A lesson in caring

It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora 21 . She wasn’t even four, but she 22 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”

    I don’t remember my 23 . But I do remember a sudden 24 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 25 , whether it was 26 flying or children playing. But now she was noticing 27 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 28 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was 29 about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 30 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 31 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn 32 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? 33 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 34 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. 35  inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home 36.

Professionals call such a(n) 37 “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 38 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 39 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 40 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

21．A. did                        B. was                         C. has            D. had

22．A. pulled　　　　        B. replaced                   C. waved        D. aimed

23．A. debate                   B. reply                        C. explanation D. expression

24．A. general　　　　       B. funny                       C. heavy         D. magical

25．A. web　　　　　       B. dream　　　　　    C. castle         D. world

26．A. insects                         B. animals　　　　       C. plants　　　D. birds

27．A. coldness 　　　      B. illness 　　　       C. suffering　　D. appearance

28．A. sent    　　           B. returned　　　      C. devoted　　 D. posted

29．A. concerned             B. sorry　　　　         C. worried      　D. excited

30．A. creative　　　     B. valuable　　　      C. shocking　　D. simple

31．A. warn　　　　　      B. stop　　　　  　    C. allow 　　　D. push

32．A. back 　　　　     B. away　　　　          C. up　　　　 D. out

33．A. Therefore　　　      B. But     　　          C. Anyhow　　D. Also

34．A. requested   　　    B. promised　　　      C. invited 　　 D. helped

35．A. Although               B. Once　　　　　      C. Because 　　D. Though

36．A. in tears                     B. in surprise                C. in reality       D. in disappointment

37．A. stay                      B. visit 　　　　          C. reception　　D. challenge

38．A. fair                       B. famous　　　　       C. difficult　　 D. enjoyable

39．A. collect                   B. make　　　　　      C. order 　　　D. design

40．A. let                            B. made　　　　　      C. watched 　　D. affected

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.

　　 Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.

　　 These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

　　 As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.

　　 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

　　 On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.

　　36. A. the gift       B. an envelope    C. the wrestling    D. Christmas

　　37. A. way         B. joy           C. music          D. fear

　　38. A. buy         B. avoid 　      C. wear           D. give

　　39. A. beautiful     B. expensive  　  C. special         D. new

　　40. A. wrestling    B. weightlifting 　 C. shooting        D. boxing

　　41. A. at          B. against 　　    C. for            D. on

　　42. A. big         B. small 　       C. worn          D. cheap

　　43. A. because     B. if 　          C. so             D. while

　　44. A. frightened   B. disappointed 　 C. pleased         D. surprised

　　45. A. cover      B. surround　  　 C. protect         D. hide

　　46. A. carry      B. afford 　       C. design         D. expect

　　47. A. got        B. dressed 　  　 C. turned         D. cheered

　　48. A. defeat      B. evidence  　　 C. charge         D. mistake

　　49. A. gently      B. sadly       　 C. nervously      D. gladly

　　50. A. running     B. winning 　　   C. losing         D. shaking

　　51. A. workmates   B. parents 　  　 C. friends        D. kids

　　52. A. invitation    B. idea 　　      C. care          D. money

　　53. A. return       B. sold 　　      C. bought        D. left

　　54. A. gift         B. warning 　  　 C. praise         D. love

　　55. A. brightest     B. funniest   　   C. ugliest        D. darkest

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 　36 , he made a “great” decision to travel 　37 .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 　38 time to travel in London, 39 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 　40 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 　41 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 　42 , he got the right ticket in the end and, by 　43 people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was 44 with people. Unfortunately, he did not 　45 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a 46 position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 　47 forward onto the train by the force of people from 48 . The doors closed and the train 　49 off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train 　50 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the 　51 . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 　52 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 　53 . He could do nothing but explain his 　54 to a man who was standing on the platform. With 55 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.

36. A. protest　　　　　　　 　　 B. advice　　　　　　　 　 C. challenge　　　　　 　 D. invitation

37. A. alone　　　 　 　 　　 B. away　　　 　　　　　 C. along　　　 　 D. abroad

38. A. certain　　　　 　　 B. possible　　 　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　 D. right　　　　

39. A. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but　　　　

40. A. hoped　　　 　　　　 B. had　　　　 　 　　C. planned 　　　　　 　 D. happened　　　

41. A. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　 　　C. luck 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn　　

42. A. Thus B. So C. Therefore 　　　 　　D. However　　　

43. A. leading 　　　　　　　　　　 B. asking 　　　　　　　　　 C. pointing 　　　　　 　　D. helping　　　

44. A. crowded 　　　　　　　　 B. faced 　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. linked　　　

45. A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. decide　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　 　　　　　　　　　 D. expect　 　　

46. A. safer　　　　 　　　 B. lower　　　　 　 　　　 C. better 　　　　　 D. higher　　　　

47. A. kept 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pushed 　　　　　　　　　 C. caught 　　　　　　 　　D. pulled　　　

48. A. front B. inside　　　　　　　 　 C. above D. behind　　　　

49. A. switched 　　　　　　　　 B. got 　　　　　　　　 　　C. moved 　　　　　　　　　 D. lifted　　　

50. A. left B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. started D. soared　　　

51. A. stop B. arrival 　　　　　　　　　　 C. line D. train　　　　

52. A. glad 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　 　　　　　 C. worried 　　　　　　　　 D. bored　　　　

53. A. heard of B. talked about 　　　　　 C. came across 　 　　　 D. arrived at　　　

54. A. design B. mistake 　　　　　　　　　 C. difficulty 　　　　 　　D. question　　　

55. A. disappointment　　 B. fears 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　 　 　　　 D. smiles

第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

In ______ China Youth Daily survey of over 45,000 people,which was conducted last month,62.8% said ______personal appearance can increase opportunities for promotion.

　　　A.不填，不填 B.不填，the C.the,不填 D.the,a

“Look，it's Baldy！”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱)because of the____on my head，it was____ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months old，I suffered serious____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks，while the doctors___ to save my life.“Holly's very____to be alive，” they told Mum and Dad.“But she'll be____ with scars on her head，and of course her hair won't grow there.”

As a child，I cared much about my scars ，so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn't，people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me， they never____understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was____ to a children's burns camp，where children like me can get any help.There，I____14－year－old Stephanie，whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn't____what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else，Holly，”she____me.“And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great ____ it！”For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something____.So weeks later，at my 13th birthday party，____by her bravery，I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.

Now，I am____ of what I look like and much happier，because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

1.A.hat? B．scarf? C．scars? D．cuts

2.A.still? B．just? C．never? D．seldom

3.A.hunger? B．cold? C．defeats? D．burns

4.A.rushed? B．led? C．invited? D．forced

5.A.learned? B．fought? C．returned? D．decided

6.A.happy? B．lucky? C．lonely? D．poor

7.A.pressed? B．occupied? C．left? D．painted

8.A.possibly? B．usually? C．finally? D．nearly

9.A.Although? B．Since? C．If? D．Before

10.A.correctly? B．roughly? C．easily? D．really

11.A.promoted? B．introduced? C．reported? D．carried

12.A.met? B．recognized

C．remembered? D．caught

13.A.honest? B．strong

C．active? D．young

14.A.write down? B．agree with

C．pass on? D．listen to

15.A.promised? B．encouraged

C．ordered? D．calmed

16.A.in? B．for? C．without? D．beyond

17.A.similar? B．strange?

C．hard? D．important

18.A.allowed? B．required? C．guided? D．inspired

19.A.hide? B．give? C．keep? D．put

20.A.sick? B．away? C．tired? D．proud