I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my 1 suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36 . Later that afternoon, a police officer 2 to my house to ask for my father’s permission ( 允许) for the hospital to 3 Mother’ s valve ( 心脏瓣膜) . I was greatly 4 . I ran into the house in tears. At the age of 14 I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart(分解) a person I loved. _5 my father told him, "Yes. "
"How can you let them do that to her?" I 6 him.
" Linda," he said__7 , putting his arms around me, " the greatest present you can give is a part of 8 . Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’ s life 9 after we die, our death will have meaning. "
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most __10 in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a 11 of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill.
With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to 12 whatever was in good condition(状况) , especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated __ 13 as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, " Mum, I’ m so 14 of what you did for Grandpa. " At that moment I realized that my father gave 15 his eyes. What he left behind sparkled( 闪烁) in my daughter’ s eyes— pride.
( )1. A. father B. mother C. grandma D. grandpa
( )2. A. shouted B. sent C. came D. reached
( )3. A. operate B. use C. make D. repair
( )4. A. surprised B. interested C. excited D. bored
( )5. A. So B. As C. But D. And
( )6. A. reported B. said to C. told D. cried at
( )7. A. quietly B. happily C. angrily D. loudly
( )8. A. yourself B. myself C. himself D. herself
( )9. A. worse B. poorer C. better D. more helpful
( )10. A. wonderful B. important C. warm hearted D. beautiful
( )11. A. room B. home C. family D. house
( )12. A. discover B. show C. sell D. donate
( )13. A. his heart B. his eyes C. his life D. his ears
( )14. A. afraid B. tired C. full D. proud
( )15. A. much more than B. less than C. many more than D. as much as
完形填空（15分,每题1.5分）
Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would _____ soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days _____ the doctor came and looked over the sick man. ______ asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen ______ paper in the village, because no one could write.
The doctor _____ up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the ______ of the house. “ Get this medicine for him, and he will get ______ soon. ” he said. Mark’s family and friends did not know_______ to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young man _______an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage(马车) and drove to the nearest ______. He bought the medicine there, and Mark was soon well again.A. wakeB.cryC.die
A. late B.later C.ago
A. The sick man B.MarkC.The doctor
A.andB.orC.then
A.pickedB.heldC.made
A. groundB.windowC.door
A.wellB.worseC.bad
A.whenB.whatC.where
A.thoughtB.hitC.caught
A.shopB.farmC.hospital
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures , he chose the second picture explained, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your . That is the real meaning of peace.”
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完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) after I and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!”
“I’ll our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a ________ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
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完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.
Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress ____ a modern way, your mum doesn’t ____ you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask ____ you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you ___ close again?
Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your ____. He gives ways to help you ____ your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be ____. ___ parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved. You should ____ your parents your needs, and find out what ____ are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:
Make time to ____. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. ____ a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings; Show your parents ____. Wash your ____ and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child.
If you follow these, you will be able to break down the ____ between your parents and yourself.
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完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共l5小题; 每小题l分，计l5分）
When I was a junior high school student in 1980 , God gave me a gift —— it was happiness.
One weekend , I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside . On my way home, a car ran over me and cut off my ________ because it was too fast.
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ________ arms. How sad and scared I was at that time ! ________ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I ________ every day.
However , it’s easier said than done . It took me about half a year to get out of the ________ completely. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat（对待）my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get ________ about little things. For example, they get bad grades in the test; their bus comes ________ ; they don’t have a mobile phone but ________ do, and so on. But I only ________ life. I was lucky to realize from an accident: it is a waste of our life to focus on（关注）what you have ________. We should always think of what we have, ________ health, family and friends. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “ My whole life would improve ________ I have a new car. ” But when you get the car and what ________ ? For a whole week you are so excited. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness ________ on what we have! It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind. Someone owns many, but may still feel ________ . Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have.
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