Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39_ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40_. I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always _42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43___just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home.
Weeks passed and the __45___over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk..
“I have something for you ”he said and ____49____from behind his back a small box .__50___it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it ”I took the box from him ,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __51__, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice ,David ,but it’s__52__”.
“Oh no, it isn’t”said David.“It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”.
Tears filled my eyes ___53___I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk .
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．improperly
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practiced B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．special
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to . I did the best that I could, and then left my to put my paper in a pile(摞) on the front desk with a(n) .
I returned to my seat and then an idea came to my mind. I where the teacher was before I made my . She was walking in the of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed and when I picked up my paper I also the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the girl in our class. I copied her answers to my paper.
The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desks. When I my paper over, I was to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I it. I guess we need to study more.” Her was, “Not me, I got every question and got an A.”
The teacher knew. She never blamed me in front of the class and me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.
A．blackboard B．paper C．book D．picture
A．think B．cry C．worry D．sleep
A．seat B．classroom C．partner D．teacher
A．joy B．sigh C．idea D．problem
A．believed B．found C．ignored D．checked
A．research B．mind C．move D．comment
A．front B．middle C．back D．outside
A．out B．in C．over D．on
A．saw B．left C．remembered D．included
A．extra B．new C．clean D．difficult
A．tallest B．oldest C．prettiest D．smartest
A．got B．turned C．put D．took
A．shocked B．angry C．happy D．excited
A．copied B．read C．marked D．examined
A．knew B．made C．failed D．lost
A．reply B．attitude C．opinion D．purpose
A．ready B．right C．done D．good
A．told B．reminded C．allowed D．advised
A．speech B．joke C．wish D．promise
A．honest B．friendly C．careful D．Hopeful
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ” —Albert Einstein
It’s no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and . Curious students not only ask questions, but also seek out the answers. Without , Sir Isaac Newton would have never put forward the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn’t have penicillin (青霉素)，and Marie Curie’s pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.
Curiosity is just as as intelligence in determining how well students do in school. Curiosity the brain for learning. As we all known, we’re more likely to what we’ve learned when the subject matter interests us. Actually, curiosity also helpsus learn information wedon’t consider or important. So if a teacher is able to students’ curiosity, they’ll be betterprepared to learn things that they would normally consider boring or difficult. For instance, if a student struggles with , personalizing math problem tomatch their specific interest could help them remember how to go about solving similar math problems in the future.
However, scientists think that there arestill a few things that remain about curiosity’s role in learning. For one thing, scientists have yet to determine its long-term effects. For instance, if a student’s curiosity is aroused at the of a school day, will it help them better absorb information all day long? Another thing the are keen to investigate is why some people are more curious than others, and which factors most influence how curious we are.
A．enjoyable B．impossible C．difficult D．avoidable
A．lazily B．actively C．dependently D．negatively
A．energy B．curiosity C．technology D．secret
A．invented B．discovered C．heard D．learned
A．important B．easy C．sensitive D．heavy
A．blames B．searches C．begs D．prepares
A．remember B．dislike C．forgive D．abandon
A．interesting B．boring C．friendly D．awful
A．arouse B．remove C．record D．miss
A．physics B．chemistry C．math D．biology
A．better B．less C．louder D．harder
A．distinct B．unclear C．certain D．confident
A．beginning B．end C．age D．time
A．teachers B．students C．researchers D．police
A．immediately B．indifferently C．naturally D．seriously
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。
Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri-State League, I was fired. “Frank,” the manager said , “whatever you do after you leave here, put some and enthusiasm into your work!” Well, that was the thing I expected him to say.
A week later, , I was introduced to the New Haven. My first day here will always in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in the league, so I was to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they’d ever seen. From the minute I on the field, I acted like a man electrified. And I acted as if I were alive with a million .
My biggest thrill came the following morning I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This 45 player, Frank, has a barrel (桶) of enthusiasm. He our boys. They looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began me the life of the team.
Within two weeks, enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month—it my income by 700 percent! Two years after that, I was third base for the St. Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times. Enthusiasm did it; nothing but enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid on earth. It helps you become more successful, and a healthier, richer and happier life. “To become enthusiastic—act enthusiastically.” Put this rule into for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing . It may easily change your entire life. Can you acquire enthusiasm—or must you be born it? Certainly you can acquire it!
A．carefully B．casually C．quickly D．firmly
A．curiosity B．life C．experience D．pleasure
A．proper B．other C．last D．only
A．meanwhile B．therefore C．otherwise D．however
A．give out B．keep up C．stand out D．look up
A．determined B．delighted C．excited D．moved
A．glanced B．appeared C．queued D．cheered
A．batteries B．machines C．players D．balls
A．till B．before C．when D．though
A．healthy B．popular C．familiar D．new
A．inspired B．satisfied C．upset D．disappointed
A．showing B．calling C．giving D．bringing
A．included B．made C．took D．increased
A．introducing B．leaving C．playing D．starting
A．alone B．once C．also D．indeed
A．reputation B．quality C．theme D．profession
A．change B．enjoy C．spoil D．admire
A．field B．memory C．action D．idea
A．efforts B．events C．factors D．results
A．with B．in C．without D．at
I have two friends who love backpacking. They spent a lot of time in a part of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. It 46 mountains with a height of over 4,000 feet. The Adirondack Mountain Club gives recognition, and an award, to anyone who all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this award.
Now what you have to understand is that many of the 46 mountains have well-marked to their summits (山顶), others are not marked at all. You have to "bushwhack (在丛林中开路)" using a compass and a map.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. They had just one — it was the most requiring bushwhacking. A hiking path led past the base of the mountain, but from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their and walked five miles on the hiking path to the base of a chain of mountains. When they arrived, they that they had left their compass and map back in camp. Rather than the camp, they decided to bushwhack without the compass and map.
For hours they uphill enduring heat, thick bush, and black flies. , late in the afternoon they found themselves at the of a mountain successfully. They were exhausted but .
The feeling was short-lived, however. When they looked across the valley, they another higher mountain. They had climbed the one! It was too that weekend to put their error right. They had to another four months to climb the right mountain.
This story us a good lesson. Often in life we put in a great effort to reach a goal. But without the right "map" and "compass", it is to get "lost".
A．goes through B．consists of C．relies on D．connects to
A．special B．similar C．normal D．general
A．describes B．draws C．observes D．climbs
A．while B．since C．because D．unless
A．paths B．rivers C．views D．avenues
A．occupied B．left C．deserted D．missed
A．interesting B．changeable C．reachable D．remote
A．house B．room C．camp D．yard
A．ignored B．discovered C．sensed D．explained
A．departing from B．traveling to C．returning to D．going for
A．jumped B．wandered C．ran D．walked
A．Immediately B．Surely C．Finally D．Hopefully
A．bottom B．top C．slope D．base
A．embarrassed B．moved C．disturbed D．excited
A．admired B．checked C．saw D．appreciated
A．strange B．wrong C．distant D．steep
A．late B．dangerous C．puzzling D．helpless
A．save B．wait C．gain D．put
A．sends B．tells C．recommends D．teaches
A．easy B．hard C．annoying D．discouraging
“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.
For a few seconds, Roy sat on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn’t wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered, what he might say.
“Nancy, there’s a family with six kids that will not have anything to for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store could you buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner.
In the back of my mind I the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling . There’s no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband’s struck a nerve inside me.
I replied, “ but only if God helps.”
I finished my work and all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big in the grocery store window: Turkeys---29 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.
I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart . “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I the problem. He made an exception. To my , I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had 3 my heart, even though I had never met her.
Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home with children of all ages. I will never forget the on the six kids’ faces.
By far, that was the greatest of my life.
A．plan B．refuse C．fail D．agree
A．private B．enough C．endless D．limited
A．nervously B．silently C．friendly D．excitedly
A．arranging B．receiving C．fearing D．blaming
A．eat B．do C．pay D．say
A．freely B．possibly C．gently D．regularly
A．lent B．pulled C．hidden D．saved
A．invited B．organized C．counted D．connected
A．affected B．defeated C．satisfied D．bored
A．voice B．face C．heart D．body
A．Bad B．Poor C．Sure D．Afraid
A．angered B．worried C．wondered D．prayed
A．flower B．sign C．book D．word
A．sank B．fell C．ended D．held
A．explained B．promised C．required D．corrected
A．horror B．sadness C．credit D．surprise
A．broken B．stolen C．operated D．supported
A．covered B．shaped C．filled D．made
A．sorrow B．loneliness C．disappointment D．smiles
A．year B．season C．Thanksgiving D．reward