(福建省泉州七中2009届高三最后一次模拟考试)

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun  36  --- to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were   37  . When the students  38   their assignment, she found that most of them drew some pictures of their parents, teachers, brothers, sisters, friends or neighbors. “What   39   students! How wonderful the pictures are!” She thought.

   Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   40  boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and __41__. He seldom __42__ with other children during the break __43__ they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and encouraged him to be confident and have a good time with his classmates. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a __44__. Nothing else. His abstract image _45__ the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand，for mother’s hand gives children warmth and __46__. Another child guessed it was a farmer’s hand, because farmers raise turkeys. Still others thought it was a police officer’s hand, because the police __47__ people and care for people. And so the discussion __48__.

   When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk, __49__, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “ It’s __50__, teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was __51__ and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She __52__ how often she had said to him, “Take my __53__, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.”

   The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and

parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the children like Douglas. They might not always say “__55__” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you reach out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

36. A. assignment                 B. question                   C. suggestion                D. solution

37. A. sorry                B. regretful            C. thankful           D. responsible

38. A. gave in               B. handed in           C. put off                   D. called off

39. A. lovely                B. honest            C. brave                    D. friendly

40. A. strong               B. kind               C. different          D. humorous

41. A. slow                 B. strict             C. angry                    D. sad

42. A. played                B. exercised          C. joked             D. lived

43. A. because              B. though             C. as                 D. since

44. A. hand                 B. face               C. ear                      D. leg

45. A. reduced              B. ruined            C. inspired           D. used

46. A. comfort              B. praise              C. sorrow                   D. coldness

47. A. search                B. question            C. meet             D. protect

48. A. ended                B. succeeded          C. continued         D. failed

49. A. stood up              B. pulled down         C. looked up         D. bent down

50. A. his                  B. yours                    C. my mother’s              D. my father’s

51. A. disappointed           B. annoyed            C. tired               D. touched

52. A. forgot                B. regretted          C. recalled           D. understood

53. A. hand                 B. book             C. lesson            D. gift

54. A. rather than            B. more than         C. anything but       D. nothing but

55. A. I’m sorry            B. Take care           C. I’m all right         D.Thank you