It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were . Every day, my husband and his brothers would go about the hard of trying to get water to the fields. If we didn’t see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and a miracle﹙奇迹﹚. I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn’t walking as usual, but with a serious purpose. He was obviously walking with great effort, trying to be as as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the , he came running out again, toward the house.
Moments later he was once again walking in those slow purposeful steps towards the woods. He kept doing this for about an hour. Finally I decided to him on his journey.
He was cupping﹙使成杯形﹚ both hands in front of him as he walked, being very not to spill the water he held in them. Then I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, suffering from dehydration（脱水）, lift its head with great effort to lap up(舔食) the water cupped in my boy's hands.
When the water was , Billy jumped up to ran back to the house. I was there in front of him. His eyes just filled with . "I'm not wasting water" was all he said and I hugged him tightly.
As the tears that my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops… more drops… and more. I looked up at the sky. It was raining!
Some will probably say that this was nothing but a huge . All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.
A．dying B．growing C．reducing D．changing
A．situation B．belief C．conclusion D．process
A．attempted B．inspected C．witnessed D．announced
A．patient B．gentle C．cheerful D．steady
A．woods B．corner C．crowds D．house
A．catch B．follow C．describe D．ask
A．practical B．funny C．familiar D．careful
A．gradually B．naturally C．obviously D．suddenly
A．spilt B．gone C．bad D．cold
A．joy B．sympathy C．tears D．courage
A．rolled down B．rolled off C．rolled from D．rolled out
A．incident B．coincidence C．possibility D．matter
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，从短文后所给四个选项(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。 ‘
In the wake Of Chicago's worst ever winter，it snowed heavily for almost 10 days off and on，until all of the rooftops were loaded，many overloaded，with snow．Robert McGrath saw 36run out to the 37to fetch some boxes.
Seconds 38while he was 39on his work，he heard a crash!
40，he saw the roof of the garage bad 41in. McGrath did not stop to put his hat or coat on. He 42out of the house．grabbed a snow shovel，and called 43for his neighbors to come and help.
Yelling and digging，with 44freezing on his face-clearing snow，pulling 45
boards and anxiously calling his wife's name---he heard her 46and then saw he hand. He kept digging，clearing and pulling...
Within 47he had his wife in his arms and was sobbing，"Are you all right? Are you all right? I 48you were dead．On baby，I love you so much!”She was 49 .
What Robert McGrath did NOT know was this：Mrs. McGrath had gone into the garage 50 one door and out through another. She was 51in the house when she heard her husband's voice. 52she went to the window to took out and saw her husband digging and shouting her53and pulling out planks of wood，feverishly trying to rescue her. She could not let her gallant rescuer 54.So she put her coat on again，went outside and quietly entered the garage through the back door----and 55her husband to be her hero.
36. A. his friend B. his wife C. his neighbor D. a stranger
37. A. garage B．garden C．store D. kitchen
38. A. ago B. before C. later D. after
39. A. paying B. confusing C. drawing D. focusing
40. A. Looking out B. Rushing out C. Getting out D. Coming out
41. A. made B. fallen C. pulled D. let
42. A．found B. walked C. rushed D. showed
43. A. proudly B. kindly C．friendly D. loudly
44. A．snow B. ice C. sweat D. water
45. A. down B. away C. onD. toward
46. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. name
47. A. minutes B. days C. hours D. time
48. A. intended B. wondered C. thought D. considered
49. A．hurt B. wounded C. frightened D. fine
50. A. around B. through C. into D. past
51. A. safe B. quiet C. peaceful D. worried
52. A. However B. Or C. ButD. So
53. A. helps B. mothers C. name D. neighbors
54. A. up B. down C. out D. in
55. A. allowed B. made C. advised D. Persuaded
第二节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Making of a Surgeon
How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident(进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 36 more than one occasion.
The answer, I concluded, was 37 . When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 38 or better than any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are 39 a surgeon. I was 40 that point.
41 , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had 42the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be 43 . Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 44 , I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d 45 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 46 I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the 47 , after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of 48 , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only 49 I could find the 50of mind I needed to relax.
Now, in the last month of my residency, 51was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldn’t be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 52this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I’d made was bound to be a 53 one. It was a nice feeling.
This all sounds conceited(自负的) and I guess it is — 54 a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he’s bothered by the 55and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he’s as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit — call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.
36. A. at B. in C. on D. for
37. A. self-service B. self-centered C. self-reliant D. self-confidence
38. A. as good as B. as well as C. as far as D. as long as
39. A. indeed B. maybe C. perhaps D. even
40. A. waiting B. standing C. lying D. nearing
41. A. Let B. Take C. Have D. Get
42. A. valued B. avoided C. feared D. enjoyed
43. A. made B. applied C. included D. developed
44. A. condition B. state C. occasion D. situation
45. A. retell B. review C. revise D. remind
46. A. if B. why C. how D. when
47. A. evening B. day C. morning D. afternoon
48. A. flat B. bed C. house D. apartment
49. A. means B. approach C. method D. way
50. A. peace B. trouble C. sorrow D. excitement
51. A. driving B. reviewing C. sleeping D. lying
52. A. expect B. accept C. respect D. inspect
53. A. critical B. poor C. sound D. difficult
54. A. but B. orC. so D. and
55. A. confidence B. conceit C. solutions D. doubts
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my 36 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 37 and he told me he needed a 38 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 39 and he gratefully did so.
40 he got in he told me that he was a 41 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 42 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 43 would stop for him so he could be there before the 44 office closed. With some 45 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 46. I then asked him how he 47 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 48 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 49 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 50 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 51 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 52. I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 53 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 54 provides us with what we need. In the man’s 55 it was a ride, in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
A．wheel B．window C．engine D．door
A．heading B．working C．living D．studying
A．walk B．talk C．trip D．ride
A．go out B．run away C．get in D．lie down
A．As far as B．As soon as C．Even if D．Just before
A．farmer B．pianist C．doctor D．fisherman
A．needed B．stopped C．agreed D．preferred
A．someone B．nobody C．anyone D．everybody
A．teacher’s B．doctor’s C．manager’s D．captain’s
A．good B．normal C．wrong D．fast
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．weeks
A．focused B．depended C．turned D．planned
A．look B．call C．wait D．drive
A．doubted B．thanked C．greeted D．accepted
A．car B．home C．office D．shop
A．politely B．angrily C．immediately D．surprisingly
A．dream B．problem C．chance D．choice
A．before B．until C．besides D．after
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．opinion B．way C．case D．condition
II、完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister,“___41__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____42____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___43___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___44___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___45___.
__46___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___47___ you. So can other stuff, like ___48___ a test.
What do I ___49___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___50___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___51___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___52___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___53___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___54___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___55___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___56___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___57___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___58___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___59___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___60___. It is not that difficult.
41．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
42．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
43．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
44．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
45．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
46．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
47．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
48．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
49．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
50．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
51．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
52．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
53．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
54．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
55．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
56．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
57．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
58．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
59．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
60．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus. 36, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not 37 , but they were clean. The children were 38 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, 39 hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.
One could 40 they had never been to the circus before. It 41 to be a highlight of their young lives.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 42 responded, “Please let me buy 43children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady 44 the price. The mother’s head 45 , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little 46and asked, “How much?”
The ticket lady quoted the price 47 . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket, 48 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down, 49the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your 50 .”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout 51 certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking 52 . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s 53in both of his, and with a tear running down his 54 , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and 55 home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
36. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Hopefully D. Suddenly
37. A. expensive B. cheap C. plain D. bad
38. A. badly-behaved B. polite C. well-behaved D. lovely
39. A. holding B. shaking C. putting D. waving
40. A. know B. understand C. feel D. sense
41. A. advised B. recommended C. promised D. allowed
42. A. lowly B. honestly C. bravely D. proudly
43. A. six B. eight C. ten D. two
44. A. answered B. quoted C. spoke D. said
45. A. dropped B. bent C. shook D. nodded
46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter D. closer
47. A. too B. again C. as usual D. as well
48. A. turned out B. handed out C. pulled out D. put out
49. A. picked up B. took up C. sent up D. made up
50. A. trousers B. clothes C. children D. pocket
51. A. and B. but C. or D. so
52. A. situation B. condition C. surrounding D. position
53. A. hand B. arm C. leg D. shoulder
54. A. head B. mouth C. cheek D. nose
55. A. went B. got C. drove D. walked