1 . Afel was only a very small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of pictures of children _________ in big white fields. He asked, “Mum, what are those white fields?” His mother laughed, “That’s snow, and they are making a snowman!” She tried to _________ what snow was. Afel didn’t really _______ because there was no real snow where he lived. But he showed great _________.

One day when he was 12, Afel was watching a programme on TV at his uncle’s house. The programme was full of snow. And not only snow — there were people _______ across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. And on their feet, they had _______ shoes.

“What are those?” he asked his uncle _________. “Skis,” replied his uncle. “And those people are called skiers.” At that moment, he _________ to be a skier. He asked his uncle what the programme was. “The Winter Olympics,” said his uncle. “It’s like the normal Olympics, but for _________ where you need snow — ski jumping, bobsleigh (长橇), those sorts of things. They __________ it every four years.”

Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. “Perfect,” he thought. “Enough __________ for me to become a brilliant skier.”

“But there’s no snow here!” people told him. “Where are you going to ski?” Afel ________ them. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing __________ two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could __________ quite quickly across the sand. He __________ to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldn’t.

“Never mind,” he thought. “It’s a __________…”

“How will you go to the Olympics?” people asked him. “Our country doesn’t ________ have a team that goes to the Winter Olympics. We have good runners and win lots of medals at the Olympics. But no skiing, no.” Afel didn’t __________.

So every night, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand hills. He __________ that the yellow sand and brown earth are as gold as the medal he will bring home with him, when he is the __________.

1.

A．drawing

B．playing

C．dancing

D．hiking

2.

A．announce

B．stress

C．conclude

D．explain

3.

A．mind

B．respond

C．understand

D．regret

4.

A．interest

B．concern

C．patience

D．confidence

5.

A．walking

B．riding

C．running

D．flying

6.

A．strong

B．strange

C．fashionable

D．comfortable

7.

A．politely

B．hopefully

C．excitedly

D．nervously

8.

A．promised

B．claimed

C．agreed

D．decided

9.

A．projects

B．fields

C．sports

D．courses

10.

A．gain

B．have

C．accept

D．mark

11.

A．time

B．energy

C．experience

D．determination

12.

A．avoided

B．ignored

C．corrected

D．criticized

13.

A．pushing

B．pulling

C．holding

D．waving

14.

A．roll

B．march

C．jump

D．move

15.

A．needed

B．prepared

C．pretended

D．attempted

16.

A．start

B．chance

C．solution

D．strategy

17.

A．even

B．often

C．shortly

D．finally

18.

A．refuse

B．inquire

C．care

D．complain

19.

A．dreams

B．predicts

C．assumes

D．realizes

20.

A．authority

B．champion

C．genius

D．celebrity

2 . Spring had come to the mountains of my hometown. Fresh green grass and sweet-smelling ______ were coming up in my yard. Bees and butterflies were ______ among them. It was the liveliest day I had ever seen.

______，today dark storm clouds and heavy April rain took the sunshine out of the spring. Rain drops hit my front window as I ______ to the local store for another week’s worth of food. I walked in and wiped the water out of my hair and off my glasses. After filling my cart (购物车), I paid for my food, and headed towards the door. Nature ______ called, so I found myself leaving my cart and rushing to the ______. After answering the call, I was cleaning up ______ I heard a sudden noise behind me. I ______ and saw that an elderly gentleman had fallen to the floor. I rushed over to see ______ he was all right. With the aid of another customer, I helped him to his feet. He was unhurt and ______ us both several times. I headed back to my ______ and pushed it to my car. The rain didn’t stop ______ I was shining on the inside.

In this life I have found time and time ______ that we are most alive when we stop to help ______. I have found that we are most ourselves when we share kindness, ______ joy, and do all we can to make this world a better place.

1.

A．trees

B．fruits

C．flowers

D．seeds

2.

A．running

B．dancing

C．planting

D．growing

3.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

4.

A．rode

B．walked

C．left

D．drove

5.

A．slowly

B．loudly

C．suddenly

D．luckily

6.

A．store

B．restroom

C．car

D．rain

7.

A．when

B．while

C．since

D．after

8.

A．asked

B．entered

C．lived

D．turned

9.

A．that

B．before

C．if

D．because

10.

A．helped

B．thanked

C．blamed

D．questioned

11.

A．cart

B．yard

C．customer

D．phone

12.

A．and

B．but

C．for

D．so

13.

A．away

B．alike

C．around

D．again

14.

A．others

B．them

C．other

D．himself

15.

A．hide

B．return

C．replace

D．spread

3 . Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _____to his sister in Mommy's tummy（肚子）.
The pregnancy progressed _____for Karen. Then the labor pains came. Every five minutes ... every minute. But complications _____during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in serious _____. With siren （警报）howling in the night, the ambulance _____ the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
_____inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope. " Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had _____a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral.
Week two in Intensive Care. It looked as if a funeral would come_____the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never_____in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind. She would take Michael_____they liked it or not.
She _____ him in an oversized scrub suit and_____him into ICU (重症室). He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse_____him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usually _____lady glared into the head nurse's face, her lips a _____line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby _____the battle to live. And he began to sing _____ the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"
_____the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became _____and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away — " The breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,… " Michael's little sister relaxed as rest.
Funeral plans were_____. The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love!1.

A．talked

B．sang

C．played

D．whispered

2.

A．quietly

B．peacefully

C．hopefully

D．normally

3.

A．arose

B．raised

C．rose

D．aroused

4.

A．situation

B．condition

C．place

D．position

5.

A．took

B．sent

C．carried

D．rushed

6.

A．The years

B．The months

C．The weeks

D．The days

7.

A．fixed up

B．made up

C．built up

D．set up

8.

A．until

B．before

C．after

D．when

9.

A．asked

B．allowed

C．admitted

D．acquired

10.

A．no matter

B．even if

C．whether

D．as if

11.

A．put

B．dressed

C．wore

D．fit

12.

A．marched

B．forced

C．hid

D．followed

13.

A．required

B．replied

C．recognized

D．regarded

14.

A．warm-hearted

B．well-managed

C．mild-mannered

D．cold-blooded

15.

A．firm

B．strong

C．hard

D．tough

16.

A．losing

B．lost

C．to lose

D．having lost

17.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．with

18.

A．Finally

B．Instantly

C．Patiently

D．Interestingly

19.

A．calm

B．quiet

C．slow

D．fast

20.

A．put off

B．put away

C．put up

D．put down

4 . 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，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ____     up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his ___ expensive “school” fees. He always owes his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before ____， he bought a Rolex watch with the ____ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be ____ down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the ____ goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying ____ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless ____. When he was ____ of his “smarts”， immediately, ____ the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which ____ nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen's words. Glen was amazed. ____ he understood why, he was taken to the office to be ____ strictly. For many times of entry­exit ____ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him ____ time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if ____ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after ___ the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ____ on him, because an additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ____， which he would ____ as the secret of his success forever.1.

A．set

B．Came

C．went

D．called

2.

A．good

B．Bad

C．extra

D．few

3.

A．staying

B．Leaving

C．living

D．coming

4.

A．books

B．Things

C．saving

D．pounds

5.

A．put

B．Looked

C．taken

D．lied

6.

A．ordinary

B．Common

C．specific

D．many

7.

A．one

B．It

C．them

D．these

8.

A．present

B．Trade

C．toy

D．fake

9.

A．afraid

B．Proud

C．well

D．hard

10.

A．in

B．On

C．before

D．after

11.

A．paid

B．Spent

C．took

D．cost

12.

A．Before

B．After

C．If

D．Though

13.

A．appreciated

B．Beaten

C．spoken

D．examined

14.

A．conditions

B．Experiences

C．experiments

D．chances

15.

A．no matter what

B．no matter how

C．no matter when

D．no matter why

16.

A．came out

B．found out

C．sent out

D．set out

17.

A．landing

B．Flying

C．catching

D．boarding

18.

A．expression

B．Idea

C．thought

D．impression

19.

A．honesty

B．Lies

C．goods

D．things

20.

A．remember

B．Learn

C．revise

D．read

5 . A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a ____, I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it ____ from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, ____ everywhere. I tried to use a broom, ____ with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the ____, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept ____ Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and ____ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining ____, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful ____ I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded ____ those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my ____ had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble ____ his new surroundings and the ____ of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you ____, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never ____, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be____, and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas ____, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them ____ you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to ____, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, ____ will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?1.

A．drink

B．fruit

C．vegetable

D．meat

2.

A．moved

B．walked

C．ran

D．slipped

3.

A．rubbed

B．rolled

C．grew

D．existed

4.

A．but

B．and

C．although

D．so

5.

A．bedroom

B．living room

C．kitchen

D．storeroom

6.

A．getting up

B．turning up

C．taking up

D．using up

7.

A．found

B．ate

C．left

D．planted

8.

A．presents

B．cans

C．vegetables

D．peas

9.

A．man

B．child

C．woman

D．boy

10.

A．of

B．for

C．with

D．in

11.

A．wife

B．life

C．son

D．friend

12.

A．turning to

B．leading to

C．adjusting to

D．adding to

13.

A．thank

B．love

C．help

D．loss

14.

A．down

B．near

C．close

D．wide

15.

A．get it

B．make it

C．take it

D．leave it

16.

A．grew

B．bought

C．collected

D．frozen

17.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．properly

D．specially

18.

A．both

B．all

C．either

D．each

19.

A．call on

B．put on

C．bring on

D．move on

20.

A．while

B．because

C．since

D．or