It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly   36   the great day of gift-giving in advance.

       Each day the children produced some new   37   — strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets, and German bell. Through it all she remained alone,   38    from a distance, seemingly miles away. I wondered what   39   happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn. I hoped the festivities would   40   her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles(油炸玻璃弹子)and competed with one anther to bring the   41   ones.

       The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were   42  . All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she   43  . I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had   44   around herself.

       After school I sat down in a chair, hardly   45   of what was happening, when she came to me with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled,   46   it had been held many times by   47  , childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but   48   her head. I took the box and cautiously opened it. There inside, glistening green, a fried marble   49   from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old   50   and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. In a flash I knew — she had   51   it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or   52   her childish joys or sorrows.

       I meant it when I whispered, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would   53   it.” Neither of us could stop the   54  . She threw herself into my arms and we wept together. And for that brief moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest   55   of all: her trust and love.

A. prepared             B. reserved            C. expected            D. waited

A. fancies                  B. impressions              C. wonders            D. possessions

A. looking                 B. playing             C. searching           D. watching

A. would                   B. should               C. must                 D. needed

A. attend to             B. appeal to           C. listen to             D. object to

A. prettiest                 B. wisest               C. heaviest             D. naughtiest

A. transformed           B. informed           C. exchanged         D. deserted

A. gave away             B. threw away        C. carried away      D. turned away

A. built                   B. adjusted            C. offered              D. filled

A. afraid                  B. aware                C. content              D. fond

A. when                   B. while                C. as though          D. even if

A. untouched            B. unknown           C. unwashed          D. unpacked

A. nodded                B. raised                C. dropped            D. turned

A. protected             B. hung                 C. held                  D. escaped

A. face                     B. cheek                C. hair                  D. forehead

A. bought                 B. exchanged         C. made                D. stole

A. appreciate            B. enjoy                C. communicate     D. share

A. love                    B. benefit                     C. dislike               D. need

A. laugh                   B. excitement         C. tears                 D. description

A. joy                      B. identity             C. contribution       D. gift


第二部分:完形填空
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was addressing the students on important things in life and about   21   ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
   An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the   22  . He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and   23  . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
   His house was filthy (肮脏的), and a stench came out of the house and it smelled   24  . The neighbors could not   25   the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to   26   the place. The officers   27   down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of   28   all over the house that he had   29   over the years.
   The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a   30  . They waited outside his house in anticipation (预料) to   31   the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no   32   for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said   33   at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg.
  34  , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything   35   for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying   36   the things we enjoy doing, commitment.
   We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would   37   disapprove. Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but   38 .
What makes us happy is what   39  in the end…not what we acquire (获得).
This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I don’t concentrate on course, I get   40   of this story.
21. A. attracting    B. agreeing      C. believing        D. devoting
22. A. street         B. factory        C. subway          D. airport
23. A. beg            B. wait         C. attempt          D. evaluate
24. A. pleasantly   B. horribly       C. endlessly        D. seriously
25. A. explain         B. forget    C. judge      D. tolerate
26. A. clear       B. remove   C. control         D. inspect
27. A. put           B. took           C. knocked     D. cut
28. A. rubbish         B. money          C. waste      D. food
29. A. managed       B. stole          C. arranged   D. collected
30. A. millionaire B. gentleman C. boss         D gift
31. A. satisfy          B. share       C. believe         D. report
32. A. need       B. doubt           C. chance    D. result
33. A. something   B. anything        C. everything        D. nothing
34. A. Clearly         B. Actually         C. Surprisingly      D. Suddenly
35. A. fortunate       B. possible          C. significant        D. worth
36. A. acted out       B. called on        C. turned to   D. focused on
37. A. normally       B. crazily           C. finally         D. completely
38. A. others    B. us              C. ourselves     D. some
39. A. considers    B. achieves   C. matters        D. faces
40. A. permitted    B. reminded   C. warned        D. informed

 

三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从34-48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going   34   what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live   35  .

If you don’t believe me,   36   how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless   37   where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances   38   we complain about. We also complain about   39  . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not   40   enough, cool enough, or just enough.

Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness   41   complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I   42   really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which   43   my attitude towards life.

Imagine how   44   you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer.   45   of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway.   46  , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you   47   that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.

In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and   48   for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.

34.   A. without                      B. against                 C. after                  D. over

35.   A. effectively                      B. normally                C. casually                 D. honestly

36.   A. scan                                 B. evaluate                C. witness                  D. count

37.   A. effects                             B. cases                      C. consequences      D. anecdotes

38.   A. that                                  B. which                     C. where                    D. what

39.   A. yourselves                      B. themselves           C. oneself                   D. ourselves

40.   A. clumsy                   B. attractive              C. neat                        D. awesome

41.   A. due to                              B. in addition to        C. by means of          D. in spite of

42.   A. ever                                 B. even                       C. never                      D. once

43.   A. reflected                         B. strengthened       C. abandoned           D. changed

44.   A. awkward                        B. confident               C. awful                      D. cheerful

45.   A. Few                                  B. Little                       C. Much                      D. Many

46.   A. Therefore                       B. However               C. Otherwise             D. Anyway

47.   A. guarantee                      B. determine       C. realize                    D. recommend

48.   A. dignity                    B. self-control           C. judgement            D. affection

 

 

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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time . That was my real  36  .

He had gone out of the study for some  37  , leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see  38  was on his desk . In the  39  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  40  “English Writing Prize 1949 : History Is a Series of Biographies(人物传记)”.

A(n)  41  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  42  . I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  43  until the start of the exam so I could not  44  reading it .

When the headmaster  45  , I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had  46  then . It would have been so  47  to say : “ I’m sorry but I  48  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to  49  it .”

The chance passed and I did not  50  it . I sat the exam the next day and I won . I didn’t  51  to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .

That was thirty eight years  52  when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before ,  53  have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title  54  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk .  55  there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap(使陷人) you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境).

36. A.     plan B.     fault C.    grade        D.     luck

37. A.     reason      B.     course      C.    example   D.     vacation

38.   A.     this  B.     which        C.    that D.     what

39.   A.     drawer     B.     corner      C.    middle      D.     box

40.   A.     names      B.     words       C.    ideas         D.     messages

41.   A.     honest      B.     handsome        C.    friendly     D.     active

42.   A.     desk B.     paper        C.    book          D.     answer

43.   A.     question  B.     key C.    note D.     secret

44.   A.     resist        B.     consider   C.    practise   D.     forget

45.   A.     disappeared     B.     stayed      C.    returned  D.     went

46. A.     existed     B.     remained C.    happened         D.     continued

47.   A.     tiring         B.     easy C.    important         D.     difficult

48.   A.     saw  B.     gave          C.    set   D.     made

49.   A.     repeat      B.     defend      C.    correct     D.     change

50.   A.     take B.     have          C. lose      D.     find

51. A.     remember        B.     learn         C.    mean        D.     pretend

52.   A.     past B.     ago  C.    then D.     before

53.   A.     either       B.     never        C.    nor   D.     so

54.   A.     by     B.     besides    C.    through    D.     without

55.   A.     But   B.     Though     C.    Otherwise        D.     Therefore

 

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