There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
A．patient B．angry C．desperate D．worried
A．books B．tools C．nails D．suggestions
A．kept B．missed C．lost D．left
A．hammer B．shoes C．fence D．hands
A．discovered B．pulled C．pushed D．driven
A．as B．unless C．till D．although
A．hardly B．possibly C．terribly D．gradually
A．catch B．lose C．break D．hold
A．before B．when C．after D．until
A．pulled out B．pull out C．pulled over D．pull over
A．able to B．managed to C．succeeded to D．going to
A．eagerly B．fortunately C．hardly D．finally
A．lost B．returned C．gone D．spared
A．in B．of C．on D．by
A．nails B．cuts C．surface D．holes
A．one B．same C．best D．fence
A．run B．leave C．lead D．remain
A．No matter B．No doubt C．How D．However
A．serious B．violent C．terrible D．physical
A．knife B．nail C．tongue D．hammer
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__36___that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 37 . She wanted to help, 38 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 39 and hand out to people. When__40__ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the __41__meals.I began making sandwiches and 42 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my 43 cookies in them and began to 44 , offering them to anyone near me.
I 45 an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __46__ , and his eyes 47 a little bit and said, “ No one has 48 called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It __49__me.
I explained I had been raised that 50 color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It 51 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 52 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 53 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 54 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the__55__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
36. A.accident B.incident C.event D.affair
37. A.participate B.join C.choose D.go
38. A.however B.but C.yet D.so
39. A.bring B.fetch C.collect D.take
40. A.arriving B.getting C.reaching D.coming
41. A.remained B.remaining C.remain D.left
42. A.shared B.gave C.helped D.assisted
43. A.classmate’s B.schoolmate’s C.sister’s D.family’s
44. A.walk around B.knock around C.come around D.stand around
45. A.went B.came C.approached D.met
46. A.had B.called C.would D.do
47. A.watered B.cried C.tore D.dropped
48. A.already B.ever C.still D.yet
49. A.hitB.occured C.struck D.beat
50. A.in spite of B.regardless of C.concerned about D.for fear of
51. A.strengthened B.saddened C.frightened D.pleased
52. A.handed B.offered C.provided D.supplied
53. A.what B.when C.whether D.why
54. A.single B.poor C.ordinary D.normal
55. A.lesson B.class C.truth D.reality
第三节：完形填空（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—53各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __41__for her father.
She __42__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __43__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most tiring job. People __44_on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost knocked you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __45__. "They are __46__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __47__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __48__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the __49__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __50__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was certainly to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __51__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __52__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __53__that she could not say a single word.
41. A. suit B. card C. thing D. gift
42. A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed
43. A. never B. seldom C. always D. scarcely
44. A. walked B. stepped C. lifted D. stood
45. A. time B. show C. board D. duty
46. A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact
47. A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade
48. A. experience B. things C. books D. school
49. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop
50. A. always B. nearly C. only D. never
51. A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made
52. A. excitement B. anger C. sadness D. disappointment
53. A. gladB. happy C. surprised D. excited
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Kindness at fast-food restaurant
It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King，a fast－food restaurant．It 16 wasn’t a good job，but it meant money， 17 was something I needed.
One day，I was working behind the front counter，taking 18 .The customers were coming and going，and the woman who 19 didn’t seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total.As she searched 20 her purse to find some change，the woman soon 21 that she was about a dollar short.“I’m 22 to say this,but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase 23，”she said sadly
That’s when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She refused at first，but after I 24 ,she agreed.She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to 25 her order.I continued with my work and thought 26 more of it
About an hour later 27 had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer.Then I glanced over towards the 28 and saw the same woman whom I’d helped with the money entering again．I 29 recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did.You see，I’m a diabetic(糖尿病患者),and 30 I need to eat something right away．That’s 31 I came in earlier．If you hadn’t helped me as you did，I 32 have fainted.Thank you．”
She handed me two dollars, 33 I’d given her.
34 the woman walk away,I realized that God had used me to help me.In the end,I was 35 not only with money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.
16．A．firstly B．roughly C．certainly D．strictly
17．A．which B．what C．that D．it
18．A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
19．A．reached B．moved C．presented D．approached
20．A．through B．for C．about D．across
21．A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．said
22．A．guilty B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．regret
23．A．above all B．first of all C．in all D．after all
24．A．insisted on B．insisted C．stuck to D．stuck
25．A．pick up B．pick out C．carry out D．bring out
26．A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
27．A．cnstomers B．orders C．pressure D．business
28．A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
29．A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
30．A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
31．A．when B．where C．why D．how
32．A．shall B．may C．might D．need
33．A．twice that B．twice what C．that twice D．what twice
34．A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
35．A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us recently．We couldn’t understand the 36 , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation． 37 , we decided to 38 him a lesson in the way he treated us．
Once we started giving Charles the 39 shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him．He looked so 40 , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when 41 passed his table, but all he got 42 return were mean looks and silence．
At first I was glad my plan had 43．I only wanted him to know 44 it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would 45 him．
During one lunch period, Charles 46 glanced at his watch, obviously 47 the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．“Hey! Man．I’m terribly sorry．” I called out．“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked．
“I’m sorry, 48 I had thought that you wanted to end our 49．” I said．
“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much 50．
“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”
“Oh, my God! Why would I want 51 ?”He I shouted, completely puzzled．
Clearly, we both had been 52 each other wrong．At first Charles couldn’t accept my 53．I knew he needed time to 54 all the hurt I’d caused him．But eventually, he did forgive me．We even started 55 out together again．And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all．
36．A．situation B．change C．action D．appearance
37．A．Besides B．Therefore C．Instead D．But
38．A．take B．teach C．give D．have
39．A．serious B．friendly C．warm D．cold
40．A．sad B．angry C．happy D．joyful
41．A．heB．anyoneC．they D．someone
42．A．at B．in C．on D．by
43．A．helped B．operated C．worked D．affected
44．A．what B．thatC．which D．how
45．A．worry B．touchC．hurt D．disappoint
46．A．unexpectedly B．worriedly C．excitedly D．repeatedly
47．A．counting B．guessing C．waiting D．checking
48．A．andB．soC．thus D．but
49．A．relationship B．emotion C．love D．friendship
50．A．interested B．pleased C．surprised D moved
51．A．one B．thoseC．that D．such
52．A．understanding B．regarding C．knowing D treating
53．A．explanation B．attitude C．suggestion D．apology
54．A．get through B．get over C．get across D．get along
55．A．leaving B．looking C．hanging D．standing
第二节完形填空(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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was 36 as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle 37．As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___38____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen, 39 the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was 40 with its color, and drank it all. It 41 to be a poisonous medicine 42 adults in small dosages. When the child showed 43 of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned（使昏迷）.She was too 44 to face her husband. When the 45 father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he 46 his wife and uttered just four words.
The husband just said “ 47 ”
The husband was indeed 48 in human relationships. The child was dead. He could 49 be brought back to life. There was no 50 in finding fault with the mother. 51 , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is 52 . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was comfort and 53 from the husband. That was what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is 54 or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. In this way, we will 55 some warmth in human relationship .
36．A．treated B．thought C．looked D．abandoned
37．A．shut B．close C．bare D．open
38．A．put it aside B．set it aside C．put it away D．leave it alone
39．A．completely forgetting B．wholly terrified
C．totally forgot D．absolutely remembered
40．A．satisfied B．fascinated C．puzzled D．calmed
41．A．happened B．seemed C．appeared D．occurred
42．A．stood for B．left for C．meant for D．called for
43．A．symbols B．signals C．clues D．signs
44．A．ashamed B．frightened C．annoyed D．worried
45．A．awful B．angry C．heartbroken D．patient
46．A．looked at B．smiled at C．glared at D．glanced at
47．A．I hate you, now. B．How do you do?
C．How did this happen? D．I love you, Darling.
48．A．an idiot B．a genius C．a success D．an evil
49．A．never B．seldom C．even D．once
50．A．wonder B．point C．pleasure D．worry
51．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
52．A．to blame B．to be blamed C．
to be accused D．to be noticed
53．A．explanation B．courage C．excuse D．sympathy
54．A．suitable B．believable C．accessible D．responsible
55．A．make out B．look out C．stand out D．miss out