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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any    , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies       at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all       ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to     of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t       by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while       a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit       “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were      .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless      in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of       on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get       on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a       emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all       a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our    .We needed presents. We    from different departments candies, fruits and other things     that could be presents. As seriously as we met the      needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
      , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came         back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

小题1:	A．customers B．patients C．workers D．doctors

小题2:	A．showed up B．took in C．came out D．looked on

小题3:	A．tired B．hungry C．sick D．warm

小题4:	A．descriptions B．comments C．instructions D．results

小题5:	A．accompanied B．adjusted C．acknowledged D．affected

小题6:	A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．moreover

小题7:	A．after B．since C．before D．when

小题8:	A．shyly B．happily C．calmly D．politely

小题9:	A．lonely B．greedy C．clever D．homeless

小题10:

A．family B．holiday C．woman D．Christmas

小题11:

A．operating B．interrupting C．managing D．working

小题12:

A．present B．warm C．relief D．approval

小题13:

A．beneficial B．friendly C．medical D．different

小题14:

A．rewarded B．offered C．allowed D．ordered

小题15:

A．neighbors B．relations C．brothers D．guests

小题16:

A．borrowed B．received C．collected D．bought

小题17:

A．expensive B．useful C．convenient D．available

小题18:

A．healthy B．physical C．tragic D．mental

小题19:

A．Soon B．Later C．Next D．Gradually

小题20:

A．to run B．run C．running D．and ran

Jerry was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Jerry said. Later, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life.
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, he forgot the password, nervous. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments（碎片） of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked. Jerry continued, “The doctors and nurses were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a big, strong nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic (过敏的)to anything. “Yes,” I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, “Bullets!” Over their laughter, I told them. “I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.”
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
小题1:The author left Jerry’s restaurant because he___________.

A．wanted to start business on his own

B．was afraid of another robbery later

C．was not equal to the job any longer

D．didn’t get along well with others

小题2:Why was Jerry shot?

A．Because he left the back door open.

B．Because he opened the safe too slowly.

C．Because he pretended to forget the password.

D．Because he didn’t open the safe in time.

小题3:What was Jerry really afraid in the emergency room?

A．The doctors and nurses gave him up.

B．He decided to take action to live again.

C．He saw the expressions of the doctors and nurses.

D．He might not be saved by doctors and nurses.

小题4:From the passage we can learn that Jerry was _________.

A．no longer positive to his life after the operation

B．optimistic even when things were at their worst

C．Jerry influenced all his colleges in many ways

D．badly injured and stayed in hospital for six months

小题5:Which of the following is conveyed in this article?

A．Where there is life, there is hope.

B．Everything comes to him who waits.

C．Humor is the best medicine that creates miracle.

D．Attitude determines everything.

I walked into the grocery store, not really wanting to buy anything. I just wanted to stay there quietly — the pain of losing my       was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet      . He often came with me, and always bought me yellow roses.
Standing       the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak       my husband used to love it.       a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket,      , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again       for the pack of steaks. She saw me       her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”
“My husband       away eight days ago,” I told her, and       to control the sadness in my voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And       every moment you have together.”
     by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away      . But several minutes later she came towards me again,       a package in her arms. She was       the brightest smile I had ever seen.
As she      , I saw what she held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses       for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.
Looking down at the roses, I wondered       she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so      . I wasn’t alone. There were       many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.

小题1:	A．father B．brother C．husband D．son

小题2:	A．groceries B．memories C．flowers D．dreams

小题3:	A．by B．for C．beyond D．against

小题4:	A．even if B．in case C．until D．since

小题5:	A．Actually B．Suddenly C．Instantly D．Hopefully

小题6:	A．missed B．suffered C．doubted D．hesitated

小题7:	A．reached B．searched C．sent D．paid

小题8:	A．following B．helping C．watching D．stopping

小题9:	A．broke B．cleared C．moved D．passed

小题10:

A．decided B．fought C．offered D．pretended

小题11:

A．forget B．recover C．treasure D．imagine

小题12:

A．Surprised B．Embarrassed C．Panicked D．Frightened

小题13:

A．softly B．violently C．silently D．wildly

小题14:

A．fastening B．carrying C．picking D．opening

小题15:

A．covering B．rolling C．spreading D．wearing

小题16:

A．approached B．turned C．continued D．bent

小题17:

A．smelled B．tasted C．collected D．meant

小题18:

A．what B．how C．whether D．when

小题19:

A．accidental B．strange C．obvious D．funny

小题20:

A．still B．just C．even D．also

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large package（包裹）. It was half in and half out of her car.
He was a         kind of man so he went up to the woman and said, "Let me give you a hand with that package. It looks very        ."
"That's very kind of you," the woman said. "I'm having a lot of         with it. I think it's stuck."
"Together we'll soon move it," the man said. "I'll get into the         and take the other end."
"Oh, that's very        . Thank you so much," the woman said gratefully. He got into the back         of the car and took hold of the other end of the package.
"Right," he said, "I'm ready." And he began to push with all his        .
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the package. Soon they were both red in face and out of        .
"Let's pause for a minute," the man said. "You're right. It really is        ."
They paused for a few         to wipe the perspiration from their faces and get their breath back.
Then the man said, "Let's try again. Are you        ?"
They         took hold of the package again.
"One, two, three!" the man said, and again they         their struggle with the package.
At last, when they were both        , the man said, "I'm sorry, but the package really seems to be        stuck. I don't think there's any way we can get it out of the car."
"Get it out of the car!" the woman cried. "You fool! I'm trying to get it in!"

小题1:	A．helpful B．careful C．useful D．hopeful

小题2:	A．big B．small C．heavy D．light

小题3:	A．problems B．trouble C．pain D．worry

小题4:	A．seat B．package C．street D．car

小题5:	A．sensible B．interesting C．possible D．moving

小题6:	A．car B．box C．seat D．chair

小题7:	A．power B．strength C．hands D．arms

小题8:	A．mind B．air C．exercise D．breath

小题9:	A．stuck B．taken C．shaken D．broken

小题10:

A．times B．hours C．moments D．days

小题11:

A．alright B．ready C．OK D．right

小题12:

A．both B．all C．each D．every

小题13:

A．stopped B．kept C．paused D．continued

小题14:

A．interested B．excited C．exhausted D．surprised

小题15:

A．mostly B．completely C．nearly D．greatly

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。
Everyone had a childhood. And childhood experiences are often very funny. Children often make us    小题1:(laugh). It’s true    小题2:children brighten up a home. They never turn off the lights.
I often recall my childhood, the years   小题3:   many interesting things happened. When I was a two-year-old child, both my parents were always very busy with their work. My mother worked   小题4:   a sales manager in a company while my father served in    小题5:  army. So I lived with my grandma in a village. I was always waiting for my parents at home. Once my father    小题6:  (send) us a photo of his in a soldier’s uniform,    小题7:  was posted on the table reminding me of him.
Once my mother came to see me and we went   小题8:  (shop) together. On the way we saw a group of soldiers. And when I saw them, I became very    小题9: (excite). I said in a ringing voice pointing to    小题10:  , “This is my father, and this is my father, and that is my father, too!”
My mother said she would remember that moment all her life.

Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There were no other traffics, so their only hope was to walk.
Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that.
After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them.
“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”
The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.
“You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions,” he said. He pointed to the first man’s bottle. “What is that and why are you carrying it?” he asked.
“It’s a bottle of whisky. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella.
“It hasn’t rained in the desert for many years,” he said. “Why are you carrying an umbrella?”
“I don’t want to get heat exhaustion,” he replied. “The umbrella will give me shade from the sun.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.
“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained.
小题1:What happened to the three men’s car?

A．It fell over a cliff.

B．It had an accident.

C．It stopped and wouldn’t start again.

D．They exchanged it for another one.

小题2:Each of the men took ________.

A．something to eat

B．something to drink

C．something to keep the rain off

D．something to use on their walk

小题3:They decided to ________.

A．travel with the caravan

B．buy a caravan

C．rent the caravan

D．put the caravan together

小题4:They asked the leader of the caravan ______ __.

A．if they could join the caravan

B．how to get out of the desert

C．how to avoid heat exhaustion

D．where he kept his umbrella

小题5:The third man’s reason for carrying a car door was ________.

A．long-winded

B．clever

C．silly

D．sensible

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政权)
Mandela, who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1944,retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.
“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s former cricket(板球) chief.
His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(首都)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.
His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy wth US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.“ Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He is a very ,very clever man,”However , he is far from perfect.
Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons（偶像）---- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”
小题1:Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because_____________.

A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B．he spent 27 years in prison

C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D．he’s the first all-race elections president

小题2:Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true ?

A．It helps develop business

B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom

C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom

D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill

小题3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_____________”

A．Mandela is as great as a god

B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C．Mandela lives together with us all

D．We are proud to know Mandela

小题4:What can we infer from the text?

A．Mandela is a very skilled politician

B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late      the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the       where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I       the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not      .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your       this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “­       up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.      her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very     , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and      about opening an account. I gave her necessary       and she went out.      , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something      with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise      my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time       I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!      shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.      , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “      of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my      , the first customer was a girl      a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The      ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

小题1:	A．as B．but C．and D．or

小题2:	A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant

小题3:	A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope

小题4:	A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry

小题5:	A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer

小题6:	A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get

小题7:	A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against

小题8:	A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry

小题9:	A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried

小题10:

A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support

小题11:

A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However

小题12:

A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered

小题13:

A．took B．closed C．filled D．came

小题14:

A．before B．after C．when D．that

小题15:

A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever

小题16:

A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general

小题17:

A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None

小题18:

A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret

小题19:

A．of B．with C．on D．in

小题20:

A．dream B．story C．affair D．incident

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
小题1:The writer argued with his son because _______.

A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid

C．he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but the son refused it

D．he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn't

小题2:Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.

A．won the race by his own hard working

B．took a risk by agreeing to run a race

C．was not given a fair chance in the race

D．in fact did win the race luckily

小题3:Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.

A．boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B．boys who Sonny has run races with before

C．boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D．boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again

小题4: The writer thinks that his generation (一代人) ______________.

A．are cleverer than Sonny’s generation

B．have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation

C．are more hopeful than Sonny’s generation

D．have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation

小题5:According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.

A．The tortoise	B．Sonny
C．The hare	D．Sonny’s father

The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who       a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he       to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I       with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile        the parking garage.        as he walked up, I       his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t        thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a        voice too, as if his broad smile       left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You        it very well. You seem like a happy man       the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports       .”
It was ironic (讽刺的). Just       we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was       after an operation. Here’s a man with a       far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his       of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old       , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.”       your problems, just keep in       that none of us goes through life       and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.

小题1:	A．stared at B．talked about C．agreed with D．looked like

小题2:	A．conducted B．appeared C．performed D．pretended

小题3:	A．questioned B．advised C．complained D．greeted

小题4:	A．lit up B．put up C．held up D．kept up

小题5:	A．So B．And C．But D．Though

小题6:	A．watched B．noticed C．examined D．checked

小题7:	A．want B．set C．wait D．help

小题8:	A．cheerful B．careful C．wonderful D．painful

小题9:	A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．always

小题10:

A．solve B．handle C．predict D．deal

小题11:

A．in spite of B．in return for C．due to D．aside from

小题12:

A．gym B．hospital C．coat D．car

小题13:

A．when B．until C．before D．since

小题14:

A．recovering B．mourning C．separating D．benefiting

小题15:

A．direction B．location C．situation D．position

小题16:

A．anxiety B．disappointment C．enjoyment D．excitement

小题17:

A．story B．news C．saying D．lesson

小题18:

A．Whatever B．However C．Whichever D．Whenever

小题19:

A．head B．brain C．heart D．mind

小题20:

A．completely B．easily C．hardly D．gradually