That warm day was the only day of the week without rain．I opened the door,took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine．Suddenly,I noticed that the house near mine had been sold．An elderly lady was in front of the door,with some beautiful flowers beside her．I walked to her．She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair．

“Hi！My name is Karmen,”I said smiling brightly at the old lady．She smiled back and said,“Hello,Karmen．I ’m Henrietta．”Her voice was very strong for someone at her age．Later，I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her．From that day on,I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food．A year passed,and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends．

One day,I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door,but there was no answer．I knocked again,and she still didn’t turn up．So I let myself in,using the key she had given me．I checked her living room and then her kitchen．I finally went into her bedroom,and she was lying peacefully on her bed．Beside her there were two notes．One was her will（遗嘱）,which said all that she had would be given to me．The other was a thank-you note．I went to her bedside and cried sadly．

Though several years have gone by,I still miss her deeply．Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house,I remember the wonderful friendship we had．

51．The writer came out of the house to ______．

A．look at an old lady                                          B．enjoy some flowers

C．enjoy the sunshine                                         D．clean the house nearby

52．Through visiting the old lady,the writer learnt that the old lady ______．

A．disliked all her relatives                                  B．had no one to look after her

C．didn’t want to live with her family                     D．was looking for someone to look after her

53．What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind．                                  

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends．

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food．

D．The writer got along very well with the old lady．

54．What does the underlined part “turn up”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Appear                  B．Leave                    C．Try                 D．Change

 

   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。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that ­_1_ my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a _2_ sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young _3_ woman with a baby in her arms standing there. 4_ , she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and _5_ he had never seen his son. So she _6_ me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. After all , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards _7_ him. The woman’s tired face _8_ when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their _9_ . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

At the end of the _10_ , the man had to go back and I wished him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the fact that he hadn’t been able to get his wife _11_ for Christmas. On hearing this, I was _12_ with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the _13_ on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who _14_ the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this _15_ moment.

1.A. enjoyed        B. brightened           C. relaxed      D. presented

2.A. gift           B. regards          C. message      D. package

3.A. ordinary-looking   B. good-looking         C. tired-looking    D. frightened-looking

4.A. Happily        B. Quietly          C. Excitedly        D. Nervously

5.A. why            B. how              C. that             D. when

6.A. persuaded      B. demanded             C. begged       D. pleased

7.A. near           B. around           C. behind       D. before

8.A. turned pale        B. went red             C. lit up           D. turned away

9.A. child          B. tears                C. joy          D. sorrows

10.A. meeting       B. appointment      C. discussion       D. conversation

11.A. something         B. nothing          C. anything         D. everything

12.A. encouraged    B. struck           C. provided         D. inspired

13.A. sadness       B. happiness            C. look             D. smiles

14.A. experienced       B. received             C. gave             D. accepted

15.A. unforgettable     B. sad              C. happy        D. special

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a father, I greatly valued the moments    36    my son and I could be together, and that day was really special.

Louisville, Kentucky was a place where basketball was an important part of life, and   37     taking my son to an NBA exhibition game was one of those special moments. But little did I realize how special that evening was going to be! It was blowing some mean wind. Josh     38     my hand as we crossed the parking lot and    39    for the famous Freedom Hall.  40     eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his father’s hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass    41   .

The stadium  42  nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout(客满的).The expectation of seeing Mrhael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls  43  the Washington Bullets  44  our pace across the parking lot, thinking about  45  the game was going to go. The tumstile(十字转门)clicked and Josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub (票根）like he had just won the lottery! We pushed our   46          to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. Before we know it, the game was  47  way. During a time out, we dashed to   48         hot dog and Coke and rushed back so that we   49 miss a single part of the game. Things were going as expected until halftime. I started to talk to some friends  50  when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a  51        young Josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet(丝织手獨）around my wrist. It  52  really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot to keep it secure. On this special  53  I realized the significance of the moment. With a smile, I told him proudly how I knew this was a  “friendship brardet” and said, “I guess this means we are   54        ” Without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “We’re  55  friends. You’re my dad!”

1.A. when         B. what     C. that      D. which

2.A. particularly        B. certainly        C. specially        D. especially

3.A. held   B. had        C. carried D. caught

4.A. left     B. set         C. walked  D. headed

5.A. As      B. Though C. But        D. Even

6.A. often B. frequently     C. soon      D. slowly

7.A. sat      B. seated  C. included        D. involved

8.A. with   B. for         C. to D. against

9.A. sped up      B. looked up      C. built up D. turned up

10.A. what         B. that       C. which    D. how

11.A. path          B. way       C. route    D. track

12.A. on    B. in  C. by D. under

13.A. eat   B. book     C. order    D. make

14.A. wouldn’t  B. needn’t          C. dared not           D. mustn’t

15.A. besides    B. near      C. nearby  D. beside

16.A. exhausted        B. pleased          C. determined  D. astonished

17.A. fit     B. suited   C. matched        D. applied

18.A. situation  B. occasion        C. position         D. condition

19.A. neighbors         B. classmates     C. teammates    D. friends

20.A. no more than   B. better than   C. more than     D. other than

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that   1   my day was the beautifully decorated  2 in our waiting room and a   3   sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young   4 __ woman with a baby in her arms standing there.  5 _, she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t   6 _ to visit her husband in prison and   7 _ he had never seen his son. So she   8   me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed.  9_ , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards   10   him. The woman’s tired face  11 _  when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their  12_ . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

At the end of the   13_ , the man had to go back and I  14  him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the  15 that he hadn’t been able to get his wife  16   for Christmas. On hearing this, I was   17   with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the   18   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who   19   the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this   20   moment.

1. A. enjoyed     　 　　B. brightened      　　 C. relaxed      　　　 D. presented

2. A. office      　 　　B. Christmas Father   C. Christmas tree     　 D. furniture

3. A. gift　　　　 　 B. regards　　　　 　C. message　　 　　D. package

4. A. ordinary-looking B. good-looking 　　C. tired-looking　 　　D. frightened-looking

5. A. Happily　　 　　B. Quietly　　　　 　C. Excitedly　　 　　 D. Nervously

6. A. going　　　 　 B. determined 　　　C. expected　　 　　D. allowed

7. A. why　　　　 　 B. how　　　　　 　C. that　　　　 　　D. when

8. A. persuaded　 　　B. demanded　　　 　C. begged　　　 　　D. pleased

9. A. After all　　 　B. In all　　　　　 　C. All in all　　 　　 D. Above all

10. A. near　　　 　　B. around　　　　 　C. behind　　 　　　D. before

11. A. turned pale　 　 B. went red　　　　 C. lit up　　　 　　 D. turned away

12. A. child　　　 　 B. tears　　　　　 C. joy　　　　 　　 D. sorrows

13. A. meeting 　　　B. appointment　 　　 C. discussion　 　　 D. conversation

14. A. said　　　　 　B. showed　　　　 　 C. wished　　　 　　D. hoped

15. A. words　　　 　B. fact　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　 　　D. scene

16. A. something　 　B. nothing　　　　 　C. anything　　 　 D. everything

17. A. encouraged　 　B. struck　　　　　 　C. provided　　 　　D. inspired

18. A. sadness　　 　 B. happiness　　　 C. look　　　　 　 D. smiles

19. A. experienced 　 B. received　　　 　 C. gave　　　　 　D. accepted

20. A. unforgettable 　B. sad　　　　　　 　C. happy　　　　 　D. special

 

第二节：完型填空

       阅读下面短文稿，掌握其大意，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that   36   my day was the beautifully decorated   37   in our waiting room and a   38   sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

    Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young   39    woman with a baby in her arms standing there.  40  , she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t   41   to visit her husband in prison and   42   he had never seen his son. So she   43   me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed.   44  , it was Christmas Eve.

       A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards   45   him. The woman’s tired face   46   when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their  47  . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

       At the end of the   48  , the man had to go back and I    49     him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the   50   that he hadn’t been able to get his wife 51   for Christmas. On hearing this, I was  52   with a wonderful idea.

       I’ll never forget the  53  on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who   54   the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this   55  moment.

36. A. enjoyed                                          B. brightened                    

C. relaxed                                          D. presented

37. A. office              B. Christmas Father           C. Christmas tree      D. furniture

38. A. gift                     B. regards                     C. message        D. package

39. A. ordinary-looking                       B. good-looking       

C. tired-looking                          D. frightened-looking

40. A. Happily             B. Quietly          C. Excitedly             D. Nervously

41. A. going           B. determined        C. expected        D. allowed

42. A. why                  B. how                C. that          D. when

43. A. persuaded        B. demanded           C. begged         D. pleased

44. A. After all                              B. In all           

C. All in all                                D. Above all

45. A. near                    B. around             C. behind         D. before

46. A. turned pale       B. went red           C. lit up            D. turned away

47. A. child                   B. tears               C. joy            D. sorrows

48. A. meeting         B. appointment               C. discussion     D. conversation

49. A. said                 B. showed             C. wished         D. hoped

50. A. words                   B. fact              C. idea           D. scene

51. A. something                             B. nothing         

C. anything                           D. everything

52. A. encouraged       B. struck              C. provided      D. inspired

53. A. sadness           B. happiness           C. look                 D. smiles

54. A. experienced      B. received             C. gave                 D. accepted

55. A. unforgettable     B. sad                 C. happy                D. special