“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie, who was only six years old. “I’m making a casserole(炖锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, __36__ Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and has a __37__ heart. We need to take care of her a little while.” Said her mother. “ Why, Mommy?” 
“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have __38__ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. Because we’re __39__ of a community and Mrs. Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱) her. You are a very __40__ girl, Susie; maybe you’ll think of __41__ way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susie thought __42__ about this challenge and how she could do her __43__ on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith __44__ the knock with a “Hi, Susie.”
Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that familiar musical __45__ about her voice when she __46__ someone.
“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.
“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie __47__ her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her __48__ she said, “Thank you, darling girl, this will __49__ a lot.”
Mrs. Smith __50__ Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step __51__. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架) ---- the ones __52__ to carry keys and display a family __53__ at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to __54__ her to heal a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol(象征) for healing, while not __55__ the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.

It was the first snow of winter — an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through brst snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one. 

I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled won my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-mc-down from my brother, and if made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes, At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots（靴子）. 

In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence（信心）. 

I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too. 

I announced, “They’re on the wrong feet.”

She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. 

 “They’re my brother’s boots, you know,” I said. “I hate them”. 

Somehow,  from long years of practice,  she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying（烦人的） little girl,  She struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）？”

I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots. 

1.The little girl was more satisfied with her_____.

A. trousers     B. jacket      C. boots     D. hat

2.Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl’s boots mainly because_____.

A. the girl got them from her brother     B. the girl put something in them

C. they were on the wrong feet        D. they did not fit the girl well

3.Why does the author Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A. Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes. 

B. Because it was the most exciting day of the winter . 

C. Because the little girl played a trick on her. 

D. Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf. 

4.We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson____.

A. was losing confidence in the little girl. 

B. gradually lost patience with the little girl. 

C. became disappointed with the little girl. 

  D. was getting bored with the little girl. 

NewYork Tuesday April 12—Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when the movie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework.. Crack, 58, said she was “flabbergasted” when she picked up the phone and heard the star at the other end.

“It’s not every day you get a Hollywood superstar phoning you when you’re doing the housework,” Crack told The Sun, “It was a moment I’ll never forget.”
Hoffman was in the back of a London taxi driven by Crack’s husband, Dave, when he made the call after being told Pamela was a fan. Dave Crack later became the star of Hoffman’s speech at the Bafta award ceremony Sunday, where the 62-year-old American actor presented the Best Film award.
“He said to give him a mention,” Hoffman told the audience to a burst of laughter. “Cheers Dave.” Taxi driver Crack said the Hollywood star was a joy to drive from the moment he got into the taxi eating a cheese and tomato sandwich.
“I said ‘You’re that Dustin Hoffman, aren’t you?’ and he said, ‘Yes I am—would you like a sandwich?’ I was a bit surprised but I took a sandwich from him and ate it hungrily.”
【小题1】How did Dustin Hoffman learn that Pamela was a fan?

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the   36  . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each   37   step.  
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him   38   out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips   39   in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary   40   him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a   41   with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and   42  . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably   43  . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his   44   against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your   45  .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied   46  . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and   47   you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she   48  him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked   49  him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a   50   smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was   51   to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin   52  , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you   53   others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will   54   through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had   55   on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
36. A. restaurant    B. shop      C. hospital     D. bank
37. A. big         B. quick       C. urgent     D. unhurried
38. A. get         B. look      C. stand      D. keep
39. A. held        B. made     C. remained   D. put
40. A. felt       B. noticed       C. discovered        D. realized
41. A. table       B. cushion     C. place       D. hand 
42. A. nodded     B. obeyed      C. sat       D. hesitated
43. A. moved           B. stayed       C. seated        D. rested
44. A. chair       B. spoon     C. stick           D. plate
45. A. quickness     B. kindness     C. cleverness D. politeness
46. A. happily     B. sadly      C. nervously  D. vaguely
47. A. until       B. though      C. because     D. if
48. A. called     B. helped     C. took           D. made
49. A. by          B. around      C. with      D. towards
50. A. confident    B. grateful   C. relieved    D. delicate
51. A. Embarrassed B. satisfied    C. disappointed D. astonished
52. A. read       B. told     C. wrote      D. showed
53. A. please     B. admire    C. follow    D. treat
54. A. pass        B. shine       C. go      D. pull
55. A. Depended   B. served      C. waited       D. Agreed

It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big  36  with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not  38  much attention to  39  he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was  40  , but he continued to drive,  41  to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to  42  to the town．

It was a long  43  road．For several hours he kept on driving． 44  it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his  45  team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"

"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied,  46  plowing．

"Where does this  47  go ?"

     "I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always  48  right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．

    "How far is it  49  the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．

    "Don't know, never  50  it " replied the farmer．

     By this time the city man was getting  51  , "What do you know? You're the biggest  52  I ever saw"

     The farmer  53  the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much． 54  I am a fool．But  55  I'm not lost!"

1.A．enterprise          B．city              C．farm              D．company

2.A．driving             B．exploring         C．escaping          D．resting

3.A．fix                 B．give              C．recommend         D．provide

4.A．which               B．that              C．where             D．what

5.A．gone                B．missing           C．lost              D．discouraged

6.A．managing            B．expecting         C．refusing          D．forgetting

7.A．take back           B．bring back        C．look back         D．get back

8.A．lonely              B．busy              C．crowded           D．proper

9.A．If                  B．After             C．When              D．Though

10.A．tired              B．exited            C．bored             D．disappointed

11.A．already            B．still             C．thus              D．merely

12.A．horse              B．town              C．field             D．road

13.A．trains             B．lives             C．stays             D．stands

14.A．in                 B．to                C．inside            D．from

15.A．built              B．imagined          C．overlooked        D．measured

16.A．annoyed            B．ridiculous        C．concerned         D．content

17.A．farmer             B．businessman       C．fool              D．driver

18.A．undertook          B．continued         C．began             D．stopped

19.A．Perhaps            B．Luckily           C．Exactly           D．Indeed

20.A．in turn            B．at least          C．sooner or later   D．at most