As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.

1.A. faced　　　　 B. met　　　　　 C. filled　　　D. pleased

2.A. question　　　B. matter　　　　C. problem　　　D. business

3.A. joy   　　　B. excitement      C. presents     D. parents

4.A. pulled　　　B. divided　　　C. separated　　  D. torn

5.A. get　　　　 　B. stay　　　　　C. stand　　　 D. wake

    6.A. lose　　　　　B. break　　　　 C. miss　　　　 D. leave

7.A. awake　　　　B. wake　　　　　C. asleep　　　　D. sleep

8.A. hopefully　　B. busily      C. gladly　　D. successfully

9.A. answer　　　 B. tell　　　　　  C. ask　　　　　 D. search

10.A. sadly　　　　B. unluckily   C. possibly　　D. fortunately

11.A. morning　　　B. midnight    C. evening　　　D. daybreak

12.A. filling　　　　B. sewing　　C. mending　　D. preparing

13.A. present　　　 B. stocking　　　 C. bike　　　　　 D. tree

14.A. 1ittle　　　　 B. some　　　　　C. enough　　　 D. much

15.A. sorry　　　　 B. sure　　　　　C. glad　　　　　 D. eager

16.A. Before　　　　B. After　　　　 C. Until　　　　　D. Since

17.A. running　　　 B. laughing　　　 C. shouting　　　 D. riding

18.A. walked　　　　B. moved　　　　C. followed　　　D. jumped

19.A. with　　　　　B. on　　　　　　C. over　　　　 D. by

20.A. him　　　　　B. her　　　　C. me　　　　　　　D. us

 

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。

Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get 　36 ! You can’t be a 　37　 person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two 　38 today. You can choose to be in a good mood 　39 you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice 　40 you live life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never 　41 to do in the restaurant business…. He 　42 the back door open one morning and was held up at 　43 　point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back. 　44 , Jerry was found relatively quickly and 　45 to the local trauma(外伤) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released 　46 the hospital with fragments of the bullets 　47 in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the 　48 . Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急诊室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the 　49 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really 　50 . In their eyes, I 　51 ‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take 　52 .” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked 　53 I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their 　54 , I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, 　55 , is everything.

36. A. that　　　　　　 　　B. those　　　　　　　　 　C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

37. A. brave　　　　　 　　B. good　　　　　　　　 　C. positive　　　　　　　　 D. bad

38. A. causes 　　　　　 B. choices　　　　　　 　C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. goals

39. A. and　　　　　　 　　B. or　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

40. A. how　　　　　 　　B. what　　　　　　　　 　C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

41. A. supposed　　 　　B. expected　　　　　 　C. encouraged　　　　　 D. suggested

42. A. came　　　　　 　　B. left　　　　　　　　　 　C. broke　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked

43. A. sword　　　　 　　B. stick　　　　　　　　 　C. arrow　　　　　　　　　 D. gun

44. A. Hopefully　　 　　B. Delightedly　　　C. Luckily　　　　　 　 D. Disappointedly

45. A. pushed　　　　 　　B. rushed　　　 　　　C. stepped　　　　 　 D. followed

46. A. to 　　　　　　 　　B. towards　　　　　　 　C. from　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. down

47. A. even　　　　　 　　B. ever　　　　　　　　 　C. once　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. still

48. A. trouble　　　　 　　B. accident　　　　　 　C. difficulty　　　　　　　 D. trick

49. A. expressions　　 B. smiles　　　　　　　 　C. cries　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. tears

50. A. attracted　　 　　B. touched　　　　　　 　C. scared　　　　　　　　 D. warned

51. A. mix　　　　　　 　　B. hope　　　　　　　　 　C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

52. A. care　　　　　　 　　B. action　　　　　　　 　C. turns　　　　　　　　　 D. apart

53. A. what　　 　 　　B. that　　　　　　　　　 　C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

54. A. laughter　　　 　　　　B. disappointment　 　C. excitement　　　　　 D. joy

55. A. after all　　　　 B. at all　　　　　　　　 　C. in all　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. for all

  -----When will they come back? 　　

-----I _____ don’t know.

　 A. simply 　 B. hopefully C. happen 　 D. as well

It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, German, scared me. I just could not speak that  21  . As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom.

At the door, a hand reached out and   22  mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He  23  himself as Tony, which means teacher in German.  24 , his warm smile and   25  words eased my fears. That year, I   26  his classes a great deal because I learned   27  just German.

I admit I only speak a little German.   28  I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony.

Every day Tony stood   29  his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”. After school his room was always filled with students and he would  30  to and chat with them—_31   those not in his class. He taught me that every person is  32  your time.

One time, I was rejected by my friends. Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you  33. But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels.” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34   and not to fear any difficulty.

In my senior year, I  35  president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very  36 . Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch. He served me by giving me his food as well as advice. He   37   out what he taught us to do:   38  others.

The author William Arthur Ward  39 : “The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher  40 .” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me.

21．A. country	B. language	C. nation	D. word
22．A. hit	B. beat	C. shook	D. patted
23．A. introduced	B. regarded	C. treated	D. considered
24.  A. Once again	B. In addition	C. For once	D. Right away
25．A. exciting	B. welcoming	C. disappointing	D. boring
26．A. escaped	B. heard	C. enjoyed	D. preferred
27．A. more than	B. other than	C. less than	D. rather than
28．A. And	B. So	C. But	D. Therefore
29．A. within	B. outside	C. beyond	D. ahead
30．A. say	B. listen	C. talk	D. speak
31．A. ever	B. yet	C. still	D. even
32．A. worth	B. worthy	C. full of	D. filled with
33．A. troubles	B. lessons	C. ashes	D. jewels
34．A. frequently	B. similarly	C. hopefully	D. differently
35．A. made	B. became	C. took	D. held
36．A. proud	B. capable	C. busy	D. free
37．A. proved	B. picked	C. put	D. lived
38  A. serve	B. offer	C. give	D. teach
39．A. read	B. put	C. told	D. wrote
40．A. inspires	B. encourages	C. praises	D. excuses

The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi,        that it would be faster than the subway.

It wasn't.

After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my       from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver        a man up ahead in a wheelchair.

“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to       .

I could see there would be another 20 minutes'       —        him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small      , then dropping him off who knows where.

“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.

As the       came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my       to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?

The driver      me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and

     to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have        the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my   : I am not a       self-centered person, but I still feel       

of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

1.A. reminding　　　       B. expecting               C. realizing                D. attempting

2.A. computer                   B. document           C. message                D. watch

3.A. witnessed                   B. picked                   C. spotted                 D. observed

4.A. pull over                     B. take off                 C. pass by                  D. run away

5.A. complaining      B. suffering               C. waiting                  D. struggling

6.A. indicating                   B. recommending      C. lifting                     D. urging

7.A. trunk                    B. box                        C. window                 D. carriage

8.A. anxieties                     B. words                    C. results                   D. comments

9.A. reaction            B. request                 C. comment              D. suggestion

10.A. comforted      B. prevented           C. encouraged         D. ignored

11.A. escaped                   B. fled                        C. settled                   D. flooded

12.A. excited at                   B. thought about        C. made fun of           D. complained about

13.A. feeling             B. motto                    C. dream                   D. determination

14.A. skillfully                    B. strangely               C. particularly           D. hopefully

15.A. proud              B. aware                   C. ashamed               D. confident