When I was in my early twenties, I moved away from my home state of Wisconsin to attend graduate school. I chose to go to the University Of Arizona in Tucson and 36 there. Upon landing in early June, I was shocked by the lack of 37 and the burning desert heat. After less than two days in that 38 I called my parent to question whether I had made the 39 choice and to announce that I was 40 considering coming home. My father, in a calm and 41 voice, indicated that I always had a 42 . I could always come home and be welcome there. But in fact, we both 43 I wouldn’t come home at the time. Needless to say, I chose to 44 .
Many years have passed. My father’s 45 words remain with me. Knowing that I can always 46 , I’ve been able to 47 several challenging situations -unemployment, divorce and even the 48 of my only son. I have also used these words in many cases where others need to know that someone 49 and that they do have a choice.
Whether 50 is earthly, spiritual, or some sense of calm, knowing that we can come home will be just enough to 51 us on our way.
It 52 me, in a way, of the prodigal son（回头的浪子） who found 53 and love upon returning home. While we don’t have to be like him and hit bottom in life, it is good to know that we can wander and experience pains and 54 in life but we still have a home where love, support and comfort 55 .
A．flew B．drove C．walked D．cycled
A．blue B．yellow C．brown D．green
A．family B．refuge C．environment D．desert
A．new B．right C．last D．difficult
A．naturally B．fortunately C．obviously D．seriously
A．gentle B．weak C．supportive D．pleasant
A．choice B．dream C．friend D．request
A．pretended B．expected C．knew D．forgot
A．graduate B．regret C．return D．continue
A．surprising B．encouraging C．interesting D．moving
A．wander outside B．hang around C．come home D．move away
A．face up to B．get away with C．make sure of D．look out for
A．return B．growth C．arrival D．loss
A．worries B．cares C．leaves D．stays
A．health B．marriage C．church D．home
A．help B．stop C．protect D．teach
A．informs B．reminds C．warns D．rids
A．comfort B．interest C．food D．money
A．regrets B．complaints C．sufferings D．pleasures
A．survive B．exist C．fall D．disappear
After finishing shopping in the supermarket, I and my wife Julie stood in the shortest line.
There was only one guy in it, but he was in a 31 and there seemed to be some trouble going on.
Well, I and my wife Julie stepped in behind him. At first, he seemed to be having 32 getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt. But after a while, I realized that what he was actually doing was33 them into two parts. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it 34 He asked Julie if she would mind 35 his empty basket away. Then he 36 for his wallet which was in a pocket on one side of his wheelchair. The way he was positioned and the fact that he had only one 37 arm made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I wondered, to be so 38 on other people like that.9 The checkout operator came around and gave him his 39 and the items he needed. She 40 one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I 41 to get the. bigger bag and he said, "No. 42 you could do me a favor. Take that part along to the entrance and give it to Angela. " I dutifully did that, 43 Julie with our shopping. It 44 that Angela was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hpngry!
This guy, despite the 45 that his physical condition imposed on him, had 46 more than twice as much shopping as he needed and 47 the bigger bag to help other people! He didn't let the fact that he needed help 48 him from being a help. He may have been limited 49 , bat his heart was more than capable of 50 all that. And it changed my idea of dependenee.
A．comer B．queue C．wheelchair D．lift
A．mercy B．interest C．confidence D．difficulty
A．separating B．breaking C．cutting D．placing
A．under order B．under control C．under discussion D．under repair
A．putting B．getting C．casting D．rolling
A．hunted B．reached C．looked D．sought
A．comfortable B．clumsy C．disabled D．usable
A．kind B．strict C．dependent D．considerate
A．change B．basket C．bag D．food
A．presented B．handed C．hung D．pulled
A．preferred B．used C．decided D．offered
A．So B．But C．For D．Thus
A．exchanging B．leaving C．charging D．associating
A．turned out B．came out C．burst out D．gave out
A．manners B．chances C．limitations D．fates
A．collected B．reserved C．donated D．bought
A．thrown away B．givenaway C．left out D．sent out
A．save B．protect C．stop D．shelter
A．physically B．economically C．originally D．mentally
A．accomplishing B．overlooking C．valuing D．overcoming
完形填空
Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was 36 by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was 37 and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now 38 about lessons learned from that experience.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You 39 jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were 40 !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I 41 your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and 42 .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It 43 did—if your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him 44 the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you', or anything 45 , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a 46 ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship 47 working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the 48 of someone he didn't know.
Plumb asks his 49 , "Who's packing your 50 ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it 51 the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down-he needed his 52 parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these 53 before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to 54 and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through 55 times.
A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen
A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed
A．lectures B．gives C．studies D．hears
A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned
A．taken down B．looked down C．set down D．shot down
A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed
A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly
A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly
A．abroad B．in C．on D．at
A．so B．because C．unless D．though
A．sailor B．captain C．pilot D．technician
A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully
A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance
A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience
A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future
A．through B．to C．up to D．as
A．psychological B．physical C．imaginary D．safe
A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people
A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help
A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the 31 had stopped after the quake. On my way home I 32 an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart 33 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use my 34 .” He was 35 his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to 36 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will 37 you to your home.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to 38 my car with gas. There was a 39 of gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very 40 lines. I got 41 since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 42 , the man smiled and said, “ 43 the situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m glad that we are all able to 44 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much 45 .
I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) centre 46 when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 47 surprised me, “ I am very 48 that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t 49 any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of the50 .
A．traffic B．rescue C．communication D．business
A．missed B．noticed C．caught D．heard
A．hungry B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．house B．hotel C．hospital D．toilet
A．advertising B．opening C．repairing D．decorating
A．save B．assist C．charge D．encourage
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．short B．variety C．lack D．diversity
A．direct B．straight C．short D．long
A．worried B．lucky C．excited D．annoyed
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Apart from B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．share B．offer C．stand D．change
A．pleasure B．comfort C．trouble D．entertainment
A．waiting B．grabbing C．sleeping D．crying
A．promises B．roles C．remarks D．actions
A．upset B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．given B．supplied C．prepared D．received
A．city B．centre C．lesson D．disaster
完型填空（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．sympathy
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．nearly
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day Divya woke her mother up in the early morning. She said, “Mummy, it is so _ 36__ since you made my favorite chocolate cake—please make it today!” Mummy smiled and said, “All right, I will get it _ 37_ for you by the time you are back from school.”
Then Divya went to school and _38_ the delicious cake all that day. That afternoon, her elder brother, Dhruv came home with his friend. Mummy had gone to the market and he _39_ a plate full of freshly made cakes. He decided to give his friend a __40_ and within minutes the plate was _41_ !
Just then Mummy _ 42_ and told him the cakes were made specially for Divya. Hearing this, Dhruv was very _43_ . Soon he got a “good” _44_ . He put his pet on the plate and placed a lid(盖子) _45_ it. Then he left home with his friend.
Divya got home in the evening, _46_ went into the kitchen and opened the plate. A pair of eyes stared at her. Four-year-old Divya was _47_ . She went to her mother and asked “Mummy, do your cakes have _48__?”
“Certainly not,” said Mummy. “Go and _49_ the cake!” This time when Divya went and __50_ the lid, a frog jumped right at her! The little girl jumped back in _51_ and went crying to her mother. She told her mother about the frog and they _52_ for Dhruv to get back that night. __53_ , when Dhruv came back, their mother first _54_ to him for what she had said on the phone. Then Dhruv realized his mistake and said _55_ to Divya.
The next day Mummy made some more chocolate cakes and this time little Divya had her fill!
A．long B．early C．nice D．late
A．proper B．ready C．tasty D．special
A．thought about B．cared about C．talked about D．worried about
A．broke B．opened C．pointed D．found
A．gift B．joke C．treat D．meal
A．bright B．clean C．empty D．gone
A．rang up B．turned up C．came back D．set up
A．regretful B．angry C．amazed D．disappointed
A．plan B．answer C．way D．idea
A．for B．in C．across D．over
A．silently B．slowly C．excitedly D．bravely
A．afraid B．moved C．surprised D．happy
A．pets B．eyes C．balls D．vegetables
A．cut B．bake C．make D．eat
A．covered B．lifted C．pushed D．touched
A．time B．relief C．fear D．sight
A．waited B．longed C．called D．hoped
A．Besides B．Anyway C．At last D．However
A．admitted B．apologized C．introduced D．explained
A．nothing B．good bye C．hello D．sorry