I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _36_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
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）
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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
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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选
项标在试卷的相应位置，再转涂到答题卡上。
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.
But ___36___ a few of them are very ___37___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. about 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___38___ language. Many millions are ___39__ to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___40___. Have you ever __41___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learn English in six month, or your __42___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __43___ you master your English in a month. __44___ the first day your ___45___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___46___ quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___47___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___48___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___49___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___50___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___51___ that gets!
So it is ___52___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___53___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___54___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___55___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.
A．not B．quite C．only D．very
A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy
A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
A．make B．help C．let D．allow
A．From B．On C．Since D．After
A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
A．happened B．know C．seemed D．felt
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．work C．help D．master
完形填空（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。
Two brothers lived on the 80th floor. On coming home one day, they were depressed to realize that the lifts broke 36 . Although they carried a big pack of luggage, it seemed to have no other choice, so they decided to climb the 37 up together!
When they arrived at the 20th floor, the elder brother 38 putting the luggage there and coming back for it the next day. Feeling much more relaxed, they 39 to climb up. When they 40 to the 40th,the younger started to complain and 41 of them quarreled till the 60th floor. Arriving there, they were so tired that they didn't have any 42 to quarrel. The younger said,“Don't quarrel, let's 43 climbing the stairs.”And they went on climbing 44,finally reaching the 80th!They felt 45 arriving at the door of their home. But soon they found their 46 were kept on the 20th.
This story is a reflection on our lives. Many of us live under the 47 of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things we love.
By the age of twenty,with so much pressure, we get 48 and then decide to throw down this load.49 from this load, we work energetically with ambitious dreams.
But at the age of forty,we discover the youth has already died, so much 50 is produced unavoidably, and begin to feel sorry for that. When you 51 the age of sixty ,we discover life hasn't remained too much, so we tell ourselves not to complain and 52 the remaining days! Upon that we walk silently over our own 53 years of life. Arriving at the 54 of the life, we think there is nothing left to disappoint us, only the 55 that we can't rest in peace. Follow your dream , so you will not live with regrets.
A．out B．through C．up D．down
A．lift B．mountain C．tower D．steps
A．insisted B．suggested C．decided D．demanded
A．continued B．started C．set D．prepared
A．arrived B．hurried C．struggled D．fought
A．all B．both C．neither D．each
A．strength B．courage C．opportunity D．ability
A．begin B．stop C．give up D．finish
A．happily B．silently C．hurriedly D．angrily
A．afraid B．sad C．excited D．fortunate
A．keys B．luggage C．money D．bags
A．suspicions B．inspections C．expectations D．obligation
A．calmed B．tired C．relaxed D．confused
A．Freed B．Suffering C．Recovering D．Keeping
A．sadness B．excuse C．regret D．forgive
A．get B．arrive C．grow D．reach
A．value B．forget C．ignore D．pass
A．lost B．rest C．spending D．missing
A．end B．beginning C．middle D．rest
A．achievement B．decision C．realization D．promise