1 . When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I   would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When did the story probably happen?

A．Before Christmas Day.	B．After New Year's Day.
C．On Christmas Day	D．On New Year's Day.

2. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A．His gifts were stolen.	B．He broke his basket.
C．He lost his money.	D．He lost his way.

3. Why did the writer want to say '’thank you" to the woman?

A．Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B．Because she always paid money for others.

C．Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

D．Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

4. What's the best title for this passage?

A．A big supermarket	B．A kind woman
C．A happy family	D．A wonderful gift

2 . I had always cared about sick children and tried to help them. But when my little grandson received third degree burns, I learned first-hand how _______  a loving adult feels when his/her child is suffering and he/she can’t take the pain away. This experience _______  me to feel sorry for parents with sick children.

One mom told me that she _______  like running into the street and screaming, “My child is sick. Would somebody please help us?” It breaks my _________  that these parents are so anxiously(忧虑地) searching for someone to care and help them _______  the hard times of watching their helpless child suffer. So I decided to do something to help them.

Two years ago, I almost lost my eyesight. Luckily, I regained(恢复) some eyesight, but I was no longer able to work. _________  I had a lot of time. At first, I thought that my life was _________  because I couldn’t do any of the things I used to do. I believed that my life had no purpose and I was no _______  to anybody anymore. I began to be interested in surfing the Internet for information.

One day I received several emails asking for help for sick children. I decided to post their stories and pictures on a webpage. What began as a _______  has grown into a fulltime job I enjoy doing every day. Since my website was built, I’ve received tens of emails from worried parents asking me to put their child’s story online. And over 325 volunteers have ________  me to send children “happy mail” without being paid.

1.

A．bored

B．puzzled

C．helpless

D．hopeful

2.

A．made

B．advised

C．guided

D．led

3.

A．seemed

B．felt

C．looked

D．sounded

4.

A．heart

B．head

C．legs

D．face

5.

A．over

B．with

C．across

D．through

6.

A．But

B．Though

C．So

D．Since

7.

A．meaningless

B．meaningful

C．interesting

D．boring

8.

A．point

B．sense

C．good

D．hope

9.

A．picture

B．wish

C．hobby

D．website

10.

A．paid

B．joined

C．invited

D．advised

3 . 通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ____ was more manageable , I ____ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ____that was years ago and times have changed. ____ I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ____ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ____ to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was ____ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ____ to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ____use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ____; he gave me a long thoughtful ____ “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me ____ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ____ on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ____ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His ____ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.1.

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．tiredness

D．sickness

2.

A．set

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．shared

3.

A．Gladly

B．Finally

C．Unfortunately

D．Surprisingly

4.

A．Now

B．Then

C．Sometime

D．Meanwhile

5.

A．If

B．As

C．Though

D．Before

6.

A．reaching out

B．living up

C．getting on

D．going back

7.

A．recognized

B．interviewed

C．found

D．invited

8.

A．money

B．time

C．energy

D．knowledge

9.

A．actually

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．mainly

10.

A．job

B．family

C．idea

D．offer

11.

A．face

B．view

C．look

D．sight

12.

A．over

B．along

C．towards

D．through

13.

A．unhappily

B．lovingly

C．pitifully

D．gratefully

14.

A．more

B．the ones

C．few

D．the rest

15.

A．courage

B．happiness

C．kindness

D．trust