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.

At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 　31　.“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 　32　 for this disease.”

My father 　33　 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 　34　 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 　35　 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，　36　 I was only twenty-eight.

My world 　37　 as the darkness fell，　38　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 　39　 I tried to find some hope and 　40　，my eyes were opened to a new realization.

My father had 　41　 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 　42　 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　43　 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 　44 the right of living in the US.

Alone in the States，he 　45　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.

Decades later，　46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 　47　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.

I did the same as I stepped into a 　48　 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 　49　 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50　 my life in a whole new light.

1.A.mouth           B.eyes          C.ears          D.throat

2.A.solution         B.reason         C.excuse          D.cure

3..A.carried            B.spread            C.infected      D.raised

4.A.damaged         B.lost         C.recovered     D.gained

5.A.rapidly         B.nearly         C.completely       D.terribly

6.A.though              B.but               C.so                D.since

7.A.broke down      B.broke off     C.broke away        D.broke out

8.A.realizing           B.sharing      C.disturbing        D.destroying

9.A.when            B.before         C.unless           D.until

10.A.honour         B.beauty            C.strength      D.failure

11.A.handed         B.rewarded      C.given         D.taught

12.A.contribution       B.determination C.challenge     D.honesty

13.A.move           B.settle            C.arrange           D.send

14.A.enjoy           B.declare          C.apply         D.win

15.A.accepted       B.admitted      C.overcame      D.met

16.A.as                 B.like          C.for            D.to

17.A.knowledge      B.journey           C.situation          D.event

18.A.cruel          B.inner             C.modern         D. dark

19.A.promises       B. hopes            C. roles            D. changes

20.A.touch          B. end          C. save           D. see

It was a test all of us would hope to pass, but none of us really wants to take. A masked gunman points his weapon at a Christian and asks “Do you __1__ God？” She knows that if she says “yes，” she'll pay with her __2__. But unfaithfulness to her Lord is unthinkable.

So, with what would be her last __3__， she calmly answers “Yes, I believe in God.”

As you may have guessed, the event I'm __4__ took place last Tuesday in Littleton, Colorado.

As the Washington Post __5__， the two students who shot 13 people, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, did not __6__ their victims at random(随意)—they were __7__ out of ugly prejudices(偏见)．

Media coverage has __8__ the killers' hostility(敌意) toward racial minorities and athletes, but there was another group the pair __9__ every bit as much, if not more: Christians. And, there were plenty of them to hate at Columbine High School. According to some __10__ eight Christians—four Evangelicals and four Catholics—were killed.

Among them was Cassia Bernall. And it was Cassia who made the dramatic __11__ I've just described—fitting for a person whose __12__ movie was Brave heart in which the hero dies a martyr's(殉教的) __13__.

Cassia was a 17－year－old junior with long blond hair, hair she wanted to __14__ and have made into wigs(假发) for cancer patients who had __15__  their hair through chemotherapy(化疗). She was __16__ in her youth group at West Pool's Community Church and was known for __17__ a Bible to school.

Cassia was in the school library reading her Bible when the two young killers __18__. According to witnesses, one of the killers __19__ his gun at Cassia and asked, “Do you believe in God？” Cassia __20__ and then answered, “Yes, I believe in God.” “Why？” the gunman asked. Cassia did not have a chance to respond；the gunman had already shot her head.

1. A. believe in　B. care for　C. fight againstD. rely on

2. A. money          B. belief       C. life              D. happiness

3. A. sight          B. words        C. note              D. picture

4. A. asking         B. watching     C. noticing          D. describing

5. A. reported       B. wrote        C. asked             D. watched

6. A. choose         B. kill         C. ask               D. put

7. A. killing        B. walking      C. acting            D. making

8. A. taken on       B. focused on   C. opposed to        D. cared about

9. A. liked          B. noted        C. got               D. hated

10. A. accounts      B. papers       C. policemen         D. articles

11. A. speech        B. decision     C. notes             D. reports

12. A. favourite      B. colour       C. black             D. long

13. A. life          B. death        C. hero              D. belief

14. A. dress up      B. put up       C. cut off            D. make smart

15. A. brightened             B. lost        

C. burnt                 D. thickened

16. A. active        B. hidden       C. lazy              D. tall

17. A. writing       B. carrying     C. reading            D. sending

18. A. came over            B. went over   

C. drove in              D. burst in

19. A. put           B. drew         C. pointed           D. showed

20. A. paused        B. stood         C. smiled           D. walked

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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   16   in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)   17   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   18  .

    The doctor described the   19  , which caused the burns. At 6 a.m, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they   20   the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames    21   my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

  22  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and   23   him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   24   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

    After he   25   from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months   26   it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very   27   scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not   28   it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

    I   29   this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to   30   and returned to school with his head held high--- glad he was alive.

    By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not   31  , so he made the   32   to give up any plastic surgery we all have “scars” that we believe   33   people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

     But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   34   standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value   35    yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

16. A. brought          B. given         C. turned                 D. showed

17. A. doctor            B. hospital       C. aircraft                 D. ambulance

18. A. serious            B. terrible         C. dangerous              D. important

19. A. event            B. process       C. reason                 D. accident

20. A. got               B. lit            C. burned    　　         D. moved

21. A. took             B. held   　　   C. caught 　　　　        D. attracted

22. A. Fortunately         B. Surprisingly       C. Happily                 D. Slowly

23. A. pushed          B. threw          C. dropped               D. rolled

24. A. shape             B. place         C. fact                    D. time

25. A. benefited          B. recovered      C. suffered                D. relaxed

26. A. if               B. while         C. because               D. although

27. A. normal           B. violent        C. obvious                 D. popular

28. A. mention          B notice         C. 1augh                  D. hide

29. A. sent             B. kept          C. handed                      D. passed

30. A. heart            B. life           C. practice                 D. considerate

31. A. grow            B. matter         C. exist                 D. appear

32. A. mistake          B. effort          C. decision              D. request

33. A. invite            B. cause          C. allow                D. remind

34. A. false            B. strict          C. moral                D. general

35. A by              B. over           C. beyond             D. within

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.