题目内容
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s 1 my taxi. She gave me an address, and then asked: “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I don’t 2 ,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I 3 shut off the meter(里程表).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She 4 me the building where she had worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had once lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As the sun was rising, we got to the hospice.
“How much should I pay you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“ 5 ,” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered.
“There are other 6 .”
“You gave an old woman a little moment of 7 ,” she said. “Thank you.”
I drove into the fine 8 light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the 9 of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of the day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had got a(n) 10 driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift(换班)? What if I had refused to take the run?
1 A. found B. took C. called D. chose
2 A. count B. know C. mind D. worry
3 A. quietly B. gladly C. angrily D. usually
4 A. reminded B. introduced C. explained D. showed
5 A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Everything
6 A. passengers B. drivers C. patients D. strangers
7 A. pity B. pain C. joy D. anger
8 A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
9 A. opening B. closing C. beginning D. changing
10 A. careful B. polite C. kind D. unfriendly
1B 2C 3A 4D 5C 6A 7C 8A 9B 10D
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Tom liked fish very much.. One day he【小题1】 some fish in the shop and took it home. But when his wife (妻子) saw the fish, she said to herself, “Good! I can ask my friends 【小题2】 lunch, and we can eat the fish. They 【小题3】 fish very much,”
So when Tom came home in the evening, the fish was not【小题4】 and his wife said,“Oh, your cat ate it.” And she gave Tom some bread (面包) 【小题5】 his dinner. Tom was very【小题6】
.He took the cat and his wife to the【小题7】 near his house and weighed (称…..的重量) the cat.. 【小题8】 he turned to his wife and said,“My fish weighs【小题9】 kilo. This cat weighs one, too. My fish is here, you see, but 【小题10】 is my cat? ”
完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Haircuts from the Heart
Even though Rebecca didn't enjoy having long hair, still, month after month for two and a half years, Rebecca let her hair grow until it nearly reached her waist. At the right time, 1 would donate（捐献）her beautiful hair to a group in Palm Springs, Florida called Locks of Love.
Locks of Love is a special 2 called a charity(慈善机构). The members of this group work to help others in need. 3 the healthy cut hair that Rebecca sends them, they will have a wig(假发) made for a child who needs it. Children who need wigs are those who 4 all their hair because of illness or as a side effect from certain medicines they have to 5 . Rebecca's hair will be used to help replace the 6 that another child has lost. It will also replace some of the bad feelings that child may have from not having hair.
The day finally came to cut her long hair. Rebecca had chosen a beauty 7 in her city that gave to the Locks of Love program. The hairstylist who worked there took the time to make sure Rebecca's hair was cut and packaged properly .
First the hairstylist made sure that Rebecca's hair was clean, dry, and not damaged by chemicals. The hairstylist also made sure that the cut hair would be at least ten inches long. Then he cut Rebecca's hair. Rebecca had 8 to have her cut hair bundled into a ponytail（绑成马尾辫）. She took great 9 in placing the cut ponytail into a plastic bag and then an envelope to be mailed to Locks of Love. Finally as her reward, Rebecca's 10 hair was styled.
Now with short hair, Rebecca made another important decision. She decided to let it grow long again. 11 she will give it to Locks of Love. Judging from last time, she 12 it will take about three years. Even though Rebecca no longer has long hair, she certainly has a big heart.
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 1 classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very different and much 2 than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 3 "
Li is not ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same 5 : they can talk about their ideas freely 6 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 7 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 8 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 10 more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "
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