阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in

36 and who is trying to take advantage of other people's 　 37　 .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home 　 38 the dog barked letting me know that 　39 was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a 　40 weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you 　41 ?" She 　42 , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living 　43 working at construction sites. A few days ago my 　44 tripped on the stairs while

45 a heavy load. He is 　46 hurt and hasn't been able to 47 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please 48 here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her 49 but--- Was she telling me the 50 or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I 　51 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know 52 I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who 53 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

54 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so 　55 , and turned back to my work smiling.

36. A. need　　　　 B. case　　　　 C. use　　　 　 D. Control

37. A. braveness　　 B. kindness　　 C. interest　　　　 D envy

38. A. since　　　　 B. until　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D.after

39. A. somebody　　 B. anybody　　 C. everybody　　　 D. nobody

40. A. popular　　　 B. proud　　　 C. poor　　　　　 D. busy

41. A. want　　　　 B. notice　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. recognise

42. A. refused　　　 B. expressed　　 C. showed　　　　 D. replied

43. A. by　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. for

44. A. son　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. brother　　　　 D. husband

45. A. gathering　　 B. dropping　　 C. carrying　　　　 D. choosing

46. A .hardly　　　 B. badly　　　　 C. probably　　　　 D. actually

47. A. work　　　　 B. drive　　　　 C .remove　　　　 D .operate

48. A. stop　　　　 B. rest　　　　 C. come　　　　　 D. wait

49. A. solution　　　 B. situation　　 C. action　　　　　 D. position

50. A. hope　　　　 B. news　　　　 C. truth　　　　　 D. result

51. A. decided　　　 B. agreed　　　 C.tried　　　　　 D. expected

52. A. when　　　　 B. whether　　 C. how　　　　　 D. what

53. A. only　　　　　 B. naturally　　 C. really　　　　　 D. formally

54. A. handed　　　　 B. put　　　　 C. reminded　　　 D. ordered

A. worried　　　 B. moved　　　 C .tired　　　　　 D. frightened　

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in   1  and who is trying to take advantage of other people's    2  .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home    3  the dog barked letting me know that   4  was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a   5  weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you   6 ?" She   7  , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living   8  working at construction sites. A few days ago my   9  tripped on the stairs while

  10  a heavy load. He is   11  hurt and hasn't been able to  12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please  13  here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her  14  but--- Was she telling me the   15  or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I   16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know  17  I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who  18 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

  19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so   20 , and turned back to my work smiling.

1.                A．need          B．case           C．use  D．Control

 

2.A. braveness      B. kindness      C. interest         D envy

3.                A．since          B．until           C．when D．after

 

4.                A．somebody      B．anybody        C．everybody D．nobody

 

5.                A．popular        B．proud          C．poor D．busy

 

6.                A．want           B．notice          C．enjoy D．recognise

 

7.                A．refused        B．expressed       C．showed   D．replied

 

8.                A．by             B．to             C．in   D．for

 

9.                A．son            B．father          C．brother   D．husband

 

10.               A．gathering       B．dropping       C．carrying   D．choosing

 

11.               A．hardly         B．badly          C．probably  D．actually

 

12.               A．work          B．drive          C．remove   D．operate

 

13.               A．stop           B．rest           C．come D．wait

 

14.               A．solution        B．situation        C．action D．position

 

15.               A．hope          B．news          C．truth D．result

 

16.               A．decided        B．agreed         C．tried D．expected

 

17.               A．when          B．whether        C．how  D．what

 

18.               A．only           B．naturally        C．really D．formally

 

19.               A．handed        B．put            C．reminded  D．ordered

 

20.               A．worried        B．moved         C．tired  D．frightened

 

 

One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"

Jack

When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.

Lucy

Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?

Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.

My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.

Lydia

1.The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

A．his parents were too careless

B．his parents thought he had watched too much TV

C．Santa Claus was not satisfied with Jack’s behavior

D．Santa gave the TV to another child as a present

2.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

A．Santa would not know where the tree was.

B．Santa would be angry and would not give her any gifts.

C．Her big brother might laugh at her.

D．Santa might think she was a "bad" child.

3.We can learn from the third story that _______________.

A．Lydia’s mother was very Strict with her

B．Lydia believed in Santa when she was young

C．Lydia was naughty when she was young

D．Lydia liked taking pictures with Santa

4.Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

A．She was afraid that Santa would get mad with her.

B．She was afraid that Santa would get too tired and hurt himself.

C．She disliked the idea that Santa would keep a copy of her picture.

D．She feared that she would appear in the Santa's naughty list.

 

One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"
Jack
When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.
Lucy
Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?
Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.
My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.
Lydia
【小题1】The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

A．his parents were too careless

B．his parents thought he had watched too much TV

C．Santa Claus was not satisfied with Jack’s behavior

D．Santa gave the TV to another child as a present

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

A．Santa would not know where the tree was.

B．Santa would be angry and would not give her any gifts.

C．Her big brother might laugh at her.

D．Santa might think she was a "bad" child.

【小题3】We can learn from the third story that _______________.

A．Lydia’s mother was very Strict with her

B．Lydia believed in Santa when she was young

C．Lydia was naughty when she was young

D．Lydia liked taking pictures with Santa

【小题4】Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

A．She was afraid that Santa would get mad with her.

B．She was afraid that Santa would get too tired and hurt himself.

C．She disliked the idea that Santa would keep a copy of her picture.

D．She feared that she would appear in the Santa's naughty list.

When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The painting had been ordered and paid for to  1   the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ．

    Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this  2  of respect and affection．  3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait． “It makes me look   4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private（私下）．   5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art． His friends smiled．It was known that the Churchills didn't ___ 6 modern art．

    Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7   ．Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Lady Churchill   8   him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the   9  , and a heated argument broke out． The painter was    10 sad．The artist community, shocked and    11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime （罪行）． Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a（n）   12  document． All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the   13  to do what they had done．

    Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would  14   him “as he saw him”． Churchill never had a chance to see the work in  15  since the painter  16  to show it to him． He found out only   17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him   18   a heavy, sick, tired old man． Since he hated old age, he was naturally   19   ．

Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many（including the painter） said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s   20 ．

1．A．give                      B．regard               C．paint                    D．honour

2．A．mark                   B．piece                 C．prize                    D．trade

3． A．Neither               B．Both                 C．Either                  D．All

4．A．wise                   B．gentle                C．stupid                  D．happy

5．A．Fortunately           B．Obviously          C．Straight                D．Publicly

6．A．care for               B．look like            C．turn down            D．make up

7．A．hidden                 B．hung                 C．destroyed             D．returned

8．A．mourned             B．missed              C．followed              D．buried

9．A．painting                B．man                  C．woman                D．artist

10．A．understandably    B．unexpectedly     C．unreasonably        D．unthinkingly

11．A．afraid                  B．regretful            C．curious                D．angry

12．A．interesting            B．colorful             C．expensive             D．historical

13．A．chance                B．right                 C．power                  D．courage

14．A．help                     B．obey                 C．paint                    D．show

15．A．progress             B．place                 C．need                    D．sight

16．A．agreed                B．promised           C．refused                D．hated

17．A．until                    B．when                C．before                  D．though

18．A．as                       B．to                      C．about                   D．for

19．A．moved                B．worried             C．tired                    D．hurt

20．A．surprise             B．disappointment   C．delight                  D．satisfaction