Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which   36   that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n)   37   for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and   38   nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.

    There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t   39   to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll   40   more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You   41   that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and   42   for everything; and he shared them so   43   that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or   44   something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.

    One day, though, he came up against a real   45  . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some   46    to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be   47  , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks,   48   trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.

    Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone   49   a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed   50   on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and   51   Waterworks was just about to cry, he   52   Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just   53  !”

    On saying those words, Waterworks felt so   54   that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun   55   of everything.

1.A. reflected          B. meant            C. told             D. predicted

2.A. problem            B. mistake          C. excuse           D. topic

3.A. sensitive          B. humorous         C. responsible      D. enthusiastic

4. A. surprised         B. moved            C. pleased          D. disappointed

5.A. send               B. write                C. print                D. find

6.A. paint              B. play             C. park             D. repair

7.A. theories           B. solutions            C. comments     D. impressions

8. A. eagerly           B. carefully            C. quickly          D. generously

9.A. cleared            B. noticed          C. enjoyed          D. invented

10.A. difficulty            B. surprise         C. risk             D. disaster

11.A. means         B. reason           C. method           D. value

12.A. let down          B. taken up         C. set free         D. driven away

13.A. hardly            B. quickly          C. constantly       D. specially

14.A. aimed             B. moved            C. threw                D. dropped

15.A. ahead             B. right                C. almost           D. even

16.A. because           B. but              C. therefore            D. although

17.A. missed            B. loved                C. envied           D. disliked

18.A. set on                B. put on           C. build up         D. make up

19.A. ordinary          B. sorry                C. good             D. curious

20.A. result                B. wonder           C. side             D. influence

THE CHARM OF CHARITY

    A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He   36   all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food   37   an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt   38  . So he didn’t eat the banana.   39  , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and   40__   him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift   41   your kindness.”

After the old man left, he   42   glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n）  43   from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone   44   old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple   45  , he carried the coin to the agency after   46   it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who   47   the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a   __48   ! It is very   49   and several centuries old. It is worth a（n）   50   !” Jumping with joy on receiving the   51   amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to   52   his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed   53   and enthusiasm about the future.

Kindness will be   54  . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of   55   and love.”

1.A. collect         B. spread         C. spotted        D. donated

2.A. while         B. when               C. before          D. until

3.A. worried              B. nervous          C. pity      D. guilty

4.A. Still            B. Thus                 C. Besides        D. Instead

5.A. scolded              B. admired          C. respected             D. thanked

6.A. in search for     B. in terms of         C. in return for     D. in favor of

7.A. carelessly       B. purposely           C. Immediately     D. normally

8.A. suggestion       B. advertisement      C. appeal        D. requirement

9.A.possessing       B. seeing                 C. ordering      D. deserving

10.A. distrust        B. curiosity              C. wonder        D. hobby

11.A. replying       B. repeating             C. contacting             D. begging

12.A. charged           B. consisted                 C. attended      D. managed

13.A. shame              B. prize                C. surprise       D. pleasure

14.A. private         B. fresh         C. rare              D. casual

15.A. value                B. fortune           C. wealth          D. effort

16.A. unexpected     B. unlucky             C. unlimited              D. unnoticed

17.A. hide                  B. share               C. cover            D. spare

18.A. wisdom       B. chance         C. hope             D. luck

19.A.changed       B. damaged              C. lost   D. rewarded

20.A. courage          B. promise            C. memory       D. kindness

第二节　　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a saying goes, every bean has its black .It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter，is no _36_．Several decades ago he made a mistake -a(n) perfect mistake, _37_．

On a cold Saturday, Mother's father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his _38_ was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Africa. On his way home, he _39_ into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His _40_ proved fruitless.

When he _41_ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having _42_ him $20 that very morning, were heading for Africa! He had to drive home _43_.

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather's church, _44_ Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said，“I must thank you for the _45_ you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪）had just _46_ through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“_47_ I had the money, there was simply no way of _48_ those glasses. _49_ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff _50_ the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped（吸引注意）with the _51_ of it all, he continued, “ When I tried _52_ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened，_53_ for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have _54  their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their _55_ of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

36. A. expectation               B．success                 C. comment                 D. exception

37. A. though               B. although                C. as                           D. so

38. A. factory              B. church                   C. family                   D. country

39. A. turned                      B. reached                  C. filled                       D. put

40. A. research             B. look                        C. search                    D. clothes

41. A. mentally            B. physically                 C. anxiously                 D. directly

42. A. charged             B. spent                       C. paid                        D. cost

43. A. disappointed       B. pleased                     C. nonstop                   D. quick

44. A. which                B. what                       C. where                      D. when

45. A. cases                 B. clothes                            C. glasses                     D. Wishes

46. A. cut                    B. swept                      C. pulled                     D. broken

47. A. Unless                      B. As long as             C. Until                       D. Even though

48. A. replacing           B. finding                  C. wearing                       D. changing

49. A. Except for         B. Along with            C. Rather than              D. As for

50. A. nailed                B. burnt                    C. removed                  D. took

51. A. preparation               B. pleasure                 C. satisfaction            D. wonder

52. A. out                  B. over                             C. for                        D. on

53. A. pity                 B. happy                    C. curious                 D. eager

54. A. confused            B. associated              C. combined          D. compared

55. A. cases                B. order                   C. list                              D. orphanage

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.

It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”

Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.

When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.  

When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

How did the man treat his father when he was young?

A. He helped his father happily.

B. He never helped his father.

C. He helped his father, but not very happily.

D. He only helped his father take a walk after supper.

As a disabled man, his father____.

A. didn’t work very hard

B. didn’t go to work from time to time

C. hated those who had good fortune

D. was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope

What does the underlined word “reluctance” mean in the article? It means ____.

A. anger                     B. sadness            C. happiness                D. unwillingness

How did the father get to work usually?

A. By subway.              B. By bus.            C. By wheelchair.         D. By bike.

   Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she  36  at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden   37  feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing  38  and beggary．
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and  39  it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I signed us up．Nora was excited about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how  40  our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to  41  myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn back．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this? Still, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   42  us right over．
The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed． 43  inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in  44  ．
Professionals call such a（n）  45  a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something enjoyable that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and  46  clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ---- which of us has  47  more?
36．A．pulled      B．glanced     C．pointed     D．aimed
37．A．general     B．funny       C．heavy       D．simple
38．A．coldness   B．illness       C．suffering   D．ignorance
39．A．delivered  B．returned    C．devoted    D．posted
40．A．creative    B．valuable    C．shocking   D．simple
41．A．warn B．stop   C．allow D．push
42．A．called       B．promised  C．invited      D．helped
43．A．Although  B．Once C．Because    D．Though
44．A．tears  B．laughter    C．anger D．fear
45．A．stay   B．visit  C．adventure  D．challenge
46．A．collect      B．make C．order D．wear
47．A．increased  B．benefited  C．tried  D．seized