阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One very cold and rainy night in the winter of 2012, my husband and I were in a fast food restaurant. We were about to begin our meal 36 a man walked in. He was completely 37 from the rain and went into the men's room.

I watched him go by, then I said to my husband, "That man must have had nothing to eat in a long time." When the man came out of the men's room, he just 38 himself in a chair, not going anywhere near the food counter. I 39 that he didn't have any money for food and 40 wanted to dry off for a while.

I just couldn't eat my food knowing that someone else was sitting 41 only a few tables away. So, I 42 a $20.00 bill from my shopping money to my husband. "Please get him dinner," I said. "We can do with less money this week."

　 My husband 43 the man and quietly asked if he needed some food. The man 　 44 at us. "A small cup of coffee would be great," he said. "Thank you so much!" He 　45 wasn't going to take advantage of us, but we 46 that he should have a full meal, which he gratefully(感激地) 47 .

　 After he 48 the food, he thanked my husband and my husband said, "No. Thank my 49 . She noticed that you were 50 ."

The man asked me, " 51 did you know I haven't eaten in a long time?" I smiled at him and said nothing , just asking him to 52 the change(零钱) from the $20.00.

Giving others a 53 whenever they’re in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who 54 it but also to the ones who give it. I am so grateful that I was able to 55 with someone truly in need. It is a little bit of extra warmth on a rainy day.

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

37. A. angry　　 　　　　 B. cold　　　　 C. wet　　　　 　　　 D. energetic

38. A. devoted　 　　　　 B. found　　　 C. helped　　 　 　　　 D. seated

39. A. doubted　 　　　　 B. guessed　　　 C. imagined　　 　　　 D. hoped

40. A. only　　 　　　　　 B. completely　 C. occasionally　 　　　 D. hardly

41. A. sad　　　 　　　 B. quiet　　　　 C. hungry　　　 　　　 D. silent

42. A. handed　　 　　 B. took　　　　 　　　 C. borrowed　　 　　　 D. saved

43. A. respected　　 　 B. approached　 C. begged　　　 　　　 D. invited

44. A. shouted　　 　 B. laughed　　　 C. smiled　　　 　 　　　 D. cried

45. A. rarely　　 　　　 　　　 B. easily　　 　　 C. clearly　　 　 　　　 D. immediately

46. A. instructed　 　　 B. insisted　　 　 C. admitted　 　 　　　 D. observed

47. A. accepted　　 　 B. expressed　 　 C. refused　　 　 　　　 D. expected

48. A. ordered　　 　　 B. revised　　 　 C. booked　　 　 　　　 D. fetched

49. A. friend　　 　　　 B. children　　 C. wife　　　　 　　　 D. boss

50. A. in surprise　 　　 B. in shock　　 　 C. in danger　 　 　　　 D. in need

51. A. Why　　　 　　　 B. When　　　 C. What　　　 　 　　　 D. How

52. A. return　　 　　　 B. lend　　　　 　 C. keep　　　 　 　　　 D. give

53. A. gift　　 　　 　　　 B. face　　　 　 C. heart　 　 　　　　　　 D. hand

54. A. take　　　 　　　 B. bring　　　 　 C. refuse　　 　　 　　　 D. receive

55. A. connect　 　　　 　　　 B. share　　　 　 C. talk　　　 　　 　　　 D. communicate

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been ?????? 21 by a well-known magazine to write an article ?????? 22 the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article?????? 　23 , the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article ??? 24: 'Hundreds of steps ?????? 25 the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist ????? 26 instructing him to find out ?????? 27 the exact number of steps and the ?????? 28 of the wall. ?????

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these ?????? 29 facts, ?????? 30 he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting?????? 31 , for the magazine would ?????? 32 go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but ?????? 33 no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that?????? 34 he did not reply soon he would be fired.?????? 35 the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had ?????? 36 been written. A week later, the editor ?????? 37 received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been ?????? 38 , but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been ?????? 39 to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested ?????? 40 counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace. 　

21. A. ordered 　　　　　 B. hoped 　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　 D. suggested

22. A. for　　 　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　 C. of　　　 　　　　 D. to

23. A. arrived　 　　　　　 B. received　 　　　 C. reached 　　　　 D. got

24. A. read　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. said　 　　　　　　 C. went 　　　　　　 D. began

25. A. link to 　　　　　　 B. point to 　　　　 C. lead to 　　　　　 D. connect to

26. A. a letter 　　　　　　 B. an E-mail 　　　 C. a message 　　　 D. a fax

27. A. by all means B. by no means 　C. by any means D. by means of

28. A. position　 　　　　 B. surroundings C. height　 　　　　 D. condition

29. A. important　　　 B. unimportant 　　 C. interesting　　 D. unknown

30. A. so 　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. otherwise 　　　 D. moreover

31.. A. impatient 　　　 B. sorry 　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　 D. sad

32. A. never 　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　 　　　　 C. soon 　　　　　　 D. immediately

33. A. A. received　　　　 B. accepted 　　　 C. heard from 　　 D. made

34. A. although 　　　　 B. unless 　　　　　 C. because　 　　　　　　 D. if

35. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. So　 　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　 D. If

36. A. originally 　　　　 B. badly 　　　　　　 C. roughly 　　　　 D. firstly

37. A. only 　　　　　　　 B. accidently 　　 C. at last 　　　　　 D. happily

38. A. arrested 　　　　　 B. fired 　　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　 D. beaten

39. A. managed 　　　　 B. succeeded 　　 C. tried　 　　　　　 D. allowed

40. A. while 　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　 D. because of

Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to 　22 every day. However, do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or 　23 one million!

Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being 　24 Last time when words were being 25　 to the language at this rate was during the 　26 of William Shakespeare. The 　27 popularity of English has 　28 the most fertile period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a 　29 , a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor, 　 30 in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.

Words that are predicted to be the one millionth 　 31　 “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words, 　 32 what users do with a person they do not wish to 　 33 in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new 　34 a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing” 　35 what companies do to appear 　36 friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. Of course, there is a 　37 that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once 　38 that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has 39 that expected date 　40 once. Other experts have 　41 doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.

22.　　 A．write 　　 　　　B．read 　 　　　　 C．memorize 　　 　　　D．copy

23.　　 A．still 　　　　　B．hence 　　　　 C．nevertheless 　　　D．even

24.　　 A．inspired 　 　　　B．motivated 　 　　 C．commented 　　　D．created

25.　　 A．advocated 　　 　B．added 　　　　 　　 C．adopted　 　　　　 D．acquired

26.　　 A．years 　　 　　　B．days 　 　　　　 C．months　 　　　　 D．hours

27.　　 A．appropriate 　　 　B．fundamental 　　　 C．widespread　　 　　 D．elementary

28.　　 A．brought　 　　 B．led 　　　　　　 C．found　　 　　　　 D．taken

29.　　 A．primary 　 　　　B．social 　　　　 C．physical 　　　　 D．typical

30.　　 A．lay　 　　 　　B．located 　　　　 C．built 　　 　　　　　D．found

31.　　 A．conclude 　　　B．consist 　　　 　　　　 C．exclude 　　　　　D．include

32.　　 A．saying 　　 　　　B．writing 　　　 　　 C．describing 　 　　　D．accounting

33.　　 A．lose 　　　　　B．pay 　　 　　　　 C．have 　　 　　　　　D．stay

34.　　 A．on 　 　　　　　B．of 　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　D．with

35.　　 A．refers to 　　　B．prefers to 　 　　 C．comes to 　　 　　　D．sticks to

36.　　 A．continually 　　 　B．eventually 　 　　 C．environmentally 　 　D．constantly

37.　　 A．possibility 　　　 　B．fact 　　 　　　　 C．result　　 　　　　 D．bond

38.　　 A．published 　　　 　B．declared 　　 　　 C．expected 　　 　　　D．claimed

39.　　 A．put up　　 　　 B．put off　　　　 C．put down　　　 　D．put out

40.　　 A．other than 　　 　B．more than　　 　 C．rather than　　 　　 D．less than

41.　　 A．consulted 　　 B．instructed 　 　　 C．associated 　 　　　D．expressed

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.

The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.

36.　 A. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cloud 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sunshine　　　　　　　　 D. mist

37. 　 A. helpful B. wonderful　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful D. successful

38.　 A. disaster B. environment　　　　　　 C. incident D. wonder

39. 　 A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. want 　　　　　　　　　 D. prefer

40. 　 A. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. used 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cared

41.　 A. purpose B. potential 　　　　　　　　 C. pressure D. preparation

42.　 A. energy B. happiness　　　　　　　　 C. luck D. blindness

43.　 A. hardest　　　　　　　　　　 B. dullest 　　　　　　　　　 C. simplest　　　　　　　　 D. easiest

44.　 A. self-respect B. self-control C. self-confidence D. self-defence

45.　 A. think 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. consider 　　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　　　　 D. mean

46.　 A. imperfect　　　　　　　　　 B. perfect　　　　　　　　　　 C. unfair　　　　　　　　　　 D. fair

47.　 A. Later 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Soon 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Once　　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

48.　 A. worried 　　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged 　　　　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. hurt

49.　 A. stuck 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. impressed 　　　　　　　 C. occupied 　　　　　　 D. held

50.　 A. see 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hear 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　　　　 D. observe

51.　 A. important B. unimportant 　　　　　 C. possible D. impossible

52.　 A. invented 　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered 　　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　　　　 D. directed

53.　 A. experience B. advantages　　　　　　　 C. knowledge D. limitation

54.　 A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wildly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. highly　　　　　　　　　 D. deeply

55. 　 A. so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

He ________ in his will that his wife should receive all money after his death.

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A. instructed 　　B. informed 　　C.directed D. ordered