Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.1, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not2 , but they were clean. The children were3 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,4 hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.
One could5 they had never been to the circus before. It6 to be a highlight of their young lives.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He7 responded, “Please let me buy8children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady9 the price. The mother’s head10 , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little11and asked, “How much?”
The ticket lady quoted the price12 . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,13 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down,14the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your15 .”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout16 certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking17 . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s18in both of his, and with a tear running down his19 , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and20 home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Immediately
   2. B.
      Finally
   3. C.
      Hopefully
   4. D.
      Suddenly
2. 2.
   1. A.
      expensive
   2. B.
      cheap
   3. C.
      plain
   4. D.
      bad
3. 3.
   1. A.
      badly-behaved
   2. B.
      polite
   3. C.
      well-behaved
   4. D.
      lovely
4. 4.
   1. A.
      holding
   2. B.
      shaking
   3. C.
      putting
   4. D.
      waving
5. 5.
   1. A.
      know
   2. B.
      understand
   3. C.
      feel
   4. D.
      sense
6. 6.
   1. A.
      advised
   2. B.
      recommended
   3. C.
      promised
   4. D.
      allowed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      lowly
   2. B.
      honestly
   3. C.
      bravely
   4. D.
      proudly
8. 8.
   1. A.
      six
   2. B.
      eight
   3. C.
      ten
   4. D.
      two
9. 9.
   1. A.
      answered
   2. B.
      quoted
   3. C.
      spoke
   4. D.
      said
10. 10.
    1. A.
       dropped
    2. B.
       bent
    3. C.
       shook
    4. D.
       nodded
11. 11.
    1. A.
       nearer
    2. B.
       harder
    3. C.
       tighter
    4. D.
       closer
12. 12.
    1. A.
       too
    2. B.
       again
    3. C.
       as usual
    4. D.
       as well
13. 13.
    1. A.
       turned out
    2. B.
       handed out
    3. C.
       pulled out
    4. D.
       put out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       picked up
    2. B.
       took up
    3. C.
       sent up
    4. D.
       made up
15. 15.
    1. A.
       trousers
    2. B.
       clothes
    3. C.
       children
    4. D.
       pocket
16. 16.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       or
    4. D.
       so
17. 17.
    1. A.
       situation
    2. B.
       condition
    3. C.
       surrounding
    4. D.
       position
18. 18.
    1. A.
       hand
    2. B.
       arm
    3. C.
       leg
    4. D.
       shoulder
19. 19.
    1. A.
       head
    2. B.
       mouth
    3. C.
       cheek
    4. D.
       nose
20. 20.
    1. A.
       went
    2. B.
       got
    3. C.
       drove
    4. D.
       walked

Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family? _?? us and the counter, who made a big ?? on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could ?? they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but ? . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and ? talking about what they would see that night.

One could ? they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in ? . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly ? , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of ? hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little ? and asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady ? the price. The man didn’t have enough money. ? was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough ? to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, ? a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father? _? down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly ? the timely help in such an ? situation. He took my father’s ? in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the ? , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _? a lot to me and my family.”

1.A. before????????????? B. between????????????? C. behind????????????? D. besides

2.A. difference????????????? B. effort????????????? C. impression????????????? D. suggestion

3.A. tell????????????? B. agree????????????? C. believe????????????? D. suppose

4.A. clean????????????? B. shabby????????????? C. simple????????????? D. common

5.A. disappointedly????????????? B. bitterly????????????? C. excitedly????????????? D. carelessly

6.A. sense????????????? B. expect????????????? C. doubt????????????? D. Recognize

7.A. surprise????????????? B. turn????????????? C. silence????????????? D. pride

8.A. laughed????????????? B. announced????????????? C. commented????????????? D. responded

9.A. my????????????? B. his????????????? C. her????????????? D. their

10.A. backwards????????????? B. away????????????? C. closer????????????? D. farther

11.A. refused????????????? B. recited????????????? C. reduced????????????? D. repeated

12.A. When????????????? B. Where????????????? C. How????????????? D. Why

13.A. time????????????? B. money????????????? C. chance????????????? D. courage

14.A. pulled out????????????? B. pulled up????????????? C. picked out????????????? D. picked up

15.A. jumped????????????? B. lay????????????? C. knocked????????????? D. reached

16.A. appreciated????????????? B. admired????????????? C. rejected????????????? D. offered

17.A. interesting????????????? B. embarrassing????????????? C. enjoyable????????????? D. unbelievable

18.A. pocket????????????? B. wallet????????????? C. arm????????????? D. hand

19.A. ticket????????????? B. bill????????????? C. pound????????????? D. paper

20.A. pays????????????? B. costs????????????? C. means????????????? D. gives

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.   1  , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not  2  , but they were clean. The children were  3 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,   4  hands. They were excitedly jabbering （喋喋不休地说） about what they would see.

One could   5  they had never been to the circus before. It   6   to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He   7  responded, “Please let me buy   8   children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady  9  the price. The mother’s head  10  , and her lip began to quiver （抖动）. The father leaned a little   11   and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price   12 .The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,   13   a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. （We were not rich in any sense of the word!） Then he reached down,   14   the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your   15  .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout   16   certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking   17 .He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s   18   in both of his, and with a tear running down his   19  , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and   20   home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

1．A． Immediately         B．Finally                 C．Hopefully            D．Suddenly

2．A． expensive           B．cheap                  C．plain                   D．bad

3．A． badly-behaved      B．polite                   C．well-behaved       D．lovely

4．A． holding               B．shaking               C．putting               D．waving

5．A． know                  B．understand           C．feel                    D．sense

6．A． advised               B．recommended      C．promised           D．allowed

7．A． lowly                 B．honestly              C．bravely               D．proudly

8．A． six                    B．eight                   C．ten                     D．two

9．A． answered           B．quoted                C．spoke                D．said

10．A． dropped             B．bent                   C．shook                D．nodded

11．A． nearer               B．harder                 C．tighter                D．closer

12．A． too                   B．again                  C．as usual               D．as well

13．A． turned out         B．handed out          C．pulled out           D．put out

14．A． picked up          B．took up               C．sent up               D．made up

15．A． trousers             B．clothes                C．children               D．pocket

16．A． and                   B．but                     C．or                     D．so

17．A． situation            B．condition            C．surrounding         D．position

18．A． hand                B．arm                   C．leg                     D．shoulder

19．A． head                  B．mouth                C．cheek                D．nose

20．A． went                 B．got                    C．drove                D．walked

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus （马戏表演）． 1  , there was only one family between us and the ticket-office．There were eight children in this family, all probably under the age of 12．Their clothes were not  2 , but they were clean．The children were  3 , all of them standing in line．They were  4  quickly, excitedly and unclearly about the clowns, elephants and other  5  they would see that night．One could sense they had  6  been to the circus before．It  7  to be a highlight（重要内容） of their young lives.

The  8  lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted．He  9  responded, “Eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.”

The price was quoted （报出）．The man dropped his  10 ．How was he supposed to  11  and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have  12  money to take them the circus?

Seeing this, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and  13  it on the ground．（We were not very  14   in every sense of the word!） My father reached down,   45  the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your  16  .”

The man  17  what was going on．He looked straight  18  my dad’s eyes, and took my dad’s hand in both of his, tears running down his  19  , “Thank you, thank you, sir．This really 20  a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home．We didn’t go to the circus that night.

1．A．Suddenly                  B．Naturally                 C．Finally                    D．Generally

2．A．beautiful                   B．expensive                C．comfortable        D．old

3．A．well-behaved             B．well-dressed            C．well-done            D．well-known

4．A．dreaming                  B．thinking                  C．hearing               D．talking

5．A．actions                     B．programes               C．people                D．activities

6．A．always                         B．sometimes               C．often                  D．never

7．A．threatened                 B．hoped                     C．expected             D．promised

8．A．sales                        B．leading                    C．ticket                  D．cleaning

9．A．proudly                    B．nervously                C．doubtfully           D．slowly

10．A．hands                     B．head                    C．money                D．hat

11．A．know                      B．leave                       C．run                     D．turn

12．A．extra                      B．current                   C．enough               D．exact

13．A．dropped                  B．hid                         C．fell                     D．put

14．A．mean                      B．happy                     C．rich                    D．kind

15．A．picked up                B．picked off               C．picked out           D．picked at

16．A．mind                      B．control                    C．pocket                D．reach

17．A．judge                      B．imagined                 C．regretted             D．realized

18．A．onto                       B．into                        C．on                     D．at

19．A．forehead                 B．cheek                            C．nose                   D．eyes

20．A．brings                     B．means                     C．teaches               D．shows

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.   36  , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not   37  , but they were clean. The children were   38  , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,   39   hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.

One could   40  they had never been to the circus before. It   41   to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He   42   responded, “Please let me buy   43   children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady   44   the price. The mother’s head   45  , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little   46   and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price   47  . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,   48   a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down,   49   the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your   50  .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout   51   certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking   52  . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s   53   in both of his, and with a tear running down his   54  , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and   55   home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

36. A. Immediately B. Finally       C. Hopefully D. Suddenly

37. A. expensive  B. cheap  C. plain   D. bad

38. A. badly-behaved     B. polite  C. well-behaved    D. lovely

39. A. holding       B. shaking      C. putting      D. waving

40. A. know    B. understand  C. feel    D. sense

41. A. advised B. recommended    C. promised         D. allowed

42. A. lowly         B. honestly    C. bravely      D. proudly

43. A. six      B. eight C. ten     D. two

44. A. answered    B. quoted       C. spoke       D. said

45. A. dropped       B. bent   C. shook       D. nodded

46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter       D. closer

47. A. too      B. again C. as usual      D. as well

48. A. turned out   B. handed out        C. pulled out D. put out

49. A. picked up    B. took up     C. sent up      D. made up

50. A. trousers       B. clothes       C. children     D. pocket

51. A. and      B. but     C. or     D. so

52. A. situation      B. condition   C. surrounding       D. position

53. A. hand  B. arm  C. leg     D. shoulder

54. A. head     B. mouth       C. cheek       D. nose

55. A. went     B. got    C. drove       D. walked

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.   36  , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not   37  , but they were clean. The children were   38  , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,   39   hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.

One could   40  they had never been to the circus before. It   41   to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He   42   responded, “Please let me buy   43   children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady   44   the price. The mother’s head   45  , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little   46   and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price   47  . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,   48   a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down,   49   the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your   50  .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout   51   certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking   52  . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s   53   in both of his, and with a tear running down his   54  , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and   55   home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

36. A. Immediately B. Finally       C. Hopefully D. Suddenly

37. A. expensive  B. cheap  C. plain   D. bad

38. A. badly-behaved     B. polite  C. well-behaved    D. lovely

39. A. holding       B. shaking      C. putting      D. waving

40. A. know    B. understand  C. feel    D. sense

41. A. advised B. recommended    C. promised         D. allowed

42. A. lowly         B. honestly    C. bravely      D. proudly

43. A. six      B. eight C. ten     D. two

44. A. answered    B. quoted       C. spoke       D. said

45. A. dropped       B. bent   C. shook       D. nodded

46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter       D. closer

47. A. too      B. again C. as usual      D. as well

48. A. turned out   B. handed out        C. pulled out D. put out

49. A. picked up    B. took up     C. sent up      D. made up

50. A. trousers       B. clothes       C. children     D. pocket

51. A. and      B. but     C. or     D. so

52. A. situation      B. condition   C. surrounding       D. position

53. A. hand  B. arm  C. leg     D. shoulder

54. A. head     B. mouth       C. cheek       D. nose

55. A. went     B. got    C. drove       D. walked

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The children were standing in line, two-by- two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns（小丑）, elephants and other acts they would see that night.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus."

The ticket lady told him the price. The wife's head dropped, and the man leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?"

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus?

Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket."

The man knew what was going on. He wasn't begging for money but certainly appreciated the help in a difficult, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, and he replied, "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family."

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't go to the circus that night, but we didn't go without.

56.   The underlined word “jabbering”( in Para 1) can be best replaced by “        ” .

A. imagining     B. talking     C. expecting     D. asking

57.   When the ticket lady told the price, the wife        .

A. hardly hear    B. hardly understand    C. was disappointed    D. was relaxed

58.   Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?

A. Honest.        B. Kind.        C. Wise.        D. Faithful.

59.   We can infer from the last paragraph that?

A. The author and his father returned home with regret.

B. The author and his father were unhappy about missing the circus.

C. The author and his father were very happy with helping a man in a circus.

D. The author and his father returned home with another kind of joy and comfort.

Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family 　36 us and the counter, who made a big 　37 on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could 　38 they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but 　39 . The children were well-behaved, standing in line behind their parents and 　40 talking about what they would see that night.

One could 　41 they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in 　42 . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly 　43 , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of 　44 hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little 　45 and asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady 　46 the price. The man didn’t have enough money. 　47 was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough 　48 to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, 　49 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father 　50 down, picked up the bill and said to the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly 　51 the timely help in such an 　52 situation. He took my father’s 　53 in both of his, squeezed（紧捏）tightly onto the 　54 , and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really 　55 a lot to me and my family.”

36. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. besides　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　　　　 D. between

37. A. difference　　　　　　　　 B. impression　　　　 　 C. effort 　　　 D. suggestion

38. A. tell　　　　 　　　　　　 B. agree　　　　 　　 C. believe　　　 D. suppose

39. A. simple　 　　　　　　　　 B. shabby　　　 　　　　 C. clean　　　 　 D. common

40. A. excitedly　　　 　　 B. bitterly　　　 　　　 C. disappointedly D. carelessly

41. A. doubt　　　　　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　　 　　C. sense　　　　 　 D. recognize

42. A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pride　　　　　　 C. silence　　　　 　 D. turn　

43. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　 B. responded　　　　 C. commented　　　 D. announced

44. A. my　　　　 　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. his　　　 　　 D. their

45. A. closer　　 　　　 　　B. away　　　　 　　　 C. backwards　　 D. farther

46. A. refused　　　 　 　　 B. recited　　　　　 C. repeated　　　 D. reduced

47. A. When　　　　 　　　　 B. How　　　　　　 C. Where　　　 　　　 D. Why

48. A. money　　　　　　 　　　 B. time　　　 　　 　　C. chance　　 　 D. courage

49. A. pulled up　 　　 　　 B. pulled out　　　 　 C. picked out　 D. picked up

50. A. jumped　　　 　　　　 B. lay　　　　　 　　 C. reached　　　 D. knocked

51. A. offered　　　　　　 B. admired　　　　　　　　　 C. rejected　　　　　　 D. appreciated

52. A. interesting　　　　　　　　 B. enjoyable　　　　　　　　 C. embarrassing　　 D. unbelievable

53. A. pocket　　　 　　 B. wallet　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. arm

54. A. bill　　　　　　　　　　 B. ticket　　　　　　　 　 C. pound　　　　　　　 D. paper

55. A. pays　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　　　　 　 C. gives　　 　　 D. means