通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

It was Christmas time in 2008, I had no idea that this would be the  31  Christmas we would spend with mom.This was a very special Christmas for me—you see mom   32   owned a new coat that I could remember.

Mom had polio(小儿麻痹症)when she was a young child. One of her legs was larger than the other. Sometimes she would have trouble walking, but she never complained. Mom always   33   my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house   34   .I remember my good friend Glen coming over and talking with mom even when I wasn't at home. Mom was always willing to   35   a listening ear.

    Mom's all clothes were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a light jacket,and a couple of sweaters.

    I decided that I would buy mom a   36   that year, so I took her   37    to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat shelf, one of the coats on the shelf   38    mom's eys. I asked her to try on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat.   39   after a long talk with mom, we left the store with mom wearing that nice new coat in the end. She agreed that the coat did look good   40    her. I will ever be   41   for this opportunity. being able to give back just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever  42   .

    In Februay of 2009 mom passed   43   at age 42. As I reflect(回忆)back on my mother's life, it was   44    with acts of kindness. Giving came   45    her heart,with a willingness to help whenever possible.

31. A.first            B. last            C. thirtieth         D. fortieth

32. A.ever             B. always          C. never             D. even

33. A. helped          B. treated         C. suggested         D. provided

34. A. anytime         B. sometime        C. at times          D. some times

35. A. hold            B. lend            C. help              D. give

36. A. coat            B. dress           C. jacket            D. sweater

37. A. off             B. away            C. up                D. down

38. A. took            B. caught          C. attracted         D. got

39. A. But             B. Until           C. Though            D. And

40. A. in              B. at              C. on                D. by

41. A. pleased         B. happy           C. excited           D. thankful

42. A. bought          B. owned           C. took              D. tried 

43. A. back            B. away            C. over              D. through

44. A. filled          B. fill            C. full              D. fulled

45. A. with            B. off             C. in                D. from

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 31　 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
　 Her father, a cook, took her 　32 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 　33 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 　34 them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 　35 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 　36 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 　37 in another bowl. After that the 38 　was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you 　39 ?”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to 　40 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 　41 them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He 　42 that each one had had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but 　43 had a different reaction (反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 　44 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When calamity (厄运) 　45 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 　

31. A. grow up　 B. give up　 　C. set up　 　 D. pick up

32. A. into 　　　 B. within　　 　C. out of 　　　D. away from

33. A. first　　　 B. second 　　　C. third 　　　 D. fourth
34. A. looked for 　B. searched for 　C. waited for 　D. called for

35. A. that 　　　 B. where　　 　C. where　　 D. why

36. A. on 　　　　B. over 　　　　 C. off 　　　 D. in

37. A. it 　　　　 B. its 　　　　　C. them 　　　D. themselves

38. A. eggs 　　　B. carrots　　 　C. coffee 　　 D. water

39. A. hear 　　　B. taste 　　　　 C. smell 　　　D. see

40. A. close　　 　B. open 　　　　C. wash 　　　 D. drop

41. A. keep 　　　B. protect 　　　 C. break 　　　D. drink

42. A. complained B. explained 　　C. told 　　　　D. expected

43. A. every 　　　B. all　　　　 　C. each 　　　 D. either

44. A. before 　　 B. after 　　　　 C. behind 　　 D. under

45. A. lies in　 　 B. comes across 　C. meets with 　D. knocks at

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” 　 　I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”

　 　At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 　33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　34 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　36 , some of the apples may not 　37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 　38 each one carefully. 　 Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 　39 them back on the table, but 　40 a different place.

　 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

　 He said, “I 　41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”

　 He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

31. A. although　　 　　 B. so　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. because　 　　　　 D. if

32. A. bought　　　 　　 B. ate　 　　　　　　　 　 C. saw　　　 　　 D. found

33. A. check 　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. answer　 　　　　　 D. improve

34. A. worried　　 　　 B. satisfied　 　　　　 　 C. proud　 　　　　　　 D. curious

35. A. usual　　 　　　　　 B. normal　 　　　　 　 C. different 　　　　　 D. same

36. A. outside　　 　　　　　　 B. whole　　 　　　　 　 C. table　　 　　　　　　 D. inside

37. A. still　　　　 　　　　 B. even　　 　　　　　 　 C. only　　 　　　　　　 D. ever

38. A. examining　 　　 B. listening 　　　　 　 C. drawing 　　　　　 D. picking

39. A. keeping　　 　　 B. placing　 　　　　 　 C. pulling　 　　　　　　 D. giving

40. A. on　　　　 　　　　 B. towards　　 　　　　　　 　 C. for　　 　　　 　　D. in

41. A. mustn’t　　 　　 B. can’t　　　 　　　　 　 C. shouldn’t 　 　 D. needn’t

42. A. each one　　 　　 B. each other　 　　 　 C. the other 　　　　　 D. one other

43. A. just　　　　 　　　　 B. always　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. only　　　　　　　　　 D. never

44. A. put away　 　　 B. get down　　 　 　 C. hand out　 　　　　 D. take off

45. A. made　　　 　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. got　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. did

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

I have two really good friends, Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the __31____ of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are __32___, they are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their _33___, career choices, and way of life.

　 Love and care __34____ Nancy’s childhood, she, along with her younger sister, was __35___ by her mother and father. Nancy’s parents paid much attention to her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents__36__ him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him properly. His grandmother took care of him for most of his growing up years. Moreover, since his sister did not live with him, he never really got to ___37__ her.

Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a caretaker and made a choice to work in all kinds of different _38___ settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her __39___ part was working with pediatrics (小儿科)。 However， Richard _40___ to work in the business world, he prefers to work with _41___ rather than with people.

A third difference is their__42___. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat, and enjoys nature. She is __43____; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. In contrast, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.

I am very __44____ for the fact that I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has __45____ me that anyone can be a positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very interesting and challenging.

31. A. energy　　　　 B. power　　　 C. ability　　　 D. effort

32. A. strong　 　　　 　 B. special　　　 C. impressive　 D. similar

33. A. childhood　　　 B. education　　 C. appearance　 D. family
34. A. affected　　　　 B. filled　　　 C. influenced　　 D. controlled

35. A. brought　　　　 B. moved　　　 C. raised　　　 D. changed

36. A. took　　　　　　 B. picked　　　 C. called　　　 D. gave

37. A. visit　　　　　　 B. know　　　 C. phone　　　 D. touch

38. A. medical　　　　 B. physical　　 C. political　　 D. chemical

39. A. difficult　　　　 B. complete　　 C. favorite　　　 D. natural

40. A. agreed　　　　　 B. refused　　　 C. chose　　　 D. remembered

41. A. machines　　　　 B. exhibitions　 C. agreements　 D. coins

42. A. hobby　　　　　 B. custom　　　 C. habit　　　 D. lifestyle

43. A. beautiful　　　　 B. confident　　 C. famous　　 D. married

44. A. anxious　　　　　 B. thankful　　 C. sorry　　　 D. ready

45. A. reminded　　　　 B. made　　　 C. taught　　　 D. encouraged

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out．”Sometimes in life，you find a special friend：

　 Someone who Changes your 31 just by being part of it；

　 Someone who makes you laugh Until you can't 32 ；

　 Someone who makes you believe that there really is 33 in the world；

　 Someone who convinces(使相信) you that there really is an 　34 door just waiting for you to open it.

　 This is Forever Friendship．

　 When you’re 35 ，and the world seems dark and empty，your forever friend

__36 you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and 37 ．

　 Your forever friend gets you 　38 the hard times and the sad times．If you turn and walk away，your forever friend 　39 ． If you 1ose your way，your forever friend guides you，encourages you，holds your 　40 and tells you that everything is going to be OK．

　 And if you 　41 such a friend, you fee1 happy，because you 　42 not worry．You have a forever friend for life，and forever has no 　43 ．

　 A true friend is someone who gives you a hand and touches your heart．

　 Remember： 44 happens，happens for a reason(理由)．

　 How many people have eight true friends in fact? Hardly 45 I know．But some of us have all right friends and good friends．

(　 )31. A．food　　 　　 B．time　　 　 C.1ife　　 　 　　D．work

(　 )32. A．think　　 　 B．stop　　　 C．harm　　 　　　 D．Offer

(　 )33. A．good　　　 B．health　　　 C．human　　　 D． scenery

(　 )34. A．unpacked　　 B．unlocked　 C．unfixed　 　　D．unborn

(　 )35. A．high　　　　 B．above　　　 C．across　 　　D．down

(　 )36. A．1ifts　　 　　 B．shuts　　　 C．catches　　 D．stands

(　 )37. A．natural　 　　 B．full　　　　 C．funny　　 D．proud

(　 )38. A．around　　 　 B．below　　　 C．through　 　　D．beside

(　 )39. A．leaves　　 　 B．travels　　 　　 C．moves　　 　 D．fo11ows

(　 )40. A．head　　　 　 B．hand　　　 C．heart　　 　　　 D．back

(　 )41.A．make　　　 　 B．treat　　　 　 C．find　　 　　 D．warn

(　 )42.A．need　　　 　 B．must　　　 C．may　　　　 D．have

(　 )43.A．job　　　 　 B．end　　　　 C．top　　　　　 D．goa1

(　 )44.A．however 　　 B．whoever　　 C．whatever　 　 D．wherever

(　 )45.A．someone　 　 B．everyone　 C．none　　　　 D．anyone