For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black   21   and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile   22   from the house to the fence which   23   the beginning of the dirt driveway.

   One day, I was busy with my business and was   24   for about an hour, completely forgetting about the   25   little boy down the road who might be   26   for his daddy.

   On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not   27   ten feet in front of me. All I could   28   was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain.   29   , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last   30   and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

     31  , I  caught sight of my little boy, who was   32   an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the   33   of a little boy.

   As I stopped the car and   34   the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and   35   with cold, but he never   36  the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

   Last year, we   37   to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road.   38   , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that   39   has occurred in my mind.  40   all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

21. A. bag                            B. dog                          C. umbrella                   D. toy

22. A. journey                      B. flight                        C. effort                       D. ride

23. A. discovered                 B. explained                  C. marked                    D. described

24. A. controlled                   B. trained                      C. delayed                    D. bothered

25. A. hopeful                      B. grateful                    C. careful                     D. faithful

26. A. waiting                      B. sending                    C. searching                 D. calling

27. A. drive                          B. see                           C. feel                          D. hear

28. A. stick to                      B. think of                    C. pick up                    D. hold on

29. A. In fact                       B. In surprise                C. At once                   D. At last

30. A. moment                     B. corner                      C. street                       D. way

31. A. All of a sudden            B. Believe it or not         C. To my pleasure         D. For seconds

32. A. holding                      B. taking                       C. folding                     D. carrying

33. A. body                          B. head                         C. face                         D. hand

34. A. closed                        B. locked                      C. knocked                   D. opened

35. A. worrying                    B. nervous                    C. trembling                 D. anxious

36. A. noticed                      B. doubted                    C. judged                     D. mentioned

37. A. moved                       B. turned                      C. returned                   D. traveled

38. A. Therefore                   B. Besides                     C. Otherwise                D. However

39. A. time                           B. scene                       C. act                          D. sight

40. A. With                          B. For                          C. Like                         D. Among

    I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye. Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand scrawled (手写的) message. Immediately my mind traveled back many years ago.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet street of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my rounds that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’ d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a card, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With   tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you”. I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a flam of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.

56．What can we learn about the author according to the passage?

       A．He was once a young salesman of QCCC.

       B．He was very poor when he was a child.

       C．He had to sell magazines to pay for his school fees in Oxford.

       D．His parents abandoned him so that he must earn money by himself.

57．The author came to Mr Rader’s company because           .

       A．he wanted to say sorry to Mr Rader for not selling out the magazines

       B．Mr Rader was one of his relatives

       C．he wanted to ask Mr Rader to offer him a job

       D．he wanted to have another try after traveling many places

58．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means you should           .

       A．do things in the way others would do

       B．do something to others when you would like them to follow you

       C．do kind things first if you want others to do so in the same way

       D．do something because you would like others do it

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye. Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand – scrawled （手写的） message. Immediately my mind traveled back many years ago.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet street of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my rounds that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a card, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With   tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you”. I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a flam of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.

1．What can we learn about the author according to the passage?

      A．He was once a young salesman of QCCC.

       B．He was very poor when he was a child.

       C．He had to sell magazines to pay for his school fees in Oxford.

       D．His parents abandoned him so that he must earn money by himself.

2．The author came to Mr. Rader’s company because           .

       A．he wanted to say sorry to Mr. Rader for not selling out the magazines

       B．Mr. Rader was one of his relatives

       C．he wanted to ask Mr. Rader to offer him a job

       D．he wanted to have another try after traveling many places

3．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means you should           .

       A．do things in the way others would do

       B．do something to others when you would like them to follow you

       D．do something because you would like others do it

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I  21  it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的)   22   . Immediately my mind traveled back many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet street of Springfield, with a bag of   23   

on my shoulder. On my rounds that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.

24   off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fire-place. Noticing the hole in the top of my __25__, he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup truck. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman                   26    me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I   27   about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr. Rader said. 

 Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a   28   , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said   29  , “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.”

 I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a flicker of hope that somehow things would be   30  . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.

21. A. thought        B. read        C. turned         D. looked

22. A. message       B. note        C. letter           D. writing

23. A. books         B. papers      C. rubbish         D. magazines

24. A. Wiping        B. Shaking     C. Knocking       D. Keeping

25. A. clothes        B. sock        C. shoe           D. bag

26. A. fitted         B. dressed      C. offered         D. sold

27. A. measured      B. rose        C. felt            D. grew

28. A. pen           B. card        C. paper          D. notebook

29. A. excitedly      B. happily      C. politely        D. affectionately

30. A. well          B. possible      C. all right       D. different

For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black ? ? and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile ? ? from the house to the fence which ? ? the beginning of the dirty driveway.

?? One day, I was busy with my business and was ? ? for about an hour, completely forgetting about the ? ? little boy down the road who might be ? ? for his daddy.

?? On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ? ? ten feet in front of me. All I could ? ? was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. ? ? , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last ? ? and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

? ? ? , I caught sight of my little boy, who was ? ? an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the ? ? of a little boy.

?? As I stopped the car and ? ? the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and ? ? with cold, but he never ? ? the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

?? Last year, we ? ? to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. ? ? , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that ? ? has occurred in my mind.? ? all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

1.A. bag????????????? B. dog????????????? C. umbrella????????????? D. toy

2.A. journey????????????? B. flight????????????? C. effort????????????? D. ride

3.A. discovered????????????? B. explained????????????? C. marked????????????? D. described

4.A. controlled????????????? B. trained????????????? C. delayed????????????? D. bothered

5.A. hopeful????????????? B. grateful????????????? C. careful????????????? D. faithful

6.A. waiting????????????? B. sending????????????? C. searching????????????? D. calling

7.A. drive????????????? B. see????????????? C. feel????????????? D. hear

8.A. stick to????????????? B. think of????????????? C. pick up????????????? D. hold on

9.A. In fact????????????? B. In surprise????????????? C. At once ????????????? D. At last

10.A. moment????????????? B. corner????????????? C. street????????????? D. way

11.A. All of a sudden????????????? B. Believe it or not?????????????

C. To my pleasure????????????? D. For seconds

12.A. holding????????????? B. taking????????????? C. folding????????????? D. carrying

13.A. body????????????? B. head????????????? C. face????????????? D. hand

14.A. closed????????????? B. locked????????????? C. knocked????????????? D. opened

15.A. worrying????????????? B. nervous????????????? C. trembling????????????? D. anxious

16.A. noticed????????????? B. doubted????????????? C. judged????????????? D. mentioned

17.A. moved????????????? B. turned????????????? C. returned????????????? D. traveled

18.A. Therefore????????????? B. Besides????????????? C. Otherwise????????????? D. However

19.A. time????????????? B. scene????????????? C. act????????????? D. sight

20.A. With????????????? B. For????????????? C. Like????????????? D. Among