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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,选出最佳选项。

One day, I was walking with my daughter, and we saw a man picking bottles out of garbage cans(垃圾箱). He did not ask us for spare _______, like others had before him. My 10-year-old daughter asked _______ he was doing that, as he appeared to be unclean and possibly _______. I told her he had his dignity(尊严), and was doing what he could to help _______ . My daughter had a 2-dollar _______ I had given her, and she told me she _______to give her money to this man_______ she thought he needed it more than she _______. I agreed. We are on welfare(福利救济), _______we have a place to live, and food to eat. So we followed the man ________ the local store, where he sold his bottles and cans. My daughter walked up to him and gave him the coin. He ________ us loudly as we left the store, and asked God to bless us.

The kindness was repaid to my daughter. When she got to the ________ a couple of months later, she realized she had left her ________ at home and it happened that I had not taken my purse along, either. Then a lady noticed us and saw how ________ my daughter was. The lady gave her the money to go swimming. Surprisingly, it was two dollars, which was the ________ amount as that she had given to the man on the street.

1.

A．room

B．time

C．bottle

D．change

2.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．where

3.

A．honest

B．homeless

C．unnecessary

D．hopeful

4.

A．others

B．us

C．children

D．himself

5.

A．coin

B．can

C．toy

D．box

6.

A．had

B．tried

C．wanted

D．agreed

7.

A．because

B．while

C．unless

D．though

8.

A．would

B．needed

C．expected

D．did

9.

A．so

B．thus

C．but

D．still

10.

A．off

B．into

C．onto

D．at

11.

A．begged

B．called

C．answered

D．thanked

12.

A．square

B．store

C．pool

D．park

13.

A．pass

B．money

C．clothes

D．glasses

14.

A．sad

B．worried

C．bad

D．lovely

15.

A．exact

B．more

C．different

D．same

2 . Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael ________to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子)．He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her．
The pregnancy progressed ________for Karen until the labor pains came．Soon it was every five minutes ...every minute．But something serious ________during delivery．Finally, Michael’s little sister was born．But she was in serious ________ ．With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance________the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St．Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee．
The days passed by．The little girl got________ ．The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope．"Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot．They had ________a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼)．
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come ________the week was over．Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he saiD． Kids were never ________ in Intensive Care．But Karen made up her mind to take Michael ________they liked it or not．If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive．
She________ him in an oversized suit and ________him into ICU．He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse ________him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually________ lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a ________tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!”   Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside． He gazed at the tiny baby ________the battle to live．And he began to sing．________the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”
________the baby girl responded． The pulse rate began to________down and became steady．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” encouraged Karen．“You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her．
Funeral plans were________．The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle．Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!1.

A．sang

B．talked

C．played

D．whispered

2.

A．quietly

B．toughly

C．normally

D．hopefully

3.

A．rose

B．raised

C．arose

D．aroused

4.

A．condition

B．place

C．situation

D．position

5.

A．took

B．rushed

C．carried

D．sent

6.

A．worse

B．better

C．conscious

D．awake

7.

A．made up

B．fixed up

C．built up

D．set up

8.

A．until

B．when

C．after

D．before

9.

A．asked

B．admitted

C．allowed

D．acknowledged

10.

A．no matter

B．even if

C．whether

D．as if

11.

A．dressed

B．put

C．wore

D．fit

12.

A．forced

B．marched

C．hid

D．followed

13.

A．required

B．replied

C．recognized

D．regarded

14.

A．mild-mannered

B．well-managed

C．warm-hearted

D．cold-blooded

15.

A．tough

B．strong

C．hard

D．firm

16.

A．lost

B．losing

C．lose

D．having lost

17.

A．In

B．On

C．At

D．With

18.

A．Finally

B．Patiently

C．Instantly

D．Interestingly

19.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．slow

D．fast

20.

A．changed

B．prepared

C．abandoned

D．switched

3 . As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ______, including all his struggles.

One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a ______ desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ______ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which ______ took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t ______ quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we ______ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated (挫败的) and ______. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves”. Dad ______. “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ______.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he ______, he never gives up.

____, the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone,______ Dad remained optimistic (乐观的). He ______ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to ______ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real ______. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to ______ our family. He always puts our happiness ______ his own and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ______ his tiredness after long days. His loving and selfless nature has encouraged me to become more sympathetic (有同情心的) and ______, putting others first.

Dad, the life ______ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

1.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．farmer

D．grocer

2.

A．stormy

B．lively

C．disappearing

D．burning

3.

A．order

B．form

C．room

D．position

4.

A．repeatedly

B．normally

C．finally

D．really

5.

A．go

B．begin

C．happen

D．change

6.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．nearly

7.

A．surprised

B．nervous

C．angry

D．frightened

8.

A．apologized

B．cried

C．complained

D．laughed

9.

A．lost

B．done

C．gone

D．touched

10.

A．meets with

B．brings up

C．works out

D．thinks about

11.

A．Thankfully

B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately

D．Strangely

12.

A．or

B．for

C．so

D．but

13.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．continued

D．looked

14.

A．face

B．appreciate

C．examine

D．question

15.

A．love

B．pride

C．friendship

D．honesty

16.

A．support

B．settle

C．start

D．impress

17.

A．after

B．before

C．beside

D．under

18.

A．in spite of

B．in support of

C．in control of

D．in place of

19.

A．careful

B．regretful

C．considerate

D．humorous

20.

A．history

B．stories

C．patterns

D．lessons

4 . I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked _______at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. _______ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and _______ down at him . My first thought was that he must need _______ with his homework or he was trying to _______ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should_______ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s _______
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had _______
“Most of the fathers had the_______ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ________ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The ________is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ________It is something all people________ What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ________ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ________ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ________ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ________second. And just ________he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ________to think of the right ________1.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．up

2.

A．After

B．For

C．At

D．On

3.

A．sit

B．get

C．look

D．knock

4.

A．rest

B．time

C．help

D．paper

5.

A．report

B．prepare

C．answer

D．excuse

6.

A．help

B．tell

C．ask

D．make

7.

A．a matter

B．an experiment

C．a word

D．a sentence

8.

A．said

B．reacted

C．done

D．explained

9.

A．same

B．different

C．usual

D．common

10.

A．suggested

B．agreed

C．allowed

D．planned

11.

A．point

B．idea

C．way

D．cause

12.

A．body

B．health

C．life

D．study

13.

A．have

B．know

C．take

D．need

14.

A．bad

B．good

C．late

D．early

15.

A．fit

B．ready

C．worth

D．able

16.

A．easy

B．much

C．often

D．difficult

17.

A．a more

B．after

C．an exact

D．an extra

18.

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．if

19.

A．day

B．week

C．afternoon

D．night

20.

A．answer

B．result

C．reason

D．experiment

5 . Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you ____not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so ____with me. This has made me____very carefully about myself, and now I____ how silly I have been.
My poor____have come from my own____ Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud____ me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my ____ on the subject and I stop ____ the teacher. So many other things seem so much more ____, but I know that I must not ____the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard ____he next few months, I am going to get ____results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything____I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I ____you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, ____ I will control the time I____on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is____serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me ____my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to____my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy1.

A．will

B．would

C．need

D．should

2.

A．angry

B．upset

C．strict

D．happy

3.

A．talk

B．speak

C．think

D．hear

4.

A．receive

B．believe

C．insist

D．realize

5.

A．results

B．memories

C．parents

D．friends

6.

A．stubbornness

B．carelessness

C．laziness

D．illness

7.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．for

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．eyes

D．heart

9.

A．listening to

B．to listen to

C．hearing

D．to hear

10.

A．boring

B．dull

C．beautiful

D．interesting

11.

A．find

B．share

C．waste

D．afford

12.

A．during

B．at

C．through

D．until

13.

A．better

B．best

C．poorer

D．poorest

14.

A．which

B．that

C．whom

D．what

15.

A．wish

B．advise

C．hope

D．decide

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．because

17.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

18.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．by

20.

A．develop

B．improve

C．interest

D．finish

6 . A little boy invited his mother to attend (参加) his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ________, she said she would go. This ________ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ________ his mother and he felt ________ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ________ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ________ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ________ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ________ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ________ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ________ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ________, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “________ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ________ afraid to go in because the fire was ________, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ________ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ________ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ________, but to this day, I have never ________ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ________ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ________ for the rest of the day.1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．excitement

2.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．met

4.

A．sick

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．tired

5.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

6.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．care about

D．hear about

7.

A．impressed

B．surprised

C．excited

D．comforted

8.

A．in sight of

B．by means of

C．by way of

D．in spite of

9.

A．hid

B．protected

C．separated

D．escaped

10.

A．understanding

B．reminding

C．hearing

D．learning

11.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．nervously

D．anxiously

12.

A．After

B．When

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control	B．under control
C．in control	D．over control

15.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．senseless

D．useless

16.

A．pointed

B．showed

C．wiped

D．touched

17.

A．ugly

B．lasting

C．serious

D．frightening

18.

A．forgot

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

19.

A．enjoyment

B．sense

C．happiness

D．pride

20.

A．quietly

B．proudly

C．tightly

D．quickly

7 . As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some____intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy____suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been____if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his_____.To make matters worse his wife____him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two____were more than Al could handle, and he____to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
____ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he____— his home, his land, his art objects, everything．____ Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete____．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now____son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ____of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his ____．One day I worked ____ my courage to ask him．"I'm really ____ by something," I said．"I know your father was ____ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and ____ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest ____ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to ____ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．1.

A．certain

B．common

C．rare

D．basic

2.

A．dead

B．passed away

C．starved

D．worsened

3.

A．cured

B．prevented

C．forbidden

D．saved

4.

A．disease

B．debt

C．guilt

D．duty

5.

A．left

B．scolded

C．quarreled

D．forgave

6.

A．disasters

B．adventures

C．conflicts

D．situations

7.

A．got

B．drank

C．turned

D．sank

8.

A．As

B．Though

C．Because

D．If

9.

A．needed

B．shared

C．benefited

D．owned

10.

A．Eventually

B．Gradually

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

11.

A．trouble

B．hardship

C．failure

D．waste

12.

A．teen

B．adult

C．old

D．adolescent

13.

A．win

B．fall

C．space

D．flow

14.

A．mother

B．brother

C．father

D．child

15.

A．up

B．with

C．on

D．through

16.

A．worried

B．puzzled

C．interested

D．attracted

17.

A．especially

B．basically

C．hardly

D．specially

18.

A．argued

B．searched

C．analyzed

D．thought

19.

A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．minds

D．memories

20.

A．treat

B．call

C．judge

D．feel

8 . A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was____．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its____，deep red in the middle，____fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the____and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere____ her．After all she had been through，this is what she____．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be____where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was____
The sun had set by now and it was getting____．She tried to imagine having her favorite ____on until she saw her front door It seemed different. ____ had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was____: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed____．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the____．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)____written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went____．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her____room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her____looked so tired，as if she hadn’t____for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something____．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better   now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”1.

A．rising

B．setting

C．shining

D．smiling

2.

A．shape

B．shadow

C．size

D．color

3.

A．quickly

B．partly

C．softly

D．probably

4.

A．waves

B．boats

C．trees

D．sands

5.

A．relaxed

B．puzzled

C．disappointed

D．interrupted

6.

A．understood

B．considered

C．needed

D．regretted

7.

A．discussing

B．finding

C．asking

D．wondering

8.

A．alive

B．asleep

C．missing

D．hardworking

9.

A．sunny

B．warm

C．cold

D．cloudy

10.

A．glasses

B．hat

C．skirt

D．jacket

11.

A．Somebody

B．Nobody

C．Mother

D．Father

12.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．exhausted

D．comforted

13.

A．beautified

B．rearranged

C．deserted

D．destroyed

14.

A．garden

B．bedroom

C．yard

D．house

15.

A．book

B．note

C．article

D．poste

16.

A．1ooking

B．working

C．fishing

D．sightseeing

17.

A．own

B．parents’

C．sister’s

D．brother’s

18.

A．gesture

B．body

C．face

D．eyes

19.

A．studied

B．slept

C．exercised

D．moved

20.

A．different

B．new

C．precious

D．dangerous

9 . On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the ____ of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully____from the day before, he took out a large piece of____ and laid it on the ground. Then he began ____
Before long, the young violinist was____with people, who were all attracted by the ____ on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat ____ Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and____through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would ____ come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you ____something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist____a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and ____ it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which ____ him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. ____, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket____ himself, the violinist said," ____I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should ____be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we____succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the ____ on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the____of going up.1.

A．box

B．hat

C．bowl

D．bag

2.

A．Free

B．Away

C．Different

D．Far

3.

A．paper

B．stone

C．cloth

D．wood

4.

A．begging

B．shouting

C．playing

D．singing

5.

A．crowded

B．surrounded

C．surprised

D．satisfied

6.

A．words

B．money

C．ticket

D．picture

7.

A．on purpose

B．in time

C．in advance

D．by mistake

8.

A．looked

B．lived

C．get

D．rushed

9.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．recently

D．nearly

10.

A．lose

B．get

C．bring

D．buy

11.

A．handed out

B．gave out

C．sent out

D．took out

12.

A．tore

B．threw

C．kissed

D．hid

13.

A．beat

B．sold

C．took

D．won

14.

A．Fortunately

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Generally

15.

A．by

B．from

C．for

D．with

16.

A．Unless

B．Whenever

C．Although

D．Until

17.

A．often

B．never

C．seldom

D．always

18.

A．may

B．should

C．must

D．need

19.

A．air

B．water

C．grass

D．tree

20.

A．road

B．path

C．chance

D．method