I practised religion in this district. I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (布道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The  31  attracted me. But it was a long time __32__I met the author of the notes.

One Sunday morning, I was  33  that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  34  all the notes. When I saw her I was  35 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her  36  was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly  37  without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形), so smiling was very  38  for her.

We  39  for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

As it  40 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our  41 . We spoke of authors we both had  42 , and it was easy to tell that  43  are a great love of hers.

She suffered from a disfigurement which cannot make her look  44 . I know that her condition  45

her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with  46 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but  47  heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only

 48  in life was the loss of a friend.

The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the  49  for a glimpse of what it is that matters. She found  50  and grace (优雅) and they befriended her, and showed her what is real.

31. A. questions         B. words           C. answers          D. texts

32. A. since           B. after                   C. when            D. before

33. A. told                  B. warned               C. informed             D. showed

34. A. lost                    B. left                 C. dropped               D. collected

35. A. shocked              B. satisfied                   C. frightened            D. disappointed

36. A. hand                   B. arm                   C. head                  D. body

37. A. stand                 B. smile               C. say                      D. sit

38. A. pleasant                   B. bitter                C. ugly                  D. difficult

39. A. chatted               B. discussed           C. drank                 D. greeted

40. A. turned out           B. turned up          C. came out             D. came up

41. A. families             B. beliefs               C. hobbies                D. lives

42. A. realized              B. read                C. met                      D. heard

43. A. friends             B. churches           C. writings              D. books

44. A. friendly             B. happy              C. attractive              D. wonderful

45. A. hurt                         B. impressed          C. changed                    D. affected

46. A. fame                 B. wealth              C. interest               D. appearance

47. A. cheerful            B. interesting              C. loving                 D. exciting

48. A. defeat                B. wonder             C. fear                     D. defend

49. A. dream                B. surface              C. imagination        D. time

50. A. success             B. hope               C. beauty                  D. help

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,共30分)

    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,   36   she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

       Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my   37  . She wanted to know how I thought we should   38   things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew   39   about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her   40  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to   41   them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how   42   I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

       Mrs. Neidl's   43   that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it   44  !"I began to take   45  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be   46   upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and   47   create something.

       The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   48   in the program

as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I   49   I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

       Being on that stage-design team   50   Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   51   a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to   52   what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be   53  . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   54   in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined   55  .

36. A. and           B. yet            C. so             D. for

37. A. opinion       B. impression     C. information     D. intention

38. A. make         B. keep           C. handle         D. change

39. A. anything       B. something      C. everything      D. nothing

40. A. questions      B. comments      C. explanations    D. remarks

41. A. hold          B. follow         C. evaluate        D. form

42. A. happy         B. lively          C. reliable        D. punctual

43. A. message       B. motto          C. saying         D. suggestion

44. A. again         B. more          C. instead         D. later

45. A. steps          B. control         C. charge         D. risks

46. A. improved      B. acted          C. looked         D. reflected

47. A. easily         B. carefully       C. confidently     D. proudly

48. A. introduced     B. recognized     C. identified      D. considered

49. A. confirmed     B. decided        C. realized        D. acknowledged

50. A. with          B. below         C. of             D. by

51. A. developed     B. discovered     C. took           D. fostered

52. A. accept        B. care           C. judge          D. wonder

53. A. bored         B. lazy           C. sad            D. afraid

54. A. trust          B. patience       C. curiosity       Do interest

55. A. accessible     B. enjoyable      C. possible        D. favorable

完形填空(共20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,并将答案填入答题卡中。

When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was 36 for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) 37 shelter.

I was in high school at the time and my sister was too 38 to take part. She wanted to 39 , so she made sixty cookies for us to take and 40 to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining 41 we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and 42 them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.

I 43 an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a 44 ?”He stopped and turned around, 45 ,“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. 46 ”

It  47  me to the core(彻底地).

I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It 48  me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the 49 which every person should get. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand 51 no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person 52 to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I 53 carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as 54 gestures can really make a(n) 55 in someone’s life. 

36

A

important

B

attractive

C

puzzling

D.

memorable

37

A

safe

B

dangerous

C

homeless

D.

animal

38

A

excited

B

young

C

naughty

D.

eager

39

A

help

B

join

C

grow

D.

pay

40

A

get around

B

get over

C

hand out

D.

hand in

41

A

water

B

paper

C

coins

D

meals

42

A

shared

B

mixed

C

threw

D.

made

43

A

caught

B

approached

C

limited

D.

called

44

A

shelter

B

talk

C

rest

D.

cookie

45

A

asking

B

refusing

C

smiling

D.

eating

46

A

Seldom

B

Always

C

Generally

D.

Never

47

A

moved

B

struck

C

impressed

D.

influenced

48

A

saddened

B

interested

C

ordered

D.

forced

49

A

reward

B

honor

C

gift

D.

home

50

A

confidence

B

plan

C

heart

D.

nervousness

51

A

whether

B

when

C

how

D.

why

52

A

learns

B

deserves

C

leads

D.

chooses

53

A

still

B

yet

C

ever

D.

just

54

A

generous

B

nice

C

simple

D.

political

55

A

decision

 

B   choice

C

difference

D

invention

 

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36  .

I worked in a   37   doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38   than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39   home and my husband, being the   40   person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41   I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to   42   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44   a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   45   in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46  . One of them was   47   trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48  ?”

A look of   49   crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50   since I had just made up my mind to do   51   that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53  . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54  , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   55   to be late.”

1.A. break      B. fever            C. cold         D. headache

2. A. foreign       B. common       C. busy         D. noisy

3.A. earlier        B. later            C. easier           D. simpler

4. A. getting       B. cooking      C. calling          D. working

5. A. tough     B. punctual     C. generous     D. careful

6.A. as         B. since            C. while            D. if 

7.A. pay        B. change           C. wait         D. search

8.A. opinions   B. trouble          C. directions       D. money

9.A. reached        B. visited          C. called           D. left

10.A. skilled       B. helpful          C. experienced      D. active     

11.A. comments  B. promises     C. jokes            D. offers

12. A. only     B. still            C. even         D. ever

13.A. station       B. office           C. hospital     D. hotel

14.A. panic     B. relief           C. sadness      D. peace

15.A. duty      B. fact         C. reason           D. lie 

16.A. partly        B. properly     C. exactly      D. perfectly

17.A. across        B. before           C. beside           D. behind

18.A. go up     B. die down     C. speed up     D. turn down

19.A. teased        B. shouted      C. burst            D. laughed

20.A. possible      B. usual            C. good         D. safe

 

第二节   完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much   36   while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic 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.

36. A. wealth             B. faith      C. experience  D. confidence

37. A. depressed            B. embarrassed       C. ashamed       D. thrilled

38. A. writing        B. suffering       C. weeping      D. wandering

39. A. abnormal            B. regular          C. comfortable       D. meaningful

40. A. presents        B. e-mails          C. letters    D. prizes

41. A. sense              B. strength         C. shape        D. function

42. A. affection            B. caution          C. difficulty       D. confidence

43. A. estimated       B. doubted         C. assumed         D. wondered

44. A. hospitals            B. churches        C. prisons        D. charities

45. A. families            B. letters     C. freedom         D. conscience

46. A. release             B. reach         C. defend          D. know

47. A. acceptable      B. reasonable  C. prohibited       D. considered

48. A. Faced             B. Filled         C. Satisfied    D. Impressed

49. A. holy              B. daily          C. one-way     D. round-way

50. A. point              B. worst         C. degree       D. limit

51. A. sharing             B. learning        C. gaining       D. enriching

52. A. success             B. reply          C. help           D. progress

53. A. curiously            B. patiently        C. carefully       D. actually

54. A. only              B. better           C. extra         D. lost

55. A. ruin               B. pieces     C. the ground  D. the bottom

 

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