The smile on his face suggested that he ________glad to give his life for his country.

1. A.
   be
2. B.
   is
3. C.
   was
4. D.
   being

Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.
“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.
However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!
Hank
Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
【小题1】How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was crossing the road the other day  36  he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would  37 , as the lights had turned red.  38 , the car was going too  39  and Tom soon realized that it couldn’t stop in time. He  40  to move out of its way but it was too late. Tom was knocked  41  by the red car and lay almost dead on the road. Passers-by quickly went to him and an ambulance was sent for. The driver of the red car did not stop,  42  one of the men had written down the  43  of the car, which he gave to the police who arrived at the site(现场).
At the same time, Tom was taken to the  44  and his parents were called for. They were very surprised to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his side. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he might die. But on the fourth day Tom  45  and spoke softly. His parents were glad. The police by then had followed the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.
36. A. when          B. while            C. since           D. before
37. A. start           B. stop             C. move           D. break
38. A. Unfortunately   B. Obviously        C. Besides         D. However
39. A. fast           B. slow             C. far             D. late
40. A. tried          B. managed          C. failed           D. was able
41. A. at           B. down             C. on             D. for
42. A. but           B. and              C. or              D. so
43. A. type          B. name             C. number         D. address
44. A. station       B. school            C. hospital         D. home
45. A. felt sick       B. got up            C. fell asleep       D. woke up

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

    My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I ’m so glad I did.

    On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊）in the distance.

    On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it---there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

    The little baby whale--- actually as big as our boat-- was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡）and waves. “ she’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point , my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe---and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

    In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

1.The author says “ I’m so glad I did”(in Para.2) because_________

A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing

B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C. he spent the weekend with his family

D. he experienced the rescue of the whales

2. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________

A. the shape of the harbour

B. the arms of the bay

C. the still water in the channel

D. the long coast line

3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because___________

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.

B. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.

C. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.

D. she had no other whales around to turn to for help

4.What is the theme of the story?

A. Fishing provides excitement for children.

B. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

C. It’s vital to protect the environment.

D. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

A new research shows that in Britain more and more people are returning to the old tradition that the whole family have a meal at table. Worrying about the obesity and breakdown of a family, people change their eating habits so greatly, according to analysis. They find the number of the family having a meal together increases by 5% from 2002 to 2004, and most people who have meals with their family come from the rich social class.
The new discovery makes doctors and the people struggling against obesity extremely excited. Giving up the tradition that the whole family have a meal together is exactly one of the reasons for a series of problems including children’s overweight. If a child has a meal in front of the television or the computer alone, he will often eat some fast food.
Jason Collins is one of the persons returning to the old tradition. Collins is a manager of a bake(烘面包) house. He finds after he gets used to having a meal at home with his child, the child becomes much more obedient(听话的). Dr. Jin is a child psychologist, and she expresses welcome to this result of the study.  She says it can make parents have a very good chance to chat with the child when the whole family have a meal together.
【小题1】 What makes people change their eating habit back to the old tradition in Britain?