It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common     1   during Christmas.

She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around     2   money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some     3    for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown,     4    during Christmas.

From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a     5    voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and     6    her.

In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she     7    them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to     8    the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.

Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was     9    . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.

We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat    10   , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never    11   so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her    12   to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such   13        things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.

As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never   14   up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very    15   . Our Christmas became more meaningful.

1.                A.problem        B.sight           C.moment  D.experience

 

2.                A.borrowing      B.receiving        C.begging   D.lending

 

3.                A.clothes         B.books          C.food     D.coins

 

4.                A.absolutely       B.casually         C.especially D.hardly

 

5.                A.strange         B.polite          C.serious   D.loud

 

6.                A.care for        B.speak to        C.smile at   D.hold to

 

7.                A.sold           B.needed         C.collected D.used

 

8.                A.buy            B.make           C.cover    D.control

 

9.                A.painful         B.true            C.moving   D.interesting

 

10.               A.happily         B.eagerly         C.anxiously  D.silently

 

11.               A.possessed      B.bought         C.seen D.accepted

 

12.               A.surpr ise        B.satisfaction      C.thanks D.pleasure

 

13.               A.simple         B.wonderful      C.expensive D.useful

 

14.               A.lit             B.made          C.put   D.shut

 

15.               A.confused       B.delighted       C.amazed   D.relieved

 

 

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.

     One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop,which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.

    Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help,I tried to guess at the sound.Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.

   But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop;It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass,or I thought I did.But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself,I let them all go by.I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one.Then I gave up.I decided to walk on to the next stop.

1.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________

   A.she might be recognized           B.asking for help looked silly

   C.she was normal and independent    D.being fond blind was embarrassing

2.After the girl got off the bus that evening,she_________.

   A.began to run                    B.hit a person as usual

   C.hit a lamppost by accident         D .was caught by something

3.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?

  A.Other vehicles (车辆)also stopped there.

  B.It was unreliable for making judgments.

  C.More lorries than buses responded to the girl.

  D.It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.

4.Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop,hoping__________.

  A.to find people there                B.to find more buses there

  C.to find the bus by herself there        D.to find people more helpful there

 

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I    36     that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction,    37    he knew me. The man had a newspaper     38    in front of him, which he was    39     to read, but I could    40     that he was keeping an eye on me. when the waiter brought my     41    the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the    42     way in which the waiter and I    43     each other. He seemed even more puzzled as     44    went on and it became     45  that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the    46    . When he came out, he paid his bill and    47  without another glance in my direction .

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had    48    . "Well," he said , "that man was a detective (侦探) . He    49     you here because he thought you were the man he     50   ." "What ?" I said, showing my     51   . The owner continued, "He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I   52      say he looked very much like you ! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a     53   ." "Well , it's really    54     I came to a restaurant where I'm known ," I said . "   55     , I might have been in trouble ."

1.A.knew       B.understood       C.noticed     D.recognized

2.A.since     B.even if          C.though       D.as if

3.A.flat       B.open             C.cut          D.fixed

4.A.hoping     B.thinking         C.pretending   D.continuing

5.A.see            B.find             C.guess        D.learn

6.A.menu       B.bill             C.paper        D.food

7.A.direct     B.familiar         C.strange      D.funny

8.A.chatted with B.looked at      C.laughed at   D.talked about

9.A.the waiter B.time             C.I            D.the dinner

10.A.true      B.hopeful          C.clear        D.possible

11.A.restaurant    B.washroom         C.office       D.kitchen

12.A.left      B.acted            C.sat down     D.calmed down

13.A.wanted        B.tried            C.ordered      D.wished

14.A.met           B.caught           C.followed     D.discovered

15.A.was to beat   B.was dealing with C.was to meet D.was looking for

16.A.care      B.surprise         C.worry        D.regret

17.A.must      B.can              C.need         D.may

18.A.discovery B.mistake          C.decision     D.fortune

19.A.a pity        B.natural          C.a chance     D.lucky

20.A.Thus      B.However          C.Otherwise    D.Therefore

 

 

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36-55各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案

It has been difficult to sit on the bench for the majority of my high school basketball career.I watch my team from the baseline and   36   why I am not good enough to be on the floor.  37   endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the   38   thing I want is to be a cheerleader(啦啦队队长).The feeling of   39   is sometimes very powerful and drives me to   40   on the spot.I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to   41  .

It is   42   to be a spectator (旁观者)for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to   43  .Tears well up, but I hold them back and stabilize (使安定)myself.I shouldn’t be so   44  over something so silly.

Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together,   45   letting my emotions drive my reasoning.I consider   46   I am where I am.I have played basketball my whole life.I have a passion for the   47   and always have.There is nothing like the thrill of   48   : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises (伤疤)are battle wounds worn   49   after every game.

Even if I don’t play much, I take part in every  50   .I am part of a team of girls who   51 

together like a family.I am there for them,   52   they are for me.

The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the   53   that being a part of a team brings me — and not just any team, but my team.I   54   basketball and my teammates.When I think about that, my view from the   55   really isn’t so bad after all.

36.A.say         B.laugh     C.wonder      D.guess

37.A.Before        B.after      C.During        D.Since

38.A.first        B.next       C.other     D.last

39.A.toughness B.sadness     C.hopelessness     D.worthlessness

40.A.fight       B.quit        C.retire     D.separate

41.A.anything    B.something C.everything D.nothing

42.A.heartbreaking   B.hardworking      C.outstanding       D.easy-going

43.A.rest        B.shine     C.win         D.think

44.A.sorry      B.nervous      C.upset     D.afraid

45.A.other than B.rather than        C.more than D.less than

46.A.what      B.how     C.why        D.whether

47.A.sport     B.music          C.art        D.science

48.A.watching   B.waiting       C.learning     D.playing

49.A.proudly       B.painfully     C.luckily         D.bravely

50.A.game     B.practice     C.discussion D.decision

51.A.live         B.stick       C.join         D.compete

52.A.if             B.because     C.though       D.as

53.A.kindness    B.relation      C.joy          D.way

54.A.love        B.thank     C.help       D.miss

55.A.court     B.bench    C.stadium         D.floor

 

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