完型填空：（每小题1分，满分20分）

It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,   41   for the train to take me to my   42  in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,  43  their steaming cups of coffee.

Reaching into my pocket as the  44  was getting close, my hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 45 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt  46 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be  47 there. “What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me. “Oh, nothing…. Well, I  48   my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to  49   my match class, and the train is leaving.”

“Here, use this.” The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,  5 0 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own  51 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers. “Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

“  52  it – go!” The man pushed me  53  the train.  I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I  54 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   55  .

For the train ride I was wordless. I began to see the world through  56 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple  57  .

A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra 20$  58  I saw the man. And there he was. “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I  59  the money into his hand. Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.

The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a   60  stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

1.                A．watching        B．looking         C．reaching  D．arranging

 

2.                A．home          B．class           C．office    D．factory

 

3.                A．serving         B．carrying        C．minding  D．making

 

4.                A．chance         B．crowd          C．driver    D．train

 

5.                A．deep          B．empty          C．messy    D．tight

 

6.                A．hopeless        B．useless         C．relieved  D．dissatisfied

 

7.                A．blocked        B．drawn          C．stuck D．tied

 

8.                A．wasted         B．counted        C．spent D．lost

 

9.                A．miss           B．skip            C．fail D．stop

 

10.               A．frightened      B．disturbed       C．surprised  D．concerned

 

11.               A．problems       B．complaints      C．positions  D．challenges

 

12.               A．Bring          B．Get            C．Catch D．Take

 

13.               A．in             B．beyond         C．toward    D．on

 

14.               A．offered        B．managed        C．happened D．attempted

 

15.               A．nervously       B．silently         C．seriously  D．uncomfortably

 

16.               A．curious         B．changed        C．bright D．widened

 

17.               A．task           B．act            C．example   D．performance

 

18.               A．so that         B．even if         C．now that   D．in case

 

19.               A．dropped        B．pushed         C．pressed   D．threw

 

20.               A．giving          B．encouraging     C．promising  D．respecting

 

 

My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s  16   now but it wasn’t that time.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I  17  a rest before catching the train, so I bought a   18  and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long   19  to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to   20  a place and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the   21   seat. It was one of those   22  young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 23   at the front, not so unusual these days. What did   24  me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just    25  down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me    26   . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly   27  it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a   28    piece , I felt more  29  than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I  30  it.

The boy gave me a   31   look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone    32  . That really made me feel silly, but it was    33   when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I    34    I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my  35   .

1.A. serious            B. wonderful            C. funny        D. exciting

2.A. enjoyed        B. took                 C. had          D. wanted

3. A. cake          B. newspaper            C. magazine     D. bag

4.A. chairs         B. tables               C. benches      D. beds

5.A. order          B. find             C. keep             D. visit

6.A. very           B. same             C. free             D. next

7.A. wild-looked        B. wild-looking     C. good-looking     D. good-looked

8.A. red            B. black                C. brown            D. white

9. A. interest          B. surprise         C. frighten     D. hurt

10.A. looked            B. lay              C. sat              D. put

11.A. eagerly           B. friendly         C. closely          D. shyly

12. A. believe          B. hear             C. notice           D. stop

13. A. last         B. big              C. single           D. third

14.A. angry         B. lucky            C. happy          D. curious

15.A. covered           B. threw            C. got            D. wrapped

16.A. strange           B. exhausting       C. nervous        D. pleasant

17.A. agreed         B. promised            C. stared         D. followed

18.A. better            B. worse            C. later          D. easier

19.A. wondered      B. realized        C. decided      D. recognized

20.A. bags          B. clothes          C. book         D. newspaper

 

 To Whom It May Concern:

On March 5, 2012 , I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit from your store at Midfield Shopping Center. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and told me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!”.

Unfortunately, this product did not live up to what it promised . The muffins I made were far from perfect . I followed the directions in the package very carefully . First , I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then , I poured it into a bowl. Next, I added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred it. According to the directions, after stirring the mixture , I added half a cup of dried grapes, nuts , berries, or another favorite ingredient . My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce . I find that a bit of hot sauce makes pizza and soup taste very delicious. So, continuing to follow the directions, I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Finally, I poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the baker at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes.

When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the “Perfect Muffins” as promised on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins, I discovered that they were not perfect. These muffins were , in fact , absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect” muffins.

I would appreciate a full refund( money to be returned) of $3.99 for this product as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt, the empty box, and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself . Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely，

Michelle Bauer

1.This letter is most likely addressed to _______.

A．a local storeowner

B．the owner of the muffin mix company

C．the clerk at a local muffin bakery

D．George, the cashier who sold the muffin mix

2. The tone(语气 ) of the author can best be described as ________.

A．embarrassed

B．hopeless

C．disappointed

D．disgusted

3.The author was unhappy with the product because________.

A．the directions of the product contained a mistake

B．it was not up to the promise made on the box

C．it was too difficult to follow the directions

D．it was worth less money than she paid for it

4.The author’s main purpose in writing this letter is to ________.

A．prevent others from making the same mistake

B．persuade the company to change the wording on their box

C．get back all the money paid from the shop

D．complain about how bad the muffins tasted

 

Last Monday, I bought a second-hand computer, ______ was very slow.

A．which price        B．its price           C．the price of whose  D．the price of which