I met Ryan, a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), in my biology class. My simple "Hello!" and his cheerful reply were the   36  to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of   37    after having a surgery on his legs, but he   38  his sufferings from everyone.
In our junior year, we found that we didn't   39  a single class. This was not a problem, though. We just talked a little more in the hallway   40  passing periods. That year seemed to fly by. One day, Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would   41  the spot where Ryan would   42  his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored   43  I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone   44  to him. He said I was the only true friend he had   45  made that talked to HIM and not to his wheel chair. How could I   46  such a request?
On the morning of June 5th, as I walked down the sidewalk, my heart   47  and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would   48  the huge crowd of thousands of people.
After the van arrived, the other runners got out and lined up outside the van, chanting his name, "Ryan! Ryan!" Then all of the people   49  in, “Ryan! Ryan!” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was, in all his   50 .
It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan's torch and then Ryan began his   51 . As he took off down the street, the chanting became louder and louder. The   52  filled the air and even I felt like I was on cloud number nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！ He   53  this moment in time --a historic moment--a moment that he was a part of and   54  me to be a part of, too.
Mr. Weinheimer, the next torch runner, bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole   55  of the flame: love, excitement, enthusiasm, brotherhood, and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.

I met Ryan, a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), in my biology class. My simple "Hello!" and his cheerful reply were the   36  to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of   37    after having a surgery on his legs, but he   38  his sufferings from everyone.

In our junior year, we found that we didn't   39  a single class. This was not a problem, though. We just talked a little more in the hallway   40  passing periods. That year seemed to fly by. One day, Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would   41  the spot where Ryan would   42  his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored   43  I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone   44  to him. He said I was the only true friend he had   45  made that talked to HIM and not to his wheel chair. How could I   46  such a request?

On the morning of June 5th, as I walked down the sidewalk, my heart   47  and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would   48  the huge crowd of thousands of people.

After the van arrived, the other runners got out and lined up outside the van, chanting his name, "Ryan! Ryan!" Then all of the people   49  in, “Ryan! Ryan!” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was, in all his   50 .

It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan's torch and then Ryan began his   51 . As he took off down the street, the chanting became louder and louder. The   52  filled the air and even I felt like I was on cloud number nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！ He   53  this moment in time --a historic moment--a moment that he was a part of and   54  me to be a part of, too.

Mr. Weinheimer, the next torch runner, bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole   55  of the flame: love, excitement, enthusiasm, brotherhood, and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.

1.                A．solutions        B．keys           C．routes    D．responses

2.                A．danger         B．fear            C．pain D．puzzle

3.                A．hid            B．prevented       C．released D．relieved

4.                A．change         B．miss            C．attend    D．share

5.                A．except         B．for             C．during    D．before

6.                A．mark           B．test            C．number   D．decorate

7.                A．cover          B．begin           C．continue D．lead

8.                A．while          B．although        C．if    D．unless

9.                A．polite          B．kind            C．grateful   D．important

10.               A．ever           B．never          C．also D．even

11.               A．admit          B．refuse          C．make D．repeat

12.               A．ached          B．raced          C．stopped   D．sank

13.               A．explain to       B．differ from      C．respond to D．call on

14.               A．joined          B．stepped        C．poured    D．broke

15.               A．potential        B．preference      C．glory D．surprise

16.               A．training         B．journey         C．life   D．struggle

17.               A．anxiety         B．satisfaction      C．harmony   D．excitement

18.               A．deserved       B．recalled        C．treasured D．chose

19.               A．promised       B．encouraged     C．allowed   D．followed

20.               A．mystery        B．power          C．information D．meaning

I met Ryan, a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), in my biology class. My simple "Hello!" and his cheerful reply were the 1 to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of 2   after having a surgery on his legs, but he 3 his sufferings from everyone.
In our junior year, we found that we didn't   4 a single class. This was not a problem, though. We just talked a little more in the hallway   5 passing periods. That year seemed to fly by. One day, Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would 6 the spot where Ryan would 7 his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored 8 I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone 9 to him. He said I was the only true friend he had 10 made that talked to HIM and not to his wheel chair. How could I 11 such a request?
On the morning of June 5th, as I walked down the sidewalk, my heart 12 and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would 13 the huge crowd of thousands of people.
After the van arrived, the other runners got out and lined up outside the van, chanting his name, "Ryan! Ryan!" Then all of the people   14 in, “Ryan! Ryan!” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was, in all his   15.
It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan's torch and then Ryan began his 16. As he took off down the street, the chanting became louder and louder. The 17 filled the air and even I felt like I was on cloud number nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！ He 18 this moment in time --a historic moment--a moment that he was a part of and 19 me to be a part of, too.
Mr. Weinheimer, the next torch runner, bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole 20 of the flame: love, excitement, enthusiasm, brotherhood, and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      solutions
   2. B.
      keys
   3. C.
      routes
   4. D.
      responses
2. 2.
   1. A.
      danger
   2. B.
      fear
   3. C.
      pain
   4. D.
      puzzle
3. 3.
   1. A.
      hid
   2. B.
      prevented
   3. C.
      released
   4. D.
      relieved
4. 4.
   1. A.
      change
   2. B.
      miss
   3. C.
      attend
   4. D.
      share
5. 5.
   1. A.
      except
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      during
   4. D.
      before
6. 6.
   1. A.
      mark
   2. B.
      test
   3. C.
      number
   4. D.
      decorate
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cover
   2. B.
      begin
   3. C.
      continue
   4. D.
      lead
8. 8.
   1. A.
      while
   2. B.
      although
   3. C.
      if
   4. D.
      unless
9. 9.
   1. A.
      polite
   2. B.
      kind
   3. C.
      grateful
   4. D.
      important
10. 10.
    1. A.
       ever
    2. B.
       never
    3. C.
       also
    4. D.
       even
11. 11.
    1. A.
       admit
    2. B.
       refuse
    3. C.
       make
    4. D.
       repeat
12. 12.
    1. A.
       ached
    2. B.
       raced
    3. C.
       stopped
    4. D.
       sank
13. 13.
    1. A.
       explain to
    2. B.
       differ from
    3. C.
       respond to
    4. D.
       call on
14. 14.
    1. A.
       joined
    2. B.
       stepped
    3. C.
       poured
    4. D.
       broke
15. 15.
    1. A.
       potential
    2. B.
       preference
    3. C.
       glory
    4. D.
       surprise
16. 16.
    1. A.
       training
    2. B.
       journey
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       struggle
17. 17.
    1. A.
       anxiety
    2. B.
       satisfaction
    3. C.
       harmony
    4. D.
       excitement
18. 18.
    1. A.
       deserved
    2. B.
       recalled
    3. C.
       treasured
    4. D.
       chose
19. 19.
    1. A.
       promised
    2. B.
       encouraged
    3. C.
       allowed
    4. D.
       followed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       mystery
    2. B.
       power
    3. C.
       information
    4. D.
       meaning

The first thing my host father “warmed” me was that almost everyone in America was a big hugger.
I didn’t understand what he meant until my first party. Whether they were friends or strangers, teenagers or elders, girls or guys, everyone I met gave me a big hug.
However, as time went on, I began to understand America’s hugging culture. When a friend broke up with me, I was sad. When I told my best American friend about it, she said nothing but put her arms around me. Then warmth of the hug was a greater comfort than anything she could have said to me.
One winter day I was walking along the street, shivering（颤抖）. It was then I saw two women, each holding a paper board, on which there were two words：FREE HUGS. Their were red because of the freezing weather and they were jumping up and down to keep themselves warm. “Hi, girl! Do you want a hug?” One of them asked me. I went up and opened my arms. The hug was short but warm and it took some of the coldness of the day away.
After that I became a big hugger myself. One time my host father and I were traveling to another town. When we reached a restaurant where my friend Cindy worked, he stopped the car.
“What’ wrong?” I asked.” “Alice, why don’t you go inside and give Cindy a hug?” He suggested. I went into the restaurant, ran straight up to Cindy, and gave her a hug before she realized what was going on. “That was a big surprise! And you got my day sweetie! ” She told me later.
A hug is a way to communicate love and care. Do you want a hug? My arms are wide open.
56．The point of the first three paragraphs is to explain      .
A．how body language is more important than actual words
B．why hugging is so important in American culture
C．how expressing, feelings can be difficult for Chinese
D．how the author’s attitude toward hugging culture changed
57．We can infer from the passage that the host father      .
A．seldom has has time to spend with the author
B．often shares his experience with the author
C．warns the author of the possible danger
D．teachers the author to show her care for her friends
58．According the passage, a hug can make us feel
A．comforted, loved and cared for                   B．happy, understood and amazed                 
C．excited, wise and surprised     D．cared for, wise and happy

The first thing my host father “warmed” me was that almost everyone in America was a big hugger.

I didn’t understand what he meant until my first party. Whether they were friends or strangers, teenagers or elders, girls or guys, everyone I met gave me a big hug.

However, as time went on, I began to understand America’s hugging culture. When a friend broke up with me, I was sad. When I told my best American friend about it, she said nothing but put her arms around me. Then warmth of the hug was a greater comfort than anything she could have said to me.

One winter day I was walking along the street, shivering（颤抖）. It was then I saw two women, each holding a paper board, on which there were two words：FREE HUGS. Their were red because of the freezing weather and they were jumping up and down to keep themselves warm. “Hi, girl! Do you want a hug?” One of them asked me. I went up and opened my arms. The hug was short but warm and it took some of the coldness of the day away.

After that I became a big hugger myself. One time my host father and I were traveling to another town. When we reached a restaurant where my friend Cindy worked, he stopped the car.

“What’ wrong?” I asked.” “Alice, why don’t you go inside and give Cindy a hug?” He suggested. I went into the restaurant, ran straight up to Cindy, and gave her a hug before she realized what was going on. “That was a big surprise! And you got my day sweetie! ” She told me later.

A hug is a way to communicate love and care. Do you want a hug? My arms are wide open.

56．The point of the first three paragraphs is to explain      .

A．how body language is more important than actual words

B．why hugging is so important in American culture

C．how expressing, feelings can be difficult for Chinese

D．how the author’s attitude toward hugging culture changed

57．We can infer from the passage that the host father      .

A．seldom has has time to spend with the author

B．often shares his experience with the author

C．warns the author of the possible danger

D．teachers the author to show her care for her friends

58．According the passage, a hug can make us feel

A．comforted, loved and cared for                   B．happy, understood and amazed                 

C．excited, wise and surprised     D．cared for, wise and happy