阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a high chair and noticed everyone was eating and talking. Suddenly, Eric screamed with and said, "Hi there." His fat baby hands hit the high chair tray, and his eyes were wide with excitement.
I looked around and saw the of his enjoyment. It was an old man with a worn and oily coat. And his hair was uncombed and unwashed. I was sure he . His hand waved．"Hi there, baby; I see ya," the man said to Eric．
My husband and I looks. Eric continued to laugh and answer, "Hi, there." Everyone in the restaurant noticed this. My husband and I were .
We finally the meal and for the door. My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man sat me and the door． "Lord, just let me out of here he speaks to me or Eric," I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby's " " position. Before I could stop him, he had himself to the man's arms. Eric, in an act of total and love, laid his tiny head upon the man's torn shoulder．
His hands full of dirt, pain and hard labor gently, so gently, cradled (抱着) my baby's________and patted his back. I stood amazed. After a while, he pushed Eric from his chest ________ as though he were in pain, saying "God bless you, ma'am. You've given me the best Christmas gift."
I had just witnessed a genuine love shown through the innocence of a tiny child who saw no sin(罪恶), who made no .The ragged old man, , had reminded me that a genuine love is one which the essence (本质) of love is realized.
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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 13 .
I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 16 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she 17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 19 losing him.”
I couldn’t react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 23 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and just considered her 27.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 28 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . Understanding people is an art.
A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
A．make B．think C．stand D．find
A．topic B．conversation C．discussion D．message
A．devotedly B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
A．therefore B．thus C．otherwise D．however
A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
A．informed B．reminded C．announced D．responded
A．lowered B．closed C．widened D．opened
A．mind B．regret C．bear D．miss
A．angry B．shocked C．curious D．interested
A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．over B．round C．through D．without
A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
A．confused B．selfish C．worried D．sad
A．long B．soon C．well D．far
A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary D．unimportant
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．might B．must C．need D．should
A．stay B．remain C．keep D．put
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项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。
Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. The test was the final for the class. It was a rather 36 test. I didn’t know how 37 I had done but I knew there were things on 38 that I didn’t know.
I remember 39 waiting for the result. When Mr. Bales 40 my paper on my desk, I was 41 . There in big 42 numbers, circled to draw attention, was my grade — 41! I 43 my paper so that others couldn’t see it. A 41 was not 44 that you wanted your classmates to see. Finally, Mr. Bales stood behind the desk and 45 the class. “The grades were not very good; 46 of you passed,” he announced. “ The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”
A 41. That was me. Suddenly my dismal (阴沉的) face didn’t look quite so bad. I had the highest grade. I felt a lot 47 . As soon as I got home, my mother asked me, “How did you do on your test?” “I made a 41,” I said. My mother’s 48 changed suddenly. “You failed.” “But I had the highest grade in the class!” I replied. “ I don’t 49 what everyone else had. You failed. It doesn’t matter if everyone else failed too; what matters is what you do,” my mother 50 answered.
For years, I thought that was a harsh (严厉的) judgment. My mother was always that 51 . It didn’t matter what the other kids did; it only mattered what I did and 52 I did it excellently.
We often don’t understand the wisdom of good parents until we ourselves stand 53 the parenting shoes. My mother’s philosophy（人生态度）has 54 me throughout life. The path of the crowd is wide but the path to pass the tests of life is 55 and there are very few people on it.
A．easy B．difficult C．exciting D．disappointed
A．much B．good C．well D．long
A．this B．them C．it D．one
A．happily B．anxiously C．excitedly D．calmly
A．fell B．handed C．dropped D．lay
A．excited B．worried C．delighted D．shocked
A．red B．black C．blue D．green
A．collected B．gathered C．hid D．kept
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．talked B．declared C．spoke D．addressed
A．some B．each C．none D．most
A．worse B．better C．best D．good
A．judgment B．appearance C．eyes D．expression
A．understand B．care C．mind D．want
A．rudely B．politely C．firmly D．impatiently
A．method B．manner C．behavior D．way
A．this B．that C．which D．what
A．on B．at C．in D．of
A．taken B．told C．understood D．supported
A．wide B．deep C．narrow D．straight
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从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。
I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a (n) 36 sight.
We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the 37 up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the 38 of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39 to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view 40 . As soon as both of us 41 , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to 42 . I stopped for a minute 你 who have stood on it before.”I began to 46 that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down — 47 not for a few minutes.
I walked on the 48 and looked around and thought about how 49 the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 50 , and it was certainly an illusion.
I considered how many things in our lives we 51 and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we 52 ourselves from doing because we have 53 ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54 . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without 55 has a much stronger pull.
A．expressive B．impressive C．frightening D．beneficial
A．bus B．ladder C．car D．elevator
A．outside B．top C．center D．surface
A．connected B．surrounded C．referred D．combined
A．around B．up C．down D．out
A．understood B．approached C．talked D．returned
A．wave B．move C．tremble D．wander
A．look over B．think over C．look up D．think up
A．tighter B．taller C．weaker D．stronger
A．happily B．simply C．greatly D．relatively
A．take B．choose C．decide D．pick
A．at most B．at least C．at last D．at best
A．fence B．floor C．edge D．tower
A．grateful B．useful C．wonderful D．helpful
A．death B．warn C．trouble D．danger
A．handle B．ignore C．fear D．hide
A．block B．protect C．help D．separate
A．forced B．advised C．entered D．led
A．amazing B．worrying C．exciting D．interesting
A．cost B．doubt C．regret D．waste
I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.
There was a 32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 33 place in the world. One 34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 36 any longer that afternoon. So I 37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really 38 .
The hockey game had attracted 39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 46 . The next thing I knew was people were 47 around me, covering me with coats.
When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 48 my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”
For a long time I thought I would 50 a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.
A．attention B．behavior C．explanation D．reason
A．river B．pond C．lake D．dam
A．skating B．fishing C．swimming D．skiing
A．afternoon B．morning C．evening D．night
A．after B．until C．as D．if
A．go B．run C．sit D．wait
A．found B．threw C．took D．hid
A．lonely B．single C．alone D．afraid
A．noisy B．happy C．small D．young
A．changed B．disappeared C．increased D．stopped
A．filled B．controlled C．covered D．loaded
A．hit B．dragged C．set D．tapped
A．day B．hour C．minute D．second
A．head B．hand C．arm D．leg
A．left B．succeeded C．tried D．survived
A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．exhausted
A．lying B．standing C．laughing D．crawling
A．raising B．shaking C．holding D．washing
A．place B．mind C．defense D．rescue
A．take up B．make up with C．bring up D．come up with
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, “What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off ____11____ hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice ____12____,” said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up ____13____ smile.
George, the little boy, told his mother about that ____14____ girl when he got back home, “She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some ____15____?” said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie ____16___ at the window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said, “Can I come in?” Jennie told him _____17____ to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle “Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?” said Jennie ____18____. “How kind you are,” she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. I’ve ____19___ received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?” asked George, ___20____ the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,” said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She ____21____ walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick ___22____ so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents ____23____. They decided to help her. More and more people in the ____24___ gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother ____25____ a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on face.
A．her B．his C．your D．my
A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
A．and B．but C．as D．or
A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
A．how B．who C．when D．why
A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．looking for B．looking around C．looking like D．looking after
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened