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。

An Act of Kindness

Mother was making a dish for Mrs. Smith next door ,   36  six-year-old Susie came up and   37   why Mommy was doing so .

“Because Mrs. Smith is very sad: she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her   38   .And when someone is very , very sad , they have trouble doing the   39  things like making dinner or other housework . Because we’re part of a   40   and Mrs Smith is our neighbor , we need to do some thing to help her. Mrs Smith won’t   41   be able to talk with  or hug her daughter or do all those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. You’re a very smart girl , Susie ; maybe you’ll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought seriously about this  42   and how she could do her part in   43  Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later , Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments , Mrs Smith   44   the knock with a “Hi , Susie”.

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that   45   musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone, and she also looked as though having been   46   because her eyes were weary and swollen(肿胀). “What can I do for you , Susie ?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very , very sad with a broken heart.” Susie   47  her hand out shyly. In it was a   48  . “This is for your  49  . Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie , choking back her tears.   50  her tears she said ,”thank you , darling girl, this will help a lot.”

Mrs. Smith accepted Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step   51   . She bought a small key ring with a picture frame ----  52   designed to carry keys and proudly display a family portrait at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band –Aid in the frame to   53  herself to heal a little every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support . It has become her  54   for healing ,    55  forgetting the joy and love she experienced with her laughter.

36. A. when          B. then             C. as                   D. while

37. A. stated           B. wandered        C. claimed              D. wondered

38. A. after all         B. at present         C. from now on          D. for a little while

39. A. little            B. few             C. hard                 D. tough

40. A. family           B. community       C. world               D. race

41. A. even            B. nearly           C. ever                 D. barely

42. A. challenge        B. chance           C. incident              D. risk

43. A. attending to      B. stocking with      C. dealing with          D. getting on with

44. A. reacted          B. responded        C. answered             D. received

45. A. desperate        B. familiar           C. annoying           D. anxious

46. A. sleeping         B. reflecting         C. weeping            D. praying

47. A. brought          B. took             C. held               D. pulled

48. A. Band-Aid        B. key              C. picture             D. frame

49. A. daughter        B. eyes            C. hands             D. broken heart

50. A. Upon            B. Through          C. At               D. By

51. A. further          B. as well             C. in detail           D. once again

52. A. that             B. which             C. what              D. one

53. A. recover          B. remind            C. reward            D. repay

54. A. symbol          B. burden            C. pressure           D. ambition

55. A. rather than       B. in case of          C. yet not             D. regardless of                 

Hi！Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble—and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).

　　ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.

　　Here's an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, "My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!" Just then, a telegram came. The woman's father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.

　　There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what's behind these strange mental messages. Here's another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.

　　A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, "There's room for one more." The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, "There's room for one more."

　　Then the man saw that the driver's face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn't get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!

　　Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.

1.According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ________.

2.ESP lets people know _________.

3.In the last paragraph the underlined word "coincidences" probably means _______.

4.This article is mainly about ________.

1.Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?

2.Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?

3.If Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.

4.What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie, who was only six years old. “I’m making a casserole(炖锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, __36__ Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and has a __37__ heart. We need to take care of her a little while.” Said her mother. “ Why, Mommy?” 

“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have __38__ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. Because we’re __39__ of a community and Mrs. Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱) her. You are a very __40__ girl, Susie; maybe you’ll think of __41__ way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought __42__ about this challenge and how she could do her __43__ on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith __44__ the knock with a “Hi, Susie.”

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that familiar musical __45__ about her voice when she __46__ someone.

“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie __47__ her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her __48__ she said, “Thank you, darling girl, this will __49__ a lot.”

Mrs. Smith __50__ Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step __51__. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架) ---- the ones __52__ to carry keys and display a family __53__ at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to __54__ her to heal a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol(象征) for healing, while not __55__ the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.

36. A. although      B. because      C. when D. so

37. A. broken  B. absent C. sick    D. gentle

38. A. trouble B. time    C. interest       D. danger

39. A. owners        B. whole C. part    D. relatives

40. A. naughty       B. little   C. pretty  D. smart

41. A. the other      B. the very     C. our     D. some

42. A. seriously      B. deeply C. much        D. little

43. A. job       B. work   C. part    D. deed

44. A. replied  B. answered to      C. greeted       D. responded

45. A. sound   B. quality       C. gift     D. note

46. A. praised B. helped C. greeted       D. saw

47. A. gave     B. set      C. took    D. held

48. A. tears     B. sadness       C. excitement  D. glasses

49. A. do B. care    C. mean  D. help

50. A. refused B. accepted     C. received     D. took

51. A. more    B. forward      C. further       D. ahead

52. A. made    B. bought       C. invented     D. designed

53. A. photo   B. scene  C. gathering   D. life

54. A. force    B. remind       C. get      D. advise

55. A. forgetting    B. missing      C. losing D. remembering

The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

At the end of the semester,we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because        .

2.According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT       .

3.According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not     .

4.According to the last paragraph but one we know         .

5.Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?