1 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

2 . 完型填空（共20小题；
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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.1.

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending

2.

A．pleased          B disappointed

B．exhausted

C．encouraged

3.

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

4.

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through

5.

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights

6.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

7.

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams

8.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded

9.

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler

10.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered

11.

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

12.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For

15.

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting

16.

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced

17.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

18.

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination

19.

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．sympathy

20.

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．nearly

3 . One day I was doing a big clean-up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately ____ an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reach out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I ____ for neighboring Burking to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to ____ In darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without any ____ , one of them grabbed my pack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, ____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, a camera, an airline ticket and other things ____ to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I ____ guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was ____ of the country: its poverty(贫困), its thieves, the heat, and the dust. I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country. I cannot give you anything.”
The woman beggar listened attentively and ____ my words. Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in ____ It was a very small amount of money, but for this woman, the coin ____ a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of her ____ , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she ____ my concept completely.1.

A．cared about

B．came across

C．looked for

D．focused upon

2.

A．presented

B．gave

C．recalled

D．reminded

3.

A．traffic

B．dust

C．noise

D．climate

4.

A．headed

B．struggled

C．stood

D．came

5.

A．move

B．unload

C．hide

D．pass

6.

A．warning

B．planning

C．thinking

D．arranging

7.

A．hung

B．put

C．swallowed

D．cleared

8.

A．obvious

B．expensive

C．familiar

D．precious

9.

A．elegantly

B．cautiously

C．dependently

D．frequently

10.

A．locals

B．thieves

C．beggars

D．men

11.

A．proud

B．conscious

C．sick

D．aware

12.

A．get

B．run

C．come

D．rush

13.

A．attended to

B．looked up

C．thought about

D．wrote down

14.

A．for

B．into

C．out

D．at

15.

A．order

B．vain

C．serve

D．shock

16.

A．meant

B．made

C．deserved

D．suggested

17.

A．dirtiness

B．poverty

C．kindness

D．safety

18.

A．updated

B．unfolded

C．broken

D．unexpected

19.

A．moment

B．action

C．dignity（尊严）

D．life

20.

A．changed

B．damaged

C．found

D．accepted

4 . “My name's Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)...”

With these words I began to______the problem , the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people________, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.I ______ to be phoned ,I wanted to phone .Just one more call.

It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed _________,just a quick chat.Gradually though , the _________got worse . soon it was _______use , until , finally , addiction.

And it began to affect my________. During the day I would disappear for________call .If i couldn't make a call , I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring .Getting more and more_________,in the end , I would ring someone , then someone else,________ myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and_________ messages to make sure ________ calls would see me through the day . I used to arrive at friend’s homes and before the door was closed , go straight for the phone with the ________“Is it OK if I just use the phone...?” At work ,I became_________ when my fellow workers tried to_______ me from using the phone.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone ).Finally , the police caught me________a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was_________to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).

I haven 't_________ a phone in the house for three weeks now , and it 's several days_________ I used a phone box .I try not to watch TV because there are_______   people on it making phone calls.My name is Jim   Shelley and I am an addict.

1.

A．face

B．find

C．accept

D．notice

2.

A．now and then

B．all the time

C．at home

D．at work

3.

A．tried

B．asked

C．waited

D．invited

4.

A．polite

B．important

C．fine

D．special

5.

A．condition

B．situation

C．result

D．effect

6.

A．frequent

B．regular

C．unusual

D．particular

7.

A．friends

B．study

C．family

D．work

8.

A．a quick

B．a secret

C．an expected

D．an extra

9.

A．hopeful

B．delighted

C．frightened

D．anxious

10.

A．forcing

B．telling

C．giving

D．limiting

11.

A．leaving

B．taking

C．passing

D．recording

12.

A．long

B．immediate

C．enough

D．surprising

13.

A．saying

B．demands

C．wish

D．words

14.

A．careful

B．mad

C．determined

D．helpless

15.

A．save

B．reduce

C．protect

D．stop

16.

A．destroying

B．using

C．stealing

D．emptying

17.

A．offered

B．guided

C．ordered

D．reminded

18.

A．missed

B．had

C．received

D．fixed

19.

A．as

B．when

C．if

D．since

20.

A．always

B．just

C．more

D．different