“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.
__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.

【小题1】
A.confidentlyB.eagerlyC.proudlyD.fearfully
【小题2】
A.reachB.keep C.takeD.make
【小题3】
A.createB.supportC.appreciateD.accept
【小题4】
A.watchB.avoidC.attendD.speed
【小题5】
A.excuseB.replyC.promiseD.trick
【小题6】
A.BesidesB.ThusC.OtherwiseD.However
【小题7】
A.activeB.formalC.differentD.serious
【小题8】
A.recognizedB.greetedC.encouragedD.showed
【小题9】
A.airB.audienceC.schoolD.playground
【小题10】
A.rather thanB.other thanC.except for D.along with
【小题11】
A.stageB.positionC.office D.exit
【小题12】
A.Jill’sB.teacher’sC.mother’sD.father’s
【小题13】
A.fixedB.touchedC.hurtD.inserted
【小题14】
A.successfullyB.disappointedlyC.delightedlyD.hopefully
【小题15】
A.drunkB.wokenC.forgivenD.hidden
【小题16】
A.steppedB.noticedC.examinedD.glanced
【小题17】
A.getting offB.taking downC.building upD.turning around
【小题18】
A.learning B.lyingC.puttingD.carrying
【小题19】
A.How B.WhereC.Why D.Whether
【小题20】
A.perfect B.comfortable C.fortunate D.important

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,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter said, "That'll be five dollars   1  please,"  She  then   2  down at the paper I was   3  and said, "I'm sick and   4  all this negative (消极的) stuff on the front   5 . I want to read some   6  news for a change." She then said, "In fact, I think someone should just   7  a Good News newspaper — a paper with wonderful, inspirational   8  about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for   9 . I'd buy one every day!" She then   10  me for coming in and said, " Maybe we'll get some good news," and she laughed. She made my day.The following day after my business appointments, I   11  the same store  again  to   12  bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a   13  young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, "Good afternoon" and handed her my   14  . She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and   15 a negative tone ordered…"Next!"
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age;   16  made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by   17 .
Every morning, you should ask   18  this important question: "Who do I want
to be today? 'The Grouch (不高兴的人)' or 'The Good News Girl'"? Your answer will do great good to   19  the joy and happiness that you will experience in your   20  .

【小题1】
A.at all B.in allC.for allD.all for
【小题2】
A.staredB.glaredC.glancedD.noticed
【小题3】
A.carryingB.takingC.readingD.buying
【小题4】
A.tired ofB.interested inC.concerned aboutD.fond of
【小题5】
A.columnsB.editionsC.pages.D.parts
【小题6】
A.badB.goodC.latestD.interesting
【小题7】
A.collectB.printC.sellD.publish
【小题8】
A.storiesB.ideasC.conceptsD.experiences
【小题9】
A.rewardsB.the othersC.othersD.nothing
【小题10】
A.praisedB.thankedC.appreciatedD.criticized
【小题11】
A.dropped ouB.dropped offC.dropped onD.dropped by
【小题12】
A.pick upB.take upC.bring upD.carry up
【小题13】
A.beautifulB.fantasticC.differentD.stupid
【小题14】
A.cardB.moneyC.dollarD.change
【小题15】
A.withB.atC.throughD.in
【小题16】
A.oneB.whoC.whatD.it
【小题17】
A.moving upB.going awayC.showing upD.showing off
【小题18】
A.herB.themC.yourselfD.themselves
【小题19】
A.creatingB.determiningC.enjoyingD.guaranteeing
【小题20】
A.homeB.work C.studyD.life

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。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter (柜台) said, “That’ll be five dollars __36__, please.” She then __37__ down at the paper I was __38__ and said, “I’m sick and __39__ all this negative(消极的) stuff on the front __40__. I want to read some __41__ news for a change.” She then said, “In fact, I think someone should just __42__ a Good News newspaper—a paper with wonderful, inspirational(鼓舞人心的) __43__ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for __44__. I’d buy one every day!” She then __45__ me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get some good news,” and she laughed. She made my day.
The following day after my business appointments, I __46__ the same store again to __47__ bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a __48__ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out, I said, “Good afternoon,” and handed her my __49__. She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and __50__ a negative tone (语气) ordered, “Next!”
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; __51__ made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced(给…带来不便) her by __52__.
Every morning, you should ask __53__ this important question: “Who do I want to be today? ‘The Grouch(不高兴的人)’ or ‘The Good News Girl’”? Your answer will do great good to __54__ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your __55__.
36. A. at all                        B. in all                         C. after all                  D. all for  
37. A. stared                        B. smelled                     C. looked                   D. noticed  
38. A. burying                     B. picking                     C. finding                   D. buying 
39. A. tired of                      B. interested in               C. concerned about      D. fond of 
40. A. column                      B. edition                      C. page                      D. part  
41. A. bad                           B. good                         C. latest                      D. ugly 
42. A. collect                       B. print                         C. sell                        D. publish 
43. A. stories                       B. ideas                         C. positions                D. customers  
44. A. rewards                     B. the others                  C. others                    D. money  
45. A. praised                      B. thanked                     C. observed                D. punished  
46. A. stood by                    B. took in                      C. put out                   D. stopped by  
47. A. pick up                      B. take up                      C. bring up                 D. go up 
48. A. beautiful                    B. active                        C. different                 D. stupid  
49. A. card                          B. money                      C. dollar                     D. change  
50. A. on                             B. for                            C. through                  D. in 
51. A. one                           B. who                          C. what                      D. it  
52. A. taking off                  B. going away                C. showing up             D.coming about  
53. A. her                            B. them                         C. yourself                 D. themselves
54. A. warning                     B. determining               C. enjoying                 D. damaging 
55. A. home                         B. work                         C. study                     D. life 

The day was Thankful Thursday, our “ regular day” of service. It’s a __36__tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. On this __37__ Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do.
__38__ along a busy road, we prayed for guidance in search of __39__our weekly Act of Kindness. My girls were__40__, and started shouting “ McDonald’s” . Suddenly I realized that almost every crossing I__41__ was occupied by a beggar, and then it hit me! All these beggars must be hungry. Perfect! We were going to buy__42__for them.
It was a great way to__43__. The Act of Kindness was anonymous(匿名的),and we loved what we saw in the back view mirror: a__44__and delighted person holding up his lunch bag and just looking at us__45__we drove off.
We had come to the end of our “ route” where there was a small woman standing there, asking for__46__. We handed her our final lunch bag, and then made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction for home. Unfortunately, the light stopped us. I was __47__and didn’t know quite how to behave.
“No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” the woman said with__48__. I replied, “Well, I’m glad that we were the first one.”__49__ uneasy , and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, when do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”
“Oh honey, I’m not going to__50__this lunch.” I was confused , and she continued , “I have a little girl of my own at home and she just __51__ McDonald’s , but I can never buy it for her because I just don’t have the __52__ . You know what… tonight she is going to have McDonald’s !”
So many times I had__53__whether our Acts of Kindness were too small or insignificant to really__54__any difference . Yet in that moment, I recognized the__55__of Mother Teresa’s words, “We cannot do great things---only small things with great love.”

【小题1】
A.weeklyB.monthlyC.yearlyD.daily
【小题2】
A.commonB.particularC.ordinaryD.usual
【小题3】
A.WalkingB.RunningC.DrivingD.Wandering
【小题4】
A.findingB.meetingC.realizingD.fulfilling
【小题5】
A.hungryB.tiredC.puzzledD.bored
【小题6】
A.talked about B.passed through C.turned downD.picked up
【小题7】
A.breadB.clothC.lunchD.water
【小题8】
A.receiveB.begC.presentD.give
【小题9】
A.surprisedB.troubledC.pleasedD.moved
【小题10】
A.becauseB.asC.butD.otherwise
【小题11】
A.troubleB.invitationC.changeD.advice
【小题12】
A.worriedB.frightenedC.fearedD.embarrassed
【小题13】
A.amazementB.excitementC.enjoymentD.disappointment
【小题14】
A.KeepingB.FeelingC.SoundingD.Seeming
【小题15】
A.acceptB.refuse C.eatD.share
【小题16】
A.dislikesB.prefersC.sellsD.loves
【小题17】
A.moneyB.courageC.honourD.choice
【小题18】
A.consideredB.questionedC.determinedD.imagined
【小题19】
A.makeB.keepC.determineD.promote
【小题20】
A.importanceB.valueC.structureD.truth


There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella. At first I couldn’t stand it; now I’m used to it.
I don’t know his name. I know he’s ordinary in appearance, wears a gray suit and has a common face. One hot morning, when 1 was sitting on a tree-shaded bench in Palermo Park, reading the paper, suddenly I felt something touch my head. It was the very same man who now, as I’m writing, keeps striking me with an umbrella.
So I turned around filled with anger. He just kept on hitting me. I asked him if he was crazy. He didn’t even seem to hear me. Then I threatened (威胁) to call a policeman. Calmly cool as a cucumber, he went on hitting me. After a few moments of hesitation (犹豫), and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude, I stood up and hit him on the nose. The man fell down. But he immediately got back on his feet, obviously with great effort, and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella. His nose was bleeding and, at that moment. I felt sorry for him I regretted having hit him so hard. After all, the man wasn’t exactly hitting me;he was only tapping me lightly with his umbrella, not causing any pain at all. Of course, those taps were extremely upsetting. As we all know, when a fly lands on your forehead, you don’t feel any pain;what you feel is annoyance (烦恼).  Well then, that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.
Believing that I was dealing with a madman, I tried to escape. But the man followed me, wordlessly continuing to hit me. So I began to run (I should point out that not many people run as fast as I do). He ran after me, trying to hit me. The man was out of breath so that I thought, if I continued to force him to run at that speed, he would drop dead right then and there.
64. When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella, the author_________
  A. became angry                  B. called the police
    C. turned around and escaped        D. turned around and fought back
65. The author would most probably agree that the man was________.
    A. deaf          B. blind         C. dead         D. mad
66. The author felt sorry for the man because _______.
   A. there was a fly on the man’s head     B. he hit the man so hard that his nose bled
 C. the man couldn’t catch up with him       D. the man formed a bad habit of beating others    
67. It can be learned from the passage that the man__________.
 A. shouted loudly while hitting the author  B. wanted to tell the author something
 C. ran after the author breathlessly        D. acted as if he were a fly

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