The first time I remember noticing I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.

16. A. hit  B. disappointed C. presented    D. bored

17. A. on   B. from C. during   D. about

18. A. false    B. shy  C. apologetic   D. bright

19. A. research B. study    C. recognize    D. explore

20. A. praised  B. blamed   C. mistaken D. respected

21. A. conclusion   B. description  C. evaluation   D. introduction

22. A. argument B. disagreement C. mystery  D. task

23. A. visited  B. approached        C. passed  D. left

24. A. drawing back B. putting on   C. handing in   D. holding out

25. A. Once B. Before   C. Unless   D. While

26. A. in   B. through  C. out  D. down

27. A. cried    B. cheered  C. smiled   D. gestured

28. A. idea B. reply    C. notice   D. greeting

29. A. awkward  B. angry    C. elegant  D. patient

30. A. came B. responded    C. hurried  D. appeared

31. A. surprise B. frustration  C. interest D. doubt

32. A. fail B. try  C. wish D. bother

33. A. offer    B. sacrifice    C. promise  D. difference

34. A. effectiveness    B. cheerfulness C. carefulness  D. seriousness

35. A. trends   B. observations C. regulations  D. feelings

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A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, but didn't own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I __26___ that I would have to find some way to deal with the __27___ grass! Funds were short, and I was on a fairly tight budget which didn't extend(包括)to __28___ lawnmowing company.

I was thinking about this one Sunday as the "Mr. Whippy" ice cream van （大篷车）__29__outside on the street. I hadn't had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and  I __30__my coin purse and __31__outside. On the pavement were three young __32__playing. I thought a couple of them may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn't really __33__anyone yet.

It was a __34__day and I asked them if they'd like an ice cream. "Yes, please," they replied__35___. At that moment a fourth boy _36___them from the neighboring house. Yes, he'd __37__one too!! And there was just enough _38__to cover five ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, "That was a really __39__ thing that lady did for you boys. Don't forget to __40__ her." I smiled as I went inside to carry on working.

I left for work that evening, and didn't __41__until the Tuesday morning. As I came back, I realized something was__42__: Yes, my lawns had been mowed and my gardens had been weeded. I felt this enormous __43__ rush into my heart. I knew my neighbors had done this for me.

This act of __44__not only made a big difference to me, __45_ it was also inspired me to act further in our community.

1.                A．hoped         B．promised       C．imagined  D．realized

2.                A．drying          B．short           C．growing  D．new

3.                A．paying         B．managing       C．serving   D．operating

4.A. left            B. stopped          C started           D. passe

5.                A．made          B．bought         C．opened   D．grabbed

6.                A．looked         B．stayed          C．headed   D．played

7.                A．boys           B．girls            C．pupils    D．men

8.                A．found          B．met            C．taught    D．touched

9.                A．bad            B．long           C．hot  D．cool

10.               A．enthusiastically   B．cautiously       C．simply D．seriously

11.               A．saw           B．upset          C．joined D．led

12.               A．received       B．finish          C．order D．love

13.               A．space          B．power         C．cloth D．change

14.               A．natural         B．nice           C．easy  D．basic

15.               A．thank          B．remind         C．visit  D．calm

16.               A．sleep          B．return         C．recover   D．suffer

17.               A．different       B．dangerous      C．important  D．possible

18.               A．courage        B．fortune         C．interest   D．warmth

19.               A．bravery        B．politeness       C．kindness   D．faith

20.               A．as             B．but            C．if D．or

   “BANG”the door caused a reverberation．“Never set foot in this house again!”shouted father．With tears weiling(涌出)up in my eyes，I rushed out of the hofase and ran along the street．

    A young father who held a child in his arlzis walked past rile．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious(和谐)

    But now I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．

    1 wandered the street，without a destination in my n'nnd．My heart was frozen oil this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people m the streets，until I had only streets to keep me company When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I livegt，I saw that the light was still on．

     I thought to myself，“Is father waiting for rile．or is he still angry with me?”

    In fact，it was nothing．Perhaps，Dad was throwing some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had th,e courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．

    All the lights were off except father’S

    Dad was always 1ike this．Maybe he didn’t know bow to express himself．After shouting at me，he never showed any mercy or regret After an argument he will creep(蹑手蹑脚)up in my sleep and then tuck rile underneath the covers

    This was how he always was．Fie has been a leader for So long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．

    The fight was still oil With the key in hand，1 was as nervous as 1 had ever been．At last，I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that l had imagined between us did not exist at all Love－it is second to none．

The underlined word“reverberation”refers to    ．

    A．an earthquake    B．a heavy Mow  ．

    C．a shake D．a sound forced back

When seeing a young father with a child in his arras．the writer might have

  the following feelings EXCEPT             

   A．She／He admired them very much

   B．She／He wished that the relation between him／her and his／her father could

    also be so harmonious

  C．She／He felt that happiness had been far away from him／her

   D．She／He felt disappointed with his／her father

Why do you think the father often shouts at his child?

    A．The father is getting older and older．

    B．The child had already grown up．

    C．They never agree with each other．

    D．The father has got used to doing that．

What conclusion can you draw after reading the text?

    A．The father treats his child in an unfair wav．

    B．The father is actually kind to his child

    C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his child

    D．The father is always finding fault with his child．

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。   
Year after year my brothers, sister and I would lie in bed awake on Christmas morning. We were just  36   to hear my father’s voice saying it was all right to    37   . Usually I was the first one jumped out of bed. I can still    38   my growing eagerness(渴望) for the    39   every year.
Even now as I    40   the boxes of Christmas decorations(装饰品) I can see the familiar ones: the presents with our birth years on them, our five stockings, four for the    41   , one for the dog. It used to be easy for us to    42   when to put up the decorations. But now since we all have    43   and social lives, it is usually a hurried activity.
As we get older, the season almost brings a    44   to a little place in our hearts. The worst was year after my grandparents had    45   . We couldn’t go to their house to celebrate the holiday anymore.    46   , we just had a get-together in my house. Now when I    47   to it, I miss the special    48   my grandfather gave me for Christmas. I even miss him    49   me “Jessie”, even though I can’t    50   when people call me that.
Things change, not always for the good,    51   not always for the bad either. And the things that don’t    52   have the most important meaning to us, and I am sure they will be there for the    53   of our lives. After all, every time I hear my father’s    54   “All right you guys, come on down, nice and slow” and we go down the stairs, first my brother, then me, then my sister, then my older brother, I still    55   the true Christmas spirit.

第二节::完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was  1  society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the  2  of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even  3  the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was  4  but he had a(n)  5  of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and  6  wiping off my car. He sat there  7  as I worked. The  8  beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was  9  that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three  10  but profound(深远的) words that I shall never  11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.

I had been feeling high, successful and important  12  those three words  13  me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I  14  my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and  15  for the day. Those three little words still ring  16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have  17 , you need help too. No matter how  18  you have, no matter how  19  you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can  20  help.

1. A. that              B. what          C. which        D. how  

2. A. expressions        B. manners       C. looks             D. attitudes 

3. A. ride                B. buy          C. drive          D. stop    

4. A. generous          B. disappointed   C. modern          D. ragged 

5. A. air                   B. atmosphere     C. appearance     D. figure 

6. A. finished            B. stopped          C. continued        D. began 

7. A. quietly                  B. casually                C. aimlessly               D. eagerly 

8. A. intenting            B. expected            C. boring            D. supposed 

9. A. afraid                  B. glad              C. doubtful         D. sure

10. A. simple             B. complex           C. strange              D. rigid 

11. A. accept                B. forget             C. respond          D. choose  

12. A. unless                B. after              C. until              D. when  

13. A. fightened        B. moved           C. wounded        D. hit  

14. A. reached in               B. searched for    C. looked up       D. exposed to 

15. A. shelter             B. clothes            C. reward            D. blanket 

16. A. nice                   B. ridiculous       C. true                D. proper 

17. A. submitted           B. devoted         C. applied          D. accomplished

18. A. few                 B. many              C. little               D. enough 

19. A. loaded             B. puzzled           C. angry             D. unsatisfied 

20. A. receive             B. give                 C. need              D. seek