If you look out of the window on the left of the bus, you’ll see we’re now the Three Gorges Dam. A. coming B. closing C. going D. approaching 【查看更多】

If you look out of the window on the left of the bus, you’ll see that we’re now ________ the Tower of London．

A.
closing
B.
going
C.
coming
D.
approaching

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A．

closing

B．

going

C．

coming

D．

approaching

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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t remember him __21__ saying the words “I love you.” It seemed to me his only purpose in life was to say “__22__” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a __23__. Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. __24__ my dad---he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

That’s __25__ I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and __26__every penny I could. And when I had enough to buy my car, I __27__! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to show it__28__ to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only __29__ you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a ride to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, __30__ it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a __31__ day. As I dropped my dad off, I __32__ him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his tools from the __33__ of my car. Watching his sun-weather-red face, and even from a distance I could tell there were __34__lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for his family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥休整工).

In that instant, it __35__ to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this __36__, no matter how hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him __37__ about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to __38__ me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s on me. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he cleared his __39__ and said, “Oh, and …__40__, too.”

21. A. never	B. even	C. ever	D. once
22. A. Sorry	B. Yes	C. Good	D. No
23. A. car	B. friend	C. job	D. bus
24. A. Except	B. Like	C. Not	D. Without
25. A. so	B. what	C. how	D. why
26. A. spent	B. lost	C. kept	D. saved
27. A. got	B. made	C. found	D. did
28. A. out	B. off	C. around	D. in
29. A. spend	B. pay	C. charge	D. cost
30. A. as	B. although	C. but	D. since
31. A. ordinary	B. hot	C. busy	D. special
32. A. helped	B. followed	C. left	D. watched
33. A. seat	B. rear	C. trunk	D. hood
34. A. fewer	B. more	C. longer	D. deeper
35. A. happened	B. hit	C. struck	D. occurred
36. A. now and then	B. day and night	C. all day and all night	D. day in and day out
37. A. talk	B. complain	C. ask	D. speak
38. A. hand	B. pass	C. lend	D. offer
39. A. hands	B. eyes	C. throat	D. pocket
40. A. I	B. me	C. we	D. you

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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was getting colder as my family ran out of the church, eager to get home. Across the street was a gas station where the bus 36 . It was closed for Christmas, but we noticed a family 37 outside the locked door, shaking in the rain. We talked about why they were there but soon I 38 all about them

When we got home，we received a call from my grandparents, 39 us to their house for the Christmas dinner. As we 40 through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the gas station

“Look at the children! That's just my 41 childhood. I must do something.” With these words，my father pulled off the road, and I saw the whole family: the parents and three children.

Rolling down his window，my father asked, “Waiting for the 42 ?”

“Yes.” the father replied _ 43 , “We're going to the nearby town where I have a brother and maybe a chance of 44 _. Out of work for two months now.”

“Well, that bus won't come for several hours, and you're getting _45 standing here.” my father 46 . “Why not get in the car and I'll drive you there．”

The man thought for a moment，and then he 47 . Once they got in，my father looked back _48 his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet. The 49 faces gave him the answer

“Well，when I saw Santa Claus this morning,” my father said, winking (眨眼) at us, “he asked me if he could leave your toys at 50 .We'll just go to get them 51 I take you to your destination.”

All at once, the children's 52 lit up，and they began talking and laughing

When we got to our house, they 53 straight to the toys in our Christmas tree. One of the girls took Jill's doll. The little boy grabbed Sharon's ball．And the other girl picked up something of mine

It happened a long time ago, but I still remember the 54 on their faces. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I 55 the joy of making others happy

36．A．travelled B．stayed C．stopped D．left

37．A . sitting B．standing C．holding D．keeping

38．A．cared B．argued C．worried D．forgot

39．A．inviting B．introducing C．telling D．forcing

40．A．flew B．drove C．raced D．walked

41．A．lucky B．surpri sing C．difficult D．frightening

42．A．bus B．time C．train D．help

43．A．warmly B．gently C．shyly D．angrily

44．A．a job B．a dinner C．a friend D．a present

45．A．comfortable B．sad C．wet D．warm

46．A．explained B．suggested C．ordered D．decided

47．A．added B．sighed C．nodded D．refused

48．A．on B．to C．from D．over

49．A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．interested

50．A．the station B．the bus C．my car D．my house

51．A．before B．if C．once D．when

52．A．words B．faces C．lives D．feelings

53．A．turned B．jumped C．ran D．moved

54．A．anger B．surprise C．tears D．smiles

55．A．learned B．practiced C．recognized D．made