We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched，we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings，straightening the toy section.A little boy，five or six years old，came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section，picked up this item and that，and ____ put them back in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.
After about 20 minutes，the little boy picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this，Mister？”
“How much you ____？” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.
“That’ll just ___ it，” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.
A．showed B．heard C．learned D．guessed
A．survival B．pleasure C．trouble D．expectation
A．short B．dirty C．tight D．colorful
A．intend B．attempt C．afford D．decide
A．suddenly B．differently C．happily D．carefully
A．closed B．smiled C．shone D．focused
A．asked B．told C．showed D．called
A．tree B．card C．present D．cake
A．friendship B．respect C．support D．favor
A．effort B．word C．time D．courage
A．paid B．earned C．lost D．got
A．cleaned B．opened C．gave D．turned
A．lon B．thin C．wet D．flat
A．toy B．pocket C．hand D．money
A．price B．number C．quality D．value
A．carried out B．picked out C．put out D．pulled out
A．change B．cover C．need D．take
A．rings B．stays C．runs D．pauses
A．clean B．normal C．single D．double
A．choice B．hope C．package D．treasure
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office,37 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise38. But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
A．taken B．carried C．brought D．fetched
A．with which B．from which C．where D．when
A．outside B．overhead C．downstairs D．nearby
A．bad B．tired C．sick D．hopeless
A．useless B．necessary C．possible D．helpful
A．had B．found C．caught D．felt
A．buried B．rested C．shook D．turned
A．till then B．worse still C．strange enough D．even so
A．away B．off C．down D．up
A．it B．what C．that D．which
A．sleep B．strength C．patience D．anger
A．pulled on B．dressed up C．selected D．wore
A．sadly B．proudly C．quietly D．firmly
A．made fun of B．stared at C．was angry with D．caught sight of
A．across B．around C．towards D．by
A．as B．before C．though D．until
A．meet as B．sit here C．join us D．scold me
A．should bother B．would bother C．need bother D．shall bother
A．a notice B．a message C．an invitation D．an apology
A．washed B．changed C．dressed D．prepared
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Today I am known for my voice. But it 31 a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴) 32 badly that I was completely 33 to speak in public.
34 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems 35 it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was 36 Shakespeare, he could no longer 37 not being a part of our school.
When he 38 that I not only loved poetry but was 39 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 40 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 41 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 43 .
Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his 44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I 45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I 46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it 47 memory.”
With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood 48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and 49 me to read other writers’ poems before the public.
Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50 and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
A．lasted B．took C．was D．wasted
A．so B．fairly C．such D．rather
A．uncertain B．unlikely C．unbelievable D．unable
A．But B．Besides C．Then D．However
A．even if B．so that C．as if D．like
A．acting B．teaching C．liking D．choosing
A．prevent B．help C．keep D．stand
A．learn B．knew C．decided D．proved
A．writing B．reading C．reciting D．saving
A．difference B．difficulty C．promise D．friendship
A．question B．idea C．fact D．mind
A．said B．meant C．caused D．prepared
A．answered back B．showed up C．turned away D．stuck to
A．poem B．praise C．return D．opinion
A．replied to B．laughed at C．pointed to D．stared at
A．could B．did C．should D．had
A．with B．of C．from D．in
A．changeless B．hopeless C．helpless D．breathless
A．enabled B．persuaded C．encouraged D．supported
A．voice B．sound C．appearance D．interest
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When you are learning English, you find 21 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 22 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 23 . If you look 24 each word in the 25 , one at a time, what is your 26 ? It must be a 27 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 28 in many other ways. It is very 29 to master the rules of word 30 in the study of English, too. If the 31 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 32 the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always 33 is that there are a lot of 34 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 35 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 36 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 37 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 38 “Good night!” to one another 39 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 40 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
A．it B． that C．you D．yourself
A．second B． spoken C．native D．foreign
A．advice B． example C．article D．answer
A．up B． at C．after D．down upon
A．sentence B． book C．phrase D．dictionary
A．idea B． meaning C．answer D．translation
A．wrong B． interesting C．puzzled D．strangely
A．same B． different C．similar D．alike
A．important B． easy C．simple D．hard
A．place B． stress C．order D．formation
A．speaker B． listener C．reader D．writer
A．read B． repeat C．translate D．understand
A．emember B．say C．do D．deal with
A．letters B． words C．phrases D．idioms
A．hardly B． nearly C．really D．clearly
A．and B． or C．instead D．as well
A．don’t B． must C．should D．may
A．or B． nor C．either D．neither
A．without B． instead of C．unless D．more than
A．today B． tomorrow C．in future D．in the past
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从 A、B、C、D四个选项选出最佳选项。
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __31_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __32__.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __33_ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __34_ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __35__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __36__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __37_. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You __38_ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers _39__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __40__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __41__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __43__ in time.”
The __44_ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __45__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __46_ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __47__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48__ just above the ground. As the car __49_ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __50__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief… A However B Besides C Therefore D Otherwise
A brave B excitedC curious D stubborn
A fell B seemedC proved D grew
A aside B around C forward D backward
A arrived B stopped C stayedD started
A gathered B existed C dropped D moved
A help B gas C rest D water
A necessarily B normally C basically D certainly
A if B until C unless D as
.A drive B walk C follow D march
A address B signs C notices D guidance
A doubt B room C time D way
A have it B get it C make it D finish it
A door B window C headlight D wheel
A passed B rushed C turned D continued
A strange B sensitive C imaginable D horrible
A developed B appeared C spread D faded来源：()
A rolling B floating C drawing D flashing
A pointed B returned C broke D rose
A tune B voice C sound D tone
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 46 and parents have noticed another kind of 47 , which came from the printed papers 48 on the streets.
These printed things 49 newspapers but have hardly 50 to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly made up there----some are too strange for anyone to 51 ; others are 52 stories of something 53 . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 54 reading, which 55 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and 56 ideas in return. Homework was left 57 ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 58 they are, we never know, are 59 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 60 this kind of things? Yes, 61 the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 62 , the more you want to stop it, 63 they want to have a look at it. 64 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, 65 one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.
A．readers B．writers C．teachers D．students
A．result B．effect C．education D．pollution
A．found B． sold C．given D．shown
A．appear B．seem as C．look like D．are
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．get B．find C．believe D．know
A．puzzling B．pleased C．worried D．frightening
A．too bad B．still worse C．even better D．very good
A．poisonous B．wonderful C．interesting D．useless
A．takes B．uses C．costs D．pays
A．ordinary B．immoral C．valuable D．unpunished
A．undone B．unknown C．much D．less
A．who B．what C．whoever D．which
A．using B．making C．spending D．losing
A．allow B．forbid C．separate D．leave
A．neither B．some C．most D．both
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Badly
A．the less B．so that C．the more D．as though
A．Seldom B．Always C．Sometimes D．Hardly
A．find B．share C．get D．hold