Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great1. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t2.
During his first year at college, Chuck would stopp by the school a few times to keep me informed of his3. We recalled(回忆)that we had worked together several years before to4money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our5. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that6 our common relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to7. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with8 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great9 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was10 and full of promise. More11, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his funeral(葬礼), his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to12his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck13six items, including an essay(论文) he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the14I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 15.
I was grateful for the16 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to17students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I18 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again:19 have the power to affect hearts and 20for a long time.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      use
   2. B.
      talent
   3. C.
      height
   4. D.
      assistance
2. 2.
   1. A.
      disappointed
   2. B.
      amused
   3. C.
      excited
   4. D.
      surprised
3. 3.
   1. A.
      secret
   2. B.
      school
   3. C.
      progress
   4. D.
      family
4. 4.
   1. A.
      raise
   2. B.
      borrow
   3. C.
      spend
   4. D.
      save
5. 5.
   1. A.
      college
   2. B.
      hearts
   3. C.
      village
   4. D.
      friends
6. 6.
   1. A.
      transformed
   2. B.
      divided
   3. C.
      put
   4. D.
      devoted
7. 7.
   1. A.
      spare
   2. B.
      act
   3. C.
      live
   4. D.
      sleep
8. 8.
   1. A.
      worry
   2. B.
      joy
   3. C.
      pain
   4. D.
      tears
9. 9.
   1. A.
      honor
   2. B.
      comfort
   3. C.
      day
   4. D.
      loss
10. 10.
    1. A.
       fortunate
    2. B.
       serious
    3. C.
       talented
    4. D.
       unsatisfied
11. 11.
    1. A.
       importantly
    2. B.
       seriously
    3. C.
       usually
    4. D.
       sincerely
12. 12.
    1. A.
       go over
    2. B.
       take over
    3. C.
       give away
    4. D.
       threw away
13. 13.
    1. A.
       added
    2. B.
       bought
    3. C.
       examined
    4. D.
       chose
14. 14.
    1. A.
       story
    2. B.
       letter
    3. C.
       joke
    4. D.
       message
15. 15.
    1. A.
       writer
    2. B.
       teacher
    3. C.
       doctor
    4. D.
       comedian
16. 16.
    1. A.
       excellent
    2. B.
       practical
    3. C.
       special
    4. D.
       expensive
17. 17.
    1. A.
       believe
    2. B.
       draw
    3. C.
       know
    4. D.
       influence
18. 18.
    1. A.
       remember
    2. B.
       forget
    3. C.
       change
    4. D.
       achieve
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Parents
    2. B.
       Teachers
    3. C.
       Students
    4. D.
       Strangers
20. 20.
    1. A.
       health
    2. B.
       appearance
    3. C.
       accents
    4. D.
       minds

—All passengers except Chuck died in the plane crash.

—Only he ________ that accident?

A．survived   B．searched   C．lived    D．died

阅读理解

　　将标有AF的段落插入文章中标号为69的合适的位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯；其中有一个段落是多余的。

　　The cowboys who lived in the United States of America，before there were good roads or big modern cities，used to live on the huge spaces of grassland called ranges，because that was where the cows that they looked after could find plenty of grass and water．　1　

　　In the early days it was a hard job getting the cows to the markets where they were killed．It was no good killing them on the range because there were no lorries or railways to carry the meat．　2　

　　On the trail the leader was the trail boss，who told the men which jobs to do．He decided where they should camp at night．

　　Hundreds or maybe thousands of cattle were taken on the trail．　3　

　　Of course，the chuck wagon went too．“ Chuck was a cowboy name for food，and so the chuck wagon was where the cook did his work and carried his stores of food．The tail board of the wagon made a good shelf，as the back part of the wagon could open outwards so it served very well as a shelf．The cook was able to feed the cowboys，but the cattle had to find their own food on the trail．They ate as they moved along．

　　　4　 The cowboys worked very hard and had little time to play When they were resting on the trail they would play cards，tell stories，sing cowboy songs and mend their equipment．

　　　5　 The cattle will also arrive fresh and fat when they arrive at the place whereas they would have become tired and thin if they had been taken on the trail．

A．The cattle had to be driven along in a large herd to the towns where they were needed．The places with lots of people who needed meat were often hundreds or thousands of miles away from the ranges．The cattle were rounded up，and those to be sent away were kept together．

B．It was a long，slow job，and the herd covered only about fifteen or twenty miles each day．This meant that the journey to market took many weeks．All this time the cowboy worked in the saddle and slept on the hard ground．They began work the sun rose and they were on their horses for many hours day after day．

C．Because of the danger of the stampede（惊跑），the trail boss and his men did everything they could to keep the cattle quiet．During the day the herd was moved along at a slow，steady pace．At night when most of the men were asleep，a gang of cowboys would ride round and round the herd，singing and whistling softly．This was to let the cows know that everything was all right．

D．But when the time came to sell the cows，there were no buyers on the range-they had to be taken into market．

E．The herd was not made to move too quickly-if they rushed along they would get thin and not be worth much at the market．Some cowboys rode beside them，some in front and others at the back．Cows which moved too slowly were hurried along．Cows which tried to get away were made to go back to the herd．

F．When railways were built there were no need to take cattle on the trail．Instead they were put into railway cars and taken quickly to the markets．Today a fast cattle train will take only a few hours to do a journey which once took the cowboys and their herds many days or weeks．

完型填空。（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，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to ___31___ a passager at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to ___32___ the passager, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the___33___ and knocked,“Just a minute,”answered a weak ,elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman ___34___ her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car,and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s __35____,”I told her,“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother __36____.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me a/an ___37___,and then asked,“could you drive ___38___ downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,”I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said,“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院).I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I ___39____ reached over and__40____ the meter(计价器)
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the buildings, __41____ the manufactory where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop __42____had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to solw down in front of a __43____ building and would sit staring into the darkness, say nothing.
__44____, she suddenly said,“I’m tired, Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“___45___ do I owe you?”she asked.
“Nothing,”I said.
“You ___46___ make a living,”she answered. “Oh, there are other ___47_____.”I answered.
Almost without thinking. I __48____ and gave her a hug. She __49____ me. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of __50____.”

Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some _____ a life span of around 20 years.