A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful , and knowing her husband could it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the , her husband told her how he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and a Bible. , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very in business. She owned two large companies. She her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to him. But before she could, she a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness her heart. She saw the still new , just as she had left it years before. With , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring from the Bible to the floor and a could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.
your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the .
A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box
A．afford B．like C．design D．guess
A．holiday B．performance C．birthday D．meeting
A．proud B．kind C．sorry D．brave
A．lent B．asked C．gave D．moved
A．carried B．found C．missed D．held
A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily
A．calm B．upset C．grateful D．careless
A．failing B．lonely C．successful D．poor
A．wondered B．hoped C．realized D．explained
A．visit B．understand C．catch D．help
A．passed B．wrote C．sent D．received
A．take care of B．pay for C．look for D．give away
A．covered B．broke C．left D．filled
A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table
A．smiles B．laughter C．tears D．interests
A．hid B．dropped C．disappeared D．made
A．book B．pen C．flower D．card
A．If B．But C．Although D．So
A．hand B．eye C．face D．heart
第三部分：完形填空(每题1分，共20分)
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 36 now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 37 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 38 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 39 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 40 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 41 seat. It was one of those 42 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 43 at the front, not so unusual these days. What did 44 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just 45 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 46 . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 47 it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a 48 piece , I felt more 49 than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I 50 it.
The boy gave me a 51 look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone 52 . That really made me feel silly, but it was 53 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I 54 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my 55 .
36. A. serious B. wonderful C. funny D. exciting
37. A. enjoyed B. took C. had D. wanted
38. A. cake B. newspaper C. magazine D. bag
39. A. chairs B. tables C. benches D. beds
40. A. order B. find C. keep D. visit
41. A. very B. same C. free D. next
42. A. wild-looked B. wild-looking C. good-looking D. good-looked
43. A. red B. black C. brown D. white
44. A. interest B. surprise C. frighten D. hurt
45. A. looked B. lay C. sat D. put
46. A. eagerly B. friendly C. closely D. shyly
47. A. believe B. hear C. notice D. stop
48. A. last B. big C. single D. third
49. A. angry B. lucky C. happy D. curious
50. A. covered B. threw C. got D. wrapped
51. A. strange B. exhausting C. nervous D. pleasant
52. A. agreed B. promised C. stared D. followed
53. A. better B. worse C. later D. easier
54. A. wondered B. realized C. decided D. recognized
55. A. bags B. clothes C. book D. newspaper
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
It was a family adventure trip. My wife, Judith, our two-year-old daughter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper (旅行车) and were 36 through Baja California. The day before our return to San Diego, we 37 the camper near a beach for one last night in nature.
In the middle of the 38 I was awakened by Judith 39 me with her finger and yelling at me to 40 . My first impressions were of 41 and banging. Fairly confused, I jumped down out of our little loft-bed, and standing without clothes on, 42 the wind screen.
What I saw 43 me quickly out of my half-dazed state. The camper was 44 by masked men hitting the 45 .
I dove for the driver's seat and tried to start the 46 . The camper had started perfectly at least 50 times that 47 . Now it tried to turn over, sputtered (劈啪作响) a few times, and died. There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand 48 in through the driver's side window. I hit the hand with a lot of force.
My hand was bleeding 49 the broken glass. I 50 I had one more chance to
start the car. Having played hero 51 a thousand times in fantasy, I never 52 I would do it. I turned the key. The engine sputtered to life... and died. Then someone jammed a gun into my throat. I remember this thought: "You mean I don't save the family?" I was really quite surprised.
One of the men, who spoke a little English, was 53 , " Money! Money!" The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver's seat and 54 one of them my 55 through the broken window. I was hoping this was the end of it…
36. A. crossing B. traveling C. conveying D. entering
37. A. threw B. deleted C. parked D. moved
38. A. camper B. beach C. nature D. night
39. A. pushing B. beating C. controlling D. holding
40. A. jump up B. set up C. light up D. get up
41. A. noise B. sound C. voice D. fantasy
42. A. grasped B. crashed C. faced D. glanced
43. A. confused B. woke C. feared D. barked
44. A. surrounded B. robbed C. examined D. hunted
45. A. doors B. windows C. walls D. tyres
46. A. machine B. engine C. journey D. camp
47. A. moment B. dayC. time D. trip
48. A. came B. reached C. trembled D. peered
49. A. by B. at C. from D. in
50. A. suggested B. figured C. indicated D. observed
51. A. energetically B. enthusiastically C. successfully D. naturally
52. A. doubted B. thought C. imagined D. required
53. A. begging B. translating C. yelling D. reminding
54. A. handed B. offered C. provided D. protected
55. A. trousers B. license C. shoes D. wallet
III.完形填空(共20小题;每小题分，满分20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。
Anger Management
Throughout the school day, students often go 36 many different emotions. One common emotion is 37 . How we 38 anger usually shows what kind of temper we have. 39 , one of my best friends had a really bad 40 . Whenever she 41 angry, she would pass out because she didn’t know how to 42 her anger in a healthy way. Lately, however, she has been 43 “ anger management.” She has been learning 44 to express her anger in a way that is healthy and constructive.
Students can improve their bad temper 45 learning anger management. There are 46 anger management strategies to 47 temper. The goal is to 48 the one that works best for you and to use it again and again 49 your anger management strategy becomes a habit. A common strategy students can begin to 50 are things like self-talk where you say 51 phrases to yourself such as “keep cool,” “don’t worry about it,” and “ it will be all right.” Other anger management 52 include counting backwards from ten 53 a steady pace and, as always, walking away from the situation that is making you mad. No matter 54 kind of anger management strategy you choose, it should help 55 your bad temper into one that helps you deal with anger in a healthy way!
36. A. across B. over C. through D. into
37. A. anger B. pleasure C. grief D. hatred
38. A. do with B. deal with C. work with D. manage with
39. A. For example B. For sure C. As for D. Being example
40. A. temper B. mood C. failure D. taste
41. A. got B. made C. came D. grew
42. A. try B. manage C. understand D. help
43. A. participating B. presenting C. performing D. practicing
44. A. what B. when C. how D. why
45. A. at B. for C. with D. by
46. A. a number of B. the number of C. much D. a great deal of
47. A. hot B. warm C. freeze D. cool
48. A. find B. find out C. found D. search
49. A. ever B. until C. unless D. even
50. A. manage B. try C. plan D. intend
51. A. encouraging B. hoping C. calming D. freezing
52. A. tops B. dips C. tips D. nets
53. A. at B. asC. about D. to
54. A. when B. whoseC. whereD. what
55. A. turn B. become C. growD. charge
第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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、D）中，选出最佳选项。
The earliest men did not have much time for art; they faced many dangers, and hunting for food took 36 almost all their time . But after many thousands of years, 37 perhaps a million years or more, they became very good hunters, and 38 gave them a little free time which they could use for other things. A few of them began to paint on the walls of the caves 39 they lived. Many early artists painted animals 40 they were the most important things in their lives. Animals supplied 41 to keep them living, and skins to keep them 42 .
Like painters today, the 43 artists possibly painted for many 44 , Perhaps they wanted to give their cave a little brightness and color; perhaps they had a few special ideas which they could express most easily in a 45 and perhaps they 46 wanted to spend a little time in a pleasant way. Many of them 47 magic（巫术），and they often drew animals which they caught. They 48 that by drawing these things, they would make them really 49 .
In many parts of the world , people have 50 cave paintings. The earliest paintings 51 we know about are in Europe. Because of the 52 weather, the earliest men in Europe used the caves for 53 ; in many warmer parts of the world, this was not necessary. We know a lot about the 54 of the Eurpopean paintings, and we believe that the earliest 55 were painted about thirty thousand years ago.
36．A．away B．backC．out D．up
37．A．even B．though C．and D．or
38．A．which B．this C．what D．who
39．A．which B．that C．where D．when
40．A．although B．because C．if D．as if
41．A．air B．fur C．food D．water
42．A．comfortable B．warm C．beautiful D．healthy
43．A．super B．early C．clever D．talented
44．A．people B．places C．animals D．reasons
45．A．painting B．word C．smile D．wall
46．A．often B．quite C．just D．even
47．A．believed in B．took advantage of C．tried out D．begged for
48．A．knew B．hoped C．understood D．realized
49．A．disappear B．appear C．miss D．find
50．A．searched B．looked for C．discovered D．known
51．A．which B．that C．when D．as
52．A．sunny B．warm C．cool D．cold
53．A．home B．house C．shelter D．building
54．A．names B．dates C．places D．shows
55．A．that B．one C．it D．ones
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
37. A.and B. so C. but D. for
38. A.prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A.intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A.thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A.guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A.watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A.generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A.blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A.until B. as C. once D. since
46. A.purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A.casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A.look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A.patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A.generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A.pointed B. replied C. turned D. introduced
52. A.sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A.earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A.receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A.very B. so C. how D. too