Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton, a social worker, always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. This year, Kinzie, Ann’s seven-year-old daughter, was 31 that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a young mother named Ashley who worked in a factory and was 32 her 12-month-old son, Evan, and her 12-year-old brother, Kenny, by herself.
At a 33 dinner, the phone rang. A representative from a local charity was calling to say that the 34 Ann had requested for Ashley had been cancelled. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, she 35 down from her chair and ran from the room. Now, it didn't feel much 36 Christmas anymore. Kinzie returned, her face set with determination. She had opened up her piggy 37 , and now she counted out the coins and broken dollar 38 , one by one, onto the dining table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it's not much. 39 maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
Then 40 everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Adding to Kinzie's gift became a game, with everyone 41 for loose change. By the time the search ended, there was a small mountain of bills and a neat pile of coins. The 42 : $130, plenty for a Christmas for three. “God multiplied your gift,” Ann said to Kinzie.
That evening, Kinzie went with her mother and sister to 43 the money.
On Christmas Eve, Ann 44 through the pouring rain to the small cottage where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and 45 the astonished woman a merry Christmas. Then she began to 46 the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one. Ashley laughed in disbelief, and still the presents came. Ann abandoned the umbrella, and the young woman joined her in the rain, passing gifts 47 to Kenny. “Please, can I open up just one tonight?” he begged. Soon both women were 48 to the skin, and surprise had turned to something 49 , the kind of joy that brought them close to tears.
Reflecting on a little girl's generosity, Ashley says she hopes she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in 50 . “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be.”
A．disappointed B．pleased C．surprised D．puzzled
A．raising B．teaching C．helping D．protecting
A．sorrowful B．joyful C．pitiful D．grateful
A．reward B．job C．aid D．prize
A．knelt B．fell C．rolled D．slipped
A．like B．at C．over D．for
A．pocket B．case C．basket D．bank
A．checks B．bills C．receipts D．signs
A．So B．And C．But D．or
A．hopefully B．luckily C．obviously D．suddenly
A．hunting B．struggling C．rushing D．trading
A．goal B．budget C．total D．maximum
A．spend B．save C．distribute D．collect
A．looked B．drove C．wandered D．walked
A．owed B．offered C．brought D．wished
A．unload B．separate C．divide D．choose
A．out B．inside C．down D．up
A．wet B．excited C．close D．familiar
A．sadder B．heavier C．wilder D．deeper
A．vain B．store C．need D．touch
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从36~55个题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was in my high school science class．1 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．
A 36 came，“Nice shirt，”I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg’s mother works for my family．We were going to 37 that shirt away，but gave it to her 38 ”. I was speechless I wanted to hide．
I 39 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened．She then dialed her 40 ,“I will no longer work for your family，”she told him．That night．Morn told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore：she knew her life’s 41 was something greater．
The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．He told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Morn decided to 43 a university.
After the 
first year in college，she went 
back to the personnel manager．He said，“You are 44 ，aren’t you? I think I have a 45 for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 46 ”Mom accepted the opportunity very 47
For almost five years，as a teacher’s assistant．she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling 48 ．Then one day，the pe
rsonnel manager and the principal 49 in her classroom．The principal said．“We have watched how you 50 the children and how they 
communicate with you and admire your hard．working 51 over the last five years．We are all in agreement that you 52 be the teacher of this class．”
My mom spent more than 20 years there． 53 her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the 54 comment made in the classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle 55 situations and never give up．
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
A．get B．take C．carry D．throw
A．otherwise B．anyhow C．instead D．actually
A．settled C．stored D．stuck
A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
A．serious B．fortunate C．careful
A．career B．duty C．position D．part
B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
A．looked up B．went up C．took up D．showed up
A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
A．must B．would C．might D．should
B．During C．On D．With
A．worthless B．thoughtless D．helpless
A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my children were small, the toughest part of the day was getting to work. There were diapers(尿布), formula(奶粉), 36 of clothes to worry about for the children. There was their breakfast, and I must 37 they were clean and ready for the day. It was pretty chaotic(混乱的). I have always been one to
38 more about making sure everyone else had what they needed than to take care of myself.39 , I had my clothing and my packed lunch set out so that I could quickly get ready and then turn my 40 back to getting the children ready.
I tried to keep my 41 pretty easy in the morning. There just wasn’t time, but that was OK as long as I kept moving. I would manage a 42 look at myself in the full-length mirror just before I 43 out the door.
Once a week we had management team 44 and it was important to be there on time and to appear relaxed and 45 . We would go around the conference table, each 46 on successes and areas of concern. When it came around to my 47 , all eyes would be on me as I had my chance to brag(自夸) on my programs and increasing 48 .
I thought I was pretty 49 at playing the role of the cool, calm, collected program manager 50 one week I arrived at one of these management team meetings and as the 51 went arou
nd the table, getting to me. There were 52 looks on the faces of the others looking at me. I started to feel a little 53 as that “ what’s going on?” 54 grew more intense. My closest colleague started doing this strange nodding thing in my direction. It was then that I 55 that I had my dress on inside-out.
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is 16 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 17 on what people are curious about.
Curiosity 18 can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 19 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are 20 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so21 or late. To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their 22 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 23 . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk 24 often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect to others, and thus 25 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a 26 curiosity- the curiosity of wise men, who 27 at all the great things and try to find out all they 28 learn about them. Columbus could 29 have found America if he had not been30 . James Walt would not have made the steam engine 31 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the 32 in human history have been made as a 33 of curiosity, 34 the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 35 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．keeps B．puts C．takes D．depends
A．always B．sometimes D．seldom
A．full B．certain C．proud D．careful
A．taking B．bringing C．going D．coming
A．quickly B．hurriedly C．early D．happily
A．business B．task C．duty D．work
A．instructive B．useful C．harmful D．proper
A．who B．which C．when D．where
A．hurts B．injures C．breaks D．destroys
A．terrible B．sudden C．strange D．clever
A．expect B．like C．wonder D．doubt
A．need B．must C．may D．can
A．never B．certainly C．surely D．probably
A．famous B．careful C．curious D．hard
A．for B．without C．with D．in
B．goods C．discoveries D．machines
A．profit B．product C．fruit D．result
A．but B．however C．so D．or
A．little B．few C．some D．any
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone 21 ,and still another whistled loudly every time the 22 turned his back．
Reform school? No．College．
More and more, professors say, they are coming across 23 students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave 24 , talk loud or take care of personal 25 such as paying bills during class．
Why are the students behaving 26 _? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even 27 taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 28 ．
People are 29 __when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 30 _ education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They 31 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to 32__ will behave more politely．
Dr．Ama
nda believes that society in 33 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and
34 ___ people in power, including professors, no longer 35 ___standards for 36 __．That leads to a growing imprudenc
e（轻率行为） 37 some college students．“There’s a great 38 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 39 _disrespect,” said Dr．Amanda, 40 ___that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”
A．line B．conversation C．message D．picture
A．professor B．student C．president D．classmate
A．hardworking B．cheating C．rude D．selfish
A．late B．early C．noisily D．quietly
A．felling B．interest C．computer D．business
A．badly B．well C．politely D．oneself
A．enjoy B．hate C．start D．avoid
A．school B．company C．society D．class
A．delighted B．surprised C．interested D．encouraged
A．better B．more C．higher D．younger
A．expect B．hope C．forbid D．wish
A．work B．college C．learning D．knowledge
A．all B．time C．charge D．general
A．why B．how C．whether D．that
A．change B．break C．set D．reach
A．teaching B．politeness D．progress
A．about B．for C．behind D．among
A．deal B．number C．many D．sum
A．prepare B．grow C．develop D．improve
A．speaking B．adding C．warning D．wishing
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。
When I was in medical college, I went 36 with some of my friends. The 37 was summer; therefore, we 38 to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rented a room and left our 39 there. We finished lunch and then decided to rent a boat 40 the sea and the weather were beautiful.
We started to 41 , but about one mile out, the weather suddenly changed. 42 the weather was not good, we didn’t want to 43 , but finally my friends and I 44 that we should go back. We tried to change the boat’s 45 , but as soon as we changed it, the oarlock (橹, 桨) broke. Therefore, we were 46 to turn back. We had to wait for help because we coul
dn’t do anything.
After seeing the change of the weather, we 47 to row, but it was too late. We 48 it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got very high, and the boat began to 49 like a cradle (摇篮). One of my friends started to cry; 50 started to feel sick. Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were just praying. 51 , after five long hours of waiting, two big boats came to 52 us and we 53 . If they 54 come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece because the border was very close.
This story is the most exciting story of my life because we could have 55 , but luck was with us and we escaped.
A．to camp B．and camped C．camping D．on camp
A．climate B．month C．reason D．season
A．chose B．selected C．managed D．would rather
A．things B．luggage C．package D．bags
A．if B．even if C．because D．for
A．go B．row C．sail D．surf
A．As B．If C．Although D．Even if
A．give in B．give up C．go forward D．row
A．agreed B．hoped C．suggested D．promised
A．head B．direction C．line D．way
A．unable B．able C．delighted D．sad
A．shouldn’t continue B．couldn’t continue C．shouldn’t have continued D．couldn’t have continued
A．forgot B．regretted C．didn’t mind D．disliked
A．move B．tremble C．shake D．swing
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．Fortunately B．Unfortunately C．Fortunate D．Unluckily
A．carry B．bring C．search D．rescue
A．didn’t drown B．didn’t die C．escaped D．ran away
A．didn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．hadn’t
A．died B．survived C．floated D．returned