阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to  1the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“  2can't rain?”I thought．That would  3things off．

I thought about my  4，who were  5sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some  6in school，so my parents decided to let me work  7with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken  8of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads  9of rubbish．The job was  10and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I  11why I ever agreed to do it．

We continued our  12route(路线)along 595，  13for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some  14were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  15something out．”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to   16…there wasn't much time．  17I saw a Toyota that   18upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  19there．Then I noticed something  20，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!

“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．

1.A．wipe          B．clean            C．dry                D．brush

2.A．When          B．How           C．Why                D．How long

3.A．wash          B．keep          C．stay               D．cool

4.A．relatives     B．neighbors       C．friends            D．workmates

5.A．happily       B．probably      C．really             D．finally

6.A．difficulty    B．trouble       C．questions          D．problems

7.A．full-time     B．part-time     C．all the time       D．some time

8.A．advantage     B．possession    C．position           D．place

9.A．away          B．from          C．far                D．clear

10.A．easy          B．exciting      C．smelly             D．comfortable

11.A．knew          B．wondered      C．believed           D．admitted

12.A．regular       B．common        C．unusual            D．old

13.A．leaving       B．going         C．coming             D．heading

14.A．cars          B．bottle        C．trees              D．glasses

15.A．check         B．turn          C．make               D．bring

16.A．decide        B．hurry         C．consider           D．listen

17.A．Above         B．Behind        C．Ahead              D．Below

18.A．hung         B．pulled          C．caught           D．knocked

19.A．treasured      B．deserted        C．kept             D．hid

20.A．pushing       B．shouting        C．moving          D．crying

完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to  36  the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“  37  can't rain?”I thought．That would  38   things off．

I thought about my  39  ，who were  40  sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some  41  in school，so my parents decided to let me work  42  with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken  43  of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish．The job was  45  and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I  46  why I ever agreed to do it．

We continued our  47  route(路线)along 595，  48  for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out．”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to   51   …there wasn't much time．  52   I saw a Toyota that   53   upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there．Then I noticed something  55  ，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!

“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．

36．A．wipe          B．clean            C．dry                D．brush

37．A．When          B．How           C．Why                D．How long

38．A．wash          B．keep          C．stay               D．cool

39．A．relatives     B．neighbors       C．friends            D．workmates

40．A．happily       B．probably      C．really             D．finally

41．A．difficulty    B．trouble       C．questions          D．problems

42．A．full-time     B．part-time     C．all the time       D．some time

43．A．advantage     B．possession    C．position           D．place

44．A．away          B．from          C．far                D．clear

45．A．easy          B．exciting      C．smelly             D．comfortable

46．A．knew          B．wondered      C．believed           D．admitted

47．A．regular       B．common        C．unusual            D．old

48．A．leaving       B．going         C．coming             D．heading

49．A．cars          B．bottle        C．trees              D．glasses

50．A．check         B．turn          C．make               D．bring

51．A．decide        B．hurry         C．consider           D．listen

52．A．Above         B．Behind        C．Ahead              D．Below

53．A．hung         B．pulled          C．caught           D．knocked

54．A．treasured      B．deserted        C．kept             D．hid

55．A．pushing       B．shouting        C．moving          D．crying

 With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He   36   played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always   37   his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).   38   of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever   39   his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.  40   seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he     41   an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never   42   it.

Several days later, he was   43   to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh _____44  . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his      45  , bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding   46    after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became   47   and confident. One evening, he suddenly   48___   his biology teacher once said that plants   49   grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?  

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he   50  : Father had been secretly   51   his tree! He returned to his room, tears   52   in his eyes.

    Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist.   53  , he became the U.S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

  54   is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life.   55   it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

36. A. ever                         B. seldom                    C. still                          D. often

37. A. held                         B. raised                            C. lowered                  D. covered

38. A. Both                         B. None                       C. One                        D. Each

39. A. likes                         B. protects                  C. grows                            D. watches

40. A. And                          B. So                           C. Before                           D. But

41. A. cared for                  B. got rid of                 C. hit upon                  D. put forward

42. A. appealed to                   B. attended to            C. adapted to                     D. turned to

43. A. surprised                 B. frightened               C. disappointed          D. amused

44. A. roots                        B. leaves                            C. branches                D. seeds

45. A. word                        B. balance                  C. agreement                     D. opinion

46. A. teacher                           B. gardener                C. president                      D. botanist

47. A. satisfied                          B. certain                           C. optimistic                D. independent

48. A. believed                  B. recalled                  C. repeated                D. knew

49. A. generally                 B. hardly                            C. recently                  D. voluntarily

50. A. remembered                   B. understood                    C. wondered               D. admitted

51. A. cutting                            B. decorating                     C. watering                 D. fertilizing

52. A. welling                            B. falling                      C. dropping                 D. crying

53. A. Therefore                B. Besides                  C. Moreover                      D. Instead

54. A. Love                        B. Water                     C. Disability                 D. Father

55. A. So long as               B. If only                      C. Now that                 D. Even though

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the 1-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to   16   the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky. “   17  “ can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   18   things off.

I thought about my  19   , who were  20    sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now. I’d had some   21  in school, so my parents decided to let met work   22  with my dad. We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  23  of a road maintenance company. It was up to us to keep the roads  24   of rubbish. The job was   25   and dirty, especially on hot days like this. I  26  why I ever agreed to do it.

We continued our   27   route along 595,   28  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  29  were broken on the ground. They weren’t like that before.

‘ Dad! Pull over! I want to 30  something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  31  … there wasn’t much time.  32  I saw a Toyota that 33  upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  34  there. Then I noticed something  35  . It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window.

“ Heeeelp” a lady moaned.