They finally ______ who had stolen the vase.

  A. discovered    B. found   C. founded   D. found out

 I arrived late one night on a business trip, so I decided to have dinner in the hotel. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.
   My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill.  He asked if I knew them and I told him "No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other," and then I departed.
   The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.
   When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, the hostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said.
   The couple were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying "Love begets Love" to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.
   I smiled and said "That's nice," and proceeded to order my meal.
   About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples.
   When I told her that they didn't have to do that, she said with a smile "Love begets Love."

56. The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to            . 

A. prove a show of love really makes a difference

B. share an interesting experience

   C. encourage us to help people in need

D. suggest love never dies

57. Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples? 

   A. Because they were always ready to help poor people.

   B. Because they were happy to pass the love they gained.

   C. Because they invited the young people to the meal.

   D. Because they didn’t want to take the advantage of the writer’s generosity.

58. What can be inferred from the story?

   A. The writer did all this to prove his belief in love.          

B. The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant.

   C. The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him.                

   D. The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single.

59. Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story?

   A. A good beginning makes a good ending.   B. Where there is love, there is life.

   C. Love me, love my dog.                 D. As a man sows, so shall he reap (收获).

完形填空部分（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。
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses  36   Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37   there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38   , her house was   39   quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,   40    Anna took in one of the families that had lost   41    in the flood and she  42   her home with them until it was    43   for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were   44    when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   45  so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to   46   .  
"Well," Anna   47  her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I  48   lived found herself very poor, because her husband   49    in the war and she had a lot of children,   50    I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for   51    this year, so I’m going to   52    only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back   53    a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were    54    to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.   55    was that Christmas present.”
36．A．down below       B．just around         C．next to       D．above
37．A．rising B．appearing  C．falling         D．standing
38．A．water         B．trees C．dust   D．mud
39．A．just    B．already       C．yet     D．still
40．A．so       B．but     C．for      D．since
41．A．nothing      B．everything C．anything    D．something
42．A．made B．found C．shared        D．built
43．A．possible     B．necessary  C．important  D．valuable
44．A．worried      B．disappointed      C．puzzled      D．impressed
45．A．them B．herself        C．them all     D．her
46．A．support      B．supply         C．grow  D．keep
47．A．explained to       B．asked for   C．talked with         D．spoke as
48．A．actually      B．then   C．before        D．later
49．A．had killed   B．might be killed   C．had been killed  D．killed
50．A．for      B．as       C．like     D．that
51．A．you     B．us       C．Christmas D．your birthday
52．A．get     B．send  C．buy     D．make
53．A．for      B．from  C．like     D．with
54．A．sad     B．happy         C．worried      D．sorry
55．A．It        B．She     C．Such   D．I

Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big 　     , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was 　   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were 　    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,   　 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　   in the flood and she 　    her home with them until it was 　  　 for them to rebuild their house．

 Anna＇s friends were 　  when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　   ．

 “Well,” Anna  　    her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  　   , because her husband had been killed in the 　   　  and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　      only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a  　    who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our 　   ,she said to her children．

 The children were 　   and happy to get such a present．They 　   the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”

1.A．accident    B．flood         C．fire            D．earthquake

2.A．below       B．big           C．high           D．small

3.A．reduced     B．come         C．disappeared      D．appeared 

4.A．rising       B．standing       C．flowing         D．falling    

5.A．so         B．for            C．but             D．since

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

7.A．gave       B．shared        C．found           D．built

8.A．necessary  B．important      C．obvious          D．possible

9.A．worried    B．disappointed   C．satisfied          D．puzzled

10.A．them      B．him          C．herself           D．us

11.A．supply     B．grow         C．support          D．educate

12.A．asked for  B．talked with     C．turned up         D．explained to

13.A．sad       B．rich           C．poor            D．happy

14.A．storm     B．rain           C．war            D．flood

15.A．because   B．which         C．that            D．as

16.A．get       B．make         C．send             D．buy          

17.A．boy      B．student        C．teacher          D．girl

18.A．child     B．daughter       C．present          D．sister        

19.A．angry     B．lovely         C．excited          D．sorry

20.A．disliked   B．gained         C．led             D．welcomed