As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the  37 for each child to find their light.I would like to 38 a story about it.

For a few years I was  39 with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most 40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We  41 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to  42  on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together.But she  45  said or sang a word.

One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around， 46 me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in  47  and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart  48  started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  49 .Through music，we had made an awesome connection.

Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 50  on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had 51  so many times in our music class.The little girl， 52  her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the 53  to learn and grow. It is up to us to  54  the way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child's  55 .

1.                A．get across       B．put away        C．take over D．break through

 

2.                A．means         B．direction        C．process   D．effort

 

3.                A．add            B．talk            C．share D．write

 

4.                A．blessed         B．tired           C．covered  D．filled

 

5.                A．troublesome     B．Hardworking     C．memorable    D．sensitive

 

6.                A．most           B．almost          C．nearly    D．mostly

 

7.                A．stand          B．sit             C．lie   D．jump

 

8.                A．sang           B．said            C．followed  D．clapped

 

9.                A．strike          B．put            C．give D．shake

 

10.               A．ever           B．never          C．still   D．even

 

11.               A．looked         B．saw            C．glared D．noticed

 

12.               A．horror         B．delight         C．astonishment   D．embarrassment

 

13.               A．immediately     B．fortunately      C．slowly D．finally

 

14.               A．happy          B．grateful        C．speechless D．hopeless

 

15.               A．greeting        B．smile          C．expression D．sign

 

16.               A．performed      B．operated       C．trained    D．organized

 

17.               A．upon          B．through        C．from  D．beyond

 

18.               A．standard        B．ability          C．plan  D．freedom

 

19.               A．discover        B．invent          C．test  D．make

 

20.               A．strength        B．dream         C．light  D．weakness

 

 

 As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can __16___all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___17__for each child to find their light. I would like to___18__ a story about it.

   For a few years I was__19___ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most__20___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We__21____ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__22___ on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students__23___ twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to __24___her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together. But she __25___ said or sang a word.

   One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，__26___ me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in __27___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart  __28___ started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  __29___ .Through music，we had made an awesome(enjoyable) connection.

   Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __30___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had __31___ so many times in our music class. The little girl，__32___ her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the__33___ to learn and grow. It is up to us to__34___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's__35___.

16.   A. get across          B .put away              C .take over            D .break through

17.   A .means              B. direction              C. process              D. effort

18.   A. add                   B. talk                      C. share               D. write

19.   A. blessed              B. tired                   C. covered              D. filled

20.   A troublesome        B. Hardworking        C. memorable         D .sensitive

21.   A. most                   B. almost                 C. nearly                 D .mostly

22.   A. stand                  B .sit                        C. lie                     D. jump

23.   A. sang                   B. said                     C .followed              D. clapped

24.   A. strike                  B. put                       C. give                    D. shake

25.   A. ever                   B. never                   C. still                      D. even

26.   A. looked                B. saw                      C. glared                 D. noticed

27.   A. horror                 B. delight                 C. astonishment      D. embarrassment

28.   A immediately         B. fortunately           C. slowly                  D. finally

29.   A. happy                 B grateful                 C .speechless         D .hopeless

30.   A. greeting             B. smile                    C. expression          D .sign

31.   A .performed          B. operated             C trained                 D. organized

32.   A. upon                  B. through               C. from                    D. beyond

33.   A. standard            B. ability                   C. plan                    D. freedom

34.   A .discover             B. invent                  C. test                     D. make

35.   A. strength             B. dream                  C .light                    D. weakness

NEW YORK— Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.

Almost every day of every year, Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone's breath away.

     Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that makes more attractive Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.

     “I'm always looking for a tree,” the center's chief gardener says. “I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It' s like a homework assignment hanging over your head.”

     And if he gets it wrong, there's nothing hiding it.

     “Every day it's up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,”he says.

    This year’s tree, a 74-foot Nomy spruce (云杉) from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world's largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2.

    The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York — a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments (装饰品). 

     The search for the next year's tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs.

    Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense (密集的) enough not to see through.

    That's not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced.

    Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.”

Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: “It's for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. That's what I hope it sets off.”  But Murbach says he's always too worn out to celebrate Christmas.

51． Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?

a. Murbach’s thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree.

b. 2.5 million people watch the Christmas tree.

c. The tree is flown to New York.

d. It was lighted on December 2.

e. The tree is chopped up.

f. Murbach searches for the tree.

A. a, b, c, d, e, f                                B. c, d, b, f, e, a

C. c, d, e, b, a, f                                D. a, f, c, d, b, e

52． Murbach spends a lot of time         that are exhibited in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.

A. taking care of Christmas trees

B. deciding on the perfect evergreens

C. sorting the letters from people

D. deciding the TV programs

53． Why does Murbach take his job seriously?

A. Because he wants everyone to be happy with his choice.

B. Because he hopes to make everybody unable to breathe.

C. Because he enjoys showing off.

D. Because he wishes to attract people's attention to himself.

54． According to Murbach' s standard of trees, the best tree must_______ .

A. be evergreen

B. have lots of space between their branches

C. be tall enough not to see through

D. be equally balanced

55． What kind of person do you think Murbach is?

A. A person always ignoring his family.

B. A person full of love.

C. A person devoted to his work.

D. A person with great anxiety.

There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same 　36　.

During sunrise he would 　37　a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows 　38　 the distance. He thought 　39　 great it would be to live there and his 　40　 would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might 　41　 in the house. “If they could 　42　 the golden windows, they 　43　 have other nice things.” He then 　44　 himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”

Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs. 　45　 that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and　46　 the field towards the house with golden windows.

He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long 　47　 and something else was very wrong. As he 　48　 the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad 　49　 of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and 　50　. A small boy very 　51　 his age opened the door.

He asked him if he had seen the house with 　52　 windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and 　53　 him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from 　54　 he just came; the sunset 　55　 the windows of his house to gold there.

1.                A．homework      B．classes          C．cleaning D．ones

 

2.                A．take           B．give            C．do   D．start

 

3.                A．from           B．in             C．over     D．across

 

4.                A．much          B．even           C．very D．how

 

5.                A．feet           B．eyes           C．mind     D．heart

 

6.                A．sit             B．exist           C．stand     D．disappear

 

7.                A．change         B．share           C．provide   D．afford

 

8.                A．can’t         B．must           C．have to   D．need to

 

9.                A．promised       B．supported       C．pitied    D．encouraged

 

10.               A．Hearing        B．Imaging         C．Realizing   D．Ignoring

 

11.               A．crossed        B．found          C．planted   D．chose

 

12.               A．situation        B．thought         C．distance   D．opinion

 

13.               A．approached     B．considered      C．enjoyed   D．noticed

 

14.               A．case           B．memory        C．part D．need

 

15.               A．listened        B．knocked        C．waited    D．leaned

 

16.               A．satisfied with    B．familiar with     C．fond of    D．close to

 

17.               A．worn          B．golden         C．favorite   D．beautiful

 

18.               A．invited         B．persuaded      C．helped    D．managed

 

19.               A．when          B．why           C．where D．what

 

20.               A．made          B．drove          C．turned    D．put