The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a    11       which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few    12   in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his    13    and dropped them into the hat. He    14    took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He    15    the sign so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to    16   . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had     17    the sign came to see how things were. The boy     18     his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, though.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n)    19    day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both sign simply said the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so    20    that they were not blind.

       Should we be surprised that the second sign was more    21    ?

Be thankful for what you have. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to    22   . Face your past without regret(后悔).    23    your present with confidence(自信). Prepare for the    24    without fear. Keep the faith（信念）and    25  the fear.

A. cover          B. sign         C. board             D. note

A. cashes         B. treasures      C. pennies           D. coins

A. pocket         B. can          C. backpack          D. case

A. still           B. then          C. already           D. yet

A. put on         B. put out        C. put off           D. put back

A. mix up        B. show up       C. fill up            D. make up

A. changed       B. prepared       C. supported         D. reached

A. realized       B. recognized     C. felt               D. discovered

A. average       B. successful      C. harmonious        D. beautiful

A. happy        B. disappointed    C. lucky             D. strange

A. effective      B. brave          C. surprising         D. scientific

A. smile        B. exist          C. survive            D. prove

A. Look into     B. Search for       C. Deal with         D. Depend on

A. tomorrow     B. adventure       C. future            D. sunrise

A. preserve      B. charge          C. keep             D. drop

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选
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The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_  in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__  day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?
Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.
36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note
37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins
38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case
39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet
40. A. put on               B. put out                 C. put off                  D. put back
41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though
42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up
43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached
44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how
45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered
46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still
47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful
48. A. After all         B. In the long term   C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange
50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific
51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because
52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove
53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise
55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. drop

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.In Chinese culture, dragons are g_____________(慷慨豁达的) and wise, though they can be unpredictable.

2.Look through newspapers every day and you can keep up with the r____________(迅速) developing situation.

3.I’m writing in r____________(回应) to your advertisement for an electrician.

4.There are many ______________ (神秘的)stories about the Egyptian pyramids.

5.The scientist contributed a lot to the world and built up his r_____________(声望).

6.His vivid and amusing accounts of life on the Mississippi e______________(确立) himself as a giant in American literature.

7.He made several a_____________(尝试) but all of them were in vain.

8.The o__________(起源) of Carnival is that in Europe people enjoyed eating, drinking and dressing up before forty days without meat.

9.She has made great contributions to the world, c___________(创造) much wealth.

10.O_____________ (显而易见), Tom didn’t catch what I said, so he couldn’t know how to answer my question.

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
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单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】In Chinese culture, dragons are g_____________(慷慨豁达的) and wise, though they can be unpredictable.
【小题2】Look through newspapers every day and you can keep up with the r____________(迅速) developing situation.
【小题3】I’m writing in r____________(回应) to your advertisement for an electrician.
【小题4】There are many ______________ (神秘的)stories about the Egyptian pyramids.
【小题5】The scientist contributed a lot to the world and built up his r_____________(声望).
【小题6】His vivid and amusing accounts of life on the Mississippi e______________(确立) himself as a giant in American literature.
【小题7】He made several a_____________(尝试) but all of them were in vain.
【小题8】The o__________(起源) of Carnival is that in Europe people enjoyed eating, drinking and dressing up before forty days without meat.
【小题9】She has made great contributions to the world, c___________(创造) much wealth.
【小题10】O_____________ (显而易见), Tom didn’t catch what I said, so he couldn’t know how to answer my question.