完形填空 My mother asked me to go to several garage sales (宅前旧货出售) with her on
We finally 1 at a pleasant house in the woods.The elderly 2 told me that he and his wife were
retired (退休的) teachers.As we were searching. I heard the gentleman"s wife say her_3_to someone.
and I immediately 4 who she was.She looked at me and said. "You"re Lisa Miller." I looked at her 5 .
for it had been nearly thirty 6 since I had been in her class.
My mother immediately said sorry to her for any 7 I might have made.She did that again after
learning that I wasn"t the sweet little child.She thought that if this woman 8 me after so many years.
I must have done something 9 . My teacher looked at my mother and 10 said. "Oh. no. she was
very good."
My teacher 11 that during the last week of school. I 12 her a plant from my mother"s garden. It
was a lamb"s ear.She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb"s ear.Over the years it 13 . As
I looked down her driveway (车道) with lamb"s ears on both sides. she said. "Every day when I leave my
house and drive up the driveway. I think of you.And when I come home they 14 me. I think of you."
Tears 15 my eyes.There at her home was a piece of my life that she had raised.
At that moment. she taught me more about 16 than I could imagine.We give pieces of ourselves
every day 17 thought.We seldom imagine the effects (影响) that we have on others" lives.That piece
may grow and spread. becoming a(n) 18 part of a life.In the end it isn"t the big things that matter.
19 the small things that make all the 20 in the world.
| ( )1. A. started ( )2. A. worker ( )3. A. price ( )4. A. realized ( )5. A. surprised ( )6. A. months ( )7. A. future ( )8. A. considered ( )9. A. terrible ( )10. A. loudly ( )11. A. explained ( )12. A. stole ( )13. A. disappeared ( )14. A. accept ( )15. A. gave up ( )16. A. life ( )17. A. with ( )18. A. necessary ( )19. A. though ( )20. A. effort | B. searched B. owner B. address B. forgot B. worried B. years B. fight B. saw B. lucky B. silently B. reported B. bought B. died B. send B. came into B. garden B. by B. unimportant B. but B. way | C. stopped C. buyer C. name C. learned C. bored C. days C. excuse C. remembered C. friendly C. angrily C. warned C. chose C. fell C. greet C. turned to C. plants C. without C. large C. because C. decision | D. left D. player D. age D. guessed D. tired D. weeks D. trouble D. found D. special D. softly D. ignored D. brought D. spread D. help D. took away D. lessons D. through D. whole D. so D. difference |
| 1-5: CBCAA 6-10: BDCAD 11-15: ADDCB 16-20: ACABD | |||
| 阅读理解 | |||
After suffering through many months of unemployment (失业). my wife and I moved this week from | |||
1. The author and his wife moved to Ohio because________. | |||
| A. they liked moving from one place to another B. they were both out of work in Colorado C. the students of his wife were living there D. his wife had found a new job there | |||
| 2. From the underlined part. we can learn when offered help. the author felt________. | |||
| A. grateful B. surprised C. bored D. crazy | |||
| 3. We can learn from the passage that the author"s neighbors________. | |||
| A. thought it hard work to move in B. were curious about the newcomers C. were glad that the old house would have its new owner D. hired two college students to help him | |||
| 4. According to the passage. which of the following is TRUE? | |||
| A. The author has many old friends in Ohio. B. It took the author and his wife days to get home unloaded. C. The author and his wife invited the neighbors to a dinner. D. The author is very satisfied with his new home and new neighbors. | |||
| 5. It can be inferred from the passage that________. | |||
| A. we don"t know what is good until we have lost it B. kindness is the sunshine of social life C. where there is a will. there is a way D. there is no place like home | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
There was a boy who was sent by his par ents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)．__1__being sent away，this boy was the__2__student in his class.He was at the top in every__3__ always with high marks. But the boy changed after__4__home and attending the boarding school.His grades started __5__.He hated being in a__6__.He was lonely all the time.And there were especially dark times when he__7__committing suicide (自***)．All of this was because he felt__8__and no one loved him.His parents started__9__about the boy.But they even did not know what was __10__with him.So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and__11__him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school.The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes，teachers and__12__.After some time his dad said，“Do you know，son，why I am here today？” The boy answered back，“To__13__my grades？” “No，no，”his dad replied.“I am here to tell you that you  are the most__14__person for me.I want to see you__15__.I don’t care about grades.I care about you.I care about your happiness.YOU ARE MY LIFE.” These words__16__the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears.He__17__his dad.They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time. Now the boy had__18__he wanted.He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply.He__19__the world to someone.And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him__20__！ | |||
| ( )1．A.After ( )2．A.hardest ( )3．A.exam ( )4．A.coming ( )5．A.rising ( )6．A.group ( )7．A.led to ( )8．A.worthless ( )9．A.caring ( )10．A.crazy ( )11．A.talk with ( )12．A.family ( )13．A.realize ( )14．A.outstanding ( )15．A.happy ( )16．A.caused ( )17．A.answered ( )18．A.nothing ( )19．A.showed ( )20．A.sad | B．Before B．naughtiest B．activity B．returning B．increasing B．term B．felt like B．careless B．turning B．true B．listen to B．friends B．analyze B．important B．excellent B．wanted B．ignored B．something B．meant B．angry | C．When C．brightest C．game C．leaving C．reducing C．company C．thought back C．concerned C．worrying C．possible C．tell to C．study C．check C．famous C．interested C．encouraged C．hated C．everything C．intended C．pleasant | D．While D．dullest D．class D．reaching D．dropping D．party D．looked for D．annoyed D．speaking D．wrong D．care about D．grades D．test D．familiar D．satisfied D．forced D．hugged D．anything D．expressed D．joyful |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
It was a terribly rainy wet winter day.While I was walking from the library after getting | |||
| 1．Whatdidtheauthorprobablydo? | |||
| A．Alibrarian. B．Acollegestudent. C．Awaitress. D．Acompanyworker. | |||
| 2．Theauthorwassurprisedthat________. | |||
| A．manypeoplewouldn"thelptheman B．themancarriedtwolargeboxesofbrochures C．thebrochuresfelldowntotheground D．manypeoplepickedupthebrochuresandwentaway | |||
| 3．Intheauthor"sopinion,ifshehelpedthemanshewould________. | |||
| A．missherlunch B．arrivelateforwork C．beaskedtopayforthebrochures D．beaskedtocarryaboxofbrochures | |||
| 4．Howdidthemanthanktheauthor? | |||
| A．Heinvitedherforawalk. B．Hewroteherathankyouletter. C．Heofferedherabrochure. D．Hesmiledabigsmileather. | |||
| 5．Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthoragreewith? | |||
| A．Neverlaughatothers. B．Carryingsomethinglightiswise. C．Neverspeakwithastranger. D．Helpingothersismuchfun. | |||
| 完形填空 | |||
| Being positive is very important.So I often__1__my son to be positive.But one day I was caught not __2__what I often tell him to do. My son is 7 years old and he was__3__a show to be put on at his school.He was playing the role of an angel.On the evening before the show,he asked me,"Mom,can we__4__angels?" As usual,I seized (抓住) the__5__to teach him to be positive and I said,"Yes,__6__only those who are perfect,and think and talk positively can." He asked,"You must have seen them then?" I was__7__for a few seconds,not knowing what to say.I was touched by his__8__that his mother was a perfect person.He looked into my eyes,__9__a positive answer.I chose to be__10__with him and told him,"__11__.I"ve not been a good person all the time." I was almost__12__to admit this to him.I thought that his__13__of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces.But he__14__it positively and said,"It"s alright.You know to try to be better__15__." I smiled as I replied,"That"s__16__.Sometimes,we might make a__17__,but when we do,we must always try to do better." My son"s__18__struck me right in my heart and are always with me.I__19__a good lesson that day "to always try to be better"．This will always__20__me in all situations where I"ll need to be positive. | |||
| ( )1. A.paid ( )2. A.saying ( )3. A.going through ( )4. A.describe ( )5. A.feeling ( )6. A.but ( )7. A.pleased ( )8. A.thought ( )9. A.making ( )10. A.wrong ( )11. A.N o ( )12. A.glad ( )13. A.description ( )14. A.finished ( )15. A.in the future ( )16. A.right ( )17. A.plan ( )18. A.words ( )19. A.taught ( )20. A.hurt | B. refuse B. sharing B. preparing for B. draw B. attitude B. so B. interested B. behavior B. expecting B. angry B. Sure B. surprised B. speech B. took B. again and again B. fine B. decision B. performances B. learnt B. protect | C. worry C. doing C. turning to C. invite C. chance C. because C. excited C. dream C. trying C. strict C. OK C. relaxed C. picture C. caught C. from now on C. impossible C. difference C. joy C. organized C. help | D. encourage D. explaining D. looking for D. see D. method D. if D. quiet D. story D. choosing D. honest D. Great D. embarrassed D. idea D. changed D. at times D. unnecessary D. mistake D. progress D. created D. find |
| 完形填空。 | |||
| A king once went to a master (大师)．He wanted to become more powerful than other __1__kings.He sat in front of the master and__2__telling him the purpose of his__3__. The master listened__4__to the king. He then told the king to go to the__5 where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side.He told the king,"They are your__6__.They can teach you what you want to__7__." The king went into the garden,and__8__the two plants but could not__9__what he could learn from them.He went back to the master and asked,"What do you__10__,master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me." The master took the king to the plants and__11__,"This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years.Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant.__12__,the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant.If man had been the cypress plant,he would have__13__himself with the rose and felt jealous (忌妒的) at the__14__that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people.__15__,if man were the rose plant,he would have__16__ the cypress plant enviously (羡慕地) thinking how__17__ the plant was without the__18__ of being disturbed by people all day!Both of the plants grew very well because they__19__all their energy for their own__20__instead of using it to compete with the other." | |||
| ( )1．A.rich ( )2．A.forgot ( )3．A.transport ( )4．A.patiently ( )5．A.valley ( )6．A.enemies ( )7．A.design ( )8．A.saw ( )9．A.provide ( )10. A.hear ( )11. A.ordered ( )12. A.Similarly ( )13. A.covered ( )14. A.pack ( )15. A.Besides ( )16. A.looked at ( )17. A.heavy ( )18. A.duty ( )19. A.lost ( )20. A.growth | B．handsome B．continued B．visit B．angrily B．bank B．families B．learn B．watched B．show B．find B．explained B．Frequently B．compared B．pay B．However B．waited for B．useful B．mistake B．used B．opinion | C．western | D．neighboring D．suggested D．test D．worriedly D．forest D．teachers D．notice D．heard D．remember D．mean D．requested D．Luckily D．dressed D．message D．Or D．listened to D．poor D．trouble D．received D．victory |
h two huge boxes 
of brochures (小册子)．
chures up.I couldn"t believe how many people walked on by without even