The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she   36   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her   37   grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.

As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried   38   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently   39   it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat   40  , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a   41   roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth   42   until all the other kids left so that she could

43  . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card   44   you want. I’ll do it   45   and bring it tomorrow.” “  46   are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it   47  .”

“Elizabeth, that was the __48   card in the whole class. It was so   49   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so   50   that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth   51   to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a   52   of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)   53  . I want to thank you and  54   you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                        Love,

                                                       Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started   55  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

A. cut                        B. tore                  C. spread               D. folded

A. heart                         B. face                  C. hands                       D. body

A. covering             B. holding             C. doing                       D. making

A. caught                   B. left                   C. lifted                       D. placed

A. alone                     B. still                   C. up                           D. down

A. tear                    B. smile                C. hair                         D. sweat

A. worked                  B. waited            C. stood                       D. sat

A. apologize            B. stop                  C. understand             D. stay

A. because               B. until                 C. unless                   D. if

A. just here             B. at once           C. at home              D. at school

A. Who                         B. Whose                  C. Which                   D. What

A. carefully             B. quickly             C. wrong                      D. right

A. worst                    B. best                  C. favorite                    D. simplest

A. wild                   B. useful               C. sweet                       D. hard

A. happy                    B. regretful            C. brave                       D. rude

A. seemed                 B. decided             C. refused                     D. promised

A. recording            B. discovery          C. drawing                   D. writing

A. teacher                  B. sister                 C. daddy                      D. aunt

A. wish                   B. hope                 C. want                        D. congratulate

A. laughing             B. joking               C. worrying                  D. crying

完形填空（1*20）

In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was  31  working and Christmas was the one day of the year  32  the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children  33  it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even  34 — smelling it,  35  it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve it for so  36  that it often went bad before they ate it.

This year John knew he would soon be  37  enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it  38 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 

Christmas day finally came. The children were so  39  as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big  40 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart  41 . He turned and ran back to the  42  room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a  43  on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John  44  his head, he saw a big juicy  45  all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 46  a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal  47  his friends had shown him that Christmas day.  48  that day, after he became rich, every year he  49  send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His  50  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

A. forced     B. passed C. taken  D. spent

A. as    B. when  C. while  D. which

A. needed    B. wanted       C. valued D. liked

A. months    B. days    C. years   D. seasons

A. tasting     B. watching    C. pressing     D. touching

A. much      B. soon   C. long    D. far

A. old   B. strong C. tall     D. experienced

A. seriously  B. carefully    C. secretly      D. softly

A. nervous   B. excited       C. pleasant      D. eager

A. cry B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. noise

A. jumped  B. stopped      C. broke  D. settled

A. cold      B. small  C. old     D. lonely

A. look      B. tears   C. comfort      D. smile

A. shook    B. lifted  C. put     D. turned

A. gift       B. surprise      C. orange       D. wonder

A. sharing  B. breaking     C. eating D. taking

A. feelings B. affairs C. relation      D. sacrifice

A. In return forB. In case of     C. In memory of    D. In search of

A. must      B. would C. might  D. should

A. desire    B. idea    C. meaning     D. thinking

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 year , I lost my best friend in high school . It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn’t . I wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school . I was forced to    38   my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school   39   completely defeated . All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow（沉迷于）in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and   41  a pile of cards left by dad . Each card included a（n）  42  that is was to be opened on a    43   night that week.

I made it through that week  44  my father . Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear.Tuesday’s card said , “The past is painful to think about and the   46  is impossible to imagine.Don’t try.Just take it one minute at a time.”On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read. “What you are feeling now is   48  and normal.It still feels very bad , but it is part of the healing  49  .”Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote.The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way,may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.”I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night . In it he wisely reminded me to   53  . “The world isn’t so bad after a good laugh.The more you laugh.the more you heal.”Each card was signed , “Love , Dad.”

My world once collapsed but I   54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn’t be present

1.A.pleasant            B.strange           C.funny         D.normal

2.A.everyone            B.anyone            C.someone       D.nobody

3.A.work out            B.meet with     C.deal with     D.come across

4.A.making          B.feeling           C.regarding     D.considering

5.A.crawl           B. push             C.jump          D.draw

6.A.invented            B.discovered        C.created           D.wrote

7.A.instruction     B.explanation   C.presentation      D.information

8.A.regular         B.flexible          C.particular        D.legal

9.A.in favor of     B.regardless of C.in search of      D.because of

10.A.seemed         B. happened         C.occurred      D.intended

11.A.life               B.future            C.dream         D.result

12.A.fell               B.passed            C.flew          D.lifted

13.A.false          B.honest            C.natural           D.innocent

14.A.content            B.process           C.cure          D.progress

15.A.destruction        B.competition   C.challenges        D.permission

16.A.trust          B.guess         C.predict           D.succeed

17.A.before         B.since         C.after         D.till

18.A.cry                B.scream            C.sing          D.laugh

19.A.got through        B.looked through    C.broke through D.put throngh

20.A.schedule           B.concept       C.soul          D.confidence

 

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第二节：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，然后从31－50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was  31  working and Christmas was the one day of the year  32  the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children  33  it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even  34 — smelling it,  35  it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so  36  that it often went bad before they ate it. 

This year John knew he would soon be  37  enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it  38 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 

Christmas day finally came. The children were so  39  as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big  40 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart  41 . He turned and ran back to the  42  room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a  43  on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John  44  his head, he saw a big juicy  45  all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 46  a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal  47  his friends had shown him that Christmas day.  48  that day, after he became rich, every year he  49  send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His  50  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

31. A. forced  B. passed C. taken  D. spent

32. A. as  B. when  C. while  D. which

33. A. needed  B. wanted       C. valued D. liked

34. A. months B. days    C. years   D. seasons

35. A. tasting  B. watching    C. pressing     D. touching

36. A. much    B. soon   C. long    D. far

37. A. old       B. strong C. tall     D. experienced

38. A. seriously      B. carefully    C. secretly      D. softly

39. A. nervous       B. excited       C. pleasant      D. eager

40.A. cry B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. noise

41.A. jumped  B. stopped      C. broke  D. settled

42.A. cold      B. small  C. old     D. lonely

43.A. look      B. tears   C. comfort      D. smile

44.A. shook    B. lifted  C. put     D. turned

45.A. gift       B. surprise      C. orange       D. wonder

46.A. sharing  B. breaking     C. eating D. taking

47.A. feelings B. affairs C. relation      D. sacrifice

48.A. In return for B. In case of   C. In memory of    D. In search of

49.A. must     B. would C. might  D. should

50.A. desire    B. idea    C. meaning     D. thinking

 

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I __1__ to look around when a gentle hand __2__ my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little __3__ lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and __4__ responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent __5__？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”“Not seriously，”I asked I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always __6__ having a college education and now I'm getting __7__！” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she __8__ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the __9__ of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she __10__ made friends wherever she went.

At the __11__ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I'll __12__ forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her __13__ and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we __14__ old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying __15__， being happy, and achieving success. You have to __16__ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you __17__ your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died __18__ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught __19__ example that it's never too __20__ to be all you can possibly be.

1. A. lay down        B. stood up         C. fell off        D. went out

2. A. touched                B. felt                       C. wounded    D. clapped

3. A. beautiful         B. young              C. old            D. kind－hearted

4. A. sadly             B. coldly              C. absently     D. enthusiastically

5. A. age              B. speed                       C. point        D. year

6. A. talked about         B. tried out

C. looked forward      D. dreamed of

7. A. those            B. one                C. that          D. they 

8. A. learned           B. told             C. shared    D. debated

9. A. course           B. path               C. distance    D. road

10. A. easily                 B. rarely          C. unwillingly  D. strangely

11. A. middle        B. beginning           C. end          D. top

12. A. ever           B. never               C. still           D. already

13. A. throat           B. face            C. nose           D. eyes 

14. A. grow          B. prove               C. look           D. stay 

15. A. rich            B. healthy              C. cheerful           D. young 

16. A. eat               B. cry                       C. laugh                D. shout 

17. A. have            B. lose               C. get                         D. keep 

18. A. bitterly                 B. fortunately

C. peacefully        D. hopefully

19. A. to              B. for                  C. in                    D. by 

20. A. early          B. bad                  C. good               D. late