The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期）for me.   1   is probably true with many people．I got quite homesick and   2   thought about going home.

Although the   3   time for many students is getting   4   from home, my mailbox was frequently   2   . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard   6   out at me．I sat down to read it,   7   a note from someone back home.  8   I became increasingly puzzled as   9   postcard were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and   10   about it.

Several days later I   11   another postcard, this one  12   news about Maybe line, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,   13   full of news of different people. I began to   14   look forward to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16   . I was never  17   .

Finally, the cards   18   coming, right about the time I had begun to feel   19   about college life. They had been such a happy distraction （调剂） that, I have 20  all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a life.

1．A．If                        B．So                      C．As                     D．What

2．A．often                    B．carefully             C．seldom               D．merely

3．A．hard                     B．last                     C．busiest               D．happiest

4．A．visitors                 B．letters                 C．calls                   D．directions

5．A．empty                  B．full                     C．closed                D．open

6．A．pouring                 B．reaching             C．staring                D．rolling

7．A．describing             B．considering          C．enjoying             D．expecting

8．A．But                      B．Thus                  C．Also                   D．Even

9．A．any                      B．no                      C．some                  D．such

10．A．joked                  B．talked                 C．forgot                D．cared

11．A．mailed                B．accepted             C．wrote                 D．received

12．A．delivering            B．demanding          C．discovering         D．developing

13．A．one                    B．each                   C．either                 D．both

14．A．hardly                B．possibly              C．usually               D．really

15．A．promising           B．surprised            C．interested            D．pretending

16．A．below                 B．lately                  C．next                   D．behind

17．A．frightened           B．disappointed        C．excited               D．pleased

18．A．continued            B．stopped              C．started                D．avoided

19．A．easy                   B．safe                    C．tired                   D．anxious

20．A．lost                     B．collected       C．torn                     D．saved

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.

I 6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 

To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

 

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．held

 

3.                A．comes across    B．looks after       C．picks out  D．learns from

 

4.                A．relaxed         B．nervous        C．anxious   D．secret

 

5.                A．parents         B．family          C．guests    D．friends

 

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．forgot    D．witnessed

 

7.                A．sad            B．calm           C．excited   D．puzzled

 

8.                A．especially       B．seldom         C．frequently D．hardly

 

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

 

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．competed

 

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

 

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

 

13.               A．touched        B．considered      C．saw   D．understood

 

14.               A．after           B．unless          C．until D．if

 

15.               A．up            B．down          C．back  D．on

 

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．angry D．worried

 

17.               A．whispered      B．insisted         C．introduced D．informed

 

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

 

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．disappointment

 

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

 

 

The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期）for me.   21   is probably true with many people．I got quite homesick and   22   thought about going home.   

Although the   23   time for many students is getting   24   from home, my mailbox was frequently   25   . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard   26   out at me．I sat down to read it,   27   a note from someone back home.  28   I became increasingly puzzled as   29   postcard were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and   30   about it.   

Several days later I   31   another postcard, this one   32   news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,   33   full of news of different people. I began to   34   look forward to the next one, 35 to see what this author would come up with 36   . I was never  37   .   

Finally, the cards   38   coming, right about the time I had begun to feel   39   about college life. They had been such a happy distraction (调剂) that, I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a life.   

21．A．If	B．So	C．As	D．What
22．A．often	B．carefully	C．seldom	D．merely
23．A．hard	B．last	C．busiest	D．happiest
24．A．visitors	B．letters	C．calls	D．directions
25．A．empty	B．full	C．closed	D．open
26．A．pouring	B．reaching	C．staring	D．rolling
27．A．describing	B．considering	C．enjoying	D．expecting
28．A．But	B．Thus	C．Also	D．Even
29．A．any	B．no	C．some	D．such
30．A．joked	B．talked	C．forgot	D．cared
31．A．mailed	B．accepted	C．wrote	D．received
32．A．delivering	B．demanding	C．discovering	D．developing
33．A．one	B．each	C．either	D．both
34．A．hardly	B．possibly	C．usually	D．really
35．A．promising	B．surprised	C．interested	D．pretending
36．A．below	B．lately	C．next	D．behind
37．A．frightened	B．disappointed	C．excited	D．pleased
38．A．continued	B．stopped	C．started	D．avoided
39．A．easy	B．safe	C．tired	D．anxious
40．A．lost	B．collected	C．torn	D．saved

 

 

A man lost his legs in a tragic accident. After the accident, only two fingers  36  on his right hand.

However, he was bright, creative and educated. He had gained much experience while traveling throughout the world. Yet, he became very  37  after the accident. He was afraid he would spend his life 38  and would no longer be able to live a life in a(n)  39  way.

One day, he remembered how he had 40  loved getting letters. He realized that he still had partial  41   of his right hand and could write with difficulty. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need  42 ?”

Who to write to? He thought of people in prison. Many of them hoped to  43 their freedom. Others would keep feeling sad and remain locked away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to  44   them.

He wrote to a prison officer about sending letters to prisoners. The prison officer replied that writing to the prisoners would be 45 . However, it would be 46  prison rules for them to write back.

Filled with the 47  of carrying out his idea, the man knew he had to write. He began sending one-way 48  of love, hope, strength and encouragement. 

He 49  twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, 50  his experience and optimism.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a 51 . Frequently, he felt discouraged. He often wondered if anyone 52  read his letters. However,  he determined to 53  as long as he could help others.

One day he received a letter from the prison officer. It was a short note from the officer who monitored  and 54  the prison mails.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can 55 . Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they fall to pieces!”

1.                A．appeared       B．remained       C．grew D．developed

 

2.                A．moved         B．depressed       C．interested D．tired

 

3.                A．worrying        B．regretting       C．thinking  D．suffering

 

4.                A．meaningful      B．different        C．new D．attractive

 

5.                A．seldom         B．never          C．always    D．hardly

 

6.                A．muscle         B．energy         C．task D．function

 

7.                A．money         B．knowledge      C．friendship D．encouragement

 

8.                A．enjoy          B．express         C．regain    D．receive

 

9.                A．educate        B．reach          C．save D．support

 

10.               A．impossible      B．necessary       C．acceptable D．difficult

 

11.               A．against         B．above          C．from D．within

 

12.               A．plan           B．strength        C．ability D．intention

 

13.               A．messages       B．tickets         C．gifts  D．rules

 

14.               A．played         B．traveled        C．wrote D．studied

 

15.               A．forgetting       B．sharing         C．increasing D．forming

 

16.               A．story          B．reply          C．job   D．reward

 

17.               A．immediately     B．already         C．actually   D．luckily

 

18.               A．wait           B．ask            C．change    D．continue

 

19.               A．checked        B．chose          C．kept D．sent

 

20.               A．make          B．afford          C．imagine   D．expect

 

 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1 分，共计20分）

Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked    21   . We decided it was time to   22  the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing   23  colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together：“Not the measuring stick. ”

“No,” I   24   them. “Not the measuring stick.”

The measuring stick isn’t a (an)   25    stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve   26   each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her   27   on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and    28     have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.

Names and dates show different    29   , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old   30  to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family    31   , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to    32    the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they    33    smiled shyly and went back right up into place,     34  to be measured.

Many of those   35    on the door are still   36   . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in   37   . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.

We haven’ t   38   the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the   39   of the kitchen door will still remain    40  , with lots of names and dates in various colors.

1.                A．small           B． old           C． familiar  D． favorable

 

2.                A．repair          B． rebuild        C． reuse   D． repaint

 

3.                A．safe           B． possible        C． valuable D． changeable

 

4.                A．promised       B． repeated       C．followed D． persuaded

 

5.                A．false           B． wonderful      C． actual   D． obvious

 

6.                A．kept           B． witnessed      C． recorded D． accompanied

 

7.                A．age            B． weight         C． name   D． height

 

8.                A．boxes          B． markers        C． schoolbags   D． sticks

 

9.                                  A．information B． handwriting

C．character                         D． status

 

10.               A．allowed        B． pretended     C． helped   D． ordered

 

11.               A．offices         B． banks         C． meetings D． parties

 

12.               A．copy           B． read          C． like  D． remove

 

13.               A．hardly         B． never         C． usually   D． seldom

 

14.               A．ready          B． afraid         C． able D． unwilling

 

15.               A．missed         B． taught         C． listed D． suggested

 

16.               A．growing        B．contributing     C．studying   D． working

 

17.               A．sight           B． design         C．trouble    D． memory

 

18.                                A．connected with  B．agreed to

C．decided on                       D．relied on

 

19.               A．front          B． back          C． right D． left

 

20.               A．yellow         B． grey          C． white    D． blue