A light drizzle (小雨) was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. the street from the church was a gas station. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a standing outside the locked door, huddled(挤在一起) under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep . I wondered briefly why they were there but then about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.
Once we got home, there was barely time to our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the the car went. , my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the gas station, standing in the . They’ve got . It’s Christmas.”
When my father into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.
My father down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are on the bus?” my father asked.
The man said that they . They were going to Birmingham, where they would have a family .
“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours and you’re getting standing here. Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 60 you up there.”
A．Across B．Over C．Through D．Past
A．checked B．kept C．closed D．opened
A．man B．family C．group D．team
A．active B．close C．warm D．dry
A．talked B．forgot C．cared D．wondered
A．enjoy B．touch C．count D．collect
A．grand B．pleasant C．rich D．annual
A．forever B．still C．already D．always
A．slower B．faster C．farther D．closer
A．Actually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Naturally
A．understand B．miss C．control D．stand
A．wind B．outside C．rain D．cold
A．luggage B．trouble C．children D．worries
A．hurried B．turned C．pushed D．pulled
A．rolled B．took C．pressed D．forced
A．catching B．waiting C．expecting D．riding
A．did B．had C．have D．were
A．plan B．celebration C．reunion D．party
A．anxious B．wet C．lost D．helpless
A．run B．send C．help D．find
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith（金匠）father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their condition, two of Durer's children had a dream to seek their talent for , but they knew 1well their father would never be able to send of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（扔） a coin. The _ would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht Durer the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, work at the academy was almost an success. Albrecht's woodcuts（木刻） and oils were better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees his works.
When the young returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your to seek your dream. I will support you."
All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he and repeated, "No ...no." Finally, Albert rose and the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, "I go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed（猛击） at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to your toast."
Today, Albrecht Durer's masterful works in every great museum in the world, but chances are great you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin stretched（伸展） skyward. He it "The Praying Hands."
Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it !
A．hopeful B．hopeless C．disappointed D．lucky
A．music B．art C．mining D．farming
A．all B．each C．both D．either
A．painter B．loser C．winner D．failure
A．lost B．got C．won D．beat
A．whose B．his C．whom D．who
A．casual B．immediate C．attractive D．ordinary
A．far B．quite C．very D．more
A．for B．to C．in D．at
A．miner B．artist C．worker D．professor
A．luck B．turn C．move D．moment
A．sobbed B．nodded C．smiled D．laughed
A．recovered B．wept C．wiped D．handed
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．can D．have to
A．hold B．return C．move D．turn
A．visit B．represent C．present D．hang
A．when B．that C．which D．as
A．figures B．hands C．fingers D．arms
A．said B．loved C．told D．called
A．alone B．out C．yet D．before
My First Day
I was still shy before a crowd. And my first day at the new school made me laughed by my classmates. I was sent to the blackboard to write my name. I knew my name, and knew how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the of so many pupils on my back made my hand __ and I was unable to write a single letter.
“ __ your name,” the teacher called to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became .
“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, at me to give me confidence.
“What’s your name?” she asked.
“Richard,” I whispered.
“Then write it.”
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was again. I tried to collect my senses but I could remember nothing. I how totally I was failing and I grew weak and leaned(斜靠) my hot forehead the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud and my muscles froze. I sat and myself. Why did I always appear so nervous I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no that I could read better than any of them, and I could talk when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange faces make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
A．presence B．pressure C．eyes D．smiles
A．break B．struggle C．fall D．freeze (冻结)
A．Write B．Read C．Spell D．Repeat
A．still B．ever C．even D．also
A．delighted B．angry C．disappointed D．nervous
A．pointing B．smiling C．looking D．waving
A．blank B．stupid C．quiet D．empty
A．realized B．recognized C．doubted D．guessed
A．by B．before C．against D．from
A．cheer B．noise C．cry D．laugh
A．calmed B．hated C．comforted D．hid
A．when B．during C．where D．before
A．need B．doubt C．wonder D．use
A．freely B．anxiously C．clearly D．correctly
A．shaking B．suffering C．hurting D．burning
It surprised me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling. It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe ___ smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.
Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had ____ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.
It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ____ smiled back at me. Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him. The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.
As I drove home，I was smiling. I ____ what I had just learned，and when
someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.
Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ____ I felt. Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had. For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.
A．work B．happen C．matter D． last
A．order B．debt C．hand D．line
A．always B．eventually C．immediately D．still
A．naughty B．happy C．active D．Humorous
A．decided B．judged C．noticed D．considered
A．answers B．complaints C．excuses D．comments
A．guidance B．respect C．sympathy D．protection
A．perform B．attempt C．bother D．help
A．experiment B．life C．project D．program
A．meet B．touch C．know D．contact
A．glared B．greeted C．approached D．escaped
A．spare B．long C．hard D．great
A．stopped B．tried C．kept D．enjoyed
A．persuaded B．accepted C．supported D．needed
A．thanked B．changed C．encouraged D．invited
A．worried about B．thought about C．talked over D．looked over
A．gesture B．address C．call D．ticket
A．normal B．great C．reasonable D．complicated
A．so B．for C．but D．till
A．realize B．admire C．show D．lift
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall _______ send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a _______ and the concrete and paint ________ tickle my nose. I _______ everything about this room.
Some of the ______ times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the _____ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ______ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ______ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your ______ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually _______.
When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and ______ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ______ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) _____ of being different and alone.
I ______ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ______ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ______ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ______ to know that I succeed in an area where _____ others—and virtually(事实上) no girls—do.
High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ______. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ______ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.
A．doors B．windows C．roofs D．walls
A．last look B．long walk C．short breath D．deep breath
A．smells B．tastes C．sounds D．looks
A．hate B．love C．miss D．forget
A．worst B．tiring C．best D．better
A．room B．office C．building D．stage
A．pretend B．expect C．want D．decide
A．hardly B．seriously C．always D．happily
A．acting B．speaking C．moving D．repeating
A．thought of B．judged C．taken care of D．feeling
A．happiness B．anxieties C．chances D．pressures
A．and B．however C．but D．though
A．feeling B．idea C．hope D．fact
A．seldom B．almost C．relatively D．absolutely
A．hope B．doubt C．think D．suspect
A．up for B．out at C．up to D．down to
A．pride B．duty C．humor D．sight
A．few B．many C．a few D．some
A．cruelly B．tensely C．friendly D．mildly
A．fond of B．afraid for C．sure of D．interested in
I knew my father loved me and his love was deep although he was an ill-humored man. He just didn’t know how to it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town. We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively . When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never with you before. I begged you but you wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the refusal. But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he my eyes. “Dad,” I finally , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face. “ I love you so much.” he whispered back. I was struck dumb by his . It wasn’t what I had thought. But it was of course exactly what I needed to . I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had him and made him silent. “I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly. He stumbled（结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence changed. When I came back, Dad sat in his chair his body leaning forward, very pale. Everything was really too late. He was .
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face. But it’s a totally different scene that I now. I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back. The three words on forever long after we are gone.
A．answer B．express C．mention D．understand
A．band B．hall C．sofa D．bar
A．invite B．teach C．help D．show
A．chatted B．sang C．danced D．stayed
A．still B．even C．also D．never
A．final B．normal C．rough D．usual
A．tell B．show C．ask D．explain
A．arms B．hands C．heart D．mind
A．noticed B．ignored C．avoided D．greeted
A．complained B．whispered C．explained D．shouted
A．Because B．Though C．If D．While
A．response B．advise C．promise D．excuse
A．find B．know C．hear D．think
A．surprised B．pleased C．inspired D．frightened
A．clear B．important C．impossible D．hard
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．for B．with C．on D．from
A．moved B．tired C．lost D．gone
A．discover B．remember C．remind D．consider
A．depend B．carry C．live D．take