In December 2012.my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told them I would get back t0 them once I thought of    . At chat point .I had tie full    of asking for something . but for the first time .I      how lucky I was to have been born in such a fortunate family. There was nothing I could ask for         there was nothing more I needed .I was truly satisfied.

This made me    ahout all the children  who die not have families homes ,or food ,much less gifts ,for Christmas     these thoughts in my mind ,I told my parents in January that      getting me an expensive gift for the holidays ,I'd love to use the money to get a  bunch of small gifts for all the      that hadn't gotten anything for Christmas.

At first ,they were        Then they realized I was serious ,and      to spend $500 on gifts for young kids of the families living at the homeless shelter .It was such an incredible experience. I      going to the homeless shelter to hand out the toys to as we could give,    them all to share .One of the children looked at me with his innocent eyes I could see the     in them .It was     that he had never gotten a Christmas gift before ,so when he asked me where I got the gifts from ,I told him what I knew he wanted he wanted me to say ;that I was helping       .

I        that Santa was sorry he was so late .but that this gift had been made    for him! The boy took the gift slowly ,smiled the cutest smile I  had       seen and ran to his

The last  thing I heard as I moved on to give a gift  to the next hopeful child was the boy's         : " Mommy .Santa really does          ! And he didn't forget about us this  year!

1.A．all things????????????? B．nothing????????????? C．something????????????? D．everything

2.A．reputation????????????? B．intention????????????? C．responsibility????????????? D．action

3.A．announced????????????? B．concluded????????????? C．imagined????????????? D．realized

4.A．hecause????????????? B．until????????????? C．before????????????? D．though

5.A．concern????????????? B．argue????????????? C．think????????????? D．talk

6.A．With????????????? B．For????????????? C．Beyond????????????? D．Over

7.A．together with????????????? B．instead of????????????? C．regardless of????????????? D．more than

8.A．adults????????????? B．girls????????????? C．children????????????? D．boys

9.A．worried????????????? B．pleased????????????? C．shocked????????????? D．excited

10.A．declined????????????? B．agreed????????????? C．hesitated????????????? D．happened

11.A．remember????????????? B．admit????????????? C．regret????????????? D．consider

12.A．warning????????????? B．persuading????????????? C．forcing????????????? D．asking

13.A．encouragement????????????? B．assessment????????????? C．astonishment????????????? D．sorrow

14.A．amazing????????????? B．normal????????????? C．unique????????????? D．obvious

15.A．Santa????????????? B．Cod????????????? C．Father????????????? D．Mother

16.A．guessed????????????? B．discovered????????????? C．suggested????????????? D．explained

17.A．specially????????????? B．exactly????????????? C．willingly????????????? D．potentially

18.A．still????????????? B．even????????????? C．never????????????? D．ever'

19.A．dream????????????? B．voice????????????? C．honor????????????? D．victory

20.A．lie????????????? B．exist????????????? C．come????????????? D．remain

Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”

  On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.

“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”

“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”

根据文章内容选择正确答案

1.Bruno went to school      every day.

A. by bike        B. by bus       C. by car       D. on foot

2.The playground was between(在……之间)                     。

A. two classrooms                   B. the cinema and shop

C. Bruno’s house and school        D. the shop and Bruno’s school

3.The little boy liked to play on the playground                     .

A. when it snowed

B. when there was some water there

C. when the children played football there   

D. when his father was busy with his work

4.54.Bruno was afraid of         the most.

A. his father    B. his mother    C. his teacher      D. the older boys

5.That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because          .

A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the water

B. there was no water on the playground

C. he took off his clothes before he played there

D. he played in the water carefully

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, __36__ my mother asked me to do her a __37__. One of her colleagues needed a full－time __38__. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to __39__ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a __40__ child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not __41__ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium(平衡)problems. He couldn't __42__ or run properly. I was hesitating __43__ I was to take the job when my mother __44__, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the __45__.”

Then I told her I was __46__ for the job.

The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little __47__ , he was quite a mix.

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face __48__ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be__49__ to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his __50__ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he __51__ it to the top of the slide. With my arms __52_ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big __53__ and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”

I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children __54__ for granted.

This __55__ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

1.                A．and            B．however        C．so   D．but

2.                A．service         B．business        C．favor     D．trade

3.                A．nurse          B．Waitress        C．guard    D．guide

4.                A．protect         B．attend          C．Defend   D．comfort

5.                A．Naughty        B．clever          C．Normal   D．happy

6.                A．admit          B．receive         C．Accept   D．adopt

7.                A．speak          B．play            C．stand     D．walk

8.                A．if             B．what           C．why D．where

9.                A．Suggested       B．Argued         C．Challenged    D．commented

10.               A．Courage        B．energy         C．Faith  D．time

11.               A．eager          B．sorry          C．Grateful   D．ready

12.               A．awareness      B．knowledge      C．balance   D．control

13.               A．delighted       B．cheered        C．Lit   D．shut

14.               A．difficult        B．interesting      C．simple D．terrible

15.               A．fears          B．worries         C．chances   D．situation

16.               A．climbed        B．got            C．Managed  D．made

17.               A．taking          B．holding         C．bringing   D．greeting

18.               A．Kiss           B．Clap           C．welcome  D．surprise

19.               A．play           B．do            C．take  D．enjoy

20.               A．miserable       B．smart          C．brave D．special

The boy’s new electric toy car was _________ envy of his friends.

     A a       B the      C /       D an

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived    37    for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a    38    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son    39     .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    40    over the hills. They had been   41    this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days    42    . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some   43   .

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert   44   that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of   45   . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the    46   treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly   47   something of an adventure story in the boy’s   48   While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the   49    a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd.  But who would he the pirate（海盗）?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the   50   of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to   51   such a man in a story  52   Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was   53   .

So thanks to a    54   .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest   55   stories in the English language.