When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific 36 that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless 37 in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 38 . She wanted to help, 39 she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to 40 and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I began making sandwiches and 41 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to 42 around, offering them to anyone near me.
I approached an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said, “No one has 43 called me sir.’ He was completely moved.
It 44 me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It 45 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 46 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 47 no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 48 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 49 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 50 make a difference in someone’s life.
A．case B．chance C．event D．accident
A．out B．far C．away D．off
A．participate B．decide C．choose D．attend
A．however B．but C．yet D．so
A．enjoy B．eat C．collect D．take
A．shared B．provided C．helped D．returned
A．walk B．turn C．run D．show
A．never B．ever C．still D．yet
A．encouraged B．attracted C．struck D．defeated
A．persuaded B．saddened C．frightened D．moved
A．handed B．offered C．reminded D．promised
A．what B．how C．whether D．why
A．single B．usual C．ordinary D．normal
A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality
A．possibly B．nearly C．really D．usually
For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__
53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤)．I got on an a
irplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
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A．ever B．never C．always D．often
A．except B．rather than C．more than D．or rather
B．before C．although D．since
A．visited B．praised C．telephoned D．met
A．work B．life D．plan
A．worry B．care C．talk D．look
A．built B．found C．bought D．sold
A．repairing B．painting C．cleaning D．decorating
A．teach B．order C．force D．allow
A．asked B．kept C．ordered D．served
A．smart B．upset C．busy D．tired
A．practice B．task C．tea D．time
A．Different C．Funny
A．as usual B．in pain C．casually D．finally
A．call B．moment C．situation D．scene
A．church B．school C．home D．hospital
A．immediately B．happily C．gradually D．carefully
A．heard B．spoke C．thought D．demanded
A．take up B．make up C．turn up D．put up
A．started out B．given in C．passed away D．come back
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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My mother attended college during the day while my sister was in school and I was in daycare．One day at daycare I 36a tired mother attempt to 37 her daughter．The mother refused her little girl’s request to go to McDonalds for dinner and the daughter immediately 38 over the floor, kicking and screaming, "I want to go to McDonalds．"_39_her mother tried stopped her crying．Finally her mother gave in, the girl stopped crying and they left．To say I was amazed would be 40 ,I was delighted that 41 I wanted could be got in the same way．
That day my mother picked me up early from daycare 42 we were collecting our - Christmas shopping．As we walked through the toy section, I saw a 43 I had to have．It was a white and red telephone whose bells 44 as it was pulled along on a string．
45 lovingly at my mother, I asked, "Mama, 46 I have that telephone?" She replied, "Not now, but if you are a good girl maybe Santa will bring it to you．" As I insisted, her eyes narrowed and her hand 47 on mine．
By now we were standing in the long line, and I figured it was _48_．I lay down on the ground and began screaming．"I want that telephone．" Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother 49 said, "Becky, you ’d better get up by the count of three 50 ．"
Nothing happened．So then she lay 51 me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, "I want a new car, I want a new house, I want some jewelry, I want…" _52_ , I stood up．
"Mama, stop．Mama, get up," I 53 said．
She stood, and 54 herself off．At first astonished, the others waiting in line began to clap．And as they were leaving, they said with a smile, "Your mom got your good．I bet you’ll never try that again．"
And I didn’t, because it left a lasting mental picture more effective than any 55 _ mark．
A．looked B．found C．observed D．watched
A．pick up B．hold up C．make up D．hang up
A．knocked B．fell C．came D．took
A．Anything B．Something C．Nothing D．Everything
A．enough B．abrupt C．impossible D．inaccurate
A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whichever
A．where B．because C．though D．after
A．toy B．bell C．ring D．doll
A．hung B．burst C．stayed D．rang
A．Looking up B．Holding up C．Carrying on D．Going through
A．must B．can’t C．shall D．will
A．tended B．accumulated C．tightened D．approved
A．more or less B．again and again C．now and then D．now or never
A．calmly B．angrily C．anxiously D．disappointedly
A．at length B．and so on C．or something D．or else
A．beside B．against C．besides D．over
A．Shocked B．Excited C．Angry D．Amused
A．excitedly B．tearfully C．smilingly D．jokingly
A．lift B．polished C．breathed D．brushed
A．arbitrary B．worthy C．physical D．Necessary
完形填空（共20小题，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。
In my second year of high school, the class was to run the mile. I will always 36 that day because due to the 37 from medical operation on my 38 , for two years I had not worn shorts. I was afraid of being laughed at. Yet that day, it didn’t 39 . I was ready 40 , heart and mind. I had 41 got to the starting line than I heard the loud 42 . “How ugly!” I blocked it out.
Then the coach shouted, “Ready. Go!” I jetted out of there like a 43 , faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet. I knew 44 about speed then, but it was OK because I was 45 to finish first. As I started the third lap (圈), only a few of my classmates were left on the track, and I began limping (跛行). By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was 46 . Then it hit me. I realized that nobody had 47 . Everyone had already finished, 48 . As I ran that last lap, I cried. 49 12 minutes 42 seconds after starting I crossed the finish line. I 50 to the ground and shed oceans.
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, saying, “You did it. Manuel! Son, you FINISHED!” He looked at me 51 in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand. It was my 52 for the day, which I had given to him before class. He read it 53 to everyone. It simply said, “I, Manuel, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may.”
My heart 54 with a smile on my face. My classmates cheered. It was then that I 55 winning isn’t always finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.
A．remind B．remember C．realize D．repay
A．doctor B．reason C．mark D．effect
A．hand B．back C．forehead D．leg
A．matter B．appear C．hurt D．wound
A．success B．failure C．shoes D．shorts
A．no matter B．no longer C．no sooner D．no more
A．cry B．whisper C．voice D．laughter
A．horse B．player C．runner D．plane
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．decided B．determined C．excited D．encouraged
A．lucky B．lonely C．afraid D．alone
A．given up B．given away C．given out D．given in
A．yet B．instead C．rather D．still
A．Since B．Until C．Before D．After
A．came B．ran C．fell D．escaped
A．specially B．directly C．actively D．carefully
A．goal B．fault C．shame D．pity
A．loudly B．aloud C．even D．ever
A．fell B．bent C．lifted D．broke
A．recognized B．told C．remembered D．realized
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she 36 her Rabbi (法师）and had him come to her house to 37 certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the 38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave 39 the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said 40 . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm 41 by the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman 42 . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of 43 .
In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main 44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part 45 I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to 46 "What's with the fork?" 47 I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were 48 up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of 49 than he did. She had a better grasp of 50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork 51in her right hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he 52 .
During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the 53 he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to 54 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the 55 and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
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A．contracted B．contacted C．attracted D．attached
A．talk B．identify C．recognize D．discuss
A．assembly B．party C．conference D．service
A．before B．as C．when D．then
A．excitedly B．regretfully C．angrily D．breathlessly
A．surprised B．astonished C．depressed D．puzzled
A．explained B．introduced C．admitted D．hesitated
A．praise B．honor C．encouragement D．comfort
A．meal B．course C．food D．cause
A．so B．and C．yet D．because
A．wonder B．question C．enquire D．say
A．Later B．Afterwards C．Finally D．Then
A．full B．filled C．fed D．flowed
A．life B．funeral C．fork D．heaven
A．how B．where C．what D．which
A．placed B．grasped C．held D．caught
A．sobbed B．cried C．smiled D．laughed
A．agreement B．conclusion C．argument D．conversation
A．her B．him C．them D．people
A．woman B．funeral C．incident D．fork
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 31 several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道). 32 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide. After some 33
thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 34 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 35 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a
small insect, lacking in 36 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 37 this ant, like the othe
r two-legged creatures 38 on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant 39 reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 40 home. It was there that the ant met its 41 .How could that large feather possibly 42 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this 43 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 44 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 45 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 46 more than a burden. Isn’t our 47 like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the 48 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 49 that at the destination they are
50 and we can’t take them with us.
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A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
A．At B．For C．To D．With
A．brave B．tiring C．magic D．short
A．across B．through C．beside D．behind
A．frightened B．attracted C．annoyed D．satisfied
A．size B．height C．depth D．length
A．Therefore B．But C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．working B．sleeping C．living D．walking
A．probably B．suddenly C．easily D．finally
A．underground B．lonely C．comfortable D．big
A．partner B．match C．parent D．friend
A．fit B．fix C．suit D．fill
A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter
A．insect B．problem C．hole D．feather
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．study B．aim C．dream D．life
A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
A．think B．find C．wonder D．warn
A．bad B．practical C．useless D．meaningful