The boy joyfully ate up every single bit of the food on the table, his dog     at him with its mouth watering.
A. staring  　  B.stared   　　Ｃ.to stare    D. having stared

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On the day before the bass（鲈鱼）season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.

　　When his pole  1 he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with    2  as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.  3 , he very cautiously lifted the   4  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,   5  it was a bass.

　　The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills（鱼鳃）playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father  6 a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.——two hours    7  the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.

　　“Dad！”  8  the boy.

　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.

　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy again.

　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere    9  in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.  10  no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could  11 from his father’s voice that the decision was not changed. He slowly  12  the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the   13  water. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.

　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was   14 . He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he caught that night long ago. But he does see that same fish—— again and again——every time he   15  a question of ethics(道德).

For his father taught him, ethics are simple 16 of right and wrong. It is only the  17  of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the   18 . The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our   19 . It is a   20  we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

1.                A．broke down     B．bent over       C．turned up     D．turned out

2.                A．desire          B．fear            C．admiration D．love

3.                A．In the beginning  B．Finally          C．Besides   D．All in all

4.                A．delighted       B．frustrated       C．frightened     D．exhausted

5.                A．but            B．however        C．and  D．while

6.                A．won           B．beat           C．struck    D．picked

7.                A．after           B．until           C．when D．before

8.                A．yelled          B．shouted         C．said  D．cried

9.                A．around         B．front           C．back D．right

10.               A．Ever since      B．Even though     C．In case    D．Now that

11.               A．say            B．speak          C．talk   D．tell

12.               A．worked         B．loosed         C．looked    D．attached

13.               A．shallow         B．black           C．low   D．white

14.               A．content        B．wrong          C．right  D．pleased

15.               A．come up with    B．gets on with     C．meets with D．catches us with

16.               A．matters        B．events         C．questions  D．things

17.               A．meaning        B．understanding   C．practice   D．point

18.               A．fact            B．truth           C．faith  D．incident

19.               A．mind          B．heart          C．memory   D．brain

20.               A．lesson          B．story           C．concept   D．standard

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
On the day before the bass（鲈鱼）season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
　　When his pole  1 he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with    2  as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.  3 , he very cautiously lifted the   4  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,   5  it was a bass.
　　The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills（鱼鳃）playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father  6 a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.——two hours    7  the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
　　“Dad！”  8  the boy.
　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.
　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy again.
　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere    9  in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.  10  no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could  11 from his father’s voice that the decision was not changed. He slowly  12  the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the   13  water. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was   14 . He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he caught that night long ago. But he does see that same fish—— again and again——every time he   15  a question of ethics(道德).
For his father taught him, ethics are simple 16 of right and wrong. It is only the  17  of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the   18 . The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our   19 . It is a   20  we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

As far back as 700 B. C, man has talked about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legendary（传说的）twin founders of Rome, were said to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that when a she-wolf loses her litter, she tries to get human child to take its place. This seemingly foolish and unreasonable idea did not become believable until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually found a ten-year-old boy having nothing on wandering in the woods. He didn’t walk upright, could not speak understandably, nor could he relate to people. He only growled（嗥叫）and stared at them. Finally the doctor won the boy’s confidence and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient teaching, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and say a number of words, as well as write letters and form words.

The French doctor found the boy ________.

　　A. wandering in the woods 　　　B at his doorstep

　　C. growling at him 　　　　　　 D. speaking understandably

In this passage, the word “litter” in line 3 most nearly means ________.

　　A. garbage 　　　B. master 　　　C. hair 　　　D. baby animals

The doctor was able to work with the boy because ________.

　　A. the boy had never lost his mind 　　　　B. the boy trusted him

　　C. the boy liked to dress up 　　　　　　　D. the boy worked very hard

Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. She-Wolves have been said to replace human children for their lost litter.

　　B. Examples of wolves caring for human children can be found only in the nineteenth  century.

　　C. The French doctor succeeded in training the boy to enjoy the human life somewhat.

　　D. The young boy never was able to speak perfectly.

In this passage, the word “relate to” most nearly means ________.

　　A. tell 　　　B. understand 　　　C. listen to 　　D. write to

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an auto－mobile from his brother as a Christmas present. 1 Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, 2 it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.

　　Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 3 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you 4 . Boy I wish…” He hesitated.

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to 5 he had a brother like that. But what the boy said moved Paul a lot.

　　“A wish,” the boy went 6 , “That I could be a brother like that.”

　　Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then he added, “Would you like to take a 7 in my automobile?”

　　“Oh yes, I'd love that.”

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind 8 in front of my house”

　　Paul 9 a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home 10 a big automobile. But Paul was wrong 11 . “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

　　He ran up the steps. Then in a little 12 Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的) 13 . He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.

　　There she is, Buddy, just like I told you 14 . His brother 15 it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And 16 day I'm going to give you 17 just like it… then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you 18 .

　　Paul got 19 and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The 20 older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said：“It is more blessed to give…”

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