2 . There was a famous American painter named Winslow Homer. Since Art History class in college, I had always admired his works and I was lucky to see a large exhibition of his works when I was in my early 30’s. It was at this event that I bought a print of his painting, Snap the Whip. Until I retired from teaching it always hung in my classroom.

I thought it truly captured(捕捉)the freedom and fun of childhood. In the painting,a group of young boys are playing a game arm in arm on grass ground in front of a farm house. They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy. One of the boys is falling down to the ground. They are not even wearing shoes!

During my last year of teaching, there was a young woman in her first year of teaching right next door to me and we got to be good friends. She had been an art student before switching to education. Her eyes were drawn immediately to this print when she entered my room. So on my last day of teaching, after the students had left, I took the painting off the wall and walked next door and gave it to her.

She was really surprised, but very pleased to have it. I was pleased that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much as I had. We found the perfect place for it on one of her walls and hung it together. Thank you for bringing back this wonderful memory for me.

1. How did the author treat his painting bought at the exhibition?

A．He sold it immediately.

B．He put it on his table.

C．He regarded it as a useless thing.

D．He put it up in his classroom first.

2. What is the topic of the painting?

A．The nature of children.	B．Homeless children.
C．Hard-working farmers.	D．The pleasure of working.

3. Why did the author give away his favorite picture to the woman?

A．She was his student.	B．She was very fond of it.
C．She needed it in her teaching.	D．She would pass it to his students.

4. How did the author feel after his painting hung in the woman’s room?

A．Grateful.	B．Painful.
C．Doubtful.	D．Tired.

3 . There is a wonderful old story about the best-known artist.Leonardo Da Vinci. When Leonardo was _________The Last Supper, it took him several years to complete it. He had decided to use live models for Christ（耶稣） and _________ of the twelve Apostles（使徒）. He chose the _________ for Christ first when he found a man who _________ both beauty and love on his face. As the years _________ , Leonardo completed all of the Apostles _________ Judas（犹大）. Finally, he found a man whose face seemed full of greed and evil. After he _________ painting the man as Judas, the man asked _________ Leonardo know who he was. When Leonardo said no, the man _________ loudly," I am the same man you painted years ago as the model for Christ."

Though this story is certainly not true, it does __________a spiritual（精神的）truth. No matter how old or young we are, the __________ can often show the condition of our deep heart. I have seen wrinkled（有皱纹的） faces that still sparkled（闪耀） with the __________ of angels when they smiled. I have also seen young faces __________ eyes as cold as ice.

The good news, __________, is that it is never too __________ to change our face and our heart, and fill our heart with love and let it shine through our eyes and actions.

1.

A．designing

B．creating

C．painting

D．improving

2.

A．both

B．each

C．neither

D．none

3.

A．model

B．shape

C．person

D．character

4.

A．appeared

B．enjoyed

C．showed

D．expressed

5.

A．ended up

B．went on

C．came up

D．turned on

6.

A．beside

B．without

C．including

D．except

7.

A．started

B．stopped

C．repeated

D．enjoyed

8.

A．how

B．why

C．if

D．when

9.

A．answered

B．cried

C．shouted

D．laughed

10.

A．discover

B．learn

C．report

D．tell

11.

A．power

B．faith

C．appearance

D．attitude

12.

A．beauty

B．hope

C．nature

D．enjoyment

13.

A．by

B．in

C．like

D．with

14.

A．however

B．instead

C．therefore

D．besides

15.

A．early

B．late

C．hard

D．fast

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

On Sunday,Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing with his father at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. They had a wonderful day and decided to drive home to Massachusetts after a final run. They took a chairlift to the top of the mountain, where they split up to go down in different trails. When the father finished his run, he headed to the parking lot to wait for his son. However, Nicholas never showed up.

It turned out that a fierce snowstorm had swept into the area as Nicholas was on his way down. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path and ventured down the west side of the mountain. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost and all alone. His way back to the ski trails was blocked. What's worse, he didn't have any food or water with him, let alone his cell phone or other supplies. The sun began to sink and he was getting colder by the minute.

Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about Bear Grylls' survival show Man vs. Wild that he used to watch on TV. In the show, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to help himself out. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.

He decided to stop moving around. He needed the energy, and the winds weren't as strong in the valley where he stood as they were up on the mountain. Plus, there was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to seek shelter from the freezing wind and snow. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.

When evening came, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate some snow and drank some water from nearby stream so that he wouldn't dehydrate (脱水）。 Then he returned to his cave and slept.

Paragraph 1:

When Nicholas didn't show up, his father realized there must be something wrong.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day,Nicholas heard the sound of a snowmobile.

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6 . 阅读理解。
阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.
The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.
Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner’s ear, and shook them, so that they made a dingling (叮当声) noise.
“What was that?” asked the restaurant owner.
“That was payment for you,” answered Nasreddin.
“What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!” said angrily the restaurant owner.
“The sound of the coin is payment for the smell of the soup,” answered Nasreddin. “Now go back to your restaurant.”
1. The poor man held his bread over the soup to _______.

A．make it heated

B．warm his cold hands

C．avoid paying the restaurant owner

D．make it smell and taste a little better

2. Why did Nasreddin make a noise with the coins?

A．To make the poor man relaxed.

B．To pay for the smell of the soup.

C．To make the restaurant owner happy.

D．To show that he was a rich person.

3. Nasreddin thought that the smell of the soup ________.

A．was worthless	B．should be paid
C．was pleasant	D．could be sold

4. The writer’s purpose in telling the story is mainly to _________.

A．show the bad restaurant owner

B．describe the poor’s unhappy life

C．show Nasreddin’s cleverness and humor

D．prove the value of the sound of coins

7 . A dog has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.    1    It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.

One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.    2    But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”

The god said, “I’m more than ready to make you more beautiful.    3    ”Then the horse said, “My neck is too short .If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”

Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel.    4    As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a c I’m more than ready to amel.”

The god said, “This is exactly   what you asked for. You have become a camel.

    5    if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.”

A．I’m so grateful to you.

B．Why not remain a horse?

C．I wish you to change me into a horse again.

D．Tell me in what way you want to be changed.

E．But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.

F．Never try to receive more than I have given you

G．I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now

8 . There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to where God lived，so he_____his suitcase with Twinkies and a six﹣pack of root beer and he started his_____．

When he had gone about three blocks，he met an old woman．She was_____in the park just staring at some pigeons （鸽子）．The boy sat down next to her and opened his_____．He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked_____，so he offered her a Twinkie．She_____accepted it and smiled at him．Her_____was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it_____，so he offered her a root beer．Once again she smiled at him．The boy was_____!

They sat there all_____eating and smiling，but they never said a word．

As it grew dark，the boy realized how_____he was and he got up to leave，but before he had gone more than a few steps，he_____around，ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug．She gave him her_____smile ever．

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later，his mother was_____ by the look of joy on his face．

She asked him，"What did you do today that made you so happy？"

He replied，"I had _____with God．"But before his mother could respond，he added，"You know_____？She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile，the old woman，also radiant （容光焕发的） with_____，returned to her home．

Her son was shocked by the look of_____on her face and he asked，"Mother，what did you do today that made you so happy？"

She replied，"I_____Twinkies in the park with God．"But before her son responded，she added，"You know，he's much_____than I expected．"

1.

A．packed

B．carried

C．delivered

D．arranged

2.

A．game

B．journey

C．car

D．work

3.

A．standing

B．playing

C．sitting

D．waiting

4.

A．suitcase

B．bag

C．beer

D．map

5.

A．worried

B．pale

C．hungry

D．poor

6.

A．willingly

B．joyfully

C．respectfully

D．gratefully

7.

A．face

B．skirt

C．smile

D．ring

8.

A．again

B．often

C．further

D．soon

9.

A．satisfied

B．delighted

C．moved

D．shocked

10.

A．morning

B．day

C．night

D．afternoon

11.

A．happy

B．tired

C．bored

D．thirsty

12.

A．turned

B．looked

C．walked

D．jumped

13.

A．commonest

B．biggest

C．weakest

D．trickiest

14.

A．surprised

B．terrified

C．impressed

D．attracted

15.

A．a talk

B．a walk

C．fun

D．lunch

16.

A．why

B．who

C．what

D．where

17.

A．joy

B．fear

C．anger

D．content

18.

A．victory

B．regret

C．peace

D．surprise

19.

A．sold

B．baked

C．drank

D．ate

20.

A．nobler

B．taller

C．wiser

D．younger

9 . Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling (赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he lost his job. After he came out of lockup (拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A．he was a driver

B．he worked in a factory

C．he had a lot of work to do

D．he had worked there for a long time

2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A．she couldn’t find any work

B．she thought her husband was tired

C．her husband spent all time in gambling

D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A．Mr. Lang often gambled

B．Mr. Lang was late for work

C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home

D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A．he didn’t love her any longer

B．he wouldn’t stop gambling

C．he had been put into lockup

D．he was hardly sent away by the factory

5. Which of the following is right?

A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.

10 . D It was about midday．I’d left work early in the morning to cash a check．I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks．
I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk．He had a really strange expression on his face—just sort of a blank stare．I thought he was looking at me until I realized he was staring over my shoulder．
I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor．Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks．They were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol．
Whether or not they said anything I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don’t know．I put my hands up but I just didn’t know what to do．For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing．I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line．Nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet．
Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash．While the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on．
They jumped back over the counter．One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over．The other two swore at him again．Then they left through the door, warning us, “Don’t move．Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes．” Then they just disappeared and there was total silence．
1. What could make the writer sense that something was about to happen?

A．The small number of customers．

B．The total silence in the bank．

C．The bank clerk’s unusual behavior．

D．The constant ringing of the phone．

2. What was the outside bank guard’s reaction to the armed robbers?

A．He was frightened to death by the robbers．

B．He organized the bank clerks to fight back．

C．He shot at the robbers with the machine gun．

D．He flew through the door to catch the robbers．

3. The man covering us with the gun at the door swore at the other two because ________．

A．he was afraid of getting less money

B．he was too anxious to leave the bank

C．one of his fellows slipped on the floor

D．the phone kept ringing at the moment

4. From the passage we can know that ________．

A．there were usually less customers in the midday hour

B．the writer didn’t follow like sheep to put his hands up

C．the bank clerks were too busy to answer the telephone

D．three armed men robbed the central bank in broad daylight