The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his   21  still resonate(产生共鸣). He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to   22 .
One incident is   23  in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of   24 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor   25 , the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook(人生观)on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness   26  Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and he’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged(耸肩)and said to us, “I do not bend my back with   27 . ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the   28 . Holding a grudge(怨恨)doesn’t   29  the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n)   30  came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to   31  his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I am   32  the loss of your father. I know he   33  the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his   34 . And then, because he’d   35  
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”

【小题1】
A.lecturesB.suggestionsC.lessonsD.pictures
【小题2】
A.forgiveB.persuadeC.forgetD.excuse
【小题3】
A.vitalB.obviousC.visualD.vivid
【小题4】
A.sister’sB.mineC.father'sD.mother’s
【小题5】
A.in returnB.in turnC.by returnD.by turn
【小题6】
A.relaxedB.movedC.interruptedD.bothered
【小题7】
A.angerB.disappointmentC.worryD.yesterday
【小题8】
A.reasonB.wordC.philosophyD.sentence
【小题9】
A.changeB.hurtC.upsetD.disturb
【小题10】
A.newsB.letterC.messageD.information
【小题11】
A.explainB.expressC.produceD.present
【小题12】
A.inB.withC.aboutD.at
【小题13】
A.showedB.representedC.equaledD.meant
【小题14】
A.kindnessB.sympathyC.understandingD.consideration
【小题15】
A.referredB.mentionedC.remindedD.retold

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with  ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be  ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____48_____with the intention, the man began sending   49   messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words,  ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone  ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance,so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

【小题1】
A.wealthB.faith C.experience D.confidence
【小题2】
A.depressed B.embarrassed C.ashamed D.thrilled
【小题3】
A.writing B.suffering C.weeping D.wandering
【小题4】
A.abnormal B.regular C.comfortable D.meaningful
【小题5】
A.presentsB.e-mails C.letters D.prizes
【小题6】
A.sense B.strength C.shape D.function
【小题7】
A.affectionB.caution C.difficulty D.confidence
【小题8】
A.estimated B.doubted C.assumed D.wondered
【小题9】
A.hospitals B.churchesC.prisons D.charities
【小题10】
A.families B.letters C.freedom D.conscience
【小题11】
A.release B.reach C.defend D.know
【小题12】
A.acceptable B.reasonable C.forbidden D.considered
【小题13】
A.FacedB.FilledC.Satisfied D.Impressed
【小题14】
A.holy B.daily C.one-way D.round-way
【小题15】
A.point B.worst C.degree D.limit
【小题16】
A.sharing B.learning C.gaining D.enriching
【小题17】
A.success B.reply C.help D.progress
【小题18】
A.curiouslyB.patiently C.carefully D.actually
【小题19】
A.only B.better C.extra D.lost
【小题20】
A.ruin B.pieces C.the ground D.the bottom

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.
For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(承认)to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred(神圣的) thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog that my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.
Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
【小题1】 What is the main subject of the passage?

A.The relationship between Mark and Steve.
B.The important lesson Mark learned in school
C.Steve’s important role in mark’s growing process.
D.Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.
【小题2】It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, __________.
A.he felt surprisedB.he was light-hearted
C.he felt frightened D.he knelt before her
【小题3】In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?
A.Respect for personal property.B.Respect for life.
C.Sympathy for people with problems.D.The value of honesty.
【小题4】According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?
A.Respect for living things.B.Responsibility for one’s actions.
C.The value of the honesty.D.Care for the property of others.
【小题5】Which of the follow is true according to the passage?
A.Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.
B.Mark lost the small dog his father carved somewhere.
C.When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.
D.Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation.


七.阅读理解 (20分)
A
February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.
   On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.
   But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.
   Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.
1. Which of the following is not a custom for a boy to do on Valentine’s Day?
   A. to take his girlfriend out to dinner
   B. to buy his girlfriend flowers and chocolates     
   C. to make Valentine’s cards for teachers and friends
   D. to spell out his girlfriend’s name with rose petals
2. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?
   A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.
   B. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.
   C. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.
   D. Because he wanted to control the birth rate.
3. Valentine was put into prison because ______.
   A. he killed one of the soldiers 
   B. he stole a lot of food
   C. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order   
   D. he didn’t want to be a soldier
4. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.
   A. students in China send cards to their teachers
   B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
   C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
   D. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now
5. The best title for this passage should be ______.
   A. Valentine’s Day                  B. A Brave Priest  
   C. Valentine’s Day in China          D. A Romantic Man

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