The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.

       I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

       We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

       “Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

       I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

       “Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

36． A．wipe                     B．cut                         C．put                         D．send

37． A．When                   B．How                       C．Why                       D．Where

38． A．turn                      B．keep                       C．make                      D．cool

39． A．parents                 B．school-times            C．friends                    D．school yards

40． A．office                   B．classroom               C．restaurant                D．living room

41． A．but                       B．or                          C．for                         D．so

42． A．work                    B．study                      C．stay                        D．spend

43． A．business                B．possession               C．position                  D．place

44． A．away                    B．from                      C．far                         D．clear

45． A．easy                            B．lonely                     C．smelly                    D．noisy

46． A．for                       B．like                        C．after                       D．as

47． A．regular                 B．common                 C．unusual                   D．normal

48． A．reaching               B．going                            C．looking                   D．heading

49． A．cars                      B．bottles                    C．branches                 D．glasses

50． A．check                   B．help                       C．take                        D．bring

51． A．decide                  B．hurry                      C．consider                  D．stop

52． A．Above                  B．Behind                   C．Ahead                    D．Below

53． A．hung                    B．trapped                   C．caught                    D．fell

54． A．stored                   B．deserted                  C．lost                        D．hid

55． A．bridge                  B．tree                        C．moment                  D．way

 ______ what your families said just now, I think, and you will make your own decision.

A. Consider                                   B. Considering            C. To consider          D. Considered

 

Before you decide to leave your job, _______ the effect it will have on your family.

A. consider     B. considering

C. to consider D. considered

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   16   me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，   17    to look at each other．Soon we lost the     18    and started playing with each other．

In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was   19    family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had    20      people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had    21     ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to      22___   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very    23___ ，but we still stayed in  24____ ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically     25___  her and people were calling her      26____  ．

Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I   27___ you so much，and you didn’t even know you were      28____  me．”

We both cried．And I guess a kind of    29__  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be     30____  yourself.

A．follow       B．meet          C．join            D．support

A．scared        B．annoyed        C．worried         D．delighted

A．temper       B．interest         C．confidence       D．shyness

A．taking up      B．getting through C．going through  D．making up

A．happier      B．cooler           C．stronger         D．cleverer

A．problems       B．shortcomings    C．partners         D．disabilities

A．admit         B．accept           C．consider         D．realize

A．calm          B．considerate       C．upset          D．helpful

A．place         B．touch         C．control          D．mood

A．confused     B．bothered       C．reminded       D．deserted

A．crazy       B．stubborn       C．clumsy          D．stupid

A．expect      B．influence      C．appreciate      D．demand

A．urging      B．blaming        C．helping          D．hurting

A．honour     B．favour          C．pleasure         D．lesson

A．innocent      B．successful     C．guilty            D．reliable

The students at Sandy's high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had __36  himself．The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37  when nobody cares.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38  moment about the importance of making people feel _39 ． He asked his class to imagine they were about to  _40  and to write a note "telling someone how and why you _ 41 him or her."

Sandy, who had a   42_  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  _43  . Her letter read: "We've had some  44_ times and I haven't always been a very good _ 45  , but I know I'm lucky to have you in my life． You're the _ 46_ person I've ever known．And even when I disagree with you, I never _ 47 _you love me and want what's best for me．Thanks for not   48  up me.”

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy   49 but said little．

The next morning, Sandy found a  50 on her mirror:  "Dearest Sandy,  I want you to know being your mother is, by far, the most important thing in my life． 51_ I got your note , I thought I had lost your love and  52 .  I felt like such a failure．I intended to  53 it all last night．Your note saved my  54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate(低估) the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won't always save a life, but it will always make someone's life better．

1.                A．sacrificed       B．defeated        C．abandoned    D．killed

 

2.                A．live            B．imagine         C．struggle  D．think

 

3.                A．sad            B．final           C．teachable D．great

 

4.                A．ashamed        B．valued          C．excited   D．scared

 

5.                A．die            B．fail            C．retire    D．survive

 

6.                A．miss           B．hate           C．admire   D．appreciate

 

7.                A．close          B．casual          C．bad  D．personal

 

8.                A．classmate       B．mom           C．father    D．teacher

 

9.                A．free           B．delightful       C．pleasant  D．rough

 

10.               A．daughter       B．student         C．friend D．trainer

 

11.               A．best           B．wisest          C．luckiest   D．bravest

 

12.               A．trust           B．doubt          C．consider   D．predict

 

13.               A．taking          B．going          C．giving D．looking

 

14.               A．coldly          B．hesitantly       C．shyly D．tightly

 

15.               A．note           B．gift            C．notice D．reminder

 

16.               A．Since          B．Until           C．Though    D．When

 

17.               A．confidence      B．courage        C．respect   D．heart

 

18.               A．end           B．make          C．get   D．fall

 

19.               A．life            B．time           C．money    D．honor

 

20.               A．push           B．price          C．meaning   D．power