They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old __36___ , lady?”
I was __37__ with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their __38__ . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), __39__ through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot __40__ .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left __41__ upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I __42__ them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to __43__ against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started __44__ on my household budget.
I __45__ the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty __46__ in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – __47_ . “Your cups __48__ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a __49__ that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers __50__ the wind. They hadn’t said __51__ . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. __52__ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were __53__ wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there __54__ I ever forget again how very__55__ I am.

【小题10】

A．hated B．wondered C．found D．noticed

第二节完形填空 (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36—55各题所给的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。
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey   36   the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old   37   , lady?” asked one of them
I was   38   . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll   39  you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  40  marks upon the floor. I   41   them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the   42  and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I   43   in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked   44   a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her   45   back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her   46   was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t   47  to. They had done   48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.   49   they matched.
I   50   the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things  51 , too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still   52   upon my floor. Let   53  be for a while. I want them there   54   I forget again how   55   I am.
36.A. while     B. as        C. when                D. until
37.A. clothes       B. books      C. shoes                D. papers
38.A. busy      B. confused  C. impatient                  D. free
39.A. cook      B. make       C. do                  D. give
40.A. left        B. kept           C. held                      D. wiped
41.A. sent       B. took           C. served               D. showed
42.A. study     B. bedroom  C. living room             D. kitchen
43.A. turned        B. gave        C. looked              D. checked
44.A. at         B. in       C. with                 D. to
45A. food       B. spoon     C. toast                 D. cup
46.A. voice       B. coat      C. story                 D. memory
47.A. expect     B. know     C. need                  D. mean
48.A. less than          B. more than  C. rather than           D. other than
49.A. And       B. So       C. Then                  D. But
50.A. tasted       B. peel      C. washed             D. cut
51.A. separated    B. matched  C. were the same         D. were different
52.A. strange     B. new     C. deep                D. wet
53.A. it         B. them    C. that                    D. one
54.A. in case      B. as if     C. although             D. in order that
55.A. happy       B. lucky   C. rich                D. moved

—Mary has caught a bad cold.
—Has she? I regret _____ her to put on more clothes yesterday.

When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”
This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:
Dear Bobby,
I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny

第二节：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，并在答题卷上将该项填出。
“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?”I said to myself．Living in a small house and still jobless，I  36   to make ends meet．
Still，I counted my blessing（知足）when I  37  that a young family in a nearby home lost  __38  to a flash fire．I watched as the entire community went to their  39 ：A church provided shelter；others gathered food，bedding and clothing．Lines of busy people willingly gave their time   __40   their money．
The afternoon before Thanksgiving，two women came to our house  41  donations（捐赠物品）．Although we had  42  to spare，I helped early items to their car，  43  in my heart to give more．
As we stood   44   chatting，my little Helen，only three，shouted，“Wait! Don’t anybody move．”She rushed into the house，complaining，“We   45  something!”
I looked apologetically at the ladies，but  46  I could follow her，Helen was back outside．
carrying her  47   toy bear，which I had made for her birthday just two months before．
“Mommy，”her green eyes searched my   48 ，“the little girl doesn’t’t have any toys．I have to give it to her．”
My heart quaked．I thought about the few  49  Helen had and how many hours I had spend sewing（缝）this one．Now she wanted to  50  it away．We stood in silence，the ladies  51  at me．I struggled with my feelings．I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have．
Everyone held their  52  as I bent down to face Helen．“Of course，Helen．”My voice nearly  __53  ，“you’re right．We forgot the toy．How  54  of you to remember!”
And I  55   my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding（砰砰地跳）in my daughter’s little chest．
36．A．struggled  B．decided     C．prepared   D．happened
37．A．expected   B．announced       C．learned     D．believed
38．A．nothing    B．something C．anything   D．everything
39．A．trouble     B．help  C．experience       D．work
40．A．except for B．instead of      C．rather than     D．as well as 
41．A．collecting B．reporting  C．requiring  D．allowing
42．A．less   B．more C．little  D．much
43．A．refusing    B．offering    C．waiting     D．wishing
44．A．downstairs       B．upstairs     C．outside     D．inside
45．A．needed     B．gave  C．remembered     D．forgot
46．A．since B．before      C．when D．though
47．A．expensive B．favorite    C．friendly    D．ugly
48．A．face  B．head  C．heart D．body
49．A．books       B．clothes      C．friends      D．toys
50．A．take  B．throw       C．give  D．put
51．A．aiming     B．shouting   C．glimpsing D．staring
52．A．words       B．steps  C．breath       D．hands
53．A．broke       B．failed       C．appeared   D．stopped
54．A．proud       B．thoughtful C．natural      D．clever
55．A．admitted   B．wished      C．explained  D．Realized