"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36   things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more   40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling   44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are   46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week    47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm   49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most   50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has   51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and   54   with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

36. A．wrong               B．kind               C．careful                    D．serious

37. A．considered         B．enjoyed             C．quitted                    D．practiced

38. A．encouraged        B．joined                 C．respected           D．mentioned

39. A．forgot         B．explored              C．regretted              D．hated

40. A．important          B．funny                 C．successful                  D．helpful

41. A．exam                B．chance                C．fortune                   D．birthday

42. A．change               B．replace                C．miss               D．finish

43. A．declared       B．promised               C．continued             D．refused

44. A．sorry                B．ready               C．good                    D．guilty

45. A．parked                     B．paused                C．doubted               D．wondered

46. A．surprised           B．prepared             C．welcome                 D．excited

47. A. benefited             B. required                C. offered                     D. mattered

48. A. theme                 B. result                      C. origin                       D. secret

49. A. facing                 B. performing              C. celebrating                D. suffering

50. A. precious             B. expensive            C. generous               D. attractive

51. A. Ever                   B. never                      C. nearly                      D. seldom

52. A. joke                    B. puzzle                     C. response               D. story

53. A. value                  B. result                   C. purpose                    D. reason

54. A. living                  B. meeting                   C. arguing                    D. moving

55. A. tired                   B. proud                      C. fond                        D. ashamed

"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

 

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

 

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

 

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

 

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

 

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

 

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

 

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

 

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

 

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

 

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

 

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

 

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

 

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

 

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．attractive

 

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

 

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

 

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

 

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．arguing    D．moving

 

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．ashamed

 

 

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and there are some homeless people in the downtown. I used to give a lot of money to the   1  feeling sorry for them. However, after becoming a single mom with no home, a huge   2  and hardly any income, I   3   giving.

       Through working hard, things started to change for the better. I   4   a home for me and my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to   5   myself out of debt. One day I saw a homeless person with a   6   "will work for food". I passed by. My daughter said, "Mommy, you used to give to those people in need. But now..." I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for drugs or other   7   things." But when I said that, I didn't feel   8 .

       Three days later, 1 was driving to   9   my daughter from school. A man was   10   on the comer looking worried, and suddenly something deep inside me said, "Just help the guy." So I 11   down my window, and he ran   12   with joy. He said, "Kind lady, I only need 77 cents for the bus ticket." I reached into my pocket and found that I didn't take my   13 .I, with a red face, spread out my hands to show that I was in no   14   to help him. But just when he   15  away, I called to him, "Wait a moment!" I found in my ashtray （烟灰缸） there sat three quarters and two pennies.   16   enough, it was the very 77 cents.

       Tears in eyes, he burst out with   17  , "Wow, you just made it possible for me to see my mom   18   Christmas! Thank you so much!"

       It is the moment that I'll never forget, because I am the one who gets the best gift in life— 19 . It also strikes me that nothing happens by accident, and giving has meaning,   20  it is only 77 cents.

1．A．poor                 B．old              C．homeless        D．sick

2．A．debt                B．chance            C．check             D．problem

3．A．continued         B．forgot             C．hated              D．stopped

4．A．earned              B．sold                 C．designed          D．built

5．A．push               B．pull                C．force            D．leave

6．A．mark             B．notice               C．sign             D．card

7．A．dangerous         B．bad               C．great              D．good

8．A．sad               B．happy            C．wrong            D．right

9．A．dress up          B．pick up             C．bring up          D．call up

10．A．lying              B．smiling           C．standing          D．crying

11．A．rolled            B．took               C．put                 D．brought

12．A．away            B．in                  C．over              D．out

13．A．phone           B．purse            C．food             D．chequebook

14．A．doubt            B．time             C．hurry             D．position

15．A．ran               B．flew             C．drove             D．turned

16．A．Naturally         B．Impossibly        C．Surprisingly        D．Luckily

17．A．joy             B．shock            C．disappointment    D．satisfaction

18．A．for             B．until             C．in              D．after

19．A．RECEIVING       B．SHARING         C．HELPING          D．GIVING

20．A．unless         B．although           C．because         D．whether

    It was past 10∶00 pm．I was busy with my schoolwork though I was，  1   ．Just then，my little brother Michael ran out of his room，   2    a pen on his right hand and a piece of paper on the other

    “Betty, can you help me with my    3    for school? It's about the seven   4   of the world．”he said．

    My eyes were so   5    on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my   6.

    “Look，not right now! I'm very busy”I said.“You're always busy! You're always like that!” he replied.

    I felt a bit guilty(愧疚)   7   I thought about his words，but my work seemed more   8   to me than my brother's I sighed(又气)a few times and   9    with my own studies．

    The next day，I arrived home late．Michael came into my room．

    “I know you are   10   but there's something I want to show you．”he began．Without saying a word，I   11   the paper from him．I really didn't   12   what he was saying．All I wanted was to   13    him and finally get to rest．

    Suddenly，my eyes widened in    14   ．There，he wrote：

    The Seven Wonder of the World

    1．Love  2．Friendship  3．Peace   4．Joy  5．Wisdom    6．Fun  7．Family

    I   15   believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely   16 ．How could such an innocent(天真的)little child    17    such things in life?

    The most valuable things in life are the ones that we    18    take for granted．These things don't take the form of big houses or beautiful    19   ．The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial(非物质的)   20   they can never be developed by human art，skill or effort．

1．A．tired                B．experienced          C．talented               D．satisfied

2．A．buying            B．holding                 C．playing                 D．biting

3．A．problem          B．mistake                 C．trouble                    D．homework

4．A events               B．cities                    C．wonders                D．mysteries

5．A paid                  B．attracted                C．applied                  D．fixed

6．A．attention          B．care                     C．love                     D．concern

7．A．before            B．as                        C．since                  D．till

8．A．practical          B．useful                  C．important            D．interesting

9．A．started            B．hated                   C．forgot                 D．continued

10．A．busy             B．bored                   C．free                      D．angry

11．A．handed         B．took                    C．got                      D．accepted

12．A．record          B．worry                  C．mind                    D．share

13．A get on well with                                    B．keep up with          C．make fun of    D．get rid of

14．A．surprise        B．sadness                C．happiness             D．disappointment

15．A．shouldn't       B．needn't                 C．couldn't                D．mustn't

16．A．wounded      B．lost                      C．pleased               D．Confused

17．A．understand    B．remember            C．study                   D．finish

18．A．ever             B．often                   C．seldom                D．never

19．A．voices          B．poems                 C．cars                    D．music

20．A．if                 B．when                   C．but                    D．and

第三节：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，从每题给出的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。

It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was   21  . Just then my little

brother Michael ran out of his room,   22   a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.

    “Betty, can you help me with my   23   for school? It’s about the seven   24   of the world.” He said.

    My eyes were so   25   on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my   26  .

    “Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.

     I felt a bit guilty（愧疚）   27   I thought about his words, but my work seemed more    28    to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and   29    with my own studies.

    The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.

    “I know you are   30  , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I   31   the paper from him. I really didn’t   32   what he was saying. All I wanted was to   33   him and finally get to rest.

    Suddenly, my eyes widened in   34  . There, he wrote:

    The Seven Wonders of the World

    1．Love   2．Friendship   3．Peace   4．Joy   5．Wisdom   6．Fun  7．Family

    I   35   believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely   36  .

How could such an innocent（天真的）little child   37   such things in life?

    The most valuable things in life are the ones that we   38   take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful   39  . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial（非物质的）   40   they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.

21．A．tired      B．experienced          C．talented        D．satisfied

22．A．buying     B．holding         C．playing      D．biting

23．A．problem   B．mistake      C．trouble        D．homework

24．A．events   B．cities           C．wonders       D．mysteries

25．A．paid            B．attracted       C．applied         D．fixed

26．A．attention   B．care         C．love          D．concern

27．A．before      B．as             C．since            D．till

28．A．practical   B．useful           C．important      D．interesting

29．A．started      B．hated         C．forgot         D．continued

30．A．busy      B．bored          C．free         D．tiring

31．A．handed     B．took           C．got            D．accepted

32．A．record      B．worry         C．mind           D．share

33．A．get on well with      B．keep up with          C．make fun of        D．get rid of

34．A．surprise    B．sadness         C．happiness     D．disappointment

35．A．shouldn’t  B．needn’t        C．couldn’t        D．mustn’t

36．A．wounded B．lost           C．pleased          D．puzzled

37．A．understand       B．remember       C．study    D．finish

38．A．ever       B．often          C．seldom           D．never

39．A．voices      B．poems      C．cars             D．music

40．A．if         B．when       C．but              D．and