A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

       Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.

       Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He wished he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

       “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

       “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

       After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

       Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

       He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother.He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

       “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent.And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

       Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

The street urchin was very surprised when __________.

       A.he saw the shining car

       B.Paul told him about the car

       C.he was walking around the car

       D.Paul received an expensive car

From the story we know that the urchin __________.

       A.wished to give his brother a car

       B.wished Paul’s brother to give him a car

       C.wished Paul could be a brother like that 

       D.wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 

The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.

       A.to show he had a rich friend

       B.to show his neighbors the car

       C.to let his brother ride in the car

       D.to tell his brother about his wish

We can infer from the story that __________.

       A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

       B.the urchin’s wish came true in the end

       C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother

       D.the urchin had a deep love for his brother

The best title for the story probably is __________.

       A.A Christmas Present       B.A Street Urchin

       C.A Brother Like That D.An Unforgettable Ride

A long time ago, a little boy loved to play around an apple tree. After eating some apples, he took a nap under the (1)_______. He and the tree loved each other. When the boy grew up, he(2)_______ played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the (3)_______. The tree (4)_______ the boy to play with him. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees any more." The boy replied, "I want (5)_______. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, but I don’t have money, but you can sell all my apples and have money to buy." The boy was so (6)_______ that he picked all the apples and (7)_______ happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was (8)_______.

Later, the boy needed a house for (9)_______, so he turned to the tree. And the tree asked himto  cut off all his branches. So the boy did. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again (10)_______and sad.

1. A. sunshine        B. screen        C. shadow                    D. shelf

2. A. no longer              B. no more            C. no farther                 D. no better

3. A. top                       B. area                  C. tree                          D. village

4. A. asked                   B. told                   C. inspired                    D. added

5. A. pleasure         B. help                  C. toys                         D. fruits

6. A. shamed                 B. excited              C. embarrassed             D. trouble

7. A. played                  B. sang                  C. sold                        D. left

8. A. sad                B. happy         C. concerned         D. forgettable

9. A. shelter                  B. sale                   C. example                   D. preparation

10. A. angry                  B. lovely         C. friendly                    D. lonely


II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t   21  my waitress’ salary to buy .
But what   22   kids I had! They were   23   impolite enough to complain.
As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   25   of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It  26   :
…She took a day off from her busy   27   to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28   his hero. After the game, she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’clock in the morning …
It took me long enough to    29   it, but I finally know who the 30    hero is . Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.
21. A. stress                           B. spend                  C. strengthen        D. spare
22. A. great                           B. poor                   C. faithful            D. pretty
23. A. merely                        B. usually                C. never               D. often
24. A. including                     B. containing           C. possessing        D. pinning
25. A. scratch                        B. description          C. tone                 D. handwriting
26. A. read                            B. recorded              C. memorized       D. wrote
27. A. event                           B. content                C. schedule           D. circumstance
28.A. impressed                     B. presented             C. printed             D. pressed
29. A. see                              B. tell                     C. feed                 D. realize
30. A. actual                          B. true                    C. imaginary         D. visual

It was always thought that Treasure Island(金银岛) was the product(产物) of Robert Stevenson’s imagination(想像).  36 ,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend  38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning they would go out for a  40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some  43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story.  52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest  55 stories in the English language.

【小题1】
A.However B.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally
【小题2】
A.aloneB.next doorC.at homeD.abroad
【小题3】
A.meeting B.storyC.holidayD.job
【小题4】
A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John
【小题5】
A.talkB.rest C.walk D.game
【小题6】
A.attemptingB.missingC.planning D.enjoying
【小题7】
A.warmB.dull C.busy D.cold
【小题8】
A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising
【小题9】
A.doubted B.noticedC.decidedD.recognized
【小题10】
A.the sea B.the houseC.Scotland D.the island
【小题11】
A.lostB.buriedC.discoveredD.invented
【小题12】
A.saw B.drew C.made D.looked
【小题13】
A.bookB.replyC.mapD.letter
【小题14】
A.singerB.hero C.writerD.child
【小题15】
A.helpB.problemC.useD.up
【小题16】
A.praiseB.produceC.mold D.accept
【小题17】
A.Yet B.Also C.ButD.So
【小题18】
A.readB.born C.hiredD.written
【小题19】
A.rainyB.sunnyC.cool D.windy
【小题20】
A.newsB.love C.travelD.adventure

This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”
As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
【小题1】 After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.

A.he took it outB.his mother took it out
C.he did nothing but cryD.he tried to take it out but failed
【小题2】The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for ____.
A.at most seven daysB.less than seven days
C.more than seven daysD.exactly seven days、
【小题3】 Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B.May succeeded in taking the paper out.
C.The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D.The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
【小题4】The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.
A.he needed to learn to swim
B.the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.
C.the sea water would wash out the paper ball.
D.he needed a rest

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