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（A、B、C、D）中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a father, I greatly valued the moments 36 my son and I could be together, and that day was really special.
Louisville, Kentucky was a place where basketball was an important part of life, and 37 taking my son to an NBA exhibition game was one of those special moments. But little did I realize how special that evening was going to be! It was blowing some mean wind. Josh 38 my hand as we crossed the parking lot and 39 for the famous Freedom Hall. 40 eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his father’s hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass 41 .
The stadium 42 nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout(客满的).The expectation of seeing Mrhael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 43 the Washington Bullets 44 our pace across the parking lot, thinking about 45 the game was going to go. The tumstile(十字转门)clicked and Josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub (票根）like he had just won the lottery! We pushed our 46 to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. Before we know it, the game was 47 way. During a time out, we dashed to 48 hot dog and Coke and rushed back so that we 49 miss a single part of the game. Things were going as expected until halftime. I started to talk to some friends 50 when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a 51 young Josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet(丝织手獨）around my wrist. It 52 really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot to keep it secure. On this special 53 I realized the significance of the moment. With a smile, I told him proudly how I knew this was a “friendship brardet” and said, “I guess this means we are 54 ” Without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “We’re 55 friends. You’re my dad!”
A．when B．what C．that D．which
A．particularly B．certainly C．specially D．especially
A．held B．had C．carried D．caught
A．left B．set C．walked D．headed
A．As B．Though C．But D．Even
A．often B．frequently C．soon D．slowly
A．sat B．seated C．included D．involved
A．with B．for C．to D．against
A．sped up B．looked up C．built up D．turned up
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．path B．way C．route D．track
A．on B．in C．by D．under
A．eat B．book C．order D．make
A．wouldn’t B．needn’t C．dared not D．mustn’t
A．besides B．near C．nearby D．beside
A．exhausted B．pleased C．determined D．astonished
A．fit B．suited C．matched D．applied
A．situation B．occasion C．position D．condition
A．neighbors B．classmates C．teammates D．friends
A．no more than B．better than C．more than D．other than
Just Help the Next Person
The only highway to go to work that we had to drive was closed down due to an accident on the bridge. A truck had hit the bridge and made it 36 for any traffic to go over it. So in order to get to 37 I had to go a number of miles out of my way.
Not being that 38 with this road and not knowing 39 all the pot holes in the road were, I topped a hill and right in my path was a big pot hole. I felt and heard the familiar sound of a flat tire. I 40 as far to the right as possible and stopped. I tried several times to change the tire, but 41 .
There I sat out in the country and no way to 42 with anybody. Just then, I looked in my rear view mirror and a 43 was pulling out of a pasture behind me. I was 44 and scared at the same time.
I was struggling to get the 45 out when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me. He got out to introduce himself and 46 to help me. When he got the spare out we discovered that the spare is also 47 . He told me he would take the tire and have it 48 and call my husband.
We got the tire fixed 49 he took me back to my car. My husband was there 50 us when we got back. The kind stranger stayed there and helped my husband 51 the tire. After they finished we 52 thanked him and offered to pay him for his 53 .
I will never forget his words, " your thanks is 54 enough pay and I just hope if this ever happens to my wife or daughter someone will be so 55 as to help them."
A．busy B．narrow C．fearful D．unsafe
A．school B．city C．work D．shop
A．satisfied B．involved C．identified D．familiar
A．where B．what C．when D．which
A．placed B．rode C．pulled D．managed
A．failed B．abandoned C．passed D．dropped
A．catch up B．get in touch C．have to do D．put up
A．truck B．pickup C．car D．bike
A．excited B．relieved C．determined D．nervous
A．car B．wheel C．spare D．trunk
A．refused B．offered C．pretended D．promised
A．flat B．damaged C．invisible D．lost
A．sold B．painted C．packed D．fixed
A．but B．so C．and D．though
A．listening to B．worrying about C．waiting on D．searching for
A．break B．change C．clean D．repair
A．both B．all C．neither D．everyone
A．imagination B．trouble C．diligence D．patience
A．more than B．less than C．rather than D．better than
A．polite B．active C．kind D．wise
When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to37a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any40 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was55 .
A．way B．chance C．idea D．value
A．tell B．write C．read D．copy
A．film B．poem C．story D．program
A．secretly B．instead C．finally D．first
A．sport B．driving C．lesson D．drawing
A．try B．hand C．gift D．suggestion
A．jumping B．journey C．training D．entertainment
A．tree B．tower C．building D．airplane
A．week B．month C．evening D．morning
A．Besides B．Once C．There D．However
A．asked B．invited C．forced D．taught
A．slowing B．climbing C．landing D．filling
A．belt B．steel C．line D．seat
A．light B．broken C．fixed D．open
A．ready B．up C．on D．away
A．cry B．rest C．laugh D．lie
A．softly B．loudly C．nervously D．excitedly
A．comfort B．wind C．pull D．push
A．failure B．experience C．competition D．danger
A．tiring B．shocking C．true D．fun
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
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Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）36 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were38 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house39 her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 40 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 41 ．
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 42 from my hand as I let it go and headed 43 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．
I was too scared about getting 44 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later, 45 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 46 for her misfortune．
I made up my mind that I would 47 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 48 would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）49 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 50 for repairing it．
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．
The next day, I 51 the old lady her paper and was able to 52 the warm smile that I was 53 her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 54 my route．
After several cookies, I 55 an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”
A．assistant B．customer C．adviser D．neighbour
A．selfishness B．cleverness C．carefulness D．forgiveness
A．picking B．kicking C．throwing D．striking
A．from B．under C．by D．around
A．flowed B．rolled C．dropped D．fell
A．yard B．kitchen C．room D．sky
A．stepped B．stopped C．skipped D．slipped
A．right B．slow C．straight D．fast
A．caught B．trapped C．lost D．hurt
A．but B．when C．before D．though
A．guilty B．nervous C．anxious D．safe
A．borrow B．save C．transfer D．move
A．used B．earned C．chose D．calculated
A．book B．notice C．note D．article
A．period B．distance C．size D．cost
A．handed B．showed C．left D．sold
A．witness B．bring C．return D．wear
A．comparing to B．receiving from C．learning about D．playing with
A．continued B．forgot C．followed D．chose
A．tore B．felt C．bought D．marked
My neighbor Peter Gate’s life was shadowed for years by the memory of his part in an outdoor adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates．He and his wife 21 after six years of marriage．Then the news about Peter changed．His wife Betty came back; he 22 a fine position in a company．
One day he told me what had changed his 23 : I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I hav
e done.’ The thought of my guilt(罪恶感) would 24 me in the middle of a smile or a handshake．It put a wall between my wife and me．Then I had an 25 visit from the person I 26 most to see —the 27 of the college classmate who died．“Years ago”, she said, “I found it in my heart, through prayer(祈祷), to 28 you．Betty forgave you．So did your friends and employers.” She 29, and then said 30, “You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Peter Gate．Who do you think you are to 31 the people of this town and God ？” “I 32 her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been _33__her son had lived．For the first time in my adult life I felt 34 to love and be loved.”
So, you see, it is only through forgiveness of our 35 that we gain the freedom to learn from experience．But forgiving our shortcomings doesn't mean 36 that they exist．37 , it means 38 them honestly, realistically．39 you forgive, you cannot love．And without 40, life has no meaning．Forgiveness is a good quality．
A．divided B．separated C．quarrelled D．left
A．lost B．kept C．earned D．discovered
A．marriage B．job C．family D．life
A．help B．stop C．protect D．attract
A．unexpected B．unwilling C．unfriendly D．unknown
A．hoped B．feared C．terrified D．wished
A．sister B．wife C．mother D．teacher
A．hate B．love C．forgive D．forget
A．stopped B．added C．continued D．paused
A．seriously C．cheerfully D．nervously
A．get along with B．stand out against C．keep in touch with D．live in harmony with
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked into D．looked after
A．if B．when C．unless D．after
A．worried B．worthy C．lonely D．curious
A．adventures B．friends C．mistakes D．classmates
A．ignoring B．admitting C．remembering D．finding
A．To begin with B．On the other hand C．Above all D．On the contrary
A．facing B．recognizing C．returning D．forgetting
A．Although B．If C．Unless D．Because
A．forgiveness B．love C．freedom D．shortcomings