完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
“ 36 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 37 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.
Amy closed her eyes. “ 38 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 39 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 40 . Kids made fun of her about her 41 or her limping. Amy was 42 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 43 alone.
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 44 . Her mother knew that things were not going well at 45 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 46 with her daughter.
“There is a Christmas 47 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 48 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 49 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”
A 50 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 51 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 52 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 53 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 54 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 55 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
36．A．Go ahead B．Watch it C．Make it D．Mind you
37．A．lived up to B．got down to C．took hold of D．started at
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38．A．Blame B．Beat C．Scold D．Ignore
39．A．funny B．angry C．silly D．unfriendly
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48．A．To write B．Written C．Write D．Having written
49．A．everyone B．someone C．nobody D．anyoneSection B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely —$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000.
It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
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It was a cold Saturday morning．An old man walked slowly into the ．With shoulders bent forward，he leaned on his trusty stick with each _step．
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him _out from the usual breakfast crowd．Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _in a steady smile．
A young waitress named Mary him drag toward a table by the window．She ran over to him，and said，“Here，sir．Let me give you a with that chair．”
Without saying a word，he smiled and ．She pulled the chair away from the table．Steadying him with one arm，she helped him get comfortably ．Then she moved the table up close to him，and leaned his _against the table where he could reach it．
In a soft，clear voice，he said，“Thank you for your ．”
“You’re welcome，sir．” She replied_ ．“And my name is Mary．I’ll be back in a moment，and you need anything at all in the meantime，just wave at me！”
After he had finished his breakfast，Mary brought him the change from his ticket．Then she _him out from behind the table．She handed him his stick，and walked _him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，“Come back and see us，sir！”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a smile．“You are very kind，” he said softly．
When Mary went to clean his table，she was to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸)．Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill！
The note on the napkin _，“Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself too．It shows by the way you _ _others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will _through those who meet you．”
The next day she was told that the man she had on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working．
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完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Will the sky ever fall? The answer is no. But if it________, there’s no need to be afraid!
Chicken Little is an American cartoon film. It’s very popular around the world. Its story teaches us: don’t worry too much in your________.
One day Chicken Little is in the forest when an acorn（橡果）falls on his head! This makes him________ . He thinks a piece of the sky is falling!
He can’t wait to tell________about it. They run for their lives!
When people________the truth, no one likes Chicken Little. They laugh at him. He gets a bad name in the town. It’s time for him to change others’ ________.
Chicken Little begins to play baseball. He is not bigger than a ball, ________he plays it very well! He helps his team________ . Now they think he’s great.
Just then, a spaceship really does fall from the________! The aliens （外星人）have bad plans. Once again he must tell people about it.
Will he get help from his friends in the town? Can he show himself a /an ________ person? You will get the answer from the cartoon film.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big________on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been your growth in this company passed ________ . We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) prepared in the ________ .
In the beginning，they all got ________ for the death of one of their colleagues. ________ after a while they started getting ________ to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The _______ in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were ________ to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement ________ up. Everyone whispered to each other:“________ on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they________ inside it, they________ became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in________, as if someone had ________ the deepest part of their soul.
There was a ________ inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that________ : there is only one person who is ________ to set limits to your growth：IT IS ________ !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of ________；build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
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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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to her parents, and my wife---her . who had been gone for over a week. We were all anxious to again and as I pulled out of Mamere and Papere's driveway in Chelmsford, Hailee and 1 were both about the trip and couldn't wait to arrive at our .
When we completed the "SEVEN"-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely________ and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that journey.
Hailee is at that“1 want to it myself' stage of her life. And if you can just get over the "hurry-up syndrome" we acquire as ,it is wonderful to witness Who knew that putting a straw into the in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering（惊天动地的）event? Or being enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time? Or putting on your own on the right feet-would be so ？
I'll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to into my truck by herself. She finally on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel(方向盘) and declared ，“I did it!" And when she could actually put her own seat belt on -what a(n) ！
Have you ever watched a three-year-old to sip a McDonald's milkshake through a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And every time the icy solution(溶液) touched her lips, you could see the in her eyes. I learned that you can't hurry a child through a milkshake.A. followB helpC. blessD. visit
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A truckB moment C. exampleD. goal
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A when B. thenC. thoughD. yet
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