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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

I could still __5__ talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, listened politely, but he didn’t __6__ about it any further. He learned about my loss and, with great __7__, moved on to another __8__.

After the next __9__ of interviews, Bruce asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had __10__ his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his __11__, I realized that he had experienced the same __12__ as I had --- a pain that was almost impossible to __13__ to someone who had not lost a loved one. He __14__ his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the __15__ or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I __16__ needed help.

From that one act of kindness, __17__ he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family __18__ with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business __19__ into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme __20__.

1. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　    B. story 　　　　　　　　　　    C. fact 　　　　　　　　　　    D. advice

2. A. warm 　　　　　　　　　　    B. keep　　　　　　　　　　    C. get　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

3. A. deepen　　　　　　　　　　    B. gain　　　　　　　　　　    C. reduce　　　　　　　　　　    D. stop

4. A. key　　　　　　　　　　    B. nice　　　　　　　　　　    C. old　　　　　　　　　　    D. present

5. A. terribly　　　　　　　　　　    B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　    C. greatly 　　　　　　　　　　    D. finally

6. A. think　　　　　　　　　　    B. guess　　　　　　　　　　    C. say　　　　　　　　　　    D. ask

7. A. patience　　　　　　　　　　    B. effort　　　　　　　　　　    C. respect 　　　　　　　　　　    D. help

8. A. subject　　　　　　　　　　    B. interviewee　　　　　　　　　　    C. manager　　　　　　　　　　    D. officer

9. A. time　　　　　　　　　　    B. round　　　　　　　　　　    C. chance　　　　　　　　　　    D. visit

10. A. loved　　　　　　　　　　    B. divorced　　　　　　　　　　    C. got　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

11. A. explaining　　　　　　　　　　    B. crying　　　　　　　　　　    C. sharing　　　　　　　　　　    D. comparing

12. A. pain　　　　　　　　　　    B. loss　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　　　　　　　　　    D. life

13. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　    B. explain　　　　　　　　　　    C. throw　　　　　　　　　　    D. give

14. A. passed　　  t;&?

nbsp;　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　    C. showed　　　　　　　　　　    D. offered

15. A. job　　　　　　　　　　    B. school　　　　　　　　　　    C. permission　　　　　　　　　　    D. aid

16. A. yet　　　　　　　　　　    B. even　　　　　　　　　　    C. ever　　　　　　　　　　    D. once

17. A. since　　　　　　　　　　    B. when　　　　　　　　　　    C. so　　　　　　　　　　    D. because

18. A. deal　　　　　　　　　　    B. live　　　　　　　　　　    C. struggle　　　　　　　　　　    D. improve

19. A. case　　　　　　　　　　    B. card　　　　　　　　　　    C. task　　　　　　　　　　    D. interview

20. A. danger　　　　　　　　　　    B. concern　　　　　　　　　　    C. need　　　　　　　　　　    D. situation

We have so many first days in our lives. First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They 36 the beginning of a new experience or journey and they are also filled with　 37　 feelings. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh　 38 for the future.

I want to share a 39 that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that 40 is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother 41 he read his schoolbooks and could hardly 42 the day when she would learn to read.

But after Trisha 43 started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she 44 , she saw only confusion. Trisha 45 , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not 　46 .

By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the 47 in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was 48 . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker 49 that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could 50 some help.

He found an expert, and together they 51 with Trisha after school. They 52 her to understand words 　53 one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.

This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous 54 , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new 55 and made a difference in her life.

【小题1】A. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mark　　　　　　　　　　　 C. describe　　　　　　　　 D. show

【小题2】A. absurd　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　　　 C. mixed　　　　　　　　　　 D. strong

【小题3】A. blood　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. evidence　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. air

【小题4】A. belief　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　　 C. view　　　　　　　　　　　 D. concern

【小题5】A. reading　　　　　　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　 C. listening　　　　　　　　 D. thinking

【小题6】A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

【小题7】A. look for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wait for　　　　　　　　　 C. ask for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish for

【小题8】A. gradually　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. mostly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　 D. firmly

【小题9】A. breathed　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tried　　　　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　 D. pressed

【小题10】A. took off　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stayed up　　　　　　　 C. kept on　　　　　　　　　 D. fell behind

【小题11】A. smart　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard-working　　　　 C. healthy　　　　　　　　　 D. easy-going

【小题12】A. memory　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. balance　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

【小题13】A. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. proud　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　 D. strict

【小题14】A. doubted　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. witnessed　　　　　　　 C. represented　　　　　　　　 D. realized

【小题15】A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. besides　　　　　　　　　 C. including　　　　　　　　 D. within

【小题16】A. sang　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　　　　　　 C. danced　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chatted

【小题17】A. helped　　　　　　　　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. begged　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

【小题18】A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. once　　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

【小题19】A. teacher　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. writer　　　　　　　　　　 C. expert　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guide

【小题20】A. school　　　　　　　　　　　 B. start　　　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

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。

　 An acrobatic（杂技的）master performed a tightrope（钢丝）walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.

　 When the 　36 started, he went to one end of the tightrope, 　37 straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain. Immediately, the audience 　38 loud applause.

“If my hands are tied, do you also believe ! can 　39 ？” he asked the audience.

　 　40 , some people didn’t believe, but in order to know the 　41 , they said, “We believe you !”

Then, he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past 　42 .

　 He looked around and said, “If I’m blindfolded（蒙着眼睛的）with my hands tied, do you ___43 believe I can go past?”

　　 This time, the people said without 　44 , “We believe you!”

　　 In this way, his eyes were 　45 with a black cloth. He moved slowly to the tightrope and

walked along it inch by inch. This time, he went past once again. The audience burst into 　46 .

Then, he 　47 a child and asked all the people, “If I put him on any shoulders 　48__ I’m blindfolded with my hands tied as well, do you still believe I can make it?”

　 All the people replied before 　49 , “We believe you!”

　 “I ask you again, do you really believe me?”

　 “Yes, we believe you completely !”

　 Then, he said, “Well then, since you believe me, 　50 my child with yours. Who will?”

　 All of a sudden, the audience fell 　51 . The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.

　 After ten minutes, the acrobatic master said nothing, just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope. Sure enough, this time he 　52 once more.

Faced with things far from their own 　53 , people can often make judgments easily and quickly, but once involved in（牵涉）it, most of people “cannot 　54 it clearly”. Only those who are really confident, like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay 　55 at any time.

36. A. talent　　　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. program　　　　　　　　 D. show　　　　　　　　

37. A. stepping　　　　　　 B. staring　　　　　　　　　　 C. wandering　　　　　　　 D. pointing　　　　　　

38. A. broke into　　　　　 B. came into　　　　　　　　 C. gave off　　　　　　　　 D. sent out

39. A. get through　　　　 B. walk down　　　　　　　 C. go across　　　　　　　 D. pass around

40. A. Finally　　　　　　　 B. Actually　　　　　　　　　 C. Hopefully　　　　　　　　 D. Especially　　　　　

41. A. result　　　　　　　　 B. experience　　　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　　　 D. trick　　　　　　　　

42. A. slightly　　　　　　　 B. luckily　　　　　　　　　　 C. smoothly　　　　　　　　 D. nervously　　　　　

43. A. even　　　　　　　　　 B. just　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. always　　　　　　　　　　 D. still　　　　　　　　　

44. A. difficulty　　　　　 B. hesitation　　　　　　　　 C. concern　　　　　　　　　 D. mercy　　　　　　　　　　　

45. A. blocked　　　　　　 B. hidden　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. equipped　　　　　

46. A. cheers　　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tears　　　　　　　　　　　 D. laughter　　　　　　

47. A. chose　　　　　　　　 B. supported　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　　　　　　 D. held　　　　　　　　　

48. A. till　　　　　　　 　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　 　　　　 D. since　　　　　　　　

49. A. arguing　　　　　　　 B. thinking　　　　　　　　　 C. refusing　　　　　　　　　 D. wondering　　　　

50. A. exchange　　　　　 B. compare　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treat　　　　　　　　　

51. A. silent　　　　　　　　 B. noisy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. doubtful　　　　　　　　　 D. anxious　　　　　　

52. A. won　　　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　　　　 C. acted　　　 　　　　 D. succeeded　　　　

53. A. children　　　　　　 B. fears　　　　　　　　　　　 C. interests　　　　　　　　　 D. performances　　

54. A. sense　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. understand　　　　　　　 D. realize　　　　　　　　

55. A. awake　　　　　　　 B. encouraged　　　　　 C. patient　　　 　　　　 D. focused　　　　　　

Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family were all back home in Florida, leaving me 36 in a rather cold California. I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. It was about 9:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve, and there were a few of us 37 and very few customers waiting to be 38 . When the next person came to the counter, I 39 to see a very old man, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage(绷带) ,standing with a stick. He walked very 40 over and in a low 41 told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him there were no more 42 that night and that he would have to wait till the 43 .

Later, I 44 this old man was Mr. MacDonald and that his relative 45 him off at the sidewalk on Christmas Eve and told him to go to New Orleans, where he had his family. He was given some 46 and told just to go inside and buy a ticket. When 47 if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to 48 in here and he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. I felt a little ashamed. The poor old man now 49 me of what being alone really meant.

I never really had a 50 like this, and I was feeling really miserable inside. I went back and told my supervisor(主管) about it, who promised to 51 everything. To my great 52 , the next morning we 53 to get him a ticket and took him to wait for the plane. As he left he said, “Thank you”; then he 54 his head and started to cry. Seeing this, my homesickness began to disappear.

From the experience I learned a 55 : He who helps others gets helped himself.

36.　 A. unbearable　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　 C. lively　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

37. A. working　　　　　　　　 B. chatting　　　　　　　　 C. leaving　　　　　　　　　 D. moving

38. A. invited　　　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　　　　　　 C. greeted　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

39. A. pulled up　　　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　　　 C. looked up　　　　　　　 D. woke up

40. A. swiftly　　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingly　　　　　　 D. wildly

41. A. position　　　　　　　　 B. manner　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　 D. degree

42. A. flights　　　　　　　　　 B. hotels　　　　　　　　　　 C. buses　　　　　　　　　　 D. passengers

43. A. morning　　　　　　　　 B. afternoon　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　 D. dusk

44. A. suspected　　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

45. A. turned　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

46. A. cash　　　　　　　　　　 B. freedom　　　　　　　　 C. reasons　　　　　　　　 D. chances

47. A. asked　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubted　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　 D. decided

48. A. hide　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　 C. visit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. relax

49. A. informed　　　　　　　 B. persuaded　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　 D. warned

50. A. demand　　　　　　　　 B. concern　　　　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　　 D. situation

51. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrange　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　　　　 D. inspect

52. A. relief　　　　　　　　　　 B. embarrassment　　　 C. disappointment　　　 D. regret

53. A. intended　　　　　　　　 B. planned　　　　　　　　 C. desired　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

54. A. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bent　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

55. A. sentence　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　 D. text