Tess was a precocious(早熟) eight-year-old girl when she heard her Mom and Dad taling about her little brother,Andrew.____ __she knw was that he was very sick and they were completely _____money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor’s bills and their house .Only a(n) _____could save him now.

??? Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly(果冻) jar from its hiding place. She poured all the ??? out on the floor and counted carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. No ??? here for mistakes. After carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out of the back door, and ??? her way six blocks to a chemist’s.

??? She waited patiently for the pharmacist (药剂师) to give her some ??? ,but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a noise. Nothing. She cleared her ????? with the most awful sound she could muster. No good.

??? Finally the pharmacist asked in an ???? tone of voice, “What do you want? I’m talking to my brother from Chicago ???? I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

??? “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “His name is Andrew and he has something bad ???? inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry, ????? I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, his voice ????? a little.

There was a man there whose clothes were admirable. He asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know” Tess replied with tears in her eyes. “I just know he's ????? sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay ????? it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered.

“A dollar and eleven cents ― the ????? price of a miracle for your little brother,” smiled the man, “Take me to ????? you live. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completely ????? charge and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again and did well.

Mom and Dad were happy but they wonder how much the operation would have ????? . Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the ????? of a little child.?????

1.A. As????????????? ??? B. All????????????? ?????? C. All what????????????? D. That

2.A. in need????????????? B. in short????????????? ?? C. out of ????????????? ????? D. sort of

3.A. miracle????????????? B. doctor????????????? ?????? C. God????????????? ????? D. operation

4.A. change????????????? B. jellies????????????? ?????? C. candies????????????? ????? D. cookies

5.A. way ????????????? ??? B. doubt????????????? ?????? C. chance????????????? ????? D. wonder

6.A. drove????????????? ??? B. fought????????????? ?????? C. made????????????? ????? D. struggled

7.A. pills????????????? ??? B. attention????????????? ?? C. medicine????????????? ? D. tablets

8.A. mouth ????????????? B. eyes????????????? ???? ? C. ears????????????? ?????? D. throat

9.A. anxious????????????? B. exciting????????????? ?? C. annoyed????????????? ?? D. tired

10.A. who????????????? ??? B. where????????????? ?????? C . because????????????? ?? D. which

11.A. finding????????????? B. planting????????????? ?? C. showing????????????? ?? D. growing

12.A. and????????????? ???? B. or else????????????? ?? C. but?????? ????????????? D. or

13.A. soft ???? ????????????? B. soften????????????? ?? C. softened????????????? D. softening

14.A. really ????????????? ???? B. real ????????????? ?????? C. firm????????????? ??? D. firmly

15.A. back????????????? ???? B. for????????????? ?????? C. off????? ????????????? D. up

16.A. actual????????????? ???? B. exact????????????? ?????? C. average????????????? ??? D. true

17.A. the place????????????? B. the apartment????????????? C. the complex????????????? D. where

18.A. free????????????? ???? B. free of????????????? ??? C. not ????????????? ??? D. no

19.A. spent ????????????? ???? B. paid ????????????? ???????? C. cost ????????????? ??? D .took

20.A. thought ????????????? B. value????????????? ???????? C. patience????????????? D. faith

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

       There was a stranger at my doorstep this morning. I was a little __36__ at first because my parents warned me not to talk to strangers, __37__ he seemed to be a fellow student in my college so I began to calm down soon after.

__38__ in old but neatly pressed clothes, the tall boy began explaining his __39__. He told me about his school fees and said that the time __40__ his exam was approaching. Though his grades were excellent, he would not be __41__ to take his exams if he failed to __42__ the money for all of the tuition fees. He was studying Computer Applications in my city. __43__ I had friends studying the same course in my college, __44__ meant that I could ask them all about him.

       The boy was still $ 2,500 short of the $ 30,000 that his tuition __45__. He was having a hard time, and he had a bad family situation __46__. I didn’t have much money, so I gave him an __47__ foreign book on computer languages. I thought that he __48__ could not afford such a textbook. I also remembered that I had won $ 500 in a contest. I __49__ the entire $ 500 to my newly made friend and __50__ him good luck with his exams.

       When you are in college, __51__ is very important __52__ to buy new textbooks or to hang out with friends. When I saw this fellow, I was __53__ of my other friends, many of whom were excellent, but were __54__ to pay for their education. This replaced all the hesitation and __55__ in my mind with generosity.

       Since then, I have never wasted even a single coin on anything that I don’t need.

36．A．amused     B．interested  C．scared       D．satisfied

37．A．but    B．therefore   C．besides     D．now that k+s-5#u 

38．A．Dressing   B．Dressed    C．To dress    D．To be dressed

39．A．question   B．study C．aim   D．problem

40．A．of     B．in      C．for    D．to

41．A．suggested  B．allowed    C．asked D．required

42．A．catch hold of    B．come up with   C．make up for     D．take possession of

43．A．Fortunately      B．Simply     C．Sometimes       D．Quickly

44．A．where       B．what  C．that   D．which

45．A．used  B．needed      C．cost   D．took

46．A．as usual    B．as well      C．as yet       D．as a whole

47．A．informal   B．ordinary   C．extra D．expensive

48．A．surely       B．finally      C．probably   D．regularly

49．A．handed in B．handed over     C．handed down    D．handed out

50．A．wished     B．hoped       C．wanted     D．told

51．A．friendship B．luck  C．money      D．health

52．A．whether    B．how  C．if      D while

53．A．charged             B．accused               C．warned              D．reminded           

54．A．struggling B．studying   C．willing     D．unwilling k+s-5#u 

55．A．excitement       B．doubt       C．belief       D．faith

Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients(contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.

Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 EXCEPT __________.

A. ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

B. ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands

C. producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items

D. the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands

What does the writer think about ads? __________

A. They are believable.          B. They are attractive.

C. They are full of misinformation.   D. They are helpful to consumers.

One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is __________.

A. to make use of ads             

B. not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

C. to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch

D. to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands

The author implies that __________.

A. going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to

B. the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low

C. discount clothing stores are good places to go to      

D. ads sometimes don’t tell the truth

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ban the Band(乐队)？

Every year,our school has a dance for all the students.It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful    36   ,instead of the usual school uniform.

Most of us think the dance is great   37  —even the teachers enjoy being there.  38  ,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no    39    band this year—only CDs.

“I don’t    40    it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.

“Someone said the school couldn’t    41    a band,and they think it’s too noisy anyway,”added Daniel.

“Well,I don’t think it’s    42    enough without a band!”declared Angela,“and I’m going to see what can be done.”

Angela was as good as her    43   .In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the   44   some more thought.And he suggested that one   45   for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to   46    out whether the students would like to do that.

“I need all of you to help me,”she  47  to our group before school the next day.“Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their   48    about the band and the extra cost.”

   49    the day we asked around as Angela suggested,and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much    50    there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.

“I’m surprised,”smiled Mr. Berry,when we gave him the    51   .“I really thought that only a few people     52    their band and that the cost would be too high.OK,Angela,your next    53    is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”

Angela was all smiles and    54    the news to Amy and Daniel.“You’re    55   ,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.

36.A.shapes                  B.dresses                      C.flowers                            D.pictures

37.A.fun                      B.work                         C.effort                        D.progress

38.A.Besides                 B.Otherwise                  C.However                   D.Therefore

39.A.new                            B.live                           C.foreign                      D.marching

40.A.mean                    B.need                         C.accept                       D.believe

41.A.lead                            B.serve                         C.afford                       D.form

42.A.good                    B.clear                         C.useful                       D.easy

43.A.look                     B.behavior                    C.mind                         D.word

44.A.schedule               B.situation                    C.view                         D.action

45.A.possibility             B.concern                     C.decision                    D.chance

46.A.call                      B.find                          C.carry                         D.point

47.A.admitted               B.replied                      C.apologized                 D.announced

48.A.knowledge            B.instruction                 C.opinion                            D.information

49.A.On                       B.For                           C.By                            D.During

50.A.trust                     B.money                      C.support                            D.care

51.A.results                  B.notices                      C.questions                   D.examples

52.A.welcomed             B.wanted                      C.defended                   D.invited

53.A.task                      B.business                    C.exercise                     D.duty

54.A.showed                 B.wrote                        C.broke                        D.read

55.A.amusing               B.interesting                 C.exciting                     D.amazing

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie,“Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that“next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS.“I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

Liz wants moviegoers (who often see films) to come away with the idea that changing your life is“as simple as making a decision”.

In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

A．Her mother died of AIDS.                           B．She worked at a petrol station.

C．She got admitted into Harvard.                    D．The movie about her life was put on.

e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.  

A．b, a, e, c, d     B．a, b, c, e, d      C．e, d, b, a, c        D．b, e, a, d, c

The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

What actually made her go towards her goal?

A．Envy and competition.                               B．Willpower and determination.

C．Decisions and understanding.                          D．Love and respect for her parents.

When she wrote“What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world