1 . I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have _______ memories of your childhood. Of _______ you up as a "rock star". Of watching you dance _______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch _______ I put so much more peanut butter on your _______ than anyone else. Of the _______ phone call we ever had—•an echo of my own university years-when you wanted to _______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so_______ wanted but never got — to train in the dancing art. I encouraged our parents to support you because 1 have always _______ how my life would be if they hadn't chosen a(n) ________ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ________ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ________, I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ________ a dream.

There is a ________between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ________ I missed your teenage years. That ________ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common-----a ________ in the city and a biologist in West Africa-but in you 1   ________ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ________ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your worries, hopes to delights.

I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's ________. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．coming

B．dressing

C．putting

D．picking

3.

A．with

B．as

C．in

D．for

4.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

5.

A．lunch

B．pies

C．bread

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．loudest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．hardly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．understood

C．regretted

D．believed

10.

A．musical

B．traditional

C．official

D．individual

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．threatened

12.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．choose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．quarrel

B．promise

C．plan

D．distance

15.

A．conversation

B．process

C．environment

D．direction

16.

A．shocks

B．moves

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．conductor

C．professor

D．rock star

18.

A．guess

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

2 . Many years ago in one of the New England States lived a fine family which _______ six children. The children all behaved well, except one. Kate never would do as she was _______．She was in every sense, a disobedient (反抗的) child. She gave her parents much _______．She was what is called a vain (虚荣的) girl, who _______ more to her dress and toilet than to her books.   

Kate's father was going to New York some time before Christmas. He told the girls if they behaved well while he was _______, he would bring them each a pretty album. They all promised to do just as their mother should wish. The father went to New York and _______ after a week. The children reminded him of his promise. He went to his desk and said, “Here they are, but you want me to paint some _______ in them, well, Ellen, what do you wish？” Ellen said, “a lily, Pa, _______ you please. ” Julia chose a tulip, and Lizzie a rose. Kate was _______, and her father asked her “Well, Kate, what ________ I paint for you？”She hesitated, but finally said, “I would prefer a portrait of ________.” “Very well, Kate,” said her father, but meanwhile a sneer (冷笑) might have been seen on his ________ lip. A few evenings later, when there was a large party in the parlor (客厅)—the father gave each of the girls their albums. Everyone was pleased except Kate, who ________ tears, and threw the book on the floor, left the room. The album was ________ and there was a portrait of Kate just as she had desired, but ________ it was written, “The flower most desired by Kate.”

It was a severe lesson—but let all vain girls profit.

1.

A．included

B．composed of

C．contained

D．made up

2.

A．advised

B．allowed

C．demanded

D．bid

3.

A．disgrace

B．mistrust

C．trouble

D．anger

4.

A．devoted

B．attended

C．preferred

D．connected

5.

A．missing

B．gone

C．tired

D．upset

6.

A．called

B．worked

C．returned

D．responded

7.

A．portraits

B．pictures

C．photos

D．flowers

8.

A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．until

9.

A．unhappy

B．anxious

C．awkward

D．silent

10.

A．must

B．will

C．should

D．shall

11.

A．Julia

B．you

C．myself

D．Ellen

12.

A．trembling

B．curled

C．blue

D．annoyed

13.

A．turned to

B．broke out

C．burst into

D．set about

14.

A．brought up

B．opened

C．picked up

D．lifted

15.

A．under

B．in

C．above

D．beneath

3 . Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I______him very much. I'm worried that something______has happened to him. I'm sure he______that night at about 11 o'clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?

Yesterday a girl named Mavis told me that______was once taken away by aliens (外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Mavis said that the whole experience was really terrible, ______ luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will______him soon.

My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called the______. However, the police are not making______in the case. They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very______with them. He doesn't think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she______sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

1.

A．dislike

B．respect

C．hate

D．miss

2.

A．bad

B．good

C．wonderful

D．simple

3.

A．came home

B．went out

C．fell asleep

D．fell ill

4.

A．he

B．they

C．it

D．she

5.

A．because

B．so

C．or

D．but

6.

A．kill

B．hurt

C．return

D．catch

7.

A．police

B．teachers

C．firemen

D．doctors

8.

A．a face

B．a mistake

C．a living

D．much progress

9.

A．delighted

B．disappointed

C．satisfied

D．pleased

10.

A．shan't

B．can't

C．needn't

D．mustn't

4 . There is no school equal to a decent（体面的）home and no teacher equal to a virtuous（有德行的） parent.

Dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. Mom _______ home and homeschooled their four children Three of us had no trouble _______ but my sister Catherine still could not _______ by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet（字母表）.

My mother did some research and _______ that Catherine had some sort of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to get some help. Catherine made many friends at school and _______ everyone with her gift for telling creative stories in class, _______ she still couldn’t master reading. _______ all the testing was done, the school had my parents come in They were told that based on the test results, they should just take Catherine home.

Tears of _______ ran down my dad’s cheeks, but my mom’s jaw was set in quiet determination. As they walked back to the car, she turned to him and said, “I know she’s not _______.”

Soon after, my mom discovered a learning system that focused heavily on lesson repetition and building slowly on the previous exercises. She worked with __________ for four hours every morning while the rest of us studied on our own. It was __________ for both of them, but she often told a crying Catherine, “ __________ is not an option. You are going to learn to read, or we’ll both try! You have to learn to read! You will learn to read.”

In time, Catherine __________ it. By the time she graduated from eighth grade, she was reading almost at grade level. She continued __________ and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school.

Catherine came to love reading and writing. All of this because of a wonderfully devoted mother who was absolutely the best __________ ever—for all four of us.

1.

A．left

B．stayed

C．came

D．went

2.

A．learning

B．playing

C．talking

D．walking

3.

A．listen

B．speak

C．read

D．write

4.

A．pretended

B．wished

C．advised

D．found

5.

A．amazed

B．hurt

C．bored

D．praised

6.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

7.

A．If

B．Although

C．Unless

D．After

8.

A．hope

B．sadness

C．anger

D．sickness

9.

A．shy

B．sorry

C．polite

D．stupid

10.

A．Catherine

B．my father

C．me

D．her friends

11.

A．interesting

B．fair

C．hard

D．good

12.

A．Kindness

B．Failure

C．Courage

D．Pressure

13.

A．changed

B．shared

C．got

D．checked

14.

A．forgetting

B．improving

C．explaining

D．noticing

15.

A．teacher

B．classmate

C．researcher

D．learner

5 . Last weekend, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, came to visit me.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, sharing _______ between us. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, who experimented with drugs and was into other _______ behavior. I was _______! She told me how she had been _______ to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out with a(n)_______ of seeing this guy because they didn’t want her around him. After my several tries to tell her that she _______ better, she still didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have _______.

I tried to _______ her that she was ruining her _______. But she refused to listen to me. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it ________ to hang out with those ________, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was still ________ about her. I was so disappointed that I even ________ telling her that maybe we had just grown too far apart to ________ our friendship, but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the final ________. I had to hope that she ________ me enough to know that I was trying to save her from ________ herself.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long about our ________, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just ________ with tears of joy running down my face. It was a truly rewarding ________ in my life.

1.

A．measures

B．standards

C．achievements

D．secrets

2.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．improper

D．unfortunate

3.

A．at random

B．in shock

C．at fault

D．in silence

4.

A．lying

B．talking

C．admitting

D．proving

5.

A．contribution

B．advantage

C．similarity

D．intention

6.

A．got

B．explored

C．deserved

D．behaved

7.

A．disappeared

B．recovered

C．marched

D．paused

8.

A．accuse

B．convince

C．teach

D．guarantee

9.

A．friendship

B．convenience

C．confidence

D．future

10.

A．memorable

B．hopeful

C．acceptable

D．painful

11.

A．thieves

B．failures

C．cheaters

D．robbers

12.

A．worried

B．curious

C．enthusiastic

D．careful

13.

A．doubted

B．avoided

C．considered

D．imagined

14.

A．end

B．assess

C．fix

D．continue

15.

A．fight

B．test

C．debate

D．decision

16.

A．valued

B．forgave

C．assisted

D．demanded

17.

A．accompanying

B．hurting

C．promoting

D．frightening

18.

A．invitation

B．destination

C．conversation

D．graduation

19.

A．clicked

B．agreed

C．defended

D．listened

20.

A．moment

B．dream

C．success

D．choice

6 . The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a weekly ___________ that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive ___________.

My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we ___________ along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I ___________ that almost every crossing I passed through was ___________ by a panhandler(乞丐). And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a (n) ___________ lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull alongside a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh, by the way … here’s lunch.”

We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately headed back in the opposite direction for home. ___________, the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was ___________ and didn’t know quite how to behave.

She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done ___________ like this for me before,” she said with ____________. Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, ____________ do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”

She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was ____________, but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she just loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have the money. But you know ____________ ? Tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”

I don’t know if the kids ____________ the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too ____________ or insignificant to really effect change. Yet in that moment, I recognized the truth of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things — only small things with great love.”

1.

A．tradition

B．ceremony

C．custom

D．habit

2.

A．decision

B．choice

C．contribution

D．plan

3.

A．walked

B．ran

C．wandered

D．drove

4.

A．reminded

B．realized

C．understood

D．thought

5.

A．crowded

B．occupied

C．discovered

D．laid

6.

A．additional

B．expensive

C．cheap

D．special

7.

A．Unfortunately

B．Luckily

C．Unexpectedly

D．Hopefully

8.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．annoyed

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．amazement

B．fear

C．sorrow

D．amusement

11.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

12.

A．shocked

B．confused

C．pleased

D．worried

13.

A．whether

B．if

C．what

D．that

14.

A．realized

B．felt

C．noticed

D．recognized

15.

A．many

B．small

C．big

D．simple

7 . I was coming back home late at night in a “Sharing” minivan. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick means of transport. The van drivers ply (揽客) as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is designed for the transport of 8 people. Our van was ________ as well. People were getting off and on at many places.

On the journey, one girl signaled the driver to ________. While getting down, she tripped and

_____. None of us noticed it, as it was ________. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was

_____ that we saw the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another passenger and I got

_____ and held her up.

Even in pain, the girl held up a note and asked us to ________ the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was ________. I paid the driver for myself and he took off with other passengers.

I neither knew ________ nor did I know what to do, ________ I was there, saying some comforting words to a stranger in ________. I asked her to stand still for a few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.

We made her sit in a nearby lawn and her friend rushed to get a(n) ________. In the meantime, she examined her leg and her ankle had swollen up (肿胀). It looked like a minor sprain (较小的扭伤). Once her friend came back, they took the taxi and rushed to a ________. Before they left, the girl thanked me and said they could ________ as it was only a minor sprain.

I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some ________ to her in a small way.

1.

A．crowded

B．old

C．damaged

D．slow

2.

A．wait

B．leave

C．come

D．stop

3.

A．turned

B．fell

C．jumped

D．sat

4.

A．early

B．cold

C．dark

D．quiet

5.

A．then

B．now

C．here

D．there

6.

A．up

B．down

C．in

D．back

7.

A．thank

B．tell

C．pay

D．warn

8.

A．calm

B．happy

C．ready

D．fine

9.

A．him

B．her

C．them

D．it

10.

A．but

B．so

C．as

D．though

11.

A．danger

B．surprise

C．horror

D．pain

12.

A．policeman

B．doctor

C．taxi

D．ambulance

13.

A．shop

B．clinic

C．restaurant

D．school

14.

A．manage

B．struggle

C．recover

D．settle

15.

A．belief

B．advice

C．joy

D．comfort

8 .                                                                            You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark _______ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _______ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _______ the boy’s name was Bill, that he _______ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _______ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _______ with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was _______ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _______ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _______ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ________, Bill asked Mark if they ________ talk.

Bill ________ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ________ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ________ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ________ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ________ my things. But after we spent some time together ________ and laughing, I realized that ________ I had done that, I would have ________ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You________ my life.”

1.

A．fell

B．bent

C．lay

D．sat

2.

A．Although

B．After

C．Since

D．Until

3.

A．realized

B．discovered

C．said

D．decided

4.

A．played

B．made

C．tried

D．loved

5.

A．questions

B．ideas

C．trouble

D．doubt

6.

A．up

B．out

C．off

D．away

7.

A．called

B．helped

C．invited

D．allowed

8.

A．peacefully

B．pleasantly

C．freely

D．willingly

9.

A．continued

B．agreed

C．forced

D．offered

10.

A．movement

B．graduation

C．separation

D．vacation

11.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．must

12.

A．reminded

B．told

C．spoke

D．asked

13.

A．even

B．usually

C．ever

D．never

14.

A．checked

B．took

C．cleaned

D．put

15.

A．over

B．into

C．with

D．for

16.

A．find

B．pack

C．pick

D．hold

17.

A．talking

B．playing

C．reading

D．watching

18.

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．if

19.

A．lost

B．passed

C．left

D．forgotten

20.

A．helped

B．changed

C．improved

D．recovered

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。

Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father._________, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was_________and ill.

My father was_________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness_________all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is_________. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _________about life, and I told them about one of my_________. I said that we must very often give things up_________ we grow – our youth, our beauty, our friends – but it always _________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__________up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up__________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.__________, he answered his own question: “I __________the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also__________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I __________remember his words and become _______ If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Afterward

2.

A．poor

B．slow

C．weak

D．tired

3.

A．already

B．once

C．still

D．only

4.

A．sent

B．threw

C．put

D．took

5.

A．difficult

B．stressful

C．hopeless

D．impossible

6.

A．asking

B．talking

C．worrying

D．caring

7.

A．experiences

B．decisions

C．beliefs

D．ambitions

8.

A．till

B．as

C．before

D．since

9.

A．promises

B．suggests

C．requires

D．seems

10.

A．spoke

B．opened

C．summed

D．turned

11.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．Immediately

B．Surprisingly

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．accepted

B．had

C．enjoyed

D．gained

14.

A．attracted

B．warned

C．touched

D．astonished

15.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．happy

17.

A．likely

B．free

C．ready

D．able

18.

A．way

B．place

C．case

D．form

19.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．guess

D．know

20.

A．award

B．word

C．reason

D．gift

10 . Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his ____ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was ____ to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such ____. I would excitedly turn the tap ____ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would ____ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.

Two years later, Dad started his own ____, which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to ____. Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became ____ with him for placing our family in trouble. With ____, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home ____. As usual, helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me ____ my comb?” I looked at him a while, then ____ the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child, ____ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine（习惯）meant Dad was home early to ____ the evening with Mum and me. It ____ a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and ____ placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something ____. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, ____ his smile was still as ____ as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good ____ for his family.

1.

A．bag

B．wallet

C．comb

D．brush

2.

A．annoyed

B．relieved

C．ashamed

D．pleased

3.

A．joy

B．sadness

C．courage

D．pain

4.

A．out

B．over

C．in

D．on

5.

A．stare

B．smile

C．shout

D．laugh

6.

A．family

B．business

C．task

D．journey

7.

A．progress

B．change

C．improve

D．form

8.

A．satisfied

B．delighted

C．mad

D．strict

9.

A．time

B．patience

C．speed

D．ease

10.

A．occasionally

B．early

C．frequently

D．rarely

11.

A．sharpen

B．repair

C．clean

D．keep

12.

A．dropped

B．took

C．handed

D．threw

13.

A．watching

B．letting

C．helping

D．hearing

14.

A．find

B．lose

C．waste

D．spend

15.

A．affected

B．broke

C．meant

D．supported

16.

A．firmly

B．hurriedly

C．casually

D．carefully

17.

A．different

B．exciting

C．interesting

D．urgent

18.

A．for

B．or

C．so

D．yet

19.

A．convincing

B．heartwarming

C．cautious

D．innocent

20.

A．origin

B．life

C．reputation

D．education