阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A girl used to turn her cell phone off and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit has been with her ever since she the cellphone.

The girl had a boyfriend .When they couldn’t ,they would either call or send messages to each other.They both liked the type of.

One night the boy really the girl. When he called her, however ,the girl’s cell phone was off because she was already. The next day , the boy asked the girl to her cell- phone on at night, because when he needed to reach her and could not, he would be

 From that day on ,the girl began a new. Her cell phone was never at night. Because she was afraid that she might not be able tothe phone ring in her sleep, she tried to very alert. As days went on, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap began tobetween them.

 The girl wanted to revive their relationship. One night, she called the boy. However , what she got was a sweet female : ”Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off.” The girl knew that her had just been turned off.

 After a long time, the girl had a new love. No matter how well they got along, the girl to get married . In the girl’s heart ,she always that boy’s words and the nightthat phone was power off.

One night, the girl fell ill. calling her parents, she dialed the new boy’s cell phone.The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still .

Later the girl asked the boy, ”Why don’t you turn your cell phone off at night?”

 The boy answered “I’m afraid that if you need anything at night and aren’t able to find me, you will be worried ”.The girl finally the boy.

A.bought      B.used            C.had          D.left

A. meet       B.work           C.eat           D.rest

A.style       B.communication   C.emotion       D.habit

liked        B.missed           C.hated         D.needed

A.sleepy      B.tired             C.asleep        D.alone

A.remain     B.expose           C.leave         D.take

A.delighted   B.relieved          C.scared        D.worried

A.friend      B.habit             C.career        D.hobby

A.shut down  B.slowed down      C.broke  down  D.stepped down

A.see        B.feel             C.smell          D.hear

A.leave       B.take             C.stay          D.hold

A.form      B.fill              C.work          D.discount

A.person     B.voice            C.image         D.photo

A.phone     B.power           C.love           D.fan

A.pretended  B.agreed           C.decided        D.refused

A. realized   B.understood        C.remembered    D.appreciated

A.when      B.why             C.where         D.which

A.Apart from   B.As a result of     C.In place of      D.Instead of

A.on        B.off              C.away          D.in

A.left       B.married          C.visited         D.received

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and  37  his father could well  38  it, he told him that was all he wanted.  
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how  39  he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.  40  but slightly disappointed, the young man 41  the box and found a lovely book.   42 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 43  all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house  44  the book in the study.
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45  one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46    he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to   47   the hospital, he saw on the desk the   48   new book, just as he had left it one  49   ago. He opened it and began to  50   the pages. Suddenly, a car key  51   from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag (标签) with dealer’s name, the 52  dealer who had the sports car he had   53 . On the tag was the  54  of his graduation. and the 55  PAID IN FULL.

When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.

 He took care of them with so much love and    　36　    . Every day he came home from work， he went   straight    to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she    　38　     the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them   　39　      . She believed that he would be very    　40　    to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers    lying     on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the   　43　    children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.

Finally mom， who always taught us to    　44　    no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face   changed     into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better    　46　     than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and   　47　    dad tightly.

A. devotion     B. spirits          C. gratitude       D. expectation

A. hated        B. approved       C. enjoyed        D. committed

A. divided      B. watered         C. cut            D. cleaned

A. by the window B. in the vase      C. on the desk      D. on the floor

A. surprised     B. pleased         C. disappointed     D. worried

A. as usual      B. at first          C. as well          D. at last

A. frightened    B. relieved         C. disappointed     D. shocked

A. enemies’     B. friends’         C. families’         D. neighbors’

A. say the truth  B. behave ourselves  C. follow the rules   D. keep secret

A. sadness     B. smiles          C. anger           D. depression

A. kid        B. flower          C. helper           D. gift

A. hugged     B. kissed          C. grasped         D. patted

Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__. 

It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.  It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved. 

Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_  my attention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.

I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!"  Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__  in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”

That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs. 

1.                A．speeded up     B．broke down     C．looked up     D．pulled though

2.                A．shouted        B．hid            C．left  D．waved

3.                A．slow           B．bad            C．right     D．important

4.                A．pleasure        B．stress          C．experience    D．challenge

5.                A．spend          B．take           C．cost D．pay

6.                A．encouraging     B．embarrassing    C．moving   D．boring

7.                A．saw            B．read           C．posted   D．painted

8.                A．lose           B．seek           C．finish D．take

9.                A．terrified        B．satisfied         C．depressed     D．exhausted

10.               A．class           B．shift           C．club  D．party

11.               A．pulled         B．attracted        C．deserved  D．attacked

12.               A．imagination     B．relation        C．experience D．strategy

13.               A．spoke          B．laughed        C．acted     D．returned

14.               A．nodded        B．shook          C．raised D．lower

15.               A．took           B．put            C．feared    D．avoid

16.               A．fell            B．formed         C．dried D．disappeared

17.               A．confidence      B．balance        C．control    D．strength

18.               A．Labor          B．Christmas       C．Thanksgiving    D．National

19.               A．luckily          B．eagerly         C．proudly   D．naturally

20.               A．boss           B．children        C．co-workers D．fans

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） they call “books”。
I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer，In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures（生物） in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed，“Oh，God，please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.
【小题1】The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .