D
THE situation seemed hopeless．
From the day he started at my junior-high，Willard P.Franklin lived in his own world，shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher．My attempts at establishing a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference(冷淡)．Even a “Good Morning Willard” received only a very low grunt(咕哝)．I could see that his classmates got on no better Willard was completely a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier(障碍)of silence．
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday，we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district．
“Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students．“There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season．By contributing to our Christmas collection，you will help buy food，clothing and toys for these needy people．We start the collection tomorrow．”
When I called for the contributions the next day，I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten，except for Willard P. Franklin．The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk．Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container.
“I don’t need any milk for lunch,” he said very quietly. For a moment，just a moment, he smiled．Then he turned and walked back to his desk．
That night，after school．I took our meager contributions to the school principal(校长)．I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place．
“I may be wrong，but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him，”I told the principal．
“Yes, I believe it sounds hopeful．”he nodded．“And I think we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us．I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection．Here, take a look at it．”
As I gazed down to read．I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list．
72. From the second paragraph, we can see that the teacher___________
A. established a friendly relationship with Willard
B. tried hard to pull Willard out of his own world
C. found Willard got on better with his classmates
D. was positive that Willard would gradually open his heart
73. What do we learn about the collection of money at Christmas?
A. It is intended for the poor families in their school district.
B. Everyone except Willard was willing to contribute to the Christmas collection.
C. Students were encouraged to buy food, clothing and toys for needy people.
D. It is collected every year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
74. What does the underlined word 'meager' in Paragraph 7 mean?
A. Great.     B. Generous.      C. Huge.      D. Small
75. Which of the following can best describe Willard?
A. Poor but proud.        B. Lonely but loving.
C. Indifferent and sad.     D. Bright and hopeful.

D

THE situation seemed hopeless．

From the day he started at my junior-high，Willard P.Franklin lived in his own world，shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher．My attempts at establishing a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference(冷淡)．Even a “Good Morning Willard” received only a very low grunt(咕哝)．I could see that his classmates got on no better Willard was completely a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier(障碍)of silence．

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday，we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district．

“Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students．“There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season．By contributing to our Christmas collection，you will help buy food，clothing and toys for these needy people．We start the collection tomorrow．”

When I called for the contributions the next day，I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten，except for Willard P. Franklin．The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk．Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container.

“I don’t need any milk for lunch,” he said very quietly. For a moment，just a moment, he smiled．Then he turned and walked back to his desk．

That night，after school．I took our meager contributions to the school principal(校长)．I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place．

“I may be wrong，but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him，”I told the principal．

“Yes, I believe it sounds hopeful．”he nodded．“And I think we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us．I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection．Here, take a look at it．”

As I gazed down to read．I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list．

72. From the second paragraph, we can see that the teacher___________

A. established a friendly relationship with Willard

B. tried hard to pull Willard out of his own world

C. found Willard got on better with his classmates

D. was positive that Willard would gradually open his heart

73. What do we learn about the collection of money at Christmas?

A. It is intended for the poor families in their school district.

B. Everyone except Willard was willing to contribute to the Christmas collection.

C. Students were encouraged to buy food, clothing and toys for needy people.

D. It is collected every year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

74. What does the underlined word 'meager' in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. Great.     B. Generous.      C. Huge.      D. Small

75. Which of the following can best describe Willard?

A. Poor but proud.        B. Lonely but loving.

C. Indifferent and sad.     D. Bright and hopeful.

D

THE situation seemed hopeless．

From the day he started at my junior-high，Willard P.Franklin lived in his own world，shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher．My attempts at establishing a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference(冷淡)．Even a “Good Morning Willard” received only a very low grunt(咕哝)．I could see that his classmates got on no better Willard was completely a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier(障碍)of silence．

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday，we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district．

“Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students．“There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season．By contributing to our Christmas collection，you will help buy food，clothing and toys for these needy people．We start the collection tomorrow．”

When I called for the contributions the next day，I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten，except for Willard P. Franklin．The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk．Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container.

“I don’t need any milk for lunch,” he said very quietly. For a moment，just a moment, he smiled．Then he turned and walked back to his desk．

That night，after school．I took our meager contributions to the school principal(校长)．I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place．

“I may be wrong，but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him，”I told the principal．

“Yes, I believe it sounds hopeful．”he nodded．“And I think we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us．I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection．Here, take a look at it．”

As I gazed down to read．I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list．

72. From the second paragraph, we can see that the teacher___________

A. established a friendly relationship with Willard

B. tried hard to pull Willard out of his own world

C. found Willard got on better with his classmates

D. was positive that Willard would gradually open his heart

73. What do we learn about the collection of money at Christmas?

A. It is intended for the poor families in their school district.

B. Everyone except Willard was willing to contribute to the Christmas collection.

C. Students were encouraged to buy food, clothing and toys for needy people.

D. It is collected every year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

74. What does the underlined word 'meager' in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. Great.      B. Generous.      C. Huge.       D. Small

75. Which of the following can best describe Willard?

A. Poor but proud.        B. Lonely but loving.

C. Indifferent and sad.     D. Bright and hopeful.

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop _36  me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very   37  to earn my own pocket money and my parents   38  interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it   39  . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the   40  , I would become more mature(成熟) and  41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

Like many   42  parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43   a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around   44  . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great   45  for me. In the end, my father won the   46  on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins   47  through the country who could   48  shelter and help if I need them.

Three years later, my younger brother decide to   49  a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not   50  to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)   51  year working his way on trains and ships to   52  passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly   53  . Most parents start   54  their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have   55  the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

A．taught    B．allowed    C．treated      D．hired

A．anxious  B．content     C．proud       D．hopeful

A．never     B．ever  C．always      D．even

A．quickly  B．foolishly   C．seriously   D．honesty

A．work     B．mistakes   C．others       D．books

A．strict      B．reasonable C．polite       D．responsible

A．American      B．Japanese   C．Chinese    D．British

A．helped   B．supported  C．shared      D．worried

A．Asia      B．Africa      C．Europe     D．Oceania

A．journey       B．experience       C．chance      D．possibility

A．argument     B．game C．discussion D．plan

A．send out      B．give out    C．carry out   D．spread out

A．promise       B．afford       C．provide     D．serve

A．leave    B．make C．take   D．prepare

A．angry   B．eager C．sorry D．sad

A．unusual       B．hard  C．strange     D．busy

A．accept  B．earn  C．find   D．search

A．welcome     B．fit     C．necessary  D．common

A．bringing      B．forcing     C．pushing    D．protecting

A．selected      B．admired    C．afforded   D．left

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop _36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very   37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents   38 interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it   39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the   40 , I would become more mature(成熟) and  41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

Like many   42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43  a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around   44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great   45 for me. In the end, my father won the   46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins   47 through the country who could   48 shelter and help if I need them.

Three years later, my younger brother decide to   49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not   50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)   51 year working his way on trains and ships to   52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly   53 . Most parents start   54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have   55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.