My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old．I always 21 people as soon as possible with whatever they needed．
At that time, I noticed that many 22 people had difficulty going to the grocery store 23 a snowstorm．I would spend part of a 24 Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor’s apartment doors to ask if they 25 anything from the store．The 26 was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them．I liked it and it made them so 27 , too．
My friends asked me 28 I was doing and after some time some of them 29 in and it became a 30 as time went by．I 31 asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would 32 the change in my pocket secretly．The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them．
When I went to college, many of these people would 33 my mother about me, 34 my mother didn’t always know who they were．It was through those 35 between my mother and these people that she 36 what I used to do for them — I had never told her．
I 37 helping others when I was 12 and it 38 until today．Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 39 ．At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not 40 it with everyone．I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike．
A．helped B．gave C．cared D．offered
A．lazy B．tired C．kind D．old
A．after B．before C．until D．since
A．fine B．snowy C．funny D．busy
A．got B．fetched C．needed D．took
A．store B．factory C．hospital D．college
A．sad B．happy C．strange D．young
A．whether B．when C．why D．what
A．turned B．looked C．gave D．joined
A．rule B．habit C．tradition D．custom
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．put B．choose C．save D．keep
A．think B．ask C．guess D．find
A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．conversations B．discussion C．statements D．speeches
A．knew from B．thought over C．learned about D．talked about
A．finished B．started C．stopped D．lasted
A．pauses B．remains C．continues D．follows
A．love B．kindness C．friendship D．honesty
A．show B．divide C．deliver D．share
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by 
the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__."
Yellow chuckled , "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."
Red could stand it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.
A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
A．turn to B．fight for D．bend over
A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
A．among B．by C．for D．against
A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
A．each other B．me D．them
A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my36 ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37 ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born, I 44 to tell him about school and friendship, Romance and work, Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hoped that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 48 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him. I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel Gottlieb
A．son B．nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally D．quietly
A．ability B．time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．radio B．television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubted
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying36 ．He turned 37 the radio and tried to fix his attention on the 38 , but his eyes kept on closing．
It was 39 that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road． 40 even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．
“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was 41 that he had picked him up．The young man 42 a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the 43 ．
John 44 the news．He began to sweat and his thoughts 45 nervously to all the money he was 46 ．
At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so 47 that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a 48 and spend the night．”
The young man slowly 49 into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that 50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several 51 ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”
The young man looked 52 ．He insisted on 53 John the money．John watched until his 54 had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the 55 and drove out of town．
A．asleep B．early C．strong D．awake
A．on B．off C．up D．over
A．outside B．news C．speed D．way
A．there B．earlier C．then D．moment
A．Without B．After C．By D．For
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．sorry
A．wore B．owned C．had D．made
A．place B．subject C．question D．face
A．remembered B．thought C．heard D．forgot
A．got B．arrived C．changed D．turned
A．paying B．having C．carrying D．borrowing
A．afraid B．hungry C．cold D．sleepy
A．restaurant B．shop C．hotel D．station
A．reached B．forced C．got D．put
A．important B．very C．long D．short
A．knives B．photos C．handkerchiefs D．bills
A．frightened B．puzzled C．worried D．curious
A．giving B．offering C．handing D．returning
A．driver B．friend C．passenger D．thief
A．door B．gas C．window D．motor
完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of 36 . I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 37 . During the test, the girl 38 next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 39 . I had an extra pen. She showed me that 40 was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been 41 , the teacher asked me to 42in the room when all the other students were 43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 44 it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand 45 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（强调）the fact 46 people do something dishonest, they are really 47 themselves. She made me promise that I would think 48 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could 49 , I walked out of the room wondering 50 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked 51 I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.
54 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 55 letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.
A．panic B．invasion C．action D．trouble
A．test B．lesson C．class D．papers
A．rising B．standing C．living D．sitting
A．why B．whether C．where D．that
A．she B．that C．hers D．it
A．turned in B．handed C．given out D．marked
A．work B．read C．study D．stay
A．talking B．studying C．dismissed D．expected
A．how B．why C．which D．what
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．when B．that when C．that D．whether
A．punishing B．amusing C．believing D．cheating
A．well B．highly C．seriously D．honestly
A．stay B．leave C．continue D．refuse
A．if B．whether C．how D．why
A．as though B．at C．even if D．that
A．on B．in C．from D．at
A．asked B．mentioned C．answered D．realized
A．Long before B．As long as C．Even though D．Just as
A．unless B．by C．before D．for
完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）
阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs? We have spent
over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.
A．choice B．decision C．acquaintance D．appointment
A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking
A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around
A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
A．funny B．cold C．sad D．pleasant
A．visited B．studied C．served D．attended
A．brave B．proud C．happy D．clever
A．set up B．set down C．set off D．set about
A．excited B．shocked C．ashamed D．satisfied
A．cemetery B．garden C．museum D．park
A．expressed B．refused C．admitted D．explained
A．yard B．playground C．square D．building
A．shouted B．glanced C．called D．laughed
A．idea B．thought C．opinion D．suggestion
A．astonished B．interested C．pleased D．bored
A．university B．business C．club D．department
A．While B．Since C．Though D．Once
A．looked B．taken C．followed D．named
A．knew B．heard C．cared D．talked