I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.
Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.
A．shouting B．screaming C．laughing D．applauding
A．up B．over C．more D．out
A．another B．other C．some D．any
A．immediately B．secretly C．personally D．finally
A．took out B．turned out C．gave off D．gave out
A．never B．once C．ever D．again
A．game B．team C．story D．score
A．won B．met C．beat D．fought
A．accessible B．comfortable C．sensitive D．acceptable
A．happen B．succeed C．spread D．develop
A．liberation B．closing C．graduation D．school
A．honor B．hope C．success D．surprise
A．take B．manage C．solve D．explain
A．courage B．devotion C．teamwork D．contribution
A．united B．appeared C．prepared D．lost
A．proud B．fond C．full D．kind
A．time B．record C．date D．ability
A．pleased B．grateful C．hopeful D．loyal
A．fight B．join C．desire D．enjoy
A．take on B．put on C．rely on D．keep on
I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was 36 . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter 37 with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became 38 and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are 39 your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was 40 and cried bitterly, running away.
41 , she brought a gift, a golden 42 made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was 43 of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was 44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She 45 at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew 46 into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
I was completely 47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her 48 . A year later, a serious 49 took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I 50in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was 51 , I would take out an imaginary kiss and 52 the love of my daughter who had put it there.
In a very real 53 , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container 54 with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are 55 no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.
A．nice B．hard C．instructive D．dull
A．tearing B．littering C．cutting D．busy
A．disappointed B．curious C．angry D．anxious
A．using B．spending C．sparing D．wasting
A．confused B．frightened C．amazed D．calm
A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．Though
A．box B．tie C．car D．pen
A．scared B．happy C．ashamed D．satisfied
A．full B．broken C．cheap D．empty
A．looked around B．looked away C．looked up D．looked down
A．kisses B．love C．hearts D．prays
A．glad B．touched C．upset D．confident
A．thanks B．gifts C．forgiveness D．explanation
A．event B．illness C．operation D．accident
A．lay B．stood C．knelt D．sat
A．lost B．hungry C．discouraged D．sick
A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．respond
A．way B．state C．direction D．sense
A．decorated B．filled C．covered D．linked
A．only B．naturally C．simply D．actually
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.
A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited
A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures
A．trips B．buses C．holidays D．mountains
A．after B．when C．until D．unless
A．led B．stuck C．got D．belonged
A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took
A．start B．begin C．walk D．step
A．telephone B．machine C．bell D．clock
A．where B．how C．who D．what
A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly
A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered
A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station
A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．dining-room D．sitting-room
A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled
A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly
A．wake B．go C．put D．come
A．of B．with C．in D．by
A．that B．what C．after D．before
A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In every cultivated language there are two greet classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words1 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 2 ,that is to say, from the 3 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 4 we should know and use we could not read or write. They 5 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 6 the language. Such words may be called “popular”, since they belong to the people 7 and are not the exclusive of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 9 a multitude of words which are comparatively used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 10 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 11 acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's or from the talk of our school-mates, from books that we read, lectures that we 12 ,or the more 13 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 14 in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual of everyday life. Such words are called “learned”, and the 15 between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
A．at B．with C．by D．through
A．study B．imitate C．stimulate D．learn
A．mates B．relatives C．members D．fellows
A．which B．that C．those D．ones
A．mind B．concern C．care D．involve
A．hire B．apply C．adopt D．use
A．in public B．at most C．at large D．at best
A．consists B．comprises C．constitutes D．composes
A．seldom B．much C．never D．often
A．prospect B．way C．reason D．necessity
A．primary B．first C．principal D．prior
A．hear of B．attend C．hear from D．listen
A．former B．formula C．formal D．formative
A．theme B．topic C．idea D．point
A．diversion B．distinction C．diversity D．similarity
Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves．I may not be "old" but I am certainly beginning to 36 it? turned 18 just over a week ago．I am now an adult．
As a child you 37 adults—or "grown-ups" as I used to call them—to always be in control．to know what is right and wrong． 38 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 39 in many aspects of life．But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true．
It is clear to me now that you do not 40 learning when you are 18．Every day you learn
something 41 , no matter what your age．However, I do understand when you become an adultyou have to 42 more responsibility．
Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those．I have already 43 myself the nickname "housekeeper"．
I can even drive now, which is pretty 44 , because of the frequency of accidents．But that's not to say that 18 is not 45 to be．Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 46 ．In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 47 Day．More and more of my friends want to become politicians, and it is great to
think that they can change things for the better．
A．dislike B．feel C．learn D．love
A．expect B．criticize C．deny D．know
A．Even B．But C．So D．Since
A．comfortable B．interested C．assured D．contented
A．continue B．desire C．stop D．refuse
A．interested B．unique C．valuable D．new
A．take on B．put on C．take up D．put up
A．honored B．chosen C．earned D．won
A．scary B．amazing C．fascinating D．difficult
A．adventurous B．tough C．good D．annoying
A．elect B．vote C．volunteer D．involve
A．Labor B．Independence C．Christmas D．Election
It was Mother’s Day. I was so busy with my work that I couldn’t 56_ back home. When I passed by a 57 shop, an 58 came to my mind, “I’ll send Mum some roses.”
While I was 59 my flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get 60 only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as 61 as forty dollars a dozen---- Maybe he would be happy with carnations （康乃馨）. “ No, I 62 have red roses,” he said, “my mum was 63 ill last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her 64 .”
After hearing it, I said I would pay 65 of the money for the young man. 66 by both of us, the assistant said, “well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the 67 and ran out of the shop. It was 68 worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting 69 . Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to 70 them to my mother.
As I walked out, I felt 71 . Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon I 72 it was not a park 73 a cemetery. Crying, the young man carefully 74 the roses, “Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.” Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the 75 . I would take the flowers home myself.
A．go B．come C．return D．turn
A．jewellery B．clothing C．rose D．flower
A．fact B．word C．idea D．picture
A．picking B．picking up C．selling D．showing
A．with B．for C．at D．on
A．much B．cheap C．expensive D．high
A．might B．have to C．should D．can
A．a bit B．hardly C．badly D．nearly
A．flower B．favorite C．dream D．gift
A．all B．some C．the rest D．much
A．Surprised B．Pleased C．Excited D．Moved
A．roses B．assistant C．air D．street
A．very B．well C．not D．only
A．moment B．time C．scenery D．incident
A．give B．offer C．present D．send
A．relaxed B．amazed C．shameful D．nice
A．understood B．realized C．learned D．was told
A．and B．or C．nor D．but
A．laid B．lay C．buried D．grew
A．man B．street C．shop D．cemetery