It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly anticipated the great day of gift giving.

Each day the children made some new wonder – strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent(漠不关心的), watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.

The day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.

After school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. “For me?” I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew – she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.

I held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, “Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest gift of all: herself.

1.The underlined “anticipated” (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to _________.

A．prepared         B．expected          C．talked            D．kept

2.We can learn from the story that_________.

A．the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box

B．Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother

C．the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile

D．Maria oohed and aahed over the handwork as the presents were exchanged

3.Maria became quiet and unsociable because_________.

A．she was a shy girl

B．her teacher didn’t give her any gift

C．her mother passed away three weeks ago

D．she didn’t have any friends in the class

4.The underlined sentence (Paragraph 5) mostly means_________.

A．Maria found her biological mother

B．Maria asked her teacher to be her mother

C．the teacher promised to be Maria’s mother after receiving her greatest gift

D．Maria believed in her considerate teacher and opened her heart to the teacher

5.The BEST title for the passage is _________.

A．The kid’s gift                          B．A quiet girl

C．The greatest teacher                     D．The great day of gift giving

 

 

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。

My son was badly hurt in a fire．After he  1from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months  2it took long for the skin to stop shrinking（收缩）．So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  3on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,  4will pay any more attention to your scar  5you do．If it does not bother you, it will not bother  6.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  7high — glad he was alive.

8, everyone has scars and shortcomings．Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,  9you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  10.

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  11, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false   12.

One of my friends in college was very  13．At first, when people met him, they noticed his  14for about 10 seconds．This man felt  15about himself and spent most of his time  16about other people’s comfort and welfare． 17, people ignored his looks．What people  18was his kindness and his concern for them．He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value  19yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  20．

1.A．cured                      B．recovered            C．improved             D．returned

2.A．because                   B．though                C．until                    D．before

3.A．cut                          B．wound                C．injure                  D．scar

4.A．no one                     B．anyone                C．everyone             D．someone

5.A．as                           B．like                     C．than                    D．when

6.A．another                    B．others                 C．all                       D．us

7.A．put                          B．held                    C．taken                  D．hung

8.A．After all                   B．In conclusion       C．In fact                D．Above all

9.A．as long as                B．if                       C．even if                D．as if

10.A．house                    B．telephone             C．job                      D．car

11.A．clothes                   B．hairstyle              C．figure                  D．salary

12.A．means                   B．standards             C．comments           D．rules

13.A．smart                    B．optimistic            C．rude                    D．ugly

14.A．manners                B．expressions          C．looks                  D．actions

15.A．lucky                     B．worried               C．good                   D．sad

16.A．inquiring                B．asking                 C．knowing              D．caring

17.A．Completely     B．Gradually                C．Obviously            D．Suddenly

18.A．wanted                  B．understood          C．brought               D．saw

19.A．within                    B．beyond                C．except                 D．above

20.A．kindness                B．concern               C．beauty                 D．perfection

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 　31 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 　32 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking（收缩）. So，he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 　33 on his face.

　　I said to my son，“Keaton， 34 will pay any more attention to your scar 　35 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 36 .”He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 37 high—glad he was alive.

　　 38 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 　39 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 40 .

　　But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks ,or your 　41 , or you car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 　42 .

　　One of my friends in college was very 43 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 　44 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 45 about himself and spent most of his time 　46 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 　47 ，people ignored his looks. What people 48 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

　　Therefore，concentrate on what you value 49 yourself，because if you can see that beautiful person，everyone you are in contact with will see the same 50 .

31．A．cured 　　　　B．recovered 　　　　C．improved 　　　　D．returned

32．A．because 　　　B．though 　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　 D．before

33．A．cut 　　　　　B．wound　　　　　　 C．injure 　　　　　D．scar

34．A．no one 　　　 B．anyone 　　　　　 C．everyone 　　　　D．someone

35．A．as 　　　　　 B．like 　　　　　　 C．than 　　　　　　D．when

36．A．another 　　　B．others 　　　　　 C．all 　　　　　　 D．us

37．A．put 　　　　　B．held 　　　　　　 C．taken 　　　　　 D．hung

38．A．After all 　　B．In conclusion 　　C．In fact　　　　　D．Above all

39．A．as long as 　B．if 　　　　　　　　C．even if 　　　　 D．as if

40．A．house 　　　 B．telephone 　　　　 C．job 　　　　　　 D．car

41．A．clothes 　　 B．hairstyle 　　　　 C．figure 　　　　　D．salary

42．A．means 　　　 B．standards 　　　　 C．comments 　　　　D．rules

43．A．smart 　　　 B．optimistic 　　　　C．rude 　　　　　　D．ugly

44．A．manners 　　 B．expressions 　　　 C．looks 　　　　　 D．actions

45．A．lucky 　　　 B．worried 　　　　　 C．good 　　　　　　D．sad

46．A．inquiring 　 B．asking 　　　　　　C．knowing 　　　　 D．caring

47．A．Completely 　B．Gradually 　　　　 C．Obviously 　　　 D．Suddenly

48．A．wanted 　　　B．understood 　　　　C．brought 　　　　 D．saw

49．A．within 　　　B．beyond 　　　　　　C．except 　　　　　D．above

50．A．kindness 　　B．concern 　　　　 　C．beauty 　　　　　D．perfection

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch   38   on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39   will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41   .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.

  43   , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44   like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46   , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .

One of my friends in college was very  48   . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53   him an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on   54   you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .

36．A．cured             B．recovered          C．improved              D．returned

37．A．because          B．though     C．until            D．before

38．A．cut             B．wound   C．injure        D．scar

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

40．A．as          B．like        C．than            D．when

41．A．yet     B．still     C．too     D．either

42．A．put         B．held         C．taken        D．hung

43．A．After all           B．In conclusion           C．In fact             D．Above all

44．A．will     B．would         C．can     D．may

45．A．house            B．telephone       C．job            D．car

46．A．clothes           B．hairstyle          C．figure          D．salary

47．A．means         B．standards       C．comments    D．rules

48．A．smart           B．optimistic       C．rude            D．ugly

49．A．manners           B．expressions   C．looks          D．actions

50．A．inquiring    B．asking         C．knowing     D．caring

51．A．Completely     B．Gradually        C．Obviously        D．Suddenly

52．A．wanted          B．understood      C．brought      D．saw

53．A．regard        B．look    C．consider     D．treat

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

55．A．kindness    B．concern      C．beauty        D．perfection