One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to Mr. Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got , Janet saw him sitting in his front yard and they should cross over to the other side of the street. Janet was of the strange old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to . Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉头）. , when he saw it was Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson said that sounded , and gave them each a freshly picked off his tree.
When they Dawson’s house, Janet asked Amy, “How come he was so to us?”
Amy that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible （看不见的）smile and so she smiled back at him. After some time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Now he always her an apple, and was always very kind.
Smiles are contagious （感染他人的）. If you pretend he is smiling an invisible smile at you and you smile back at him, he will really smile.
A．walk by B．take up C．go into D．tear down.
A．far B．fast C．inside D．close
A．announced B．suggested C．ordered D．predicted
A．fond B．ashamed C．scared D．proud
A．cry B．worry C．return D．speak
A．Instead B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
A．accent B．joke C．smile D．idea
A．friend B．doll C．gift D．pet
A．there B．indoors C．overnight D．here
A．great B．strange C．simple D．dull
A．banana B．orange C．pear D．apple
A．entered B．left C．visited D．saw
A．fair B．rude C．nice D．open
A．explained B．thought C．doubted D．realized
A．happy B．famous C．friendly D．popular
A．remembered B．pretended C．asked D．agreed
A．ever B．seldom C．never D．always.
A．turning B．referring C．talking D．complaining
A．offered B．awarded C．lent D．bought
A．more or less B．now and again C．here and there D．sooner or later
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）. As a young boy, I 36 from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true 37 of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be 38_. I therefore took an active role in fighting against my disease, and my health 39 greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal 40_ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, 41 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 42 by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I 43 a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my 44 . While preparing for our first presentation, I was 45 with my team members and often rejected their 46 . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to 47 me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback 48 me, and I mentioned it to the club’s director. She _49 that she trusted my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with 50 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.
Although they were 51 in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately 52 my policy. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 53 to many good ideas. Most 54_, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were crazy and eager to devote time to the program, _55 I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences undoubtedly improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
36．A．judged B．separated C．prevented D．suffered
37．A．pain B．sign C．value D．meaning
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38．A．overlooked B．overcome C．overdone D．overestimated
39．A．developed B．removed C．increased D．improved阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his 36 heart that I sent him this letter.
Dear son,
I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you 37 . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had 38 his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without 39 , you went over and 40 the extra $2 into his hand.
When we were leaving, you 41 threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said 42 like, “Some kid will really enjoy 43 this.”
Last week, a young man 44 me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have 45 money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much 46 is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car 47 he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 48 , which came to a little 49 $20. That is an easy mistake 50 both gauges run fast.
Something made me think of you and 51 you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so 52 and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.
Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s 53 to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the 54 and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a 55 out of finding it.
Love always, Mum.
A．humorous B．optimistic C．cold D．generous
A．followed B．gave C．set D．took
A．ordered B．booked C．offered D．bought
A．hesitation B．doubt C．permission D．difficulty
A．spread B．threw C．put D．loaded
A．again B．already C．only D．also
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．finding B．accepting C．looking for D．pointing at
A．behind B．beyond C．ahead of D．next to
A．much B．some C．any D．enough
A．far B．1ong C．short D．high
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．1itres B．kilograms C．pounds D．kilometers
A．up B．over C．below D．down
A．until B．as C．although D．unless
A．what B．which C．how D．that
A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．encouraged
A．easier B．better C．faster D．worse
A．comer B．mud C．ground D．carpet
A．kick B．fun C．fare D．pick
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 36 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 37 and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 38campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere 39 where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 40 . So I 41 him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
42 a shaky voice he 43answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 44 some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could 45 that this whole experience was 46 to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to 47him, either. It was going to take more time and 48 .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone, 49 out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 50 about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him 51 they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing 52 . He owned the dance floor 53 meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 54 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 55 as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
36．A．learned B．recognized C．noticed D．heard
37．A．anger B．discomfort C．excitement D．satisfaction
38．A．ambitious B．curious C．anxious D．eager
39．A．other than B．just as C．or rather D．as well as
40．A．left out B．put out C．made out D．let out
41．A．passed B．left C．visited D．approached
42．A．At B．In C．On D．By
43．A．unfortunately B．unwillingly C．unconsciously D．uninterestingly
44．A．help B．interview C．find D．meet
45．A．sense B．suggest C．consider D．prove
46．A．familiar B．similar C．strange D．typical
47．A．push B．pull C．pardon D．punish
48．A．effects B．exercises C．efforts D．expenses
49．A．observing B．examining C．admiring D．staring
50．A．trouble B．concern C．devotion D．understanding
51．A．unless B．before C．when D．since
52．A．wonder B．danger C．scene D．instructor
53．A．sparing B．saving C．spreading D．sharing
54．A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．itself
55．A．soon B．far C．often D．long
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，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia(索马里), my family was nomadic(游牧的), 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life.
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day. “Come and 38 here.” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels. “ That night I ran away. I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked 42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu. Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house.
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were 45 . “You should try and do 46 ,” he told me. When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London. I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day. They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.
That was seven years ago. Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent 52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle. I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train.
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work. I have gone from the bottom to the top.
36．A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
37．A．when B．after C．as D．before
38．A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
39．A．business B．boss C．husband D．chance
40．A．support B．provide C．share D．give
41．A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
42．A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
43．A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
44．A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
45．A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
46．A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
47．A．moved to B．changed for C．returned toD．started for
48．A．something to eat B．a job C．a bedroom D．a workroom
49．A．sent B．wantedC．ordered D．informed
50．A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
51．A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
52．A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
53．A．already B．even C．yet D．still
54．A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
55．A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 36 how difficult it is to write a 37 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 38. , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 39 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are40 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 41who hears the story and the adult who 42 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact43 books like this, 44 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 45 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as46 of children's literature were in fact written for 47 . “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 48 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often49 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 50and he will more willingly choose the books 51in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics (连环画), full of the stories and jokes to which both teachers and right-thinking parents 52 .
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to persuade children into 53 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 54 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 55 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise（妥协） over that bedtime story.
36.A.hoped B. realized C. told D. said
37.A.short B. long C. bad D. good
38.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
39.A. and B . but C. or D. so
40.A. both B. neither C. either D. very
41.A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher
42.A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads
43.A. few B. many C. little D. much
44.A. but B. however C. so D. because
45.A.hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
46.A.articles B. work C. arts D. works
47.A. adults B. girls C. boys D. children
48.A. difficult B. hidden C. obvious D. easy
49.A. are B. show C. find D. add
50.A. library B. school C. home D. office
51.A. read B. designed C. printed D. written
52.A. favor B. interest C. object D. read
53.A.receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing
54.A.same B. friendly C. different D. common
55.A.common B. average C. different D. same