I live in Albuquerque, and some homeless people often stay at the stoplights. I often gave money to them, feeling  1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  2 giving and had a strong sense of  3  .
Things started to  4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to  5  myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  6  ,"Will work for food." I  7  .
My daughter commented, "Mommy, you  8 to give to those people in  9  ."I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other  10 things. "She didn't respond. But when I said that, I didn't feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to  11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  12 me said, "Just help him."  13  I rolled down my window, and he ran over with delight, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I  14 into my ashtray（烟灰缸） and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起） it up and gave it to him. He  15  with joy and tears in his 16  "Wow, you just made it  17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is  18  in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I'll never forget. I think that man won't forget it either, 19  I was the one who got the best  20  in life——GIVING.

Last year, I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression (敌对心理) towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲). I was required to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
【小题1】The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
A wise teacher once told me that every teenager needs to experience a not-so-fun first job from working at a grocery store to the fast food industry.
Now I still remember my first day at a fast food restaurant three years ago. I wanted to save up money and buy my own car, so I applied everywhere I could that summer. The restaurant called me right away and I thought to myself, this is going to be easy. Within four hours of my first shift (.轮班)， I had angry customers who complained how slow I was. I watched in fear as a kid spilled his milk everywhere, and I heard the words that no 16-year-old boy or anyone for that matter wants to hear: "Mike, there's a problem in the men's bathroom and you might want gloves for this one." I realized right away that working at the restaurant was not going to be a picnic. The manager expected a clean environment and, particularly, fast service with a friendly smile.
Over three years later I still work at that restaurant whenever I go home during vacations. I love my co-workers there and all the customers know who I am. Every morning the same senior citizens come in and get their morning coffees. They chat with us workers and joke around. Our smiles have just as much to do with them making us a part of their everyday lives as the coffee does.
From my first job at the restaurant, I learned teamwork and devotion. I also learned staying positive no matter how rough things seem to get. I will forever carry the experience that I gained at the restaurant with me as I go forward in my life.
【小题1】Why did the author apply everywhere that summer? 
(No more than 12 words)     (2 marks)
【小题2】What did the manager particularly expect the workers to do?
(No more than 14 words)     (3 marks)
【小题3】Why does the author still work at the restaurant during vacations?
(No more than 13 words)      (2 marks)
【小题4】What did the author learn from his first job?
(No mom dm II words)            (3 marks)

A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the   36  to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days.   37  , many of the things that I had learned were   38  .

As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were   39   to spend it on whatever brought you happiness   40  . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not   41   me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of   42  — I still had that money.

One problem is that I never had an opportunity to   43   any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money   44   to my parents for “saving”, which actually   45   to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.

On rare   46  , some relatives would give me some money, but they would   47   in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their   48   was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “  49  ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any   50   skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.

Another thing is that I believed that   51   help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I   52   their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help.   53   we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked   54   anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in   55   of great need, was a sign of weakness.

36. A. time                          B. power                      C. courage                    D. chance

37. A. Otherwise                  B. Also                         C. Instead                         D. However

38. A. different                    B. common                   C. big                          D. wrong

39. A. supposed                    B. determined               C. ordered                    D. left

40. A. naturally                    B. immediately             C. probably                  D. eventually

41. A. buy                           B. prove                       C. sell                          D. show

42. A. direction                    B. guilty                       C. safety                       D. difference

43. A. receive                   B. lend                         C. manage                    D. earn

44. A. gave                          B. went                        C. borrowed                 D. left

45. A. added up                    B. came up                   C. gave out                   D. turned out

46. A. states                         B. occasions                  C. situations                  D. moments

47. A. shout                         B. explain                     C. whisper                    D. insist

48. A. plan                          B. information                     C. look                         D. intention

49. A. naughty                          B. poor                       C. hopeless                   D. lovely

50. A. financial                    B. imaginative                     C. popular                    D. formal

51. A. offering                          B. accepting                C. begging                    D. demanding

52. A. disobeyed                  B. ignored                    C. respected                  D. agreed

53. A. Even if                    B. Now that                C. Unless                      D. Until

54. A. about                         B. around                            C. against                            D. for

55. A. groups                     B. terms                            C. ways                        D. times

第二节完形填空（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、和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。
I am a single mom with two girls and we are on food stamps.
I often go to do my grocery shopping for the whole 36______. While I was shopping for this month, I noticed a lady 37______ a very serious conversation on the cell phone. I continued to do my shopping and continually ran into her throughout the 38________. By the time I made it to the check-out line, she too was in line 39________ me. I didn’t think anything of it and went to pay my 40________.
I needed to pay $60 for my non-food items as food 41 _______are only for food. I opened my 42_______only to find that I did not have credit card with me. 43_____,I realized that I had 44______it at home. The 45_______said she could hold my order and I could 46______home to get my money and come back.
I ran outside to ask Sharon, who gave me a lift to the store, 47______she could drive me home and she said 48______. So I ran back in to let the cashier know that I would be right back. But while I was running in the store, the cashier was 49______her hands in the air. She told me not to 50_______going home because the lady behind me had paid my $60 bill. I was 51_______as I had never expected she would help me out. I asked her if I could give her phone number so that I could 52______her. She smiled and said, “Just 53______it.” But I will 54 ______forget what she has done for me. I thank her so much for 55______a single mom without any expectation.
36. A. day          B. week             C. month            D. year
37. A. sparing       B. sharing           C. going             D. having
38. A. shelf         B. counter           C. store              D. street
39. A. behind        B. beside            C. ahead             D. around
40. A. debt          B. fine              C. rent              D. bill
41. A. cards         B stamps            C. papers            D. tickets
42. A. box.          B. basket            C. purse             D. watch
43. A. Suddenly      B. Firstly            C. Interestingly       D. Luckily
44. A. brought       B. sent              C. left               D. placed
45. A. man          B. woman           C. cashier            D. boss
46. A. ride          B. fly               C. run               D. roll
47. A. what         B. if                C. how               D. why
48. A. nothing       B. no               C. sorry              D. yes
49. A. waving       B. shaking           C. biting             D. touching
50. A. find out       B. think up         C. worry out          D. turn to
51. A. satisfied       B. surprised         C. ashamed           D. disappointed
52. A. remind        B. call              C. teach             D. repay  
53. A. leave         B. follow            C. forget             D. remember 
54. A. sometimes     B. usually           C. ever              D. never   
55. A. cheering up    B. helping out        C. making up         D. letting down