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about5what   they want to say before they write.   For6another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that  they7hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned8off    or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __36_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __37__.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __38__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __40__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __41__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __42__. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You __43__ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers __44__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __45__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __46__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __47__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __48__ in time.”
The __49__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __50__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __51__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __52__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __53__ just above the ground. As the car __54__ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __55__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
36 A However            B  Besides         C  Therefore          D  Otherwise
37 A brave               B  excited          C  curious            D  stubborn
38 A fell                 B  seemed         C  proved            D  grew
39 A aside            B  around                C  forward           D  backward
40 A arrived          B  stopped         C  stayed             D  started
41 A gathered         B  existed          C  dropped           D  moved
42 A help            B  gas            C  rest               D  water
43 A necessarily        B normally           C  basically            D  certainly
44 A if              B  until            C  unless             D  as
45 A drive            B  walk           C  follow            D  march
46 A address          B  signs           C  notices             D  guidance
47 A doubt                 B room             C  time              D  way
48 A have it           B  get it            C  make it            D  finish it
49 A door            B  window        C  headlight           D  wheel
50 A passed           B  rushed          C  turned             D  continued
51 A strange              B  sensitive          C  imaginable         D  horrible
52 A developed             B  appeared         C  spread             D  faded
53 A rolling               B  floating           C  drawing           D  flashing
54 A pointed              B  returned          C  broke             D  rose
55 A tune                B  voice           C  sound             D  tone

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited baskstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __41__ that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.
Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
36. A. filled    B. visited   C. attended    D. decorated
37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate    D. attention
38. A. take over    B. show off   C . look after    D. give up
39. A. reasonable   B. suitable    C . obvious     D . perfect
40. A. dressed up   B. folded up    C. covered up    D. mixed up
41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted
42. A. music        B . audience    C . curtain    D . stage
43. A. easy         B . active    C . adventurous   D. extra
44. A. containing      B . hiding    C . sharing   D . keeping
45. A. why         B . whether    C . where    D . what
46. A. wandered    B. slipped    C . waved    D . skipped
47. A. blood        B . pleasure    C . pride     D . tear
48. A. leave  B . cheer    C . believe     D . notice
49. A. gesture        B . example   C . advice      D . plan
50. A. doubts       B . hopes     C . voice      D . patience
51. A. argued      B . shouted   C . begged     D . sobbed
52. A. turn   B . calm      C . let     D . put
53. A. star   B . pioneer   C . loser        D . fool
54. A. satisfied       B . moved    C . embarrassed    D. confused
55. A. However      B . Instead   C . In total   D . in return

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Forests in the northern half of the globe could be growing faster now than they were 200 years ago as a result of climate change, according to a study of trees in eastern America. The trees appear to have faster growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations (浓度) of carbon dioxide in the ___41___.
Geoffrey Parker, a scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre in Edgewater. Maryland, said that the increase ha the rate of growth was unexpected and might be ___42___ to the higher temperatures and longer growing seasons documented in the region. The growth may also be influenced by the significant ___43___ in atmospheric CO2, he said.
"We made a list of reasons these forests could be growing faster and then excluded half of them," Dr. Parker said. Their study suggests that northern forests may become increasingly important in ___44___ the influence of man-made CO2 on the climate.
Dr. Parker and his colleagues have ___45___ out a detailed record of the trees on a(n) ___46___ basis since 1987. They calculated that due to the global warming the forest is producing   ___47___ tons of wood each year.
The scientists ___48___ the land with trees at different stages of growth and found that both young and old trees were showing increased growth rate. More than 90 per cent of the tree groups had grown by between two and four times faster than the scientists had ___49___ from estimates of the long-term rates of growth.

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.
The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___50___.
What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, ___51___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.
When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had. ___52___ several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___53___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.
When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ___54___ to your evolving purpose, or to include ___55___ ideas or newly discovered information.
Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. ___56___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___57___. topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However. don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows ___58___. Always make time to become your own ___59___and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___60___ new ideas.
Revising involves ___61___ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___62___ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the ___63___ that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many ___64___ details that may confuse readers?
50. A. technique         B . style           C . process         D . career
51. A. in particular        B . as a result      C . for example      D . in other words
52. A. undergone               B . skipped         C . rejected        D . replaced
53. A. rewrote           B . released        C . recorded       D . reserved
54. A. addition                 B . response               C . opposition     D . contrast
55. A. fixed             B . ambitious               C . familiar      D . fresh
56. A. However                B . Moreover               C . Instead       D . Therefore
57. A. discuss           B . switch          C . exhaust        D . cover
58. A. drafting                 B . rearranging      C . performing      D . training
59. A. director                 B . master         C . audience       D . visitor
60. A. personal          B . valuable        C . basic          D . delicate
61. A. mixing           B . weakening     C . maintaining      D . assessing
62. A. amazing          B . bright         C . unique         D . clear
63. A. angles            B . evidence       C . information      D . hints
64. A. unnecessary         B . uninteresting    C . concrete        D . final

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the  39  never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was  40  at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  41  me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some  42  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for   43  .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  44  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish  45  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he  46  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  47  their impatience. With every 48  , the breath of the dragons（龙）on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---  49  me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  50  and I ran back home  51  ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at  52  Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.
Sometimes , I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end .the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage （传统）fading away.
36. A. custom           B. games            C .characters .         D. language
37. A. ahead          B. around           C. along              D. aside
38. A. when           B. before           C. unless             D. until
39. A. success          B. study            C. time              D. attempt
40. A. aim            B. joke                   C. nod               D. stare
41. A. cared about     B. laughed at     C. argued with         D. asked after
42. A. right now      B. from now     C. at times            D. in time
43. A. decision        B. permission     C. information         D. preparation
44. A. repeated       B. reviewed      C. spelled             D. kept
45. A. farm            B. stand          C. pond              D. market
46. A. guessed        B. forgot         C. doubted            D. ignored
47. A. by             B. as            C. with               D. from
48. A. second          B. effort          C. desire             D. movement
49. A. forcing        B. allowing      C. persuading         D. leading
50. A. bright         B. blank         C. pale              D. red
51. A. open-mouthed   B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed       D. broken-hearted
52. A. service         B. home          C. risk               D. root
53. A. trade          B. deed          C. challenge           D. incident
54. A. it             B. us            C. me                D. them
55. A. thrown        B. lost           C. divided            D. reflected

Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with  16  an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often  17   trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day   18    .
Those fun trips had a(n) 19  impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day,  20  working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys   21   .He sensed trouble between them.  22   one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.”I 23   you. You took me    24   when I was  in fifth grade. That was one of the  25   days of my life .”
Deeply touched by the boy’s word, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that  26  teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw  27  there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging  28  on the kids,” says Moody.
By turning kids on to fishing, he  29  to present an alternative way of life, “When you’re sitting there waiting for a  30 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other, and such  31  can be pretty deep.”
“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,” says Michelle, 17 who  32  the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother  33  drugs.”
Moody faces 34 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.”I’m living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my  35 to give back,” Moody says.”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”
16. A. drinking    B ．drug       C ．security      D ．smoking
17. A. ran into       B ．got over   C．left behind        D ．looked into 
18. A．ahead  B ．away         C ．off     D ．out
19. A．immediate    B．damaging    C．limited      D ．lasting
20. A．once   B ．while             C ．since    D ．until
21. A．quarreling    B．complaining  C．talking       D ．cheering
22. A．Slowly    B．Suddenly   C．Finally           D ．Secretly
23. A．understand    B．hear    C. see       D ．remember
24. A．fishing       B ．sailing    C ．boating D . swimming．
25. A．quietest      B ．longest   C．best     D ．busiest
26. A．connects    B．introduces   C．reduces    D．commits
27. A．where B ．unless     C ．as        D ．whether
28. A．impression   B．burden  C ．decision  D ．impact
29. A．asked       B ．intended   C．pretended        D ．agreed
30. A．solution   B ．change    C ．bite        D ．surprise
31. A．concerns    B．interests   C．conversations      D ．emotions
32. A. participated in   B. worked out   C. approved of   D. made up
33. A. misuse     B . avoid     C . tolerate   D . test
34. A. unemployment  B. challenge    C. competition   D. retirement
35. A. team        B . school      C . family    D . community

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 2l       B efore setting down. High desert winds had   22   the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be   23    the city for a few minutes waiting to   24  . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened  25   there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)  26  by comparison.
The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt  27   and had to use
airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in
a(n) 28    space because it only 29    to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very 30 .
There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 31   noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A  32  was having a good time! With each bump of the33!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I 34     that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his    35 He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from  36   .He was 37  the ride  because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and   38  back into my seat，pretending I was   39   on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  40    to  giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
21. A. mistake       B . delay               C . change          D. wind
22. A. forced       B . warned             C . swept           D. reminded
23. A. watching      B . visiting            C. circling          D. crossing
24. A. arrive               B . enter             C . stop                 D . land
25. A. if           B . though             C . because          D. while
26. A. light         B . pale              C . easy                 D . quick
27. A. sick         B . nervous            C . angry           D. afraid
28. A. empty      B . narrow             C . secret            D. open
29. A. happens      B . continues         C. fails                  D . serves
30. A. quiet       B . hot               C .  dirty          D.  crowded
31. A. partly      B .  gradually              C . shortly             D . clearly
32. A. pilot      B . baby                  C . guard               D . man
33. A. seats       B .  passengers      C . flight               D . airplane
34. A. realized     B .  hoped         C . agreed          D. insisted
35. A. health       B . safety         C . joy               D . future
36. A. teachers    B . books           C . experience       D. practice
37. A. learning              B . taking             C . missing          D . enjoying
38. A. sat           B . lay            C . went          D . rode
39. A. nearly         B . finally             C . really          D . suddenly 
40. A. attempted    B. managed           C . wanted          D . decided

Every country has its own culture.
Even though each country uses doors. .Doors many have   21  functions and purposes which lead to  22  differences.
When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different  23   and they had distiFnct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to  24  the building. This was new to me, because we use the   25  door in south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.
The way of using school bus doors was also   26  to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors,       27  who were getting off the bus should get off first , and students who were getting on should get on   28  . In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus ,and when the bus doors opened, I  29  _tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me, I was totally  30     ,and my face went red.
21. A.different     B .important        C .practical      D .unusual
22. A.national     B .embarrassing     C .cultural        D .amazing
23. A.exits       B .entrances        C .signs          D .doors
24.A.enter        B .leave          C .open          D .close
25. A.main       B .same           C .front          D .back
26.A.annoying    B .hard           C .satisfying      D .strange
27.A.parents      B .students       C .teachers        D .drivers
28.A.sooner      B .later           C .faster         D .earlier
29.A.politely     B .patiently       C .unconsciously   D .slowly
30.A.embarrassed    B.annoyed           C .unsatisfied     D .excited

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或受用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为1～10的相应位置上。
A young man,while traveling through a desert，csme across a spring of clear water.1water was sweet.He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder2 had been his teacher .After a four-day journey, the young man_3.(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled4(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home5a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let6student taste the water. He spit it out,7(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher," Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like8?"
The teacher replied," You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be9 (sweet)."
We understand this lesson best10 we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is
a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman  in his 80s came to the hospital.  I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a1in the waiting area,2him it would be  at least 40 minutes3someone would  be able to  see him .I saw him4his watch  and decided, since I was5buy-my patient  didn't6at the appointed  hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care  of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he7to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his8.He told me that she had been9for a while and  that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be10if he was a bit late. He replied that she11knew who he  was ,that she had not been able to12him for five years now. I was13and asked him," And you14go every morning, even though she  doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled and said ."She doesn't know me, but I  know who she is" I had to hold back15as he left.

Now I16that in marriages, true love is17of all that, The happiest people don't18have the best of everything; they just19the best of everything they have .20isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__36__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37  for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38  than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___39  my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___40  .This is not the worst boy at all, ___41   the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___42   between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___43   as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She ___44   my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___45   and my brother and I could be better___46   .
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___47   and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___48
it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___49  and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___50   that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___51   beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___52   man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power __53  has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___54  strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55   .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
36.A.rushed            B .sent             C .carried             D .introduced
37.A.distinguished      B .favored          C .mistaken           D .rewarded
38. A.sooner           B .later             C .longer            D .earlier
39. A.dragged          B .shook           C .raised            D .bent
40. A.perfect          B .right            C .wrong            D .impolite
41. A.but             B .so               C .and              D .or
42. A.ageement        B .friendship          C .gap             D .relationship
43. A.opinion         B .image            C .espectation        D .mind
44. A.begged          B .persuaded          C .ordered          D .invited
45. A.successful        B .meaningful     C.helpful           D .useful
46. A.treared          B .entertained     C.educated          D .respected
47. A.cemera          B .radio             C .bicycle           D .typewriter
48. A.considered       B .suspected           C .ignored          D .appreciated
49. A.belief           B .request           C .criticism         D .description
50. A.teahing          B .writing           C .studying         D .reading
51. A.next             B .same             C .only             D .real
52. A.cleverest         B .wealthiest          C .strongest           D .bealthiest
53. A.ebthusiasm        B .sympathy          C .fortune          D .confidence
54. A.deliberately       B .happily           C .traditionally   D.constantly
55. A.win             B .match            C .reach            D .doubt

I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

I was on my lunch break and had1the office to get something to eat . On the way, I2a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some3in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would4use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He5like that type-young and ragged.6what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then7I had no right to place myself above8just because he was busking.

I9and dropped all the coins into his10, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As11as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment-a feeling of12or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened13, I walked off. "It proved to be a waste of14,"I thought.

On my way home at the end of the15, I saw the busker again and he was16. I watched him pick up the hat and walk17a cafe counter. There he poured the18contents into a tin collecting19an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any20I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and1.  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a2with very little effort.

I will give3.  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting4We had been close as5but had grown apart. Our meetings were not6; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only7our misunderstanding. Then he8a small island in the Caribbean and we9touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to10. Rereading the letter, I was11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had12respected my order brother but13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so14.And with that one letter we became friends15.

It might never have occurred to16to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no17,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of18communication(通讯),people often19that they don't always have to phone or email. They have a20. And that is to write.

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   31     the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of     32    . Susan’s husband Mark watched her    33   into hopelessness and he was    34    to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to   35    to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too     36    to get around the city by herself. Mark   37   to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening    38    she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark   39    Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other   40     , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new    41     .
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   42    . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband   43    , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their    44    ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement    45    Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   46    . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure   47   you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver   48     .
“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
31.A. touch            B .grab             C .count         D .feel
32.A.weakness          B . sickness         C .darkness       D .sadness
33.A.run               B .sink             C .jump          D .step
34.A.inspired                  B .determined        C .honored       D .pleased
35.A.return            B .adjust           C .contribute      D .stick
36.A.dred                     B .astonished         C .depressed      D .frightened
37.A.volunteered               B .attempted        C .continued      D .struggled
38.A.when                    B .as              C .until          D .after
39.A.drove                    B .direted                 C .accompanied     D .sent
40.A.feeling                   B .organs           C .skills          D .senses
41.A.position                  B .environment    C.status          D .role
42.A.on her own         B .in person        C .to her benefit    D .on foot
43.A.politely            B .calmly          C .briefly         D .tightly
44.A.opposite           B .separate         C .fixed          D .lonely
45.A.took charge of                     B .took place of
C.took advantage of                   D .took hold of
46.A.as usual         B .as a rule       C.as well        D .as a consequence
47.A.respect               B .evry                C .know            D .support
48.A.what                B .how                C . why            D .who
49.A.past                  B .same          C .first             D .next
50.A.courage                      B .will          C .sight             D .wisdom

When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was1to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.2it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one3, to be honest, I found it extremely4to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and5not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the6bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are7both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt8to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I9that monolingual dictionaries are10in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is,11, often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two12in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to13that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the14meaning of a word in English!15, she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary16I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.17, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)18number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am19exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.20this, I can express myself more easily in English.

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,   36   she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my   37  . She wanted to know how I thought we should   38   things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew   39   about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her   40  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to   41   them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how   42   I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's   43   that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it   44  !"I began to take   45  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be   46   upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and   47   create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   48   in the program
as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I   49   I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
B eing on that stage-design team   50   Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   51   a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to   52   what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be   53  . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   54   in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined   55  .
36. A. and               B . yet            C . so             D . for
37. A. opinion            B . impression        C . information      D . intention
38. A. make              B . keep           C . handle          D  change
39. A. anything           B . something        C . everything       D . nothing
40. A. questions            B . comments        C . explanations    D. remarks
41. A. hold              B . follow          C . evaluate        D . form
42. A. happy             B . lively          C . reliable                D . punctual
43. A. message           B . motto          C . saying          D . suggestion
44. A. again              B . more                  C . instead         D . later
45. A. steps              B . control         C . charge          D . risks[
46. A. improved           B . acted           C . looked         D . reflected
47. A. easily             B . carefully               C . confidently              D . proudly
48. A. introduced          B . recognized        C . identified         D . considered
49. A. confirmed           B . decided         C . realized         D . acknowledged
50. A. with              B . below                 C . of             D . by
51. A. developed           B . discovered        C . took           D . fostered
52. A. accept             B . care            C . judge          D . wonder
53. A. bored             B . lazy            C . sad            D . afraid
54. A. trust              B . patience         C . curiosity          D o interest
55. A. accessible            B . enjoyable         C . possible        D. favorable

Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my1, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been2ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the3to tell Sam what I had4.
For years I have been hosting a program on the5and writing articles for a magazine.  Being6to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart7, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and8. So when Sam was born, I9to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That's how I started to write these10. I hope that Sam would11them sooner or later.
However, that expectation12when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He13to communicate with others, even the family members. That was14for me but didn't stop me writing on. I realized that I had even15now to tell him. I wanted him to16what it means to be "different" from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll17as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just18if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now,19the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a20.
D aniel Gottlieb

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be1Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd2?" Just when I started to3that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women4at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of5that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't6. Somebody had thought7of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my8Christmas there special and memorable, I9remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of10for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I11a 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,12with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.13. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I14them that they couldn't open their presents15every child had come forward. Finally the16they 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 smiles17up the room. The18in the room was obvious, and19wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling - the feeling I knew20that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.