Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday. Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town They had no electricity or running water and _ what I considered the "good things" in life. They made no plans for Christmas When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best "I-mean-it" voice to _ all the decorations from our tree. She packed those up all the materials for a _ turkey dinner.
Christmas morning perfectly with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. _ I was angry silently in the backseat of the car as we made our _ to grandma's. This was going to be the _ Christmas ever! Grandma was _ to see us as we walked up to her door. "What on earth are you doing here?" she said." We weren't expecting . It's Christmas, and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you." "I knew ." Mom said as we set boxes of goodies(好吃的) on the kitchen table. "That's _ we brought all with us." "We _ have a tree" Mom insisted. " what will we do with all these decorations?" Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods. Soon the house _ fresh and piney as we decorated the pine tree, and the day a festive air . The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!
Dessert was almost forgotten _ Mom came out with the final surprise-a flaming (色彩鲜明的)pudding! "Merry Christmas, mother," Mom said. "Dear me!" Grandma said with her mouth wide open. "I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married." Tears of filled her eyes. I could not keep the tears . my eyes, either. I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever.
She had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.
A．wanted B． lacked C．refused D． prepared
A．also B．still C．never D．hardly
A．replace B．collect C．remove D．cover
A．instead of B．by the side of C．along with D．in spite of
A．normal B．complete C．fresh D．separate
A．dawned B．passed C．broke D．happened
A．But B．So C．And D．Then
A．decision B．Way C．wish D．plan
A．last B．busiest C．best D．worst
A．expected B．crazy C．surprised D．ready
A．anyone B．others C．someone D．no one
A．you B．it C．that D．this
A．how B．why C．where D．what
A．may B．will C．can D．must
A．In short B．Therefore C．However D． Or rather
A．improved B．smelled C．became D．changed
A．went on B．put on C．took on D．tried on
A．until B．after C．because D．unless
A．sadness B．joy C．regret D．worry
A．outside B．back C．away D．from
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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地铁系统)almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..
I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月台) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion(（忠心） to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
36. A. break B. flood C. sink D. run
37. A. forced B. refused C. ordered D. gathered
38. A. order B. pay C. call D. search
39. A. climate B. weather C. storm D. snow
40. A. used B. promised C. seemed D. happened
41. A. practice B. traffic C. process D. service
42. A. to B. through C. over D. for
43. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Interestingly D. Satisfyingly
44. A. checkB. carry C. find D. board
45. A. onlyB. similar C. sameD. opposite
46. A. paused B. crossed C. reachedD. parked
47. A. wet B. weak C. sickD. hurt
48. A. interestedB. tired C. surprised D. puzzled
49. A. whileB. whenC. where D. after
50. A. hardly B. happily C. firstlyD. finally
51. A. show B. carry C. takeD. fetch
52. A. basic B. attractive C. brief D. original
53. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. position
54. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
55. A. corrected B. supported C. surprised D. delighted
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
从A. B. C. D 四个选项中，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。
Have you just been fired? Don't worry. Cheer yourself up and send your 36 . Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you. 37sometimes you don' t realize it, you are asking to be fired.
Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was 38 creative gifts and then a good idea 39 him selling dinner live lobsters(龙虾) to his favorite customers. He 40 them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and delivering. It was a huge 41. As a result, one of his customers 42 they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still , this landlocked computer salesman 43get the idea of lobsters out of his 44. Why not turn this into a hobby and 45 a few extra dollar ? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he 46 a local radio station to give him a few ads in 47 for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss’s heard his prize salesman 48 lobster, not computers. No surprise. Dan was let go. Afer49the company's car, he started to think maybe this was a 50. Playing with his phone that night,
Dan tried dialing 1-800-LIVE-LOB.The number was 51, and Dan the lobsterman was born. Today, 20 years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn't be 52.
Many of the fired people found ways back to fulfilling 53 and learned the Pain and humiliation(羞辱)are 54.So do no be afraid to move 55 and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn't mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.
36. A. dreams B. wings C. needs' D. minds
37. A. Because B. When C. Though D. If
38. A. searching for B. making up C. giving awayD. thinking up
39. A. came about B. took place C. went on D. came to
40. A. packaged B. soldC. tied D. placed
4l. A. matter B. business C. failure D. success
42. A. said B. thought C. suggested D. hoped
43. A. couldn’t B. mustn't C. shouldn’t D. wouldn't
44. A. heart B. mind C. headD. hand
45. A. makeB. get C. gather D. spend
46. A. permitted B. hoped C. persuadedD. suggested
47. A. changeB. exchange C. place D. need
48. A. huntingB. seekingC. collectingD. selling
49. A. selling B. Paying C. returning D. using
50. A. thing B. signC. pityD. please
5l.A. wrong B. right C. freeD. available
52. A. happier B. worse C. lowerD. higher
53. A. jobs B. wishes C. careers D. promises
54. A. shortB. long C. forever D. temporary
55. A. back B. onC. inD. away
完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 36 was he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 37 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to 38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.
It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 : “First of all I checked up my 42 conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I dozed（打盹）off. ”
His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 49 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering（闪烁）not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with 52 itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 53 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
36. A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best
37. A. service B. way C. order D. work
38. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
39. A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival
40. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless
41. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse
42. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical
43. A. method B. way C. alternative D. strength
44. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
45. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness
46. A. had B. managed C. tried D. planned
47. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
48. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction
49. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
50. A. end B. top C. opening D. side
51. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm
52. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind
53. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn
54. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully
55. A. and B. so C. but D. while
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch38on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,39will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others, 41.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high — glad he was alive.
43, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48. At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51 , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
36．A．cured B．recovered C．improved D．returned
37．A．because B．though C．until D．before
38．A．cut B．wound C．injure D．scar
39．A．none B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
40．A．as B．like C．than D．when
41．A．yet B．still C．too D．either
42．A．put B．held C．taken D．hung
43．A．After all B．In conclusion C．In fact D．Above all
44．A．will B．would C．can D．may
45．A．house B．telephone C．job D．car
46．A．clothes B．hairstyle C．figure D．salary
47．A．means B．standards C．comments D．rules
48．A．smart B．optimistic C．rude D．ugly
49．A．manners B．expressions C．looks D．actions
50．A．inquiring B．asking C．knowing D．caring
51．A．Completely B．Gradually C．Obviously D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted B．understood C．brought D．saw
53．A．regard B．look C．consider D．treat
54．A．what B．that C．which D．how
55．A．kindness B．concern C．beauty D．perfection
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。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensiveprivate school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school.Jane has 36 economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid（女佣）.Although her mother works very hard, she can 38 support the family.Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her.
On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come.Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming.Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any 46 clothes that I could wear atyour birthday party.”After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts.To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.”The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburstas she’s normally very well 53 .
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s 54 .Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.”She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Janebut to feelproud of her 55 with her.
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal B. extra C. limited D. adequate
37. A. for B. with C. like D. as
38. A. hopefully B. obviously C. hardly D. temporarily
39. A. music B. drawing C. maths D. biology
40. A. bonus B. allowance C. donation D. pension
41. A. secretly B. happily C. quietly D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at B. shouting at C. laughing at D. glaring at
43. A. took B. invited C. accompanied D. sent
44. A. happy B. independent C. confident D. present
45. A. depended B. insisted C. focused D. agreed
46. A. casual B. comfortable C. nice D. tight
47. A. shirt B. jeans C. handbag D. necklace[
48. A. get B. copy C. order D. borrow
49. A. free B. able C. glad D. willing
50. A. how B. when C. why D. whether
51. A. stubborn B. upset C. firm D. enthusiastic
52. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though
53. A. treated B. controlled C. educated D. behaved
54. A. cleverness B. character C. circumstances D. competences
55. A. studyB. friendship C. sympathy D. performance