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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, after I finished all my work, I went to tour an art museum. When I was looking forward to a quiet of the masterpieces (名作) , a young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked between themselves . I watched them a moment and she was doing all the talking.
I admired his patience for up with her talkativeness. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.
I with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant of words, I moved away quickly. I was making a purchase at the counter of the gift shop when I the couple approaching the exit. Before they left , the man took out a walking stick and then tapped (轻敲着) his into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket .
“He’s a man ,”the clerk at the counter said . “Most of us would
if we were blind at such a young age . During his recovery , he made a vow (誓言) his life wouldn’t change . , as before , he and his wife come in there’s a new art show .”
“But what does he get out of ?”I asked . “He can’t see .”
“Can’t see ! You’re . He sees a lot . More than you or I ,”The clerk said .“His wife each painting so he can see in his head . ”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not blindness to change his life. And I saw the love by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
A．scene B．view C．sight D．look
A．continuously B．loudly C．exactly D．obviously
A．thought B．considered C．believed D．decided
A．coming B．standing C．putting D．getting
A．met B．quarreled C．kept D．compared
A．crowd B．flood C．line D．fly
A．realized B．learned C．watched D．noticed
A．way B．road C．direction D．steps
A．patient B．unlucky C．brave D．reasonable
A．give out B．give away C．give up D．give back
A．which B．that C．if D．whether
A．However B．Even C．But D．Therefore
A．whoever B．wherever C．whenever D．whichever
A．art B．museum C．disability D．blindness
A．right B．careless C．foolish D．wrong
A．paints B．copies C．views D．describes
A．kindness B．patience C．bravery D．courage
A．sight B．doubt C．hearing D．delay
A．hope B．make C．allow D．agree
A．expected B．shared C．accepted D．received
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was 36 , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 37 . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in 39 ……”
He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 42 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 43in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 44 .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55 him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
A．wise B．right C．grateful D．upset
A．files B．books C．records D．notes
A．lowering B．correcting C．changing D．making
A．though B．why C．where D．if
A．sentence B．work C．exam D．lesson
A．good B．false C．special D．impressive
A．remove B．change C．stand D．add
A．brave B．adventurous C．successful D．honest
A．remark B．complaint C．praise D．achievement
A．crime B．mistake C．doubt D．guilty
A．make B．find C．correct D．avoid
A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection
A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny
A．reluctantly B．responsibly C．impossibly D．impatiently
A．actively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously
A．receiving B．paying C．earning D．returning
A．benefits B．honors C．awards D．gifts
A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor
A．protect B．influence C．discourage D．separate
A．improved B．encouraged C．blamed D．ruined
Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance, that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others． 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150 42in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked tW it be done 44 January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply 46 ．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish． 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in53 money to help make Hope’s dream come true．
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!
A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked
A．coincidence B．independence C．convenience D．intelligence
A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed
A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If
A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent
A．recognized B．informed C．reminded D．understood
A．children B．citizens C．villagers D．relatives
A．suggest B．ask C．arrange D．order
A．for B．to C．on D．by
A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble
A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unavailable D．uncomfortable
A．thousand B．hundred C．million D．billion
A．Disappointed B．Surprised C．Worried D．Embarrassed
A．committees B．individuals C．corporations D．organizations
A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours
A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared
A．touched B．examined C．won D．opened
A．finding B．spending C．raising D．borrowing
A．perfectly B．physically C．healthily D．thankfully
A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．announcement
I am Ali. I have always believed in myself. My parents taught me to be 41 and that I could be the best at anything. I 42 challenging my neighbourhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest. Of course I knew when I made the challenge, I would win. I never even 43 losing.
I started my boxing 44 when I was 12. In high school I boasted (自夸) that one day I was 45 to be the champion of the world. As part of my training, I would run down the street. I would rush in and out of shops to 46 them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to 47 a gold medal. I never thought of failing but only glory(光荣) I was going to 48 when I won. When I said I was going to be the "Greatest of All Time", I 49 myself. And I still do.
But I didn’t know that my will would be 50 when I retired. In 1996, I was asked to 51 the cauldron(圣火) at the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
When the 52 came for me to set fire to the cauldron, I realized I had the eyes of the world on me. Then I heard an extremely loud 53 . I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic 54 in Rome, when I won the gold medal. I remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and 55 that I had come full circle. Nothing in life has defeated me. I am still "The Greatest."
A．brave B．confident C．honest D．polite
A．excuse B．avoid C．remember D．suggest
A．gave up B．went on C．heard of D．thought of
A．breaking B．matching C．training D．watching
A．willing B．sure C．hopeful D．active
A．tell B．ask C．wish D．take
A．win B．lose C．find D．buy
A．need B．get C．decide D．make
A．believed in B．cared about C．turned to D．went through
A．forced B．increased C．damaged D．tested
A．protect B．carry C．light D．touch
A．challenge B．chance C．choice D．moment
A．cheer B．laugh C．noise D．shout
A．history B．experience C．devotion D．stage
A．expected B．supposed C．proved D．realized
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a __1__ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad __2__ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _3__ model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all; we are _4__ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _5__ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _6_ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not __7_ Mum and Dad. _8__, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You 9__ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the _10_. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _11_. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _12__ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _13_. When he pointed at the child that had been __14__, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That’s not one of ours, dear. He _15_ next door."
A．rich B．lovely C．close D．large
A．surprisingly B．nervously C．kindly D．proudly
A．dearest B．smallest C．latest D．youngest
A．ordering B．selling C．expecting D．improving
A．hated B．enjoyed C．cared D．hoped
A．crazily B．excitedly C．curiously D．directly
A．counting B．naming C．showing D．reaching
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Angrily D．Easily
A．saw B．missed C．forgot D．left
A．truth B．story C．adventure D．accident
A．lecture B．house C．office D．activity
A．even if B．apart from C．so that D．except that
A．troublesome B．careless C．active D．quiet
A．found B．caught C．punished D．wounded
A．goes to B．belongs to C．works D．plays
One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 1practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 2handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 3both acting and San Francisco. I had 4too much of city life.
As I walked down the 5streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 6both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my 7, I heard a sound behind me. I 8quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 9，so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 10what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 11to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 12for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the 13, I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 14look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 15of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1．A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
2．A．comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble
3．A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
4．A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
5．A．deserted B．crowded C．busy D．wild
6．A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
7．A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
8．A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left
9．A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
10. A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
11. A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
12. A．aimlessly B．anxiously C．skillfully D．delightedly
13. A．discovery B．research C．hunt D．finding
14. A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed
15. A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation