Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __23__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

Dad loved children. And he always wanted a   21  family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.

Once, Dad   22  presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our   23  model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are   24  the 1953 model some time next month.”

But what he   25  most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted   26  that he had seen eleven people in our car, not   27  Mum and Dad.  28  , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You   29  the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”

Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the   30  . Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the   31 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was   32  except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been   33 . When he pointed at the child that had been   34  Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He   35   next door.”

1.                A．rich           B．lovely          C．close D．large

2.                A．surprisingly      B．nervously       C．generously    D．proudly

3.                A．dearest         B．smallest         C．latest     D．youngest

4.                A．ordering        B．selling          C．expecting D．improving

5.                A．hated          B．enjoyed        C．cared    D．hoped

6.                A．doubtfully       B．excitedly        C．calmly    D．directly

7.                A．counting        B．naming         C．showing  D．reading

8.                A．Immediately     B．Carefully        C．Angrily   D．Easily

9.                A．saw            B．missed         C．forgot    D．left

10.               A．truth          B．story           C．adventure D．accident

11.               A．lecture         B．house          C．office D．activity

12.               A．expensive      B．regular         C．correct    D．fine

13.               A．troublesome     B．careless        C．active D．quiet

14.               A．found          B．caught         C．punished D．wounded

15.               A．goes to         B．belongs to      C．works D．plays

完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．I met  2l  people．But none touched me  22  than a woman I picked up late one night．

    I received a call from  23  in a quiet part of town．When I arrived at 2：30 a．m．,the building was  24  except for a single light in a ground floor window．I  walked to the door and  25  ．“Just a minute，”answered a  26  ，elderly voice．After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman  27  her 80s stood before me．Beside her was a small suitcase．I took it to the taxi．and then returned to  28  the woman．She took my arm and we walked  29  toward the roadside．

    Seated，she gave me  30  ．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院)．I'm in no hurry．Can you drive through downtown?” I saw her eyes shining with  31  in the rearview mirror．“I don’t have any  32  left．”she continued．“The doctor says I don’t have very long．”

    During the next two hours’  33  , sometimes she asked me to  34  in front of a particular building or corner and she  35  stare into the darkness．When we got to the destination，she asked，“How much do I   36  you?” “Nothing，”I said．“You             37  make a living．”she answered．“I have  38  passengers，”I replied，and gave her a hug． She held onto me  39  ．“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said．“Thank you.”

    After that，I drove aimlessly，lost in thought．People usually believe that our lives center upon great moments．  40  great moments often catch us unaware，beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one．

1.A．honest    B．familiar    C．various    D．similar

2.A．worse    B．more    C．better    D．1ess

3.A．a store    B．an office    C．a clinic   D．an apartment

4.A．dark    B．tall    C．old    D．empty

5.A．looked    B．knocked    C．1istened    D．pushed

6.A．clear    B．10ud    C．sharp    D．weak

7.A．of    B．by    C．in    D．over 

8.A．help    B．call    C．early    D．pull

9.A．freely    B．rapidly    C．carelessly    D．slowly

10.A．a notebook    B．an address    C．a present    D．an envelope

11.A．anger    B．delight    C．tears    D．surprise

12.A．family    B．money    C．trouble    D．idea

13.A．discussion    B．ride    C．silence    D．cry

14.A．hurry    B．park    C．slow    D．circle

15.A．would    B．should    C．might    D．could

16.A．provide    B．charge    C．afford    D．owe

17.A．want to    B．used to    C．have to    D．seem to

18.A．some    B．other    C．few    D．rich

19.A．doubtfully    B．warmly    C．honestly    D．tightly

20.A．And    B．But    C．So    D．although

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__.“What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.

1.                A．complaining     B．telling          C．hoping   D．pretending

2.                A．pleased        B．disappointed     C．exhausted D．encouraged

3.                A．looking         B．turning         C．coming   D．tidying

4.                A．went on        B．went down      C．went out  D．went through

5.                A．candles         B．matches        C．lights D．flashlights

6.                A．happily         B．patiently        C．hopefully D．helplessly

7.                A．steps          B．words          C．knocks   D．screams

8.                A．dark           B．quiet           C．noisy D．crowded

9.                A．newcomer      B．stranger        C．guest D．settler

10.               A．called          B．disturbed       C．watched   D．offered

11.               A．surprisingly     B．delightedly      C．impatiently D．willingly

12.               A．gently          B．kindly          C．politely    D．violently

13.               A．lend           B．sell            C．harness   D．borrow

14.               A．And           B．But            C．So   D．For

15.               A．holding         B．hiding          C．fetching   D．lifting

16.               A．suggested       B．commanded     C．sent  D．forced

17.               A．frightened      B．pleased        C．puzzled   D．surprised

18.               A．failure         B．success         C．complaint  D．determination

19.               A．warmth        B．coldness        C．kindness   D．nearly

20.               A．doubtfully      B．hardly          C．actually   D．sympathy

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.

1.                A．complaining     B．telling          C．hoping   D．pretending

2.A. pleased         B disappointed    C. exhausted      D. encouraged

3.                A．looking         B．turning         C．coming   D．tidying

4.                A．went on        B．went down      C．went out  D．went through

5.                A．candles         B．matches        C．lights D．flashlights

6.                A．happily         B．patiently        C．hopefully D．helplessly

7.                A．steps          B．words          C．knocks   D．screams

8.                A．dark           B．quiet           C．noisy D．crowded

9.                A．newcomer      B．stranger        C．guest D．settler

10.               A．called          B．disturbed       C．watched   D．offered

11.               A．surprisingly     B．delightedly      C．impatiently D．willingly

12.               A．gently          B．kindly          C．politely    D．violently

13.               A．lend           B．sell            C．harness   D．borrow

14.               A．And           B．But            C．So   D．For

15.               A．holding         B．hiding          C．fetching   D．lifting

16.               A．suggested       B．commanded     C．sent  D．forced

17.               A．frightened      B．pleased        C．puzzled   D．surprised

18.               A．failure         B．success         C．complaint  D．determination

19.               A．warmth        B．coldness        C．kindness   D．nearly

20.               A．doubtfully      B．hardly          C．actually   D．sympathy