阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 41 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 42 . It became important to do things with friends  43 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to  44  my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  45  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  46  I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low  47 . Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father  48  my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a  49   today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  50  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that  51   .

Several hours later, the police called us,  52  us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could  53  speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 54   of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry …”

“It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

“No,” I said, “I  55  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t  56  anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 57  a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 58  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 59  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the  60  to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.A. Therefore          B. Instead        C. Besides          D. However

2.A. attention           B. sight          C. effort            D. energy

3.A. once again          B. all of a sudden   C. in time          D. in place

4.A. start               B. save           C. devote          D. waste

5.A. silent              B. busy           C. asleep          D. awake

6.A. unless             B. in case          C. so that          D. even if

7.A. spirits             B. conditions       C. emotions         D. hopes

8.A. left                B. checked        C. entered          D. knocked

9.A. ride               B. walk            C. picnic           D. game

10.A. whispered          B. warned         C. announced        D. shouted

11.A. moment            B. morning        C. afternoon         D. evening

12.A. convincing         B. reminding       C. informing         D. phoning

13.A. eventually          B. generally        C. strictly           D. broadly

14.A. tired               B. afraid          C. aware            D. sorry

15.A. discuss            B. think            C. care             D. mean

16.A. hate               B. forget           C. remember        D. like

17.A. got                B. expressed       C. exchanged        D. managed

18.A. often              B. never           C. even             D. always

19.A. apologies          B. promises         C. smiles           D. words

20.A. experience         B. honor           C. power            D. desire

Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas (36) _______ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt (37) _______ I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was (38) _______ but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and (39) _______ the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of (40) _______ slippers. When we finally (41) _______ the checkout register, the girl (42) _______ placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a (43) _______.
“That will be $6.09,” the cashier said. The boy (44) _______ all his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he said (45) _______, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft (46) _______ broke from the little girl. “But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely (47) _______,” he said. Quickly I handed $3 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, (48) _______, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said (49) _______, “Thank you, lady.”“What did you (50) _______ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to (51) _______. Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be (52) _______ walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes (53) _______ as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am (54) _______ she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to (55) _______ me of the true spirit of giving.

阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

I had never been much interested in sports. I had tried playing tennis, swimming and running but found nothing I liked. But 10 years ago, I found the right kind of exercise---  41 .

Why did I start walking? At the age of twenty, my doctor told me I had a serious illness and   42  not live longer. I was so   43  then. I spent all of my life worrying. The doctor suggested that I should   44 . I didn’t listen at first.  45 , after several months, I began to get the meaning of the doctor’s words. While I was walking, I began to  46  flowers. I would stop and enjoy their beauty. I  47  found that I had missed the most beautiful part of life--- flowers, falling leaves, snow-covered houses. I had been wasting time worrying about  48 .

Now I’m 35, and I don’t worry any more about  49  may happen, Worry only makes me miss the good things in  50  . I want to say hello to everything because I’m living a new life.

1.                A．skating         B．fishing          C．riding    D．walking

2.                A．must           B．need           C．may D．should

3.                A．happy          B．worried         C．excited   D．bored

4.                                  A．take more exercise   B．watch more TV

C．play computer games less            D．have enough sleep

5.                A．If             B．So             C．Unless    D．However

6.                A．notice          B．water          C．pick D．plant

7.                A．usually         B．early           C．quickly   D．normally

8.                A．pressure        B．death          C．study D．work

9.                A．what           B．when          C．why D．where

10.               A．season         B．life            C．book D．family

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he liked, then Emperor would give him the area of land he had covered. Sure enough, the horseman__36__ jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.He__37__ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was   38__ or tired, he did not stop   39__ he wanted to cover as much area as possible. He came to a   40__ when he had covered a great area and he was very tired and was   41__. Then he asked himself, “Why did I  42__ myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only   43__ a very small area to bury myself.”

The above story is   44_  to the journey of our   45__. We push very hard every

day to make more _ 46__ to live a better life. We _ 47__ our health and time with our family to_ 48__ the surrounding beauty and the   49__ we love to do. One day   50__ we look back we will   51__ that we don’t really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have  52__.

Life is not about making money. Life is   53__ not about work! Work is only   54__ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and   55__ of life.

36. A. quickly            B. carefully          C. simply            D. finally

37. A. kept on            B. asked for          C. gave up         D. succeeded in

38. A. sad               B. excited            C. tense             D. hungry

39. A. but               B. so                C. because           D. if

40. A. house             B. point              C. sea              D. hospital

41. A. sleeping           B. arguing            C. dying            D. smiling

42. A. push              B. control            C. punish            D. prove

43. A. need              B. destroy            C. find              D. show

44. A. useful             B. precious           C. similar            D. special

45. A. future            B. progress           C. history            D. life

46. A. friends            B. products           C. discoveries         D. money

47. A. forget             B. consider           C. want              D. doubt

48. A. describe          B. admire           C. protect             D. appreciate

49. A. jobs              B. things             C. lessons             D. sports

50. A. before            B. when              C. unless              D. since

51. A. realize            B. regret             C. apologize           D. explain

52. A. saved             B. missed            C. valued             D. won

53. A. hardly           B. probably           C. absolutely          D. extremely

54. A. practical          B. attractive           C. necessary         D. particular

55. A. pleasures         B. dreams             C. stories             D. secrets

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 41 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 42 . It became important to do things with friends  43 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to  44  my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  45  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  46  I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low  47 . Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father  48  my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a  49   today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  50  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that  51   .

Several hours later, the police called us,  52  us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could  53  speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 54   of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry …”

“It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

“No,” I said, “I  55  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t  56  anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 57  a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 58  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 59  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the  60  to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A. Therefore          B. Instead        C. Besides          D. However

A. attention           B. sight          C. effort            D. energy

A. once again          B. all of a sudden   C. in time          D. in place

A. start               B. save           C. devote          D. waste

A. silent              B. busy           C. asleep          D. awake

A. unless             B. in case          C. so that          D. even if

A. spirits             B. conditions       C. emotions         D. hopes

A. left                B. checked        C. entered          D. knocked

A. ride               B. walk            C. picnic           D. game

A. whispered          B. warned         C. announced        D. shouted

A. moment            B. morning        C. afternoon         D. evening

A. convincing         B. reminding       C. informing         D. phoning

A. eventually          B. generally        C. strictly           D. broadly

A. tired               B. afraid          C. aware            D. sorry

A. discuss            B. think            C. care             D. mean

A. hate               B. forget           C. remember        D. like

A. got                B. expressed       C. exchanged        D. managed

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

A. apologies          B. promises         C. smiles           D. words

A. experience         B. honor           C. power            D. desire