It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his   __36__   by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal   __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   __38__.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓住） food off the shelves as fast as they could,   __39__   not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜台） and   __40__   the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and  equally obvious that they weren't going   __41__   with their ill­gotten（非法获得的） gains. They    __42__   the food and simply crowded together in panic（惊慌地）—knowing the police were   __43__   the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that    __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still   __45__   to eat. If you need food, you   __46__   have some.” 

They were told to   __47__   what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that    __48__    the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   __49__.

This wasn't what they had    __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three   __51__   people walked out with all the    __52__   their arms could hold. They were   __53__   that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the    __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a   __55__amount of self­respect and a little bit of hope.

1.                A．friends　　     B．neighbors　     C．customers 　  D．passengers

2.                A．respect         B．pride           C．wisdom   D．satisfaction

3.                A．slow           B．busy           C．heavy    D．swift

4.                A．bravely         B．reasonably      C．hardly    D．obviously

5.                A．opened        B．locked          C．closed    D．broke

6.                A．nowhere       B．somewhere      C．anywhere 　  D．everywhere

7.                A．hid            B．lifted           C．ate  D．dropped

8.A　.in          B．on         C．off 　        D．by

9.                A．anxious         B．curious         C．courageous    D．hungry

10.               A．safe           B．easy           C．sweet     D．unique

11.               A．must           B．can            C．should    D．need

12.               A．hold up        B．hand out        C．pick up    D．hand in

13.               A．when          B．after           C．before 　 D．since

14.               A．popular        B．necessary       C．reliable 　 D．important

15.               A．wanted         B．desired         C．expected  D．admired

16.               A．dirtier         B．cleaner         C．cleverer   D．quicker

17.A　.money      B．cigarettes    C．drinks 　     D．food

18.               A．reminded       B．warned         C．ordered   D．persuaded

19.               A．first           B．last            C．best D．worst

20.               A．large          B．fair            C．small D．full

All schools in our province　______　new English textbooks to improve students'

listening，speaking，reading and writing abilities three years ago.

A. admired    B. adopted      C.  admitted       D. afforded

It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his __36__　 by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal　 __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is　 __38__.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could,　 __39__　 not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter and　 __40__　 the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going　 __41__　 with their ill?gotten gains. They　 __42__　 the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were　 __43__　 the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that　 __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still　 __45__　 to eat. If you need food, you　 __46__　 have some.”

They were told to　 __47__　 what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that　 __48__　 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer　 __49__.

This wasn't what they had　 __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three　 __51__　 people walked out with all the　 __52__　 their arms could hold. They were　 __53__　 that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the　 __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a　 __55__amount of self?respect and a little bit of hope.

36．A.friends　　 B．neighbors　C．customers 　 D．passengers

37．A.respect 　 B．pride 　C．wisdom　 　　 D．privilege

38．A.slow　 　 B．busy C．heavy 　 D．swift

39．A.bravely 　 B．reasonably C．hardly 　 D．obviously

40．A.opened 　 B．locked C．closed 　 D．broke

41．A.nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere 　　 D．everywhere

42．A.hid B．lifted 　C．swallowed 　 D．dropped

43．A.in B．on C．off D．by

44．A.anxious B．cautious 　C．courageous 　 D．hungry

45．A.safe B．easy C．sweet 　 D．unique

46．A.must B．can 　C．should 　 D．need

47．A.hold up B．hand out 　C．pick up D．hand in

48．A.when　 　　 B．after 　C．before 　 D．since

49．A.popular 　 B．necessary C．reliable D．important

50．A.wanted　 B．desired C．expected 　　 D．admired

51．A.dirtier 　　 B．cleaner C．cleverer　 　　 D．quicker

52．A.money　　 　　　 B．cigarettes C．drinks 　 D．food

53．A.reminded B．warned C．ordered D．persuaded

54．A.first B．last 　C．best 　　 D．worst

55．A.large B．fair 　C．small 　　 D．full

第二节：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 36－55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  36  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  38  things, but his promise to tell the truth 39  him.
Once a man came to a  prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  40. Which one of them should  I  41  first？”The prophet said, “Give up telling  42  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  43  he made with the prophet.  “44  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out  45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth,  46  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  47  for stealing.”
So the man  48  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he  49  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will  50 me, because a Muslim is not  51  to drink wine.” And so he gave up the  52 of drinking wine.
In this way,  53  the man thought of doing something bad, he  54  his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very  55  person.
36、A、always                    B、hardly                    C、sometimes        D、never
37、A、time                  B、money                    C、trouble            D、energy
38、A、great                  B、bad                        C、strange            D、stupid
39、A、educated             B、bothered             C、tested              D、saved
40、A、habits                     B、friends                    C、purposes          D、collections
41、A、take in                B、bring back                 C、give up            D、depend on
42、A、stories                B、truths                        C、reasons            D、lies
43、A、plan                   B、secret                        C、promise           D、mistake
44、A、Because              B、Unless                    C、Since               D、If
45、A、stealing              B、drinking             C、walking           D、dancing
46、A、none                  B、someone                 C、anyone            D、everyone
47、A、controlled           B、admired                  C、punished          D、killed
48、A、refused              B、tried                  C、decided            D、agreed
49、A、talked about        B、felt like            C、adapted to(适应)  D、broke down
50、A、understand              B、like                    C、hate              D、respect
51、A、allowed             B、encouraged             C、invited             D、advised
52、A、chance                    B、disadvantage       C、adventure      D、idea
53、A、wherever            B、whenever            C、whatever          D、however
54、A、forgot                    B、doubted                  C、regretted          D、remembered
55、A、good                  B、attractive            C、practical     D、generous(慷慨的)

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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

　　One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 　31　. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 　32　.”

　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 　33　. It was full of scars, it had places 　34　 pieces had been removed and other pieces 　35　 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 　36　 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed. “ 　37　 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 　38　 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 　39　 represents a person 　40　 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 　41　 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 　42　 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 　43　.

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 　44　, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　45　 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 　46　 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 　47　 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’

　　The young man walked up to the old man, 　48　 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 　49　 it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 　50　, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side.

31．A．ugly          B．perfect      C．beautiful     D．hurt

32．A．mine         B．his          C．theirs          D．ours

33．A．coat         B．appearance    C．face           D．heart

34．A．that        B．which       C．where　      D．whose

35．A．cut           B．set            C．put          D．brought

36．A．smooth       B．rough          C．broken             D．pretty

37．A．Comparing    B．Compared    C．Compare     D．Compares

38．A．looks        B．seems          C．is           D．fits

39．A．one        B．heart       C．piece         D．scar

40．A．on whom           B．in whom      C．with whom    D．to whom

41．A．take          B．give        C．lend        D．pass

42．A．empty         B．full            C．original       D．first

43．A．had           B．gave        C．shared       D．owned

44．A．in           B．away         C．off         D．up

45．A．lot            B．sheet          C．piece       D．pile

46．A．making       B．taking       C．keeping      D．bringing

47．A．keep          B．cut         C．come         D．stay

48．A．carried away  B．reached into    C．took out      D．brought up

49．A．offered      B．took        C．passed      D．served

50．A．fit             B．hit           C．beat           D．set