In 1970, my five brothers, my sister and I lived in the housing projects of Toronto with our parents. My father was a factory worker, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets of the projects sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around the Christmas in 1970, my father was out of his job and money was tight. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure what they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not disappoint the other kids in the neighborhood.
As my father left the house and went down the walkway, Santa Claus was walking up, with a great sack full of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a Merry Christmas. The happy man handed Dad the sack and walked away down the block.
We never knew who the man was and who showed us great kindness on a snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger. Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving gifts to others in need.
小题1:The author’s father ________.

A．was once the richest man in his hometown

B．was working in a government office

C．had to support a family of 9 people

D．looked like Santa Claus most

小题2:What happened in 1970?

A．The author’s father was out of work.

B．The author’s mother lost her job.

C．They had a little money left for Christmas.

D．They had the worst Christmas in their lives.

小题3:The author’s family knew ________.

A．who the mysterious Santa Claus was

B．why the mysterious Santa Claus helped them

C．how they could repay the mysterious Santa Claus

D．they could find the mysterious Santa Claus one day

小题4:It can be inferred（推断）that ________.

A．the mysterious Santa Claus was one of their relatives

B．the mysterious Santa Claus was a rich man in the area

C．the sack from the mysterious Santa Claus was very expensive

D．the author’s family were all thankful to the mysterious Santa Claus

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，选出最佳选项填入答题卡。
A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium.
At 5:30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room (更衣室）.My     of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were       with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.
Approaching my locker (衣物柜），I noticed my teammates       .Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling       it were a film of the opposing team’s play. Some seemed a bit more       , using the time to tell jokes. A few stared at the field,        what will happen in 120 minutes.
Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock He told the team how       this game was for the season, between two of the state’s top teams _ my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School. His words gave the team impulse (冲动）it needed to       .
At 7:10 pm, warm - ups finished, we went over the game        and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours. The sound of the national anthem (国歌)         that we were only minutes from the action. Our coach usually made a final         . But tonight was different. On this clear night he         looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them” Even         the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already         our way out of the door.
Outside, a few young fens reached to touch our hands, eager to be a         of our school’s winning tradition. When I smiled and         my hand, the young feces lit up as if they had just met Superman.
Seconds later, the team ran onto the           ，moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium. We enjoyed a noisy         from fens and the fight song played by our school band. Breathing in the         of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win. I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and         that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.

小题1:	A．thoughts B．ideas C．pictures D．minds

小题2:	A．covered B．mixed C．replaced D．filled

小题3:	A．exercising B．struggling C．preparing D．previewing

小题4:	A．in case B．even though C．as long as D．as if

小题5:	A．relaxed B．worried C．frightened D．impressed

小题6:	A．dreaming B．wishing C．expecting D．imagining

小题7:	A．useless B．difficult C．available D．important

小题8:	A．warm up B．pick up C．get up D．rise up

小题9:	A．route B．frame C．plan D．forecast

小题10:

A．urged B．insisted C．suggested D．stressed

小题11:

A．speech B．preparation C．decision D．change

小题12:

A．finally B．simply C．actually D．eventually

小题13:

A．when B．before C．as D．since

小题14:

A．leading B．dragging C．showing D．making

小题15:

A．player B．friend C．part D．team

小题16:

A．held out B．took out C．got out D．brought out

小题17:

A．field B．stage C．yard D．garden

小题18:

A．success B．reply C．achievement D．welcome

小题19:

A．atmosphere B．experience C．expectation D．examination

小题20:

A．accepted B．admitted C．realized D．recognized

Frank laughed as he tried to tear at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so     ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   _, Chuck Hart. While Hart was   for his poor sportsmanship and infamous   , he was a great player. In fact, Frank wasn't thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s      on the side of the box. The first indication that something was      came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was      for his amazing work in the community.
Frank’s hands      ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Frank would be      by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Frank decided he     not tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Frank said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
The next morning his dad drove him to school. When they      in front of his destination, Frank slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Frank, wait a minute, look…” his dad said      ,“Frank, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）     . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Frank’s feet, “is someone I      . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in     ?”
“No,” Frank said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n)      when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Frank ,      you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good      , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Frank looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes      . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful      .

小题1:	A．amazed B．excited C．ashamed D．worried

小题2:	A．team B．player C．coach D．game

小题3:	A．criticised B．praised C．adored D．accused

小题4:	A．skill B．performance C．behavior D．action

小题5:	A．name B．photo C．sign D．model

小题6:	A．strange B．wrong C．true D．funny

小题7:	A．known B．encouraged C．adopted D．influenced

小题8:	A．fell B．froze C．shook D．folded

小题9:	A．questioned B．noticed C．teased D．attacked

小题10:

A．can B．need C．would D．may

小题11:

A．pulled up B．put up C．took up D．turned up

小题12:

A．peacefully B．hesitantly C．delightedly D．naturally

小题13:

A．choice B．effort C．comment D．mistake

小题14:

A．believe B．miss C．admire D．remember

小题15:

A．danger B．surprise C．sorrow D．trouble

小题16:

A．teammate B．adult C．kid D．student

小题17:

A．however B．and C．but D．so

小题18:

A．quality B．courage C．dream D．belief

小题19:

A．clearly B．carefully C．patiently D．differently

小题20:

A．gift B．look C．hope D．lesson

A man wanted to make an investment. An idea struck him: “Why don’t I plant a small mango tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?” So he went to the    , bought a small tree and took it home. To the pride of his family, he     it in the center of his     .
He read everything about      a mango tree. He got up early every morning, for he was determined to supply the tree with all the necessary nutrients. He watered it,      it with manure（粪肥），and took good care of its leaves by removing those      ones. He made sure the tree received enough care.
Many times he sat and      the beauty of the growing tree while dreaming about the      mangos that the tree would     . His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by     …Now, he had a big tree with its leaves shining and healthy, its bark（树皮）healthy and hard. It was a big attraction      it decorated his whole garden.
Then one day he noticed a small bud（花蕾）,which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful     .Now he could hardly wait for the fruit, so he started to      his supply of nutrients and care. Then one day the tree let out its first product—a small green fruit. The man was so     .
He waited for a few more weeks till the fruit grew in     .The day came when he decided to      the first fruit of the tree. He      the tree, picked the fruit and then came his     .The fruit was not like what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was puzzled. He was sad.
Seeing this, his      came and asked him what happened. He told them that the fruit from his tree was not what he wanted. When the neighbors heard this, they did not know whether to      or comfort him, for what he planted years ago was not a mango tree. We can only reap（收获）what we plant.

小题1:	A．city B．farm C．market D．shop

小题2:	A．grew B．moved C．planted D．threw

小题3:	A．garden B．house C．village D．yard

小题4:	A．buying B．improving C．keeping D．raising

小题5:	A．decorated B．equipped C．served D．supplied

小题6:	A．green B．red C．white D．yellow

小题7:	A．admired B．drew C．greeted D．operated

小题8:	A．beneficial B．expensive C．healthy D．tasty

小题9:	A．bear B．burst C．deserve D．make

小题10:

A．immediately B．quickly C．narrowly D．suddenly

小题11:

A．because B．if C．though D．when

小题12:

A．flower B．fruit C．leaf D．nut

小题13:

A．rise B．increase C．decrease D．decline

小题14:

A．greedy B．happy C．nervous D．sad

小题15:

A．age B．length C．size D．width

小题16:

A．observe B．sell C．steal D．taste

小题17:

A．climbed B．cut C．hid D．killed

小题18:

A．anxiety B．cheer C．disappointment D．opinion

小题19:

A．children B．friends C．neighbors D．relatives

小题20:

A．complain B．laugh C．motivate D．support

One day my math teacher asked me to help him save backup copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to      the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he      me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he      how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class      and began to talk among themselves     . Later that day, at lunch time, I was      by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll      you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing. I could get paid for something very   . “All right, I’ll do it.” The next day my math teacher      me to help him out. When he was not going paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s.
I soon became very      among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with magical     . I began to change the grades of students. Word      quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine     I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry      in his eyes. “I have known you for three years now. I don’t want to      what your teacher said, but I’m afraid that I must. He has too much   ,” he said. “do you have anything to say      yourself?” he asked.
“No.” I said finally. I did not realize how serious my actions had been. I had violated the      of my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way     . I was forced to leave my school. That was a good      for me.

小题1:	A．access B．assess C．change D．mark

小题2:	A．guided B．supported C．thanked D．accepted

小题3:	A．doubted B．remembered C．reminded D．forgot

小题4:	A．hid B．noticed C．complained D．agreed

小题5:	A．disappointedly B．quietly C．freely D．angrily

小题6:	A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated

小题7:	A．pay B．praise C．follow D．inspire

小题8:	A．familiar B．simple C．interesting D．pleasant

小题9:	A．forced B．advised C．encouraged D．got

小题10:

A．optimistic B．popular C．sensitive D．grateful

小题11:

A．energy B．strength C．right D．power

小题12:

A．escaped B．slipped C．spread D．fled

小题13:

A．until B．since C．as D．after

小题14:

A．sight B．look C．light D．feeling

小题15:

A．believe B．ignore C．oppose D．influence

小题16:

A．experience B．pressure C．confidence D．evidence

小题17:

A．to B．by C．for D．of

小题18:

A．intention B．honor C．promise D．trust

小题19:

A．on B．in C．back D．down

小题20:

A．lesson B．skill C．story D．example

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the   shelter to pick out a dog to keep her   . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.   these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very   to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later   Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer   , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were   companions.
After her stroke, it became a real   for Grandma to let Penny in and out because   was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was     from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was     Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us   Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember     my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not   for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she   . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she     on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the     , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her     to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her  _ companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s     were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

小题1:	A．animal B．toy C．fish D．bird

小题2:	A．business B．firm C．company D．friend

小题3:	A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In front of

小题4:	A．linked B．fastened C．attached D．tied

小题5:	A．before B．while C．until D．when

小题6:	A．think B．speak C．work D．study

小题7:	A．contrary B．content C．confident D．constant

小题8:	A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule

小题9:	A．the door B．Grandma C．the window D．Penny

小题10:

A．repaired B．fixed C．bought D．loaded

小题11:

A．out of B．ahead of C．away from D．apart from

小题12:

A．show B．hand C．borrow D．cook

小题13:

A．drawing attention to B．making use of C．breaking away from D．making fun of

小题14:

A．necessary B．possible C．important D．convenient

小题15:

A．recovered B．awoke C．slept D．screamed

小题16:

A．rolled B．stood C．waited D．lay

小题17:

A．reading room B．bedroom C．shop D．bathroom

小题18:

A．back B．up C．off D．down

小题19:

A．splendid B．remote C．faithful D．legal

小题20:

A．smell B．health C．habit D．living

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord．She did it her way．
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly．Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven．I hated going there every weekend．There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception．
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables．The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat．We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me．
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen．I sang the melody and Mom harmonized．Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over．Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk．She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower"．
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit every week or two．The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad．Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm．While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home．But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced．
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio．Music always comforted me．
My heart skipped a beat．"Moon River" was playing on the radio．I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note．
Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on．"Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began．I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves．"Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower．．．．"
小题1:The writer didn’t like staying on the farm for the following reasons Except that ________．

A．it was too cold and quiet

B．she could only sing one song on the small farm

C．there was nothing more that could make her excited

D．The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat

小题2:From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________．

A．passed away four years ago	B．left the small farm with Lord
C．left for Lord to live her own way	D．preferred to be with Lord

小题3:The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________．

A．recalled

B．comforted

C．shouted

D．sighed

小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______．

A．The writer was able to sing before she could speak．

B．The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city．

C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower"．

D．The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse．

小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A．Cherish life	B．My happy childhood
C．Our small farmhouse	D．Mom’s music

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s      , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n)        in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very       .”
“Each of us is put here on        to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic        will end. It can be        at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single       .” Her eyes beginning to       , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n)       . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to       . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the      leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all        our books and got out of the classroom       . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from        than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and        what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that        we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.     on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to        an ice cream. For as we get       , it is not the things we did that we often feel       , but the things we didn’t do. 

小题1:	A．death B．illness C．news D．birthday

小题2:	A．plan B．answer C．lesson D．suggestion

小题3:	A．clear B．sweet C．different D．important

小题4:	A．foot B．earth C．business D．holiday

小题5:	A．game B．experience C．story D．party

小题6:	A．taken away B．worked out C．put off D．held up

小题7:	A．place B．word C．bill D．day

小题8:	A．dry B．open C．water D．roll

小题9:	A．exam B．promise C．date D．trip

小题10:

A．notice B．eat C．learn D．carry

小题11:

A．dead B．dirty C．growing D．falling

小题12:

A．turned over B．brought in C．picked up D．passed on

小题13:

A．carefully B．quietly C．patiently D．happily

小题14:

A．school B．hospital C．factory D．church

小题15:

A．hear B．write C．remember D．understand

小题16:

A．finally B．never C．unusually D．sometimes

小题17:

A．Walk B．Live C．Work D．Study

小题18:

A．spare B．get C．make D．smell

小题19:

A．closer B．taller C．older D．stronger

小题20:

A．excited B．surprised C．proud D．sorry

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
小题1:The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

A．from his friends	B．from one of his workmates
C．over the radio	D．from the newspaper

小题2:One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

A．forty-five minutes	B．fifteen minutes
C．just twenty minutes	D．over an hour

小题3:The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

A．worried

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．sorry

小题4:The writer mainly shows us his________.

A．enjoyment of the concert	B．anger for buying the ticket
C．efforts to buy the ticket	D．disappointment at the concert

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.

小题1:	A．like B．agree C．hope D．think

小题2:	A．ask B．tell C．teach D．doubt

小题3:	A．skills B．fame C．teach D．appearance

小题4:	A．kicking B．hitting C．scoring D．controlling

小题5:	A．thankful B．crazy C．curious D．anxious

小题6:	A．uncertain B．unhappy C．displeased D．careful

小题7:	A．aims B．qualities C．pleasures D．truths

小题8:	A．keep up B．brighten up C．find out D．brighten about

小题9:	A．come B．increase C．amount D．rise

小题10:

A．dared B．would C．could D．should

小题11:

A．thinking B．character C．looks D．ability

小题12:

A．more B．something C．less D．nothing

小题13:

A．love B．sleep C．sense D．thought

小题14:

A．clear B．puzzling C．moving D．valuable

小题15:

A．material B．deep C．surface D．pleasant

小题16:

A．conclusion B．experience C．lesson D．impression

小题17:

A．since B．although C．unless D．before

小题18:

A．sign B．cause C．value D．willingness

小题19:

A．worries B．pains C．satisfies D．offers

小题20:

A．given B．sent C．built D．grown