通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Unchangeable Love

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet         of the splendid artwork.

A young         viewing the paintings ahead of me        nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's       for putting up with her         stream of words.        by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved       the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away      .

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a       when the couple approached the       . Before they left, the man        into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He        it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the        to get his wife's jacket.

"He's a        man." the clerk at the counter said." Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in       there is a new art show." "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked." He can't see." "Can't see! You're       . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said, " His wife       each painting so he can see it in his head."

I learned something about patience,        and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __ _ and the courage of a husband who would not        blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.

1.A. touch                      B. view                           C. wander           D. scenery

2.A. lady                   B. man                       C. couple            D. clerk

3.A. chatted                B. argued                    C. discussed          D. spoke

4.A. knowledge             B. confidence                 C. wisdom            D. patience

5.A. vivid                  B. constant                   C. tasteless       D. exciting

6.A. Adopted               B. Discouraged                C. Surprised          D. Disturbed

7.A. through              B. in                           C. towards            D. from

8.A. anxiously               B. seriously                   C. quickly       D. angrily

9.A. comment              B. decision                    C. purchase          D. list

10.A.entrance             B.exit                        C.front               D.queue

11.A. put                  B. held                        C. reached           D. turned

12.A. made               B. lengthened                C. brought            D. changed

13.A. shop                 B. counter                    C. hall           D. coatroom

14.A. brave               B. kind                        C. rough         D. blind

15.A. wherever           B. whatever                   C. whichever         D. whenever

16.A. wrong               B. silly                         C. humorous          D. unique

17.A. describes           B. draws                      C. shows              D. tells

18.A. curiosity             B. pride                    C. enthusiasm        D. courage

19.A. support         B. sight                           C. expectation       D. hesitation

20.A. get                  B. hope                       C. allow               D. stop

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class．

When I took the first exam，I was 38  to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40．

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  41 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again，I  42 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  43．

One more test before the final exam．One more  44  to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45  the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what 48  I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the  49  goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 50 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test．

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 53，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．

I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 55, as I had never done before．

I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

1.                A．take           B．discuss         C．cover    D．get

2.                A．sought         B．presented       C．exchanged    D．obtained

3.                A．shocked        B．worried         C．scared   D．anxious

4.                A．but            B．so             C．for  D．or

5.                A．unchanged      B．unpleasant      C．unfriendly D．unmoved

6.                A．reflected       B．meant          C．improved D．affected

7.                A．quarreled       B．reasoned       C．bargained D．chatted

8.                A．attitude        B．mind           C．plan D．view

9.                A．choice         B．step           C．chance   D．measure

10.               A．memorized      B．considered      C．accepted D．1earned

11.               A．ambition        B．confidence      C．effort     D．method

12.               A．stayed         B．went           C．worked   D．changed

13.               A．grade          B．answer         C．lesson     D．comment

14.               A．scholarship      B．course         C．degree    D．subject

15.               A．helped         B．favored        C．treated    D．relaxed

16.               A．fun            B．luck           C．problems D．tricks

17.               A．happened      B．proved         C．pretended D．seemed

18.               A．valued         B．imagined       C．expected D．welcomed

19.               A．remembering    B．guessing        C．supposing  D．realizing

20.               A．out            B．over           C．on   D．off

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36  and understanding mother.

         Five years later my little boy was about to 37  for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it  38  , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to   39  him his back-flip（背摔）. He continued to play and I continued to   40  . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t  41  anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.

         Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t  42  . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did  43  . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became  44  for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.

         We got in the car to  45  when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times,  46  it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have  47  anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while  48  in bed, I told him I loved him.

         He was  49  and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling  50  , and also wondering if he had  51  me. Finally he replied in the  52  voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”

         He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more  53  than any test he would  54  take. I made a new  55  to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.

1.A．patient                           B．good                         C．polite                        D．affectionate

2.A．look                                 B．test                           C．play                           D．practise

3.A．easy                                B．happily                     C．seriously                  D．fairly

4.A．help                                B．tell                             C．make                        D．teach

5.A．yell                                  B．speak                        C．smile                         D．teach

6.A．acplish                           B．feel                            C．try                             D．pass

7.A．give up                           B．give out                    C．give away                D．give in

8.A．bad                                 B．worse                       C．great                        D．better

9.A．quick                               B．natural                     C．mon                          D．normal

10.A．go shoppingB．go home                                  C．rest ourselves        D．enjoy ourselves

11.A．while                            B．once                          C．when                        D．if

12.A．expected                     B．meant                      C．demanded               D．reached

13.A．reading                        B．studying                   C．lying                          D．talking

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and    53   her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you   54  me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of    55   . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout(付款台) earlier today．All of the checkouts were    36  , and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a(n)    37  ! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts      38   ; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she    39   scan her own shopping.
I listened to her    40  looking around as I loaded my stuff onto the conveyor belt (传送带)．I didn’t want    41   to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go     42    of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!
But then I    43  back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl,    44   her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping    45  of some comic books.
I couldn’t    46  it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt,     47   a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and    48   them to a big    49   ．The woman was delighted, and even    50   to complain ---- until she was walking away．
So,  51  bother having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge(海绵)．She was learning how to    52   situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some   53   into the middle of it．
We can all complain; we can all react    54   , but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few     55    , I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．