完形填空：（共30分，每小题1.5分）
My 14-year-old son, John, and I 
Spotted（挑出，察觉） the coat at the same time. It was
hanging at a （an） 36 clothing store.
The coat had a black velvet collar（天鹅绒衣领）, delightful
tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label （标签） and a （an）37 price of $28.
We looked at 38 , saying nothing, 39 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 40 , but could 41 several hundred dollars new.
John 42 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 43 that soon changed into a smile. The 44 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat? ” I asked. “They love it. ” He said, carefully 45 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 46 came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was 47 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 48 . “Good dinner, Mum, ” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will. ”
When I 49 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 50 caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat! ” At the library, we 51 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “ 52 this be John? ” He asked, looking up to John’s new height and coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 53 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 54 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 55 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
A．second-hand B．expensive C．big D．cheap
A．reasonable B．unbelievable C．special D．average
A．each other B．one another C．the other D．others
A．therefore B．however C．but D．thus
A．adults B．people C．parents D．teenagers
A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take
A．touched B．buttoned C．held D．obtained
A．gesture B．expression C．attitude D．feeling
A．color B．price C．fit D．style
A．pressing B．taking C．hanging D．folding
A．happiness C．change D．generosity
A．because of B．instead of C．aware of D．full of
A．please B．understand C．complain D．apologize
A．mentioned B．wrote C．reported D．explained
A．when B．how C．what D．that
A．happened B．came C．intended D．decided
A．Should B．Would C．Must D．Could
A．watch B．judge C．mistake D．consider
A．doing B．showing C．speaking D．wearing
A．comparing B．connecting C．combining D．matching
完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually 36 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays ___37__for two weeks at a time. __38_I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very __39___.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you __40__ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so __41__ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got _42_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he __43__me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I __44__my dad's advice.
My dad is _45__talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 46 now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 47 . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show 48 sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He 49 ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose50 because he thinks that all my efforts will 51 one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he 52 to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their 53 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel 54 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 55 .
I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．chatting B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．agrees B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．drive
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.
The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The businessman_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.
As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness
. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"
We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.
That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them.
A．whispering B．sitting C．driving D．weeping
A．since B．after C．unless D．until
A．paper B．suit C．call D．coffee
A．good B．nervous C．bad D．long
A．provided B．offered C．added D．returned
A．breathed B．called C．noticed D．took
A．thanking B．envying C．asking D．blaming
A．evening B．afternoon C．morning D．midnight
A．turned B．passed C．drove D．ran
A．cruel B．serious C．pleasant D．rude
A．stick to B．refer to C．get used to D．respond to
A．explain B．understand C．control D．correct
A．attempted B．sought C．continued D．separated
A．where B．why C．whether D．how
A．gently B．quickly C．regularly D．strangely
A．humor B．smile C．business D．help
A．ago B．before C．later D．after
A．often B．seldom C．once D．never
A．in search of B．in memoryof C．for the purpose of D．as a result of
A．situations B．statements C．possibilities D．positions
完形填空（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中选出最佳选项。
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39 and enemy of us. This 40 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44 and the wind is often 45 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47 all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50 ,and many of them can
not run away in time. If they can, they will just 51 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 52 is going on, and they 53 in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.
A．make B．build C．lose D．destroy
A．also B．too C．hardly D．not
A．water B．air C．food D．fire
A．help B．friend C．companion D．neighbor
A．happens B．lies C．depends D．decides
A．where B．which C．what D．who
A．because B．so C．why D．that
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．friendly
A．thick B．thin C．wet D．dry
A．cold B．freezing C．gentle D．strong
A．make B．let C．blow D．give
A．cross B．pass C．happen D．spread
A．at night B．on Sunday C．in the evening D．in the day time
A．But B．When C．So D．Even
A．careless B．sleeping C．afraid D．frightened
A．leave B．take C．bring D．have
A．that B．what C．who D．which
A．think B．smile C．die D．live
A．help B．prevent C．develop D．keep
A．city B．developing C．factory D．forest
Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at 36job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly 37and have to be admitted to the hospital .
He wanted to do something to keep himself 38, so he decided to volunteer at the local children 39. My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes ,
he would 40one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give 41to the sad parents of these children .
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a 42disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the 43of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started 44her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up 45a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his 46would move . He would visit her 47he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do 48you set your mind to .”
49, she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also 50the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and 51t
o work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and 52the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was 53. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her 54. At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me w
alk .” Sometimes love is more 55than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .
.
A．an important B．a steady C．an easy D．a good
A．ill B．behind C．asleep D．down
A．well B．wealthy C．busy D．healthy
A．palace B．hospital C．center D．park
A．teach B．miss C．lose D．treat
A．speech B．comfort C．praise D．help
A．special B．curious C．strange D．rare
A．result B．reason C．name D．course
A．observing B．drawing C．painting D．visiting
A．with B．across C．against D．over
A．head B．neck C．fingers D．eyes
A．with whoever B．whenever C．as if D．as soon as
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．Basically B．Naturally C．Eventually D．Suddenly
A．left B．entered C．rushed to D．stayed at
A．stopped B．returned C．hesitated D．refused
A．pushed C．observed D．kicked
A．shouting B．lying C．walking D．jumping
A．hands B．pens C．paper D．mind
A．thankful B．useful C．thoughtful D．powerful
Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great36 . So, when he was accepted into 
the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 37 .
During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 38 .We recalled that we had worked together several years before to 39 money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 40 .Chuck donated several hundred dollars. It was an activity that 41 our formal relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 42 . I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 43 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 44 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 45 and full of promise. More importantly, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his 46 , his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 47 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin(棺木) with him . Chuck 48 six items, including an essay he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 49 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed his talent as a 50 .
I was grateful for the 51 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 52 students’ lives. I 
felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 53 my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 54 have the power to affect hearts and 55 for a long time.
A．use B．promise C．height D．assistance
A．disappointed B．amused C．excited D．surprised
A．secret B．job C．progress D．family
A．raise B．borrow C．spend D．save
A．college B．hearts C．village D．friends
A．transformed B．divided C．put D．devoted
A．spare B．act C．live D．sleep
A．worry B．joy C．pain D．tears
A．honor B．comfort C．day D．loss
A．fortunate B．serious C．talented D．unsatisfied
A．funeral B．office C．dormitory D．school
A．go over B．take over C．give away D．throw away
A．added B．bought C．examined D．chose
A．story B．letter C．joke D．message
A．writer B．teacher C．doctor D．comedian
A．excellent B．practical C．extraordinary D．expensive
A．believe B．draw C．know D．influence
A．remember B．forget C．change D．achieve
A．Parents B．Teachers C．Students D．Strangers
A．health B．concentration C．accents D．minds