阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选出最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   36   you can just wait until we make a quick   37   at the grocery store. I have something   38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we   39   some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to   40   your question.” I put one apple of each   41   on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a   42   look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all   43   colors, shapes and sizes. On the   44   ,  some of the apples may not   45   look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was   46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,   47   them back on the table, but   48   a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” He said, “I   49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   50  . See if that helps you 51   which one is which. ” He took   52  , and then a huge smile came cross his face.” People are   53   like apples! They are all different, but once you   54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.” He totally   55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

A. although  B. so         C. because      D. if

A. stop B. start        C. turn        D. stay

A. expressive       B. encouragingC. informative       D. interesting

A. bought    B. counted      C. saw         D. collected

A. check      B. mention     C. answer           D. improve

A. size  B. type        C. shape      D. class

A. worried   B. satisfied     C. proud      D. curious

A. ordinary  B. normal      C. different     D. regular

A. outside    B. whole     C. table       D. inside

A. still  B. even       C. only        D. ever u

A. examining      B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing

A. keeping   B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving

A. on    B. toward      C. for          D. in

A. mustn’t   B. can’t       C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

A. each one  B. each other  C. the other    D. one another

A. admit      B. consider     C. decide     D. believe

A. big bites  B. deep breathsC. a firm hold       D. a close look

A. just  B. always      C. merely           D. seldom

A. put away B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off

A. made       B. took        C. got        D. did

Blogs allow readers to post comments. There were millions of blogs out there, so I   36  expected anyone to read mine,   37  respond. But almost immediately they did. Twelve messages were   38  after my first entry. I went to the library five times that day—each time there were more.
The next morning I couldn’t wait to get up and hurry to the library.   39  I told my story. It gave structure and a purpose to my day.
For so long I’d been unable to   40  in the real world, afraid of rejection or pity or scorn(轻蔑).   41  here it was safe. This   42  with people on the other side of the screen, many on the other side of the world, was   43  me back to life again.
One particularly cold Tuesday I opened my   44  to see, among emails from bloggers   45  how I was surviving the snow, one saying: “New York Times Journalist Trying to Contact You.” Ian Urbina had discovered my blog   46  when researching an article on people living in their   47  in the U.S. exchanged emails and later he called me up. I hadn’t spoken to   48  for months but, as rain streamed down the glass   49 , the words came. I had been living in the car for almost nine months.
The article   50  on the front page. I didn’t know until I opened my computer. There were emails from people around the world. For almost a year on one had known I   51  existed but now here were hundreds wishing me well. They said they were   52  for me.
Now every time I pressed “Check Mail”, there were more messages. I watched the numbers of the visitors counter on my blog   53  by the hundreds. These were people at their computers all over the world. I felt as of I was viewing a miracle unfold(展开).
Over the next week, in libraries and in the car   54  under lamp posts at night, I wrote my papers. I had notepaper spread   55  the dashboard(仪表盘). And every morning in the quiet of the lane, I wrote for my life.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后面各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” Ks5u

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ” Ks5u

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.  Ks5u

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.  Ks5u

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.  Ks5u

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” Ks5u

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ” Ks5u

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ” Ks5u

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.  Ks

A. although  B. so       C. because      D. if

A. stop B. start    C. turn    D. stay

A. expressive       B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting

A. bought    B. counted      C. saw     D. collected

A. check      B. mention     C. answer       D. improve

A. size  B. type    C. shape  D. class 

A. worried   B. satisfied     C. proud  D. curious 

A. ordinary  B. normal       C. different     D. regular

A. outside    B. whole C. table   D. inside 

A. still       B. even   C. only    D. ever  

A. examining     B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing

A. keeping B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving 

A. on  B. toward       C. for    D. in  

A. mustn’t  B. can’t   C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

A. each one       B. each other  C. the other    D. one another

A. admit    B. consider     C. decide D. believe

A. big bites       B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look

A. just       B. always       C. merely     D. seldom

A. put away       B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off 

A. made     B. took    C. got     D. did 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts(a kind of cake) and coffee. The small shop,  36   on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their  37  .

    I  38  coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who’d point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

    Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of school children would burst   39  the  shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and   40  on. I didn’t   41  if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

    I came to know them pretty well. The girls would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to   42   their secrets, but still, they’d wait every day in the store   43  their bus came.

       Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare （车费） when a ticket went  44  — always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait  45  for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At _ closing time I wouldn't  46  the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

       I  47  a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals （伙伴）, but it never  48   to me that I played an important part in their lives—until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I  49  it was true, and he introduced himself   50  the father of two of my favorites—a brother and sister team．

       "I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I  51  about them having to take two buses to get home．It  52   a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．"

       I told him it wasn't a big  53  ．that I enjoyed the kids．

       "No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're  54  ．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．"

       So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a   55  ．I had become a landmark．

A．existed            B．located             C．lied     D．stood

A．ride              B．train               C．passengers      D．cars

A．tasted             B．had                C．made           D．poured

A．into              B．out                C．for       D．along

A．go                B．come               C．pass       D．pull

A．consider           B．mind               C．think           D．realize

A．hear               B．notice              C．share           D．show

A．when              B．before              C．after            D．until

A．stealing            B．disappearing         C．missing         D．remaining

A．happily          B．anxiously           C．sadly           D．bravely

A．lock             B．open               C．watch           D．keep

A．ate up            B．gave away           C．let out          D．sent away

A．stuck            B．reminded            C．moved     D．occurred

A．admitted          B．talked              C．guessed    D．refused

A．for             B．to                 C．as              D．like

A．care             B．worry              C．frighten    D．wonder

A．means            B．takes                C．has       D．gives

A．pride            B．pleasure             C．deal     D．help

A．controlled        B．behaved             C．alive       D．safe

A．word            B．title                C．prize       D．award

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he required. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely. The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill and departed. When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw. There, nearly beside the empty dish, were seven five-cent coins and fifteen one-cent coins---her tip.

How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?

       A. No more than fifty cents.       B. More than fifty cents.

       C. Not more than fifty cents.    D. Less than fifty cents.

Why did the little boy have only a dish of plain ice cream?

       A. The plain ice cream cost him much less.

       B. He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.

       C. The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.

       D. He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.

We can infer that the waitress might have felt_______when she got the tip.

       A. very surprised          B. a bit of shame   

       C. quite pleased                 D. a little worried