I have only seen my father cry once. It was at the Alton Train Station, back when the trains will ran. I was on my way to Philadelphia to 1   the train that would take me to Boston and the college. I was eager(热切的) to go. College, with its 2  and the promise of the better future had become more interesting. It 3  me to see tears in my father’s eyes as he shook my hand and said goodbye.

For eighteen years, we had never had a(n) 4  to say goodbye like this. He was taller than me, 5  I was not short. I was going somewhere, and he was seeing me off. He 6   me, but he had not needed to say before, and now his tears were 7   it.

The tears in my father’s eyes told me that we would have less and less to do with each other. I had taken my 8   from his, and now I was learning it. The train 9    and I boarded(登上) it. My father looked smaller from the train. We 10    goodbye to each other through the window. I was wearing the heavy winter coat that my father had bought for me to keep me from catching a cold in New England.

1.                A．return         B．catch           C．design    D．watch

2.                A．habits          B．license         C．courses   D．advertisements

3.                A．shocked        B．supposed       C．helped   D．encouraged

4.                A．time           B．luck            C．chance   D．interest

5.                A．because        B．though         C．so   D．and

6.                A．taught          B．beat           C．forgot    D．loved

7.                A．saying          B．knowing        C．creating  D．describing

8.                A．money         B．time           C．present   D．life

9.                A．continued       B．broke          C．arrived   D．left

10.               A．reached        B．waved         C．talked D．cheered

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .

My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.

The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

1.                A．money         B．chances        C．time D．shows

2.                A．challenges      B．mistakes        C．experiences   D．messages

3.                A．missed         B．enjoyed        C．learned   D．remembered

4.                A．education       B．supper         C．friends   D．players

5.                A．took           B．helped         C．wished   D．allowed

6.                A．why           B．how           C．when D．what

7.                A．gave up        B．wrote down     C．cared about   D．laughed at

8.                A．cheap          B．colorful         C．own D．lucky

9.                A．relaxed         B．upset          C．dishonest D．energetic

10.               A．forgot          B．learned        C．disagreed  D．visited

11.               A．lost            B．helpful         C．wrong D．broken

12.               A．start           B．finish          C．stop  D．keep

13.               A．uninteresting    B．new           C．bored D．great

14.               A．make up        B．borrow from     C．depend on D．belong to

15.               A．teaching        B．hurting         C．beating    D．refusing

完形填空（本大题有15小题，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One morning, a student was walking with his teacher when they saw a pair of old shoes by the roadside (路边). They thought the shoes might belong  1  a poor man. In fact, the   2  of the shoes was working nearby.

The student wanted to hide (藏) the shoes and see   3  the man would do   4  he couldn’t find them. But the teacher   5  him and said, “ Let’s   6  a coin ( 硬币) in each of the shoes, and watch what he will do.”

The student did so, and then they hid nearby.

The man soon came back to get his  7 , he felt something hard in them. He found the two coins.

Surprise came to his   8 . He looked at the coins for a minute, and then  9 but nobody was there.

He then knelt down (跪下) , looked up to the sky and said   10  aloud, in which he spoke of his  11  wife and children without food.

The student was deeply moved (感动的), with tears in his eyes, “ Dear   12  ,” he said, “You have taught me   13  lesson which I’ll never  14 . I finally understand now: It’s more blessed (神圣的) to   15  than to receive.”

1.                A．to             B．for            C．at   D．behind

2.                A．seller          B．owner          C．teacher   D．maker

3.                A．how           B．which          C．where    D．what

4.                A．although        B．until           C．when D．because

5.                A．stopped        B．helped         C．allowed   D．agreed

6.                A．play           B．drop           C．put  D．find

7.                A．lunch          B．shoes          C．drink D．coat

8.                A．hand           B．foot            C．head D．face

9.                A．looked around   B．looked after     C．looked like    D．looked at

10.               A．yes            B．hello           C．goodbye   D．thanks

11.               A．rich           B．poor           C．shy   D．creative

12.               A．father          B．mother         C．teacher   D．uncle

13.               A．a             B．an             C．the   D．\

14.               A．learn          B．forget          C．take  D．remember

15.               A．work          B．refuse         C．buy  D．give

I had just gone through life-saving brain surgery（手术）．I came home from the  1  with a bald（秃的）head and felt very sad．I would not let anyone see me  2  having a hat on my head．I didn't even want anyone to  3 me about my life.

      Several days later，I came out of nay upstairs bedroom to go to the  4  across the hall．I didn't have a hat on  5  I didn't think anyone was at home．As I came out of the bathroom, I was  6   to see my little three-year-old grandson standing there．

     He looked at me  7  a huge smile appeared on his face．He pm his  8  around me and gave me a big hug．Then he said "Bubba, you got a haircut! Who   9  it?" 1 said the doctor did．He said the doctor did a good job．Well, that was   10  with him.

     The little boy made me  11  that I was still loved no matter what I looked like．Then I held his little hand and  12  him to take me downstairs．I enjoyed being with the 13   ．If he didn't hate Bubba looked like that，I knew everyone else could  14  it，too．

     That boy is eight years old today and I am still Bubba, but with a little more  15 ．

1．A．hotel           B．hospital            C．park                      D．countryside

2．A．by            B．through            C．without             D．with

3．A．think of        B．agree with          C．talk to              D．point to

4．A．bedroom      B．living room         C．kitchen             D．bathroom

5．A．although        B．and               C．when               D．because

6．A．surprised       B．lucky              C．glad                D．busy

7．A．Actually       B．Suddenly           C．Quietly             D．Strangely

8．A．hands          B．arms              C．eyes                D．legs

9．A．cared          B．washed          C．repaired             D．cut

10．A．boring       B．fine                C．angry               D．comfortable

11．A．trust         B．remember           C．realize             D．forget

12．A．allowed      B．helped         C．encouraged         D．taught

13．A．doctors       B．friends               C．family               D．relatives

14．A．accept       B．suggest              C．tell                 D．mind

15．A．happiness     B．hair                 C．health              D．tear

John doesn't like vegetables．Every day when he has his meal，he plays with his ___1___ in his bowl．He doesn't eat them，but Just throw ___2___ here and there on the table．

One day at ___3___ John's mother says，“Vegetables are ___4___ for your body and it's not easy ___5___ good vegetables．”After lunch，John and his mother go to visit ___6___．For the whole afternoon，John __7___ Grandma grow vegetables in the garden．They pull wild grass __8___，water the cabbage，dig potatoes out of the earth，and even catch worms on the vegetables．At dinner，John says，“It's ___9___ hard to grow vegetables．I get so ___10___ today! I'll not play with my vegetables any more．” His grandma and mother smile when they hear that．

1．A．rice                       B．vegetables            C．chopsticks

2．A．it                          B．them                    C．those

3．A．1unch                   B．breakfast              C．dinner

4．A．fit                         B．good                    C．better

5．A．to buy                   B．to find                 C．to grow

6．A．his grandma           B．his grandpa          C．his old friend

7．A．taught                   B．watched               C．helped

8．A．down                    B．out                      C．in

9．A．really                     B．strangely              C．usually

10．A．worried               B．upset                 C．tired