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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was 　34　 a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　 a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

A. poverty B. loneliness C. misery D. suffering

A. home B. place C. school D. life

A. glory B. favor C. habit D. tradition

A. organizing B. planning C. hosting D. attending

A. new B. grateful C. kind D. active

A. broken B. faded C. treasured D. dried

A. tasteless B. powerless C. priceless D. worthless

A. directed B. introduced C. brought D. accepted

A. loved B. protected C. cared D. cheered

A. silently B. continuously C. unintentionally D. unconditionally

A. necessities B. possibilities C. beauties D. riches

A. eager B. willing C. proud D. lucky

A. started out B. came up C. turned out D. grew up

A. understand B. guess C. tell D. know

A. replaces B. symbolizes C. equals D. creates

A. chance B. mystery C. challenge D. beginning

A. reminds B. helps C. accompanies D. drives

A. fix B. close C. tie D. gather

A. cause B. push C. put D. leave

A. Yet B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Therefore

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，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.
One evening, Mary was 　34　a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.
“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.
Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’
I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.
Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.
Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”
One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.
31.A. poverty                    B. loneliness              C. misery                   D. suffering
32.A. home               B. place             C. school             D. life
33.A. glory                B. favor              C. habit              D. tradition
34.A. organizing      B. planning                C. hosting             D. attending
35. A. new                 B. grateful                 C. kind               D. active
36. A. broken              B. faded                         C. treasured           D. dried
37.A. tasteless             B. powerless                C. priceless             D. worthless
38.A. directed             B. introduced             C. brought            D. accepted
39.A. loved            B. protected          C. cared             D. cheered
40.A. silently              B. continuously             C. unintentionally      D. unconditionally
41.A. necessities         B. possibilities                     C. beauties            D. riches
42.A. eager            B. willing                  C. proud             D. lucky
43.A. started out        B. came up                 C. turned out          D. grew up
44.A. understand         B. guess                     C. tell               D. know
45.A. replaces           B. symbolizes               C. equals            D. creates
46.A. chance           B. mystery                    C. challenge           D. beginning
47.A. reminds              B. helps                        C. accompanies        D. drives
48.A. fix              B. close                C. tie                  D. gather
49.A. cause              B. push                        C. put                           D. leave
50.A. Yet               B. Besides                    C. Otherwise          D. Therefore

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．
That man turned out to be Barack Obama．
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator.”
1．Why did Mary feel completely desperate?
A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．
B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．
C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．
D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．
2．How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?
A ．Amazed．         B．Puzzled．    C．Delighted．        D．Annoyed．
3．Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,
A．in order to contact him later                B．so that she could repay him
C．because impressed her deeply          D．because she fell in love with him
4．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A letter from Barack Obama．
B．Mary's parents support Obama．
C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．
D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．

Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．

"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．

As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"

Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．

Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．

That man turned out to be Barack Obama．

Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.

In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.

And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator.”

1．Why did Mary feel completely desperate?

A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．

B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．

C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．

D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．

2．How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?

A ．Amazed． B．Puzzled． C．Delighted． D．Annoyed．

3．Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,

A．in order to contact him later B．so that she could repay him

C．because impressed her deeply D．because she fell in love with him

4．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．A letter from Barack Obama．

B．Mary's parents support Obama．

C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．

D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．

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，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was 　34　a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

31.A. poverty B. loneliness C. misery D. suffering

32.A. home B. place C. school D. life

33.A. glory B. favor C. habit D. tradition

34.A. organizing B. planning C. hosting D. attending

35. A. new B. grateful C. kind D. active

36. A. broken B. faded C. treasured D. dried

37.A. tasteless B. powerless C. priceless D. worthless

38.A. directed B. introduced C. brought D. accepted

39.A. loved B. protected C. cared D. cheered

40.A. silently B. continuously C. unintentionally D. unconditionally

41.A. necessities B. possibilities C. beauties D. riches

42.A. eager B. willing C. proud D. lucky

43.A. started out B. came up C. turned out D. grew up

44.A. understand B. guess C. tell D. know

45.A. replaces B. symbolizes C. equals D. creates

46.A. chance B. mystery C. challenge D. beginning

47.A. reminds B. helps C. accompanies D. drives

48.A. fix B. close C. tie D. gather

49.A. cause B. push C. put D. leave

50.A. Yet B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Therefore

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