中考英语完形填空专练 20页

中考英语完形填空专练 ‎ 1‎ Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly it’s for love. I had not believed this until a student, who was called Mark, gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.‎ Mark was an 11-year-old orphan（孤儿） who lived with his aunt, a middle aged woman greatly annoyed（使烦恼） with the burden（负担） of 35 for her dead sister’s son.‎ I had not 36 Mark especially until he began staying after class each day to help me tidy up the room. We did this quietly, not speaking much, but enjoying the time of the day. When we did talk, Mark spoke mostly of his 37 , who had always spent much time with him before she passed away. 38 Christmas came near, however, Mark failed to stay after school each day. I 39 him one afternoon and asked why he no longer helped me in the room. “I was making you a 40 ,” he said confidently（有信心地） in a low voice. “It’s for Christmas.” With that, he left the room in a hurry. He didn’t stay after school any more after that. Finally 41 the last school day before Christmas. Mark walked slowly into the room late that afternoon. “I have a present,” he said. “I hope you like it.” He held out his hand, and in it was a tiny wooden box. “It’s beautiful, Mark. What’s in it?” I asked, opening the top to look 42 . “Oh, you can’t see it,” he replied, “and you can’t touch it, or taste it or feel it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when you’re 43 .”‎ I looked into the 44 box. “What is it, Mark,” I asked, “that will make me feel so good? It’s 45 ,” he said softly, “and mother always said it’s best when you give it away.” And he turned and quietly left the room.‎ So now I 46 the small box on the piano in my living room. Yes, Christmas is for joy, songs and nice gifts, but mostly, for love.‎ ‎35．A．asking B．waiting C．caring D．looking ‎36．A．seen B．known C．found D．noticed ‎37．A．mother B．teacher C．aunt D．friend ‎38．A．If B．As C．Because D．Though ‎39．A．caught B．called C．took D．stopped ‎40．A．secret B．wish C．surprise D．wonder ‎41．A．went B．returned C．came D．passed ‎42．A．up B．inside C．down D．round ‎43．A．alone B．tired C．sad D．ill ‎44．A．tiny B．empty C．strange D．beautiful ‎45．A．love B．time C．life D．hope ‎46．A．leave B．place C．put D．keep ‎ 2‎ Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower shop were not 35 at all. After a while I stopped trying to 36 the sender's name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.‎ However, I never 37 imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest 38 were spent day dreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had shown special 39 Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I'd delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a 40 I had run into.‎ One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely ‎41 in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn't 42 if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, despite her own sadness, would not let me 43 any of those things. She wanted her children not only to be lovable but to feel 44 . In truth, my mother wanted her children to see 45 much like the gardenia —lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery（神秘）.‎ My mother died ten days after I was married. I was twenty-two years old. That was the year the gardenia stopped 46 .‎ ‎35．A．careful B．helpful C．exciting D．interesting ‎36．A．take out B．work out C．find out D．put out ‎37．A．stopped B．began C．kept D．loved ‎38．A．moments B．festivals C．seasons D．holidays ‎39．A．practice B．housework C．kindness D．exercise ‎40．A．visitor B．child C．lady D．boy ‎41．A．uncomfortable B．uninterested C．unbelievable D．unimportant ‎42．A．want B．hope C．know D．care ‎43．A．leave B．miss C．have D．hear ‎44．A．needed B．noticed C．loved D．moved ‎45．A．herself B．myself C．ourselves D．themselves ‎46．A．coming B．sending C．giving D．growing ‎ 3‎ I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice．The look on his face said that one of us had done something __35__.‎ ‎“Which one of you did this?”‎ ‎ We all looked down at the__36_ . There was child’s handwriting in chalk there.I was filled with a lot of__37__. I hoped no one could see it．Would he guess it was me? I was so worried.When he asked me，I lied，“Not me，Dad．‎ The others denied( 否认 )it as well．Of course，we all knew that one of us __38__have done it．But as the youngest and smallest of the three，I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth．‎ To__39__ who had written on the step，father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil．“I want each of you to__40__ exactly what you see on the step.”‎ I tried my best to write the words__41__．I didn’t want dad to be able to tell it was me．‎ ‎ He __42__our pieces of paper and looked at them．“__43__ none of you will admit(承认)to have done it，then I will punish you all．”I stood there and said nothing．The last thing 1 wanted was for dad to__44__ me!‎ ‎“I did it．”My sister stepped forward and said__45__had done something she hadn’t．She was grounded for a month．‎ We didn’t talk about that day for many years．Not until we were all older and I knew it was__46__to finally tell my dad it was really me.I always feel sorry because of it．That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me．‎ ‎35．A．hard B．wrong C．special D．true ‎36．A．step B．floor C．chair D．paper ‎37．A．surprise B．doubt C．fear D．joy ‎38．A．should B．may C．can D．must ‎39．A．find out B．talk about ‎ C．think about D．pay attention to ‎40．A．write B．read C．recite D．draw ‎41．A．clearly B．slowly C．differently D．carefully ‎42．A．opened B．colored C．showed D．collected ‎43．A．Although B．Since C．Until D．Before ‎44．A．beat B．teach C．punish D．understand ‎45．A．I B．she C．we D．they ‎46．A．lucky B．silly C．easy D．safe ‎ 4‎ Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”‎ At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.‎ As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”‎ ‎1. A. finished B. did C. began D. had ‎2. A. ever B. never C. easily D. no ‎3. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second ‎4. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ‎5. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away ‎6. A. water B. basket C. well D. work ‎7. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean ‎8. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since ‎9. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing ‎10. A. what B. why C. when D. that ‎ 5‎ Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person 1 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 2 of milk.‎ After 3 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just ‎4 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 5 it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 6 ‎ ‎ home.‎ In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his 7 , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea 8 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”‎ Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 9 will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a 10 .‎ ‎ ‎ ‎1. A. at B. from C. on D. with ‎2. A. filled B. empty C. crowded D. full ‎3. A. giving B. refusing C. receiving D. offering ‎4. A. hide B. steal C. waste D. drink ‎5. A. If B. Since C. While D. After ‎6. A. left B. came C. returned D. arrived ‎ ‎7. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. joy D. taste ‎8. A. with B. to C. as D. of ‎9. A. others B. the others C. none D. neither ‎10. A. face B. mistake C. living D. difference ‎ 6‎ Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.‎ When I came back with the coffee, there was someone __5__ in the next seat. He was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and colored bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!‎ Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __6__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __7__.Then he took a __8__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.‎ The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left, he shouted out,‎ ‎ “There’s something __9__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __10__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __11__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __12__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!‎ ‎1. A. stole B. bought C. sold D. wrote ‎ ‎2. A. went B. sat C. seated D. looked ‎3. A. sit B. seat C. lie D. laugh ‎4. A. pushed B. took C. put D. pulled ‎5. A. jumping B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping ‎ ‎6. A. coffee B. trouble C. chocolate D. matter ‎7. A. carelessness B. anger C. surprise D. happiness ‎8. A. first B. second C. very D. last ‎9. A. strange B. wrong C. OK D. funny ‎10. A. and B. but C. so D. while ‎11. A. spelt B. corrected C. made D. found ‎12. A. finish B. leave C. jump D. shop ‎ 7‎ ‎ My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would 35 at the correct answer. When I was younger I thought 36 was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mum.” She said, “No. Many important people are deaf. But I’d like you to 37 thinking about it and I’ll ask you again soon.”‎ Since making my first attempt（尝试）, I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, “Mum, it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said, “You are 38 fast. Eyes are the windows of our heart, but the answer is not correct because there are many blind people who are very successful.”‎ Over the years, mother asked me a couple more times and always her response（答复） to my answers was, “No, but you are getting 39 every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. 40 was heartbroken and was crying sadly. My mum looked at me when it was our 41 to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”‎ I got terribly 42 when she was asking me this at that time. I always thought this was a 43 between her and me. She saw the puzzlement（困惑） on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really 44 your life.” She went on with tears in her eyes, “My dear, the ‎ most important body part is your shoulders.” “Is it because they 45 up my head?” I asked. “No, it is because on them a crying friend or loved one can rest his head. I 46 hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it,” she said. Then and there I understood what the most important body part meant.‎ ‎35．A．arrive B．point C．look D．guess ‎36．A．taste B．smell C．sound D．sight ‎37．A．keep B．finish C．start D．stop ‎38．A．thinking B．changing C．growing D．learning ‎39．A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．older ‎40．A．Someone B．Everyone C．Anybody D．Nobody ‎41．A．duty B．turn C．place D．chance ‎42．A．surprised B．interested C．worried D．excited ‎43．A．match B．test C．game D．secret ‎44．A．enjoyed B．found C．begun D．lived ‎45．A．hold B．take C．put D．set ‎46．A．still B．only C．ever D．even ‎ 8‎ Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve, Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 1 his shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．‎ Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 2 ．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” he said, without 3 his sentence．Paul thought the boy wished he had a 4 like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”‎ Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a ‎5 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes 6 ，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？” ‎ Paul smiled a little．He thought the boy wanted to 7 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong 8 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms. ‎ He 9 him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There it is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t 10 him a cent. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it.”‎ ‎1. A. inside B. around C. through D. across ‎2. A. interested B. excited C. satisfied D. surprised ‎3. A. finishing B. understanding C. hearing D. checking ‎4. A. car B. brother C. sister D. family ‎5. A. seat B. rest C. ride D. picture ‎6. A. watering B. shining C. wondering D. shaking ‎7. A. frustrate B. shock C. remind D. show ‎8. A. either B. too C. again D. instead ‎9. A. sat B. dropped C. let D. kept ‎10. A. pay B. cost C. bring D. return ‎9‎ All over the world, people swim for fun. Swimming is enjoyed by people of 1 ages, from the very young to the very old. There are many places for people to swim in swimming pools. Many schools, hotels and clubs have swimming pools. Some people have pools of ‎2 in their yards.‎ Swimming is one of 3 forms of exercise. It can 4 hearts and bodies strong. It can also help blood circulate(循环). Handicapped（残疾的） people can keep their bodies in better condition by swimming 5 they can't enjoy sports.‎ ‎ 6 is a good idea for parents to see to it(务必做到) that their children learn to swim 7 an early age. So their children will 8 it for the rest of their lives.‎ There are many rules for water safety. These rules can help save not only your life 9 the life of a friend. First of all, know 10 . Many schools 11 swimming lessons to children. Adults(成人) can learn to swim at public pools. 12 rule to remember is never to swim 13 . Always swim with a friend and know ‎14 in the water at all times. It is best to swim ‎15 in safe places if you are beginners. If every one learned to swim and obeyed the rules for water safety, most drawing(溺水) could be avoided.‎ ‎1. A.all B. any C. some D. both ‎2.A.themselves B.their own C. theirs own D. their own’s ‎3.A.good B. better C. best D. the best ‎4.A.help B. let C. make D. show ‎5.A.though B. as C. so D. until ‎6.A.That B. There C. This D. It ‎7.A.over B. during C. at D. on ‎8.A.learn B. enjoy C. stop D.know ‎9.A.and aim B. still C. and yet D. but also ‎10.A.how to swim B. why swimming ‎ C. how swimming D. why to swim ‎11.A.have B. take C. give D. make ‎12.A.The other one B. Other ‎ C. An other D. Another ‎13.A.alone B. yourself C. lonely D. together ‎14.A.who what person is B. where that person is ‎ C. who is that person D. where is that person ‎15.A.nearly B. hardly C. almost D. only ‎ 10‎ ‎ Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years. Every once in a while she would bring home a new book. She'd sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the eyes and cry.‎ She was not stupid. She simply had not had the 35 to learn to read. Her parents were sharecroppers in Florida in the 1920s. Sharecroppers did not own the 36 they farmed. Instead, they gave a part of their crops（plants grown on farms for food）to the owner. It was quite a hard way to 37 , and both of Bertha's parents worked hard in the fields. Often Bertha had to leave school to help. Before she was a teenager, Bertha's schooling was 38 .‎ Bertha Ingram didn't learn to read 39 her early married life, either. She wanted to, but she was always too busy. She worked all day.‎ Bertha Ingram's mind was sharp（敏锐地）. As a housekeeper for other people, she had to memorize telephone messages. She became a good cook too, but she had to 40 everything she did because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn't write down what she had done.‎ In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke（中风）. This illness 41 her to lose the use of one arm and both legs. It also weakened her ability to speak. 42 she began to get better, she had a 43 thought—for the first time in her life. Because she couldn't work, she had the time to learn to read.‎ In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha In-gram was quite nervous. Would people laugh at her? Would they 44 to teach her？It didn't happen that way. She had a teacher who worked very hard with her. After the first day Ingram could 45 wait to get to the library.‎ As she learned to read, Ingram got more and more confidence（信心） in herself. She became a reader at religious（宗教的1） services, joined neighborhood groups, and 46 at meetings in city hall. Finally she wrote a book telling about her life. At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late.‎ ‎35．A．idea B．reason C．chance D．choice ‎36．A．ground B．garden C．farm D．land ‎37．A．make money B．earn their living C．turn over D．get them in ‎38．A．over B．on C．dropped D．needed ‎39．A．during B．until C．from D．for ‎40．A．write B．remember C．know D．tell ‎41．A．brought B．made C．caused D．asked ‎42．A．If B．As C．Before D．Till ‎43．A．fair B．right C．magic D．wonderful ‎44．A．like B．refuse C．agree D．stop ‎45．A．hardly B．never C．just D．only ‎46．A．arrived B．rested C．appeared D．looked ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎11‎ Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）. This is about the family standing ahead of us.‎ The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but 35 .‎ The children were well behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns（小丑）, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.‎ The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 36 replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my 37 to the circus.”‎ The ticket lady quoted（报） the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand. The man’s lip started to quiver （颤抖）. He leaned 靠） toward 38 and asked again, “How much did you say？”‎ The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have 39 money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus?‎ My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $ 20 bill and 40 it on the ground. （And we weren’t rich! ） Then he 41 down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this 42 out of your pocket.”‎ The man knew 43 was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $ 20 bill. With a tear in his eye, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really ‎44 a lot to me and my family.”‎ My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t 45 .‎ ‎35．A．clean B．large C．thick D．warm ‎36．A．suddenly B．proudly C．safely D．quietly ‎37．A．wife B．children C．team D．family ‎38．A．her B．him C．them D．us ‎39．A．much B．any C．enough D．some ‎40．A．missed B．lost C．passed D．dropped ‎41．A．got B．reached C．went D．looked ‎42．A．moved B．broke . C．fell D．took ‎43．A．what B．how C．when D．who ‎44．A．takes B．costs C．owns D．means ‎45．A．worry B．care C．know D．show ‎ 12‎ There is a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she dreamed of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 35 was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a ‎36 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy baking cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”‎ Atsuko 37 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 38 world. “People had difficulty in doing something and often seemed uneasy,”she said. “I felt very lonely.”‎ One of her hardest 39 was physical education. “We played volleyball,” she said. “The other students were good at it, but I wasn’t.”‎ One afternoon,the instructor asked Atsuko to 40 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 41 the net. No problem for most people, but it frightened Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 42 she failed.‎ A young man on her team realised what she was going through. “He walked up to me and said, ‘ Come on. You can do that.’”‎ ‎“You will never understand how those words of 43 made me feel... Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”‎ She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man；she is not 44 .‎ Six years has passed. Atsuko is back in her country, working as a salesclerk. “I have never forgotten the words,” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”‎ She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 45 to her. “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person—cruel or kind — you have no idea how long the word will 46 She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four simple words: You can do that.‎ ‎35．A．way B．life C．education D．spirit ‎36．A．photo B．painting C．picture D．drawing ‎37．A．managed B．agreed C．liked D．accepted ‎38．A．described B．imagined C．created D．discovered ‎39．A．times B．questions C．classes D．projects ‎40．A．kick B．pass C．carry D．hit ‎41．A．through B．into C．over D．with ‎42．A．before B．if C．because D．until ‎43．A．suggestion B．excitement C．sadness D．encouragement ‎44．A．interested B．doubtful C．worried D．sure ‎45．A．meant B．took C．seemed D．happened ‎46．A．continue B．stay C．get D．leave ‎ 13‎ I should say I owe my success to my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid. I 35 becoming a doctor.‎ My mother was a servant. Through her work, she found that 36 people spent a lot more time reading than they 37 watching television. She told my brother and me to watch only two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. In our free time, we had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 38 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a trick because my mother was uneducated.‎ When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 39 . I wanted the brightly coloured clothes and I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 40 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I 41 this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything paid off, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 42 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating（分配） money, there was 43 left.‎ I realized my mother was a great woman to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 44 and became an A-student again, and at last I 45 my dream and I became a doctor.‎ My mother is a woman with 46 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job more important than parenting.‎ ‎35．A．thought of B．depended on C．gave up D．dreamed of ‎36．A．strict B．easygoing C．successful D．careful ‎37．A．cost B．paid C．took D．did ‎38．A．read B．present C．teach D．explain ‎39．A．soon B．far C．long D．often ‎40．A．finishing B．shopping C．making D．getting ‎41．A．accept B．win C．spend D．make ‎42．A．excited B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored ‎43．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing ‎44．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play ‎45．A．expected B．realized C．changed D．tried ‎46．A．little B．much C．few D．high ‎ 14‎ The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise. Outside the windows the freezing cold of winter ruled. The train was filled with cold, tired passengers.‎ Suddenly a little boy 35 his way through the grown-up's legs and sat down by the window. He was all alone among the unfriendly grown-ups. What a brave child, I thought. His father 36 to stay by the door behind us. The train began to move slowly into a tunnel（隧道）. Then something very 37 happened suddenly. The serious little boy slid（滑） down from the seat and leaned（斜靠） his hand on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to 38 me and returned to his father, so I helped him to stand up. But instead he leaned forward and held his head 39 to-wards mine. He wanted to say something to me, I thought. I lowered my head to receive the 40 . Wrong again! What I received was a loud kiss on the face.‎ The boy quietly returned to his seat, leaned back and continued looking out of the window. I was so surprised. What just happened? A child kissed an 41 grown-upon the train. How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard（胡子） ? Nervous and a little surprised, we smiled at the father. 42 he saw our questioning looks as he got ready for his stop, he offered a clue（some information）.‎ ‎“He's so happy to be alive,” the father said, “He has been very sick.” Father and son 43 into the crowd moving toward the exit. Then doors closed and the train went on. On my face I could still 44 the child's kiss—a kiss that has started some soul-search（深思） inside me. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other 45 the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the special right of 46 ?‎ The little kisser has taught us a sweet but serious lesson—You don't let yourself die before your heart stops!‎ ‎35．A．lost B．moved C．fought D．pushed ‎36．A．preferred B．chose C．agreed D．hoped ‎37．A．interesting B．strange C．funny D．exciting ‎38．A．kiss B．beat C．pass D．ask ‎39．A．up B．on C．back D．out ‎40．A．news B．idea C．message D．thought ‎41．A．unsafe B．unimportant C．unfamiliar D．unfriendly ‎42．A．Before B．When C．Unless D．Since ‎43．A．disappeared B．ran C．looked D．came ‎44．A．touch B．smell C．have D．feel ‎45．A．in B．about C．for D．after ‎46．A．hope B．kiss C．death D．life ‎ 15‎ My hero is my father, Peter Murawski, because without my dad, my life would be nothing. My dad works to support the 35 . Not only does he put in the normal weekday, he also works a night shift to add money to the family budget so that we can have a roof over our heads, food on the table, heat, electricity, cable and in the future, a college education. Dad doesn't get home 36 midnight and he gets up every morning at 6:00.‎ In the morning, my dad wakes me up. Then he goes downstairs to make lunch for us. He makes sure we get off to school and is there to give us a 37 if one of us misses the bus. After that, Dad goes to work; he spends eight hours staring at a computer screen. When he returns home, Dad usually 38 has an hour or so before he has to leave for his other jobs. I help by fixing dinner, but sometimes he doesn't even have time to 39 .‎ On the weekends, you would think that Dad would want to 40 , but he's still up at the crack of dawn. What is he doing? He's either working in the yard 41 making repairs to the house.‎ Every once in a long while Dad will stop and rest. He'll 42 to a nice family dinner or lounge in his big comfortable chair to watch football or channel surf. At these times my dad gets the energy he needs to keep up his lifestyle, sacrificing（牺牲） all his 43 for the family.‎ My dad is a real 44 of what you can do for your family if you really love them. He puts us first and never stops to think of 45 . He deserves to be rewarded, yet if I mentioned that to him, he'd say that the 46 of his children are enough for him.‎ ‎35．A．factory B．farm C．business D．family ‎36．A．by B．until C．at D．before ‎37．A．ride B．call C．ticket D．meal ‎38．A．also B．only C．still D．already ‎39．A．stop B．plan C．eat D．play ‎40．A．do sports B．have a trip C．make friends D．take a break ‎41．A．but B．so C．just D．or ‎42．A．sit down B．give back C．get up D．show off ‎43．A．joy B．hope C．time D．money ‎44．A．role B．example C．master D．friend ‎45．A．himself B．themselves C．myself D．ourselves ‎46 A‎．interests B．needs C．smiles D．grades ‎ 16‎ A daughter told her father about her life and said things were so hard for her. It seemed that, as one 35 was gone, a new one appeared. Her father, a cook, took 36 to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil（沸腾）. In one pot he 37 carrots, in the second he put some eggs, and in the last he put some coffee. He let ‎ them just boil, 38 saying a word.‎ The daughter waited, 39 what he was doing. Twenty minutes later he turned off the fire. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. Then he poured the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked, “Dear, what do you see？” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” She replied.‎ He brought her closer and asked her to 40 the carrots. She did and found that they were soft. Then he asked her to take an egg and 41 it. After pulling off the shell（外壳）, she saw the hardboiled egg. Finally he asked her to drink the coffee. She smiled. As she tasted it, “What do you mean, Father?”‎ He explained that each of them had 42 the same trouble, boiling water, but each reacted（回应） differently. The carrot went in strong and hard 43 after being in boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been easy to break. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The coffee was 44 , however. After it was in the boiling water, it 45 the water. “ 46 are you?” he asked his daughter. “When trouble knocks on your door, what do you do？Are you a carrot, an egg, or just coffee？”‎ ‎35．A．question B．accident C．problem D．business ‎36．A．her B．him C．them D．it ‎37．A．threw B．placed C．took D．dropped ‎38．A．for B．by C．with D．without ‎39．A．knowing B．thinking C．wondering D．asking ‎40．A．smell B．accept C．count D．feel ‎41．A．open B．break C．cut D．play ‎42．A．faced B．called C．decided D．chosen ‎43．A．because B．though C．or D．but ‎44．A．useful B．different C．delicious D．expensive ‎45．A．became B．kept C．changed D．made ‎46．A．Which B．What C．Where D．Who ‎ 17‎ Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.‎ One very cold, wet night at about 3:‎30 a. m., there was a 35 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from head to toe, 36 that he had run out of petrol（汽油） about ‎30 km up the road. He had to leave his wife and his two children behind at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车） back.‎ After I had filled the car with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 37 , saying that they were cold. When the car had started, I suggested that they 38 me back.‎ Before leaving, I had turned the heater ‎39 in the roadhouse, so that ‎ when we went in, it was nice and 40 . While the little ones played and ran around, I prepared bread and butter for the parents, and hot chocolate for the children.‎ It was about ‎5 a. m. Before they 41 , the young man asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that it was $ 15 for the petrol. He offered to pay “callout fee”, but I wouldn’t 42 it.‎ About a month later, I received a 43 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to get to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It turned out that the young man I had helped was its general manager, the most 44 person in the company.‎ In his letter, he 45 me again and said that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. You see, a little bit of 46 was returned with a large number of benefits（益处）.‎ ‎35．A．noise B．fight C．knock D．cheer ‎36．A．explained B．answered C．thought D．decided ‎37．A．joking B．crying C．sleeping D．fighting ‎38．A．allow B．help C．follow D．lead ‎39．A．on B．off C．in D．over ‎40．A．dry B．cool C．clean D．warm ‎41．A．left B．arrived C．ate D．returned ‎42．A．borrow B．accept C．pay D．lend ‎43．A．call B．bill C．notice D．letter ‎44．A．serious B．helpful C．important D．friendly ‎45．A．suggested B．thanked C．troubled D．served ‎46．A．happiness B．tiredness C．weakness D．kindness ‎ 18‎ Robby was 11 years old when his mother（a single mom） dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a 35 .‎ ‎ 36 Robby tried very hard, he didn't have the basic sense of music. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he would always say, “My mom's going to 37 me play some day.” But it seemed 38 .‎ I only knew his mother from far away as she 39 Robby off or waited in her old car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled but 40 stopped in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He 41 me and said his mother was sick.‎ Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the music show when Robby came and asked me if he could be in it. “Miss Hondorf... I've just ‎ got to 42 !” he said.‎ The night for the show came. The high school gym was full of parents, friends and relations. The show went off well. Then Robby came up on stage（舞台）. I was 43 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart's Concerto No. ‎21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His 44 were light on the keys. 45 even danced on the keys... He played so well that everyone was on their feet clapping excitedly. In tears I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How'd you do it?”‎ ‎“Well Miss Hondorf... I kept on practising at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, in fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well... she was born 46 , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play...”‎ ‎35．A．boy B．brother C．student D．teacher ‎36．A．Since B．Unless C．Because D．Although ‎37．A．watch B．hear C．make D．find ‎38．A．hopeless B．careless C．useless D．homeless ‎39．A．pushed B．dropped C．took D．put ‎40．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never ‎41．A．telephoned B．visited C．asked D．invited ‎42．A．go B．leave C．play D．dance ‎43．A．happy B．worried C．excited D．surprised ‎44．A．eyes B．fingers C．friends D．dancers ‎45．A．He B．She C．They D．We ‎46．A．deaf B．blind C．small D．sick ‎ ‎ ‎ 19‎ For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.‎ Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.‎ In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __8__ are hoping these ‎ will help them sell more things.‎ Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.‎ The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.‎ ‎1. A. European B. Asian C. American D. African ‎2. A. lights B. switches C. radios D. TVs ‎3. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other ‎4. A. Such as B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like ‎5. A. takes B. cost C. spends D. spend ‎6. A. to B. until C. unless D. by ‎7. A. begin B. leave C. open D. turn on ‎8. A. people B. women C. businessmen D. officials ‎9. A. to go out B. going out ‎ C. to buy things D. buying things ‎10. A. still B. don’t C. even D. won’t ‎11. A. teleshopping B. TV C. radio D. telephone ‎12. A. appearing B. coming out C. for sale D. to buy ‎13. A. in the shop B. on TV C. they bought D. by this way ‎14. A. the same with B. different from ‎ C. as big as D. larger than ‎15. A. the number B. the quality C. the places D. the buyers ‎ 20‎ Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow __1__ he could in his own garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.‎ One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and __2__ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.‎ ‎__3__, while he __4__ in the street near his house, he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that __5__ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, __6__ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than ‎ the other, he beat both of them equally hard.‎ The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a __7__ coffee-house. When he saw __8__ Nasreddin was doing __9__ his animals, he ran out and shouted, “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?”‎ ‎“You keep out this!” Nasreddin shouted back, “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well __10__ I am beating him!”‎ ‎1. A. so many vegetables B. many vegetables ‎ C. as many as vegetables D. as many vegetables as ‎2. A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten ‎3. A. Next day B. Next morning C. Last morning D. The next morning ‎4. A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking ‎5. A. ruined B. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin ‎6. A. so B. and C. but D. or ‎7. A. beside B. nearby C. near D. near by ‎8. A. that B. which C. why D. what ‎9. A. for B. to C. with D. on ‎10.A. reason B. when C. why D. because ‎ ‎ ‎ 21‎ Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.‎ The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult who __7__ it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this. ‎ Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics（连环画图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.‎ Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.‎ ‎1. A. to B. in C. with D. around ‎ ‎2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good ‎ ‎3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult ‎ ‎4. A. and B. but C. or D. so ‎ ‎5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very ‎ ‎6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher ‎ ‎7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads ‎ ‎8. A. but B. however C. so D. because ‎ ‎9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast ‎ ‎10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works ‎ ‎11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children ‎ ‎12. A. are B. show C. find D. add ‎ ‎13. A. school B. home C. office D. library ‎ ‎14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring ‎ ‎15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common