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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。
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An__________had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great ____________ to him, so I agreed.
During the ninemile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not___________it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me___________I was a goldmedal power lifter, and I knew about____________obstacles and struggling to achieve my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he ___________ or ask, “Why__________？” He spoke about winning and succeeding and achieving his dreams.____________， he knew what he was talking about. He didn't mention that his classmates had___________him because he was different. He just talked about his___________for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me.
When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and___________out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his___________. I told him he was more of a ___________ and knew more about success and conquering difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it__________and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You____________ that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a ________ from Matthew's parents telling me that Matthew had___________away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick，
My mum said I should send you a thankyou letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don't have a__________time to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that.__________， I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my____________and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend，
Matthew
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon 36 became the topic．Suddenly I 37 upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go 38in winter，but why couldn’t we ? 39 , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea 40 .
Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands 41
for a bus to take us to the 42 ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same． 43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .
We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were 45 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather． 46 we changed our clothes quickly．
But things were not going so 47 ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and 48 all over．At last we made up our minds to 49 into the water．We put our feet in first, __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．
Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps . I gave the 51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We 53 0ur clothes as quickly as possible．
On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable 54 ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．
A．films B．music C．sports D．plays
A．caught B．fell C．came D．hit
A．swimming B．skating C．skiing D．camping
A．Specially B．Besides C．Really D．Clearly
A．indeed B．surely C．certainly D．truly
A．1ooking B．searching C．waiting D．asking
A．river B．lake C．pool D．sands
A．Even B．Yet C．If D．And
A．ahead B．forward C．away D．back
A．excited B．happy C．proud D．lonely
A．So B．However C．Still D．Or
A．wrong B．right C．bad D．smooth
A．walked B．changed C．trembled D．hid
A．go B．drop C．fun D．rush
A．just B．then C．only D．but
A．message B．order C．mark D．information
A．slowly B．nervously C．happily D．immediately
A．had on B．put on C．wore D．dressed
A．1ife B．experiment C．chance D．experience
A．attend B．reach C．enter D．go
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后人36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 1 ．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 2 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 3 other old folks like her．By talking with them，she 4 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 5 ． But old people also had some 6 ．She found a new purpose for herself then．
Through the years，she usedto write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 7 ： Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“ Sixty Plus”，which was about 8 old．She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 9 ．
Anna Douglas uses her 10 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands whyproblems begin．For example，one of her readerssaid that his grandchildren 11 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas 12 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．
“It's important to know somethingabout your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening，and 13 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them，”she continues．“Never try to 14 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 15 your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．Commonly，they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”
A．free B．rich C．powerful D．busy
A．service B．money C．students D．books
A．observed B．met C．comforted D．answered
A．recognized B．followed C．enjoyed D．demanded
A．studied B．agreed C．gave D．used
A．mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters
A．subject B．life C．way D．plan
A．getting B．respecting C．employing D．supporting
A．unknown B．refused C．misunderstood D．discouraged
A．thinking B．working C．writing D．leading
A．got B．entered C．left D．passed
A．invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
A．listening B．speaking C．pleasing D．advising
A．praise B．scold C．trouble D．encourage
A．speak out B．give up C．get back D．stick to
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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
There are a few memories from our childhood that will stay with us forever. A few that seemed so 36 at the time may cause us to smile years later.
One such memory is a phone call I 37 when I was about three or four years old. My mother had entered a contest on a local 38 show. Entrants（参加者）were to tell an interesting story about their 39 . Winners would receive a phone call from Mrs. Santa Claus（女圣诞老人）! Mrs. Claus would award（奖励） the lucky child free 40 of a local store.
Well, the call came. My mother talked to Mrs. Claus and then 41 the phone to me. I didn’t 42 the fact that many people were listening to our conversation. However, the fact that this lady had a 43 connection to Santa, that was important.
I didn’t know it yet, but my mother had 44 the attention of the contest judges by telling about the time I had 45a wall with crayons（蜡笔）. Even I knew that this was not the kind of 46 that Santa would approve.
Suddenly, in a very pleasant tone（语气）of 47 , Mrs. Santa Claus asked me about my art work. I 48 that this lady was the real Mrs. Claus, not a radio station actress standing in for her.
I 49 down the phone and ran crying from the room. My crime（罪行）had not 50 unpunished. Santa would 51 know that I’d been bad!
It turned out that I did get a 52 present from the radio station and its sponsor（赞助商）. And I guess Santa didn’t find out about the wall. Maybe he did and was in a 53 mood. In any case, my Christmas presents did not 54a piece of coal（煤）.
I wonder what Santa has in 55 for this year. Hopefully my wife hasn’t written Mrs. Claus any letters.
A．nice B．important C．impossible D．terrible
A．received B．made C．gave D．showed
A．TV B．literature C．radio D．gift
A．parents B．child C．husbands D．teacher
A．gifts B．money C．books D．pens
A．offered B．brought C．showed D．handed
A．doubt B．guess C．know D．believe
A．false B．direct C．weak D．wrong
A．put B．paid C．caught D．taken
A．decorated B．made C．draw D．painted
A．idea B．action C．behaviour D．plan
A．sound B．noise C．laugh D．voice
A．wondered B．believed C．reported D．supposed
A．put B．took C．knocked D．threw
A．met B．gone C．changed D．got
A．surely B．possibly C．impossibly D．happily
A．nice B．bad C．terrible D．cheap
A．satisfying B．surprising C．forgiving D．frightening
A．invent B．leave C．include D．exist
A．thought B．mind C．fact D．public
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter. I decided to 16 the rain to get my car. which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends 17 that I shouldn't go, 18 I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I'd be very 19 . One of them wanted to come with me but I 20 that she should stay with another friend who needed 21 with her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my 22 to the car. At the traffic junction (交叉路口), a car 23 and the passenger got off with an umbrella. 24 I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd accompany me to my 25 . I was very embarrassed and 26 , but he was very persistent (坚持的).
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk 27 , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park. I thanked him and we 28 . I did not get his name and may not even 29 him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know.
So how did I pay it 30 ? I was at home when I 31 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction site near my home, which was a long walk. I went out and 32 them an umbrella. The two men were wet through. They were 33 by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it. They were very 34 and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was 35 such kindness.
A．carry B．keep C．brave D．collect
A．guessed B．argued C．complained D．promised
A．because B．though C．unless D．if
A．cheerful B．hopeful C．careful D．regretful
A．learned B．insisted C．begged D．worried
A．help B．advice C．food D．shelter
A．call B．change C．way D．choice
A．disappeared B．left C．started D．stopped
A．Before B．Since C．When D．For
A．home B．station C．hotel D．destination
A．agreed B．declined C．smiled D．cried
A．slowly B．quickly C．heavily D．gracefully
A．waited B．ran C．parted D．rested
A．like B．spot C．thank D．recognize
A．up B．off C．forward D．out
A．noticed B．imagined C．invited D．heard
A．made B．passed C．bought D．sold
A．disturbed B．impressed C．encouraged D．surprised
A．scared B．grateful C．sad D．anxious
A．appreciating B．repaying C．accepting D．offering
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，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like 21 .I said yes because I needed to22 for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I did the washing-up in the student canteen 23 school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U.S. Forest Service 
during summers. But selling books was one of the most 24 .
One day a woman asked me for 25 on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in26 and found other books we could27 .She left the store 28 , and I’ve always remembered the29 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a30 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant（移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike（蹼状的）, to the rest of his hand. His family could not31 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in32 , hiding his hand in his pocket. I 33 my boss to let me do the 34 .After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 35 to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his 36 hand and say,“ Thank you.”I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 37 , not the store. Today it’s 38 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 39 ,not the boss, through my “Today”show, helping them make 40 of the world.
A．a book B．the place C．a job D．the boss
A．gain experience B．start saving C．get a degree D．get grades
A．during B．after C．around D．behind
A．boring B．tiring C．satisfying D．important
A．advice B．medicine C．help D．books
A．stock(库存品) B．mind C．shelves D．counter
A．borrow B．publish C．introduce D．order
A．much happier B．less anxious C．less disappointed D．more confident
A．pride B．interest C．anxiety D．difficulty
A．doctor B．bookseller C．TV reporter D．writer
A．afford B．do C．support D．pay
A．danger B．trouble C．shame D．need
A．suggested B．required C．expected D．persuaded
A．story B．operation C．thing D．favor
A．promising B．offering C．providing D．refusing
A．broken B．damaged C．repaired D．injured
A．boss B．customers C．future D．college
A．different B．true C．the same D．new
A．children B．viewers C．patients D．strangers
A．use B．fun C．change D．sense