A Meaningful Gift
Emily was an eighth grader．To pass her Civics course（公民课程），she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week．
One Monday，Emily went to the nursing home after school．When she arrived，she was told she would（31） an hour every weekday with an elderly lady，Mrs．Blair．She was then led into a room，where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa．
Emily（32） awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady．She cleared her throat and said，"Good afternoon I'm Emily．"
"Good afternoon，Emily．Take a seat，please．"Mrs．Blair replied．
Then，（33） filled the space between them．Emily wondered what to say．
"Tell me about yourself，Emily，"Mrs．Blair said suddenly．
"Well，"Emily started，"I don't have any grandparents，so I can't relate to elderly people much．I love the performing arts．I'm here mainly because I have to（34） here to get a good grade for my Civics class．"
Mrs．Blair didn't seem to（35） ．"Many people，especially teens，don't seem to care about old people like me．Now you are here，and I'm going to change that about you．Ask me anything．"
Emily thought for a moment，and finally decided，"What was your job？"
"I was a Broadway star in the 1950s．"Mrs．Blair answered．
"Cool!Can you tell me about it？"Emily asked，amazed．
Mrs．Blair smiled．"Back then，only the lead actress had the honor to wear a
（36） bracelet．I was the lead in almost all of the plays，so I always wore the bracelet．Till this day，I still have it．"
Emily smiled along with Mts．Blair and listened to the other stories，attentively．She had become so
interested in Mrs．Blair's（37） that she decided to come earlier the next day．
Tuesday，Wednesday，and Thursday passed by quickly．Then came Friday．As she was leaving，Emily was really（38） to say goodbye．
"Don't be sad．You can still visit me，"Mrs．Blair comforted her．She then handed a small box to Emily，"It's my gift to you．"
Emily（39） opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside．"It's the bracelet that you wore．Thank you!"Emily said，with tears in her eyes．"I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free．"
On the way home，Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts．She touched the bracelet and
made a （40） that she would keep her word to Mrs．Blair．
31．A．waste |
B．spend |
C．plan |
D．exercise |
32．A．asked |
B．sat |
C．stood |
D．danced |
33．A．warmth |
B．sadness |
C．happiness |
D．silence |
34．A．study |
B．live |
C．volunteer |
D．play |
35．A．mind |
B．fear |
C．insist |
D．regret |
36．A．strange |
B．special |
C．common |
D．private |
37．A．dreams |
B．hobbies |
C．stories |
D．jokes |
38．A．upset |
B．confused |
C．surprised |
D．nervous |
39．A．proudly |
B．secretly |
C．worriedly |
D．carefully |
40．A．promise |
B．change |
C．judgment |
D．choice． |
完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Jim Smith was a poor boy.One day he was very cold and ____.He came to a house and asked a young ____ only for a glass of water.But the lady was so ____ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked, “____ should I pay you？”
“You don't need to pay.” She replied.Jim ____ her from the bottom of his heart.
Years later, Jim became a ___.One day, a woman was sent to his hospital.She was seriously ill.He recognized her at once and decided to __ to save her life.
The operation was successful, but the cost was high.After looking at the woman's bill, Jim wrote___ on it.When the woman received the bill, she didn't dare to look at it.___， something on the side of the bill caught her attention.She began to __ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D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。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists .The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had ，too. But these were rugged（崎岖的）and bare（光秃的）．Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful .But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush（灌木） in the crack（裂缝）in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest（鸟窝）.She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures ,he chose the second picture explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your .That is the real meaning of peace."
A．argued B．invited C．tried D．invented
A．between B．except C．within D．through
A．calm B．round C．small D．deep
A．announced B．thought C．doubted D．promised
A．lakes B．clouds C．mirrors D．mountains
A．at all B．at last C．at once D．at present
A．lying B．growing C．dying D．moving
A．actively B．carefully C．angrily D．widely
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．voice B．world C．heart D．view
完形填空（共15小题,每题1分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the had stopped after the quake. On my way home I an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our .” He was opening his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to help others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to my car with gas. There is a lack（缺乏）gas (汽油)now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very lines. I got worried, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my , the man smiled and said, “ this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next surprised me. “I am very that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this .
A．work B．life C．traffic D．business
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．kind B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．hotel C．hospital D．house
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．direct B．fine C．long D．thin
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．share B．offer C．learn D．choose
A．singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
A．words B．roles C．ways D．promises
A．sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
A．disaster（灾难） B．chance C．center D．city
完形填空 从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Friends are very important in people’s lives. Some friends haveviews（观点）and interests, andlike the same things. Should friends be differentsame? In my opinion, I don’t care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Leilike me. I amthan most of the students in my class, and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both enjoy. On weekends, we often go to the library to do some reading. But the other friend of mine, Lin Ying, isdifferent from me. She is much more outgoing, and she likesand often makes me laugh. She also likes, so she is stronger. I don’t think differences are important in a. What’s your opinion?A. same B. differentC. active
A. others B. anotherC. other
A. andB. butC. or
A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. is
A. quiet B. quieterC. more outgoing
A. reading books B. playing gamesC. watching TV
A. notB. more C. quite
A. doing sports B. telling jokes C. going to parties
A. sports B. booksC. movies
A. match B. familyC. friendship
完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出最佳选项（共15分；每空1分）
Who Is Cleverer, the Son or the Father?
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He enjoys to the radio every morning and reading after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses（挑选） the easiest ones . Of course the boy is not happy with it.
One day Mike reads about the electric lights (电灯) and is in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks a while (一会儿) and says,“ !”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike doesn’t answer asks instead (反而), “Who invents（发明） the electric lights?”
“ ”answers Mr Clarke.
“Why doesn’t his father invent them, then?”
Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn’t know to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．buys D．borrows
A．watching B．listening C．going D．coming
A．newspapers B．letters C．stories D．books
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．ever D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．answer B．answering C．answered D．to answer
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．popular B．interested C．afraid D．worried
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．of B．about C．for D．at
A．I don’t think so B．Me, too C．You aren’t right D．I think so
A．but B．and C．then D．or
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．what C．where D．why