He promised me that he would do his best ________ here in time.

1. A.
   arriving at
2. B.
   getting to
3. C.
   to reach
4. D.
   to arrive at

----As far as you know，when will he be back?

----He promised me that he_________ in a week．But he hasn’t turned up yet!

A．is going to be back                                     B．is to be back

C．would be back                                           D．had been back

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项
My father was driving us to our grandparents’ house for our annual Christmas dinner. The closer we got to the turnoff (岔道) for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said: “I can’t stand it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the Pan Am, standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. I can’t stand it.”
When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children – two girls and a small boy.
My father rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas,” he said.
“Howdy (您好),” the man replied. He was very tall and had to stoop (弯腰) slightly to peer into the car.
My sisters Jill, Sharon, and I stared at the children, and they stared back at us.
“You’re getting wet standing here. Just a couple miles up the road there’s a shed (小棚) with a cover there, and some benches,” my father said. “Why don’t you all get in the car?”
The man thought about it for a moment, and then he waved to his family. They climbed into the car.
Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three unhappy faces gave him the answer.
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, winking at my mother, “because when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys at my house. We’ll just go to get them before I take you to the bus stop.”
All at once, the three children’s faces lit up, and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and chattering.
When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. One of the girls spied Jill’s doll and hugged it to her breast. The little boy grabbed Sharon’s ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine.
We left them there at the bus stop in Winborn. As we drove away, I watched out the window as long as I could, looking back at the little girl hugging her new doll.
That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.
56. The writer’s father U-turned in the middle of the road because ______.
A. he could not stand the people at the service station
B. he could not bear the thought of leaving the people behind
C. he wanted to do something special for his parents
D. he wanted to help the family standing in the rain
57. The reason the father asked the kids if Santa had found them was probably that _____.
A. he knew the mention of Santa would lift their spirits
B. he once promised to receive them as guests in his house
C. he wanted to avoid embarrassing the family
D. he had met Santa and got the presents for the kids
58. How did the author feel at the end of the story?
A. She was pleased that they had been able to give the kids presents and make them happy.
B. She was unhappy remembering that they had been late for the Christmas dinner.
C. She was angry because she realized that she didn’t receive a Christmas gift that year.
D. She was puzzled by why her father had done this on Christmas.
59. What is the article mainly about?
A. How my family found the lost Santa.
B. The people at the service station.
C. The art of celebrating Christmas.
D. The joy of making others happy.

As a mother, I have been blessed. I have a nice, smart, good-looking son named Alan. About a month ago, there was an assembly (集会) about seat belt safety 36 at Alan’s high school. One of the presenters in this program, Kathy Hezlep, had 37 her son in a horrible car crash the year before.

  When Kathy was 38 asked to speak at this assembly, she was reluctant (不情愿的). Her son’s 39 had been extremely hard on her. She often felt helpless and discouraged, and she wasn’t sure how she could 40 a difference by speaking to this group.

  But at last she 41 to talk to the students in the school. Kathy spoke about how 42 it had been since the loss of her son. She spoke 43 from her heart and 44 son took her words straight into his heart.

  One day, the worst nightmare came. The 45 told me my son had been driving down a curving road and lost 46 of the car. When I was taken to the scene of the 47 and saw the broken car, I felt physically 48 . I couldn’t 49 three kids had walked away from that car 50 .

  When I got to the hospital, I talked to Alan about the accident. He told me that 51 of the kids had been 52 their seat belts when he started the car. But Kathy’s words about her terrible loss had 53 him so deeply that he 54 that everyone put on their shoulder and lap belts before he would leave. That is 55 had saved their lives.

1..  A. spoken  B. introduced   C. presented            D. talked

2..  A. lost        B. hurt         C. saved                D. seen

3..  A. again   B. first        C. then                 D. even

4..  A. wound   B. smile        C. life                 D. death

5..  A. give        B. take         C. feel                  D. make

6..  A. allowed B. agreed       C. refused               D. asked

7..  A. hard        B. easy         C. pleasant              D. poor

8..  A. wildly  B. highly       C. directly              D. safely

9..  A. the     B. his          C. her                   D. my

10.. A. parents   B. police     C. presenter            D. kid

11..  A. control    B. power       C. direction            D. sense

12..  A. station    B. hospital    C. road                 D. accident

13..  A. sick       B. depressed    C. angry                D. ashamed

14..  A. express    B. predict          C. believe          D. describe

15..  A. alive  B. dead             C. wakened          D. relaxed

16..  A. neither    B. one              C. none             D. either

17..  A. dressing   B. wearing          C. putting          D. having

18..  A. remembered  B. moved           C. punished         D. impressed

19..  A. hoped  B. promised         C. insisted         D. informed

20.. A. it      B. what             C. that             D. who

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night, I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I noticed a hitchhiker (搭便车的人). I know that picking up a hitchhiker can be   36  , but I want a try, as they may have a sincere need to reach their   37  . I rolled down my window and called the man to my car. I asked him where he was
38   and he told me that he needed a ride to his doctor’s office which would   39   in 15 minutes.
40   he got in he told me that the person who was supposed to drive him there didn’t appear. He continued to tell me that he is a   41   and goes out to sea for weeks at a time. He needs to take
42  for his nerves,   43  which, he told me, it would be impossible for him to work.
With some   44   driving we managed to get there in about ten minutes. I told him I would wait and bring him back. He   45   me and said he should be back only in fifteen minutes.
Shortly after, he came back to tell me that the doctor was still with other   46  and it was going to take a while  47  . I told him that I was going to grab a coffee while I   48   . But it ended up taking about forty-five minutes,   49   we had a bit more time than   50  .
Afterwards he got back in my car and  tried his hardest to   51   for keeping me waiting so long. I tried my best to make him feel at   52   and drove him back to where I had picked him up. Again he   53   his thanks and we said our good-byes.
I feel that the universe or God always   54   us with what we need. Maybe God did put him in my path. In his case it was a   55  , in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
36. A. pleasing                     B. helpful                         C. dangerous                 D. surprising
37. A. home                  B. destination                C. office                       D. clinic[
38. A. coming               B. leaving                     C. living                       D. heading
39. A. close                  B. open                        C. end                          D. stay
40. A. Once                  B. Since                       C. Before                            D. While
41. A. doctor                B. salesman                  C. fisherman                 D. postman
42. A. rest                    B. medicine                  C. temperature                     D. advice
43. A. without               B. with                         C. of                               D. for
44. A. careful                B. exciting                   C. quick                       D. relaxing
45. A. praised               B. thanked                    C. encouraged               D. refused
46. A. relatives                 B. patients                    C. guests                      D. nurses
47. A. later                   B. sooner                      C. faster                       D. longer
48. A. waited                B. visited                      C. examined                 D. drove
49. A. turning up           B. taking out                 C. making up                D. turning out
50. A. promised            B. suggested                 C. limited                        D. expected
51. A. explain               B. excuse                      C. apologize                 D. forgive
52. A. rest                    B. safety                       C. ease                         D. sorrow
53. A. expressed            B. supplied                   C. announced                D. exchanged
54. A. offers                 B. provides                   C. combines                  D. connects
55. A. car                            B. treatment                  C. gift                          D. Ride