一、完形填空
Last year, I learned from a newspaper that some sick kids needed help. I phoned the newspaper and they asked me to 1 a little girl named Lisa, who had mental (精神的) illness.
A short time later, I went for a 2 to Lisa. After staying at the mental hospital for years, the doctors 3 her to go back home. In the beginning, I did most of the talking. Lisa, however, was too quiet, shyly sitting in the corner of the sofa, listening. She was not 4 enough to look into my eyes. Over time, Lisa felt more comfortable little by little 5 I was by her side. Our weekly get-together usually 6 sharing a cup of hot coffee, window shopping or taking slow walks in the countryside.
Lisa never talked about how she felt about our friendship, even after we finished our first year together. However, she knew she could always 7 me.
Then one day I got a call from our volunteer group. "Mary, would you and Lisa like to be interviewed (采访) on a TV news show?" I was very 8, but answered, "Wait! Let me talk about it with Lisa first. Maybe Lisa would be uncomfortable going on television." But to my surprise, Lisa wanted to be interviewed too.
At the interview, she said, "If I can help other people understand how important our friendship is, and how it has helped me, maybe they'll volunteer too. Mary, wouldn't that be great?" With tears (眼泪) running down, we 9 at each other.
From then on, Lisa never missed a chance to plant seeds (种子) about the volunteer group with others. Her face lit up whenever she talked about our true friendship.
( ) 1. A. help B. take C. teach D. tell
( ) 2. A. swim B. visit C. trip D. way
( ) 3. A. taught B. invited C. allowed D. hoped
( ) 4. A. proud B. brave C. patient D. creative
( ) 5. A. but B. until C. before D. when
( ) 6. A. needed B. went C. meant D. enjoyed
( ) 7. A. help B. support C. understand D. trust
( ) 8. A. angry B. excited C. sad D. worried
( ) 9. A. smiled B. shouted C. pushed D. laughed
( ) 10. A. never B. sometimes C. seldom D. always
答案：1. A 解析：根据前文“some sick kids needed help”可知，作者是去帮助Lisa，选A。
2. B 解析：“go for a visit to sb.”表示“去拜访某人”，符合语境，选B。
3. C 解析：“allow sb. to do sth.”允许某人做某事，医生允许她回家，选C。
4. B 解析：她太害羞，不够勇敢去看“我”的眼睛，“brave”勇敢的，选B。
5. D 解析：当“我”在她身边时，她逐渐感到舒适，“when”当……时，选D。
6. D 解析：我们每周的相聚通常是享受（enjoyed）分享热咖啡等，选 D。
7. D 解析：尽管她不谈论友谊，但她知道可以信任“我”，“trust”信任，选D。
8. D 解析：接到电视采访邀请，作者担心Lisa会不舒服，“worried”担心的，选D。
9. A 解析：感动得流泪，互相微笑，“smiled”微笑，选A。
10. A 解析：从那以后，Lisa从不缺席传播志愿者精神的机会，“never”从不，选A。
二、阅读理解
Someone's friend invite you over and give you a delicious dinner. Someone lends you his car while yours is wrong with yours. You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and looks after you. How do you show your thanks?
Sometimes simply saying "thank you" is enough. At other times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a different way. Be sure to tell the person why you are thankful. Here are some ways to say that you are thankful.
You can write a thank-you note. People are very busy these days. A handwritten note shows you take the time to tell someone you are thankful to him or her. Or you can call and thank the person. You would be surprised how this can make someone's day. Another idea is to send a thank-you email. This is not quite as personal, but it still shows your thanks.
To say thank you in a creative way, you can:
★ Choose some flowers from a shop. Write a thank-you note.
★ Give the person a basket of fresh fruit or a homemade treat.
★ Invite the person for a film, meal, snack or coffee. That way the person can pick out a favourite film or eat out.
★ Give a gift card for a bookshop or a restaurant.
★ Find out what the person likes and give something related (相关的) to that.
★ To say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person.
As you can see, there are many ways to say thank you. Think of some ways of your own. You will feel good trying one of the ideas, and the person being thanked will feel good too. It's a win-win situation!
( ) 1. According to the passage, you should say thank you when ______.
A. a friend takes care of you
B. you have a delicious dinner
C. your car is broken
D. you are writing something
( ) 2. The underlined phrase "make someone's day" probably means "______".
A. spend someone's money
B. make someone happy
C. take someone's time
D. make someone busy
( ) 3. Which of the following is talked about in the passage to express your thanks?
A. Hold a party for the person.
B. Invite the person to do sport together.
C. Give the person lots of money.
D. Help the person's family members.
( ) 4. Which might be the best title for this passage?
A. Ways to Show Your Thanks
B. Gifts for Saying Thank You
C. Things to Be Thankful for
D. Reasons for Saying Thank You
答案：1. A 解析：根据第一段“You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and looks after you. How do you show your thanks?”可知朋友照顾你时要道谢，选A。
2. B 解析：打电话道谢会让对方开心，“make someone's day”意为“让某人开心”，选B。
3. A 解析：文中提到“To say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person.”，选A。
4. A 解析：文章主要介绍了表达感谢的多种方式，标题应为“Ways to Show Your Thanks”，选A。
