This was our time，our senior year. My best friend Beth and I had big dreams…But in my world of “big dreams” this one small freshman did not appear on my radar(关注范围). My best friend Beth was the first to her.
“Kristi，did you see the girl standing by us in the lunch line --- she looks so ，so out of place.” We had heard of a family that had just to our town from the country of Cambodia. We knew there was supposed to be a girl at our school from that family，but we had yet to meet her until now.
Leourn was a small dark-haired beauty. She with the little English she knew and that made it very for her to get to know people in our small town．Every day Leourn kept her eyes fixed on the and we never，ever saw her .
What could we do to help Leourn？With and faith，we decided to let her know that there were people who . We sought out Leourn in the halls and said “ Hi ” and tried to continue to engage her in . Leourn responded to us with smiles and small talk.
When Valentine’s Day(情人节) came，I thought of Leourn and decided I would send her a for the holiday. Thinking that she was learning our language and customs，I simply wrote, “Happy Valentine’s Day,Leourn. Your friend Kristi.”
I will forget that Valentine’s Day.
For the time，Leourn was the one who me out. She found me in the hall with the carnation（康乃馨）in her hands. Then she did something ．She actually took her eyes off the floor，looked up at me with beautiful eyes and in a whisper said two words: “Thank You.”
It was a life-changing moment for me.
A．weak B．quiet C．short D．passive
A．accept B．greet C．notice D．introduce
A．lost B．sad C．concentrated D．deserted
A．settled B．transported C．travelled D．moved
A．kind B．strange C．new D．familiar
A．struggled B．practiced C．said D．continued
A．necessary B．convenient C．valuable D．hard
A．table B．floor C．wall D．ceiling
A．look up B．look away C．look down D．look out
A．curiosity B．interest C．love D．duty
A．helped B．wondered C．shared D．cared
A．conversation B．discussion C．explanation D．argument
A．finally B．suddenly C．immediately D．frequently
A．message B．call C．card D．flower
A．already B．just C．almost D．yet
A．often B．seldom C．never D．still
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．made B．took C．packed D．sought
A．polite B．amazing C．interesting D．important
A．low B．light C．clear D．dim(模糊的)
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。
My father and I were standing at the top of a church tower. He 31 me to this place in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I 32 why he did so.
“Look down, Elsa,” Father said to me. I looked down and 33 the square in the centre of the village and I saw many turning streets 34 to the square.
“ See, my dear. There is more than one 35 to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place 36 you want to go by one road, 37 another,” he said to me.
Now I 38 why I was there. My father wanted to tell me how to 39 and deal with the difficulties.
In the years that 40 I often remembered the lesson Fathere taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in 41 . I wanted to be a fashion 42 . And on the way to my first small success I found the road 43 . What could I do ? Accept the failure? Or use my imagination and wisdom to find another road to my 44 ?
I had come to Paris, the 45 of the world of fashion , with some clothes I 46 . But none of the famous fashion designers seemed 47 in them. Then one day I met a friend who was wearig a very beautiful sweater. It had a lovely and 48 stitch (针法).
“Did you knit that sweater ?” I asked her.
“No,”she answered. “ It was done by a woman here in Paris.”
“ What an interesting stitch !” I continued.
My friend had an 49 . “The woman’s name is Mrs Vidian she learned the stitch in Armenia, her motherland.”
Suddenly a good idea 50 me. why not open my own house of fashin? Why not design, make and sell clothes? I would do it, and I would begin with a sweater.
31. A . brought B. carried C. got D. took
32. A. wondered B. doubted C. knew D. guessed
33. A. noticed B. saw C. realized D. observed
34. A. directing B. going C. leading D. turning
35. A. way B. path C. road D. method
36. A. when B. why C. which D. where
37. A. try B. attempt C. experiment D. manage
38. A. witnessed B. understood C. imagined D. supposed
39. A. settle B. face C. solve D. handle
40. A. caught B. followed C. approached D. wasted
41. A. heart B. work C. class D. life
42. A. designer B. seller C. worker D. teacher
43. A. smoothed B. passed C. blocked D. approved
44. A. success B. failure C. comfort D. intelligence
45. A. capital B. country C. attraction D. centre
46. A. recommended B. designed C. performed D. chose
47. A. occupied B. absorbed C. buried D. interested
48. A. rough B. ordinary C. unusual D. perfect
49. A. cause B. reason C. description D. explanation
50. A. struck B. thought C. entered D. came
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。
My father and I were standing at the top of a church tower. He 31 me to this place in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I 32 why he did so.
“Look down, Elsa,” Father said to me. I looked down and 33 the square in the centre of the village and I saw many turning streets 34 to the square.
“ See, my dear. There is more than one 35 to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place 36 you want to go by one road, 37 another,” he said to me.
Now I 38 why I was there. My father wanted to tell me how to 39 and deal with the difficulties.
In the years that 40 I often remembered the lesson Fathere taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in 41 . I wanted to be a fashion 42 . And on the way to my first small success I found the road 43 . What could I do ? Accept the failure? Or use my imagination and wisdom to find another road to my 44 ?
I had come to Paris, the 45 of the world of fashion , with some clothes I 46 . But none of the famous fashion designers seemed 47 in them. Then one day I met a friend who was wearig a very beautiful sweater. It had a lovely and 48 stitch (针法).
“Did you knit that sweater ?” I asked her.
“No,”she answered. “ It was done by a woman here in Paris.”
“ What an interesting stitch !” I continued.
My friend had an 49 . “The woman’s name is Mrs Vidian she learned the stitch in Armenia, her motherland.”
Suddenly a good idea 50 me. why not open my own house of fashin? Why not design, make and sell clothes? I would do it, and I would begin with a sweater.
31. A . carried B. got C. took D. brought
32. A. doubted B. guessed C. wondered D. knew
33. A. saw B. realized C. noticed D. observed
34. A. going B. leading C. turning D. directing
35. A. path B. method C. road D. way
36. A. why B. which C. where D. when
37. A. attempt B. experiment C. manage D. try
38. A. imagined B. supposed C. witnessed D. understood
39. A. face B. handle C. settle D. solve
40. A. approached B. caught C. followed D. wasted
41. A. life B. class C. work D. heart
42. A. seller B. worker C. teacher D. designer
43. A. blocked B. approved C. passed D. smoothed
44. A. comfort B. intelligence C. failure D. success
45. A. country B. attraction C. centre D. capital
46. A. designed B. performed C. recommended D. chose
47. A. buried B. occupied C. absorbed D. interested
48. A. unusual B. perfect C. ordinary D. rough
49. A. reason B. explanation C. description D. cause
50. A. thought B. entered C. came D. struck
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I jumped into a taxi and took off for the airport．
We were driving in the right lane 36 suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space
37 in front of us．My taxi driver immediately put his foot on the 38．The taxi slid a short distance quickly and 39 the other car by just inches! The driver of the black car moved his head around and started 40 at us．My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy; and I mean he was 41 friendly, which is truly beyond my expectation.
42 I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost 43 your car and sent us to the 44 !” This is when my taxi driver45 me what I now call “the Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He 46 that many people are like garbage trucks．They run around full of garbage, disappointment, frustration (挫败感) and 47．As their garbage 48 , they need a place to dump (丢弃) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on 49．Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move 50．Don’t take it 51．Don’t take their garbage and 52 it to other people at work, at home or on the streets．
The 53 line is that successful people don’t let garbage trucks take over their day．Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 54 , so “Love the people who treat you 55．Pray for the ones who don’t”．
36．A．as B．when C．before D．while
37．A．even B．still C．right D．only
38．A．brakes B．airbags C．seats D．gases
39．A．left B．hit C．attacked D．missed
40．A．nodding B．looking C．yelling D．frowning
41．A．really B．exactly C．almost D．rarely
42．A．Since B．So C．But D．Yet
43．A．blocked B．ruined C．passed D．followed
44．A．airport B．prison C．court D．hospital
45．A．returned B．showed C．taught D．brought
46．A．imagined B．explained C．argued D．advised
47．A．doubt B．eagerness C．anger D．panic
48．A．piles up B．breaks down C．runs out D．cuts down
49．A．none B．me C．themselves D．you
50．A．on B．along C．in D．out
51．A．formally B．personally C．immediately D．permanently
52．A．save B．present C．offer D．spread
53．A．finish B．life C．front D．bottom
54．A．losses B．regrets C．dreams D．plans
55．A．well B．differently C．actively D．hard
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、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.
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 40 that we find ways to 41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 45 on him．
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 46．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 47 ．No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 48 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 49．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 53 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 55 the past wrongdoings．
36．A．everything B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
37．A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
38．A．private B．mysterious C．interesting D．funny
39．A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
40．A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．hoped
41．A．connect with B．depend on C．apologize to D．get along with
42．A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
43．A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
44．A．any B．most C．none D．all
45．A．part B．game C．trick D．record
46．A．view B．sign C．attention D．signal
47．A．lay B．laid C．lain D．lied
48．A．appeared B．considered C．presented D．remembered
49．A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
50．A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
51．A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
52．A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
53．A．around B．out C．off D．away
54．A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
55．A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
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。
It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well-known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be 36 through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-respect. For me, 37 was my punishment.
I had always felt insecure and out of 38 as one of the 39 members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and bending at the 40 of the line to avoid sticking 41 .
I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church. 42 the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could 43 other well-meaning congratulations, "Ruthie! Look how tall you' re getting!"
My grandfather would watch me 44 increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not 45 at my self--consciousness or try to comfort me. 46 , he would remind me. "Stand straight and tall," he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink (使缩小) myself. Moreover, each time, I would embarrassedly obey. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about 47 than just feet and inches.
My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers 48 his hometown, he wound up joining the Soviet army to fight 49 his country's freedom. "Stand straight, stand tall," meant something else back then.
_50 the war, he boarded a boat for 51 , and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan. He was hungry and 52 from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was 53 about his future. Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York. Soon he met 54 European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do it, why couldn't he? "Stand straight, stand tall," he would remind himself. He felt his faith 55 . When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly.
36. A. going B. getting C. looking D. putting
37. A. age B. sex C. height D. face
38. A. place B. order C. control D. date
39. A. younger B. shorter C. fatter D. taller
40. A. head B. bottom C. back D. side
41. A. to B. out C. with D. off
42. A. Until B. Unless C. Once D. Before
43. A. avoid B. receive C. accept D. refuse
44. A. change B. grow C. sense D. make
45. A. look B. stare C. stay D. laugh
46. A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
47. A. other B. more C. less D. rather
48. A. fought B. developed C. occupied D. marched
49. A. against B. for C. with D. to
50. A. Before B. During C. Without D. After
51. A. German B. Australia C. America D. Canada
52. A. coming B. learning C. suffering D. differing
53. A. frightened B. excited C. serious D. sorrowful
54. A. few B. more C. most D. other
55. A. increasing B. returning C. gaining D. disappearing