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。
Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her 36 bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She 37 to make ends meet but puts on a smile 38 her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she 39 her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in 40 with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.
This morning I 41 her that I wanted to help. And I 42 her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most 43 letters I have ever received, 44 me how thankful she was. She 45 and said that I would never know how 46 it meant to her that a stranger would be so 47 . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I 48 to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help 49 people such as her.
I am very glad to have been able to help 50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt 51 were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big 52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to 53 solutions to some problems that now 54 . Opening my heart and 55 for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!
A．food B．school C．phone D．family
A．means B．struggles C．likes D．fails
A．but B．though C．however D．so
A．changes B．loses C．destroys D．sells
A．touch B．sight C．notice D．trouble
A．contacted B．realized C．asked D．invited
A．bought B．found C．asked D．paid
A．interesting B．important C．sincere D．fascinating
A．respecting B．telling C．praising D．encouraging
A．cried B．laughed C．discussed D．shamed
A．rich B．excellent C．much D．strange
A．moved B．amazing C．delighted D．kind
A．explained B．proved C．promised D．argued
A．humorous B．wonderful C．beautiful D．brave
A．in B．through C．out D．besides
A．congratulation B．conclusion C．hope D．appreciation
A．difference B．progress C．information D．behaviour
A．replace B．create C．compare D．work
A．disappear B．find C．exist D．settle
A．letter B．mouth C．door D．wallet
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children．Every day was 36 working and Christmas was the one day of the year 37 the children did not work and received a gift — an orange．The children 38 it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 39 — smelling it, 40 it and loving it．Usually they tried to preserve it for so 41 that it often went bad before they ate it.
This year John knew he would soon be 42 enough to leave．He would save the orange until his birthday in July．If he preserved it 43 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday．
Christmas day finally came．The children were so 44 as they entered the dining hall．In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 45 ．Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart 46 ．He turned and ran back to the 47 room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears．
Then he heard the door open and the children entered．Little Elizabeth with a 48 on her face held out her small hands．“Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John 49 his head, he saw a big juicy 50 all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 51a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him．
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 52 his friends had shown him that Christmas day． 53 that day, after he became rich, every year he 54 send oranges all over the world to children everywhere．His 55 was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!
A．forced B．wasted C．taken D．spent
A．that B．when C．while D．which
A．needed B．wanted C．valued D．liked
A．months B．days C．years D．seasons
A．tasting B．watching C．pressing D．touching
A．much B．soon C．long D．far
A．old B．strong C．tall D．experienced
A．seriously B．carefully C．secretly D．softly
A．nervous B．excited C．pleasant D．eager
A．cry B．disappointment C．surprise D．noise
A．jumped B．stopped C．broke D．settled
A．cold B．small C．old D．lonely
A．look B．tear C．surprise D．smile
A．shook B．lifted C．put D．turned
A．gift B．surprise C．orange D．wonder
A．sharing B．breaking C．eating D．taking
A．feelings B．affairs C．relation D．sacrifice
A．In return for B．In case of C．In memory of D．In search of
A．must B．would C．might D．should
A．desire B．idea C．care D．thought
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
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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
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1__ to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual(单语的) dictionary. __2__ it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__, to be honest, I found it extremely __4__ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and __5__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __6__ bilingual(双语的) dictionaries, in which the words are __7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8__ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I understand that monolingual dictionaries are __9__ in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is __10__ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two words in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to tell that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __11__ meaning of a word in English! __12__, she insisted that I read the definition of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. __13__, 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) __14__ number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am repeatedly exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. __15__ this, I can express myself more easily in English.
A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous
A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If
A．but B．so C．or D．and
A．difficult B．interesting C．ambiguous D．practical
A．thus B．even C．still D．again
A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary
A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created
A．offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened
A．natural B．better C．easier D．convenient
A．at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case
A．exact B．basic C．translated D．expected
A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably
A．extra B．average C．total D．limited
A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of
When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the 51of my life as if I were dead, 52what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that 53on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t 54 them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years, 55will they know how much can be learned from 56with a skull? And what about my books? 57 they can find some place in their 58for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and 59 it into a Glad trash bag without any 60 , never knowing that it is the only place 61 from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.
How many boxes of mine will my children 62 ? Can I trust my children with my 63 ? Every object of our lives is a 64 , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and 65 a tiny truth of the heart.
I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are 66 of how alone I am, how alone each of us is, 67 no one knows what any object means except he or she who 68 it. I have the memory of taking it home 69 one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are 70 and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.
A．tasks B．objects C．books D．pictures
A．wondering B．designing C．concluding D．weaving
A．cries B．sleeps C．sits D．smiles
A．educate B．understand C．blame D．strike
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．helping B．living C．playing D．speaking
A．Honestly B．Luckily C．Naturally D．Surely
A．desks B．bags C．apartments D．hearts
A．drag B．take C．move D．throw
A．hesitation B．love C．care D．worry
A．casting B．expanding C．remaining D．shining
A．enjoy B．reserve C．find D．prepare
A．life B．passion C．respect D．heart
A．mark B．pleasure C．belief D．memory
A．preventing B．spreading C．protecting D．encouraging
A．symbols B．phenomena C．measures D．tracks
A．when B．once C．unless D．as
A．prefers B．repairs C．owns D．remembers
A．like B．for C．with D．to
A．strange B．warm C．new D．bitter