One very cold and rainy night in the winter of 2012, my husband and I were in a fast food restaurant. We were about to begin our meal  36 a man walked in. He was completely  37 from the rain and went into the men's room.
I watched him go by, then I said to my husband, "That man must have had nothing to eat in a long time." When the man came out of the men's room, he just  38 himself in a chair, not going anywhere near the food counter. I  39 that he didn't have any money for food and  40 wanted to dry off for a while.
I just couldn't eat my food knowing that someone else was sitting  41 only a few tables away. So, I  42 a $20.00 bill from my shopping money to my husband. "Please get him dinner," I said. "We can do with less money this week."
My husband  43 the man and quietly asked if he needed some food. The man    44  at us. "A small cup of coffee would be great," he said. "Thank you so much!" He   45  wasn't going to take advantage of us, but we 46  that he should have a full meal, which he gratefully(感激地)  47 .
After he  48 the food, he thanked my husband and my husband said, "No. Thank my  49 . She noticed that you were  50 ." 
The man asked me, " 51 did you know I haven't eaten in a long time?" I smiled at him and said nothing , just asking him to  52 the change(零钱) from the $20.00.
Giving others a  53  whenever they’re in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who  54 it but also to the ones who give it. I am so grateful that I was able to  55 with someone truly in need. It is a little bit of extra warmth on a rainy day.

It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and  36   that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.

At first he stood alone, 37   massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear(装备) and  38   outside. It wasn’t long  39   we were smiling and enjoying the  40   of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a  41   in the making of our giant snowman.

In the end we all stood back and  42   at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and  43   with many household items supplied by various  44   .People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his  45  .

With the passing of time, the spring made its  46   back into our yard and the snowman changed form  47   .In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit  48   ,somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s  49   to look like a rabbit.

As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to  50   my email before going to bed. I found a  51   message that contained the subject line: 52   the snowman.

The email said:… your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing(享受) the sounds and smells, along with  53   of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the  54   energy displayed in Mr Snow-man. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep  55   with the world around!

1.A. announced   B. stated       C. informed      D .insisted

2.A .pressing    B. pouring      C. clearing       D. piling

3.A. looked      B. headed      C .rushed        D. wandered

4.A. when       B. since        C. before        D. after

5.A. softness     B .flexibility    C whiteness      D .abundance

6.A. hand        B .tip          C. design       D. tool

7.A. worked      B. stared       C. wondered     D. suspected

8.A. decorated    B .wrapped     C .provided      D .equipped

9.A. societies     B .families      C. communities  D .neighborhoods

10.A. occupation  B. survival      C .sculpture     D .existence

11.A. way       B .entrance      C. warmth     D .appearance

12.A .roughly     B. considerably   C. instantly    D. steadily

13.A .longer      B. further        C .deeper      D. stronger

14.A. figure       B .version       C .form        D .remains

15.A. answer      B. delete        C. check       D .sort

16.A .curious      B. serious       C. elegant      D. punctual

17.A. recall        B. enjoy        C. keep       D. praise

18.A. attraction     B. scenes       C. sights      D. beauty

19.A. various       B. spiritual     C. significant   D. joyous

20.A. communicating B. sharing      C. advancing   D. developing

Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865, in England. When she left school, she became a teacher. Edith soon found that she had a  36  for nursing(护理), so she completed her training  37  any problem. In 1907, a doctor invited Edith to open a  38  school for nurses in Belgium(比利时).

In August 1914, Germany invaded Belgium. By then, the training school had become a Red Cross hospital. It required its nurses to care for injured soldiers from every country---even  39  soldiers.   .

German forces (军队) went through Belgium to France. British soldiers were  40  with the French, trying to  41  the Germans out of France. But they didn’t  42 . As a result, many British and French soldiers would be caught. But some of them found their  43 to Edith’s training school. There, she took care of them and  44  them from the German forces. Then she heard some  45  people were willing to help the soldiers escape. Together they organized travels for the soldiers out of Belgium to Holland, which was a safe country during the whole war.

In august 1915, the German government discovered  46  was happening at Edith’s training school. Edith was  47  for helping about two hundred British and French  48 escape. Early on October 12, 1915, Edith Cavell was  49  . She died for her country, but she believed that she had only been a nurse trying to do her 50 . History will remember her for ever.

A. story      B. talent       C. hope         D. taste

A .without    B. for         C. except        D. over

A. singing    B. teaching     C. learning      D. training

A. nation     B .child        C. street        D. enemy

A .meeting    B .fighting      C. competing   D. arguing

A. refuse     B. talk          C. keep       D. task

A. succeed    B. remember    C. miss        D. join

A. cause      B. reply        C. key        D. way

A. hid        B. knew        C. stopped     D. prevent

A. famous     B. honest       C. brave      D. poor

A. that        B. What        C. whom     D. which

A. driven      B. thanked      C. beaten     D. caught

A. soldiers     B. nurses       C. teachers    D. travelers

A. killed       B. punished     C. educated   D. shocked

A. homework   B. business      C. dream     D. duty

完形填空（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The old man went slowly into the restaurant. A young waitress named Mary  36  him go toward a table by the window.
Mary ran  37  to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a  38  with that chair.”
She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(使平稳) him with one arm, she helped him move  39  the chair, and get  40  seated. Then she leaned his  41  against the table where he could reach it. In a  42 , clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind  43 .” “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need  44 , just wave at me!”
 45 he had finished a rich meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change. She __46__ him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed  47 his walking stick, and  48  with him to the front door.
Holding the door  49  for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned with his whole body, smiled, and nodded. “You are very kind.” he said softly.  50 Mary went to clean his table, she was very  51 . Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note  52: “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you  53  yourself too. It shows by the  54  you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through  55  meets you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.

【小题13】

A．waved B．greeted C．walked D．sent

An amazing teacher

Years ago a John Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums（贫民窟）. Took 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 31  their background and environment, then 32  their chances for the future.

The students, after consulting social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data， concluded that 90 percent of the boys would 33  some time in prison.

Twenty-five years later 34  group of graduate students was given the job of 35  the prediction. They went back to the same area. Some of the boys---by then 36 ---were still there, a few had died, some had moved away, but they got in touch with 180 of the 37 200.They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to 38 .

Why was it that these men, who had lived in a breeding place of crime, had such a surprisingly good record? The researchers were 39  told,“Well, there was a teacher…”

They pressed（追问）further, and found that in 75 percent of the cases it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher, now living in a home for retired teachers. How had she had this brilliant 40  on that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys should have remembered her?

“No,” she said,“No，I really couldn’t.”And then， thinking back 41  the years, she said musingly（沉思地）,42  to herself than to her questioners,“Ｉloved those boys…”

1.                A．look into        B．make up        C．show up D．result in

2.                A．control         B．arrange         C．desert    D．predict

3.                A．cost           B．spend          C．take D．waste

4.                A．others          B．the other       C．another   D．other

5.                A．cursing         B．convincing       C．applying D．testing

6.                A．teachers        B．students        C．men D．professors

7.                A．native          B．rare            C．recorded D．discouraged

8.                A．slums          B．society         C．prison    D．school

9.                A．continually      B．optimistically     C．curiously  D．officially

10.               A．reflection       B．harmony        C．effect D．existence

11.               A．before         B．after           C．in    D．over.

12.               A．less            B．more          C．better     D．worse