阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(爱好) for writing poetry. I 36 all my other hobbies. Such as 37 stamps, and spent all my 38 time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of 39 poetry on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not 40 me, I would take out my 41 and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very 42 , but it was not long before I got 43 . One day while I was 44 writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher 45 over me, looking very angry because I was not 46 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47 not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced（深信）that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from 48 . Not long after, I read about a poetry 49 and I decided to send in my 50 . Weeks later, long after I had given up hope. I got a letter telling me I had won first 51 .Everyone at school was very impressed except the 52 teacher, who 53 me more carefully than ever, He was quite 54 I was not going to write poetry in his 55 .
A．gave up B．hand out C．kept on D．bought in
A．arranging B．collecting C．gathering D．keeping
A．additional B．extra C．other D．spare
A．doing B．making C．writing D．praising
A．interest B．attack C．take in D．strike
A．dictionary B．notebook C．textbook D．handbook
A．anxiously B．attentively C．carefully D．silently
A．caught B．lost C．gone D．stricken
A．busy B．ready C．careful D．happy
A．going B．standing C．walking D．beating
A．calling B．devoting C．giving D．paying
A．warning B．notice C．word D．look
A．heart B．mind C．memory D．thought
A．contest B．quiz C．race D．meeting
A．poem B．composition C．papers D．homework
A．position B．prize C．reward D．victory
A．English B．physics C．chemistry D．geography
A．guarded B．inspected C．observed D．watched
A．determined B．fixed C．known D．made
A．school B．lesson C．home D．office
I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.
There was a 32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 33 place in the world. One 34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 36 any longer that afternoon. So I 37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really 38 .
The hockey game had attracted 39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 46 . The next thing I knew was people were 47 around me, covering me with coats.
When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 48 my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”
For a long time I thought I would 50 a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.
A．attention B．behavior C．explanation D．reason
A．river B．pond C．lake D．dam
A．skating B．fishing C．swimming D．skiing
A．afternoon B．morning C．evening D．night
A．after B．until C．as D．if
A．go B．run C．sit D．wait
A．found B．threw C．took D．hid
A．lonely B．single C．alone D．afraid
A．noisy B．happy C．small D．young
A．changed B．disappeared C．increased D．stopped
A．filled B．controlled C．covered D．loaded
A．hit B．dragged C．set D．tapped
A．day B．hour C．minute D．second
A．head B．hand C．arm D．leg
A．left B．succeeded C．tried D．survived
A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．exhausted
A．lying B．standing C．laughing D．crawling
A．raising B．shaking C．holding D．washing
A．place B．mind C．defense D．rescue
A．take up B．make up with C．bring up D．come up with
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, “What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off ____11____ hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice ____12____,” said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up ____13____ smile.
George, the little boy, told his mother about that ____14____ girl when he got back home, “She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some ____15____?” said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie ____16___ at the window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said, “Can I come in?” Jennie told him _____17____ to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle “Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?” said Jennie ____18____. “How kind you are,” she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. I’ve ____19___ received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?” asked George, ___20____ the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,” said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She ____21____ walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick ___22____ so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents ____23____. They decided to help her. More and more people in the ____24___ gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother ____25____ a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on face.
A．her B．his C．your D．my
A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
A．and B．but C．as D．or
A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
A．how B．who C．when D．why
A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．looking for B．looking around C．looking like D．looking after
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
One of my. next-door neighbor is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back from a trip. As I was 16 . my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 17 , frantic(发疯的) knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and 18 the peephole, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly 19 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 20 , Please help me. I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 21 told her that everything would be okay, and 22 her to her house to see what was going on 23 the fire alarm.
She 24 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently(反复无常的) for the past two hours, and that her 25 to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 26 it, and looked at the tire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 27 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 28 but was literally shaking out of fear. I asked her 29 she was okay, and she said she was 30 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her 31 for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 32 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay. and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 33 for being with her, but I thanked her for 34 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 35 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
A．collecting B．designing C．unpacking D．setting
A．constant B．flexible C．rhythmic D．impressive
A．looked through B．made out C．cut off D．turned to
A．closed B．moved C．locked D．opened
A．thinking B．repeating C．complaining D．screaming
A．frequently B．briefly C．immediately D．roughly
A．required B．accompanied C．inspected D．observed
A．for B．to C．by D．with
A．predicted B．warned C．mentioned D．proved
A．attempt B．suggestion C．responsibility D．permission
A．pressed B．revolved C．crashed D．climbed
A．power B．dust C．paper D．switch
A．determined B．terrified C．relieved D．devoted
A．when B．how C．why D．if
A．afraid B．tired C．sleepy D．pleased
A．casually B．tightly C．automatically D．abruptly
A．broke down B．sped up C．sat down D．turned around
A．suffering B．regret C．shame D．gratitude
A．advising B．reminding C．encouraging D．advocating
A．simple B．special C．official D．sudden
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中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上涂黑。
RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY
When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a 36 . We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is 37 , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would 38 every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague 39 much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not 40 much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of 41 food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we 42 someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were 43 about us wasting so much food.
“We 44 for our food; it is none of your 45 how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them 46 made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in 47 arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro 48 . The officer told us in a stern（严厉的）voice: “order 49 you can consume. Money is yours, 50 the resources belong to the society. You have no 51 for wasting them.” Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our 52 . My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly 53 to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all 54 it to remind us that we should never be 55 .
A．restaurant B．company C．family D．bank
A．cooked B．served C．gathered D．missed
A．desert B．refuse C．oppose D．finish
A．kept B．sold C．ordered D．made
A．save B．spend C．divide D．find
A．undiscovered B．undeveloped C．unconsumed D．undetermined
A．appointed B．knew C．realized D．heard
A．curious B．unhappy C．nervous D．optimistic
A．paid B．asked C．applied D．accounted
A．matter B．mind C．question D．business
A．immediately B．passively C．excitedly D．regularly
A．rags B．uniform C．fashion D．dream
A．award B．food C．fine D．souvenir
A．how B．it C．that D．what
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．ability B．problem C．reason D．power
A．words B．hearts C．faces D．ears
A．apologized B．accused C．admitted D．approved
A．stuck B．broke C．kept D．threw
A．hopeful B．grateful C．merciful D．wasteful
完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
Good Work Ethics （规范）
When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then 36 more after school until there was not enough37 to see, were normal．
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very 38 ．He began to show me these, not through 39 , but through his actions．He would not 40 a job until it was done．He 41 put his all into everything he did． 42 , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to 43 a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a 44 and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45 to play the rest of the games．
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was 46 to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to 47 . My entire 48 was to make my father proud of me. I knew that ___49 I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing 50 for a company．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so 51 _. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either __52 or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the 53 I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes __54 ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full 55 , because that day defined （explain the truth of）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．
A．going B．learning C．working D．playing
A．light B．time C．chance D．strength
A．ridiculous B．easy C．hopeless D．important
A．words B．truth C．facts D．practice
A．finish B．find C．do D．quit
A．might B．could C．would D．should
A．Finally B．However C．Therefore D．Thus
A．enjoy B．skip C．defeat D．dip
A．commitment B．improvement C．devotion D．conclusion
A．decide B．stop C．resist D．deserve
A．interested B．shocked C．surprised D．prepared
A．stick B．fail C．leave D．play
A．problem B．world C．trick D．goal
A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as though
A．construction B．negotiation C．communication D．reception
A．weak B．young C．old D．poor
A．break B．struggle C．pause D．work
A．manner B．moment C．method D．way
A．stared B．lifted C．shone D．closed
A．ambition B．skill C．spirit D．potential