I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.

My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.

It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me. 

“Spare some change?” he asked.

I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to  42  him.

“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.

Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.

“Are you all right?” he asked.

I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.

I  49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.

“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .

“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.

Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.

“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.

I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.

“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.

Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.

A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

1.                A．doctors         B．beggars         C．citizens   D．sellers

2.                A．pity            B．observe        C．forgive   D．ignore

3.                A．limited         B．painful         C．meaningful    D．rich

4.                A．fact            B．rule            C．assumption    D．suggestion

5.                A．mind           B．bother         C．avoid D．bear

6.                A．imagined       B．followed        C．noticed   D．heard

7.                A．judge          B．stop           C．tease D．blame

8.                A．signed         B．succeeded      C．responded    D．approached

9.                A．skipped        B．dashed         C．slipped   D．hesitated

10.               A．regret         B．scare          C．cold  D．pain

11.               A．still            B．ever           C．yet   D．also

12.               A．honest         B．reliable         C．drunk D．shabby

13.               A．greed          B．surprise        C．sorrow    D．sympathy

14.               A．failed          B．struggled       C．hurried   D．chose

15.               A．relief          B．satisfaction      C．understanding  D．concern

16.               A．confusion       B．realization      C．excitement D．sadness

17.               A．lie            B．injury          C．promise   D．experience

18.               A．known         B．predicted       C．cared D．accepted

19.               A．treasuring      B．protecting      C．making    D．showing

20.               A．lesson         B．name          C．chance    D．fortune

  It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.

At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.

Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.

In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.

People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.

I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”

But I ran after him.

Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.

After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.

He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.

He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.

I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.

I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”

Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.

1.From the passage we know that _____.

A. the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana.

B. students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests.

C. the author worked in a school where students were excellent.

D. no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author .

2.Which of the following description about Kyle is not true?

A. He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another.

B. He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention.

C. Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school.

D. He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding.

3.Which is the correct order of the trace?

①He burst out when he knew he couldn’t go out.    

②I decided to run after him.

③Kyle stoppped beside a trash bin.

④A police car came and Kyle left with it.

⑤He rushed into the heavy morning traffic.     

⑥Kyle slowed his pace.

⑦I walked toward Kyle.

A. ①⑤②⑥③⑦④                 B. ①⑤②④⑥⑦③       

C. ⑤④②⑥③⑦①            D. ①②⑥⑦③④⑤

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties.

B. The Teacher Who Ran.

C. A School with Special Students.    

D. A Terrible Conflict.

第二节 完型填空 （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。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good   36   and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was   37   that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They   38  a reliable woman to care for the children and made the   39   , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
40   they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our   41  , let’s go home. ”
But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be   42   work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”
John drove up and they were both   43   -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics   44   , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”
45   Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his   46  hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of   47   . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to  48   , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary   49  his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s   50  ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by   51   his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time   52   he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the   53  and fresh air, he found that he had just   54   his own children.
The baby-sitter had   55   them at this home while she did some shopping.
(   ) 36. A. job                   B. family                  C. wife                         D. boss
(   ) 37. A. known                     B. believed                   C. decided                    D. hoped
(   ) 38. A. asked                B. hired                    C. begged                     D. paid
(   ) 39. A. preparations      B. mistake                C. decision                   D. trip
(   ) 40. A. Before                     B. As                           C. Once                        D. Since
(   ) 41. A. duty                 B. neighbor                  C. business                   D. fire
(   ) 42. A. off                   B. on                           C. out of                      D. at
(   ) 43. A. nerve                B. sorrow                        C. horror                 D. poverty
(   ) 44. A. coughing          B. screaming             C. waving                     D. crying
(   ) 45. A. Except for        B. In case of            C. Instead of          D. In spite of
(   ) 46. A. clean                B. soft                          C. wet                          D. large
(   ) 47. A. smoke                     B. darkness                   C. children                  D. danger
(   ) 48. A. entrance            B. ground                     C. rest                          D. safety
(   ) 49. A. pulled               B. took                         C. grabbed                    D. held
(   ) 50. A. dangerous         B. useless                     C. over                         D. stupid
(   ) 51. A. pushing            B. feeling                        C. jumping                   D. moving
(   ) 52. A. that                  B. when                       C. while                   D. before
(   ) 53. A. shade                B. sunlight                    C. open                        D. crowd
(   ) 54. A. helped                     B. found                   C. recognized            D. rescued
(   ) 55. A. left                   B. charged                    C. removed                   D. forgot

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”
　　I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me  21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,  22 your coat, and let’s go.”
　　“Go? Go where?” I asked．
　　“Where” 23  to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma   24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for  25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”
　　The store seemed big and  26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．
　　Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing  28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．
　　“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the   29  asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down
　　“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”
　　The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any  30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．
　　That evening, Grandma helped me  31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she  32 me over to Bobbie’s house．
　　Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the  34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”
　　I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we  36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it  37 , and there stood Bobbie．
Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those  38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were  40  his team．

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.

My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.

It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me.

“Spare some change?” he asked.

I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to   42  him.

“I have no money on me,” I said quickly

Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.

“Are you all right?” he asked.

I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.

I   49  to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.

“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .

“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.

Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.

“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said,

I was highly embarrassed as I remember my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.

“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.

Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.

A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

1.                A．doctors         B．beggars         C．citizens   D．sellers

2.                A．pity            B．observe        C．forgive   D．ignore

3.                A．limited         B．painful         C．meaningful    D．rich

4.                A．fact            B．rule            C．assumption    D．suggestion

5.                A．mind           B．bother         C．avoid D．bear

6.                A．imagined       B．followed        C．noticed   D．heard

7.                A．judge          B．stop           C．tease D．blame

8.                A．signed         B．succeeded      C．responded    D．approached

9.                A．skipped        B．dashed         C．slipped   D．hesitated

10.               A．regret         B．scare          C．cold  D．pain

11.               A．still            B．ever           C．yet   D．also

12.               A．honest         B．reliable         C．drunk D．shabby

13.               A．greed          B．surprise        C．sorrow    D．sympathy

14.               A．failed          B．struggled       C．hurried   D．chose

15.               A．relief          B．satisfaction      C．understanding  D．concern

16.               A．confusion       B．realization      C．excitement D．sadness

17.               A．lie            B．injury          C．promise   D．experience

18.               A．known         B．predicted       C．cared D．accepted

19.               A．treasuring      B．protecting      C．making    D．showing

20.               A．lesson         B．name          C．chance    D．fortune