阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，卡上将该项涂黑。

Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community．She worked full-time during the day and   1handcrafted leather gifts to visitors on weekends．She also devoted much   2to charities and community projects, willing to help hundreds of other people who needed help．

Then one day Marie   3some shocking news from her doctor ．She had cancer, and it was spreading   4．She had hardly enough  5to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need．She knew she was put into a terrible position．

Soon, Maris  6what she had always known: although she was not financially  7, she already had the most valuable possessions   8．Hundreds in her community and   9areas teamed up to help her and her family．

Many people she had  10in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Marie’s life．Marie did not live to  11the day when her bills were fully  12．However, she lived  13enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully  14,as so many people cared her and helped her．

The spirits of love and   15multiply when they are shared, Happiness is the result of  16love and gratitude．Giving selflessly was a  17that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived 18her in those who knew and loved her．

All her life, Marie had proved the   19of this simple principle: happiness will not come from worldly possessions or fortune．Rather, it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we  20have．

1.A．shared   　            B．enjoyed            C．sold               D．made 

2.A．money   　            B．spare time         C．attention           D．effort

3.A．received 　            B．accepted           C．refused            D．sent

4.A．slowly  　             B．deadly             C．steadily            D．rapidly

5.A．resources 　           B．sources           C．messages         D．documents

6.A．accepted 　            B．recognized         C．witnessed        D．found

7.A．wealthy  　            B．healthy             C．powerful         D．full

8.A．on the air               B．on show            C．on time           D．on earth

9.A．appearing 　           B．surrounding       C．processing         D．facing

10.A．forgotten  　        B．beaten              C．met                  D．touched

11.A．discover 　           B．celebrate           C．see                  D．enjoy

12.A．paid   　              B．checked            C．send                D．design

13.A．happily 　            B．long                   C．badly               D．comfortably

14.A．found  　             B．stayed with        C．served               D．looked for

15.A．happiness　          B．gratitude            C．attitude             D．respect

16.A．losing  　             B．starting             C．supplying           D．sharing

17.A．benefit 　             B．value                 C．reward              D．charity

18.A．through 　            B．after                 C．before               D．over

19.A．faith  　              B．warmth             C．truth                 D．growth

20.A．never                     B．already               C．nearly                 D．often

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

　　Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.

　　Several months ago I was racing to catch  a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!

　　It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

　　Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

　　Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轰炸的）person is sure to have.

1.In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____.

A. make a comparison                      B. describe a scene

C. introduce a topic                 D. offer an argument

2.From “Dreams of head-cutting!”（Paragraph3），we learn that the writer___.

A. was mad at the sales agent

B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

3.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

B. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

C. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

D. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __36__   play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed,  __37__  she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively.   __38__   she stopped, he asked, “Is there __39__  else?” Dahlia added more details and began  __40__  bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia   __41__  talking, he said, “It must __42__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia  __43__  her father’s embrace（拥抱）and support as she cried  __44__  more in his arms. Then as  __45__   as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and  __46__  announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are  __47__   a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I   __48__   ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be  __49__ to me. ”
　　Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __50__  her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __51__  her own?
　　There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that   __52__  : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __53__ attention and took her seriously as she   __54__  her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（证实）the feelings she __55__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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。

I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to___1____ him.

Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and ____2____. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ___3____ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ___4____ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ___5___ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop ___6____. Later he said ____7____ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ___8___— this from a boy who hated and ___9____ French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he ___10___ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).

__11___, the moment that really took __12___ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was ___13___ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ___14___. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and __15___ to become part of the leadership of the __16___.

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as ___17___ as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a ___18___ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ___19___ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ___20____ achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

1.                A．comfort        B．please          C．attract    D．educate

2.                A．rough          B．dangerous       C．troublesome   D．violent

3.                A．little           B．much          C．fast  D．slow

4.                A．moving         B．running         C．climbing  D．looking

5.                A．too            B．very           C．even D．so

6.                A．joking          B．crying          C．shouting  D．smiling

7.                A．patiently        B．regretfully       C．lightly    D．cheerfully

8.                A．ashamed        B．disappointed     C．determined   D．surprised

9.                A．took up         B．went in for      C．fought against  D．called off

10.               A．befriended      B．disregarded     C．avoided   D．recognized

11.               A．Thus           B．Even           C．Meanwhile D．However

12.               A．my            B．his            C．our   D．her

13.               A．asking          B．interviewing     C．arranging  D．describing

14.               A．brain          B．wish           C．will   D．health

15.               A．appeared       B．struggled       C．hesitated  D．failed

16.               A．village         B．city            C．organization    D．state

17.               A．pleased        B．bored          C．puzzled   D．touched

18.               A．combination     B．composition     C．connection D．satisfaction

19.               A．in             B．behind         C．out   D．away

20.               A．interview       B．flight           C．article D．trip

Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __36__   play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed,  __37__  she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively.   __38__   she stopped, he asked, “Is there __39__  else?” Dahlia added more details and began  __40__  bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia   __41__  talking, he said, “It must __42__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia  __43__  her father’s embrace（拥抱）and support as she cried  __44__  more in his arms. Then as  __45__   as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and  __46__  announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are  __47__   a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I   __48__   ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be  __49__ to me. ”

　　Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __50__  her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __51__  her own?

　　There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that   __52__  : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __53__ attention and took her seriously as she   __54__  her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（证实）the feelings she __55__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.

1.                A．hardly          B．seldom         C．ever     D．never

2.                A．so             B．but            C．and  D．then

3.                A．Before         B．When          C．While    D．Since

4.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

5.                A．crying          B．running         C．talking    D．saying

6.                A．kept           B．started         C．stopped  D．hated

7.                A．hurt           B．ache           C．injure    D．wound

8.                A．got            B．received        C．accepted D．admitted

9.                A．many          B．some           C．any  D．no

10.               A．soon           B．quickly         C．suddenly D．fast

11.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．sadly D．cheerfully

12.               A．building        B．buying         C．making    D．repairing

13.               A．shouldn’t      B．won’t         C．daren’t  D．can’t

14.               A．polite          B．cruel          C．rude D．nice

15.               A．get over        B．get away        C．get along  D．get through

16.               A．for            B．on            C．by   D．in

17.               A．did            B．followed        C．went D．worked

18.               A．full            B．incomplete      C．half   D．undivided

19.               A．sent out        B．threw out       C．put out    D．poured out

20.               A．expressed      B．showed         C．said D．strengthened