One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.

       We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.

       After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.

       Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”

       As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

     A. often taught the writer how to work                            

B. worked several jobs at the same time

C. had a very big family to support                                        

D. brought up his children alone

The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                        .

       A. had no job

       B. led a very poor life

       C. didn’t know how to save money

       D. were not very friendly to strangers

What can we infer from the passage?

       A. The old couple had no children in America.

       B. The old man didn’t plan to pay money.

       C. The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time.

       D. The old couple were not native Americans.

The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

       A. he didn’t need that money

       B. he felt pity for the old couple

       C. he was not satisfied with his work

       D. he wanted to set a good example to others

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.

We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.

After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.

Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”

As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

1.According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

2.The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                        .

3.What can we infer from the passage?

4.The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.
We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.
After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.
Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”
As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

A while ago，I didn’t think I had a passion. 1 would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next   36   . At that time，I didn’t know how   37   it was to have a passion in our life.

The first   38   I thought about this was in the seventh grade when 1 went to school with my mom. As we stopped at a red light，someone   39   my eyes. It was a man dressed in old   40  standing on the other side of the    41   . This homeless man was not sitting down with a sad and hopeless   42   . He was standing，waving his hands and dancing. He looked happy and held a radio as if it was the most   43   thing he had.

Seeing all this   44    me. “Morn，why does that man have a radio even though he’s  homeless？”I asked.

“He bought it，”she replied. 1 was still   45   .

“But if he’s  homeless，why doesn’t he use his money to buy clothes？He  46  his money on something he doesn’t need. He should buy food. ”

“Well，Sarah，sometimes food isn’t the most important thing.    47   can be food for the

   48    . Food and clothes aren’t the only things we need. People need happiness to stay   49   ，too. ”

I wasn’t sure whether I  50  my mother’s  words. Maybe my mom was right. If one lives in sadness，there’s   51   to keep him moving from day to day.

Now I   52   that I’ve had passions all along，but never recognized their importance in my life. They were invisible（无形的）hopes that I    53   without knowing them. What’s  often forgotten is that we all need a   54   ，a light on a   55   day. We all need a passion.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项．

A while ago，I didn’t think I had a passion．1 would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next   36   ．At that time，I didn’t know how   37   it was to have a passion in our life．

The first   38   I thought about this was in the seventh grade when 1 went to school with my mom．As we stopped at a red light，someone   39   my eyes．It was a man dressed in old   40  standing on the other side of the    41   ．This homeless man was not sitting down with a sad and hopeless   42   ．He was standing，waving his hands and dancing．He looked happy and held a radio as if it was the most   43   thing he had．

Seeing all this   44    me．“Morn，why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless？”I asked．

“He bought it，”she replied．1 was still   45   ．

“But if he’s homeless，why doesn’t he use his money to buy clothes？He  46  his money on something he doesn’t need．He should buy food．”

“Well，Sarah，sometimes food isn’t the most important thing．   47   can be food for the

   48    ．Food and clothes aren’t the only things we need．People need happiness to stay   49   ，too．”

I wasn’t sure whether I  50  my mother’s words．Maybe my mom was right．If one lives in sadness，there’s  51   to keep him moving from day to day．

Now I   52   that I’ve had passions all along，but never recognized their importance in my life．They were invisible（无形的）hopes that I    53   without knowing them．What’s often forgotten is that we all need a   54   ，a light on a   55   day．We all need a passion．

36．A．display                   B．show                      C．exhibition        D．show off

37．A．efficient                 B．effective                 C．important         D．valuable

38．A．moment                  B．period                    C．date                        D．time

39．A．caught                    B．seized                     C．held                       D．held on to

40．A．cloths                     B．clothes                    C．clothing                  D．coat

41．A．way                       B．passage                   C．road                       D．express way

42．A．expression              B．looks                      C．face                        D．eyes

43．A．invaluable        B．expensive                C．precious                  D．worthless

44．A．shocked                  B．astounded        C．astonishing              D．surprised

45．A．puzzled                  B．wondered                C．confused                 D．amazed

46．A．spent               B．wasted                    C．took                       D．cost

47．A．Passion                  B．Music                     C．Love                      D．Happiness

48．A．soul                       B．mind                      C．heart               D．brain

49．A．1ive                       B．living                         C．alive                       D．1ively

50．A．understood             B．agreed                    C．see                         D．have gotten

5 1．A．none                     B．nothing                   C．no one                    D．anything

52．A．find out                  B．know about             C．come true        D．realize

53．A．depended         B．relied on                 C．relied                     D．1ay in

54．A．pleasure                 B．fun                         C．joy                         D．enjoy

55．A．darkness                 B．dusk                       C．dim                        D．dark