1 . I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of ____ my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet ____ Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd ____ to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway ____ the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart ____ with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the ____ small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I ____ as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, ____ them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but ____, at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every ____ you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her ____ as she placed the package in her basket and ____ away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then ____ the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the ____ smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and ____ welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses ____, but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my ____ I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost ____ How did she know?
Suddenly the ____ seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't ____me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.1.

A．losing

B．leaving

C．passing

D．failing

2.

A．flowers

B．roses

C．memories

D．thoughts

3.

A．decide

B．happen

C．refuse

D．pretend

4.

A．by

B．with

C．during

D．between

5.

A．full

B．filled

C．pleased

D．crowded

6.

A．very

B．beautiful

C．pretty

D．perfect

7.

A．watched

B．saw

C．found

D．glared

8.

A．fell

B．carried

C．dropped

D．took

9.

A．exactly

B．generally

C．usually

D．honestly

10.

A．moment

B．dinner

C．time

D．year

11.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．voice

D．basket

12.

A．left

B．ran

C．slipped

D．wheeled

13.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．received

D．thought

14.

A．saddest

B．funniest

C．brightest

D．strangest

15.

A．words

B．tears

C．feelings

D．sweats

16.

A．stood

B．described

C．meant

D．designed

17.

A．sight

B．cart

C．roses

D．package

18.

A．unknown

B．uncommon

C．unreal

D．unlike

19.

A．question

B．answer

C．case

D．puzzle

20.

A．missed

B．disappointed

C．hated

D．forgotten

2 . I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our____, and especially if it’s given from the ____ When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but ____them. Just take them ____ Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than____it.
One of my patients told me that when she ____ to tell her story, people often____ to tell her that they had once had something just like that happen to her. Subtly her pain became a story about themselves. ____ she stopped talking to most people. It was just too ____ We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the ____ of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.
I have ever learned to ____ to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾)____ I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them____, to take them out of their____ of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there ____ them.
This ____ thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53 to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned 55 .1.

A．introduction

B．instruction

C．attention

D．relaxation

2.

A．head

B．memory

C．mind

D．heart

3.

A．talk to

B．listen to

C．object to

D．stick to

4.

A．in

B．up

C．off

D．away

5.

A．denying

B．remembering

C．questioning

D．understanding

6.

A．managed

B．tried

C．hoped

D．expected

7.

A．encouraged

B．interrupted

C．discouraged

D．urged

8.

A．Eventually

B．Immediately

C．Completely

D．Especially

9.

A．impolite

B．meaningless

C．lonely

D．selfish

10.

A．middle

B．focus

C．center

D．choice

11.

A．respond

B．compare

C．link

D．regret

12.

A．unless

B．if

C．until

D．when

13.

A．down

B．away

C．in

D．off

14.

A．experiment

B．mixture

C．judgment

D．experience

15.

A．with

B．against

C．for

D．among

16.

A．complex

B．simple

C．complicated

D．single

17.

A．mentioned

B．published

C．taught

D．proved

18.

A．shy

B．greedy

C．active

D．proud

19.

A．strength

B．energy

C．power

D．force

20.

A．gestures

B．praise

C．criticism

D．words

3 . John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last____
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My____did. When I was young，my father____ ”Then he continued，“____was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a____cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to____his hands. John reached out his hands that were____and perfect. The director said，“I have a ____When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt____but did it. His tears fell____he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so____ Also John____that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to____him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John____washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to____his feelings. “Now I know what is____. Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the____me today. By helping my mother，I see how____it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am____I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who____put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”1.

A．farewell

B．job

C．interview

D．try

2.

A．tutors

B．father

C．parents

D．mother

3.

A．died away

B．passed away

C．died out

D．passed by

4.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Where

5.

A．carpet

B．floor

C．clothes

D．window

6.

A．turn

B．show

C．wave

D．shake

7.

A．clumsy

B．dirty

C．strong

D．smooth

8.

A．request

B．question

C．wish

D．choice

9.

A．embarrassed

B．frightened

C．confused

D．inspired

10.

A．before

B．as

C．since

D．until

11.

A．slim

B．warm

C．soft

D．rough

12.

A．realized

B．believed

C．insisted

D．wondered

13.

A．sacrifice

B．serve

C．satisfy

D．support

14.

A．modestly

B．secretly

C．quietly

D．gently

15.

A．improve

B．describe

C．awaken

D．hide

16.

A．appreciation

B．cooperation

C．qualification

D．communication

17.

A．wealthy

B．famous

C．successful

D．humorous

18.

A．firm

B．exciting

C．crazy

D．tough

19.

A．looking through

B．looking for

C．looking at

D．looking into

20.

A．shan’t

B．needn’t

C．won’t

D．can

4 . Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to ____ have a ____ the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a ____ One of her colleagues needed a full-time ____ “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t ____ or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫) ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____, he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face ____ up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be ____ to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ____ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big ____ and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children ____ for granted. This     21     child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.1.

A．grade

B．course

C．project

D．relaxation

2.

A．service

B．favour

C．business

D．trade

3.

A．nurse

B．waitress

C．guard

D．guide

4.

A．protect

B．defend

C．attend

D．comfort

5.

A．normal

B．naughty

C．clever

D．happy

6.

A．admit

B．receive

C．accept

D．adopt

7.

A．speak

B．play

C．stand

D．walk

8.

A．if

B．what

C．why

D．where

9.

A．suggested

B．argued

C．challenged

D．commented

10.

A．energy

B．courage

C．faith

D．time

11.

A．eager

B．sorry

C．grateful

D．ready

12.

A．awareness

B．balance

C．knowledge

D．control

13.

A．delighted

B．cheered

C．lit

D．shut

14.

A．difficult

B．simple

C．interesting

D．terrible

15.

A．fears

B．worries

C．chances

D．situations

16.

A．climbed

B．got

C．managed

D．made

17.

A．taking

B．holding

C．bringing

D．greeting

18.

A．kiss

B．clap

C．welcome

D．surprise

19.

A．play

B．do

C．take

D．enjoy

20.

A．miserable

B．smart

C．brave

D．special

5 . 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；
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。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37 he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38 in front of him , which he was 39 to read , but I could 40 that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 41 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42 way in which the waiter and I 43 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as ____went on and it became 45 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46 . When he came out , he paid his bill and 47 without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49 you here because he thought you were the man he 50 .” “What ?” I said , showing my 51 . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52 say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53 .” “Well , it’s really 54 I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “ ____ , I might have been in trouble .”1.

A．knew

B．understood

C．noticed

D．recognized

2.

A．since

B．even if

C．though

D．as if

3.

A．flat

B．open

C．cut

D．fixed

4.

A．hoping

B．thinking

C．pretending

D．continuing

5.

A．see

B．find

C．guess

D．learn

6.

A．menu

B．bill

C．paper

D．food

7.

A．direct

B．familiar

C．strange

D．funny

8.

A．chatted with

B．looked at

C．laughed at

D．talked about

9.

A．the waiter

B．time

C．I

D．the dinner

10.

A．true

B．hopeful

C．clear

D．possible

11.

A．Restaurant

B．washroom

C．office

D．kitchen

12.

A．left

B．acted

C．sat down

D．calmed down

13.

A．wanted

B．tried

C．ordered

D．wished

14.

A．met

B．caught

C．followed

D．discovered

15.

A．was to beat

B．was dealing with

C．was to meet

D．was looking for

16.

A．care

B．surprise

C．worry

D．regret

17.

A．must

B．can

C．need

D．may

18.

A．discovery

B．mistake

C．decision

D．fortune

19.

A．a pity

B．natural

C．a chance

D．lucky

20.

A．Thus

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

6 . 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。
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a ____ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from ____ to toe, explained that he had ____ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant（怀孕的）wife and his two children ____
at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.
Once I had ____ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ____ , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he ____ me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater ____ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and ____ While the little ones played and ran ____ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the ____
It was about 5 a. m. before they ____. The young fellow asked me how much he ____me and I told him that the petrol pump（加油泵）had ____ $ 15. He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a ____ from interstate, a large bus company that we bad been trying to ____ to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time, It ____ out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ____ person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and ____ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station, In this ____ , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．heat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．exhibited

C．calculated

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．convinced

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case

7 . Young Alfred Higgins, who worked in the store was putting on his coat, getting ready to go home. Mr. Carr, the little gray-haired man who owned the store looked _____ at Alfred as he passed, and said in a very _____ voice, "Just one moment, Alfred." Mr. Carr spoke so quietly that he _____ Alfred.
"Maybe, you'd be good enough to _____ a few things out of your pockets and _____ them here before you go." "What -- What things?”
After a few moments, he put his hand into his _____ and took out the things he had stolen. "And maybe you can tell me how long this has been _____ on." said Mr. Carr.
"This is the first time …."
Mr. Carr was _____ to answer, “So now you'll tell me a lie, eh? I tell you, you've been doing this for a long time." Mr. Carr had a _____ smile on his face. "I don’t like to call the police," he said, "but maybe I _____ call your mother, and let her know I'm going to have you put in jail." Mr. Carr started to go to the phone. He told her to come to the _____ in a hurry.
Alfred thought his mother would come, rushing in, eyes _____ with anger. Alfred and Mr. Carr waited, but said nothing. At last they _____ someone at the closed door.
Alfred's mother came in with a friendly smile and put out her hand to Mr. Carr, said _____, "I' m Mrs. Higgins, Alfred's mother."
Mr. Carr was _____ at the way she came in. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. "Is Alfred in _____?" she asked.
"He has been taking things from the store.”
She looked at her son and said _____. "Is it so, Alfred?" "Yes."
Higgins put out her hand and _____ Mr. Carr's arm with great gentleness, as if she knew just how he felt. She _____ her head away. Then she looked again at Mr. Carr _____ a pleasant smile and asked, "What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?"
"I was going to get a cop. That is what I should do -- call the police."1.

A．up

B．down

C．into

D．back

2.

A．confident

B．soft

C．sharp

D．warm

3.

A．frightened

B．annoyed

C．worried

D．pleased

4.

A．throw

B．make

C．take

D．drop

5.

A．desert

B．show

C．display

D．leave

6.

A．backpack

B．pockets

C．wallet

D．counter

7.

A．keeping

B．carrying

C．moving

D．going

8.

A．quick

B．slow

C．upset

D．rude

9.

A．strange

B．happy

C．kind

D．warm

10.

A．would

B．must

C．should

D．need

11.

A．police station

B．home

C．store

D．club

12.

A．exploding

B．shining

C．bursting

D．burning

13.

A．observed

B．heard

C．noticed

D．found

14.

A．seriously

B．politely

C．pleasantly

D．bitterly

15.

A．surprised

B．dissatisfied

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．trouble

B．danger

C．debt

D．prison

17.

A．firmly

B．loudly

C．sadly

D．eagerly

18.

A．pushed

B．grasped

C．touched

D．pulled

19.

A．locked

B．moved

C．changed

D．turned

20.

A．at

B．with

C．for

D．in

8 . 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.1.

A．desire

B．joy

C．anger

D．worry

2.

A．avoid

B．refuse

C．praise

D．love

3.

A．boat

B．bus

C．train

D．bike

4.

A．But

B．Then

C．And

D．Still

5.

A．on

B．off

C．by

D．in

6.

A．having

B．leaving

C．making

D．getting

7.

A．swimmer

B．rider

C．walker

D．runner

8.

A．hopes

B．faiths

C．rights

D．fears

9.

A．spending

B．saving

C．wasting

D．ruining

10.

A．should

B．would

C．had to

D．ought to

11.

A．next

B．only

C．other

D．last

12.

A．away from

B．out of

C．by

D．inside

13.

A．put up

B．break down

C．play with

D．work out

14.

A．the moment

B．the first time

C．while

D．before

15.

A．fishing net

B．office things

C．wooden chair

D．lab equipment

16.

A．stood up

B．set out

C．showed up

D．turned out

17.

A．fine

B．strange

C．terrible

D．funny

18.

A．the student

B．the assistant

C．myself

D．himself

19.

A．memory

B．wealth

C．experience

D．practice

20.

A．which

B．who

C．what

D．whose

9 . 完形填空,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。
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully_______the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90!_______on earth was he going to get the_______of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was_______to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no_______to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to_______. There was only one way to get money, and that was to _______it. He would have to find a job._______who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had_______in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the________of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the________jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the________of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the________increased and he knew that he would soon have________for the bicycle he was dying for. The day________came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He________no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode________home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard________for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more________he had bought it with his own money. He had________what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.1.

A．cleaned

B．covered

C．counted

D．checked

2.

A．How

B．Why

C．Who

D．What

3.

A．amount

B．part

C．sum

D．rest

4.

A．brave

B．hard

C．smart

D．unfair

5.

A．use

B．reason

C．result

D．right

6.

A．separate

B．spend

C．spare

D．save

7.

A．borrow

B．earn

C．raise

D．collect

8.

A．Or

B．So

C．For

D．But

9.

A．decisions

B．experience

C．opinions

D．knowledge

10.

A．beginning

B．introduction

C．requirement

D．opening

11.

A．similar

B．ashamed

C．peaceful

D．various

12.

A．brand

B．number

C．size

D．type

13.

A．effort

B．pressure

C．money

D．trouble

14.

A．all

B．enough

C．much

D．some

15.

A．finally

B．instantly

C．normally

D．regularly

16.

A．gave

B．left

C．took

D．wasted

17.

A．patiently

B．proudly

C．silently

D．tiredly

18.

A．applying

B．asking

C．looking

D．working

19.

A．since

B．if

C．than

D．though

20.

A．deserved

B．studied

C．achieved

D．learned