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。
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string players in our town. He could not read music, but if he heard a a few times, he could play it.
Occasionally, Dad get out his mandolin and play for the family. We three children would often sing along.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed singing and hearing him play. He was like that. If he could give pleasure to others, he would, his family. He was always there, his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to into a man and have children of my own I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I came home leave, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to when he was playing. You could see his in his ability to play so well for his family.
In August of 1993 my father was with inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive chemotherapy treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life in . About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He but said "okay”. He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man with a (n) strength that comes from knowing God, and with him in one's life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldn't have enough strength to play, and that makes the of that day even stronger. Dad was doing he had done all his life, giving. Sick he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
A．performance B．instrument C．tool D．tube
A．music B．note C．tune D．rhythm
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．eventually B．especially C．specifically D．occasionally
A．spending B．contributing C．sacrificing D．wasting
A．change B．get C．bring D．mature
A．until B．after C．before D．while
A．off B．for C．at D．on
A．touch B．knock C．hit D．grasp
A．fade B．wake C．improve D．shine
A．pride B．appreciation C．gratitude D．satisfaction
A．suspected B．confirmed C．labeled D．diagnosed
A．comfort B．relief C．dignity D．peace
A．sprang B．rose C．decided D．hesitated
A．dry B．bright C．wet D．gloomy
A．outer B．inner C．outside D．inside
A．working B．contacting C．living D．communicating
A．memory B．impression C．phenomenon D．reminder
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．although B．as C．when D．while
One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of55 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．since B．while C．before D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．Because B．When C．If D．Until
A．hopelessly B．carelessly C．cautiously D．unwillingly
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．heard B．found C．sensed D．smelt
A．at B．in C．onto D．through
A．familiar B．strange C．terrible D．Pleasant
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．merrily C．gently D．loudly
A．wandered B．looked C．searched D．traveled
A．girl B．house C．window D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．asleep C．abandoned D．available
A．saw B．spotted C．observed D．watched
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
I will never forget what happened to me that day. That afternoon，I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 16 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 17 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 18 in front of him, which he was 19 to read, but I could 20 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 21 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 22 way in which the waiter and I 23 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 24 went on and it became 25 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 26 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 27 without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 28 . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He 29 you here because he thought you were the man he 30 . ” “What?” I said, showing my 31 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 32 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 33 ”. “Well, it’s really 34 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ 35 , I might have been in trouble. ”
A．noticed B．understood C．knew D．recognized
A．since B．as if C．though D．even if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．pretending B．thinking C．hoping D．continuing
A．guess B．find C．see D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．funny C．strange D．familiar
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．the dinner C．I D．time
A．clear B．hopeful C．true D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
A．sat down B．acted C．left D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．followed B．caught C．met D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
A．must B．may C．need D．can
A．discovery B．fortune C．decision D．mistake
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Otherwise B．However C．Thus D．Therefore
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign(标记) C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 16 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 17 together. I’d stopped at a 18 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 19 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 20 my road was another road which was built like a 21 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 22 me and started to eat one. 23 I saw the cars in front of me start to 24 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 25 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 26 the car and at the same moment the road 27 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __28 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 29 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 30 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 31 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 32 towards me. A team of people had come to 33 if anyone was under the 34 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 35 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A．driving B．leading C．walking D．running
A．shopping B．dancing C．swimming D．sightseeing
A．farm B．shop C．park D．school
A．after B．during C．since D．once
A．Under B．Along C．Over D．Beside
A．bridge B．roof C．cover D．top
A．under B．along C．inside D．beside
A．Finally B．Actually C．Suddenly D．Slowly
A．move B．roll C．burst D．jump
A．been B．broken C．gone D．done
A．parked B．started C．moved D．stopped
A．put B．ran C．fell D．jumped
A．dark B．afternoon C．sun D．car
A．noisy B．dusty C．quiet D．blood
A．on B．at C．by D．in
A．food B．sandwiches C．apples D．bread
A．climbing B．shouting C．moving D．driving
A．know B．tell C．understand D．see
A．falling B．broken C．breaking D．dirty
A．sleeping B．feeling C．eating D．going
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always known that my brother was different. At first I thought this was a31 thing. But when I got older I learned the truth. My brother had autism (孤独症) and Attention Deficit Disorder (儿童多动症) — serious32 conditions. At 15, he33 like a 7-year-old child. When he was little, I didn’t34 it as much. But as he got older, it became more obvious. When something didn’t go his35 , he got angry and it took hours to36 him down. He would talk to himself and play with string. We could never37 to give him his medicine, otherwise he’d go wild. I was always38 when we took him anywhere, and I never wanted to bring any of my friends39 with me.
When I was 10, I felt like I couldn’t40 it any more. I’d shout at him for being different and would ask41 he couldn’t be normal. Of course, he had no42 what I was talking about. It became very hard,43 when a friend of mine didn’t want to come over44 her mom had said my brother was dangerous. Our fights45 up until one day he came up to me. He gave me a big46 , like he was saying, “I don’t know what I did47 , but I hope you still love me.” At that moment I realized that I’d better learn to48 him.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned how49 I really am. Having him as a brother has made me kinder and more patient. No matter how busy my50 is, he’ll always listen to my problems. I worry about his future, but I know he’ll always be loved.
A．discouraged B．serious C．good D．pitiful
A．mental B．physical C．medical D．normal
A．experienced B．behaved C．impressed D．expressed
A．watch B．see C．observe D．notice
A．road B．way C．path D．side
A．take B．bring C．calm D．set
A．want B．remember C．allow D．forget
A．embarrassed B．grateful C．tiresome D．comfortable
A．here B．home C．out D．away
A．see B．hear C．bear D．believe
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．mind B．idea C．thought D．principle
A．especially B．probably C．nearly D．partly
A．though B．if C．because D．while
A．gave B．sent C．called D．kept
A．hug B．hit C．shock D．kick
A．right B．perfect C．gentle D．wrong
A．accept B．receive C．persuade D．advise
A．terrible B．bad C．clever D．lucky
A．teacher B．brother C．father D．friend