It was at 6 a．m．that I arrived in the hospital kitchen．“Hi, I’m Janet．” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was   1    to work with Rose．

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and   2    me over her glasses．I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t   3    to see a student worker．

“What do you want me to do?   4    the coffee?” Rose   5    and went away．I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly   6    and took over, “That’s not the   7    to make coffee．” I was   8    as I just followed the steps our supervisor （视导员） showed us．

  9    I did pleased her．All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words   10    me．Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon．Fighting back   11   , I thought of my situation alone in my room．Should I see if my supervisor would change my   12   ? But I didn’t want to  13   ．Then I had the answer — I needed to   14    her．

Working with Rose the next morning, I   15    her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible．Things began to   16    over the next few days．She became   17    to me．As I worked with this   18    woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done．

I never   19    Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her．That summer I learned a   20    that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend．

1．A．useful                   B．interesting            C．strange                D．difficult

2．A．smiled at               B．shouted at            C．looked at             D．cared about

3．A．sad                       B．pleased                C．nervous               D．interested

4．A．Start                     B．Serve                  C．Buy                    D．Find

5．A．nodded                 B．bent                    C．spoke                  D．stood

6．A．agreed                  B．decided               C．appeared             D．calmed

7．A．time                      B．way                    C．place                   D．student

8．A．serious                  B．excited                C．bored                  D．shocked

9．A．Nothing                B．Something           C．Anything             D．Everything

10．A．attracted              B．hurt                    C．moved                D．taught

11．A．kindness              B．worry                 C．pride                   D．tears

12．A．mind                   B．project                C．work                  D．tool

13．A．get down             B．give in                 C．go away              D．come up

14．A．notice                 B．trust                    C．show                  D．love

15．A．enjoyed               B．judged                 C．ignored               D．considered

16．A．change                B．happen                C．get worse            D．go wrong

17．A．helpful                B．friendly               C．angry                  D．grateful

18．A．lonely                  B．young                 C．strong                 D．kind

19．A．refuse                 B．mention               C．see                     D．call

20．A．word                  B．way                    C．story                   D．lesson

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。

Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (1) ______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (2) ______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (3) ______. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (4) ______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (5) ______. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (6) ______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (7) ______ that she caused all plants to (8) ______ People were in (9) ______ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (10) ______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (11) ______, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (12) ______. She could go back to her mother if she had not (13) ______ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (14) ______ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (15) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (16) ______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (17) ______ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (18) ______ not let the crops grow. That is (19) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (20) ______, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.

1.A. periods             B. seasons         C. time                 D. age

2.A. winner         B. ruler                C. advisor         D. fighter

3.A. wife            B. lover                C. partner         D. daughter

4.A. forbid         B. forgive         C. admit                D. accept

5.A. arrangement         B. warning         C. reason           D. permission

6.A. let out             B. worked out       C. thought out     D. found out

7.A. excited             B. tired                C. angry                D. serious

8.A. grow fast       B. start growing        C. stop growing         D. grow slowly

9.A. danger         B. hope                 C. turn                 D. case

10.A. since         B. until                C. after                D. when

11.A. Persephone         B. Zeus                 C. Demeter         D. Hades

12.A. return             B. change           C. marriage             D. journey

13.A. stolen             B. found            C. eaten                D. heard

14.A. understood         B. refused         C. doubted         D. accepted

15.A. discovered         B. studied         C. forgot           D. prepared

16.A. daughter       B. mother           C. god             D. ruler

17.A. works         B. remains         C. happens         D. starts

18.A. should             B. can             C. dare                 D. will

19.A. where         B. because         C. why             D. how

20.A. nice           B. friendly             C. fresh                D. happy

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

　　The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, 1 passengers.

　　Suddenly a little boy 2 his way through the grown - up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the 3 grown - ups. What a brave child, I think. His father 4 to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very strange happens suddenly. The 5 little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. 6 , I think that he wants to 7 me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his 8 up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the 9 . Wrong again! What I do receive is a 10 kiss on the cheek.

　　The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am 11 . What just happened? A child kissing 12 grown - ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbous are certainly 13 . Nervous and a little surprised, we 14 at the father. When he sees our questioning 15 as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue (线索).

　　“He's so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”

　　Father and son 16 into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still 17 the child's kiss - a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul - search inside me. How many 18 kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 19 ?

　　The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don't let yourself 20 before your heart stops!

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

 Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.

       The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (36) _______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much．Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ( 37) _______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (38) _______．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (39) _______ it．Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (40) _______．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter (41) _______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (42) _______ that she caused all plants to ( 43 ) _______．People were in (44) _________ of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (45 ) _______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her．(46) __________, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (47) ______ ．She could go back to her mother if she had not (48) ________ anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter (49) ________ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld．When Zeus (50) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (51) _______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it (52) ________ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (53) _______ not let the crops grow．That is (54) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is (55)______ , it  is spring, and plants begin to grow again