It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad because I had just the bus, and was standing out in the freezing cold waiting for the next one. My mind was filled with anxiety and thoughts. “Why didn’t I leave two minutes ?”
the others at the bus stop was a woman in her fifties wearing a old-fashioned hat, an old pair of boots and a dark coat, but she had no . Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties, said to the woman, “Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.” She her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down, and began for something inside her backpack. The older woman looked and said, ”Oh no, that’s OK. I’m .
The younger woman continued to search in her backpack and the older woman kept repeating, “Don’t yourself. I’ll be all right.” After seemed like so many minutes, the younger woman a pair of purple gloves. She took the older woman’s hands and gently a glove on each hand, covering one finger . The older woman said, “Thank you. You’re so sweet.”
Though I was very cold, the act of gave ma a warm feeling inside. It also motivated me to buy five pairs of purple gloves, similar to hers, and them in my bag, just in case I someone who was in great on a cold day.
A．missed B．got C．waited D．seen
A．negative B．happy C．good D．creative
A．ago B．earlier C．later D．sooner
A．With B．Between C．Among D．Before
A．shoes B．gloves C．scarf D．coat
A．older B．younger C．latter D．shorter
A．pushed B．pulled C．lifted D．dropped
A．watching B．caring C．looking D．leaving
A．down B．up C．away D．out
A．sorry B．glad C．happy D．fine
A．for B．of C．with D．around
A．upset B．trouble C．save D．satisfy
A．this B．that C．what D．she
A．pulled out B．picked up C．picked out D．put on
A．gave B．placed C．situated D．took
A．at once B．at times C．at a time D．at the same time
A．happiness B．kindness C．rudeness D．sadness
A．lie B．take C．hang D．put
A．took care B．came across C．learned of D．turned to
A．honor B．need C．shock D．surprise
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，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to ___31___ a passager at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to ___32___ the passager, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the___33___ and knocked,“Just a minute,”answered a weak ,elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman ___34___ her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car,and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s __35____,”I told her,“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother __36____.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me a/an ___37___,and then asked,“could you drive ___38___ downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,”I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said,“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院).I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I ___39____ reached over and__40____ the meter(计价器)
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the buildings, __41____ the manufactory where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop __42____had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to solw down in front of a __43____ building and would sit staring into the darkness, say nothing.
__44____, she suddenly said,“I’m tired, Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“___45___ do I owe you?”she asked.
“Nothing,”I said.
“You ___46___ make a living,”she answered. “Oh, there are other ___47_____.”I answered.
Almost without thinking. I __48____ and gave her a hug. She __49____ me. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of __50____.”
A．call in B．show around C．pick up D．bring back
A．discover B．collect C．send D．offer
A．window B．room C．taxi D．door
A．in B．of C．about D．on
A．nothing B．worthless C．unimportant D．useless
A．treated B．had C．received D．commanded
A．hand B．hug C．address D．map
A．for B．across C．from D．through
A．quickly B．calmly C．nervously D．quietly
A．shut off B．take out C．put down D．break down
A．including B．concerning C．containing D．regarding
A．where B．what C．that D．there
A．beautiful B．normal C．unusual D．particular
A．At dawn B．At night C．At noon D．At dusk
A．How many B．Why C．How much D．Which
A．should B．must C．have to D．would
A．people B．travellers C．customers D．passengers
A．bent B．rose C．stood D．turned
A．cared about B．hold onto C．gave in to D．kept away from
A．pity B．fun C．joy D．freedom
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us the taking the “hard 31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to 32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 33 , which was relatively modern and 34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 35 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller 37 us that tickets would not be on 38 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 39 , but we made up our minds to 40 for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41 our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to 42 us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it 43 cost us 30 yuan to get 44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a 45 for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 46 . The most important lesson about China I ever 47 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of 49 , most of which were very 50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.
A．chair B．bed C．seat D．bench
A．provide B．expect C．happen D．think
A．plane B．bus C．ship D．train
A．quick B．clean C．simple D．long
A．asked B．informed C．advised D．persuaded
A．time B．show C．duty D．sale
A．behind B．out C．through D．back
A．start B．ask C．see D．pay
A．passing B．seeing C．looking D．fighting
A．offer B．charge C．bargain D．share
A．even B．still C．also D．only
A．what B．which C．where D．how
A．window B．seat C．chair D．wood
A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．learned B．taught C．offered D．heard
A．harder B．earlier C．later D．easier
A．interests B．interested C．interest D．interesting
A．interesting B．crowded C．famous D．noisy
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，
满分 30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 36 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 37 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 38 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 39 the old gardener was blind.40 , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t 41 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 42 reasons. First I was a 43 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can 44 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 45 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man 46 .
“Yeah, it’s 47 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 48 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 49 . In the meantime, it also 50 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s 51 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 52 them as a link of minds so as to make 53 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has 54 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
A．loving B．watering C．tending D．planting
A．stop B．stay C．live D．run
A．kept B．dropped C．fallen D．lost
A．realized B．noticed C．felt D．thought
A．Excited B．Frightened C．Shocked D．Satisfied
A．feel B．see C．hear D．eat
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．gardener B．teacher C．farmer D．painter
A．taste B．plant C．touch D．appreciate
A．it B．me C．them D．you
A．with pleasure B．in surprise C．with hope D．in anger
A．true B．possible C．a pity D．a shame
A．put B．turn C．get D．knock
A．mind B．life C．future D．mood
A．introduces B．offers C．stands D．leaves
A．words B．behavior C．story D．attitudes
A．treats B．acts C．works D．serves
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．ears B．soul C．eyes D．heart
A．refusing B．trying C．pretending D．Failing
完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A，B，C，D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the 36 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 37a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock, 38 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much 39 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by 40 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the 41 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and 42 the little wall. 43 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some 44 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he 46 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window 47 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large 48 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but 49 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy 50 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father 51 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be 52 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have 53 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the 54 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for 55 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
A．method B．step C．practice D．process
A．created B．set C．discovered D．brought
A．trying B．managing C．deciding D．competing
A．thought B．struggle C．movement D．worry
A．touching B．shaking C．using D．controlling
A．bottom B．center C．edge D．front
A．over B．down C．through D．into
A．Doubted B．Surprised C．Pleased D．Determined
A．attempt B．progress C．effort D．decision
A．hope B．reward C．point D．purpose
A．made out B．broke out C．burst into D．rushed into
A．so B．as C．until D．before
A．rock B．picture C．figure D．shade
A．surprisingly B．doubtfully C．kindly D．firmly
A．shouted B．smiled C．called D．asked
A．reached B．looked C．fell D．put
A．pushed B．dropped C．carried D．removed
A．who B．what C．which D．where
A．minds B．spirits C．force D．strength
A．help B．tips C．advice D．ideas
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I 36 asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to 37 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not38 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 39 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 40 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 41 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 42 .
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends 43 
me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 44 as students accepted their a
wards. My name was finally called, 45 three others. I followed my classmates to the 46 . When I reached out my hand to shake the 47 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera 48 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat 49 .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 50 . But the strong smell of alcohol（酒精）hit me as soon as I 51 inside, and I could feel 
my tears 52 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 53 on the couc
h(沙发).
54 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 55 than his whiskey bottle.
A．confidently B．eagerly C．proudly D．fearfully
A．reach B．keep C．take D．make
A．create B．support C．appreciate D．accept
A．watch B．avoid C．attend D．speed
A．excuse B．reply C．promise D．trick
A．Besides B．Thus C．Otherwise D．However
A．active B．formal C．different D．serious
A．recognized B．greeted C．encouraged D．showed
A．air B．audience C．school D．playground
A．apart from B．other than C．except for
A．stage B．position C．office D．exit
A．Jill’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．father’s
A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．inserted
A．successfully B．disappointedly C．delightedly D．hopefully
A．drunk B．woken C．forgiven D．hidden
A．stepped B．noticed C．examined D．glanced
A．getting off B．taking down C．building up D．turning around
A．leaning B．lying C．putting D．carrying
A．How B．Where C．Why D．Whether
B．comfortable C．fortunate D．important