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___．

1.                A．sending        B．receiving        C．making   D．exchanging

2.                A．found          B．prepared       C．got  D．expected

3.                A．broke in        B．settled down     C．showed up    D．turned off

4.                A．puzzled         B．embarrassed     C．worried  D．relieved

5.                A．present        B．first            C．recent   D．previous

6.                A．hardly          B．suddenly        C．regularly  D．occasionally

7.                A．strength        B．sadness         C．importance    D．safety

8.                A．know          B．reach          C．remember D．mention

9.                A．kept up with     B．caught up with   C．came up with  D．put up with

10.               A．fine           B．special         C．helpful    D．normal

11.               A．reminded       B．waited         C．convinced D．promised

12.               A．chance         B．gift            C．moment   D．reward

13.               A．lit             B．took           C．burned    D．cheered

14.               A．atmosphere     B．sympathy       C．calmness  D．joy

15.               A．matter         B．wonder        C．doubt D．suppose

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15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。

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___．

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

During my last stay in France, I took to biking down a quiet road．Round a   1   , I found a woman sitting in front of a little shabby house．I don’t know why, but something about her attracted my   2   ．I waved at her as I went by, and she must have thought I was some   3 

tourist because she didn’t wave back．The same thing happened the second day．But on the third day, the old woman returned a hesitated     4  , and the next day, she   5   got out of her chair as I called out, “Morning, madam!” It became a small ritual(仪式)   6    us．She had no idea who I was, nor   7    I was coming, but she seemed to be    8    for me.

On my last ride, I bought some flowers and    9    down to the house, only to find she wasn’t there．She had gone to hospital for surgeries．  10   , I tied the flowers to her gate as a    11    gift．Back at my place, I    12   Roger, the gardener, of my missed    13   ．“The old lady at the corner is suffering    14   injuries, through which walking has been troubling her,” he said,   15    “by the quiet road there used to be a station．Whenever a train passed, the couple would see the passengers waving    16   , especially the children—for them, such a ride was high adventure．  17   , everything is gone except for this couple.”

                  It seems that my bicycle ride    18    mind her past days．As Roger said, “she has    19    the trains and the waves．You brought them back to her.” By reaching out, in a way that cost me    20   , I’d given more than I had realized.

11．A．corner     B．garden        C．hospital        D．shop

12．A．sympathy   B．feeling       C．impression      D．interest

13．A．humorous  B．silly         C．enthusiastic   D．willing

14．A．smile      B．wave          C．look            D．weep

15．A．nearly     B．hardly        C．merely          D．mostly

16．A．from       B．beyond        C．between         D．among

17．A．where      B．whether       C．how             D．when

18．A．applying  B．looking       C．searching       D．waiting

19．A．counted    B．cycled        C．fled            D．drove

20．A．Disappointed  B．Relaxed    C．Amazed          D．Exhausted

21．A．greeting  B．visiting      C．parting         D．celebrating

22．A．asked      B．told          C．reminded        D．convinced

23．A．connection  B．devotion     C．reaction        D．donation

24．A．leg        B．head          C．hand            D．arm

25．A．adding     B．denying       C．predicating     D．concluding

26．A．surprisingly  B．angrily    C．excitedly       D．casually

27．A．Besides    B．Thus          C．However         D．Therefore

28．A．called back  B．called to  C．called by       D．called for

29A．missed       B．forgotten     C．lost            D．passed

30．A．something  B．little        C．much            D．nothing

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   1   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd   2   ?" Just when I started to   3  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  4   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  5   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't   6  . Somebody had thought   7   of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   8   Christmas there special and memorable, I   9   remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   10   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I  11   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,   12   with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.  13  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   14   them that they couldn't open their presents   15   every child had come forward. Finally the   16   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their focus beamed and their bright smiles   17   up the room. The   18   in the room was obvious, and   19   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   20   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

1．A．sending              B．receiving            C．making              D．exchanging

2．A．found                B．prepared           C．got                D．expected

3．A．doubt                B．hope               C．suggest             D．accept

4．A．broke in               B．settled down         C．turned up           D．showed off

5．A．relief                   B．loss                C．achievement         D．justice

6．A．blamed                B．loved               C．forgotten            D．affected

7．A．highly                  B．little                C．poorly              D．enough

8．A．present                 B．first                C．recent               D．previous

9．A．hardly                   B．instantly             C．regularly            D．occasionally

10．A．strength               B．independence         C．importance          D．safety

11．A．kept up with          B．caught up with       C．came up with        D．put up with

12．A．none               B．few                C．some              D．each

13．A．fine                 B．special             C．helpful              D．normal

14．A．reminded             B．guaranteed           C．convinced          D．promised

15．A．after                 B．until                C．when                D．since

16．A．chance                     B．gift                 C．moment           D．reward

17．A．lit           B．took               C．burned            D．cheered

18．A．atmosphere          B．sympathy           C．calmness           D．joy

19．A．it                   B．such               C．something          D．everybody

20．A．by                  B．till                 C．for               D．from