Angels

My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36  I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.

This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 　37　 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 　38  the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 　39  she knew they would have a(n) 　40  place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally! She found the one that expressed the 　41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 　42 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 　43  it close for a long time, unable to move from the 　44  . Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a 　45  voice asked. She 　46  to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 　47  and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 　48  card.”

Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and　49  my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 　50  held my sister until her calmness　51  . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 　52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.

During her telling of this event I was feeling 　53  that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 　54  .  “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 　55  disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.

36.	A. conversation	B. difficulty	C. accident	D. quarrel
37.	A. paying	B. caring	C. calling	D. looking
38.	A. left	B. offered	C. read	D. discovered
39.	A. although	B. as	C. when	D. if
40.	A. other	B. empty	C. safe	D. different
41.	A. sad	B. strange	C. amazing	D. perfect
42.	A. for	B. to	C. from	D. by
43.	A. seizing	B. holding	C. keeping	D. grasping
44.	A. spot	B. stair	C. area	D. home
45.	A. firm	B. proud	C. cold	D. soft
46.	A. walked	B. turned	C. decided	D. woke
47.	A. question	B. shock	C. regret	D. upset
48.	A. harmful	B. special	C. wrong	D. right
49.	A. pulled	B. caught	C. sent	D. protected
50.	A. quietly	B. tightly	C. strongly	D. seriously
51.	A. disappeared	B. went	C. arrived	D. returned
52.	A. failure	B. idea	C. loss	D. death
53.	A. shocked	B. angry	C. happy	D. hopeless
54.	A. task	B. time	C. favor	D. job
55	A. responsibility	B. sympathy	C. guilt	D. hurt

 

The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　36　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　37　and could hardly 　38　.?

    The driver, Mr. White, 　39　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　40　 hospital, fighting against 　41　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　42　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　43　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　44　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　45　 his left and right as he did so.

    Coming towards him from his right was a 　46　. The driver had the windows 　47　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

    The lights were 　48　, so he drove straight 　49　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　50　 little Ally was. He was 　51  to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.

    “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　52　 again.”?

    “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　53　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　54　 healthy voice.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　55　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.A. worried            B. excited      C. angry            D. surprised

2.A. mouth             B. nose      C. throat           D. ear

3.A. talk　            B. breathe       C. cry                  D. hear

4.A. turned on         B. opened on　   C. turned off       D. sped up

5.A. best              B. biggest　     C. first            D. nearest

6.A. time              B. cars          C. policemen    D. speed

7.A. that              B. as            C. there        D. if

8.A. stop              B. slow down C. hurry            D. keep safe

9.A. lights            B. signs         C. policemen    D. marks

10.A. at                   B. to                C. down     D. forward

11.A. taxi             B. car           C. truck        D. train

12.A. up               B. down          C. open         D. covered

13.A. red              B. green         C. yellow       D. out

14.A. out　            B. away          C. on           D. off

15.A. who              B. what          C. where        D. how

16.A. lucky　          B. astonished        C. worried      D. happy

17.A. crying              B. breathing      C. smiling      D. talking

18.A. made             B. let           C. knocked      D. pulled

19.A. and              B. with          C. or　             D. but

20.A. driver               B. accident      C. girl         D. reporters

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to   36  .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph   37   we realized we were   38   . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so   39    because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   40   seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.  41   I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I   42   I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just   43   out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

My conscience（良心） opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t   44    over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   45  for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I    46   to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in   57   that someone would say,“ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   48   the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so   49___ of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was 　50　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”

I have learned two things from this  51  .Maybe I was a fool for   52  in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   53   pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will  54   up with you.

This reflects the saying, “A coward（懦夫） dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “  55  ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

A. say          B. talk          C. share              D. explain

A. as                B. while         C. then                D. when

A. lost                    B. tired          C. hungry            D. anxious

A. excited         B. eager         C. satisfied           D. encouraged

A. rest                    B. food          C. travel                     D. drink

A. Luckily         B. Finally        C. Immediately      D. Actually

A. thought        B. recognized     C. noticed           D. realized

A. walked       B. left             C. worked              D. found

A. look              B. get             C. turn                  D. think

A. ask                B. pay           C. apologize          D. send

A. refused        B. wanted        C. hoped                D. meant

A. hope               B. surprise        C. anger               D. fear

A. into              B. with           C. for                         D. from

A. sure            B. upset          C. proud               D. pleased

A. warned        B. reminded       C. thought         D. told

A. experience     B. experiment      C. story               D. mistake

A. turning             B. taking          C. handing              D. giving

A. free                B. cheap          C. plain             D. delicious

A. make          B. wake          C. catch           D. put

A. coward        B. fool            C. loser            D. hero

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for  31   !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of  __32   from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.

    Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was  33   11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong‘s mother and younger brother both   34   home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.

  The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to  35  the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

  Hong didn’t　 36 　. Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to  37  a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, people were  38   to tears by his selflessness. Hard   39   his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted  40  , because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students   41  against misfortunes(厄运).

Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds   42  us of what we usually ignore: love and care for others. Without these,   43   of us could survive.

Hong  44  donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could  __45  his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to   46   around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed   47  to rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.

Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can  48  a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t  ___49   about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society  50   you will find the world smiling back.    

31. A. money              B. food             C. clothes                    D. help

32. A. caring                 B. growing          C. moving                 D. turning

33. A. only                B. already          C. ever                       D. still

34. A. stayed              B. went            C. sold                       D. left

35. A. bring up    B. give up           C. stick to                 D. devote to

36. A. go away              B. give up           C. run out                 D. turn down

37. A build                B. rent              C. buy                    D. borrow

38. A. encouraged          B. moved            C. inspired                    D. made

39. A. as                  B because          C. unless.                    D. while

40. A. brother              B. daughter        C. sister                      D. uncle

41. A. struggling         B. learning         C. running                  D. turning

42. A. leave             B. remember          C. remind                         D. tell

43. A. anyone              B. everyone      C. none                      D. no one

44. A. threw away          B. turned out     C. ran out                          D. turned down

45. A. depend on           B. stick to         C . refer to                D. turn to

46. A. show               B. eat                     C. sell                     D. share

47. A. a chance             B. an ability      C. a spirit                 D. a belief

48. A. bury                B. defeat        C. kick                     D. knock

49. A. worry              B. care            C. complain                     D. joke

50. A. and                B. or              C. when             D. until