Gary is very popular in his college and nearly everybody knows him. He is a basketball starand has played in quite a few important matches held in his home state. And for this reason, he has become the  (21)  of the college, envy of the boys, and hero of the girls. Among his many  (22)  is a girl called Nola.
Nola is Gary’s classmate, and Professor Johnson’s daughter. Mr. Johnson is a strict father, and in a family where a sports star is not  (23) regarded, Nola never dares to mention Gary’s name. In school, they seldom speak to each other and always keep a certain (24).
Nola’s family lives on the campus and there is a big sports ground near their (25) . Every afternoon, after school, Gary would spend at least one hour practicing basketball before returning (26). Nola lives on the third floor, and from their (27) she can see the sports ground. As a (28) , Nola would sit in a chair on the balcony, reading or doing her homework everyday (29) she comes home. Sometimes she would raise her head to watch Gary shoot or (30) how many times he can hit the basket.
Gary doesn’t seem to pay any attention to Nola on the balcony.
One afternoon, Nola moved her chair into the room (31) the breeze outside. But she could still hear the noise from the sports ground. The (32) suddenly stopped and the sports ground became very quiet. Nola thought it (33) and looked out through the window.
She saw Gary bending down there and (34) something on the ground with a piece of chalk. What was he writing? She (35). Gary finished writing and (36), he picked up his bag and dragged his way home.
After Gary left, Nola went (37) quickly and walked quietly to the sports ground. When she got to the place where Gary had just (38), she found these words, “Nola, why didn’t you watch me play?”
She picked up the (39) end on the ground and added below the line, “(40) yes, I did.”

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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I   16   older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   17   the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with the   18   score on it would be lying   19   me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck  20   he delivered the bread to the stores. The   21   and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would   22   all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   23   that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   24   from his route（路线）. The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   25   saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   26   the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been   27   in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   28   in my ears. I   29   the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   30   to me. I still taught in school   31   I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground

32   a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two   33  . At that moment I found my   34   in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those   35   as he did. From that day On I started. I’ll always remember that!

16．A．seemed            B．grew                      C．turned                    D．changed

17．A．when               B．although                 C．because                   D．before

18．A．fresh               B．final                       C．official                   D．opposite

19．A．across from      B．in place of                     C．next to                    D．ahead of

20．A．as                   B．so                          C．until                       D．unless

21．A．smell               B．color                      C．taste                       D．shape

22．A．react               B．confirm                  C．serve                      D．attend

23．A．exactly            B．sadly                      C．slowly                    D．simply

24．A．drive               B．walk                       C．length                     D．ride

25．A．immediately     B．hopefully                C．surprisingly             D．unusually

26．A．make               B．keep                       C．take                        D．win

27．A．killed                     B．injured                   C．trapped                   D．saved

28．A．strike                     B．knock                     C．beat                        D．hit

29．A．held up            B．held back                C．hung on                  D．hung up

30．A．cared               B．mattered                 C．troubled                  D．meant

31．A．if                    B．once                       C．and                        D．but

32．A．while                     B．after                       C．when                      D．before

33．A．shoulders         B．fingers                    C．arms                       D．legs

34．A．purpose           B．pleasure                  C．position                  D．progress

35．A．lessons            B．prizes                     C．gifts                       D．subjects

The first time I remember noticing I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.
Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.
Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.
16. A. hit              B. disappointed     C. presented        D. bored
17. A. on               B. from             C. during           D. about
18. A. false            B. shy              C. apologetic       D. bright
19. A. research         B. study            C. recognize        D. explore
20. A. praised          B. blamed           C. mistaken         D. respected
21. A. conclusion       B. description      C. evaluation       D. introduction
22. A. argument         B. disagreement     C. mystery          D. task
23. A. visited          B. approached       C. passed          D. left
24. A. drawing back     B. putting on       C. handing in       D. holding out
25. A. Once             B. Before           C. Unless           D. While
26. A. in               B. through          C. out              D. down
27. A. cried            B. cheered          C. smiled           D. gestured
28. A. idea             B. reply            C. notice           D. greeting
29. A. awkward          B. angry            C. elegant          D. patient
30. A. came             B. responded        C. hurried          D. appeared
31. A. surprise         B. frustration      C. interest         D. doubt
32. A. fail             B. try              C. wish             D. bother
33. A. offer            B. sacrifice        C. promise          D. difference
34. A. effectiveness    B. cheerfulness     C. carefulness      D. seriousness
35. A. trends           B. observations     C. regulations      D. feelings

“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”

His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we    16    our calm, we shout for that.”

“But, why do you shout when the other person is    17    next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft    18   ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”

Disciples gave some other answers but none    19    the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their    20    distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the    21    they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”

Then the saint asked, “What    22    when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very    23   .”

The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get    24    closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only    25    each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get    26   , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not   27    the path to return!”

1.A. miss                               B. lose                                   C. avoid                                 D. refuse

2.A. already                         B. yet                                     C. just                                    D. well

3.A. voice                    B. sound                               C. attitude                            D. manner

4.A. excited                         B. satisfied                            C. surprised                         D. persuaded

5.A. heads                            B. brains                               C. backs                                D. hearts

6.A. faster                            B. slower                              C. louder                              D. earlier

7.A. happens                       B. matters                   C. decides                            D. concerns

8.A. short                             B. long                                   C. easy                                  D. hard

9.A. never                            B. ever                                  C. too                                    D. even

10.A. look at                        B. take over                         C. turn away                         D. rely on

11.A. empty                         B. distant                              C. cold                                   D. lonely

12.A. build                           B. repair                               C. follow                               D. find

Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She would place the extra cake on the ___(21)___ for someone to take it.

She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake. Instead of expressing ___(22)___, he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do ___(23)___ with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”

This went on day after day. The woman felt very ___(24)___. One day, she decided to ___(25)___ him. She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands trembled. She threw his cake into the fire ___(26)___, prepared another one and put it on the window.

As usual, the hunchback came, ___(27)___the cake and muttered the same words. The hunchback proceeded on his way, ___(28)___ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.

The woman had a ___(29)___ who had gone to a distant place to ___(30)___ his fortune. Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a ___(31)___ for him. For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his  ___(32)___ return.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find her son standing there. His clothes and shoes were ___(33)___. He was starved and ___(34)___.

Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n) ___(35)___ I' m here. When 1 was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒). I would have died, but for a whole ___(36)___ an old hunchback gave me.”

As the mother heard those words, her face turned ___(37)___. She leaned against the door for ___(38)___. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have ___(39)___ her own son!

It was then that she ___(40)___ the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”

1.                A．door           B．roof            C．stone D．window

2.                A．concern        B．hope           C．gratitude  D．regret

3.                A．agrees         B．remains         C．differs    D．fights

4.                A．annoyed        B．delighted        C．disappointed   D．relieved

5.                A．look into        B．get rid of        C．search for D．argue with

6.                A．immediately     B．fortunately      C．purposely     D．carefully

7.                A．checked up     B．picked up       C．ate up    D．threw up

8.                A．asking          B．answering       C．knowing  D．wondering

9.                A．daughter       B．husband        C．relative   D．son

10.               A．get            B．have           C．seek  D．tell

11.               A．greeting        B．hello           C．kiss   D．prayer

12.               A．double         B．happy          C．safe  D．warm

13.               A．broken out      B．worn out        C．cut out    D．thrown out

14.               A．strong         B．free           C．happy D．weak

15.               A．event          B．miracle         C．mistake   D．surprise

16.               A．cake           B．egg            C．meal  D．supply

17.               A．black          B．green          C．pale  D．yellow

18.               A．fear           B．strength        C．support   D．weight

19.               A．helped         B．killed          C．missed    D．surrounded

20.               A．valued         B．recognized      C．remembered   D．realized