My daughter and I went out for some shopping.While I was waiting to ,my daughter asked if she could wait for me at the door.
Minutes later she returned to ask if she could give the she had just bought to a man in the street, so there she went and her sweets away.Another 2 minutes later, she again to ask me for something else she could give to the man.I told her that I only had some biscuits for dessert,so she took them to the man and came back with a huge on her face.
When we got out of the shop I that the “man”was an old man in his 80's.It tooked like he was going to the night there. We made eye contact(接触)and he thanked us a lot.
On the way to the parking lot my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the old man, but I had no .So I went to the cash machine,took some cash and my daughter gave it to the old man,so he could buy a drink.My daughter was over when she came back from the old man.
It was probably my daughter's first random act of ,and that was amazing.
A.order B.pay C.leave D.rest
A.sweets B.toys C.clothes D.drinks
A.kept B.put C.threw D.gave
A.cried B.waved C.returned D.went
A.smiie B.kiss C.gift D.feeling
A.decided B.realized C.believed D.imagined
A.enjoy B.make C.prepare D.spend
A.choice B.idea C.change D.plan
A.excited B.crazy C.angry D.smart
A.politeness B.service C.honesty D.kindness
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
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。
“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.
“ You can work alone with a partner.”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.
The 37 of the Challenge was simple— to build a projective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some butter-cream.
“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes.” The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little 43 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “44” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.
47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose egg survived 48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shell(蛋壳) from those 51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53.
“My egg bounced 54,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare 55. I laughed. She smiled…
36. A. patiently B. silently C. together D. alone
37. A. function B. goal C. reason D. result
38. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown at D. dropped over
39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding
40. A. butter B. sandwich C. cream D. egg
41. A. protect B. replace C. carry D. mix
42. A. followed B. covered C. attached D. supported
43. A. ideas B. fights C. worries D. challenges
44. A. wrongB. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific
45. A. Since B. While C. But D. And
46. A. explain B. deny C. admit D. prove
47. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides
48. A. paced down B. turned around C. walked up D. went back
49. A. left B. wanted C. chose D. discovered
50. A. steps B. way C. wall D. sidewalk
51. A. intended B. unexpected C. failed D. desired
52. A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. heart
53. A. Lost B. Dirty C. Broken D. Empty
54. A. around B. out C. in D. down
55. A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened