Mother’s Day was coming,but John had been visiting customers.He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do.
He went into the shop and saw a young man  26  the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars,but the clerk just explained that roses were  27 
The clerk looked up at John, 28  her head.Something inside of John was  29  by the boy’s voice.John had been  30  in his business,and he looked at the clerk and  31 mouthed that he would pay for the roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars.The young man almost jumped into the  32  and ran from the store with the  33 .It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of  34
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  35  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.He drove away from the shop,feeling very  36 .He caught a light about two blocks away.As he  37  at the light,he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk.He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates.Suddenly,he  38  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓).
The light  39 ,and John slowly crossed the intersection.He  40  and on an impulse(冲动)got out and began to fclllow the boy.The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his  41 .He began to cry after he carefully  42  the roses on the grave.He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的) body and listened to his crying.
John turned with  43 ,and walked back to his car.He drove  44  to the shop and told the clerk he would  45  the flowers personally.He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.

【小题1】
A.beggingB.orderingC.forcing D.urging
【小题2】
A.cheapB.beautifulC.expensive D.special
【小题3】
A.shakingB.wavingC.nodding D.holding
【小题4】
A.recalledB.touchedC.hurt D.lightened
【小题5】
A.influencedB.ruinedC.buried D.blessed
【小题6】
A.loudlyB.silentlyC.gently D.calmly
【小题7】
A.riverB.air C.lake D.hole
【小题8】
A.moneyB.flowers C.basket D.cards
【小题9】
A.surpriseB.horrorC.excitement D.sadness
【小题10】
A.deliveryB.messageC.transportationD.transfer
【小题11】
A.relaxedB.disappointedC.good D.sorry
【小题12】
A.sangB.waitedC.looked D.stood
【小题13】
A.rememberedB.foundC.discovered D.realized
【小题14】
A.flashedB.changedC.disappearedD.shone
【小题15】
A.drove backB.pulled overC.broke down D.burst out
【小题16】
A.armsB.palmsC.feet D.knees
【小题17】
A.laidB.decoratedC.set D.grew
【小题18】
A.laughterB.angerC.tears D.astonishment
【小题19】
A.slowlyB.quicklyC.carefully D.excitedly
【小题20】
A.bringB.fetchC.take D.catch

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened   36   a young man, the son of a(n)   37   baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was   38   , and by midseason he expected to be removed   39   day. The coaches were    40   by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become   41   from his potential.
His   42   seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a   43   and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the   44  , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play   45  , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning   46  . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly   47   the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48   to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the   49   remark the judge had   50   that day when his baseball career had seemed   51  .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   52   my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.   53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s   54   .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just   55   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

【小题1】
A.as B.since C.while D.when
【小题2】
A.star B.average C.amateur D.old
【小题3】
A.embarrassing B.disappointing C.satisfying D.rewarding
【小题4】
A.some B.a C.one D.any
【小题5】
A.amazed B.impressed C.puzzled D.ashamed
【小题6】
A.separated B.different C.inconsistent D.divided
【小题7】
A.hope B.future C.dream D.ambition
【小题8】
A.pauseB.rest C.break D.stop
【小题9】
A.catcher B.coach C.batter D.judge
【小题10】
A.began B.lasted C.restarted D.moved
【小题11】
A.part B.point C.place D.spot
【小题12】
A.drew B.fixed C.focused D.took
【小题13】
A.in B.for C.up D.out
【小题14】
A.encouragingB.casual C.demanding D.wise
【小题15】
A.said B.made C.given D.pointed
【小题16】
A.fixedB.useless C.endless D.helpless
【小题17】
A.on the right B.on the left C.before D.behind
【小题18】
A.And B.So C.Thus D.Therefore
【小题19】
A.strength B.arms C.body D.talent
【小题20】
A.supposed B.pretended C.imagined D.expected

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21-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。?
I was in Tokyo last spring,walking in the street with my friend Kirsten.Right about the time the sun was setting,we heard the    21    of a jazz band coming from an alley.It was a group of four local   22    college students playing their hearts out for anyone who would  23  .?
But not everyone was enjoying the music.In the middle of the second song,an old homeless man broke    24   the crowd and started   25    at the band.The musicians did their best to ignore(无视)him   26    obviously the old man would not go away.It seemed he was   27    about the loud noise.?
There were probably two dozen of us   28   the scene-none of us knowing what we could or should do.I remember feeling very   29  ,because first,I don’t speak much Japanese,and second,the homeless man was starting to get more and more violent.At one point,he picked up a stick and started beating the drum.?
This was more than the young drummer could   30   and he finally stopped playing,stood up and pulled the old man to the   31  .?
It was then that a young Japanese man made his way through the crowd very   32  .He knelt down next to the old man,took hold of his hand and   33    him if he was all right.I couldn’t   34    what was being said,but I’ll never forget the way this young man helped bring the fallen man to his   35 .And I’ll never forget the way he carefully placed his arm around the old man’s shoulders and quietly walked him away.?
21.A.speech      B.crash       C.sound         D.news?
22.A.Japanese    B.Chinese     C.French        D.Russian?
23.A.sing        B.listen       C.join          D.dance?
24.A.down       B.with        C.through       D.up?
25.A.shouting    B.pointing     C.looking        D.shooting?
26.A.and        B.so          C.but           D.or?
27.A.angry      B.sorry        C.happy         D.excited?
28.A.breaking   B.making      C.enjoying       D.watching?
29.A.helpless    B.lonely      C.nervous         D.crazy?
30.A.think      B.stand       C.react          D.play?
31.A.stage      B.ground      C.crowd         D.street?
32.A.strangely   B.proudly     C.quietly         D.carelessly?
33.A.greeted     B.showed     C.told           D.asked?
34.A.understand  B.imagine    C.realize          D.remember?
35.A.seat       B.friend      C.feet            D.home?


第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-30各题所给的ABC和D项中,选出最佳选项.
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career   21   a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make   22   that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He  23    several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in   24  have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely   25  , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered    26   explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret    27   the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish(清漆) that the    28    used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its    29    has improved the sound of many violins.   30  , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21.  A. with                B. as                 C. for             D. from
22.  A. Instruments    B. facilities            C. equipment     D. tools
23.  A. investigated     B. surveyed      C. tested          D. experimented
24.  A. fashion             B. existence        C. possession     D. use
25.  A. protected         B. buried        C. hidden        D. covered
26.  A. possible      B. accurate             C. detailed       D. persuasive
27.  A. brings in     B. takes in       C. results in      D. lies in
28.  A. master       B. violinist       C. expert          D. user
29.  A. attention            B. application    C. invention            D. foundation
30.  A. Additionally         B. Luckily        C. Therefore     D. Still

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