They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old __36___ , lady?”
I was __37__ with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their __38__ . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), __39__ through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot __40__ .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left __41__ upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I __42__ them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to __43__ against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started __44__ on my household budget.
I __45__ the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty __46__ in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – __47_ . “Your cups __48__ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a __49__ that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers __50__ the wind. They hadn’t said __51__ . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. __52__ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were __53__ wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there __54__ I ever forget again how very__55__ I am.
A．cups B．newspapers C．food D．clothes
A．worried B．excited C．sad D．busy
A．dress B．faces C．feet D．socks
A．wet B．cold C．worn D．broken
A．cocoa B．soup C．gravy D．tea
A．snow B．water C．raindrops D．marks
A．made B．served C．offered D．sent
A．protect B．warm C．fight D．beat
A．then B．off C．again D．over
B．wondered C．found D．noticed
A．spoon B．cup C．bowl D．plate
A．carelessly B．carefully C．hurriedly D．heavily
A．suit B．fit C．match D．complete
A．hunger B．hope C．sound D．anger
A．with B．against C．in D．along
A．thank you B．goodbye C．nothing D．sorry
A．Though B．As C．So D．But
A．still B．even C．once D．ever
A．because B．even though C．in case D．as if
A．kind B．happy C．serious D．rich
Once there were three travelers checking in a hotel. When they went out in the morning, one traveler brought an umbrella and another one took a crutch (拐杖) the third one left with _ whatsoever.
When they were back in the evening, the man who brought an umbrella got his clothes in rain; the one taking a crutch fell, all covered with mud; but the man empty-handed kept his clothes dry,__ any mud on it. The former two guys felt it was , so they asked the third man why.
The third guy didn’t reply, but _ asked the man with an umbrella, “Then why were you caught in the rain without falling?”
“When it was raining, I felt so for my prediction that I opened the umbrella and walked in the rain . I didn’t think I would be caught in the rain, but my clothes got so showered. Going to the places which were too muddy to cross, that I didn’t have a crutch for fear of falling, I walked very carefully. It_ that I walked all the way back and sound.”
After hearing the first man said, the third man then asked the man with a crutch why he became muddied all over himself instead of getting showered.
He answered like this, “When it was raining, I had no umbrella, so I chose those places I could from the rain to walk through. In the muddy places, I went on with my crutch, but I hadn’t thought I fell.”
The empty-handed traveler , “When it was raining, I chose the places protecting myself from the rain and in the muddy places I kept particularly , so I was neither drenched nor fell.”
The advantages are _ . Only if we create advantages by virtue of the objective environment can we a success.
A．when B．as C．while D．since
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．wet B．muddied C．dry D．tidy
A．despite B．beyond C．without D．with
A．common B．strange C．strict D．ordinary
A．besides B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead
A．but B．and C．or D．thus
A．pity B．glad C．anxious D．upset
A．sensitively B．curiously C．constantly D．bravely
A．unlikely B．unexpectedly C．unacceptably D．universally
A．considered B．to consider C．considering D．to have considered
A．turned out B．brought out C．carried out D．picked out
A．safe B．dirty C．hurried D．worried
A．what B．which C．how D．why
A．already B．yet C．still D．just
A．prevent B．protect C．shelter D．escape
A．confused B．regretted C．depressed D．laughed
A．pessimistic B．serious C．casual D．cautious
A．absolute B．relative C．obvious D．exact
A．do B．make C．take D．change
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷). My grandfather had a______of keeping his change in his shirt pocket. As they______in the church side by side one day, the______fell out of his pocket and onto the floor. Obviously deep______concentration, my grandfather didn’t notice it at all______, a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as well as my father,______the incident. The man moved quickly and picked up the coins______. Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing. Then he______to another corner of the church. He pretended (假装) he hadn’t done anything except praying. My father saw the man’s______and as soon as my grand- father______praying, he couldn’t______telling my grand-father what had happened. My grandfather______what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who______the money. He then told my father the following：______the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very______and could not support his family. "We mustn’t be so______to judge a person," he added. They______a grocery store (杂货店). My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would______a bag of daily things needed by a______and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from. I don’t know how______went for that man from then on, but wouldn’t this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?
A．hobby B．habit C．dream D．secret
A．sang B．walked C．existed D．prayed
A．coins B．cards C．tickets D．bills
A．in B．on C．by D．at
A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Instead
A．experienced B．noticed C．found D．searched
A．slowly B．bravely C．hardly D．secretly
A．put up B．set off C．went away D．ran after
A．sighting B．behavior C．evidence D．change
A．finished B．continued C．succeeded D．supported
A．keep B．imagine C． help D．stop
A．cared B．talked C．heard D．worried
A．brought B．borrowed C．earned D．took
A．Whether B．Although C．If D．Once
A．angry B．bad C．mild D．poor
A．quick B．friendly C．impolite D．clever
A．owned B．reached C．passed D．bought
A．compare B．produce C．examine D．propare
A．group B．shop C．church D．family
A．life B．luck C．time D．work
We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___ was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to___ behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___ to him.
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and___ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___ as usual.
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good ___ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___ , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___ to each other.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____ he waved(挥动) the flowers and said ____ . People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ____ a flower.
Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ___ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____ _ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___ when she went to the door.
She said she knew ____ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ___ _ him back on Monday.
The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____ to in that summer sat with a ___ _in our hands.
A．friends B．drivers C．passengers D．workers
A．sit B．hide C．shout D．sleep
A．attention B．energy C．interest D．expectation
A．called B．laughed C．smiled D．pointed
A．upset B．crazy C．silent D．bored
A．trip B．morning C．holiday D．time
A．worried B．surprised C．moved D．scared
A．introduce B．admit C．write D．talk
A．politely B．proudly C．carefully D．smilingly
A．because B．so C．until D．but
A．sorry B．yes C．thanks D．hello
A．bought B．found C．wore D．brought
A．waiting B．arriving C．greeting D．walking
A．happened B．sent C．spoken D．regarding
A．ordered B．invited C．asked D．promised
A．tears B．breath C．hands D．flowers
A．where B．when C．who D．what
A．kept B．expected C．looked D．got
A．happiness B．luck C．concern D．power
A．letter B．ticket C．card D．flower
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I live in a big city. It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______. At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest. A few weeks ago, I decided_____ to see my_______ .I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible.
My parents live a long way away. I went to see them with James, a friend of________. And we drove there_______ Friday night. In the middle of the road it began to rain.
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________. We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired. The next morning it was still______. James took his car to a garage(汽车修理厂) ________ was very good.
In the afternoon the_______ got better. We wanted to go for a drive. My parents______ us their car.But their car was not very good. It didn’t______on the way.How _______ we were! We had to call up the garage. “Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow.” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive. We had to stay at my parents’ home all day. On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire(雇佣) a taxi _____ her to hospital. When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident. Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____.
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor（支持） D．trade
A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．defend D．comfort
A．naughty B．clever C．normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．accept D．adopt（采纳）
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．realizing B．researching C．worrying D．wondering
A．play B．ignore C．enjoy D．share
A．ordinary B．smart C．brave D．special