A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the

31 ― five dollars ― was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would

32 almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had a(n) 　33 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could 　34 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and 　35　 them for five cents a piece.

Every day 　36 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting the 　37 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 　38 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”.

Then one day the time 　39 . Reuben ran down Water Street to the store. “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks, 　40 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and 　41 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can where he 　42 the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 　43 .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner 　44 . The man went to the window and 　45 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and 　46 it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He 　47 a small box in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box 　48 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had 　49 received such a gift; she had no jewelry 　50 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

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

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

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

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

35. A. pay for　　　　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　　 D. afford

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

37. A. money　　　　　　　 B. sacks　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　　　 D. cans

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

39. A. passed　　　　　　　 B. ended　　　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. wasted

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

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

42. A. gave　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　 D. kept

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

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

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

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

47. A. placed　　　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. prepared

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

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

50. A. including　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　　 D. except

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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several months ago, my 22－year－old niece phoned me. “Aunt,” she said in her sweet voice, “the blood bank called and asked if I would donate blood. Would you come and donate with me?” I couldn't  21  her though I had never done that before.
I didn't know before going to the blood bank   22   I would be able to donate blood in the   23   of someone specific. There was a bulletin board with photos of children who were
24  at the Children's Hospital where I lost my daughter to   25   two years ago, so my heart went out to these children who were   26   cancer. One photo was of a little black girl, only nine. I   27   to donate my blood in Alexis's name. A month later, I   28   , and then a month after that, I went back again. I felt this was something I could do,    29   I made a promise to myself to go as often as possible.
One morning I heard a newscaster（播音员）   30   about a young girl named Alexis on TV.    31   , that's my Alexis from the blood bank who had lost her battle with cancer! My heart   32   . As I sat with tears running down my face, I listened to Alexis's story she left behind. I wasn't   33   to hear what an extraordinary child Alexis was,   34  I saw it in her eyes when I saw her   35   at the blood bank. She had the most angelic（天使般的）face, and a smile   36   of joy and courage. I never met this wonderful child, but she surely   37   me.
I am always telling myself that even though I do something that doesn't take   38   of my time, effort or money, it doesn't mean that what I do has no   39   . Every little thing we do to   40   another has value to the one who needs it.
21．A．blame               B．refuse           C．punish           D．comfort
22．A．where               B．why              C．until             D．that
23．A．name                B．charge           C．course           D．hope
24．A. volunteers          B．nurses           C．patients         D．students
25．A．a fire                B．water            C．cancer           D．an accident
26．A．curing              B．producing      C．examining     D．battling
27．A．hesitated           B．demanded      C．ordered         D．came
28．A．got through       B．got along       C．went back      D．went round
29．A．still                  B．but                      C．so                 D．or
30．A．reporting          B．thinking        C．reminding     D．worrying
31．A．Naturally          B．Doubtfully    C．Unfortunately  D．Unusually
32．A．broke              B．flew          C．beat              D．hit
33．A．interested          B．surprised       C．encouraged    D．disappointed
34．A．once                 B．which           C．while            D．because
35．A．photograph       B．smile            C．achievements  D．success
36．A．afraid            B．full              C．jealous          D．ashamed
37．A．touched            B．caught           C．defended       D．thanked
38．A．much                      B．advantage      C．notice           D．none
39．A．difference         B．preference     C．victory          D．value
40．A．improve           B．trust              C．help              D．Educate

My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)．Nothing seemed to be more __16__ to him than his work，not even his family.

He usually __17__at 6 o’clock，and our __18__ and I were still asleep then，and then left __19__ having breakfast.I asked him to have breakfast __20__，but he said it’s a waste of __21__.I didn’t know what kept him so__22__.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office.He came back at ten at night.However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss.__23__he got home，he would start to__24__.The kids had already been in bed，of course.

“Mom，where is Dad？Why I __25__ see him？”the kids often asked.

“Well，Dad has to work.He is busy，”I always__26__like this.As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again.Perhaps they had__27__that they had a dad.However，the situation changed several months ago.

Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became__28__.I sent her to the hospital.The__29__told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling__30__all the time.Tears burst into my eyes when I__31__that.I finally called my __32__and told him about that.Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.

He__33__another job two weeks later.

“I just wanted to make as much__34__as possible for you and our kids.But now，I just want to__35__as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mary’s parents are different from the average. While she was growing up they required her to 21. First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Mary worked for other people.

When Mary was 14 years old, her mother and father told her that they were no 22 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes like suits, but 23 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 24, but they wanted to teach Mary some 25 lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 26. She learned how to deal with her money carefully. Another thing she learned was 27 to keep from wearing out(穿破)her clothes too fast.

Also, even 28 Mary went to school she was 29 to work. All through her high school and 30 years she worked as well as studied. Mary’s parents had plenty of 31 but they felt she would 32 her education more if she had to 33 it. And strange as it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part- time generally got 34 grades than students who did no work.

  Now Mary is a mother herself. She requires her children to do the same 35 she did, especially working part- time as they go to school.

21．A．study B．play C．learn D．work

22．A．longer      B．money     C．any   D．hope

23．A．what B．that   C．nothing    D．everything

24．A．responsible     B．lazy C．poor  D．careless

25．A．difficult   B．daily        C．valuable    D．useless

26．A．free   B．expensive  C．useful       D．proper

27．A．how  B．when C．why  D．where

28．A．when B．as      C．until  D．since

29．A．permitted  B．required    C．going       D．forced

30．A．hard        B．work       C．happy       D．college

31．A．time        B．children   C．money      D．work

32．A．value       B．have  C．use    D．receive

33．A．enjoy       B．pay   C．pay for     D．enjoy

34．A．worse       B．better       C．more D．less

35．A．as     B．what  C．which       D．like

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) 【小题1】  of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she  【小题2】  hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men  【小题3】  the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,   【小题4】  they could get the money they had seen.   【小题5】 , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers 【小题6】 a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the 【小题7】 is still under investigation(调查), local police aren’t saying 【小题8】 else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers 【小题9】 the girl in the past.
Two other 【小题10】 were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was 【小题11】 . The robbers left peacefully after  【小题12】  that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the  【小题13】  that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to 【小题14】  citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites  【小题15】   doing so. The police say it is  【小题16】  that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,    【小题17】  that the robbers knew the girl in another way.    【小题18】  , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have   【小题19】  such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that  【小题20】  the girl’s name.