Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain B. attempt       C. joy      D. shyness

2. A. housing  B. fishing C. car     D. fashion

3. A. mind      B. idea     C. opinion       D. head

4. A. get  B. set      C. searched    D. went

5. A. operate   B. run     C. start    D. work

6. A. riding     B. driving       C. thinking      D. keeping

7. A. strong    B. practical     C. ideal    D. obvious

8. A. afford     B. pay     C. allow  D. stand

9. A. talk B. expression  C. face    D. response

10. A. truck    B. telescope    C. chance       D. bargain

11. A. one       B. something   C. everything  D. nothing

12. A. heating  B. loving  C. nursing      D. finding

13. A. pleased B. good   C. expert D. angry

14. A. say       B. believe C. care    D. learn

15. A. went off      B. woke up     C. rang up      D. found out

16. A. worried B. instructed   C. warned      D. defeated

17. A. opened  B. wrapped     C. left     D. faded

18. A. recovered     B. refused       C. reopened    D. removed

19. A. won     B. done   C. beaten D. failed

20. A. ever      B. already       C. still     D. even


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   21   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd   22   ?" Just when I started to   23  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  24   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  25   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't   26  . Somebody had thought   27   of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   28   Christmas there special and memorable, I   29   remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   30   for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I   31   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   32   with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.  33  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   34   them that they couldn't open their presents   35   every child had come forward. Finally the   36   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   37   up the room. The   38  in the room was obvious, and   39   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   40   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
21. A. sending          B. receiving          C. making            D. exchanging
22. A. found           B. prepared           C. got               D. expected
23. A. doubt           B. hope              C. suggest            D. accept
24. A. broke in         B. settled down        C. turned up          D. showed off
25. A. relief           B. loss               C. achievement        D. justice
26. A. blamed         B. loved              C. forgotten           D. affected
27. A. highly          B. little              C. poorly             D. enough
28. A. present         B. first                C.. recent            D. previous
29. A. hardly          B. instantly            C. regularly          D. occasionally
30. A. strength        B. independence         C. importance        D. safety
31. A. kept up with     B. caught up with       C. came up with       D. put up with
32. A. none           B. few               C. some              D. each
33. A. fine            B. special              C. helpful            D. normal
34. A. reminded       B. guaranteed           C. convinced          D. promised
35. A. after           B. until                C. when              D. since
36. A. chance         B. gift                 C. moment            D. reward
37. A. lit             B. took                C. burned             D. cheered
38. A. atmosphere      B. sympathy           C. calmness           D. joy
39. A. it              B. such               C. something          D. everybody
40. A. by             B. till                C. for                D. from

It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜台) knows his    16   by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal   17   .He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   18 .
One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could ,   19  not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and    20  the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going    21  with their ill-gotten gains (不义之财).They   22  the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were   23  the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that   24 . “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still   25  to eat . If you need food , you   26  have some .”
They were told to   27  what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that   28  the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   29  .
This wasn’t what they had   30  . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three   31  people walked out with all the   32  their arms could hold. They were   33  that , if they needed to come back again , they were to ask and not just grab. 
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the 34  person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a   35  amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.
【小题1】A  frends B  neighbors    C  customers    D  passengers
【小题2】A  respect     B  pride        C  wisdom   D  right
【小题3】 A  slow   B  busy         C  heavy        D  swift
【小题4】A  bravely     B  reasonably   C  hardly       D  obviously
【小题5】A  opened B  locked       C  closed       D  broke
【小题6】A  nowhere     B  somewhere    C  anywhere     D  everywhere
【小题7】A  hid         B  lifted       C  swallowed    D  dropped
【小题8】 A  in         B  on           C  off          D  by
【小题9】A  anxious     B  cautious     C  courageous   D  hungry
【小题10】 A  safe       B  easy         C  sweet        D  unique
【小题11】A  must    B  can          C  should       D  need
【小题12】A  hold up B  hand out     C  pick up      D  hand in
【小题13】A  when    B  after            C  before       D  since
【小题14】A  popular     B  necessary    C  reliable         D  admired
【小题15】A  wanted  B  desired      C  expected     D  admired
【小题16】 A  dirtier    B  cleaner      C  cleverer     D  quicker
【小题17】 A  money B  cigarettes   C  drinks       D  food
【小题18】A  reminded B  warned      C  ordered      D  persuaded
【小题19】A  first       B  last         C  best         D  worst
【小题20】A  large   B  fair         C  small        D  full

When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points.He was 41 and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my  42  . His beaming(欢笑的)face turned to shock."You're  43  my grade?" he said angrily."I would never have come in  44  …"

He didn't finish the  45_ , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was  46_ .He thought he'd have it all —praise and the higher grade.

Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 47  because all I'd accomplished was to discourage him from being  48 in the future.And every time I tell this story, some people agree to this   49 

But I can't see how I could give good reason for worsening my_ 50  in grading by undermining(损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to  51 an error.The grade itself would be a dishonest  52  of his knowledge and it would have been 53 to other students.How could I  54 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

I know 55 reporting an error in one's favor is unusual, but, like 56_ too much change, it's clearly the right thing to do.People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up  57 as much as anyone else.The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is  58 

enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.

Perhaps lowering the student's grade did  59 him from being honest in the future, but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when its cost-free would have   60 him even more.The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

1.

A.wise

B.right

C.stubborn

D.angry

 

2.

A.files

B.books

C.records

D.notes

 

3.

A.lowering

B.correcting

C.changing

D.making

 

4.

A.whether

B.which

C.what

D.if

 

5.

A.sentence

B.word

C.exam

D.lesson

 

6.

A.good

B.false

C.special

D.impressive

 

7.

A.move

B.change

C.stand

D.drop

 

8.

A.brave

B.adventurous

C.successful

D.honest

 

9.

A.remark

B.complaint

C.praise

D.achievement

 

10.

A.crime

B.mistake

C.doubt

D.guilt

 

11.

A.make

B.find

C.correct

D.avoid

 

12.

A.reaction

B.sense

C.sign

D.reflection

 

13.

A.unfair

B.cruel

C.tough

D.funny

 

14.

A.carefully

B.possibly

C.politely

D.patiently

 

15.

A.actively

B.secretly

C.voluntarily

D.curiously

 

16.

A.receiving

B.paying

C.earning

D.returning

 

17.

A.benefits

B.honors

C.awards

D.gifts

 

18.

A.pleasure

B.reward

C.content

D.honor

 

19.

A.protect

B.influence

C.discourage

D.separate

 

20.

A.improved

B.encouraged

C.blamed

D.harmed

 

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