阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)，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。
A homeless man walked up to me and asked me for some small change, “ I’ll give you a quarter if you tell me your story,” I said. He laughed, “You’ll give me a quarter for my story?’ I laid the in front of him and myself —“No, here’s the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.” Seeing him lost in , I sat down next to him and .
“ I was once a sniper（狙击兵）in the army.” he said. “ I was to shoot down the enemy from the distance.” I listened attentively. He told me how he to hunt with his family. He had his own way of animals by not killing more than be needed. When the came knocking on his door, he felt and joined up. All those years of developing his hunting skills could now serve a larger —to defend us from the bad guys. He set out to at the front .
“ I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone.” he continued. “One day they asked me to 52 a lady from the distance. I saw the kids ne her and my hands were on the trigger（扳机）. But I couldn’t it. She wasn’t doing anything to an and she was the kids.
The story went on as he described being put into prison for 180 days for to follow orders. “ I have no ,” he said. “ I may be homeless now, I never killed that lady.” He continued, “ I can being homeless, but I wouldn’t be able to stand killing innocent people.”
I met a hero. It just never to me that a hero could be a smelly old sniper.
A．note B．coin C．dollar D．wallet
A．blamed B．reminded C．corrected D．added
A．argument B．action C．consideration D．thought
A．whispered B．nodded C．sighed D．waited
A．demanded B．supposed C．reminded D．determined
A．desired B．wished C．failed D．used
A．tracking B．raising C．training D．respecting
A．army B．minister C．commander D．company
A．annoyed B．proud C．astonished D．confused
A．group B．business C．purpose D．result
A．serve B．hunt C．aim D．survive
A．murder B．fight C．shoot D．arrest
A．remain B．fire C．make D．decide
A．besides B．along C．inside D．among
A．gradually B．eventually C．deliberately D．desperately
A．managing B．failing C．hesitating D．forgetting
A．ideas B．attempts C．regrets D．feelings
A．however B．otherwise C．but D．unless
A．work out B．meet with C．live with D．get through
A．happened B．seemed C．struck D．occurred
（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was always at the top in every with high marks.
But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt he was useless and no one loved him.
His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever found him !
A．After B．Before C．When D．While
A．hardest B．naughtiest C．brightest D．dullest
A．exam B．activity C．game D．class
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．reaching
A．rising B．increasing C．losing D．dropping
A．group B．term C．company D．party
A．caring B．turning C．worrying D．speaking
A．cute B．true C．possible D．wrong
A．talk with B．listen to C．tell to D．care about
A．family B．friends C．study D．grades
A．hardworking B．important C．famous D．familiar
A．happy B．excellent C．interested D．satisfied
A．answered B．advised C．hated D．hugged
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．sad B．angry C．grateful D．hopeful
(共20小题，每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
Dear Seth,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you , I hope you will find something in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and in your journey through life, but don’t let that you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You’ll many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to .
You will meet many people who will try to do than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a . If you always try your best to others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life and you will make it a journey of , of learning, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
A．grow up B．show up C．cheer up D．calm down
A．familiar B．valuable C．normal D．interesting
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．end up with B．get on well with C．laugh at D．look after
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．encourage C．prevent D．choose
A．forgive B．struggle C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．try C．miss D．meet
A．success B．life C．action D．sorrow
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．drama C．journey D．dream
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．cruelty B．danger C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．destroying C．recreating D．replacing
Ten years ago, my 14-year-old son, Jack, became very ill with heart disease. For several months Jack lived on life support and we were forced to watch him . I prayed for a heart to become available, but it made me so because I knew for that to happen, someone else’s child would have to die. How could anyone pray for that? I still remember so clearly the morning we got the call that there was a . As we stood in Jack’s hospital room watching them prepare him for operation, we the feeling of bittersweet. His dad and I realized that at the moment we were standing there with so much and so much love, while another family somewhere was saying to their child and was in great pain. We knelt down together and , and we prayed for them and we thanked them for giving such a gift.
Ten days later, Jack was to come home. He had received a second of life. Over the next two , he got to go to high school, learn to drive and have his first girlfriend. He put his brand new heart to good , volunteering at the homeless shelter and the elderly.
Jack’s new heart him when he was 16. We were heartbreaking, we still saw it as a miracle (奇迹). We received two years with him we would never have had without the organ donation. When he died, his eyes to someone who wanted to see, someone who, perhaps, had seen the faces of the family they loved so dearly. I believe that one day I will look into the of someone else’s son or daughter, and I will see those sky blue eyes looking back at me — the evidence of selfless .
A．breathing B．dying C．smiling D．playing
A．upset B．excited C．lonely D．surprised
A．gift B．room C．heart D．child
A．compared B．imagined C．described D．experienced
A．power B．sadness C．hope D．pain
A．goodbye B．thanks C．sorry D．hello
A．talked B．cried C．argued D．complained
A．creative B．practical C．expensive D．selfless
A．free B．able C．proud D．ashamed
A．chance B．way C．right D．pleasure
A．weeks B．months C．years D．decades
A．place B．effect C．promise D．use
A．saving B．protecting C．teaching D．helping
A．left B．failed C．escaped D．cheated
A．and B．so C．but D．for
A．precious B．hard C．full D．necessary
A．returned B．went C．led D．moved
A．even B．already C．never D．yet
A．face B．dream C．body D．life
A．support B．rescue C．trust D．giving
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader like them.
Years _ _ by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections, I would win. But the reality was that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t beautiful. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would for elections again in my final year at school — and I would make every effort to the election.
I recognized that my rivals had a lot of things in their favor. What were the points that would work in _ _ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me _ _ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the and love of my school-mates and they me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
A．praised B．remembered C．admired D．believed
A．flied B．flowed C．flew D．passed
A．pretending B．planning C．hoping D．judging
A．took B．provided C．meant D．offered
A．concerned B．angry C．surprised D．upset
A．enter B．speak C．pay D．wait
A．win B．beat C．defeat D．earn
A．their B．your C．my D．our
A．problem B．worry C．strength D．dream
A．in B．back C．out D．up
A．discussed B．began C．announced D．challenged
A．reconsider B．accompany C．support D．represent
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．speech B．capsule C．meeting D．promise
A．nodded B．gathered C．cried D．cheered
A．also B．still C．almost D．only
A．accomplished B．absorbed C．devoted D．developed
A．announcement B．admission C．recognition D．arrangement
A．thought B．spoke C．considered D．said
A．enlarge B．brighten C．wish D．experience
Before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. He targeted a company which planned to only one person. However, there were over 20 candidates, _ __ was my son. I him, “It’s difficult to get into the company. Don’t too much for fear that you would feel disappointed when you fail.” My son said smilingly, “ I try, there will be hope！”
Of the 20 candidates, only three could the final round, which would later decide the one to be employed. Everything seemed to quite well and my son the first round and entered the final. Unexpectedly, the final interview was unbelievably , and all of them were asked to go home and wait for the of the interview.
A．employ B．support C．manage D．interview
A．among them B．with them C．among whom D．with whom
A．interrupted B．promised C．reminded D．followed
A．spend B．expect C．waste D．wish
A．As if B．as soon as C．Even if D．As long as
A．enter B．survive C．change D．judge
A．move B．go C．fit D．stay
A．passed B．earned C．left D．started
A．challenging B．simple C．perfect D．secret
A．course B．plan C．answer D．result