It was black in the evening. Jason, a 12-year-old boy didn’t want to go outside. But his mother, Branda, was worried about his father and   36  he go.

That evening the man had to  37  his car, a Buick outside their house in the driveway.

38  enough, the wife hadn’t heard a single  39  for at least one hour. “Go and find him,” she told Jason.

The kid stepped outside in the darkness and called into the shadows “Dad?”

         “Jason?”  40  was his father, but his voice sounded  41  . He spoke slowly, in a strange way.

         That evening, when the man had to get   42  the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car.  43  , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from  44  forward off the forks, which was exactly  45  it did afterwards.

Little Jason saw his dad’s feet  46  out from beneath the car.  47   to take a full breath, Old Jason sank into a sleepy, half-alive  48  .

         “Calm down. It will be OK.” The boy  49   his mother. Now he couldn’t afford to be scared.

         He climbed on and started up, the Buick started to come off the ground and 50   in the air.

         Minutes later, 911 policemen arrived. Old Jason 51  beneath the car, still breathing.

         It wasn’t  52  his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the little boy 53   and sobbed.

         Little Jason says one happy change has come out of the 54  : he gets to spend more time with his dad. Old Jason, who hasn’t touched a car  55   the Buick fell on him often spends evenings with his son playing.

1.A. claimed                  B. demanded              C. declared                     D. announced

2.A. clean                            B. buy                            C. fix                       D. sell

3.A. Strangely               B. Interestingly          C. Fortunately               D. Dangerously

4.A. word                            B. sentence                 C. noise                           D. sound

5.A. He                                 B. This                           C. There                          D. It

6.A. usual                            B. different                  C. calm                            D. unhappy

7.A. into                         B. onto                          C. beneath                     D. above

8.A. Somehow              B. Anyhow                   C. Somewhat                 D. Anyway

9.A. sinking                  B. rolling                       C. driving                        D. running

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

11.A. bringing               B. moving                     C. sticking                       D. taking

12.A. Unable                 B. Unlikely                    C. Likely                           D. Able

13.A. environment      B. circumstance         C. state                                    D. position

14.A. inspired               B. comforted               C. required                  D. persuaded

15.A. moved                       B. drove                        C. bent                                      D. suspended

16.A. slept                          B. sat                            C. stood                                    D. lay

17.A. until                           B. unless                      C. when                                    D. while

18.A. broke out                  B. broke down            C. broke up                     D. broke off

19.A. matter                       B. affair                        C. accident                     D. event

20.A. after                          B. till                               C. when                                  D. since

Everyone needs recognition(赏识) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飞镖).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”
Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.
FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.
But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.
Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done.    It never came.
After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”
Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”
“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”
【小题1】What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．anyway

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

27.               A．enjoy          B．appreciate      C．like   D．pick

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

29.               A．advised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

34.               A．even          B．already         C．yet   D．ever

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

40.               A．asked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for

Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗

A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of   1   small children, and   2   enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “  3   are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

       The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30    4   $ 50.”

       The little boy   5   in his pocket and pulled out some   6  . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “  7   I please look at them?”

       The store owner   8   and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store   9   by five puppies. One puppy was   10  . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s   11   with that little dog?”

       The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had   12   the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became   13   “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”

       The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

       The little boy got quite upset. He looked   14   into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay   15   price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    16   I have him paid for.”

       The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is   17   going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

       To his surprise, the little boy reached   18   and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg   19   by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who   20  !”

A. absorbing       B. attracting    C. bargaining  D. greeting

A. sure B. luckily       C. surprisingly       D. interestingly

A. What       B. How come  C. When  D. How much

A. on    B. at       C. to       D. between

A. put   B. arrived       C. reached      D. filled

A. coin B. note    C. value  D. change

A. Can  B. Shall   C. Will    D. Must

A. performed      B. smiled C. disagreed    D. announced

A. applied    B. guided       C. followed    D. linked

A. falling behindB. setting foot       C. lending a hand   D. putting forward

A. the price       B. the matter   C. the weight  D. the name

A. tested    B. studied       C. examined   D. experimented

A. excited  B. shocked      C. worried      D. disappointed

A. straight  B. deeply C. closely       D. totally

A. half       B. lower  C. higher D. full

A. unless    B. after   C. until   D. once

A. always   B. often   C. no      D. never

A. up  B. down  C. out     D. over

A. supported      B. assisted      C. adjusted     D. surrounded

A. encourages    B. cooperates  C. understands       D. recognizes

I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 36 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the__37__.He held a small box of__38__in one hand and a tablet( 写字板)in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost__39__.And there was a strange silence.
“Daddy，when is Mommy going home？”the young boy asked，breaking the__40__.
“Tomorrow，”his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and__41__something on the tablet.
I _42__him as he moved his feet back and forth，looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine－filled window.“When's__43__，Daddy？”he asked. His father__44__him over to sit by him. “Come，_45__here next to me，”he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
__46__his things，the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.
The man_47__out and held his son by his shoulders.
“There are three days in life. Yesterday，today and tomorrow. One is over and done，one we live in，the other we__48__.We can't live in yesterday，but if we are happy enough today，we will be even happier tomorrow，”he said in an attempt to__49__the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said，“If Mommy is going home tomorrow，I'll be__50__. So，I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy.”
Now hanging on every word of this__51__，I leaned forward to hear his response. It was__52__.
“Son，the one great thing about today is once it__53__，it is already almost tomorrow.”
I thought about how__54__it was. Even in my adult life. I still live waiting for what tomorrow may__55__.Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow.”