1 . It was a freezing cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. An old man was waiting for a ____ across the river.
At last he heard some hooves ____ along the frozen path. Anxiously, he watched as several horsemen came around the bend. ____, he let them pass by one after another. Finally, as the ____ rider was drawing near, the old man ____ the rider’s eye and asked whether he would ____ giving him a ride to the other side.
The rider agreed ____ Seeing the old man was unable to ____ his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman ____ and helped the old man ____ the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his ____, a tiny but cozy cottage.
Before leaving, out of ____, the horseman asked the old man why on such a bitter winter night he would wait and ask the last rider and ____ he had refused. The old man replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no ____ for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, I was certain that your gentle spirit would give me ____ in my time of need.”
Those ____ comments touched the horseman deeply, who ____ the old man, “May I never get too busy with my own affairs that I ____ to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
____ these words, Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States, turned his horse around and ____ his way back to the White House.1.

A．horseman

B．horse

C．ride

D．friend

2.

A．attacking

B．running

C．entering

D．approaching

3.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Thus

D．Moreover

4.

A．coming

B．leaving

C．next

D．last

5.

A．kept

B．caught

C．looked

D．saw

6.

A．mind

B．avoid

C．prefer

D．try

7.

A．seriously

B．doubtfully

C．willingly

D．strangely

8.

A．lift

B．push

C．feel

D．stand

9.

A．went off

B．turned around

C．set out

D．got down

10.

A．onto

B．over

C．off

D．above

11.

A．hometown

B．apartment

C．destination

D．village

12.

A．courage

B．curiosity

C．enthusiasm

D．honesty

13.

A．what about

B．if only

C．how come

D．what if

14.

A．chance

B．doubt

C．concern

D．reason

15.

A．strength

B．comfort

C．generosity

D．assistance

16.

A．heartwarming

B．impressive

C．pessimistic

D．optimistic

17.

A．persuaded

B．told

C．reminded

D．suggested

18.

A．manage

B．fail

C．disagree

D．remember

19.

A．In

B．On

C．With

D．At

20.

A．made

B．struggled

C．felt

D．Fought

2 . When I had breast cancer I had to have chemotherapy (化疗). The hardest part of that entire experience was losing my hair. It was like having a tattoo(纹身) across my forehead that said “chemotherapy patient.” I am a very active and athletic person, so to have people looking at me with pity as if I was an invalid was very hard to take. Of course they never said anything, but if I got in an elevator. Everyone looked away because they didn’t know what to say. But I didn’t blame them.
The best compliment I ever received was when I was at work one day, wearing my scarf over my bald head, and a UPS guy came in to deliver a package. He looked me right in the eye and said, “So, are you on chemotherapy?” I said, “Yes, thank you for asking. You are the first person to actually acknowledge that fact.” It felt so good to be talked to like a “real” person, without any pity, just the facts. I asked him what made him decide to say something, and he told me that a woman he worked with had just gone through the same thing several months before.
I had some joke business cards that said my job title was “Supreme Commander of the Universe”, so whenever this same UPS guy came to deliver a package, he would also say, “Hey, Supreme Commander, how is it going?” Then my company moved to a new location, and since that time I hadn’t seen the UPS guy-Bryan- in probably two years.
I went to answer my door at home one day, and there was Bryan with a package. Small world. “Hey, Supreme Commander, long time no see!” he said. He sees so many people all day long, every day, delivering packages but he remembered me after two years. What a great compliment! Of course, I remembered him, too, because he was the only person who could see me during that time when I was “the invisible woman.”
1. Why did the author say “It felt so good to be talked to like “real” person”?

A．Because her friends didn’t realize the fact that she got sick before.

B．Because her friends didn’t want to talk with her since she had cancer.

C．Because her friends treated her as a patient.

D．Because her friends were afraid of infection.

2. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．It was the author’s cancer that helped her to be remembered by a stranger.

B．The UPS guy had become a good friend of the author’s.

C．The guy was very polite.

D．The author didn’t want to be remembered for her cancer.

3. What was the author’s attitude towards her cancer?

A．Surprised.	B．Regretful.
C．Positive.	D．Depressed.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The author experienced something miserable after she had cancer.

B．The author got a great compliment that a stranger remembered for her cancer.

C．the author became strong and positive after she was ill.

D．The author recognized that she was not a normal person any longer.

3 . My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas．We were running ____ on gas somewhere in New Mexico and ____ we would see a gas station soon enough to fill up．
But that didn’t happen and we ____ we were not going to make it to the next town．So my daughter made up a ____ that read“Low on gas．Can u help?”and held it outside her ____ in the hope that a passing driver would ____it and stop．
It was about 3：30 pm on a weekday and there weren’t too many vehicles ____ us at that time．Then we found someone ____ along ahead of us. We caught up with it is the____that the driver would notice the sign．
After a brief expression of____on his face，he seemed to have noticed the sign and____down to pull over．We pulled over right behind him．
When he knows that we don’t have enough gas，he____o buy us gas at the next town Roswell．When we ____ our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there，he said they had a gas____on his farm about 10 minutes away，so if we could give him 20 minutes，he would____back there，get a can of gasoline and____up our tank．
We could not believe our good ____!We were filled with gratitude(感激)for the____of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return．Sure enough，he was back with the can．He ____to take payment for the gas，saying“What good is a man who cannot help another ____．”1.

A．full

B．1ow

C．empty

D．free

2.

A．figured

B．decided

C．insisted

D．admitted

3.

A．required

B．wished

C．proved

D．realized

4.

A．map

B．sign

C．guidance

D．1ist

5.

A．bag

B．window

C．pocket

D．room

6.

A．notice

B．accept

C．study

D．check

7.

A．reaching

B．helping

C．passing

D．noticing

8.

A．walking

B．driving

C．wandering

D．running

9.

A．hope

B．way

C．strength

D．case

10.

A．excitement

B．confusion

C．surprise

D．worry

11.

A．slowed

B．walked

C．settled

D．1ay

12.

A．attempted

B．started

C．offered

D．managed

13.

A．reported

B．declared

C．changed

D．explained

14.

A．station

B．producer

C．pump

D．seller

15.

A．wait

B．stay

C．work

D．head

16.

A．fill

B．take

C．pick

D．put

17.

A．fortune

B．dream

C．1esson

D．opinion

18.

A．happiness

B．kindness

C．patience

D．modest

19.

A．promised

B．refused

C．forgot

D．expected

20.

A．in turn

B．in hand

C．in time

D．in need

4 . Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he ____the living room.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s ____ it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn’t give up her ____ One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked ____She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, ____ she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was ____He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything ____” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important!”1.

A．left

B．entered

C．went to

2.

A．open

B．close

C．clean

3.

A．work

B．advice

C．idea

4.

A．inside

B．outside

C．down

5.

A．so

B．and

C．but

6.

A．lost

B．open

C．empty

7.

A．at once

B．at last

C．at all

5 . 完形填空
I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school．This____ that they are with me almost constantly．Whenever possible I will____ random acts of kindness;____ things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc．So, they are very____ with the concept and are, of course,____ to also do "nice" things for others．
Just a few days ago we stopped____ our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff．We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our____．While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few____in his basket．I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no____ ．
He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously____ ．As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to____ her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line．My kids were very____ behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked____ , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining．(To me, anyway．)
I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face．
We were putting our groceries on the____ when the clerk finished with____ order．What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids____ bubble gum．I had agreed they could have some．____, he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back．He then told my kids that he bought their gum____ their mom was____enough to let him go ahead in the queue．
The experience really drove home the____ that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．1.

A．tells

B．leaves

C．means

D．ensures

2.

A．entertain

B．serve

C．function

D．perform

3.

A．important

B．impressive

C．suitable

D．simple

4.

A．satisfied

B．occupied

C．familiar

D．pleased

5.

A．supported

B．taught

C．encouraged

D．supposed

6.

A．near

B．by

C．with

D．against

7.

A．opportunity

B．return

C．turn

D．time

8.

A．fruit

B．vegetables

C．items

D．sales

9.

A．time

B．hurry

C．case

D．sense

10.

A．accepted

B．collected

C．carried

D．agreed

11.

A．change

B．remove

C．continue

D．stop

12.

A．badly

B．poorly

C．well

D．ill

13.

A．constantly

B．immediately

C．usually

D．rudely

14.

A．belt

B．bench

C．basket

D．cart

15.

A．her

B．his

C．their

D．our

16.

A．complain about

B．allow for

C．ask for

D．concern about

17.

A．So

B．But

C．Or

D．For

18.

A．when

B．unless

C．because

D．until

19.

A．happy

B．helpful

C．serious

D．nice

20.

A．idea

B．reward

C．chance

D．instruction

6 . My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning．We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center．When we got there，a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans．Luckily，we were able to use the 2 remaining machines．
Of course，there were others that came，but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things，they quickly left．However，one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry．So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans．Of course，she was grateful，and it felt good to let her go ahead of me．But that was not the whole story．
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags，but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full．My daughter was left with nothing to do．The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines，but it seemed that they were almost done．I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done．But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness．He offered to let us go ahead of him．I was really surprised，because we had more than 5 bottles，but he didn’t seem to mind．I happily accepted____．
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn．It was small，I didn't expect it，but it surely brightened up my day．
1. Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?

A．Because there were many other families there．

B．Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry．

C．Because the writer wanted to hear a story．

D．Because the woman was very grateful．

2. Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?

A．Because her daughter' s machine stopped working．

B．Because the other family was still using the machines．

C．Because she let the other family use her machine first．

D．Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first．

3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The kindness．	B．The offer．
C．The machine．	D．The 5 bottles．

4. Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?

A．A good name is sooner lost than won．

B．A little is better than none．

C．All men cannot be first．

D．One good turn deserves another．

7 . Parents might tell older children to “Act your age”. But some researchers say that is what persons from thirteen to nineteen years old are doing. While teenagers can look all grown up, studies have shown that their brains are still developing. How much this explains their behavior, though, is a subject of debate.
Jay Giedd of America’s National Institutes of Health is a leader in this area of research. Doctor Giedd has been studying a group of young people since 1991. They visit him every two years for imaging tests of their brains. He says considerable development continues in young people from the teenage years into the twenties.
A part of the brain called the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex appears especially undeveloped in teenagers. Researchers believe that this area controls judgment and consideration of risk. So, its underdevelopment may explain why young people seem more willing to take risks like driving too fast.
Laurence Steinberg is a psychology professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. He says stronger laws and stronger parental control are needed to protect teens from themselves. That includes raising the age for driving. He says research shows that teenage brains are not fully equipped to control behavior.
Other researchers, however, say there is not enough evidence to make a strong case for such findings. Psychologist Robert Epstein is a visiting scholar at the University of California in San Diego. Mr. Epstein notes that teen behavior differs from culture to culture. He says behavior depends for the most part on socialization. He believes that teenagers will demonstrate(表明) better, safer behavior if they spend more time with adults, and are treated more like them.
But is that always true? Mike Males works at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco. He suggests that all of this talk lately about brainless teens could be an attempt to take away attention from the reality. Writing in the New York Times, he says it is middle-aged adults whose behavior has worsened. In his words, if grown-ups really have superior brains, why don’t we act as if we do?
1. If your parents ask you to act your age, they really mean to advise that you __________.

A．behave yourself

B．take care of yourself

C．make yourself at home

D．do everything on your own

2. Why do young people seem more willing to take adventures?

A．Because they can all look grown up in that way.

B．Because their dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex appears undeveloped.

C．Because some researchers have been studying and encouraging them.

D．Because stronger laws and stronger parental control protect them

3. Which of the following is TRUE about teenagers?

A．Their brains have almost stopped developing.

B．Their cultures have influenced their behavior more or less.

C．The behavior of brainless teens has drawn a lot more attention.

D．Staying more often with adults makes things even worse.

4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Mike Males _______.

A．agrees with what Robert Epstein says

B．keeps silent about the subject of debate

C．is a leader in this area of research

D．has the opinion of his own

5. The passage is written mainly to tell people that __________.

A．development continues in young people from the teens into the twenties

B．teenagers’ behavior differs from culture to culture

C．there is still a debate between researchers about people’s behaviors

D．the talk about brainless teens could take away attention from governments

8 . In my professional life I am fortunate to have acquired some skills that I find I am able to use even though   I’ve retired．
Last week while at church in the morning，I met a ____ that had just moved to our state. Unfortunately they were robbed shortly after their ____．and had the valuable belongings with all their ____papers stolen．A very kind person in the neighborhood had ____them in，but the family had very little ____，no transportation，and no ____ to enroll(注册)their son in school without the paperwork．
Enrolling that little boy in school ____to be the highest priority for the family. But the school district was playing hardball with them with no _____for them．They had gone to the library to ____ how to replace this paperwork，but they found they could not ____the fees to replace the items quickly．
Because of my background as a(n) _____administrator and my computer skills，I was able to research for them online how to ____．the needed documents at low cost with only a slight delay．I was able to speak with them____and positively about the process and explain that waiting the few ____ days would make very little _____ in getting their little guy enrolled and attending school again．They told me they ____ my taking the time to sit down with them and help them see the“forest for the trees”，for they had felt _____with what initially had seemed the impossibility of their situation．
Taking the time to ____my skills and “be present’’ with them had truly helped them regain some of the____ they had come to our city with when they moved—____ a better 1ife．1.

A．beggar

B．boy

C．family

D．driver

2.

A．arrival

B．return

C．flight

D．change

3.

A．criminal

B．important

C．beneficial

D．expensive

4.

A．forced

B．hidden

C．shown

D．taken

5.

A．money

B．energy

C．position

D．courage

6.

A．Plan

B．aim

C．way

D．idea

7.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．intended

D．preferred

8.

A．patience

B．direction

C．confidence

D．sympathy

9.

A．practice

B．research

C．suggest

D．realize

10.

A．afford

B．support

C．manage

D．desire

11.

A．politics

B．education

C．culture

D．history

12.

A．invent

B．protect

C．design

D．replace

13.

A．coldly

B．shyly

C．calmly

D．wildly

14.

A．exact

B．proper

C．extra

D．final

15.

A．sense

B．difference

C．room

D．use

16.

A．disliked

B．considered

C．insisted

D．appreciated

17.

A．surprised

B．depressed

C．excited

D．amused

18.

A．use

B．pass

C．take

D．get

19.

A．spirit

B．task

C．hope

D．sense

20.

A．putting in

B．making

C．taking up

D．looking for

9 . I have happy memories of trips to Europe, but my trip to Romania (罗马尼亚) was unique. When I was there as recalled, it was like being in a “James Bond” movie. My husband was born there, but his family sent him to study in Italy. Before he left, his mother told him, “As long as I write in pencil, don’t come back. When I write to you in pen, it’s safe to return.” But she never wrote in pen.
My husband lived a poor life in Italy. He applied to go to America, but there was a limit in number and he was rejected. He was accepted by Canada, though, and from Calgary he jumped onto a train to San Francisco. There he stayed —illegally. He became a US citizen when we got married. By then he was a charming European with a Romanian accent and the manners of a prince.
With seven years’ experience in America, a US passport, and two children later, he felt it was safe to visit Romania. He hadn’t seen his mother, two sisters, and two brothers since he was sixteen. We flew to Munich, Germany; picked up the German-made car we had purchased in the States; and drove to Romania via Austria and Hungary. When we reached Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, his family was waiting outside his sister’s house to greet us. After a long time of hugging, kissing, and crying, his family also hugged me, the American wife with two young children. They had great interest in me. Few Americans visited Romania at that time, and most Romanians had little chance to travel. I had brought an English-Romanian dictionary with me and managed to communicate, using only nouns, with no verbs. My Romanian improved, and the family’s stock of English words increased, but mostly I spoke in broken, New York-accented Romanian. The sisters loved their gifts of skirts and purses, the brothers loved the radios, and the children loved the candy. We made side trips to the Black Sea and enjoyed sightseeing in beautiful mountains. Dining at outdoor cafes to the music of violins was fantastic with fancy flavor, but nothing was as special as family dinners.
Romania didn’t have many dry cleaners. Most homes had old-fashioned washing machines but no dryers, and it was a hot summer. My husband’s relatives didn’t want to risk dirtying their clothes. Their solution was as simple as it was shocking: the women only wore their bras(胸罩) and slips (衬裙) at dinner table. The men were eating without shirts. They all had jobs, so time was precious. Having dinner without proper clothes was a small inconvenience compared with the effort of washing clothes —at least in my husband’s home, perhaps all across Romania. I, of course, having just met them, ate fully clothed. I washed my clothes by hand and hung them outdoors to dry.
On the last night of our three-week stay, we had a large family dinner. I was tired of washing my clothes. So I pulled my dress over my head and placed it on the chair behind me. All men and women applauded for my action. Even with my poor Romanian, I understood that they were saying, “She’s part of our family now.”
My children were 4 and 5 at the time, but they still have memories of that trip. They know how to say, “Good morning.” and “There are apricots (杏子) on the tree.” I can still say, “Do you speak Romanian?”and “I swim in the Black Sea.” But most of all, I remember sitting at a long dining-room table in my bra, enjoying meatballs with fresh garlic (大蒜).
1. From Para. 1, we learn that ________.

A．a trip to Europe would be dangerous

B．the mother didn’t want to see her son

C．Romania might be unsafe at that time

D．the mother didn’t like to write in pen

2. The writer’s husband became an American citizen through ________.

A．experiences	B．application
C．illegal stay	D．marriage

3. During the writer’s trip in Romania, she ________.

A．bought a new German-made car

B．had little interest in the relatives

C．used a new language with effort

D．enjoyed the mountain sights best

4. What made the writer feel special about the family dinner in Romania?

A．The way people dressed .

B．The way people spoke.

C．The fantastic violin music.

D．The fancy food flavor.

5. The writer was completely accepted by her husband’s family when ________.

A．she offered gifts to the whole family

B．she spoke her husband’s language

C．she washed all the clothes by hand

D．she had dinner in bra like other ladies

6. The writer shared her story to say ________.

A．“east and west, home is the best”

B．“when in Rome do as the Romans do”

C．“marry a dog and follow the dog forever”

D．“the course of true love never runs smooth”

10 . It’s a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas. The Suttons’ dinner conversation often turned to local families ____ This year, the youngest daughter Kate was ____ that Santa Claus would make a special visit ____ a 22-year-old single mother named Ashley.
One Sunday, the ____ rang. A representative from a local organization was calling to say the ____Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer ____from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kate ran into her room. Soon, Kate returned with her piggy bank, her face set with ____ And now she ____ the coins and dollar bills out, one by one, onto the kitchen table: $3.30. “Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. ____ maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”____ everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Soon, the money____ on the kitchen table. The total: $130.
The next morning, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s latest project. Throughout the day, more coworkers ____ with contributions. Each time a little money came in, Ann called home. And with each ____from her mother, Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory. With the story of Kate’s gift____beyond Ann’s office, she received more contributions. By the end of the day, the total was now $500—plenty of a Christmas for Ashley’s family.
That evening, Kate went with her mother to ____ the money. They bought plenty of household necessities. They _____ had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Ann _____through the pouring rain to where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the _____woman a Merry Christmas. Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car. With so many gifts to take inside, she abandoned the umbrella. Ashley ____ her in the rain. Soon both women were wet through, and the surprise had turned to something deeper, the kind of ____ that brought them close to tears.1.

A．in charge

B．in need

C．in return

D．in turn

2.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．ashamed

D．disappointed

3.

A．with

B．without

C．to

D．from

4.

A．doorbell

B．phone

C．alarm

D．clock

5.

A．pleasure

B．permission

C．information

D．aid

6.

A．rise

B．show

C．take

D．disappear

7.

A．determination

B．peace

C．surprise

D．puzzle

8.

A．collected

B．counted

C．chose

D．found

9.

A．Or

B．And

C．But

D．So

10.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Immediately

D．Constantly

11.

A．made up

B．picked up

C．took up

D．piled up

12.

A．put up

B．came out

C．set off

D．dropped by

13.

A．greeting

B．report

C．letter

D．gift

14.

A．spreading

B．sharing

C．starting

D．inventing

15.

A．spend

B．deliver

C．make

D．receive

16.

A．even

B．always

C．already

D．yet

17.

A．walked

B．drove

C．ran

D．cycled

18.

A．astonished

B．embarrassed

C．bored

D．frightened

19.

A．took

B．held

C．joined

D．attended

20.

A．sympathy

B．sadness

C．anxiety

D．joy