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。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a 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, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they 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 smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off
A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety
A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just the books in the outside return box. But there was a : it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in — the library lights were off. The place was . The doors had been shut. They be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to a telephone call, but was unable to . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. , someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to .
He knew he had to , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a thing.
A．but B．because C．or D．since
A．ever B．nearly C．never D．often
A．pass B．drop C．carry D．take
A．problem B．mistake C．case D．question
A．during B．after C．over D．before
A．rest B．break C．walk D．stop
A．visit B．meet C．catch D．greet
A．delight B．anger C．surprise D．eagerness
A．lonely B．empty C．noisy D．crowded
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．make B．fix C．use D．pick
A．get on B．get up C．get through D．get in
A．If B．As C．Though D．Until
A．On time B．Now and then C．By the way D．At last
A．Come B．Help C．Hello D．Sorry
A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Truly D．Gradually
A．at most B．after all C．in short D．as usual
A．watch B．play C．read D．write
A．wait B．stand C．sleep D．work
A．bad B．cool C．strange D．nice
There was a very special teacher who made a farreaching difference in my life.
Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an inclass essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I ____ her readwritecriticize method，I had not ____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.____ the extreme embarrassment I suffered，standing before my classmates，____myself. No one laughed at me；no one would be ____ enough，or foolish enough，to do that in Mrs.McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from ____ and along with it came a strong ____ not to let it happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files；it was easy to see the ____ in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place，at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara ____ me to do was to see myself as others see me and，having done that，I could improve myself. And I____.Thank you，Mrs. McNamara.
A．nodded B．laughed C．apologized D．shouted
A．trouble B．sorrow C．danger D．anger
A．behaviour B．evaluation C．activity D．thought
A．review B．performance C．practice D．homework
A．added B．related C．contributed D．compared
A．expected B．persuaded C．allowed D．advised
A．collect B．return C．send D．receive
A．on purpose B．at first C．by chance D．in turn
A．talk through B．hand over C．read out D．show off
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．tried B．adopted C．examined D．experienced
A．undertaken B．attempted C．bothered D．hesitated
A．Remember B．Predict C．Bear D．Imagine
A．playing jokes on B．making a fool of C．setting a trap for D．taking advantage of
A．brave B．careless C．proud D．selfish
A．above B．within C．behind D．below
A．tendency B．preference C．determination D．sense
A．improvements B．pains C．difficulties D．advantages
A．trusted B．invited C．forced D．permitted
A．did B．could C．had D．would
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ____them and the job they do，although there are certain people who do not believe that the police____have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not ____job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in ____.A policeman often has to control traffic, either____ foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time ____up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop ____motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the ___， too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we ___ the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ____ situation at great risk to their own ____.We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, ____ he is not a detective(侦探)，will often have to help___and arrest criminals.
And ___ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a____，a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.___a policeman has to be ____to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the ___ world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it ____ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could____do the job of a policeman.
A．dislike B．join C．appreciate D．admire
A．should B．would C．could D．must
A．a funny B．a pleasant C．an interesting D．an easy
A．it B．one C．his D．them
A．on B．by C．under D．with
A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．searching
A．resting B．tired C．speeding D．drunken
A．peace B．silence C．situation D．condition
A．wait for B．call C．think of D．expect
A．turn to B．avoid C．deal with D．treat
A．safety B．families C．future D．friends
A．although B．as if C．however D．even if
A．get rid of B．question C．look for D．sentence
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．power failure B．fire C．thunder storm D．thief
A．Yet B．Then C．As D．So
A．provided B．promised C．prepared D．presented
A．future B．modern C．real D．whole
A．extremely B．specially C．surprisingly D．particularly
A．hardly B．forever C．ever D．never
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it ____ and he is very careful with it. It still looks as good as new. “That umbrella must have ____ you a great deal of money, Uncle，” I said to him one day. “No，” he replied, “____.” “Was it a present？” I asked again. “No，” said he. “Then how did you get it？” I asked.
“Well，” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one evening ____ it suddenly rained. I had no ___ and no umbrella. No buses ____that street and there were no taxis in sight. As I was on my way to a party I didn't want to get ___.So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite ____， there wasn't a person around，and still it rained and rained.____ a young man came to the place where I was standing, ____ a large umbrella over his head. As I hoped he would ____ me to walk to the next corner with him, ___ I could have got a taxi，I stepped ____ the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, ‘____， where are you going with that umbrella？’
____ by my sudden appearance, the young man ____ the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and ___ into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and ____ my walk. I knew it would be ____ in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it ____.”
A．for months B．for years C．since childhood D．since then
A．used B．cost C．taken D．spent
A．very little B．only a few pounds C．not a penny D．not a great deal
A．when B．then C．before D．as
A．car B．hat C．raincoat D．friend
A．moved through B．ran through C．went across D．passed across
A．tired B．back C．wet D．away
A．dark B．wet C．late D．helpless
A．At once B．At last C．Strangely D．Secretly
A．raising B．carrying C．holding D．lifting
A．allow B．let C．agree D．promise
A．there B．where C．from which D．in which
A．into B．out of C．towards D．from behind
A．By the way B．Pardon C．Excuse me D．Sorry
A．Encouraged B．Forced C．Warmed D．Frightened
A．shut B．took C．dropped D．forgot
A．disappeared B．wandered C．marched D．came
A．stopped B．started C．continued D．delayed
A．endless B．interesting C．exciting D．hopeless
A．ever since B．forever C．long enough D．in the end
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is ___ because he doesn't understand how to make the ____ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning new things because of their ____.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____ because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for ___， and he won't work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is ____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____ his belief in his incompetence (无能)．
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had ____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ___ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____ too much of him. In his way, they two ____ the idea. He accepted ____ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless ____ and was very poor at maths, ____ as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which ____ of the other students had been able to solve.
Alder ___ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ___ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only ____ that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt ____ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____himself as well as others by his ability.
A．clever B．shy C．useless D．stupid
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．ability B．age C．brain D．knowledge
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．work B．study C．improvement D．success
A．truly B．really C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．strengthen C．increase D．add to
A．an experience B．an example C．a thought D．a story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．developed B．organized C．discovered D．found
A．his B．her C．its D．their
A．managing B．succeeding C．trying D．acting
A．only B．almost C．just D．then
A．none B．no C．no one D．nobody
A．gave B．succeeded C．failed D．believed
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．made B．took C．expected D．proved
A．early B．deeply C．late D．simple
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint