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。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（奔驰经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a （an） job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．stories B．words C．poems D．lyrics
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．train
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．shocked B．impressed C．frightened D．embarrassed
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．enjoyable B．delightful C．tiring D．amusing
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．drive
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．terrible D．delicious
It is the season of weddings for Hindu families. Also, because the demand is so great, it is likely that several weddings take place in the same temple. So perfect timing is stuck to there is no confusion; but , as I found out, there is.
When I Kalyani’s invitation to her wedding, I made a note of it in my diary. She had been my schoolmate and we had got along well, so I was happy to attend her wedding. l decided to for it and borrowed an Indian style shirt. On the day of the wedding, I arrived at the temple in good time and started to anyone I knew. I saw no one and went to sit cross-legged quietly in a corner, waiting. Kalyani was escorted (簇拥) in. From where I was sitting, I could not see but I thought she had a little since she left school. She looked a little fat now and wore glasses. I my head. Anyway I down to wait for the long ritual (仪式). As soon as the wedding was over, a line formed to the couple and I joined in. When I arrived and handed her the , she looked up and a beautiful smile and only then did I realize that the was entirely mine: it was not Kalyani at all. I had just attended the wedding. To my shock, I smiled broadly. , I was treated like a guest: the couple each have thought I was the other’s guest.
Then I went to look for the correct wedding party in the area. Sure enough there stood Kalyani. As I was walking up to her, I realized I was in deep : I had just given the present meant for her to a complete stranger.
A．in case B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．fortunately B．frequently C．impossibly D．hardly
A．received B．took C．expected D．kept
A．finally B．immediately C．suddenly D．naturally
A．pay B．call C．dress D．wait
A．talk to B．look for C．say hello to D．shake hands with
A．carefully B．clearly C．completely D．roughly
A．experienced B．learned C．suffered D．changed
A．shook B．nodded C．bent D．covered
A．slowed B．looked C．calmed D．settled
A．watch B．meet C．welcome D．congratulate
A．note B．invitation C．present D．diary
A．flashed B．forced C．served D．pretended
A．regret B．happiness C．pleasure D．surprise
A．noisy B．wrong C．strange D．splendid
A．get B．hide C．prove D．stop
A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Anyway
A．should B．must C．could D．need
A．waiting B．standing C．open D．quiet
A．thought B．sorrow C．trouble D．doubt
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl __________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl __________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she __________ to take them home. There she carefully __________ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days __________ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the __________.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. __________, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they __________, the girl was able to __________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to __________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when _______ and in her dreams. Later, she had an __________. She would pilot a plane to guide them in __________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about __________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not __________ or follow him, and __________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl __________ into the plane, started it and soon left the _________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds __________ flapped (拍打) their wings and _________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling(天花板). I there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to people feel like that.” My father asked me I meant. “I want to be a motivational（激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A（An） was born.
Recently, I began seeking（追寻）my dream of motivating others. a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my . Many people were that I would leave after earning a six-figure（六位数） income. And they wondered I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my to start my own company and leave my enviable(令人羡慕的) position after a regional sales meeting. The vice-esident of our company made a that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a(an) to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that I had achieved in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was .
Having made that decision, I was immediately . One week after I gave notice, my husband lost his job, and we had no . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several engagements（约定）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.
A．rise B．do C．put D．raise
A．left B．came C．arrived D．reached
A．get B．hope C．make D．cheer
A．that B．what C．which D．if
A．dream B．idea C．girl D．speaker
A．After B．Before C．Because D．While
A．beginning B．working C．acting D．regarding
A．life B．love C．money D．career
A．disappointed B．moved C．surprised D．delighted
A．when B．why C．if D．how
A．plan B．promise C．decision D．mind
A．attending B．joining C．entering D．holding
A．newspaper B．book C．report D．speech
A．day B．instance C．week D．moment
A．love B．worker C．god D．company
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．alive B．dead C．missing D．born
A．examined B．searched C．found D．tested
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
I was growing tired of helping the numerous people who lost their way and parked in front of my house. Almost every night I was during a good night’s sleep to help someone passing through. Many times I was taken for granted by penniless motorists who did not thank me for the help they received and some even that I didn’t do more.
One day, a young man with a-week-old beard out of a broken-down automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some work, him gasoline and a meal. I told him that he wanted to work he could cut the grass, but the work wasn’t necessary.
Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. working all day, he sat in the shade and rested. I him for his work and gave him money he needed. I then offered him a little extra money for a task particularly well done, but he I never saw him again. He probably I helped him out that day, that is not the way it was. I didn’t help him; he helped me. He helped me to people again. He helped me to want to do something for those who are in . I wish I could thank him for restoring some of my faith in the goodness of others and for giving me back a little of the optimism（乐观） I had . Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of that binds us to others.
I have fed his body that day, but he fed my soul.
A．told B．awakened C．warned D．sent
A．even B．also C．still D．yet
A．insisted B．pretended C．wondered D．complained
A．rolled B．escaped C．climbed D．walked
A．show B．sell C．offer D．buy
A．unless B．if C．though D．as
A．lately B．usually C．generally D．actually
A．For B．Without C．After D．By
A．blamed B．thanked C．charged D．caught
A．small B．left C．required D．extra
A．forgot B．hated C．escaped D．refused
A．thinks B．remembers C．discovers D．knows
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．believe in B．take in C．depend on D．wait on
A．above all B．at lost C．once again D．in time
A．work B．trouble C．danger D．fear
A．ill B．strong C．real D．basic
A．lost B．gained C．had D．lacked
A．excuse B．kindness C．strength D．promise
A．must B．shouldn’t C．may D．couldn’t
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
I’m an adoptive mother. “Tell me the story of me, Momma,” my daughter always when we snuggled(依偎) into my great-grandmother’s rocking chair at the end of the day.
“The first time I saw your beautiful face, it was covered by a blue-and-white hat, by a pale blue blanket. All I could were two pleasantly fat cheeks and a little nose. ”
“And I looked like a tiny fairy baby?” she asks.
“You did,” I always answer. “The nurse a tiny girl to me, and I was so surprised because you felt so . I thought that if I opened the , I’d find no baby there at all, air.”
In that instant, I became a . I was all in a cold room with a stone floor, four thousand miles from home. There was no sterile(无菌的) hospital room, no crying husband----just the two of us. But that moment was just as special, just as magical as if she’d come from my body into my arms. She was my daughter in every way that from that moment.
I my life to a woman I’ve never met, who lives half a world away. Her gave me all I could ever ask for, and I never forget for a moment that it was her decision ---- her tears and her pain ---- that is the foundation on which I’ve built this life love.
As my daughter grows, she’ll understand that sometimes life is a , and you never know who in this world will hand you your baton(接力棒). It could be someone you’ve never , someone who lives a world away, someone you’ll never be able to repay for giving you the life you always wanted never dared to imagine you’d have.
I believe the true gifts of our lives come from the most of sources. If we go forward bravely with our open, we will always be in the right place to receive them.
A．stands B．asks C．sighs D．cares
A．immediately B．nearly C．heavily D．hardly
A．surrounded B．supported C．delivered D．saved
A．seek B．need C．see D．keep
A．selected B．tied C．returned D．handed
A．light B．sleepy C．shy D．strange
A．package B．rag C．blanket D．pocket
A．indeed B．even C．mostly D．only
A．nurse B．mother C．wife D．teacher
A．afraid B．silly C．alone D．upset
A．eventually B．especially C．possibly D．directly
A．mattered B．functioned C．matured D．existed
A．devote B．owe C．spare D．bring
A．punishment B．mercy C．sacrifice D．honor
A．crazy B．quick C．wise D．difficult
A．fight B．competition C．relay D．game
A．praised B．met C．accepted D．missed
A．or B．and C．but D．for
A．unnecessary B．unlikely C．unfriendly D．unlucky
A．hearts B．eyes C．fists D．ears