Had it not been for the fact that I absent, I would have asked you to do this right now.A．had beenB．wereC．should beD．Was 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I worked for a short time as a cashier（出纳员）at a restaurant a few months ago. 71 One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guess I should have checked it to find out who was the owner, but I was busy at the time. Also, I imagined that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the owner would be back.

An hour later a man came up to the counter（柜台）. 72 I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “ No”, he opened it right away and showed that it contained nearly $800 in cash (现金). 73

“A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

74 I began wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if there had been no way to find the owner and no one had returned to claim（认领）it, I might have kept it. But it also came into my mind that I had in fact saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. 75 The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything money could buy.

A. He looked quite worried and asked if anyone had found a wallet.

B. Later I thought about it again.

C. To my surprise, he took out a twenty–dollar bill and handed it to me.

D. So I didn’t return the wallet until the owner returned.

E. I wanted to be honest, so I didn’t care much about money.

F. I also helped clear off the tables when it was especially busy.

G. For quite a long time I kept happy whenever I thought about it.

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the Olympics.

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.

From the passage we can learn that the young man _______.

A. made his turn to start back pitifully B. was skillful in freestyle in the game

C. swam faster than the average swimmer D. was not capable enough to win the medal

The crowd changed their attitudes because _______.

A. they felt sorry for the young man B. they wanted to show their sympathy

C. they were moved by the young man D. they meant to please the young man

According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______.

A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Go for it! B. Try again！ C. Compete for Gold! D. Break a Record!

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's .We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you" - two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

60. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City_________.

A. to visit a friend B. to see his parents C. to pay at the cash register

D. to have more gas for his car

61. The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “______”.

A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up

62. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help.

63. The battery of the author’s car was dead because_______.

A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distance

64. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show______.

A. how to write a thank-you letter B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of older people D. the importance of expressing thanks

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage（村舍）with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 37   “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by（过路者） asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 40 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 41 that anyone who climbed up her tree 42 not be able to come back down until she 43 it.                                                                                                                                                                                               When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck（粘）on the tree. They had to beg her long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last.                                                                                        One day another man   48 her door. This one did not look trustworthy（值得相信的）to her,   49   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   50   me.” said he.                                                   Thinking fast, Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   54   as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh (叹气), Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
36．A．hopeless      B．painful           C．dull            D．crazy
37．A．calling       B．shouting          C．announcing     D．whispering
38．A．stay          B．live             C．hide            D．lie
39．A．interesting     B．honest            C．anxious          D．angry
40．A．gift            B．kiss              C．treat           D．smile
41．A．suggestion    B．demand           C．permission         D．wish
42．A．could        B．should            C．might          D．must
43．A．permitted     B．promised         C．answered        D．declared
44．A．branch        B．food             C．tree            D．fruit
45．A．after              B．while         C．since              D．before
46．A．it               B．them           C．him               D．her
47．A．trick               B．question        C．trouble            D．difficulty
48．A．stepped into         B．left for        C．stopped at          D．walked around
49．A．so                B．but            C．although          D．because
50．A．with             B．off            C．upon             D．for
51．A．choose           B．pick           C．shake            D．hit
52．A．honor             B．pleasure             C．hope             D．excitement
53．A．light              B．short         C．old              D．thin
54．A．proud             B．kind           C．fine             D．smart
55．A．disappointedly   B．cheerfully         C．unwillingly       D．eagerly

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some   41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.