It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey   1   the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two children in ragged outgrown coats budding together insider the storm door.

“Any old   2  ，lady?”

I was   3  . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.

 “Come in and I’ll   4   you a cup of hot cocoa.”

There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  5  marks upon the hearthstone（炉边）I   6  them cocoa and toast with jam to fight against the cold wind outside. Then I went back to the   7  and stared again on my household budget.

The silence in the front room struck thorough to me. I   8  in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands. looking at it. The boy asked  9  a flat voice, “Lady…are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

 I looked at my shabby（寒酸的）shpcovers. The girl put her  10 back in its saucer-carefully.

“Your cups match your sanders.”

Her   11  was old, with a hunger that was not of the stomach. They left then holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”, They didn’t  12  to. They had done  13  that Plain blue pottery cups and saucers.   14  they matched.

I   15  the potatoes and stirred the gravy（肉汁）.Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job-these things  16  , too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and tidied the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still  17  upon my hearthstone I let   18  be. I want them there  19  I ever forget again how very   20  I am.

1．A．while                    B．as                       C．when                  D．until

2．A．clothes                  B．books                  C．shoes                  D．papers

3．A．busy                     B．confused             C．impatient             D．unhappy

4．A．cook                     B．make                   C．do                      D．give

5．A．left                       B．kept                    C．held                    D．wiped

6．A．sent                      B．took                    C．served                 D．showed

7．A．study                    B．bedroom              C．living room          D．kitchen

8．A．turned                   B．gave                    C．looked                 D．checked

9．A．at                         B．in                        C．with                    D．to

10．A．food                   B．spoon                  C．toast                   D．cup

11．A．voice                   B．coat                    C．story                   D．memory

12．A．expect                 B．know                  C．need                   D．mean

13．A．less than              B．more than            C．rather than           D．other than

14．A．And                    B．So                      C．Then                   D．But

15．A．tested                  B．picked                 C．washed               D．cut

16．A．separated             B．matched              C．were the same     D．were different

17．A．strange                B．new                    C．deep                   D．wet

18．A．it                        B．them                   C．that                     D．one

19．A．in case                B．as if                    C．although              D．in order that

20．A．happy                 B．lucky                  C．rich                    D．moved

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey   1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.

“Any old   2, lady?” asked one of them

I was   3. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I’ll   4you a cup of hot cocoa.”

There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  5marks upon the floor. I   6them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the   7and started again on my household budget.

The silence in the front room struck through to me. I   8in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked   9a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her   10back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.

“Your cups match your saucers.”

Her   11was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t   12to. They had done   13that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.   14they matched.

I   15the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things  16, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still   17upon my floor. Let   18be for a while. I want them there   19I forget again how   20I am.

1.A. while         B. as            C. when             D. until

2.A. clothes          B. books         C. shoes            D. papers

3.A. busy             B. confused      C. impatient        D. free

4.A. cook             B. make          C. do               D. give

5.A. left             B. kept          C. held             D. wiped

6.A. sent             B. took          C. served           D. showed

7.A. study            B. bedroom       C. living room      D. kitchen

8.A. turned           B. gave          C. looked           D. checked

9.A. at               B. in            C. with             D. to

10.A. food            B. spoon         C. toast            D. cup

11.A. voice           B. coat          C. story            D. memory

12.A. expect          B. know          C. need             D. mean

13.A. less than    B. more than     C. rather than         D. other than

14.A. And             B. So            C. Then             D. But

15.A. tasted          B. peel          C. washed           D. cut

16.A. separated    B. matched           C. were the same    D. were different

17.A. strange      B. new               C. deep             D. wet

18.A. it              B. them          C. that             D. one

19.A. in case      B. as if             C. although        D. in order that

20.A. happy        B. lucky          C. rich             D. moved

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.

    "Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” __  __looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.     

“Come in and I'11         you a cup of hot cocoa.”

         They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left        on the floor．I     __   them cocoa and toast with jam        the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door __  __me. I looked in. The girl__    the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat        ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"

         "Am I rich? Mercy,         !"  I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）       .

         “Your cups match your saucers．”

         Her voice was ___  __with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their       against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．

         They didn’t         to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they  __  __.

            I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a     __  over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．

    I moved the chairs back from the fire and       the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still         on my floor. “       them be for a while,” I thought. Just        I should begin to forget how         I am.

1.A． when         B． after        C． while          D． until

2.A． make         B． provide   C． do     D． cook

3.A． signs         B． signals      C． marks         D． symbols

4.A． showed       B． served    C． carried      D． supplied

5.A． against        B． from       C． on     D． in

6.A． beat            B． struck          C． got    D． noticed

7.A． watched              B． lifted  C． held  D． put

8.A． word          B． method       C． state D． voice

9.A． yes              B． sure   C． no     D． always

10.A． suddenly          B． carefully     C． quickly       D． anxiously

11.A． hungry     B． satisfied      C． pleased     D． curious

12.A． books       B． papers        C． dishes        D． drinks

13.A． dare         B． plan    C． want D． need

14.A． shone      B． matched     C． broke         D． equaled

15.A． house      B． ceiling         C． roof  D． curtain

16.A． washed             B． rubbed       C． wiped        D． tidied

17.A． dry           B． gone  C． wet   D． new

18.A． Made       B． Let      C． Got    D． Kept

19.A． in case     B． as if    C． if only        D． only if

20.A． nice          B． free    C． busy  D． rich

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36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey   36   the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old   37   , lady?” asked one of them
I was   38   . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll   39  you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  40  marks upon the floor. I   41   them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the   42  and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I   43   in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked   44   a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her   45   back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her   46   was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t   47  to. They had done   48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.   49   they matched.
I   50   the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things  51 , too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still   52   upon my floor. Let   53  be for a while. I want them there   54   I forget again how   55   I am.
36.A. while     B. as        C. when                D. until
37.A. clothes       B. books      C. shoes                D. papers
38.A. busy      B. confused  C. impatient                  D. free
39.A. cook      B. make       C. do                  D. give
40.A. left        B. kept           C. held                      D. wiped
41.A. sent       B. took           C. served               D. showed
42.A. study     B. bedroom  C. living room             D. kitchen
43.A. turned        B. gave        C. looked              D. checked
44.A. at         B. in       C. with                 D. to
45A. food       B. spoon     C. toast                 D. cup
46.A. voice       B. coat      C. story                 D. memory
47.A. expect     B. know     C. need                  D. mean
48.A. less than          B. more than  C. rather than           D. other than
49.A. And       B. So       C. Then                  D. But
50.A. tasted       B. peel      C. washed             D. cut
51.A. separated    B. matched  C. were the same         D. were different
52.A. strange     B. new     C. deep                D. wet
53.A. it         B. them    C. that                    D. one
54.A. in case      B. as if     C. although             D. in order that
55.A. happy       B. lucky   C. rich                D. moved

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36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey   36   the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.

“Any old   37   , lady?” asked one of them

I was   38   . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I’ll   39  you a cup of hot cocoa.”

There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  40  marks upon the floor. I   41   them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the   42  and started again on my household budget.

The silence in the front room struck through to me. I   43   in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked   44   a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her   45   back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.

“Your cups match your saucers.”

Her   46   was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t   47  to. They had done   48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.   49   they matched.

I   50   the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things  51 , too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still   52   upon my floor. Let   53  be for a while. I want them there   54   I forget again how   55   I am.

36.A. while        B. as           C. when                   D. until

37.A. clothes          B. books         C. shoes                            D. papers

38.A. busy          B. confused  C. impatient                         D. free

39.A. cook          B. make          C. do                        D. give

40.A. left            B. kept      C. held                    D. wiped

41.A. sent          B. took      C. served                     D. showed

42.A. study        B. bedroom  C. living room                    D. kitchen

43.A. turned           B. gave           C. looked                    D. checked

44.A. at            B. in          C. with                     D. to

45A. food           B. spoon        C. toast                      D. cup

46.A. voice          B. coat        C. story                        D. memory

47.A. expect       B. know     C. need                       D. mean

48.A. less than             B. more than  C. rather than                       D. other than

49.A. And          B. So         C. Then                        D. But

50.A. tasted         B. peel        C. washed               D. cut

51.A. separated    B. matched  C. were the same                   D. were different

52.A. strange      B. new     C. deep                   D. wet

53.A. it             B. them    C. that                        D. one

54.A. in case      B. as if     C. although                 D. in order that

55.A. happy       B. lucky   C. rich                       D. moved