For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been since 2008. But this is not a story about the outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as as possible.
Ryan and Tracy in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been to the hospital.
, he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not after Tracy received that medical treatment.
Tracy’s breathing became labored and was to speak. The medical examination she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and doctors did all they could, her got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.
“Those four months are the most time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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。
The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been 37 to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could 39 afford to eat out. At first I 40the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.
I began to feel a strong 41to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42 it. So I followed my intention and 43 the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had 44 their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill 45 $ 75.
When he asked 46 I was paying their bill, I felt a little 47 as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill. 49 I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n) 50 .” When the couple want to settle their account a 51 reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “ 5
2 like th
is has ever happened to us before. We’ve never 53 anything or been given anything. Things 54 this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the 55 at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.
36. A. age B. bill C. appearance D. manner
37. A. polite B. sensitive C. nervous D. important
38. A. order B. hope C. impression D. promise
39. A. hardly B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
40. A. wrote B. felt C. followed D. ignored
41. A. regret B. desire C. success D. danger
42. A. change B. face C. afford D. prevent
43. A. reminded B. advised C. approached D. helped
44. A. refused B.
prepared C. paid D. finished
45. A. came to B. depended on C. gave up D. turned against
46. A. why B. when C. how D. where
47. A. shy B. proud C. excited D. Foolish
48. A. pretend B. continue C. expect D. struggle
49. A. But B. So C. Or D. Because
50. A. problem B. chance C. gift D. adventure
51. A. frightened B. surprised C. disappointed D. bored
52. A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
53. A. experienced B. trusted C. won D. saved
54. A. besides B. for C. despite D. like
55. A. incident B. service C. joke D. food
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。
Night after night，she came to wrap me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way，then 21 my forehead．
I don’t remember when it first started 22me—her hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin．Finally，one night，I 24 her，“Don’t do that anymore your hands are rough!”She didn’t say 25in reply．But 26again did my mother close Out my day with that familiar 27 of her love．
Time after time，with the passing years，my 28 returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands； 29 her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very 30 ，sometimes far away．But always it hid，in the back of my mind．
Well，the years have passed，and I’m not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid seventies，and those 31I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor， 32 a medicine box to calm a young girl’s stomach．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world．．．gets 33 Out of blue jeans that I never could wash Out．．．
Now，my own children are grown and gone． 34，in my memory，for the thousandth time，I 35the night when my young voice complained，“Don’t do that anymore—your hands are rough!”Catching Morn’s hand in hand，I blurted out(冲口而出) how 36 I was for that night．I thought she’d remember，37I did．But Morn didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 38 long ago．
That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my 39mother and her caring hands. And the 40that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
21．A．kiss B．put C．touch D．feel
22．A．comforting B．encouraging C．annoying D．educating
23．A．through B．against C．about D．in
24．A．glared at B．stared at C．laughed at D．shouted at
25．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
26．A．ever B．seldom C．often D．never
27．A．expression B．feeling C．way D．meaning
28．A．idea B．anger C．thoughts D．words
29．A．remembered B．missed C．escaped D．faced
30．A．distant B．tight C．serious D．close
31．A．hands B．words C．actions D．behaviors
32．A．getting into B．looking into C．breaking into D．reaching into
33．A．colors B．spots C．mud D．pictures
34．A．Moreover B．Therefore C．However D．Thus
35．A．recalled B．thought C．stuck D．forgot
36．A．happy B．interested C．upset D．sorry
37．A．when B．as C．so D．that
38．A．left B．understood C．forgiven D．followed
39．A．gentle B．strict C．forgetful D．lovely
40．A．happiness B．sense C．sorrow D．guilt
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37 .
I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to 41 the ice and make the first 42 . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 49 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times 53 , I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
36. A. works out B. breaks out C. comes out D. turns out
37. A. wiser B. busier C. weaker D. older
38. A. remember B. enjoy C. mind D. regret
39. A. Truthfully B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Obviously
40. A. only B. last C. once D. first
41. A. melt B. break C. strike D. build
42. A. complaint B. promise C. move D. impression
43. A. strength B. ideas C. words D. attention
44. A. sigh B. silence C. voice D. cry
45. A. refused B. shouted C. replied D. explained
46. A. touched B. frightened C. shocked D. annoyed
47. A. excitedly B. nervously C. willingly D. sadly
48. A. continued B. checked C. concluded D. interrupted
49. A. accepted B. expected C. learned D. heard
50. A. quiet B. difficult C. special D. different
51. A. level B. idea C. world D. end
52. A. managed B. escaped C. avoided D. faced
53. A. then B. ago C. before D. since
54. A. realized B. found C. doubted D. wondered
55. A. challenged B. experienced C. survived D. received
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,掌握其大意,然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 21 to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year, 22 doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 23 have your pick from my bicycle 24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 25choose.
As Christmas 26 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 27 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked. “Sorry, Em , I’m out of 28.”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 29 hard. Then one day, she made a 30 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very31 .
32 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 33of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 34 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 35 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 36 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 37 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 38 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 39 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 40 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21. A. promised B. amazed C. determined D. organized
22. A.as well as B. in addition C. because of D. except for
23. A. need B. should C. must D. can
24. A. Collection B. contribution C. shop D. club
25. A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
26. A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
27. A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
28. A.charge B. change C. control D. order
29. A.study B.try C. listen D. work
30. A.disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
31. A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
32. A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
33. A. one B. some C. two D. any
34. A. While B. When C. Because D. Though
35. A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
36. A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
37. A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
38. A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
39. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
40. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. Rewarding
第四节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将给选项涂黑。
One of my father' s favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn’t say I didn’t like 26 , whatever it might be, 27 I tried it. Over the years I' ve come to 28 how much of my success I owe to my 29 of those words as one of my values. My 30 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 31 what I wanted to do as a career (职业) . 32 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 33that much. I couldn’t have been more 34 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会)to 35through the company into different 36 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 37 , "Well, I' 11 try it; if I don' t like it I can always go back to my 38position. " But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I' ve 39 every career change I' ve made. I' ve discovered I 40 a large number of different talents (才能) and Skills that I never would have thought were within me had it .not been for my being 41 trying new opportunities. I' ve also discovered that if I 42 what I' m doing and work hard at achieving my 43 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so 44 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 45 has come and I am determined to make it a success .
26. A. everything B. somethingC. everybody D. somebody
27. A. until after B. ever since C. so that D. long before
28. A. considerB. argue C. include D. realize
29. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion
30. A. hardB. bestC. extra D. first
31. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced
32. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually
33. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered
34. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared
35. A. look up B. take up C. move up D. put up
36. A. sit
uations B. choices C. directions D. positions
37. A. thought B. reply C. action D. advice
38, A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher
39. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed
40. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather
41. A. lucky for B. slow at C. open to D. afraid of
42. A. think of B. give awayC. believe in D. turn into
43. A. business B. goalC. fortune D. growth
44. A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful
45. A. dream B. time . C. power D. Honor