A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a meeting in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. In their rush, with tickets, one of these salesmen happened to kick over a table which held a display of baskets of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their boarding.

All but one stopped, took a deep breath and experienced a twinge（刺痛）of sorrow for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his friends to go on without him, waved goodbye, and told one of them to call his wife when they arrived and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to where the apple stand had been overturned. He was glad he did.

The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her face. The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them into the baskets, and helped set the display up once more. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become damaged; then he set them aside in another basket. When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, “Here, please take the $20 for the damage we did.” He continued, “I’m sorry for what we did and hope we didn’t spoil your day too badly.”

She nodded with her tears. As the salesman started to walk away, the blind girl called out to him, “Mr. ...”. He stopped, and turned back. She continued, “Thank you very much”.

1.These salesmen were hurrying because they ________.

2.Which of the following is the correct order of what the salesman did?

a. He made an apology to the blind girl.

b. He told his friends to go on without him.

c. He experienced a twinge of sorrow.

d. He returned to the fallen apple stand.

e. He paid the girl $20 for the damage.

3.Which of the following can describe the salesman? 

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot __(1)___ the church was filling up __(2)___. I noticed as I got out of my car fellow church members were whispering among themselves __(3)___ they walked in the church.

　　As I got closer I saw a man __(4)___ up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down __(5)___ he was asleep. He had on a long __(6)___ coat that was almost in rags and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you couldn't see his __(7)___. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too __(8)___ for his feet, with __(9)___ all over them. His toes stuck out.

　　I __(10)___ this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church.

　　 We all talked for a few minutes, and __(11)___ brought up the man laying outside, People snickered（窃笑）and gossiped（说闲话）but no one __(12)___ to ask him to come in, __(13)___ me.

　　A few moments later church began. We all waited for the preacher（牧师）to take his __(14)___ and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.

　　In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down.

　　People gasped and whispered and __(15)___.

　　He __(16)___ his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit（讲坛）where he __(17)___ his hat and coat. My heart sank.

　　There __(18)___ our preacher--he was the“homeless man”.

　　No one say a word.

　　The preacher took his Bible（圣经）and laid it on his stand.

　　 “Folks, I don't think I __(19)___ tell you what I am preaching about today. If you __(20)___ people, you have no time to love them.”

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，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that, which for most people is very   36  .

       As he walked towards me to ask for the first   37  , I could see there were   38  in his eyes .I grasped the side of my chair,   39  myself up with my arms ,and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me   40  as I stood to take his hand.

       It took all my will to   41   my own tears and inside a voice kept   42  : “Don’t fall over ,Martine.” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled（穿梭）out a dance for the whole of the song.

       For my dad, it was a turning point. He had   43   his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance,   44   he had done so many times before .Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew   45  both my legs above the knee ,I had managed to realize his  46   .Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months, there was something   47  about the moment.

       Today, on July 1, as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist   48  , I am preparing to leave the country for a while. I know I   49   be celebrating the fact that I am alive,   50  I do not feel able to remain in London for the event.

       Psychologically, I am a different person. I am very body conscious. When I go out I am   51   that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs. In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket   52   what remains of my body draws   53   glances.

       Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March, the reality is that I will   54  be able to do many things .I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day ,to run ,to go out alone. But that is just not possible.

       I keep asking myself,    55   does it become normal? Is this normal now?

36．A．believable     B．difficult        C．interesting     D．simple

37．A．permission       B．dance               C．action           D．time

38．A．smiles          B．hopes           C．tears          D．sorrows

39．A．took          B．carried          C．raised           D．turned

40．A．balanced       B．supplied        C．experienced      D．equipped

41．A．keep up        B．hold back      C．put away       D．send off

42．A．saying          B．concluding       C．ringing         D．suggesting

43．A．persuaded     B．permitted      C．pleased         D．promised

44．A．so             B．but            C．as              D．while

45．A．away         B．down         C．over          D．out

46．A．attempt         B．effort               C．decision        D．dream

47．A．positive        B．unreal           C．pleasant        D．true

48．A．attacks          B．activities       C．accidents       D．situations

49．A．could               B．should          C．must          D．might

50．A．and           B．or             C．but            D．while

51．A．astonished     B．guilty           C．puzzled         D．scared

52．A．in time         B．on purpose       C．in case          D．in need

53．A．continuous       B．steady           C．angry               D．curious

54．A．never               B．seldom         C．nearly           D．almost

55．A．whether        B．when         C．why          D．where

       Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C andD．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

       Sometimes people call each other “scared cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is   1, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense（紧张的）, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream．  2the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action．If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things．It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．

       Something like this also happens   3people．When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies   4many physical changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more careful and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or   5．

       Human beings,   6, have a problem that animals never face．If we   7our feelings and let them take over, we can   8．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody, and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  9later you had kept your mouth shut?  It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely．

       Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feeling of anger, sadness, and   10hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense．Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up （ 生气 ） inside．It can actually   11your health．（It is not bad to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed．） You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around．And at last you'll have to deal with   12．

1.A．excited               B．surprised           C．delighted         D．frightened

2.A．As                       B．Before            C．Despite         D．Although

3.A．to                        B．on              C．at                  D．in

4.A．get through           B．go through         C．get on         D．go straight

5.A．scare                B．protect           C．run             D．fight

6.A．but                 B．otherwise         C．however       D．moreover

7.A．give way to           B．give up              C．give out         D．give off

8.A．get out of trouble                           B．get into trouble    

       C．put others into trouble                   D．calm down

9.A．hoped                   B．said                 C．thought             D．wished

10.A．happiness           B．delight                 C．bitterness        D．laughter

11.A．be good for         B．be bad for         C．be good at       D．do good to

12.A．them                  B．it                    C．yourselves         D．you