阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  1, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its  2everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often  3what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  4for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David  5. I can still remember he was always  6a smile and willing to help. He always  7after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  8just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  9home.

Weeks passed and the  10over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  11before the holiday break. I smiled in  12as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David  13standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and  14from behind his back a small box.  15it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  16I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s  17.”

“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes  18I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  19to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  20the little empty box set on my desk.

1.A. anxious                   B. courageous                 serious               D. sceptical

2.A. warning                  B. ringing                       calling                D. yelling

3.A. scolded                   B. wondered                   realized              D. learned

4.A. irregularly                B. unnaturally                 untidily              D. improperly

5.A. patient                     B. upset                         special               D. funny

6.A. expressing               B. delivering                   wearing             D. sharing

7.A. practiced                 B. wandered                   studied               D. stayed

8.A. would                     B. should                        might                 D. could

9.A. aim at                     B. turn to                       put off               D. head for

10.A. argument               B. excitement                  movement          D. judgment

11.A. school                   B. year                           education           D. program

12.A. relief                     B. return                        vain                   D. control

13.A. weakly                  B. sadly                          quietly               D. helplessly

14.A. searched                B. found                         raised                D. pulled

15.A. Holding                 B. Handing                     Sending             D. Leaving

16.A. delight                   B. expectation                 appreciation        D. surprise

17.A. cheap                    B. empty                        useless               D. improper

18.A. as                         B. until                           because             D. though

19.A. advice                   B. support                      attention             D. command

20.A. from                     B. behind                        over                  D. towards

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context。

       Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

       David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David   38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

       Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

       “I have something for you．” he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it．” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s   45  ．”

       “Oh no it isn’t” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there．”

       Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

A．warning          B．ringing         C．calling       D．yelling

A．modestly         B．naturally        C．inaccurately   D．inappropriately

A．popular          B．upset           C．special       D．funny

A．expressing          B．delivering      C．wearing      D．sharing

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

A．argument         B．excitement    C．movement    D．judgment

A．relief              B．return         C．vain            D．control

A．searched           B．found           C．raised        D．pulled

A．Holding           B．Handing         C．Sending         D．Leaving

A．cheap             B．empty          C．useless   D．improper

A．as                B．until           C．because      D．though

A．from              B．behind          C．over                D．towards

 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  36  , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its  37  everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often  38  what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  39  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David  40 . I can still remember he was always  41  a smile and willing to help. He always  42  after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  43  just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  44  home.

Weeks passed and the  45  over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  46  before the holiday break. I smiled in  47  as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David  48  standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and  49  from behind his back a small box.  50  it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  51  I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s  52 .”

“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes  53  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  54  to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  55  the little empty box set on my desk.

36. A. anxious  B. courageous serious      D. sceptical

37. A. warning B. ringing calling        D. yelling

38. A. scolded  B. wondered    realized     D. learned

39. A. irregularly      B. unnaturally  untidily      D. improperly

40. A. patient  B. upset   special       D. funny

41. A. expressing     B. delivering     wearing    D. sharing

42. A. practiced        B. wandered    studied      D. stayed

43. A. would     B. should might         D. could

44. A. aim at    B. turn to put off       D. head for

45. A. argument       B. excitement  movement         D. judgment

46. A. school    B. year     education D. program

47. A. relief      B. return  vain   D. control

48. A. weakly   B. sadly    quietly       D. helplessly

49. A. searched        B. found   raised        D. pulled

50. A. Holding  B. Handing       Sending     D. Leaving

51. A. delight   B. expectation appreciation     D. surprise

52. A. cheap     B. empty  useless      D. improper

53. A. as  B. until     because    D. though

54. A. advice    B. support        attention  D. command

55. A. from       B. behind over  D. towards

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  36  , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its  37  everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often  38  what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  39  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David  40 . I can still remember he was always  41  a smile and willing to help. He always  42  after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  43  just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  44  home.

Weeks passed and the  45  over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  46  before the holiday break. I smiled in  47  as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David  48  standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and  49  from behind his back a small box.  50  it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  51  I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s  52 .”

“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes  53  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  54  to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  55  the little empty box set on my desk.

36. A. anxious  B. courageous serious      D. sceptical

37. A. warning B. ringing calling        D. yelling

38. A. scolded  B. wondered    realized     D. learned

39. A. irregularly      B. unnaturally  untidily      D. improperly

40. A. patient  B. upset   special       D. funny

41. A. expressing     B. delivering     wearing    D. sharing

42. A. practiced        B. wandered    studied      D. stayed

43. A. would     B. should might         D. could

44. A. aim at    B. turn to put off       D. head for

45. A. argument       B. excitement  movement         D. judgment

46. A. school    B. year     education D. program

47. A. relief      B. return  vain   D. control

48. A. weakly   B. sadly    quietly       D. helplessly

49. A. searched        B. found   raised        D. pulled

50. A. Holding  B. Handing       Sending     D. Leaving

51. A. delight   B. expectation appreciation     D. surprise

52. A. cheap     B. empty  useless      D. improper

53. A. as  B. until     because    D. though

54. A. advice    B. support        attention  D. command

55. A. from       B. behind over  D. towards