For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．anyway

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

27.               A．enjoy          B．appreciate      C．like   D．pick

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

29.               A．advised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

34.               A．even          B．already         C．yet   D．ever

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

40.               A．asked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My first job was in what they call the city center. The    36   was large, dark and old    37   the physics lecture room was on the second floor.   38    , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM” on the    39   . The students were sixteen or seventeen years old,    40   several years younger than me．   41   , some of them looked and acted    42     older than me sometimes．

      The room was directly    43   the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses．One day, I was    44   some work on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me．There was a man standing in the room with    45    an apple in his hand．He looked    46    ．

      “Who threw this?” he asked, looking round the class．

      “I beg your pardon?” I said．Was this the school inspector（督学）?    47  threw this apple out of the window,” he said．“It    48   on my car．”

      “Who threw an apple out of the window?” I     49    to the class．There was no answer.

      “I   50  the fellow who threw this．” said the man．“I    51   outside for you．” And then he left, slamming the door．

         52    was silence and I continued with the lesson．At the end of every lesson, a bell rang, usually the class were all   53   before it finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty    54   ．

      This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one    55   . “That’s all for today,” I said．

      “You go first, sir．” said one of the boys．It made a nice change, being first out．

36．A．room          B．building           C．floor            D．city

37．A．and            B．as                  C．so              D．but

38．A．Happily        B．Luckily             C．Properly         D．Actually

39．A．floor          B．ground            C．door           D．window

40．A．over           B．only                C．up          D．almost

41．A．In fact        B．In the end           C．After all             D．As a result

42．A．more          B．less                 C．very           D．even

43．A．on            B．above              C．below           D．in

44．A．getting        B．making              C．taking          D．putting

45．A．hardly         B．almost              C．half            D．such

46．A．angry         B．kind               C．sorry           D．happy

47．A．Anyone      B．One                C．Who           D．Someone

48．A．hit          B．fell                C．landed          D．arrived

49．A．asked               B．said                C．talked          D．told

50．A．hate         B．find                C．get            D．want

51．A．will be waiting B．have waited         C．have been waiting    D．wait

52．A．It           B．There               C．This           D．That

53．A．walked        B．left                C．gone          D．ended

54．A．lesson       B．class               C．room          D．lecture

55．A．heard               B．finished             C．spoke         D．moved

Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

1.Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

A．Her husband didn’t give her a hug.

B．Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

C．They didn’t give her a compliment.

D．They didn’t understand her mind.

2.What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

A．She will give him her hints.                B．She lets him guess what she wants.

C．She tells him her needs directly.            D．She buys what she wants herself.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A．I realized what I did was wrong.

B．I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.

C．My husband prevented me from going on.

D．My husband stopped me from saying something.

I live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful scenery! But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it’s also easy to lose your cool. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I deal with on a daily basis, it would have been wonderful.

I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food.

I was in line at Taco Bell (一家墨西哥速食店) and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in and was stuck in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn’t be able to get out. So I backed up and waved her into my place in the front of the line.

To my surprise, this young girl did not say thanks. I was cool with it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and pulled away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad, but hungry, and the employee said, “Hi, that girl just paid for your food.”

That food was the most satisfying nourishment (营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say “Thank you!”

1.The underlined part in the first paragraph probably means “_____”.

A．be friendly to others                     B．become angry

C．get warmer                            D．remain calm

2.What happened to the author according to the passage?

A．He remained lying in bed all the morning.

B．He didn’t feel well after drinking a cup of coffee.

C．He made room for a girl who jumped the queue.

D．He had a quarrel with a girl who didn’t stand in line.

3.How did the young girl show her thanks to the author?

A．She got out of her car and said thanks.

B．She drove away with her own food.

C．She received her food and waved goodbye.

D．She paid for the author’s food without him knowing.

4.The best title for the passage might be _____.

A．Kindness is spreading

B．Being patient wins respect

C．Being calm is important in accidents

D．Being polite can change the world

MY Chinese friend is going to the US and he is nervous about what to talk about. “Talk about the weather,” is my advice.

“How are you?” is often followed by comments about the weather. “Nice day today.” “Cold/hot enough for you?” “Will it ever stop raining?” “Some winter we’re having.” “Can’t remember a winter/summer so cold/hot.” “Whew, it’s hot out there.”

These introductory statements are often followed by a long conversation entirely about weather conditions. Past, present and – with global warming – speculation (推测) about the future.

Our fascination with weather might seem silly, but the real purpose behind those endless discussions is small talk. Weather’s a safe topic of conversation. As a group, we Americans seem to enjoy chatting with those around us. Whenever we stand in line at the grocery store, we tend to engage in this sort of conversation with other people standing in line with us. If I were seated next to another American on any form of public transport, I’d expect both of us to make some harmless comment about the weather as a way of acknowledging (承认) each other’s presence (存在). At parties, the weather is a common topic, especially with those you are meeting for the first time.

In contrast we are taught to avoid certain topics like religion and politics. Weather is neutral (中性的); you don’t have to have an opinion about it, just make a statement of a fact. What is truly interesting is the fact that we can go on and on about it.

My Chinese friend has a hard time understanding why we put so much effort into this topic – and why I warn him about bringing up much more “interesting” subjects like salaries or how much something costs.

Sometimes it is tricky (复杂的) to wend (行走) one’s way through winding cultural roads, especially those that are never taught in books.

1.What does the writer suggest her Chinese friend should talk about with people in the US? (No more than two words)

2.Why do Americans enjoy talking to people around them about the weather, in writer’s opinion? (No more than ten words)

3.List four topics that people should avoid talking about in the US. ( No more than 5 words)