On Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements. I needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29th of December. Picking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket and not a trolley load. This line was next to the Customer Service desk.

Seemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a voice behind me making comments on the things I bought.

It was so funny when I realized that she was describing the contents of my basket. The owner of the voice was a very pretty young lady. I said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my liking. The lady told me that just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots of cookies. I said, “I’m not going to bother now. I had enough of shops and I’m going home.”

The assistant from the Customer Service came across at this time saying “If there is anyone in the line with a few items in their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at the desk.” Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbye.

Eventually my turn came at the checkout. I was walking away when I met my new friend once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookies. With a big hug she said “Hope you have a lovely Christmas.” She had been into Superdrug to buy me the cookies while I was still queuing in Cockhedge.

What a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down with a feather. My Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had with my family. Telling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound.

1.The underlined word “spellbound” in the last paragraph probably means          .

    A．interested       B．disappointed     C．astonished       D．frightened

2.Which of the following could be the best title of the story?

    A．A Piece of Lucky Feather             B．A Surprise Christmas Gift

    C．The Boring Shopping Experience       D．The Unforgettable Big Hug

3.How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?

    A．Worried          B．Satisfied        C．Grateful         D．Proud

4.What can we learn from the story?

    A．Nobody is sure what will happen the next moment.

    B．A simple action can bring other people happiness.

    C．Being patient will decrease the waiting time.

    D．Life without hope and faith is a full thing.

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

         The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

         Each of the guests made a particular fuss over (对…关爱倍至)Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smiles. They said she was an unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

         I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions (意图).

         But we seldom think of how it might affect (影响) the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was ignored. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

         I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

         She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

         I tried to explain to her, kissing her to make her feel better.

         Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1．The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (in paragraph 4) means _______.

         A．show much concern about         B．have a special effect on

         C．list jobs to be done for           D．do good things for

2．The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs for her _______.

           A．pretty clothes                  B．lovely smile  C.  young age      D．beautiful hair

3．Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

         A．the guests gave her more coats to carry

         B．the guests praised her sister more than her

C．her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

         D．she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

4．We can conclude from the passage that _______.

         A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

         B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

         C．people usually like the younger children more

         D．adults should treat children equally

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 passion（热情）to play the piano.  .  . 

 Then she asked me  41   question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered. 

  “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she  42  .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she  43  me of our musical “  44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,   45   asked me to play a song for her. I thought   46   and decided to play David Lantz’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 ability, and with my emotions  48   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 your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked  53   back to her room. 

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

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

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

3.  A. player               B. teacher          C. composer       D. starter

4. A. giving            B. attending        C. teaching        D. reviewing

5.  A. interesting     B. wonderful       C. moved           D. impressive

6. A. another          B. a different      C. the same        D. other

7.A. advised            B. ordered          C. demanded      D. requested

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

9. A. course           B. task            C. discussion         D. deal

10.A. and                   B. but              C. as a result D. what’s more

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

12. A. music            B. songs            C. the piano            D. vitamins

13.A. dropping          B. falling          C. pouring           D. running

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

15.A. taking            B. making           C. having         D. giving

16.A. thank             B. praise               C. admire            D. owe

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

18. A. quietly              B. calmly           C. happily          D. slowly

19.A. shocked       B. touched     C. delighted            D. disturbed

20.A. world             B. heart            C. brains               D. dreams

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, was cut off in the prime of her career--quite literally --when her right leg had to be removed after a car 36____

Though it brought her bright career to a stop,she didn't 37____

In the painful months that 38_____,she met a doctor who developed an artificial leg (假肢）made from rubber 39____with sponge (海绵）。

So 40____was her desire that she decided to go back to  41____after she had been fitted with an artificial leg .

Sudan knew that she 42____in herself and could fulfill her 43_____ ,she began her courageous journey back to the 44_____of dancing --leaning to balance , bend , stretch,walk, turn, twist, twril and 45____dance.

After every public show , she would ask her dad about her 46____."You will have a long way to go "was the answer she used to get in 47____.

In January 1984, Sudhan made a historic comeback 48____giving a public show in Bombay.She performanced in such a marvelous 49____that it moved everyone to tears while putting her in the number one 50____again.

That evening when she asked the 51____question ,her dad didn't say anything .He 52____touched her feet as a tribute to a great artist .

Sudan's comeback was so heart-warming that a film producer was 53____to capture the incident into a celluloid box office hit ,'Mayuri.'

When someone asked Sudan how she had 54____to dance again , she said quite simply ,'you don't need 55____to dance.'

Nothing is impossible in this world .If you have the will to win ,you can achive anything.

36.A event B movement C accident D incident

37.A put up      B hold up     C take up      D give up

38.A followed    B searched    C appeared      D remained

39.A covered     B filled       C crowed       D occupied

40.A worried     B excited     C satisfied       D eager

41.A running     B swimming   C dancing       D singing

42.A achieved   B believed    C trust          D considered

43.A dream      B duty      C job           D task

44.A place       B stage      C world         D secret

45.A suddenly   B finally     C instantly       D immediately

46.A appearance   B competition C decision       D performance

47.A return       B turn       C need          D request

48.A for         B with       C at             D by

49.A method     B means      C type          D manner

50.A position     B solution     C direction      D situation

51.A usual      B common     C special       D ordinary

52.A even       B ever        C just           D still

53.A respected    B inspired    C inspected       D supposed

54.A managed    B succeed   C imagined      D tried

55.A heart      B feet        C brain          D hand

五．短文改错。（共10分）（注意：答案写在答卷上，注意规范）。
文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。
Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and she decide to test them to see what successful she had been in her work．She said to them， “Now I has a sister in Washington． If I called her by the phone， and you were on the other side of the street． Who would hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” A clever boy at once answered， “You sister， Miss Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound waves．” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised．