Grandpa Nybakken loved life—especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church．His search proved fruitless.
Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago．Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation（教堂会众）.
“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”
“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this．Then your boxes arrived．When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses．But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
56．Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

A．He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B．He had a large family to support.

C．He was a carpenter working in the church.

D．He was a loyal Christian.

第三部分： 完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项标号涂黑。
My grandfather worked as a carpenter. One day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the
clothes his church was  41  to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses  42 . When he  43  what he had done, he realized his glasses   44 out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for  45  !
“It’s not  46  .” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving  47  of my time and money to my work. And now his.” He felt a bit   48  .
Several months  49  , the director of the orphanage in Brazil came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him,   50  he came to my grandfather’s small  51  in Chicago.
He began  52  thanking the people for their  53 in supporting the orphanage. “But first of all,” he said, “I shall thank you for the glasses you sent   54  . You see, some people  55 into the orphanage, destroying everything my glasses  56  . Along with  57 able to see well, I experienced headaches. Then your crates arrived. When I   58  the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.” “When I tried on the glasses,” he continued, “it  was  59  they had just been made for me!”
People listened, happy for the   60  glasses. Sitting quietly in the back ,with tears steaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized that his glasses had found a good place to go.
41．A．carrying     B．sending     C．taking       D．bringing
42．A．missing      B．broken      C．going D．missed
43．A．thought      B．repeated    C．remembered      D．reminded
44．A．can’t have slipped     B．must slip   C．can have slipped       D．must have slipped
45．A．Chicago     B．Brazil C．nowhere    D．his home
46．A．fair     B．worth C．valuable    D．worthy
47．A．either  B．none  C．all      D．any
48．A．excited       B．unhappy    C．discouraged      D．shocked
49．A．lately  B．late    C．latter  D．later
50．A．yet     B．then   C．nevertheless      D．so
51．A．school B．town  C．church       D．home
52．A．in       B．by      C．to      D．for
53．A．kindness     B．encouragement  C．inspiration D．honesty
54．A．last year     B．last month C．last week   D．last summer
55．A．has come    B．used to come     C．had come   D．come
56．A．to include   B．include      C．including   D．included
57．A．not to be    B．being C．not be       D．not being
58．A．opened       B．removed    C．moved       D．discovered
59．A．as though   B．even though      C．ever if       D．only if
60．A．exact  B．famous      C．wonderful  D．valuable

Grandpa Nybakken loved life—especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved fruitless.

Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众).

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

(  ) 56. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

       A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

       B. He had a large family to support.

C. He was a carpenter working in the church.

D. He was a loyal Christian.

(  ) 57. Grandpa spent much of his time and money in church mainly to ________.

       A. help the priest do some religious work

B. help those people in need

C. make some woodwork for the church

D. seek some help from God

(  ) 58. The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because ________.

A. Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

       C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country

       D. the glasses were not included in the donation list

(  ) 59. Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

     A. Grandpa’s master.                    B. One of Grandpa’s friends.  

   C. God.                       D. Grandpa’s co-worker.

(  ) 60. Which can be the best title of the passage?

      A. Grandfather’s life                       B. The Helpful Donation

      C. The Perfect Mistake                      D. An Impressive Speech

Grandpa Nybakken loved life—especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church．His search proved fruitless.

Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago．Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation（教堂会众）.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this．Then your boxes arrived．When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses．But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

56．Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

    A．He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

    B．He had a large family to support.

    C．He was a carpenter working in the church.

    D．He was a loyal Christian.

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’ re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’ s in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.

1.The author has discovered that people will feel happy when ________.

2.The author feels sad sometimes because ________.

3.What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?

4.In this passage, the author advises us to ________.