When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He
didn"t come home at lunch time, phoning 1 to tell me he was fine and had found a few days" work 2
out at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he 3 for supper as usual.
I asked him how he had 4 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 5 at the carnival, some
young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had 6 him a few dollars and invited him
for lunch 7 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 8 the next day to help with other
chores (杂务).
I was glad he had found new friends but a little 9 about the type of people who might be traveling in a
carnival. "Oh, Mom, these are just 10 everyday people like anyone else. They 11 work at a carnival instead
of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and 12 them yourself," he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 13 me to. The twin brothers 14 out to be
Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn"t thought this 15 was noteworthy enough to mention.
When I brought it to him, he said, "yes, I 16 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their
clothes 17 it"s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They"re also really good 18 . Today, Joe, the one on
the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch."
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 19 . Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw
people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a 20 I have
thought about many times over the years. |
( )1. A. instead
( )2. A. leaving
( )3. A. did up
( )4. A. sought
( )5. A. clothes
( )6. A. paid
( )7. A. by chance
( )8. A. return
( )9. A. excited
( )10. A. humorous
( )11. A. just
( )12. A. teach
( )13. A. ordered
( )14. A. worked
( )15. A. expression
( )16. A. understood
( )17. A. before
( )18. A. cooks
( )19. A. necessary
( )20. A. lesson | B. even
B. helping
B. gave up
B. managed
B. friends
B. charged
B. in return
B. promise
B. regretful
B. obvious
B. never
B. meet
B. directed
B. left
B. change
B. made
B. if
B. doctors
B. important
B. festival | C. also
C. taking
C. took up
C. worked
C. choices
C. lent
C. by turns
C. consider
C. worried
C. particular
C. hardly
C. affect
C. forced
C. came
C. fact
C. noticed
C. after
C. artists
C. impossible
C. task | D. besides
D. showing
D. turned up
D. acted
D. differences
D. owed
D. in advance
D. decide
D. optimistic
D. normal
D. always
D. join
D. persuaded
D. turned
D. idea
D. formed
D. because
D. singers
D. unlucky
D. match |
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| 完形填空。 | When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb:"No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!" I fled (逃避) to
Grandma because I knew she would tell me the truth. I told her everything. "No!" she said. "Ridiculous (可
笑的)! Don"t 1 it."
After dinner, we went to General Store. Grandma handed me ten 2 . "Take it and buy something for
whoever needs it. I"ll wait in the car." I"d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped 3 .
For moments, I stood there, confused, 4 what to do with it. I thought of everybody I knew. 5 I thought
of Bobbie Decker. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough. We all knew that
Bobbie would have no cough if he had a thicker coat. So I decided to buy Bobbie one. "Is this a present for
someone?" the saleslady asked me kindly. I 6 shyly. She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry
Christmas. Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus 7 and ribbons (缎带) and write "To
Bobbie, From Santa Claus" on it. Then she 8 me over to Bobbie"s house. Grandma parked down the street
from Bobbie" s house. We 9 noiselessly and hid in the 10 by his front walk. "All right, Santa Claus," she
11 , "get going." I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door, 12 his doorbell and flew back to
the safety. Together we 13 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.
Forty years I haven"t forgotten those 14 I spent shivering (颤抖) in Bobbie"s bushes. That night, I realized
that the stories about Santa Claus were really ridiculous.Santa Claus was alive, and we were on his 15 . | ( )1.A.remember
( )2.A.bags
( )3.A.separately
( )4.A.wondering
( )5.A.Luckily
( )6.A.nodded
( )7.A.gift
( )8.A.sent
( )9.A.stole
( )10.A.cars
( )11.A.sighed
( )12.A.knocked
( )13.A.rushed
( )14.A.nights
( )15.A.side | B.believe
B.keys
B.apart
B.worrying
B.Surprisingly
B.smiled
B.name
B.drove
B.struggled
B.buildings
B.whispered
B.pushed
B.laughed
B.feelings
B.team | C.understand
C.coats
C.singly
C.expecting
C.Suddenly
C.replied
C.paper
C.walked
C.stepped
C.stairs
C.called
C.sounded
C.paused
C.moments
C.part | D.consider
D.dollars
D.alone
D.looking
D.Firstly
D.denied
D.needle
D.guided
D.searched
D.bushes
D.shouted
D.switched.
D.waited
D.bills
D.staff | 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号
中词语的正确形式填空。 | This is how the story goes. A footballer 1______ (accuse) of taking money for 2______ (deliberate) not
scoring goals so as to let the other team win. We went to interview him. He denied taking money but we were
skeptical. 3______ we arranged an interview 4______ the footballer and the man 5______ (suppose) to bribe
him. When we saw them together we guessed 6______ the footballer"s body language 7______ he was not
telling the truth. So we wrote 8______ article suggesting he was guilty. 9______ was a dilemma because the
footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong. He tried to stop us publishing it 10______ later
we were proved right. | | 阅读理解。 | How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt"s house, and
my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some
people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never
hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying
goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see
the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to
come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at
once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost - having to study in three schools as a result of
family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became
even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often
sad, and saw no end to "the hard times".
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I
wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the
doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule:almost all common troubles eventually go away!
Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my
life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. | | 1. How did the author get to know America? | | [ ] | A. From her relatives.
B. From her mother.
C. From books and pictures.
D. From radio programs. | | 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt _____. | | [ ] | A. confused
B. excited
C. worried
D. amazed | | 3. For the first two years in New York, the author _____. | | [ ] | A. often lost her way
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather | | 4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? | | [ ] | A. She worked as a translator.
B. She attended a lot of job interviews.
C. She paid telephone bills for her family.
D. She helped her family with her English. | | 5. The author believes that _____. | | [ ] | A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying | | 完型填空。 | Back in 2007, I rented (租) a room in Johor Bahru, Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme
(硕士课程) in Singapore. I travelled daily by 1 across the Johor-Singapore Causeway (穿越湿地的堤道)
for my 2 , which were usually in the evening. It was quite 3 by the time I got back to the bus station in
Johor Bahru, and I would still need to take another bus home.
One night, I 4 the last bus and didn"t have enough money to take a taxi. With no other choice, I decided
to 5 the two-kilometre journey home, which would have been fine 6 I were not so tired that day. It also
didn"t 7 that the route was pretty rough (凹凸不平的) and dark. But I walked forward with 8 , with the
promise of a night"s rest 9 me on. After walking for a few minutes, a car 10 in front of me. The driver,
who looked 11 , asked where I was headed. "Not many people walk through here," he said, and 12 me a ride.
He really 13 me up as he went out of his way to get me to my apartment.
What was more 14 , however, was the story behind it. During the ride, the driver told me that when he
saw me walking, it made him think of his 15 who used to walk to work by the 16 road and though he often
saw his uncle on the way, he had 17 offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction. 18 his uncle
passed away because of an illness, and until today he still feels 19 for not being kinder to his uncle. So when
he 20 me walking that night, he just had to stop and help. | ( )1.A.bus
( )2.A.job
( )3.A.early
( )4.A.caught
( )5.A.drive
( )6.A.if
( )7.A.suggest
( )8.A.pleasure
( )9.A.pushing
( )10.A.pulled
( )11.A.concerned
( )12.A.had
( )13.A.cheered
( )14.A.worse
( )15.A.grandfather
( )16.A.busy
( )17.A.sometimes
( )18.A.Sadly
( )19.A.puzzled
( )20.A.knew | B.bike
B.classes
B.late
B.took
B.enjoy
B.though
B.help
B.hunger
B.turning
B.stopped
B.disappointed
B.asked
B.brought
B.interesting
B.uncle
B.new
B.always
B.Exactly
B.lucky
B.saw | C.car
C.tasks
C.cold
C.missed
C.run
C.because
C.say
C.fear
C.holding
C.broke
C.excited
C.offered
C.gave
C.upset
C.father
C.main
C.often
C.Gradually
C.guilty
C.recognized | D.train
D.home
D.hot
D.left
D.walk
D.unless
D.mean
D.difficulty
D.putting
D.went
D.worried
D.got
D.picked
D.meaningful
D.mother
D.same
D.never
D.Actually
D.grateful
D.followed | | 完形填空。 | A house in Clark town caught fire on Christmas Eve, 1982. The 1 who lived in the house was already
in her eighties. Being in poor health, she had trouble in 2 even when things were fine. With her house
burning down around her, she was not able to go 3 . The smoke 4 her choke (窒息). The fire was very
hot. Without quick help she would have 5 .
Fire fighters 6 the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still
inside. People there heard her crying for help. The fire was still very hot 7 there was lots of smoke. A
man 8 like Santa Claus (圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to poor families. 9
had he heard the old woman"s cry when he ran into the 10 house. After a while he rushed out with the old
woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as 11 as he had done that, the man left.No one knew the
real name of the hero who had saved the old woman"s life.
The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home 12 it was dark. He told
his 13 what had happened. She decided that she did not need to keep the story a secret. She told people that
Santa Claus was 14 David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher 15 he is not playing
Santa Claus. | ( )1. A. hero
( )2. A. walking
( )3. A. everywhere
( )4. A. suffered
( )5. A. lived
( )6. A. looked for
( )7. A. but
( )8. A.dressed
( )9. A.Only
( )10. A.empty
( )11. A.bravely
( )12. A.until
( )13. A.friend
( )14. A.nearly
( )15. A. so that | B. woman
B. speaking
B. nowhere
B. broke
B. died
B. searched through
B. and
B. chosen
B. Hardly
B. crowded
B. carefully
B. unless
B. son
B. really
B. even if | C. child
C. thinking
C. anywhere
C. forced
C. left
C. got to
C. or
C. looked
C. Never
C. burnt
C. quickly
C. while
C. daughter
C. impossibly
C. when | D. man
D. laughing
D. somewhere
D. made
D. stayed
D. set up
D. though
D. acted
D. Badly
D. burning
D. proudly
D. then
D. wife
D. probably
D. since |
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