13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).
As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.
So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”
“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”
“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.
The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.
“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”
“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.
A．lovely B．astonished C．lonely D．happy
A．leave B．turn C．grow D．become
A．When B．Since C．Where D．Though
A．present B．light C．stockings D．tree
A．sleeping B．crying C．smiling D．laughing
A．appeared B．worried C．occurred D．struck
A．Why B．What C．Yes D．When
A．stocking B．pocket C．sled D．bag
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．buy B．borrow C．bring D．choose
A．amazed B．encouraged C．tired D．bored
A．address B．name C．number D．school
A．started B．left C．felt D．performed
A．joy B．surprise C．sorrow D．disappointment
A．took away B．gave up C．gave away D．picked up
A．visited B．came C．passed D．entered
A．made B．saw C．looked D．suggested
A．believed B．complained C．reported D．forecast
A．respect B．think C．realize D．recognize
A．by B．besides C．without D．through
When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home. It was to see the changes coming over her. She skipped school, and refused to communicate. I tried being firm, but it didn‘t . I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.
One school day Alice returned home very late. With a quarrel in view. I was surprised to see Alice was .
“I hope I did the right thing, Mom,”“Alice said. I saw a cat, all bloody but alive. I it to the vet’s(宠物医院), and was asked to make payment . As I couldn’t reach anyone at the phone number on the cat’s tag(标牌), I had to pay the bill.”
In the following days, the owner still couldn’t be . Alice paid the vet to continue treatment. I grew : what if the family had simply left the cat behind?
A week went by. A woman called to speak to Alice.
“She is at school,” I said.
“You have a daughter,” she said, apparently in tears.
Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a (n) from the vet. Their cat was recovering, thanks to Alice’s . “We can’t wait to hug Cuddles again,” she sobbed.
Upon her return home, Alice was filled with at the news. So was I. I learned through another woman’s eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her teenage years. Her warm heart would surely guide her in the right direction.
A．pleasant B．painful C．unwise D．inspiring
A．remain B．match C．appear D．work
A．annoyed B．amused C．worried D．interested
A．carried B．followed C．returned D．guided
A．monthly B．honestly C．generously D．immediately
A．trusted B．contacted C．persuaded D．satisfied
A．active B．rude C．anxious D．proud
A．pretty B．grateful C．wonderful D．curious
A．apology B．invitation C．message D．reply
A．suggestion B．donation C．encouragement D．help
A．love B．anger C．regret D．joy
A．troubled B．long C．boring D．quiet
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now1on their way to impressive careers. By society's2, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a3drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and4out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine5a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have6that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some7of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they8. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and9. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the10to which they have so quickly become11.People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and12the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they13or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it' s14. They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to15, retirement to save for. They recognize there's something16in their lives, but it's17to step off the track.
In a society that tends to18everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our19in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs20in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore - and the very ones we need to consider most.
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My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, "1my job. Family to Feed."
At this store, a2like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a3on how bad it must be to have to stand4in the cold wind.
In the store, I asked each of my kids to5something they thought our "friend" there would6. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a7. I thought about it. We were8on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes9from our need instead of our abundance is10what we need to do! All the kids11something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of12, he lit up and thanked us with13eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for14his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful15for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can16! Things would have played out so17if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have18to give more." Stepping out not only helped a brother in19, it also gave my kids the20taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them.
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My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were1, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent2a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was3our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look4.
We finally did and it was5at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and6of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of7it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n)8-far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn't9us. They renewed their offer10. It was also much more than we could afford, but far11than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a12message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the13directly. We made our final offer, which14was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid. We knew it,15we had to try.
"Sold!" said the owner. Then he16: He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd17the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a18by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the19in the price "an early wedding present."
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are20they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.
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My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I_ __ feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no____ coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no and didn’t escape. When I threw carrot slices(薄片)，they even came for a nibble(啃).Slowly they came to____ me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year, the rabbits_____ me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them, I ____ that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an______interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long______, with a keen eye on those teeth, and _ __,there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching(津津有味的咀嚼) on carrots. A few months later, while ______,she would even turn her back to me.____when she was facing away, I reached out and _____scratched（搔）her back with my finger, She didn’t move.
By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog _____didn’t have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea, I’d always_____,while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap.______one day, just to see what she would do ,I gently _____ one on top of the groundhog’s head. Again, not a _____,The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures,_______she had a slice to eat, she never ______ the one of her head. It was a fair ____ —I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat.
A．avoided B．started C．canceled D．suggested
A．business B．fun C．problem D．privilege
A．help B．cheat C．threat D．exception
A．trust B．miss C．admire D．appreciate
A．feared B．ignored C．discovered D．remembered
A．proved B．decided C．noticed D．understood
A．extreme B．increasing C．additional D．inspiring
A．squirrel B．rabbit C．peanut D．carrot
A．before long B．long ago C．over and over D．all over again
A．eating B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping
A．Next B．Once C．Soon D．Lately
A．carefully B．suddenly C．violently D．patiently
A．also B．thus C．just D．still
A．thought B．doubted C．admitted D．recognized
A．While B．Or C．So D．For
A．fixed B．placed C．hung D．kept
A．tremble B．move C．delay D．hesitation
A．Even if B．Ever since C．As far as D．So long as
A．welcomed B．required C．bothered D．expected
A．trade B．competition C．task D．affair