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Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  ___36___.
I wanted to do something very ___37___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ___38___ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___39___ it looked almost new. I was so ___40___ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.
I could ___41___ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to ___42___ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ___43___:” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so ___44___. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ___45___ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s ___46___.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ___47___ this expensive gift.
Of course, the ___48___ awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were ___49___, and I immediately wanted him to ___50___ my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ___51___ what I was expecting. Then I ___52___ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ___53___ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ___54___ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to ___55___ this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
36. A. hope    B. advice C. support      D. courage
37. A. polite   B. similar       C. special       D. private
38. A. played  B. studied       C. traveled      D. worked
39. A. after     B. before C. unless D. until
40. A. sure     B. fond   C. proud  D. confident
41. A. perhaps       B. really  C. almost D. hardly
42. A. start     B. cook   C. set      D. serve
43. A. note     B. notice C. word   D. sign
44. A. disturbed     B. confused    C. astonished  D. inspired
45. A. give     B. take    C. draw   D. teach
46. A. reason  B. request       C. comment    D. response
47. A. present B. afford C. find    D. order
48. A. neighbor      B. building     C. home  D. house
49. A. exchanged B. experienced  C. expected     D. exhibited
50. A. tear      B. open   C. check  D. receive
51. A. purely  B. basically     C. obviously   D. exactly
52. A. realized       B. remembered      C. imagined    D. supposed
53. A. only     B. still     C. ever    D. even
54. A. works   B. exists  C. matters       D. counts
55. A. send     B. publish       C. share   D. write

36---55          ACDDC   DAACB   DBDAB   DACBC      

本文通过讲述一对母子互相为对方买礼物的故事,说明世界上仍有无私的爱的存在。
36. A。针对Laura对“当今世界是否有无私的真爱”的怀疑态度,作者通过自己的亲身经历来说明无私的真爱是存的。比较4个选项,同时结合下文的内容,只有A最佳。
37. C。下文(51空处)讲,“我”希望看到儿子激动的表情,所以是想给儿子一个特殊的(special)礼物。
38. D。因为要挣钱买摩托车,所以整个夏天都在work。
39. D。此处指儿子在这辆二手摩托车上花费了很长时间,一直到(until)它看上去跟新车一样。
40. C。从搭配上看,四个选项都是对的,即:be sure of对……有把握,be fond of喜欢, be proud of为……而骄傲,be confident of对……有信心(把握)。但根据文章意思可知,作者的儿子是一个优秀而且很懂事的孩子,所以作者应该是对他引以自豪。
41. D。此处指母亲等不及希望儿子早点见到礼物,描述的是母亲的迫切的心情。hardly 意为“几乎不”。
42. A。由于 tea 和 morning goodies 无需cook,故排除B;而set 和 serve 不合语境。start 在此表示“开始准备”。
43. A。note在此指“字条”“便条”。
44. C。没想到儿子会给自己买keyboard,所感到很吃惊。另外,根据下文的I stood there shocked 也可推知答案。
45. B。根据下文说的 Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one 可知,作者还不会弹钢琴,此处用take lessons表示“上课”,也就是学钢琴。
46. D。作者想拥有一架钢琴,而她的丈夫的答复是Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one。
47. B。此处指作者想知道儿子是怎样弄到那么钱来买这个礼物的。afford 指“付得起钱”。
48. D。家里人都醒了,也就是整个屋子的人都醒了,这是拟人的写法。
49. A。指家人之间因高兴而互相亲吻。比较:exchange交换,experience经历,expect期待,exhibit展览。
50. B。此处用open 表示打开礼物的包装。
51. D。此处指作者的儿子看到礼物后脸上的表情并不像作者所期待的那样兴奋(因为他把摩托车卖掉了)。exactly意为“确切地”。
52. A。根据作者儿子给她买的贵重礼物以及儿子收到礼物后的表情来看,此时作者意识到儿子是把摩托车给卖掉了。
53. C。ever与最高级连用表示加强语气,ever的意思“一直以来”,又如:It was the best result they’ve ever had. 这是他们历来取得的最好成绩。
54. B。指作者想让 Laura 相信,无私的爱仍然存在(exist)。
55. C。指作者认为Laura 会与自己分享(share)这个故事。
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C.you need to be a superman to repay sleep debt   
D.you will become a superman with more sleep debt
56.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?   
A.How can you keep energetic?    B.What is sleep debt?
C.Can you catch up on lost sleep?  D.Can coffee refresh you?

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