An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to  26   . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow   27   to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was  28   the house.But he wouldn`t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman  29   the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to   30  . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back,  31   it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a  32   sound.He looked up and there was the  33   , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold  34   it had found in the house.

The old man did not   35    much about money,but his wife was  36   when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.   37  ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her  38   to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she  39   it to return.

“If you have found  40  __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old  41   with the help of its friends.The basket was   42  but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran,  43  that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.

The moment she reached home,she  44  the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out  45  dozens of sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.A. danger                         B. life                          C. health                      D. help

2.A. refused                        B. decided                    C. managed                  D. failed

3.A. cleaning                      B. sweeping                  C. building                   D. dirtying

4.A. fed                              B. noticed                     C. caught                      D. killed

5.A. return                          B.fly                            C. stay                         D. cry

6.A. and                             B. if                             C. but                          D. until

7.A. strange                        B. sweet                       C.loud                          D. familiar

8.A. cat                              B. sparrow                    C. basket                      D. stick

9.A. coin                            B. watch                       C. ring                         D. cup

10.A. bring                         B. take                         C. care                         D. put

11.A. afraid                        B.sad                           C. nervous                    D.excited

12.A. However                    B. Therefore                 C. Instead                     D. Luckily

13.A. way                           B. mark                        C. picture                     D. sign

14.A. forbade                      B. forced                      C. begged                     D. helped

15.A. food                          B. treasure                    C. rooms                      D.plant

16.A. bowl                         B. box                          C. chair                        D. basket

17.A. covered                     B. empty                      C. big                          D. small

18.A. pleased                      B. afraid                       C. anxious                    D. hopeful

19.A. laid                           B. broke                       C. hid                          D. opened

20.A. walked                      B. ran                          C. flew                         D. jumped

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me   36  . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

  　　The morning bell rang. I walked   37   through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces   38   me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to   39   their smiles. Back into the classroom, they   40  , comparing plans for the   41  . I had to remove one student from each arm   42   I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with   43   and gifts followed by a   44   of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

  　“Oh, thank you,” I must have   45   a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my   46   mood（情绪）. It was kind of them to   47   me. After a while, I heard a small nervous   48   say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing   49   by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

  　 “Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

  　“Um, could you   50   it now?”

  　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “  51  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already   52  . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my   53   back.

   　Later that day, I sat   54   the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I   55   pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

A. excited           B. tired                           C. amazed             D. relaxed

A. eagerly         B. aimlessly                    C. gently              D. heavily

A. watched          B. greeted                       C. delighted           D. warned

A. return             B. forget                            C. ignore               D. refuse

A. calmed           B. settled                           C. chatted              D. argued

A. study              B. weekend                     C. vacation            D. lesson

A. before            B. when                          C. after                 D. because

A. letters             B. books                            C. chalks               D. cards

A. knowledge      B. collection                  C. series                D. bunch

A. confirmed       B. assessed                      C. responded          D. explained

A. pleased           B. low                            C. thrilled              D. angry

A. talk about           B. think of                      C. turn to                     D. connect with

A. call                B. sound                            C. shout                D. voice

A. shyly              B. bravely                       C. rudely               D. sadly

A. classify           B. collect                           C. open                 D. arrange

A. Careful           B. Dangerous                         C. Patient                     D. Hasty

A. exposed          B. adapted                      C. adjusted            D. attached

A. trees            B. hooks                            C. gifts                  D. tears

A. looking into    B. turning over                C. giving away       D. packing up

A. anxiously B. hurriedly                        C. delicately          D. casually

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

   My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

   I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself. Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily       B. Usually          C. Sadly                D. Surprisingly

2. A. help              B. encourage        C. join                 D. support

3.A. answering     B. calling              C. preparing            D. looking

4.A. chairs             B. children             C. signs            D. toys

5.A. friends            B. book             C. family           D. bags

6. A. clean             B. large            C. empty            D. beautiful

7.A. studying           B. carrying             C. buying               D. doing

8. A. noticed           B. believed         C. doubted              D. understood

9. A. shop              B. girl             C. gift                 D. lady

10.A. get up            B. come up          C. give up              D. make up

11. A. return           B. detail          C. vain                 D. tears

12. A. hated            B. lost                 C. raised           D. lived

13. A. somewhere        B. something        C. everywhere           D. everything

14.A. If                B. As               C. So                   D. Or

15. A. important        B. wrong            C. strange              D. different

16.A. lent              B. gave             C. sent                 D. posted

17.A. smile             B. hope             C. puzzle               D. worry

18.A. reminded          B. warned           C. asked                D. told

19.A. look out for     B. take care of         C. wait for             D. call up

20.A. courage           B. money            C. card            D. explanation

When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then,  21  his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and  22   for them.

One day Mrs. Smith gave her husband a  23  of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to  24  them to the shop. Mr. Smith did so, and put the  25  for them in his pocket.

He went back four days  26  to get the shoes,  27  when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket  28  ,and the shoemaker did not want to give him the  29  until he got the ticket.

“How do I know that the shoes are  30  unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody  31  may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes.”

Mrs. Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband  32  for a moment and then went out to his  33  , which was at the side of the road   34  the shop. He  35  the door, and whistled（耳语）to his wife’s small  36  , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop and  37  it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to  38  around the shop, and soon it found Mrs. Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr. Smith one after the  39  .

“That should prove（证明）that they are my wife’s.” Mr. Smith said.

The shoemaker  40   and then he gave the shoes to Mr. Smith.

1..A.before             B. when        C. since       D. unless

2.A.cares          B. looks            C. pays        D. waits

3..A. pair              B. set         C. kind         D. piece

4..A. show              B. change           C. lead         D. take

5..A. bill              B. paper          C. ticket         D. list

6..A.late          B. later           C. ago            D. long

7..A.but                B. because        C. and           D. or

8.A.everywhere       B. anywhere       C. nowhere       D. somewhere

9.A. return             B. idea           C. shoes          D. answer

10.A.what               B. whose         C. where        D. yours

11.A.else           B. some          C. every         D. all

12..A.worried       B. cried            C. thought          D. hoped

13..A. train         B. bus            C. boat             D. car

14.A.inside         B. outside         C. up               D. round

15..A.opened        B. closed          C. broke            D. built

16.A.clock          B. dog              C. cat              D. hen

17.A.said to        B. replied         C. answered         D. talked

18.A.hear           B. taste           C. smell            D. see

19.A. each          B. once             C. any              D. other

20.A.surprised     B. frightened       C. cried out       D. laughed

第三节完形填空（20×1.5分）
A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 36_____ storm came, so he was 37___ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 38____ but his legs and shoulder got 39_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 40_____, he found nothing but high green hills 41_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.
Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 42______of him. He was then gently 43______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 44_____ improved little by little and he became their 45_____. The place was 46_____ and pleasant and he was in 47_____ hurry to leave.
Several months later, he learned some of their language and 48_____ them some of his own.
One day, he discovered some sings of 49_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 50_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.
It was not long 51____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 52_____left to mine, the firm 53______ away. They had made a great deal of 54_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 55_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.
36. A. quick        B. wonderful         C. heavy         D. sudden
37. A. ordered      B. forbidden         C. permitted     D. obliged
38. A. condition     B. relation          C. action        D. speed
39. A. slightly      B. seriously         C. hardly        D. luckily
40. A. pleasure     B. attention         C. difficulty    D. achievement
41. A. covering     B. wrapping          C. holding       D. surrounding
42. A. tired        B. afraid            C. sure          D. kind
43. A. carried      B. forced            C. pushed        D. pulled
44. A. health       B. leg               C. shoulder      D. heart
45.A. enemy        B. visitor           C. friend       D. slave
46.A. pure         B. proper            C. dangerous     D. quiet
47.A. a            B. such              C. no            D. great
48.A. told          B. taught            C. showed        D. offered
49 A. poor         B. little            C. much          D. rich
50 A. return        B. drive             C. ride          D. walk
51.A. after         B. before            C. when          D. since
52 A. something    B. anything          C. everything    D. nothing
53 A. gave         B. got              C. put           D. passed
54.A. iron         B. dollars           C. gold          D. money
55.A. ploughed     B. protected         C. destroyed     D. sold