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

One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    1for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   2a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  3so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   4, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  5. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  6.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  7, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 8to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   9, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  10his eyes. Immediately, he   11and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

12in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  13her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  14to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  15attention to her case.

After a long  16the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 17the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  18that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her   19. She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  20silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1.A . call                        B. make              beg                 D. prepare

2.A. while                      B. when              though           D. unless

3.A. thirsty                     B. lazy               tired                D. hungry

4.A. slowly                     B. unexpectedly    steadily        D. hurriedly

5.A. announced       B. shook                replied                    D. doubted

6.A. reward                    B. kindness         hand               D. value

7.A. physically       B. mentally      normally          D. properly

8.A. up                          B. for                on                  D. in

9.A. rich                        B. famous          unknown         D. poor

10.A. fixed                     B. consulted        filled               D. concentrated

11.A. rose                      B. raised              got                 D. left

12.A. Worn                    B. Having           Putting            D. Dressed

13.A. recognized             B. knew              spared                    D. regained

14.A. desired                  B. declared         determined             D. declined

15.A. special                   B. ordinary         normal                   D. no

16.A. decision                 B. preparation      struggle           D. debate

17.A. ordered         B. requested         confused         D. compromised

18.A. negative        B. uncertain           positive           D. obvious

19.A. presentation      B. preference       attention        D. arrangement

20.A. praised                  B. pretended        pressed        D. prayed

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"

Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A．In the restaurant．           

       B．In Union Square．

       C．At the Old Gentleman's house．

       D．At the hospital．

Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

       B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

       C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

       D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir．" in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C．Pete was suffering from hunger

       D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A．Self-centred.           B．Mosdest.  

      C．Stubborn．            D．Generous

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．
Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．
"How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"
Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.
"Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．
" Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"
They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．
Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.
An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"
【小题1】Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

C．Pete was suffering from hunger

D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"

1.Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A．In the restaurant．           

       B．In Union Square．

       C．At the Old Gentleman's house．

       D．At the hospital．

2.Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

       B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

       C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

       D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

3.The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir．" in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C．Pete was suffering from hunger

       D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

4.Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A．Self-centred.                                       B．Mosdest.  

      C．Stubborn．                                        D．Generous

三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

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

One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    36  for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   37  a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  38  so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   39  , and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  40  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  41  .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  42  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 43   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   44  , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  45   his eyes. Immediately, he   46  and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

47  in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  48   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  49    to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  50    attention to her case.

After a long  51   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52    the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  53    that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her   54  . She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  55    silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

36. A . call               B. make             C . beg                  D. prepare

37. A. while             B. when             C . though            D. unless

38. A. thirsty           B. lazy             C . tired                D. hungry

39. A. slowly           B. unexpectedly    C . steadily         D. hurriedly

40. A. announced       B. shook             C . replied             D. doubted

41. A. reward           B. kindness        C . hand                D. value

42. A. physically       B. mentally        C . normally          D. properly

43. A. up             B. for                 C . on                   D. in

44. A. rich              B. famous           C . unknown          D. poor

45. A. fixed            B. consulted        C . filled               D. concentrated

46. A. rose              B. raised              C . got                  D. left

47. A. Worn            B. Having           C . Putting             D. Dressed

48. A. recognized       B. knew               C . spared              D. regained

49. A. desired         B. declared          C . determined              D. declined

50. A. special          B. ordinary          C . normal             D. no

51. A. decision               B. preparation      C . struggle            D. debate

52. A. ordered        B. requested         C . confused          D. compromised

53. A. negative       B. uncertain        C . positive            D. obvious

54. A. presentation    B. preference       C . attention        D. arrangement

55. A. praised        B. pretended         C .pressed           D. prayed