My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36  , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's   37  anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38   that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often   40   don't realize she's blind.

I   41   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43   excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44   colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  45   with us.

To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my   47   showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really  48   what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation. When I told her, she was   51   for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was  53   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.A．ways       B．means        C．methods      D．senses

2.A．enjoyed        B．found        C．missed       D．lost

3.A．and            B．except       C．even     D．but

4.A．who        B．it           C．she          D．which

5.A．children       B．family       C．guests       D．friends

6.A．realized       B．heard        C．recognized   D．witnessed

7.A．sad            B．satisfied        C．excited      D．enjoyed

8.A．especially B．not so       C．a little     D．not at all

9.A．paint      B．draw     C．create       D．mix

10.A．stayed        B．painted      C．talked       D．played

11.A．excitement    B．encouragementC．delight      D．surprise

12.A．attitude      B．color        C．picture      D．paper

13.A．touched       B．distinguishedC．saw      D．understood

14.A．after     B．before       C．until        D．when

15.A．come up   B．turned out   C．referred to D．talked about

16.A．curious      B．quiet         C．puzzled      D．worried

17.A．cried    B．insisted     C．complained   D．informed

18.A．right        B．wrong     C．worried      D．uncertain

19.A．shortcomingsB．difficulties C．pride          D．description

20.A．paper      B．pens        C．hands       D．eyes

 

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   36  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   37  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   38  thinking that she wouldn’t live   39  from then on.

Over the years, I   40  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   41  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   42  trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   43 .

A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   44  into my son’s room with a box of   45 . After 16 years, I still   46  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   47  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   48  the path for those people who were less   49  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   50 .

Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   52 . From this person that I thought would have no   53  of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   54  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   55  that I can never repay.

1.                A．walking         B．riding          C．running   D．driving

 

2.                A．lived           B．survived        C．existed   D．escaped

 

3.                A．mind           B．brain           C．head D．thought

 

4.                A．equally         B．calmly          C．quietly   D．normally

 

5.                A．studied         B．moved         C．worked   D．1ived

 

6.                A．suffering        B．causing         C．bearing   D．catching

 

7.                A．normally        B．particularly      C．necessarily    D．eventually

 

8.                A．up            B．off             C．back D．down

 

9.                A．ran            B．walked         C．rolled    D．moved

 

10.               A．tissues         B．presents        C．pills  D．candies

 

11.               A．realized        B．knew          C．recognized D．reminded

 

12.               A．her life         B．her son         C．her family  D．her work

 

13.               A．cleared        B．smoothed       C．cleaned   D．opened

 

14.               A．rich           B．healthy         C．strong D．fortunate

 

15.               A．money         B．hope          C．pity  D．medicine

 

16.               A．small          B．pitiful          C．weak D．shameless

 

17.               A．admitted       B．beaten         C．hurt  D．hospitalized

 

18.               A．use            B．value          C．meaning   D．quality

 

19.               A．treated         B．worsened       C．relieved   D．recovered

 

20.               A．some money    B．some tissues     C．a debt D．a hope

 

 

I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A. PhD. student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile----warm and reassuring—and I retuned her gift by smiling back.

 “Must be a special lady,” whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.

 “Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It’s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one.’ ”Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”

 “Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even when times were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and---of course---- I miss him since he’s passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased(bought). “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her-that was the night that I won her heart .

Why was the writer in a hurry that day ? 

A. He was to meet his girlfriend.           B. He had to go back to school soon.

C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.       D. He had to pick up some groceries.

What does the underlined phrase “her gift” （Paragraph 2 ） refer to ?  

A. Her words.     B. Her smile.     C. Her flowers.     D. Her politeness.

Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady ?

A. She told him a nice story.           B. She allowed him to pay first.

C. She gave him encouragement.        D. She liked flowers very much.

What is the message conveyed in the story ?

A. Flowers are important for a date.        B. Small talk is helpful.

C. Love and kindness are rewarding.       D. Elderly people deserve respecting.

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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman  1  and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I noticed her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her  2  . I teased her by asking if she had a   3   for the bear.She laughed and said no.

    About halfway through the flight she   4  over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab（康复治疗）. She   5  to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer  in a nightclub. That   6   had led her down a dark   7   to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story, I was   8   at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to   9   it.  At the end of the   10  , she thanked me for listening to her.

A few years later, I got a   11   in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been five years since we met on that plane. It is   12  how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had   13   to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have   14   that

day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get   15  .

When I saw her, she was   16  _ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little   17   we had had turned her life around. She had got on the plane   18   anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her   19   had given her the last bit of   20   she needed to work through her problems.           

The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.

1.A. turned     B. boarded      C. bent                  D. slipped

2.A. shape      B. weight              C. size                   D. leg

3.A. ticket      B. friend        C. name             D. cloth

4.A. moved    B. pulled        C. looked               D. leaned

5.A. agreed     B. learned       C. continued          D. refused

6.A. manner   B. lifestyle      C. event                D. feeling

7.A. path        B. door          C. key                   D. point

8.A. disappointed   B. worriedC. blamed            D. surprised

9.A. own        B. make         C. leave                 D. reach

10. A. journeyB. flight          C. speech            D. conversation

11. A. case      B. word          C. note                  D. text

12. A. effectiveB. amazing    C. easy                  D. clear

13.A. worked  B. tried       C. decided           D. managed

14. A. realizedB. imagined    C. required      D. produced

15.A. through B. along         C. together           D. off

16.A. still              B. once          C. never                     D. even

17.A. expectationB. conversationC. information  D. explanation

18.A. doubtingB. promising    C. believing              D. admitting

19.A. conditionB. Possibilities  C. criticism              D. discoveries

20. A. delight  B. interest          C. strength              D. character

 

完成句子（共10小题，满分10分）

根据句意，在空格处填入适当的单词使句意完整，每空只能填一个词，请将该部分答案写在答题纸上。

86. 杂技演员走钢丝时, 观众都屏住了呼吸。

The audience ___________ its/their ____________as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.

87. 我期待暑假见到你。

I’m __________ ___________ to seeing you this summer vacation.   

88. 你会知道她是个信守诺言的女孩。

You’ ll find that she is a girl who always ___________ her ___________.

89. 他们很年轻的时候，就开始谋生了。

They began to___________ their ____________ when they were very young.

90.她说她八点在这等我，但现在九点了，她还没出现。

She told me she would meet me here at 8:00. But it is 9 o’clock now and she still hasn’t _____     ___    __ yet.

91. 考试作弊必予追究。

If you cheat in the exam, you'll never                       with it.

92. 这本词典不久就要出版。

The dictionary will be published _________ _________.

93. 经过长时间的讨价还价，我妻子终于把那件裙子的价钱砍了下来。

After bargaining for a long time, my wife succeeded in 　　　　　 ___________the price of the dress.

94．所有认识他的人都羡慕他取得诺贝尔化学奖。

All those who knew him          him            his winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

95．他们都是由那位老人养育成人的。

They were all                     by that old man.