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。
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __1__your feeling?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 2 that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”
The 3 was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I 4 , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”
Again, his 5 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 6 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 7 in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he 8 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 9 . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everythinghad been thrown all over the place, and you 10 me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt 11 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 12 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his 13 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”
Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 14 thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too 15 and didn’t keep it as their father.
A．showed B．hurt C．attended D．expressed
A．candy B．book C．picture D．toy
A．challenge B．message C．idea D．fact
A．complained B．apologized C．continued D．explained
A．suggestion B．answer C．memory D．blame
A．hospital B．church C．school D．garden
A．settled down B．went on C．set off D．got up
A．knew B．imagined C．discovered D．remembered
A．angry B．worried C．happy D．satisfied
A．praised B．punished C．helped D．educated
A．terrible B．hopeless C．inspired D．encouraged
A．support B．criticize C．suspect D．forgive
A．mother B．brother C．sister D．father
A．strange B．interesting C．important D．difficult
A．lightly B．rudely C．equally D．truly
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the
South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had 36them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 39and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41to mark their way home. To make things 42. Evans, whom they had all thought of 43the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 45pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 48put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52for another night.
The following morning, 53the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
36．A．hitB．foughtC．won D．beaten
37．A．growingB．puttingC．planting D．laying
38．A．afterB．untilC．while D．before
39．A．safeB．fast C．short D．slow
40．A．roseB．setC．appeared D．disappeared
41．A．taken upB．cut up C．set up D．picked up
42．A．easierB．betterC．bitter D．worse
43．A．to B．uponC．asD．in
44．A．battledB．struggled C．speeded D．waited
45．A．leftB．lost C．defeated D．saved
46．A．manageB．try C．employ D．find
47．A．achedB．frozenC．harden D．harmed
48．A．hardlyB．never C．seldom D．nearly
49．A．painB．fearC．trouble D．danger
50．A．all othersB．some othersC．others D．the others
51．A．awayB．withC．off D．on
52．A．bedB．tentC．blanketD．sleeping-bag
53．A．whileB．sinceC．for D．once
54．A．missedB．separatedC．passed D．gone
55．A．patientlyB．lonelyC．alone D．worriedly
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 17to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 19 and uneven; it became 20difficult to row. If she 21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 22 .
She wasn' t even halfway, 23she was already tired and her hands 24 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to 25it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 27 the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30.
The lights of the town became 31. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. sail
17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other
19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
20. A. more B. less C. as D. least
21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed
22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
23. A. if B. so C. but D. since
24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
26. A. turned B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38in front of him , which he was __39__to read , but I could 40that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 41the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42way in which the waiter and I 43each other . He seemed even more puzzled as 44went on and it became 45that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46. When he came out , he paid his bill and 47without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48. “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49you here because he though you were the man he 50.” “What ?” I said , showing my 51. The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53.” “Well , it’s really 54I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “ 55, I might have been in trouble .”
36．A．knew B．understood C．noticedD．recognized
37．A．since B．even if C．though D．as if
38．A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
39．A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
40．A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
41．A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
42．A．direct B．familiar C．strange D．funny
43．A．chatted withB．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
44．A．the waiterB．time C．I D．the dinner
45．A．trueB．hopeful C．clear D．possible
46．A．restaurantB．washroom C．office D．kitchen
47．A．leftB．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
48．A．wantedB．tried C．ordered D．wished
49．A．met B．caught C．followedD．discovered
50．A．was to beatB．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
51．A．careB．surprise C．worry D．regret
52．A．mustB．can C．need D．may
53．A．discoveryB．mistake C．decisionD．fortune
54．A．a pityB．natural C．a chanceD．lucky
55．A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
37. A. and B. so C. but D. for
38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A. until B. as C. once D. since
46. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced
52. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A. very B. so C. how D. Too
One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I 54my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36. A.Something B.Everything C.Anything D.Nothing
37.A.dropped B.fell C.rolled D.covered
38.A.Suddenly B.Strongly C.Quickly D.Hardly
39.A.beating B.blinding C.burning D.touching
40.A.nose B.hair C.neck D.head
41.A.looked up B.woke up C.lay down D.sat down
42.A.tiger B.horse C.lion D.elephant
43.A.lazily B.angrily C.coldly D.slowly
44.A.natural B.common C.strange D.bad
45.A.around B.beside C.through D.above
46.A.yet B.for C.so D.or
47.A.walking B.leading C.heading D.returning
48.A.them B.themselves C.him D.himself
49.A.shook B.waved C.held D.took
50.A.gone B.left C.followed D.lost
51.A.see B.meet C.beat D.ask
52.A.waited B.thought C.worried D.excited
53.A.yard B.wind C.grass D.rain
54.A.believe B.consider C.doubt D.forget
55.A.defeated B.caught C.damaged D.struck