A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

1.                A．price          B．cost            C．worth    D．value

2.                A．buy            B．offer           C．enjoy D．expect

3.                A．question        B．try             C．idea D．schedule

4.                A．sell            B．collect          C．fetch D．bury

5.                A．before dinner    B．in class         C．at church D．after school

6.                A．the money      B．the sacks        C．the paper D．the tin cans

7.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried  D．tired

8.                A．passed         B．ended          C．come D．wasted

9.                A．hotel          B．school          C．bank D．store

10.               A．hid            B．reached        C．stole  D．put

11.               A．stayed         B．walked         C．got   D．ran

12.               A．when          B．which          C．while D．where

13.               A．none          B．enough         C．little  D．much

14.               A．calmly         B．honestly        C．proudly   D．angrily

15.               A．took out        B．gave out        C．set out    D．left out

16.               A．lent           B．threw          C．handed   D．took

17.               A．box           B．ring           C．book D．letter

18.               A．opened        B．dropped        C．appeared  D．broke

19.               A．often          B．never          C．just   D．ever

20.               A．including       B．with           C．as well as  D．except for

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　　One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms. He was so pleased with what he had bought that he offered to 1 the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived 2 , each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.

　　“Let the dog 3 a piece first, ”suggested one 4 officer who was afraid that the mushrooms should be poisonous.

　　The dog seemed to 5 his mushroom, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange 6 quite pleasant taste.

　　An hour later, however, they were all astonished 7 the gardener rushed in and said 8 that the dog was dead. Immediately, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. Pumps were used and the officers had a very 9 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 10 in their stomachs.

　　When they 11 to the police station, they sat down and started to 12 the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains that 13 had felt and they agreed that 14 had grown worse on their 15 to the hospital. The gardener was called to explain the way 16 the poor dog had died. “Did it 17 much before death?”asked one of the officers, 18 very pleased that he had escaped a 19 death himself. “No”, the gardener looked rather 20 , “It was killed by a car. ”

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   1  , and knowing her husband could   2   it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   3  , her husband told her how   4   he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He   5   her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and   6   a Bible.

7  , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so   8   that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very   9   in business. She owned two large companies. She   10   her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to   11   him. But before she could, she   12  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and   13   things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness   14   her heart. She saw the still new

15  , just as she had left it years before. With   16  , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring  17   from the Bible to the floor and a  18   could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

19  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   20 .

1.                A．watch          B．ring            C．coat D．box

2.                A．afford          B．like            C．design    D．guess

3.                A．holiday         B．performance     C．birthday  D．meeting

4.                A．proud          B．kind           C．sorry D．brave

5.                A．lent           B．asked          C．gave D．moved

6.                A．carried         B．found          C．missed   D．held

7.                A．Politely         B．Lightly          C．Patiently  D．Angrily

8.                A．calm           B．upset          C．grateful   D．careless

9.                A．failing          B．lonely          C．successful D．poor

10.               A．wondered      B．hoped         C．realized   D．explained

11.               A．visit           B．understand      C．catch D．help

12.               A．passed         B．wrote          C．sent  D．received

13.               A．take care of     B．pay for         C．look for   D．give away

14.               A．covered        B．broke          C．left   D．filled

15.               A．car            B．Bible           C．letter D．table

16.               A．smiles          B．Laughter        C．tears D．interests

17.               A．hid            B．Dropped        C．disappeared    D．made

18.               A．book          B．pen           C．flower D．card

19.               A．If             B．But            C．Although  D．So

20.               A．hand          B．eye            C．face  D．heart

第二节 完型填空（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。

I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer   36  about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually   37  for work.

Mr. Ingram was   38  with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even   39  when a   40  cow was being born.

One day he found an old truck that was   41  in the   42  ， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.

Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to   43   the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible   44  for fighting and stealing,   45   with his two full – grown sons. They looked   46  .

While   47   Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some   48  .”

There was a long silence   49   the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”

“Three dollars each,”   50  said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be   51   enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.

It   52  out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been   53  . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t   54   your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me   55   my first job.

36．A．covered      B．went  C．lived   D．ran

37．A．charged     B．paid   C．inquired     D．blamed

38．A．strict B．disappointed      C．unsatisfied         D．content

39．A．assisted     B．disturbed   C．included     D．existed

40．A．father         B．mother       C．baby  D．brother

41．A．struck         B．dropped     C．fallen D．stuck

42．A．soft    B．hard   C．smooth      D．tough

43．A．glare at      B．watch         C．spot   D．stare at

44．A．honor          B．custom       C．reputation D．habit

45．A．took down B．showed up          C．set out       D．broke up

46．A．sad   B．angry C．happy         D．pleased

47．A．hardly         B．anxiously   C．calmly         D．noisily

48．A．truck  B．watermelons     C．tomatoes  D．grass

49．A．before        B．after  C．since  D．unless

50．A．they   B．the sons     C．I         D．the farmed

51．A．expensive  B．sure   C．friendly       D．fair

52．A．turned        B．came C．broke D．stood

53．A．caused       B．postponed C．prevented D．cancelled

54．A．hate   B．forgive        C．admire       D．abandon

55．A．under          B．below         C．off      D．on

第二节完型填空（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。
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer   36  about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually   37  for work.
Mr. Ingram was   38  with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even   39  when a   40  cow was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was   41  in the   42 ， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to   43   the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible   44  for fighting and stealing,   45   with his two full – grown sons. They looked   46  .
While   47   Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some   48  .”
There was a long silence   49   the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”
“Three dollars each,”   50  said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be   51   enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.
It   52  out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been   53  . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t   54   your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me   55   my first job.
36．A．covered    B．went  C．lived D．ran
37．A．charged    B．paid  C．inquired    D．blamed
38．A．strict B．disappointed     C．unsatisfied       D．content
39．A．assisted     B．disturbed  C．included   D．existed
40．A．father       B．mother     C．baby  D．brother
41．A．struck       B．dropped    C．fallen       D．stuck
42．A．soft   B．hard  C．smooth     D．tough
43．A．glare at     B．watch       C．spot   D．stare at
44．A．honor       B．custom     C．reputation D．habit
45．A．took down       B．showed up       C．set out      D．broke up
46．A．sad   B．angry       C．happy       D．pleased
47．A．hardly      B．anxiously  C．calmly      D．noisily
48．A．truck B．watermelons     C．tomatoes   D．grass
49．A．before      B．after  C．since D．unless
50．A．they  B．the sons    C．I      D．the farmed
51．A．expensive B．sure   C．friendly    D．fair
52．A．turned      B．came C．broke       D．stood
53．A．caused      B．postponed C．prevented  D．cancelled
54．A．hate  B．forgive     C．admire      D．abandon
55．A．under       B．below       C．off    D．on