The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a weekly   1  that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive   2  .

       My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we   3  along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I   4   that almost every crossing I passed through was   5   by a panhandler（乞丐）. And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a(an)   6   fifteen lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull  7   a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh,   8   … here’s lunch.”

      We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately   9   back in the opposite direction for home.   10  , the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was   11  and didn’t know quite how to behave.

       She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done   12   like this for me before,” she said with   13  . Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So,   14 do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”

       She just looked at me with her huge, tried brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was   15  , but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she  16   loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have money. But you know what… tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”

       I don’t know if the kids   17  the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too  18   or insignificant to really effect change.   19   in that moment, I recognized the   20   of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things – only small things with great love.”

1． A．tradition              B．ceremony            C．custom               D．habit

2．A．decision                B．choice                 C．contribution         D．plan

3．A．walked                  B．ran                      C．wandered            D．drove

5．A．crowded               B．occupied             C．discovered           D．laid

6．A．additional              B．expensive            C．cheap                  D．special

7．A．close                    B．together               C．alongside             D．throughout

8．A．in fact                   B．to tell the truth     C．generally speaking    D．by the way

9．A．faced                    B．headed                C．took                    D．looked

10．A．Unfortunately       B．Luckily                C．Unexpectedly       D．Hopefully

11．A．excited                B．embarrassed        C．frightened            D．annoyed

12．A．something           B．everything           C．anything              D．nothing

13．A．amazement          B．fear                     C．sorrow                D．amusement

14．A．what                   B．how                    C．where                 D．when

15．A．shocked              B．confused             C．pleased                D．worried

16．A．really                  B．even                    C．just                     D．never

17．A．watched              B．felt                      C．noticed                D．recognized

18．A．many                  B．small                   C．big                      D．simple

19．A．Therefore            B．Although             C．Meanwhile           D．Yet

20．A．promise          B．oath              C．truth            D．spirit

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。
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If               16 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews,  17 .In his book, Matthews  18 us how to have a happy life and answers the  19  of teenagers.
　　 Many people may    20    teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book    21  that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills,    22  how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to   23 your memory better.
　　 Many teenagers think    24  happiness comes from either a good exam result   25 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can   26  be happy when there are no such “good” things.
　　 Success also comes from a   27  attitude. If you   28  from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel    29    when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that   30  comes from thinking about things in a positive   31  . If you are   32  , people notice you and you can get a   33  view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes   34 less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important   35  : you choose to be happy!

第二节  完形填空（每题1.5分,共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。  

      The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a  36 tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive 37 .

      My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we 38 along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I 39 that almost every crossing I passed through was 40 by a panhandler(乞丐). And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a(an) 41fifteen lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull 42 a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh, 43 …here’s lunch.”

      We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately 44 back in the opposite direction for home. 45 , the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was 46 and didn’t know quite how to behave.   

      She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done47 like this for me before,” she said with 48 . Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “ So, 49 do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”   

      She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was 50 ,but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she 51  loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”

       I don’t know if the kids 52 the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too 53 or insignificant to really effect change. 54 in that moment, I recognized the 55 of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things—only small things with great love.”   

36. A. weekly               B. daily              C. monthly                   D. yearly

37. A. decision                     B. choice            C. contribution              D. plan

38. A. walked               B. ran                   C. wandered                 D. drove

39. A. reminded            B. realized             C. understood               D. thought

40. A. crowded             B. occupied           C. discovered                D. laid

41. A. additional           B. expensive       C. cheap                       D. special

42. A. close                  B. together            C. alongside                  D. throughout

43. A. in fact          B. to tell the truth   C. generally speaking     D. by the way

44. A. faced                  B. headed                  C. took                         D. looked

45. A. Unfortunately      B. Luckily             C. Unexpectedly            D. Hopefully

46. A. excited               B. embarrassed       C. frightened             D. annoyed

47. A. something           B. everything      C. anything                   D. nothing

48. A. amazement          B. fear                  C. sorrow                         D. amusement

49. A. what                  B. how                  C. where                      D. when

50. A. shocked                     B. confused           C. pleased                     D. worried

51. A. really                 B. even                 C. just                          D. never

52. A. watched                     B. felt                   C. noticed                     D. recognized

53. A. many                  B. small             C. big                          D. simple

54. A. Therefore            B. Although           C. Meanwhile            D. Yet

55. A. promise                     B. oath                  C. truth                     D. Spirit

I arrived in the classroom, ready to share knowledge and experience with 76 students who would be in my English literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no  1   about my ability to hold their attention and to   2   on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue

      I was   3  when the monitor shouted, "Stand up!" The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  4   about how to get them to sit down again, but   5  that embarrassment was over, I quickly regained my   6   and admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow(发热) which came from a strong     7   of achievement.

      My students kept diaries However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually    8   by a strong sense of   9  . The first diary said, "Our foreign teacher didn't   10   us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better. " Greatly   11  , I read diary after diary, each expressing a  12   theme. "Didn't I teach them anything? I   13   the entire philosophical (哲学) framework of Western thought and  14  the historical background for all the works we'll study in class," I complained. "How should they say I didn't teach them anything?"

      It was a long term, and it gradually became dear that my ideas about  15   were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher's job was to  16   interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own  17 . My students thought a teacher's job was to provide exact information as 18 and clearly as possible. What a  19  !

     However, I also learned a lot, and the  20  with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1. A. idea              B. confidence                C. difficulty            D. doubt

2. A. impress           B. supply                    C. stress              D. force

3. A. amused           B. frightened                 C. shocked            D. satisfied

4. A. worried           B. concerned                 C. confused            D. curious

5. A. once             B. since                     C. before              D. because

6. A. belief             B. calmness                  C. courage             D. ability

7. A. desire            B. emotion                   C. sense               D. choice

8. A. changed          B. replaced                  C. grown              D. reduced

9. A. sadness          B. loneliness                  C. happiness            D. achievement

10. A. give            B. teach                     C. share               D. show

11. A. excited          B. disappointed               C. pleased              D. surprised

12. A, hopeful        B. similar                    C, special              D. different

13. A. taught           B. described                        C. supported            D. spread

14. A. laid             B. expressed                 C. discussed           D. advised

15. A. education        B. background                      C. knowledge           D. diary

16. A. consider       B. settle                     C. answer             D. raise

17. A. attention         B. lessons                   C. decision             D. conclusion

18. A. quickly        B. directly                   C. frequently           D. occasionally

19. A. difficulty        B. surprise                   C. difference           D. failure

20. A. feeling          B. enjoyment                 C. chance             D. experience

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。

        Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If                16  , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews,  17  .In his book, Matthews  18  us how to have a happy life and answers the  19   of teenagers.

　　 Many people may    20     teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book    21   that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills,    22   how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to   23  your memory better.

　　 Many teenagers think    24   happiness comes from either a good exam result   25  praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can   26   be happy when there are no such “good” things.

　　 Success also comes from a   27   attitude. If you   28   from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel     29     when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that   30   comes from thinking about things in a positive   31   . If you are   32   , people notice you and you can get a   33   view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes   34  less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important   35   : you choose to be happy!

A. so              B. such              C. it              D. this

A. easy            B. funny               C. useful            D. simple

A. orders                   B. tells                 C. asks              D. allows

A. questions              B. problems          C. ideas             D. comments

A. impress                 B. cause                C. effect                   D. affect

A. suggests              B. writes               C. reads             D. asks

A. for example          B. such as              C. for instance              D. as before

A. make                    B. have              C. take                 D. get

A. what                  B. which               C. that                  D. whether

A. and                     B. but                C. so                 D. or

A. never                  B. already          C. still                  D. forever

A. confident         B. positive         C. common          D. normal

A. learn                 B. suffer                   C. hear                D. separate

A. frightened        B. shocked         C. confused           D. worried

A. attitude               B. intelligence    C. failure           D. altitude

A. way                  B. route             C. style                 D. spirit

A. short                   B. small             C. tall                D. fat

A. longer                 B. higher           C. bigger              D. better

A. take up                B. put up           C. set up               D. break up

A. class                   B. lesson            C. education          D. advantage