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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a ________ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always ________ . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was ________ . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t ________ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big ________ for the kids was the fun of Christmas ________ .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ________ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for ________ to share by all five of us.
The big ________ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and ________ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ________ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ________ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ________. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ________ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ________ to be angry again. This is what she told me:
“I was looking ________ thinking of what to buy, and I ________ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ________ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and ________ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ________ as I did that day.
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In every country there are times to celebrate, weddings, birthdays, religious festivals. Although the U.S.A is a multi-cultural society, where different groups celebrate their own traditional 21 , Christmas is the most popular holiday in the U.S.A. Some of the 22 of Christmas time are old and others are newer.
Already in the late 18th and the 19th centuries, people felt sentimental (眷恋的) about Christmases of the past. The American 23 , Washington Irving, wrote in 1819 about the old-fashioned Christmas he experienced in England. He was taken in a stagecoach (驿站马车) full of happy people, food and presents, to an old house in the 24 . There, he found a crowd of happy farmers, lots of food and drinks, snow, games and ghosts.
The first Christmas card, which was printed in England, showed people eating and drinking 25 . It was sent in 1846, but Christmas cards did not become really 26 until the 1860s, when color printing became possible.
By this time, stagecoaches had 27 running, replaced by the railroad. More and more families 28 the country and were living in towns and cities, but the dream of the 29 Christmas remained. The loaded stagecoach driving along the country road through the snow still 30 on many Christmas cards today.
A．left B．preferred C．admired D．reached
A．amazing B．new C．merry D．old-fashioned
A．turns B．appears C．puts D．gets
“We’ve been good friends for so many years. And I don’t think you meant to do that ...” I said to myself， looking at Jack， my friend who was running across the 36 field.
How I wish I could join them！ But it was impossible because of the pain in my left foot， caused by Jack.
I first met Jack in a football match in the elementary school. When my team looked as if we were 37 ， Jack， who was watching， volunteered to join us. He was so confident and skilled that we won. From then on， Jack and I often played together and became best friends.
But something happened before an important football match between Class Six and my class. My class had so many good players that we had to 38 the best ones. Jack and I were in the same team. The match was close in the first half. I saw my chance and was ready to score a goal. Suddenly， Jack 39 me. He slid to stop the ball， but collided with my left foot. I knew I had lost the chance to score and was 40 the field. But what really hurt me was that Jack didn’t say sorry. And when some of my teammates said he did it on purpose to 41 me from scoring， I felt even 42 .
Now I stand here， with tears in my eyes. I don’t want to 43 those words but I don’t know how to persuade myself they are 44 . Then everything changes when Jack scores and wins！ How excited I am！
While I am still 45 in excitement， someone pats my shoulder. It is Jack， with a smile on his face. “I’m sorry that you can not join in because of my 46 . But you see， Jason， we beat them！ No matter whether you joined in or not， you’ve made a contribution. Come on， let’s celebrate！” Suddenly， I am 47 by the players. The sunshine is so bright that I close my eyes. Riding high above my teammates， I feel so happy. And I know the friendship between Jack and me will last forever.
A．basketball B．volleyball C．badminton D．football
A．lost B．winning C．leading D．beaten
A．replace B．award C．decide on D．call in
A．ran into B．ran to C．ran across D．ran away
A．sent away B．carried off C．stuck to D．hold on
A．break B．interrupt C．make D．keep
A．amused B．comfortable C．depressed D．scared
A．believe B．say C．deny D．hear
A．right B．false C．true D．bad
A．lost B．fallen C．caught D．drawn
A．score B．pride C．reason D．carelessness
A．raised up B．pulled away C．picked up D．pushed off
About once a month I have to go to Bedford for my work. One day I went into a 21 there to have something to 22 . The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.
About an hour later I was 23 to go. The waiter 24 me my coat. Something fell out of the pocket onto the floor. It was a small white box. I took a 25 look at the 26 . “Oh, you’ve brought 27 coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine, 28 it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either.”
“Oh, then I 29 someone has taken your coat and left his,” said the waiter. “This kind of thing 30 sometimes.”
I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold 31 in it. The waiter and I 32 to go to the police station.
“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked at the station.
“Yes,” said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring, he lost it in London.”
He 33 the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.
“Yes, this is my ring,” he said. “How can I 34 you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 35 I lost it on the train!”
After I told him the 36 of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train. I haven’t been in the hotel, so how did my ring 37 in the coat?”
“Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman.
“Yes,” said the young man. “But I don’t remember his face.”
“You may remember this 38 ,” said the policeman. “Was it like this one?”
“Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend here isn’t the thief.”
The policeman laughed. “No,” he said. “The thief on the train stole your ring, and 39 our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didn’t take the 40 coat away with him.”
A．hotel B．restaurant C．company D．shop
A．do B．buy C．eat D．make
A．asked B．glad C．invited D．ready
A．showed B．returned C．brought D．dressed
A．special B．close C．usual D．near
A．waiter B．box C．coat D．pocket
A．no one else’s B．another’s C．other’s D．someone else’s
A．but B．and C．instead D．for
A．know B．wonder C．suppose D．find
A．appears B．happens C．meets D．changes
A．ring B．coin C．pen D．sign
A．realized B．thought C．wanted D．decided
A．searched B．remembered C．telephoned D．asked
A．return B．thank C．pay D．help
A．then B．so C．yet D．however
A．thing B．price C．story D．problem
A．come B．put C．set D．get
A．person B．ring C．box D．coat
A．after B．before C．like D．as
A．right B．good C．same D．other
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 21 it over．There，in faded ink，was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 22 ．Immediately my mind traveled 23 many years．
I was nine years old，walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my 24 that day，I came to that Company finally，whose owner，Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 25 they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the 26 like a wet dog，I entered Mr. Rader’s office．After a quick glance he 27 me over to the fire-place．Noticing the 28in the top of my 29 ，he said，“Come with me!” pulling me into his pickup 30 ．We pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman 31 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 32 seen．I 33 about 10 feet tall when I got up 34 them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too，” Mr. Rader said．
Back in his office，Mr. Rader took out a 35 ，wrote something on it，and handed it to me．With 36 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately (深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to 37 I love you”．
I said good-bye，and for the first time I 38 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 39 ．With people like Mr. Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love, and that would always make a 40 ．
A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
A．address B．list C．message D．information
A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted
A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
A．for B．with C．on D．in
A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious D．puzzled
A．admit B．know C．consider D．express
A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 21 just inside the entrance 22 .It said: “Remember, 23 ,one of our customers gets 24 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 25, like many of her 26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 27 hoping. The 28 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 29 buying so many things but failed. She 30 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 31 doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 32 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 33 than she found that she had forgotten to 34 tea. She dashed back to the 35 , got some tea and went towards the 36 .As she did so, she saw the 37 came. 38 his hand he said, “I want to 39 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 40 !”
A．notice B．report C．board D．newspaper
A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed
A．every day B．every month C．twice a week D．once a week
A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected
A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went
A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers
A．got rid of B．got along with C．gave up D．gave out
A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard
A．against B．for C．with D．about
A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom
A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket
A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully
A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house
A．buy B．find C．take D．have
A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket
A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves
A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman
A．Putting out B．Holding out C．Shaking D．Waving
A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank
A．is yours B．means nothing C．belongs to you D．costs nothing