1 . Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual “Back to School Bash” programme. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free _____ in the community. Holmes decided to _____ by providing help to kids. He was _____ two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his _____ day, but he chose to _____ his time and gave free haircuts to lower­class kids on condition that the kids should _____ their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so _____ that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would _____ a favourite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud _____ Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they'd review the book, from the ______ and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.

Holmes, who is married ______ two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to ______ with their kids. So he hopes to offer some ______ in this way. And he admits he, ______， benefits from doing that.

There was a seven­-year-­old kid who ______ stuttered(结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and ______. When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That ______ Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get ______， he plans to restart his ______ as the Storybook Barber. “Today's world is full of guns and violence，” he says, “The barbershop is a ______   place for the kids to come and read books.”

1.

A．materials

B．resources

C．methods

D．connections

2.

A．participate

B．perform

C．develop

D．withdraw

3.

A．faced with

B．caught in

C．presented with

D．engaged in

4.

A．happiest

B．worst

C．busiest

D．best

5.

A．spend

B．waste

C．save

D．donate

6.

A．receive

B．earn

C．demand

D．request

7.

A．popular

B．ordinary

C．complex

D．strict

8.

A．put away

B．take over

C．pick up

D．give out

9.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．until

10.

A．kids

B．heroines

C．barbers

D．characters

11.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．about

12.

A．stay

B．read

C．talk

D．learn

13.

A．guidance

B．judgement

C．assistance

D．insurance

14.

A．again

B．still

C．then

D．too

15.

A．usually

B．hardly

C．merely

D．necessarily

16.

A．write

B．practise

C．remark

D．reflect

17.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．inspired

D．impressed

18.

A．settled

B．relaxed

C．pleased

D．refreshed

19.

A．ownership

B．hobby

C．promise

D．role

20.

A．secret

B．safe

C．rough

D．crowded

2 . My 13-year-old son and I had quite the adventure this morning! We frequently passed by a _______landscaped yard with a nice little flower garden. I wanted to _______my thanks for the time and effort put in by the _______, But I’ve never seen him or her, so we went to a local grocery and bought a gift card that would leave with a _______and a smile card the next time that I passed by.

We also ran to Walmart and _______a few $ 10 gift cards along with some note cards and our other _______. While we were putting our things away in the car, my son _______that a lady that had just parked next to us looked a little _______. As soon as she entered the _______, we grabbed a note card, made a note _______, and added a gift card for her to find when she got back to her _______, hoping to comfort her feelings.

After that, we went for a(n) _______breakfast. The restaurant was pretty _______and the people working in the kitchen seemed to be busy forever. A young couple _______across the dining table from us was having some trouble with their _______, who looked to be about four or five. He grew _______and impatient with the wait and they had their hands _______keeping him from making troubles.

I remember being in their _______, so I stopped their _______and had their breakfast added to my check. Great _______to my day, and I can’t wait to do it again!

1.

A．smoothly

B．carelessly

C．roughly

D．beautifully

2.

A．express

B．recognize

C．design

D．accept

3.

A．nurse

B．dentist

C．gardener

D．passer-by

4.

A．present

B．note

C．book

D．diploma

5.

A．bought

B．borrowed

C．sold

D．imported

6.

A．instruments

B．desserts

C．vegetable

D．groceries

7.

A．suspected

B．observed

C．imagined

D．reserved

8.

A．elegant

B．generous

C．excited

D．upset

9.

A．store

B．clinic

C．bank

D．nursery

10.

A．slowly

B．unwillingly

C．quickly

D．shyly

11.

A．house

B．car

C．bike

D．bench

12.

A．early

B．boring

C．expensive

D．late

13.

A．decorated

B．empty

C．packed

D．deserted

14.

A．lain

B．loaded

C．seated

D．arranged

15.

A．son

B．daughter

C．dog

D．pet

16.

A．defenseless

B．tireless

C．careless

D．restless

17.

A．available

B．full

C．normal

D．necessary

18.

A．shorts

B．gloves

C．shoes

D．socks

19.

A．waitress

B．child

C．customer

D．hostess

20.

A．end

B．start

C．story

D．dream

3 . The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I ____ a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to ____ my grandfather. “It isn’t ____, is it, Billy?” he said softly.
He gently ____ my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, ____ a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing ____ to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and ____, grandpa.”
He pulled me ____ “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I ____ these roses when my first son was born. It was my ____ of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I ____to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never ____ to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the ____ when you first said hello to a friend.”
A year later, my grandpa became very ____Then all members of the family
were ____ back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my ____, I took his hand as ____ as he had once taken mine.
“Hello, grandpa,” I ____His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief ____ he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had ____ about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.1.

A．watched

B．fixed

C．felt

D．heard

2.

A．watch

B．interview

C．see

D．discover

3.

A．easy

B．hard

C．difficult

D．comfortable

4.

A．took

B．made

C．led

D．carried

5.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．while

6.

A．whether

B．how

C．who

D．what

7.

A．beautiful

B．tasty

C．funny

D．red

8.

A．far

B．hard

C．close

D．around

9.

A．planted

B．bought

C．treated

D．discovered

10.

A．approach

B．way

C．method

D．solution

11.

A．preferred

B．wanted

C．used

D．referred

12.

A．give up

B．give off

C．give away

D．give in

13.

A．happiness

B．word

C．sight

D．memory

14.

A．weak

B．ill

C．old

D．serious

15.

A．ordered

B．called

C．delivered

D．sent

16.

A．pleasure

B．duty

C．wish

D．turn

17.

A．happily

B．sadly

C．gently

D．carefully

18.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．whispered

D．added

19.

A．sign

B．sigh

C．wave

D．smile

20.

A．thought

B．meant

C．worried

D．cared

4 . 完形填空(共20小题；
阅读下面短文，从短文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。

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed_______. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their _______for granted, just as he_______himself. Now, however, he felt_______—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his_______

     Seeking more personally satisfying_______, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel_______on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was_______to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to_______the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only________ Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books.
     According to Jimmy, you are________you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world________seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
     This idea can be ________in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel________making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is________.

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be________. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are ________for us.

     In spite of his new________and wealth, Jimmy prefers working________at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could________1.

A．unhappy

B．unusual

C．unfair

D．uneasy

2.

A．health

B．wealth

C．happiness

D．illnesses

3.

A．ought to

B．had to

C．needed to

D．used to

4.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．helpless

D．endless

5.

A．crying

B．painting

C．imagination

D．consideration

6.

A．home

B．condition

C．situation

D．work

7.

A．game

B．trick

C．role

D．part

8.

A．unable

B．impossible

C．unfit

D．difficult

9.

A．understand

B．face

C．refuse

D．recognize

10.

A．failures

B．efforts

C．choices

D．interests

11.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whoever

12.

A．always

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．usually

13.

A．found

B．drawn

C．written

D．accepted

14.

A．after

B．about

C．with

D．before

15.

A．powerful

B．hopeful

C．useful

D．successful

16.

A．great

B．strong

C．brave

D．equal

17.

A．scientific

B．basic

C．right

D．simple

18.

A．product

B．fame

C．name

D．job

19.

A．rapidly

B．separately

C．slowly

D．quietly

20.

A．offer

B．gain

C．gather

D．earn