Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.

One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.

“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.

The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.

However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!

Hank

Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?

    A．Excited.         B．Confused.        C．Disappointed.    D．Satisfied.

2.What happened to the regular customer of the author?

    A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days.

    B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him.

    C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time.

    D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons.

3.．What does the underlined word “skeptically” probably mean in the passage?

    A．questioningly    B．hopefully        C．anxiously        D．excitedly

4.．It was Hank who helped the author realize the importance of        .

    A．patience in one’s work              B．being kind to regular customers

    C．taking time to care about others     D．sticking to one’s own career

5.What is the best title of the passage?

    A．A Warm – hearted Man                B．Coffee Shop Kindness

    C．My Part – time Job                  D．A Horrible Raining Day

The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room , I was the nurse on duty . When I felt sad about having to_36_on Christmas Day , a woman and four small children showed up at my desk .

“ Are you all sick ?” I asked. “ Yes,” the woman said _37_and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their_38_ ,things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing _39_ with their body.

Why did they tell a _40_that they were all sick? I did not say anything but _41_ that it might be a little time before a doctor could _42_ them . The mother said,“Take your time.We can _43_ here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart , I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they _44_ ?

I looked at the _45_ around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and _46_ to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and say something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of _47_ but only for warmth.

I went back to the nurses’ station and _48_ the homeless family. The nurses, _49_ about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to _50_.

We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and _51_ a big dinner for our guests. We needed _52_. So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the _53_, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be _54_ on Christmas Day.

Later, as the family was to _55 _ , the youngest child ran to me and said,“Thank you very much. Good bye.’

1.A choose               B work              C shop             D clean

2.A angrily              B joyfully          C weakly           D loudly

3.A plans                B jobs              C habits           D problems

4.A wrong                B new               C special          D strange

5.A story                B lie               C joke             D secret

6.A explained            B agree          C promised     D replied

7.A visit                B educated       C see          D encouraged

8.A sleep                B eat               C dance            D wait

9.A careless             B homeless          C impolite         D unhappy

10.A family               B team              C class            D police

11.A seemed               B wanted            C decided          D happened

12.A fun              B hunger            C illness     D tiredness

13.A introduced        B mentioned         C reported         D greeted

14.A writing    B learning          C worrying         D complaining

15.A leave                B stop              C watch            D help

16.A prepared             B cooked            C ordered          D started

17.A vegetables           B materials         C presents         D fruits

18.A doctors             B patients           C leaders           D nurses

19.A satisfied           B excited            C warm              D full

20.A watch              B sing               C win               D leave

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "I'm so  36 !" was my reply. Then he said, "Excuse me too. I wasn't even   37  you" .We were very polite, this stranger and I.

      38  at home, a different story is told---how we  39 our loved ones. While I was cooking ,my daughter came up to me quietly. When I   40 , I nearly knocked her down. "Get out of the way! "I barked She ran away, with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how  41  I'd spoken.

    That night, as I lay  42  in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said,  "While  43 with a stranger, you're calm and polite, but with those you love, you're quick to  44 . Go and look right now on the kitchen floor. You'll   45 some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She   46  them herself. She stood there _ 47 , not to spoil your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."   48  this time, I felt sad and my own tears had begun to   49 . "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" I asked. She   50, "I found them out by the tree. 1 knew you'd like them." I said, "I'm so sorry that I   51  them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way." She whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you   52 .” I hugged her.

Are you aware that if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily  53  you in a matter of days? But the family you leave behind will feel the   54 for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we  55 more into our work than into our families –an unbalanced investment (投资) indeed.

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old．My mother told us that we would not be   26  Christmas gifts because there was not enough money．I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd 27 ?" Just when I started to  28  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  29  at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they brought a doll．I felt such a sense of  30  that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school．I wasn't   31 ．Somebody had thought  32  of me to bring me a gift．

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  33 Christmas there special and memorable, I  34  remembered the women's visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  35  for as many children as I could possibly reach．

So I   36  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   37  with a child's name．We wanted all of them to know they were  38 ．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   39  them that they couldn't open their presents   40  every child had come forward．Finally the   41  they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three．Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles  42  up the room．The   43  in the room was obvious, and   44  wasn't just about toys．It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn't forgotten．Somebody thought of me．I matter．

A．sending        B．receiving        C．making        D．exchanging

A．found         B．prepared         C．got             D．expected

A．doubt         B．hope            C．suggest          D．accept

A．broke in       B．settled down    C．turned up       D．showed off

A．relief          B．loss            C．achievement  D．justice

A．blamed        B．loved          C．forgotten        D．affected

A．highly         B．little           C．poorly         D．enough

A．present        B．first            C．recent           D．previous

A．hardly         B．instantly         C．regularly        D．occasionally

A．strength        B．independence   C．importance      D．safety

A．kept up with  B．caught up with C．came up with   D．put up with

A．none          B．few           C．some           D．each

A．fine           B．special         C．helpful         D．normal

A．reminded      B．guaranteed      C．convinced       D．promised

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

A．chance         B．gift           C．moment         D．reward

A．lit            B．took            C．burned          D．cheered

A．atmosphere    B．sympathy        C．calmness        D．joy

A．it            B．such          C．something      D．everybody

A．by            B．till            C．for            D．from

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。

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   36   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d   37  ?” Just when I started to   38   that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women   39   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll, I felt such a sense of   40   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t   41  . Somebody had thought   42   of me to bring me a gift. 

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   43     Christmas there special and memorable, I   44   remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   45   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I   46   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school suppliers,   47   with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were    48  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   49   them that they couldn’t open their presents   50   every child had come forward. Finally the   51   they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   52   up the room. The   53   in the room was obvious, and   54     wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew   55   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 

1. A. sending           B. receiving                C. making           D. exchanging

2. A. found             B. prepared             C. got              D. expected

3. A. doubt             B. hope                 C. suggest          D. accept

4. A. broke in          B. settled down         C. turned up            D. showed off

5. A. relief                B. loss                 C. achievement      D. justice

6. A. blamed            B. loved                    C. forgotten            D. affected

7. A. highly                B. little                   C. poorly               D. enough

8. A. present           B. first                    C. recent               D. previous

9. A. hardly                B. instantly                C. regularly            D. occasionally

10. A. strength         B. independence         C. importance           D. safety

11. A. kept up with     B. caught up with           C. came up with     D. put up with

12. A. none             B. few                  C. some             D. each

13.A. fine              B. special                  C. helpful              D. normal

14.A. reminded          B. guaranteed               C. convinced            D. promised

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

16. A. chance           B. gift                 C. moment           D. reward

17. A. lit              B. took                 C. burned               D. cheered

18.A. atmosphere            B. sympathy             C. calmness         D. joy

19.A. it                    B. such                 C. something            D. everybody

20. A. by               B. till                 C. for              D. from