My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing; at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she sang. she was singing, she was also out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my were to my students. People who worked at the care center could to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No can completely describe that touching moment.
It a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed his lesson.
A．rooms B．building C．floors D．groups
A．bravely B．beautifully C．madly D．shyly
A．dancing B．meeting C．gathering D．singing
A．stared B．shut C．paid D．glared
A．looked B．escaped C．caught D．hurt
A．appear B．sound C．hear D．feel
A．higher B．nearer C．faster D．louder
A．As B．Because C．Since D．Though
A．moving B．reaching C．coming D．spreading
A．interests B．abilities C．feelings D．responsibilities
A．attend B．object C．speak D．compare
A．afraid B．sure C．guilty D．scary
A．feared B．avoided C．helped D．noticed
A．called B．acted C．insisted D．kept
A．tears B．hands C．eyes D．face
A．cheek B．flower C．body D．time
A．words B．poems C．expressions D．songs
A．caused B．wasted C．took D．made
A．message B．lesson C．activity D．class
A．lucky B．foolish C．right D．clever
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I will never forget one thing, mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then.
A few years ago, I went running on a 16 day. It was my favorite activity because the 17 were s
o clean when it rained. 18 , I saw an old man with 19 clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin. When I ran past him, I didn’t know 20 I should give him my umbrella. As I was thinking, I was still 21 . But I finally decided to give him my umbrella, as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it, 22 I ran back, gave him the umbrella and said, “You 23 this more than I do.” To my 24 , he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated, “Thank you! Thank you! God bless you.” I hadn’t expected he would 25 it so much. I walked away feeling 26 . I turned back one last minute and 27 him still smiling. “It was just an umbrella,” I thought, not 28 that it was the 29 that made him happy. He might feel that he wasn’t 30 in the world.
A few weeks later, when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day, I 31 the same man who was in the same clothes sitting down resting. The only 32 was my umbrella right beside him, looking like he 33 it. It was very clean and neatly placed. At that moment, I realized it didn’t 34 that I couldn’t give him a house or a job. I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of 35 seem to go away.
16. A. snowy B. sunnyC. cloudy D. rainy
17. A. parks B. pathsC. streets D. gyms
18. A. Hopefully B. Unfortunately C. Surprisingly D. Suddenly
19. A. niceB. wet C. funny D. clean
20. A. whether B. when C. why D. how
21. A. smiling B. looking C. running D. walking
22. A. forB. when C. since D. so
23. A. care B. need C. enjoy D. like
24. A. excitement B. disappointment C. joyD. surprise
25. A. favor B. love C. appreciate D. admire
26. A. high B. good C. scared D. amused
27. A. saw B. heard C. imagined D. sensed
28. A. expecting B. watchingC. realizing D. feeling
29. A. trust B. confidence C. respect D. kindness
30. A. small B. alone C. bothered D. useless
31. A. cared about B. called on C. passed by D.looked after
32. A. achievement B. signC. choice D. difference
33. A. valued B. remembered C. honored D. washed
34.A change B. occur C. hurt D. matter
35.A.sadness B. suffering C. 
rudeness D. feeling
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
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He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never 36 him alone for years. Except for 37 with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 38 . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and 39 a loss what to do.
40 , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her 41 away. Having decidedly 42 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 43 . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. 44 my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n) 45 program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of 46 for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 47 . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, 48 heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different 49 determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle 50 when faced with it is the true 51 of your character. If you choose to 52 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. 53 , if you decide to be strong, the 54 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 55 will arise.
36. A. having left B. to leave C. left D. leaving
37. A. walking B. writing C. cleaning D. playing
38. A. quarrel B. share C. communicate D. disagree
39. A. on B. under C. in D. at
40. A. Unfortunately B. Unexpectedly C. Similarly D. Seriously
41. A. hair B. hands C. happiness D. possessions
42. A. turned on B. turned up C. turned off D. turned down
43. A. helpless B. free C. independent D. respected
44. A. Though B. Unless C. Whether D. Since
45. A. interview B. entertainment C. contest D. donation
46. A. calmness B. enthusiasm C. patience D. excitement
47. A. wisdom B. strength C. toes D. mouths
48. A. promising B. inspiring C. flying D. advancing
49. A. characters B. attitudes C. opinions D. ambitions
50. A. emergency B. misfortune C. opportunity D. defeat
51. A. test B. value C. meaning D. function
52. A. complain B. struggle C. fight D. suffer
53. A. However B. Though C. But D. Therefore
54. A. accidents B. carelessness C. failures D. hardship
55. A. solutions B. impressions C. hopes D. rewards
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
What is it about maths, anyway? Why is it that a ___36___ who would rather die than ___37___ they found reading difficult at school will happily say he is brain-dead when it ___38___ to numbers?
“I was ___39___ at maths at school,” they say. “still am. Can’t ___40___ up to save my life. My little girl takes after____41___. Thinks take-aways are something to do with fish and chips. Ha-ha!” Oh, how we all laugh.
But how many of us remember it being ___42___ at the time? How many of us remember the blind panic of the Monday morning maths test when the ___43___ we could hope for was a miracle(奇迹) to make the numbers we ___44___ without thinking as answers somehow ___45___ the questions?
On the face of it, today’s children can ___46___ be considered happier and more satisfied. They have a daily numeracy lesson ___47___ to improving their maths skills. But if that sounds like hell to you, you may ___48__ find that your child surprises you by actually quite ___49__ it.
One of the __50___ is that over the last ten years or so, there has been a ___51___ in the way maths is taught. And many of those who teach it feel it’s been a ___52__ for the better. There’s generally much more emphasis now on __53___ arithmetic, getting children used to doing calculations without forever having a pen in one hand and a calculator in the other. Often the first question a teacher will ask is: can you do this in your___54___? And if they can, they do.
The whole approach is more___55___, the goal to get children understanding numbers, not just putting them through the uninteresting process of learning something by repeating it until they remember it.
36 A. teacher B. parent C. pupil D. teenager
37 A. understand B. admit C. observe D. pretend
38 A. add B. relate C. comes D. reject
39 A. good B. expert C. special D. rubbish
40 A. add B. make C. look D. pick
41 A. stranger B. me C. herself D. somebody
42 A. funny B. easy C. attractive D. remote
43 A. worst B. prize C. best D. surprising
44 A. missed B. lost C. found D. chose
45 A. get B. foresee C. fit D. evaluate
46 A. however B. frequently C. mostly D. hardly
47 A. suggested B. devoted C. intended D. adapted
48 A. well B. sometimes C. seldom D. extremely
49 A. enjoying B. hating C. objecting D. mastering
50 A. consequences B. reasons C. findings D. incidents
51 A. mistake B. program C. policy D. revolution
52 A. preparation B. reputation C. requirement D. change
53 A. difficult B. general C. mental D. basic
54 A. class B. head C. textbook D. own
55 A. logical B. unbelievable C. direct D. conservative
完形填空：
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. 36 to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash 37 . After a while I stopped trying to 38 who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never 39 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my 40 moments were spent daydreaming about it.
My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 41 kindness who might be showing 42 . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was 43 a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man 44 the street whose mail I helped to get during the 45 so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, 46 , I had more fun guessing that it might be a 47 who had noticed me 48 I didn’t know him.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was 49 some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 50 in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I 51 the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t 52 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.
She wanted her children to feel 53 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and 54 in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable, 55 and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)
36. A.Calls B. Quarrels C.Messages D. Letters
37. A. service B.deal C.bargain D.offer
38. A. recognize B.imagine C.wonder D.discover
39. A.failed B.stopped C.succeeded D.enjoyed
40. A.saddest B.painful C.happiest D.loneliest
41. A .special B.common C.valuable D.important
42. A .concern B.attitude C.interest Dappreciation
43. A. repairing B.washing C.unloading D.starting
44. A .across B.through C.from D.onto
45. A .spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
46. A .though B.anyway C.therefore D.indeed
47. A. friend B.superman C.teacher D.boy
48. A.as if B.even though C.in case D.so that
49. A.considering B.expecting C.missing D.preparing
50. A.disappointed B.uninterested C.discouraged D.concentrated
51. A. forgot B.lost C.hated D.expected
52. A.wonder B.believe C.care D.know
53. A. contented B.respected C.thanked D.loved
54. A.. trouble B.beauty C.difficulty D.love
55. A.strong B.beautiful C.smell D.lucky
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mark liked talking. I had to 36 him that talking in class was not acceptable. 37 impressed me was that he responded with such sincerity. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn’t know what to make of it at 38 , but soon I got used to 39 it many times a day.
One morning my 40 was growing thin when Mark talked once again. I said, “If you say one more word, I’ll tape your mouth 41 !”
It wasn’t ten seconds 42 when one boy shouted, “Mark is talking again.” I had to keep my 43 . I took out some tape from my desk and covered it 44 Mark’s mouth. Later as I walked back to remove the tape, his first words were “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”
One afternoon, the students got noisy and started to call each other 45 .
I had to do 46 . I asked each student to prepare 34 small pieces of paper, saying they should write the name of a classmate on each piece and, under that, say something 47 about the person. Then I collected the slips of paper and gave them 48 later. Everyone smiled. Their classmates had 49 such nice things about them!
Nobody ever mentioned the paper again. I never knew if they discussed them after class, but it didn’t matter. The students were 50 with themselves.
Several years later, after I had returned 51 a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. On our way back, my father 52 his throat, as he usually did before saying something 53 .
“The Eklunds called yesterday,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I haven’t heard from them in years. I 54 how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow .”
At the funeral Mark’s father came up and took some slips of paper from his wallet to show me. I knew the slips were the ones on which Mark’s classmates had listed all the nice things about him.
“Thank you so much,” Mark’s mother said. “ 55 you can see, Mark treasured those pieces of paper.”
36.A. order B. remind C. mind D. suggest
37. A. Which B. That C. What D. How
38. A. first B. last C. once D. next
39. A. speaking B. taking C. talking D. hearing
40. A. patience B. strength C. energy D. power
41. A. close B. shut C. open D. opened
42. A. before B. after C. later D. that
43 A. rule B. words C. compromise D. word
44. A. through B. in C. across D. cross
45. A. name B. names C. curses D. swear
46. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
47. A. terrible B. nice C. kind D. mean
48. A. in B. up C. back D. away
49. A. asked B. spoken C. told D. said
50. A. glad B. sad C. unhappy D. happy
51. A. from B. on C. during D. at
52. A. cleared B. cleaned C. wet D. dried
53. A. necessary B. important C. difficult D. sad
54. A. doubt B. believe C. wonder D. want
55. A. Because B. Though C. When D. As