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When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ 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, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ 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 ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
小题1:
A．sendingB．receivingC．makingD．exchanging
小题2:
A．foundB．preparedC．gotD．expected
小题3:
A．broke inB．settled downC．showed upD．turned off
小题4:
A．puzzledB．embarrassedC．worriedD．relieved
小题5:
A．presentB．firstC．recentD．previous
小题6:
A．hardlyB．suddenlyC．regularlyD．occasionally
小题7:
A．strengthB．sadnessC．importanceD．safety
小题8:
A．knowB．reachC．rememberD．mention
小题9:
A．kept up withB．caught up withC．came up withD．put up with
小题10:
A．fineB．specialC．helpfulD．normal
小题11:
A．remindedB．waitedC．convincedD．promised
小题12:
A．chanceB．giftC．momentD．reward
小题13:
A．litB．tookC．burnedD．cheered
小题14:
A．atmosphereB．sympathyC．calmnessD．joy
小题15:
A．matterB．wonderC．doubtD．suppose

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A

试题分析：文章记叙了作者在一家孤儿院为孩子们发放圣诞礼物，和孩子们度过了一个愉快的有意义的圣诞节的故事。
小题1:sending送；receiving收到；making制作；exchanging交换，句意是因为缺钱我们将收不到圣诞礼物。故选B.
小题2:found发现；prepared准备；got得到；expected希望，句意是当别的孩子们问我得到什么礼物时，我该怎么说。故选C.
小题3:broke in打破；settled down定居；showed up到场；turned off关掉，句意是三个女人带着礼物出现在我们家。故选C。
小题4:puzzled困惑；embarrassed尴尬；worried担心；relieved收到，句意是回到学校时就不用再感到尴尬了。故选B.
小题5:因为是在新房子里的第一个圣诞节，所以是特殊的，值得纪念的圣诞节。故选B.
小题6:hardly几乎不；suddenly突然；regularly有规律的；occasionally偶尔，句意是我突然想起那三个女人的拜访。故选B。
小题7:strength力量；sadness难过；importance重要性；safety安全，句意是我想创造同样的感觉，这很重要，因为很多孩子和我一样记得。故选C。
小题8:know知道；reach达到；mention提到；remember记得，句意同上。选C 。
小题9:kept up with跟上；caught up with赶上；came up with想出；put up with忍受，句意是我想到一个计划，且让公司的40多个人帮忙。故选C。
小题10:fine好；special特殊的，重要的；helpful有帮助的；normal正常的，句意是我们想让他们每个人都感到自己是重要的。
小题11:reminded 提醒；waited等待；convinced确信；promised许诺，句意是我提醒他们在所有人拿到礼物前不要打开礼物。故选A。
小题12:chance机会；gift礼物；moment时刻reward回报，句意是此刻他们等待...
小题13:light up照亮，句意是他们的笑容照亮了这个房间。
小题14:atmosphere气氛；sympathy同情；calmness平静；joy喜悦，句意是房间里的喜悦是明显的，不仅仅是因为玩具。故选D.
小题15:matter重要；wonder疑惑；doubt怀疑；suppose支持，句意是我知道我是重要的。
点评：此题设空主要考查的是单词的选择，首先要通读全文了解大意，然后根据上下文意思进行选择，关键是考生对单词的记忆和理解。特别是近义词的选择要正确理解文章意思。平时要加强对单词的记忆和理解。
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“I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,” he says to me.” Be honest. What do you make?”
I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a lesson.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+feel like a great achievement and an A-feel like a failure.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?
I make parents tremble in fear when I call them:
I hope I haven’t called at a bad time.
I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.
Billy said, “Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?”
And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticise.
I make them think.
I make them apologise and mean it.
I make them write, write, write.
And then I make them read.
I teach them to solve math problems that they once thought impossible.
I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson.
Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a great difference! What about you?
小题1:What is the tone of the passage?
A．Upset and disappointed.B．Cheerful and positive.
C．Angry and proud.D．Humorous and light-hearted.
小题2:What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?
A．He dislikes lawyers.B．He is actually a lawyer.
C．He is respectful to teachers.D．He is in the author’s home.
小题3:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Requirements of a Good TeacherB．An Argument Between Two Guests.
C．A Dinner ConversationD．What Teachers Make
小题4:The underlined phrase “bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to       .
A．stop myself saying what I really thinkB．say something that is wrong
C．speak out honestly but carelesslyD．keep silent about myself
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He gently    39   my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard,    40   a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
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A year later, my grandpa became very    49  .Then all members of the family
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小题1:
A．watchedB．fixedC．feltD．heard
小题2:
A．watchB．interviewC．see D．discover
小题3:
A．easyB．hardC．difficultD．comfortable
小题4:
A．tookB．madeC．ledD．carried
小题5:
A．whenB．whereC．whichD．while
小题6:
A．whether B．howC．whoD．what
小题7:
A．beautifulB．tastyC．funnyD． red
小题8:
A．farB．hardC．closeD．around
小题9:
A．plantedB．boughtC．treatedD．discovered
小题10:
A．approachB．wayC．methodD．solution
小题11:
A．preferredB．wantedC．usedD．referred
小题12:
A．give upB．give offC．give awayD．give in
小题13:
A．happinessB．word C．sightD．memory
小题14:
A．weakB．illC．oldD．serious
小题15:
A．orderedB．called C．deliveredD．sent
小题16:
A．pleasureB．dutyC．wish D．turn
小题17:
A．happilyB．sadlyC．gentlyD．carefully
小题18:
A．laughedB．shoutedC．whisperedD．added
小题19:
A．signB．sighC．waveD．smile
小题20:
A．thoughtB．meant C．worriedD．cared
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About halfway through the flight she ___24____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (进行康复治疗). She ___25___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___26____ had led her down a dark ____27____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____28____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____29___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___30____ me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a ___31____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___32____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____33____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____34___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___35___.
When I saw her, she was ____36____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___37___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___38___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___39___ had given her the last bit of ___40___ she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
小题1:
A．foundB．helpedC．recognizedD．noticed
小题2:
A．shapeB．sizeC．weightD．leg
小题3:
A．nameB．friendC．ticketD．cloth
小题4:
A．movedB．leanedC．lookedD．pulled
小题5:
A．agreedB．learned C．continuedD．refused
小题6:
A．mannerB．feeling C．eventD．lifestyle
小题7:
A．doorB．pathC．keyD．point
小题8:
A．disappointedB．worried C．surprisedD．blamed
小题9:
A．ownB．reachC．leaveD．make
小题10:
A．criticizedB．avoidedC．thankedD．remembered
小题11:
A．noteB．word C．caseD．text
小题12:
A．effectiveB．amazingC．easyD．clear
小题13:
A．managedB．triedC．decidedD．worked
小题14:
A．realizedB．produced C．requiredD．imagined
小题15:
A．throughB．alongC．togetherD．off
小题16:
A．neverB．stillC．onceD．even
小题17:
A．expectationB．explanationC．informationD．conversation
小题18:
A．doubtingB．promisingC．believing D．admitting
小题19:
A．conditionB．discoveriesC．criticism D．possibilities
小题20:
A．delightB．interestC．strengthD．character
The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th­century poet and artist, was once  26  by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he  27  　Rossetti to look at them and tell him if they were any good, or  28  they at least showed potential(潜在的)talent.
Rossetti looked them  29  carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least sign of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a  30  man, and he told the elderly  31  as gently as possible that the pictures were of little value and showed little talent. He was sorry,  32  he could not　33  to the man.
The visitor was  34  , but seemed to expect Rossetti’s  35   .He then apologized for  36  Rossetti’s time, but would he just  37  a few more drawings—these done by a(n)  38  art student？Rossetti looked over the  39  batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became  40  over the talent they revealed(显示；透露) .“These,” he said,“Oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be  41  every help and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a hopeful future if he will work and stick to it.”
Rossetti could see that the old man was  42  moved.“Who is this fine young   artist？” he asked.“Your son？” “No,” said the old man sadly.“It was I  43  painted the pictures forty years ago.  44  I had heard your praise then！For you see, I got discouraged and 45  drawing—too soon.”
小题1:
A．expectedB．wishedC．visitedD．requested
小题2:
A．wantedB．madeC．hadD．hoped
小题3:
A．whyB．whichC．thatD．whether
小题4:
A．upB．overC．onD．down
小题5:
A．rudeB．talentedC．kindD．creative
小题6:
A．womanB．manC．artistD．poet
小题7:
A．butB．andC．orD．otherwise
小题8:
A．speakB．apologizeC．lieD．listen
小题9:
A．annoyedB．disappointedC．delightedD．puzzled
小题10:
A．achievementB．adjustmentC．judgmentD．statement
小题11:
A．turning upB．making upC．taking upD．looking up
小题12:
A．look atB．glare atC．aim atD．stare at
小题13:
A．prettyB．famouseC．youngD．talented
小题14:
A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last
小题15:
A．enthusiasticB．sadC．angryD．bad
小题16:
A．madeB．learntC．taughtD．given
小题17:
A．slightlyB．deeplyC．barelyD．smoothly
小题18:
A．whatB．whichC．whomD．who
小题19:
A．Only ifB．If onlyC．If soD．If any
小题20:
A．insisted onB．led toC．headed toD．gave up
I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
小题1:Why did the author decide to become a runner?
A．He was out of work.
B．He wanted to treat his illness.
C．He wanted to live his dreams.
D．He suddenly found running interesting.
小题2:Which played an important role in the author’s success?
A．Setting goalsB．Learning from others.
C．Being honestD．Keeping on reading .
小题3:According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________
A．very gratefulB．not quite confident
C．quite afraidD．not very satisfied
小题4:What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.
B．Run a marathon to the South Pole.
C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days.
D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley.
小题5:The author probably agrees that____________.
A．life means achieving goals
B．success is the greatest reward
C．sports help develop our potential
D．everyone may have great potential.
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Mr. Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact，the scores of our whole class rose. One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat；those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names，Mr. Clark said,“You’re all going.”
On graduation day，there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001，he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestsell -ing book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55. In 2003，Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
小题1:Without Mr. Clark，the writer _________.
A．might have put into prison
B．might not have won the prize
C．might have joined a women’s club
D．might not have moved to Atlanta
小题2:The Essential 55 is ___________.
A．a show
B．a speech
C．a classroom rule
D．a book
小题3:How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark？
A．None
B．Three
C．Fifty-five
D．All
小题4:In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A．Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B．Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C．a good teacher can raise his or her students’ score
D．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
小题5:What is the writer’s attitude towards Mr. Clark？
A．He speaks highly of Mr. Clark.
B．He looks down upon Mr. Clark.
C．He doesn’t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark.
D．He takes a neutral(中立的) attitude towards Mr. Clark.
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A year or so passed and I hadn’t   40  Sean .I had heard that his cancer was   41      him. Still, his friends said he was going to come here before long.
  42  enough , he was there the following week. I   43  that one of his friends was carrying Sean’s bag. I saw Sean was having a(n)  44  time trying to drive the ball. Sean hit his last ball as hard as his fragile body would   45  .It flew up to the green and was out of sight. One of his friends   46  Sean walk up to the green. It was a(n)  47 walk because the green was higher than the tee(发球区).
Suddenly I saw one boy pick up Sean’s ball and    48  it in the hole. Then he ran and   49  to look for his own ball.
When Sean finally got to the green, he looked   50  because he thought he hit it over .
Then he glanced in the hole. A smile   51  his face! The boys looked at each other and said , “You can’t tell me it’s a hole-in-one!”
“No, really ! Look !” he said . They all acted    52  and as I watched , I thought Sean looked like the   53   guy I had ever seen. I never saw Sean or his friends after that day.   54   it was then that I learned just what golf should be .
It’s not about what   55  you get or how far you drive. It is about caring for the friends you play with and enjoying the time you have with them.
小题1:
A．coveredB．filledC．equippedD．connected
小题2:
A．smallerB．tallerC．strongerD．cleverer
小题3:
A．recoveringB．sufferingC．benefitingD．curing
小题4:
A．sendB．playC．hitD．walk
小题5:
A．promisedB．caredC．heardD．seen
小题6:
A．getting the best ofB．losing control of
C．taking advantage ofD．getting rid of
小题7:
A．EffectiveB．ActiveC．SureD．Lucky
小题8:
A．guessedB．learnedC．hopedD．noticed
小题9:
A．weakB．awfulC．meaningfulD．comfortable
小题10:
A．allowB．provideC．bearD．control
小题11:
A．letB．suggestedC．helpedD．ordered
小题12:
A．quickB．toughC．energeticD．unwise
小题13:
A．breakB．liftC．moveD．drop
小题14:
A．pretendedB．forgotC．triedD．disliked
小题15:
A．calmB．astonishedC．disappointedD．excited
小题16:
A．got onB．came outC．took onD．lit up
小题17:
A．doubtfulB．surprisedC．curiousD．delighted
小题18:
A．happiestB．busiestC．coolestD．funniest
小题19:
A．AndB．OrC．ButD．So
小题20:
A．ballB．diseaseC．friendship D．score

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38 moment about the importance of making people feel
39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  40  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  41 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a  42  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some  44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  48 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  49 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a  50  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to  53 it all last night. Your note saved my  54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
小题1:          
A．sacrificedB．defeatedC．abandonedD．killed
小题2:          
A．liveB．imagineC．struggleD．think
小题3:          
A．sadB．finalC．teachableD．great
小题4:          
A．ashamedB．valuedC．excitedD．scared
小题5:          
A．dieB．failC．retireD．survive
小题6:          
A．missB．hateC．admireD．appreciate
小题7:          
A．closeB．casualC．badD．personal
小题8:          
A．classmateB．momC．fatherD．teacher
小题9:          
A．freeB．delightfulC．pleasantD．rough
小题10:      
A．daughterB．studentC．friendD．trainer
小题11:      
A．bestB．wisestC．luckiestD．gentlest
小题12:      
A．trustB．doubtC．considerD．predict
小题13:      
A．takingB．goingC．givingD．looking
小题14:      
A．coldlyB．hesitantlyC．shylyD．tightly
小题15:      
A．noteB．giftC．noticeD．reminder
小题16:      
A．SinceB．UntilC．thoughD．When
小题17:      
A．confidenceB．courageC．respectD．heart
小题18:      
A．endB．makeC．getD．fall
小题19:      
A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．honor
小题20:      
A．pushB．priceC．meaningD．power

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