I really can't understand about such a serious matter．A.you to jokeB.you jokeC.why jokeD.your joking 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I try not to be biased（偏见）but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Down’s Syndrome（唐氏综合症）. I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.

I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didn't care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished.

Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.

That's why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.

A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all about?”

"We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay."

"I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?"

Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie's surgery, then sighed: "Yeah, I'm glad he is going to be OK," she said. "But I don't know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they're barely getting by as it is."

Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.

After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand.

"What's up?" I asked.

“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup."

She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed "Something For Stevie".

That was three months ago. Today is New Year’s day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.”

I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins.

"First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess," I said.

Stevie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had "Something for Stevie" printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it.

I turned to his mother. “There's more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!”

While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.

1.Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?

A．Stevie was not that reliable. B．Stevie was mentally disabled

C．Stevie was too short and fat. D．Stevie was bad-tempered

2.What made the author not fully satisfied with Stevie’s work?

A．That he made customers uncomfortable. B．That he couldn’t pay attention to his duties.

C．That he often spilled cups of coffee. D．That he usually cleaned the table too early.

3.By saying the underlined words in Paragaraph3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie .

A．could help Stevie out of the trouble B．could send Stevie to a group home

C．couldn’t thoroughly solve Stevie’s problem D．could make a great difference to Stevie’s life

4.Why did the author ask Stevie to clean up the mess on the table?

A．Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him.

B．The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning.

C．It was Stevie’s duty to clean the table.

D．She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back.

5.What made Stevie popular among the staff and customers in the restaurant?

A．His special appearance. B．His hard work and optimism.

C．His funny speeches and actions. D．His kind-hearted behaviour.

对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

T=Todd A=Adrienne

T: I was looking at your photos, and I found you can play the violin. Tell [来源:学,科,网]

me about it.

A: I really (76) e______ playing the violin. I’ve been playing for many years 76________

since I was a five-year-old girl.

Everyone in my family plays an (77) i_________, 77_________

so it’s part of what we do together as a family.

T: So when you were (78) l _________ you practiced every day , didn’t you? 78_________

A: Yes, I did, my mom made me. I didn’t have a (79) c__________. 79_________

T: Did you have a (80) t________ come over to your house? 80_________

A: No, I had a lesson at the violin school once a week

and I (81)a__________ group lessons too, so it was once a week with a private 81________

and once a week with a group.

T: When did you stop playing?

A: I haven’t stopped.

T: Oh, you (82)s_______ practice. 82________

A: Yeah, although I don’t have my violin here in Japan right now.

T: Is it (83) h_______ to be away from your violin? 83_________

A: It’s sometimes, I (84) m________ the time when I played with my family. 84_________

T: So are you going to play the violin for me sometime?

A: Sure! If you can (85) f________ a violin, I will. 85________

Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed, 36 cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.

Then one day, a 37 picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was 38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But 39 any pleasant answers, he was 40 with sunlight as well as 41 , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

Time flew by and years later, he saw a 42 sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some 43 ",he heard the traveler say.

"What are you 44 ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was 45 him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side, 46 no one ever spoke to him like that.

"Who is this?" The man was 47

"This is me, the seed. "

"The seed?" The man looked at the big 48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree ！

" 49 ?"

"Yes! Why else do you think people 50 here?"

"What do they come here for?"

"To 51 your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had 52 over time. "

A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.

The seed, now a big tree, thought and 53 for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.

"Oh! That means I'm not a(n) 54 seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the 55 that I really want !"

1.A. everybody B. nobody C. someone D. anything

2.A. wind B. bird C. boy D. man

3.A. confused B. glad C. excited D. hurt

4.A. except for B. because of C. instead of D. in case of

5.A. made B. covered C. heated D. provided

6.A. food B. rain C. friends D. flowers

7.A. traveler B. woman C. dog D. god

8.A. water B. 1ove C. rest D. money

9.A. thinking of B. preparing for C. looking for D. talking about

10.A. looking at B. making fun of C. seeing off D. getting away from

11.A. so B. because C. but D. since

12.A. angered B. delighted C. moved D. surprised

13.A. stone B. mountain C. tree D. river

14.A. When B. Really C. Where D. Who

15.A. hate B. leave C. live D. come

16.A. hunt B. like C. enjoy D. steal

17.A. appeared B. survived C. grown D. risen

18.A. cried B. smiled C. sang D. danced

19.A. small B. beautiful C. ugly D. lovely

20.A. experience B. adventure C. reason D. life

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 39 lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing (追求) her 41 to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

I 42 she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the 43 of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical " 45 ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for 47 , and it was my soul-searching song.

I played the song to the best of my 48 , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to 52 my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her 54 and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's 55 for peace and joy.

36. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. caught

37. A. on B. at C. over D. against

38. A. player B. learner C. composer D. starter

39. A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. learning

40. A. interesting B. exciting C. aggressive D. impressive

41. A. passion B. interest C. hobbies D. emotions

42. A. found B. felt C. hoped D. thought

43. A. charge B. purchase C. bargain D. obtaining

44. A. warned B. required C. asked D. reminded

45. A. deal B. contract C. discussion D. debate

46. A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment

47. A. music B. me C. the piano D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge B. attitude C. mind D. ability

49. A. Since B. As C. While D. Because

50. A. taking B. making C. having D. moving

51. A. thank B. praise C. admire D. respect

52. A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down

53. A. quickly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly

54. A. approval B. appreciation C. joy D. thanks

55. A. heart B. world C. soul D. dream

--- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?

--- _________. But the conductor was perfect.

A. I couldn’t agree more B. I don’t think much of it

C. I was crazy about it D. I really like it

I really can't understand ________ about such a serious matter．

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