My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.

I 6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 

To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．held

3.                A．comes across    B．looks after       C．picks out  D．learns from

4.                A．relaxed         B．nervous        C．anxious   D．secret

5.                A．parents         B．family          C．guests    D．friends

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．forgot    D．witnessed

7.                A．sad            B．calm           C．excited   D．puzzled

8.                A．especially       B．seldom         C．frequently D．hardly

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．competed

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

13.               A．touched        B．considered      C．saw   D．understood

14.               A．after           B．unless          C．until D．if

15.               A．up            B．down          C．back  D．on

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．angry D．worried

17.               A．whispered      B．insisted         C．introduced D．informed

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．disappointment

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

Dine with General St. Amour

General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   1.  his humble origin（卑微的出身）. 

While his   2.  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   3. . They had just sat down at the table when his father   4.  to drop in on him. When the guard   5.  it to the general, he   6.  rose and told his guests that his father had   7. .

He said that he knew the   8.  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   9.  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   10.  with his father in another room.

Hearing what he said, all the guests present   11.  that the father should be introduced to them, 12.  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   13.  to him. But to their 14. , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   15.  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   16.  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   17. , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the   18.  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”

He then   19.  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.

The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   20. , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.

21.               A．forgot          B．knew          C．minded   D．cared

22.               A．family          B．army           C．company  D．organization

23.               A．park           B．school         C．restaurant D．cinema

24.               A．agreed         B．promised       C．decided   D．happened

25.               A．explained       B．whispered      C．reported  D．shouted

26.               A．strongly        B．immediately     C．simply D．suddenly

27.               A．resigned        B．started         C．left   D．arrived

28.               A．respect        B．understanding   C．support   D．love

29.               A．before         B．until           C．if D．unless

30.               A．chat           B．dine           C．walk  D．dance

31.               A．demanded      B．commanded     C．stressed   D．requested

32.               A．saying          B．complaining     C．admitting  D．reminding

33.               A．used           B．opposed        C．related    D．devoted

34.               A．joy            B．disappointment  C．excitement D．surprise

35.               A．terribly         B．completely      C．slightly    D．partly

36.               A．embarrassed    B．frightened      C．disturbed  D．disappointed

37.               A．Above all       B．After all        C．In addition D．In time

38.               A．party          B．interview       C．appointment   D．discussion

39.               A．defended       B．allowed        C．introduced D．excused

40.               A．time           B．money         C．pride D．confidence

第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,  满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36  , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s   37   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle   38   her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them.   Her children really benefit a lot from her   39   attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that   40   often don’t realize she’s blind.

I   41   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43   excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to   44    colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   45   with us”. 

To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   47   showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt   49   Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come   50   in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   51   for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   52  . I knew my child was   53   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s   54   in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  .” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

36. A. ways                         B. means                      C. methods                   D. senses

37. A. enjoyed                            B. found                       C. missed                     D. held

38. A. comes across                     B. looks after                C. picks out                  D. learns from

39. A. relaxed                      B. nervous                    C. anxious                    D. secret

40. A. parents                      B. family                      C. guests                      D. friends

41. A. realized                     B. heard                       C. forgot                      D. witnessed

42. A. sad                           B. calm                        C. excited                     D. puzzled

43. A. especially                   B. seldom                     C. frequently                D. hardly

44. A. paint                         B. draw                        C. create                       D. mix

45. A. stayed                        B. painted                    C. talked                      D. competed

46. A. excitement                 B. encouragement          C. delight                            D. surprise

47. A. attitude                      B. color                        C. picture                    D. paper

48. A. touched                            B. considered                C. saw                         D. understood

49. A. after                          B. unless                      C. until                        D. if

50. A. up                             B. down                             C. back                        D. on

51. A. curious                      B. quiet                       C. angry                       D. worried

52. A. whispered                  B. insisted                    C. introduced                D. informed

53. A. right                         B. wrong                      C. worried                    D. uncertain

54. A. shortcomings              B. difficulties                C. pride                       D. disappointment

55. A. paper                         B. pens                         C. hands                       D. eyes

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it  36 , a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of  37 . It was really  38  to see so many people digging through the  39  and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in  40 .
Then, the story took a turn for the  41 . They found her wallet in the staff bathroom,  42 . There is no  43  that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom  44  everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the  45 , hearts sank, people were hurt and  46  and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It  47  so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising  48 — for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to   49  the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money  50  . All kinds of people ,  51  some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help.  52  the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of  53 . Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the  54  was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that  55  me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.
36.  A. worked out       B. came out           C. ran out            D. turned out
37.  A. checks           B. earnings             C.bills              D. money
38.  A. frightening        B. relaxing            C. annoying          D. moving
39.  A.garbage           B. mud               C. crowds            D. streets
40.  A. excitement        B. happiness          C. tears              D. fear
41.  A.better             B. worse             C.best                D. worst
42.  A. full              B. broken            C. empty             D. dirty
43.  A. evidence          B. doubt             C. reason             D. question
44.  A. before           B. after              C. until               D. while
45.  A. floor             B. ceiling            C. roof                D. river
46.  A. anxious          B. suspect            C. upset               D. bored
47.  A. proved          B. seemed           C. caused               D. stated
48.  A. end              B. excuse            C. turn               D. chance
49.  A. replace           B. find               C. return               D. repair
50.  A. as for            B. as follows          C. as well             D. as above
51.  A. even             B. though             C. also               D. ever
52.  A. On              B. In                 C. At                D. By
53.  A. angry            B. joy                C. disappointment      D. shame
54.  A. satisfaction       B. surprise              C. gratitude           D. courage
55.  A. remind           B. warn              C. predict             D. illustrate