There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and 26   with the little boy. He would always 27 all of his extra time with the little boy.

      One night, while the man was at work, he 28 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. 29 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 30 . So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 31 of the world on the cover. He got a(n) 32 . He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the 33 in his coat pocket.

     When he got home, the little boy came 34 to him and was ready to play. The man 35 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now. He 36 the little boy into the dining room, and 37 all the pieces of the map. He spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 38 together, his extra work would be 39_, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

     About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?"

     The man was 40 , saying, "That's impossible. Let's have a look." And 41 enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together every piece in its 42 .

The man said ,”That’s amazing ! How did you do that” the boy said,' It's 43. On the 44 of the page is a(n) 45 of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One  36  they arrived to find the schoolhouse full of flames. They dragged the   37  little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major   38   over the lower half of his body.

 From his bed the horribly(可怕地) burned little boy heard the  39  telling his mother that her son would  40  die for the terrible fire which had devastated(毁坏) the lower half of his body. 41  the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would  42  and he succeeded. When the 43  danger was past, he again heard that   44   the fire had destroyed so much flesh, it would almost be  45 if he had died.

 Once more, he would not be a cripple(跛者). He would walk. But   46  from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just   47  there, all but life-less. Back from the hospital, every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little legs, but there was no   48  .

 One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the   49  to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he   50  himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass,  51  his legs behind him. He worked his way to the white   52  .

With great effort, he 53  himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,   54  that he would walk. He started to do this every day.

      Finally through the daily massages and his iron determination, he did  55  the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!

1.A. afternoon       B. evening      C. noon         D. morning

2.A. senseless       B. hardworking   C. dead         D. sleepy

3.A. wounds        B. injuries       C. burns        D. cuts

4.A. father         B. classmates     C. doctor       D. friends

5.A. hardly         B. possibly      C. rarely        D. surely

6.A. And           B. But          C. So          D. Even

7.A. deserve        B. live          C. fail          D. escape

8.A. deadly        B. little          C. worthy       D. risky

9.A. when         B. until          C. unless        D. since

10.A. better         B. worse         C. sadder       D. most

11.A. unluckily      B. suddenly       C. finally       D. strangely

12.A. moved        B. shook         C. hung         D. waited

13.A. feeling        B. touch         C. pain          D. control

14.A. street         B. school        C. yard          D. shop

15.A. stood         B. threw         C. hid           D. lifted

16.A. driving        B. pushing       C. dragging      D. moving

17.A. fence         B. wall          C. houses        D. door

18.A. walked        B. raised        C. remained      D. kept

19.A. satisfied       B. surprised      C. puzzled       D. determined

20.A. start          B. develop       C. experience     D. attempt

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s  1  ,she said she would go. This  2  be the first time that his classmates and teacher  3   his mother and he felt 4  of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 5  nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to  6  why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were 7  by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother  8  the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and  9  himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10  of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked 11  ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied,“  12   my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was  13   afraid to go in because the fire was 14  ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked  15   but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She  16   the burned side of her face. “This scar will be  17  ,but to this day, I have never  18  what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19  of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand  20  for the rest of the day.

1.                A．enjoyment      B．disappointment   C．surprise  D．excitement

2.                A．would          B．could          C．should   D．must

3.                A．noticed         B．greeted         C．accepted D．met

4.                A．sick            B．ashamed        C．afraid    D．tired

5.                A．included        B．passed         C．covered  D．shaded

6.                A．talk about       B．think about      C．care about D．hear about

7.                A．impressed      B．surprised       C．excited   D．comforted

8.                A．in sight of       B．by means of     C．by way of D．in spite of

9.                A．hid            B．protected       C．separated D．escaped

10.               A．understanding   B．reminding       C．hearing   D．learning

11.               A．carefully        B．seriously        C．nervously  D．anxiously

12.               A．As            B．When          C．Since D．While

13.               A．so             B．much          C．quite D．too

14.               A．out of control    B．under control    C．in control  D．over control

15.               A．helpless        B．hopeless        C．senseless  D．useless

16.               A．pointed        B．showed        C．wiped D．touched

17.               A．ugly           B．lasting          C．serious    D．frightening

18.               A．forgot          B．recognized      C．considered D．regretted

19.               A．honor          B．sense          C．happiness  D．pride

20.               A．quietly         B．slightly         C．tightly D．suddenly

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37  his head without a word．
One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows  best，  1  will  buy him  or her  a  favorite 40．"    Seeing his  brothers  and  sisters  watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41  soon．S0． after watering it once or twice，he never 42 it．
A few days later，when the little boy went、to see his tree again，he was 43 to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves． 44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his 45， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46  when he grew up．
Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48.T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50，he understood——his father had been  51  fertilizing his small tree!
He returned to his room，52 running down  53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh．
Love is the 54 nourishment(营养)of life．55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)．

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, 1 told my mother I was bored. She said, "Here're the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.    36   , I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my  37 , a boy sprang up (跳起来）， 38   to sell his bananas and peanuts. "Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!"

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I   39   to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He   40   . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn't have   41   , so I told him not to worry. He was    42    and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I    43    this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should   44   this country as the son of a  45   . But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so    46    to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

"What's up?" I asked. He answered in   47    English, "I ... I no get money to buy book." I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around    48    before sticking his hand into the car   49    the bills, One thousand naira means a lot to a family that    50   only 50,000 each year.

    The next morning, security officers told me, "In this place, when you give a little, people think you're a fountain of Opportunity (机会)."

     51    it's right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for    52   .

 After six months' work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

    "Are you in school now?"

    He nodded.              

    A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I    53    what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. "Take this."

   He shook his head fiercely and stepped back    54  hurt.

   "It's a gift." I said.

    Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. "I've been waiting to    55    these to you."