完形填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分）
A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   21  it between his shoulders and walked on．
He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   22  was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．
Each   23  at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   24  a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   25  , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept   26  by Time’s strong hands and pushed   27  in the bag．
Down flew the Tomorrow   28  its lovely feathers, but as it touched the   29  , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n）  30  white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   31  as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   32  , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is   33  by all the world．Even those with   34  hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n）  35 ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”
Everybody tried to   36  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they   37  beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   38  for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   39  it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds   40   and flew to the ground as Todays．

【小题5】

A．blue B．pink C．black D．white

【小题10】

A．lovely B．ordinary C．beautiful D．especial

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
eBooks still some way away from students
Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he was a little  11  when he received the monochromatic(单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought it should be a “   12   cool” laptop. But Tan still cherishes(珍爱) his new equipment like “protecting my  13 ,” said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to  14  the eBook, which is worth $294 (￥2,000 yuan), he said.
The 50 eBooks,   15  by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the   16  group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with   electronic ones. Out of 1000 students, Tang’s class was the lucky   17   .
“Our school could not   18  the project without the company’s donation,” said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster of the primary school.   19  the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese   20  can afford. Also, some technical defects, the  21  of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers.
“There’s still a/an    22  way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education,” said the headmaster.
According to Yuan, the annual average income of a   23   family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan  24 book.
The school doesn’t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are  25  after class, and are locked in the headmaster’s office.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her   36  bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She   37  to make ends meet but puts on a smile   38  her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she   39  her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in   40  with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.
This morning I   41  her that I wanted to help. And I   42  her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most   43  letters I have ever received,   44  me how thankful she was. She   45  and said that I would never know how   46  it meant to her that a stranger would be so   47  . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I   48  to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help   49  people such as her.
I am very glad to have been able to help   50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt   51  were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big   52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to   53  solutions to some problems that now   54 . Opening my heart and   55   for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An angle came into the world and she wanted to bring  31  to this world. She walked and walked and saw a boy  32  beside the road.“What's wrong?”The angle asked .“I have my money stolen.”The boy said,“I can't go back home ,and I'll  33  spring festival alone. ”“Don't worry”,the angle said, and waved her hands. There  34  some money. She gave the money to the boy and the boy came into  35 . The angle felt  36  .She went on going, and saw a handsome young man standing in front of a house. No matter how others amused him, he did not  37  at all and the angle asked him ,“What's the matter with you? ”The young man said ,“You see , I  38  a big house  39  a large garden, a beautiful wife and a lovely daughter, but I am not happy at all. ”
The angle said“I can make you happy”and then she  40  her hand and the man lost all the things  41  he had: his big house was  42  in a fire ,his wife died, his lovely daughter was lost and the angle left immediately.
Two weeks later, the young man was  43  food in a dustbin, sad. The angle came back again. Seeing her, the young man got  44  angry that he wanted to beat the angel. The angle said ,“Be 45  and wait.”She waved her hand and the things the young man lost suddenly came back. The young man found  46  in a large house rather than near the  47 , his wife was cooking in the kitchen and his girl was playing in the garden. He became very happy and suddenly  48  that he had every happiness.
Now you can see happiness is a kind of feeling in our heart. Happiness is not gained from the outside objects but from your  49 . And the things in your hands now are the most valuable things to gain continuous happiness; just smile every day and you’ll find happiness  50  everywhere.

【小题1】

A．laughter B．coldness C．happiness D．warmness

【小题7】

A．listen B．call C．cry D．laugh

第二节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)  
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France. The idea is simple   41  revolutionary -- combining a residential （住宅的）home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and   42   activities such as music, painting, gardening, and   43   for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and   44   a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always somebody attending to (照顾) him. There are trips out and birthday parties, too.
The   45   are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual   46   and respond well because someone has time for them. They also learn that old people are not “different” or “frightening” in   47   way. And of course, they see illness and death and learn to   48   them. The residents are happy because they feel   49   and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance, too. And the staff（全体职员） are happy because they see an improvement in the   50   and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.
41. A. or            B. so            C. nor               D. but
42. A. share          B. examine       C. control            D. engage
43. A. asking          B. sending        C. caring              D. looking
44. A. though         B. because        C. unless               D. if
45. A. advantages       B. actions         C. difficulties            D. comforts
46. A. though               B. attention        C. rest                 D. freedom
47. A. no             B. any                C. another             D. the
48. A. value                B. admit         C. accept              D. overcome
49. A. useful         B. faithful         C. powerful            D. skillful
50. A. normal               B. public         C. economic          D. physical

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16  the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his  17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18  to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20  the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22  there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23 . Open your hand and stretch your   24  out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  25  Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26  my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand   27  and was holding it   28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29  to open his hand and lose it. But  30  he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  31  to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite  32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33  earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34  and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35  hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36  became the topic．Suddenly I   37  upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go   38  in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39  , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea   40 .
Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41   
for a bus to take us to the  42 ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .
We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45  that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46  we changed our clothes quickly．
But things were not going so  47 ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and  48 all over．At last we made up our minds to   49 into the water．We put our feet in first,   __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．
Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps .  I gave the  51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53  0ur clothes as quickly as possible．
On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54 ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
There are a few memories from our childhood that will stay with us forever. A few that seemed so    36   at the time may cause us to smile years later.
One such memory is a phone call I    37   when I was about three or four years old. My mother had entered a contest on a local    38   show. Entrants（参加者）were to tell an interesting story about their    39  . Winners would receive a phone call from Mrs. Santa Claus（女圣诞老人）! Mrs. Claus would award（奖励） the lucky child free    40   of a local store.
Well, the call came. My mother talked to Mrs. Claus and then    41   the phone to me. I didn’t    42   the fact that many people were listening to our conversation. However, the fact that this lady had a    43   connection to Santa, that was important.
I didn’t know it yet, but my mother had    44   the attention of the contest judges by telling about the time I had    45   a wall with crayons（蜡笔）. Even I knew that this was not the kind of    46   that Santa would approve.
Suddenly, in a very pleasant tone（语气）of    47  , Mrs. Santa Claus asked me about my art work. I    48   that this lady was the real Mrs. Claus, not a radio station actress standing in for her.
I    49   down the phone and ran crying from the room. My crime（罪行）had not    50   unpunished. Santa would    51   know that I’d been bad!
It turned out that I did get a    52   present from the radio station and its sponsor（赞助商）. And I guess Santa didn’t find out about the wall. Maybe he did and was in a    53   mood. In any case, my Christmas presents did not    54   a piece of coal（煤）.
I wonder what Santa has in    55   for this year. Hopefully my wife hasn’t written Mrs. Claus any letters.

二、完形填空（30分）
Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin，a world-famous funny actor.People　21have laughed at Charlie Chaplin’s films　22　tears run down their faces.From his very first　23　they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache，wide-open eyes，round black hat and　___24　too large for his feet.He’ll?25　?through snow，and fall from windows.He’ll fight men who are twice his　26　,fall in love with women，who　27　notice him and try to hug（拥抱)them.
The poor man that Charlie Chaplin　28　in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes.He is always in　29　,but he never　30　.He dreams of becoming a great man.Even people who　31　understand English can　32　Chaplin’s films，because they are mostly?　33___.It isn’t what he　34　that makes people laugh.His comedy（喜剧)doesn’t depend on words.It depends on little?　35　?which mean the　36　thing to people all over the world.
Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes.He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his　37　.He dresses well and pretends to be a　38　and important man. It is all so hopeless and　39　that he makes us laugh.This is the　40　of Chaplin’s huge success.
21.A.here                       B.everywhere?     C.abroad                         D.who?
22.A.if                     B.once?          C.because                         D.until?
23.A.disappearance        B.appearance?     C.words                           D.emotions?
24.A.trousers                B.stocks?         C.shoes                            D.hands?
25.A.sleep                    B.sit?            C.play                             D.struggle?
26.A.length                  B.size?           C.greatness                      D.width ?
27.A.hardly                  B.deeply?         C.widely                         D.luckily
28.A.played                  B.recognized?     C.loved                               D.fooled?
29.A.joy                       B.excitement?     C.sorrow                          D.trouble?
30.A.comes down          B.gets away?      C.goes back                        D.gives up?
31.A.don’t                    B.can?           C.do                                D.may?
32.A.understand            B.watch?         C.enjoy                                   D.see?
33.A.frightening           B.silent?          C.pleasant                       D.moving?
34.A.plays                    B.acts      ?    C.expects                         D.says?
35.A.actions                 B.expressions ?  C.stories                          D.words?
36.A.some                    B.different?    C.same                                D.bitter?
37.A.enimies                B.own?        C.characters                         D.films?
38.A.poor                     B.sad             C.rich                                 D.beautiful?
39.A.possible                B.impossible ?   C.instructive                        D.tired?
40.A.way                            B.beginning?   C.theory                              D.secret?