As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

　　　 Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things　 36　 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave　 37　 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we　 38 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

　　　 Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 　 39 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend 　 40　 what the teacher had told us without a fault．I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．

　　　 On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 　41　 it, the girls around all　 42 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

　　　 I tried to forget about the　 43　 gift, but when the same girls　 44　 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't 　45 want it．" The girls laughed at my 　46　 and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers 　 47 I thought about my words．It wasn't　 48　 like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me,tears 　 49　 down her face．

　　　 From a poor family, she was a　 50　 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the 51　 and the horrible treatment silently．

　　　 I was sick to my stomach as my　 52　 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

　　　 Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury．

　　　 And I had 　53 everything for her．

　　　 I told her that I had only said those things to try to　 54　 .

　　　 "We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 　55 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

36．A．for　　 　　　　　　 B．behind　　　　 C. through　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．like

37．A．convincing　　 　 B．reminding　　　 C. rewarding　　　　　　 D. encouraging

38．A．drew　　　　 　　 B．dragged　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．found　 　 D．picked

39．A．chances　　 　　 B．help　　　　　 C．hope　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gifts

40．A．learned　　　　 B．copied　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．followed　　　 　 D．discovered

41．A．discovered　 　　 B．opened　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grasped　　　　 　　 D．held

42．A．blamed　　 　　　　 B．shouted　　　 　 C. laughed　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．commented

43．A．special　　 　　　 B．valuable　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worrying　　 D. embarrassing

44．A．mentioned　 　　 B．saw　　　　　　 C．showed　　　 　　 D．suggested

45．A．just　　　　 　　　 B．ever　　　　　 C．even　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．only　

46．A．remarks　 　　 B．feeling　　　　 C. suffering　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．expression

47．A．if　　　　　 　　 B．as　　　　　　 C．since　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．because

48．A．exactly　　　　 B．perfectly　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．normally　　 　　 D．necessarily

49．A．dashing　　 　　 B．getting　　　　 C. smoothing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．streaming

50．A．goal　　　 　　　　 B．target　　　　　 C．centre　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wonder

51．A．challenge　 　　　 B．puzzle　　 　　　　 C．teasing　　 　　　 D．ignoring

52．A．powerful　　　 　 B．hurtful　　　　　 C．tense　　　 　　　 D．scary

53．A．ruined　　　 　　　 B．stolen　　　　 C．changed　 　　　 D．disturbed

54．A．turn off　　　 　 B．show off　　　　 C. get in　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．fit in

55．A．optimistically 　　 B．understandingly　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C .persuasively D．honestly

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　A class of small boys in a German school had been making a lot of noise, so their teacher decided 　1　． He kept them in the classroom after the other boys 　2　and told them to add all the numbers from 1 to 100 together．

　The boys sadly 　3　their exercise books and began to write the numbers down—all of them 　4　one boy, who had been in that school only for a few days． This boy looked out of the window for a few moments, wrote a number in his exercise book and 　5　his hand．

　“May I go home when I've found the answer, sir? ” he asked．

　“Yes, you may, ” answered the teacher．

　“Well, I've found it, sir” said the boy．

　The teacher and the other boys were all very surprised．

　“　 6　,” said the teacher．

　The boy brought it． It was quite correct, so the teacher had to let the boy go home． The next morning, the 　7　teacher asked the new boy how he had found the answer so quickly．

　　　“Well, sir, ” he said, “I thought that there 　8　the answer, and I found one, you see, If you add 100 to 1, you get 101, and if you add 99 to 2, you also get 101, 98 to 3 is 101 too, and if you go on until you reach 51 and 50, you have 101 fifty times, which is 5050． ”

　After this, the teacher gave the boy 　9　the other boys in the class． His name was Karl Friedrich Gauss, and when he 　10　, he became a famous professor of mathematics．

(B)

　　 　On October 21st of 1833, Alfred Nobel was born in Sweden． His father was an engineer, and at that time he was 　11　explosives (炸药)． When Alfred was 　12　to go to university, his father sent him to the United States to study mechanical engineering (机械工程学)．

　　　When he left university, he started a factory with his brother to make a new and very powerful explosive． At first the factory 　13　, but one day there was a terrible explosion (爆炸) in the factory． It killed several workmen and Alfred's brother． Alfred himself was not there that day．

　　　Alfred 　14　after his brother's death, but he did not stop working; he moved his factory onto a boat, and took it a few miles out to sea． “If 　15　,” he said to himself, “I will be killed, but 　16　will be hurt． ” He was not killed 　17　, but made a new and much safer explosive． He called it dynamite (甘油炸药)．

　This was the time, in 　18　of the nineteenth century, when many modern roads and the first railways and tunnels 　19　in Europe． Everybody wanted to use Nobel's new dynamite． He soon became very rich．

　　　But Nobel's dynamite was not always used for making roads; it was also 　20　making war． “It's Nobel's fault (错误), ” many people said, “It's his dynamite they're using to make war． ” It was true; it was his dynamite; but was it his fault?

　One day, in 1891, Nobel opened a newspaper and read the story of his own death! It was 　21　, of course, and at first he laughed; but he did not laugh then he saw the things the newspaper 　22　him, “A very bad man, ” they said, “…terrible…wanted to destroy the world with his dynamite…”

　Poor Alfred Nobel! He decided to leave Paris, and went to live in Italy． There he 　23　in a big house, working and studying every hour of the day．

　　　In 1896, Alfred Nobel died． But that was 　24　his name． When he died, he left a lot of 　25　five Nobel Prizes． These are given every year for important work in five different fields, One prize is for chemistry, another for physics and another for medicine; there is also one for literature (文学); and the fifth one, the most important one for Alfred Nobel, is the Nobel Peace Prize．

　　　 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 　36　

　　　 Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 　37　 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 　38

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 　40 , or forget about it and 　41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

　　　 We all know people who have a relatively 　42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 　43 remain happy.

　　　 The first 　44 is gratitude. All happy people are 　45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 　46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

　　　 The second secret is 　47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 　48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 　49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 　50 to experience.

　　　 Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 　51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 　54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36.A、different　　　　　　　　　 B、missing　　　　　　　　　 C、short　　　　　　　 D、broken

37. A、nothing　　　　　　　　　　 B、none　　　　　　　　　　　 C、all　　　　　　　　　 D、anything

38. A、determined　　　　　　　 B、predicted　　　　　　　　 C、assumed　　　　 D、imagined

39. A、completely　　　　　　　 B、naturally　　　　　　　　 C、hopefully　　　　 D、really

40. A、tile　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、brick　　　　　　　　　　 C、ceiling　　　　　　 D、house

41. A、look on　　　　　　　　　　 B、focus on　　　　　　　　 C、count on　　　　 D、focus on

42. A、peaceful　　　　　　　　　 B、difficult　　　　　　　　　 C、easy　　　　　　　 D、ordinary

43. A、certainly　　　　　　　　　 B、merely　　　　　　　　　 C、hardly　　　　　　 D、generally

44. A、secret　　　　　　　　　　　 B、factor　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C、rule　　　　　　　　 D、key

45. A、wealthy　　　　　　　　　 B、grateful　　　　　　　　　 C、proud　　　　　　 D、generous

46. A、upset　　　　　　　　　　　 B、quarrel　　　　　　　　　 C、complain　　　　 D、depress

47. A、admitted　　　　　　　　　 B、assuming　　　　　　　 C、proving　　　　　 D、realizing

48. A、sources　　　　　　　　　 B、results　　　　　　　　　 C、answers　　　　　 D、goals

49. A、among　　　　　　　　　　 B、from　　　　　　　　　　　 C、through　　　　　 D、for

50. A、probable　　　　　　　　　 B、possible　　　　　　　　 C、likely　　　　　　　 D、capable

51. A、value　　　　　　　　　　　 B、destination　　　 C、survival　　　　　 D、existence

52. A、need　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、lack　　　　　　　　　　　 C、demand　　　　　 D、expect

53. A、involve　　　　　　　　　　 B、include　　　　　　　　　 C、absorb　　　　　　 D、mean

54. A、worst　　　　　　　　　　　 B、best　　　　　　　　　　　 C、positive　　　　　 D、negative

55. A、absolutely　　　　　　　　 B、totally　　　　　　　　　　 C、exactly　　　　　 D、largely

About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very　 21　 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two　 22　 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such　 23　 areas of study.

Just before her high school graduation, Audrey　 24　 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby. A tear　 25　 from the mother’s eye as she looked　 26　 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had　 27　 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 　 28　 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and　 29　 in my office.

Years passed with many　 30　 from one office to another and I　 31　 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I　 32　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33　 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had　 34　 my gift.

I was struck that the　 35　 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious　 36　 . What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She　 37　 it but was disabled.

To　 38　 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped　 39　 a talent and how its　 40　 pushes me ahead.

21. A. talented　　　B. interested　　　　　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absorbed

22. A. choices　　 B. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

23. A. similar　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scientific

24. A. presented　　　B. promised　　　　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

25. A. fell　　　　　　B. flooded　　　　　　　　　　 C. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sank

26. A. quietly　　 B. lovingly　　　　　　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

27. A. described　　　B. marked　　　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

28. A. past　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

29. A. hung　　　　B. decorated　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

30. A. migrations　　 B. moves　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. circles

31. A. left　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

32. A. accepted　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dialed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

33. A. something　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letters

34. A. searched　　　B. discovered　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

35. A. ancient　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

36. A. symptom　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disease

37. A. survived　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　　 C. struggled　　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

38. A. someone else　　　B. anyone else　　　 C. everyone else　　　　　　　 D. nobody else

39. A. encourage　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　　　　　 C. develop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

40. A. energy　　　　　　　　B. force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　　 D. power

　　　 A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your 　21 is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the 　22 several times before the patient’s eyes opened.

　　　 Heavily sedated (服镇定剂) because of the pain of his heart attack, he 　23 saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He 　24 out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, conveying a message of love and 25 .

　　　 The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the 　26　 the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward (病房)， 27 the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse 　28 that the Marine move away and rest a while.

　　　 He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious (不注意) of her and 　29 the night noises of the hospital----the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other 　30 .

　　　 31 she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held 　32 to his son the whole night.

　　　 Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now 　33 hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of 　34 , but the Marine 　35 her.

　　　 “Who was that man?” he asked.

　　　 The nurse was 　36 , “He was your father,” she answered.

　　　 “No, he wasn’t,” the Marine replied, “I 　37 saw him before in my life.”

　　　 “Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”

“I knew right away there had been a 　38 , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell 　39 I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I 　40 .”

21.　 A. son　　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. cousin　　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

22.　 A. phrase　　　　　　　 B. sentences　　　　　　　　 C. passages　　　　　　　　 D. words

23.　 A. unwillingly　　　　 B. unclearly　　　　　　　　 C. unhappily　　　　　　　　 D. unusually

24.　 A. reached　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

25.　 A. excitement　　 B. happiness　　　　 C.encouragement　　　 D. disappointment

26.　 A. morning　　　　　 B. noon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. night

27.　 A. catching　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　　 D. shaking

28.　 A. ordered　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　　 C. demanded　　　　　　　　 D. insisted

29.　 A. of　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

30.　 A. doctors　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　　　　 C. relatives　　　　　　　　　 D. patients

31.　 A. In the end　　　 B. More or less　　　　 C. Now and then　　　 D. Time and again

32.　 A. tightly　　　　　　　 B. loosely　　　　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　　　　 D. wildly

33.　 A. abnormal　　　　　 B. helpless　　　　　　　　　 C. steady　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifeless

34.　 A. anger　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disfavor

35.　 A. rejected　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　　　　 C. interrupted　　　　　　　 D. presented

36.　 A. astonished　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. grateful　　　　　　　　　 D. considerate

37.　 A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

38.　 A. fault　　　　　B. mistake　　　　　　　　 C. disadvantage　　　　　　 D. disagreement

39.　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. what

40.　 A. waited　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stayed