One day in early December, we woke up to discover a heavy fall of snow. “Mom, can we go __31__ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-old daughter Erica begged. I didn’t want to __32__ her request, so we headed towards the only __33__ in our town.

When we arrived, the hill was crowded with people. We found an open spot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son. The boy was already lying in the sled (雪橇), __34__ to be launched. “Come on, Daddy!” he called.

The man looked over at me. “Okay if we go __35__?” he asked.

“Sure. Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said. With that, he gave the boy a huge __36__, and off he flew! And the father ran after his son at full speed.

“He must be afraid that his son is going to __37__ somebody,” I said to Erica. “We’d better be __38__, too.”

Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed. As we returned to the top, I noticed that the man was __39__ his son, who was still lying in the sled, back up to the summit（山顶）. When we reached the top, the boy was ready to play again. Again, the father __40__ him down the hill, and then pulled both the boy and the sled back up. The little boy was terribly spoilt by his father, I thought. __41__ he was small, the child could pull his own sled up the hill once in a while. This __42__ went on for more than an hour, but the man never __43__, and he was very happy instead. Finally, I could __44__ it no longer. I called to him, “You have tremendous __45__!”

The man smiled and said, “He has cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He can’t walk. ”

I was dumbstruck (惊呆的). It had all seemed so happy, so __46__, that it never occurred to me that the child might be __47__. Although I didn’t know the man’s name, I told the __48__ in my newspaper column. Either he or someone he knew must have recognized him, __49__ shortly afterward, I received this letter:

Dear Mrs. Silverman,

The energy I expended on the hill that day is __50__ compared to what my son does every day. To me, he is a true hero.

31. A. skiing              B. hiking                       C. shopping                      D. camping

32. A. answer               B. allow                        C. refuse                      D. accept

33. A. lake                    B. hill                           C. market                    D. gym

34. A. waiting            B. advising                    C. promising                 D. warning

35. A. too                         B. second                            C. first                        D. last

36. A. wave                  B. ability                       C. touch                             D. push

37. A. look at                B. come across            C. run into              D. call on

38. A. careful                B. honest                      C. natural                     D. special

39. A. attracting            B. pulling               C. following                 D. forbidding

40. A. chased                B. found                       C. drove                             D. noticed

41. A. As if                   B. Now that                 C. Even though         D. Ever since

42. A. accident                  B. signal                       C. adventure                D. pattern

43. A. doubted                     B. laughed                    C. cried                       D. tired

44. A. stand               B. interrupt                   C. change                    D. demand

45. A. value                  B. energy                      C. skills                       D. attitude

46. A. fair                     B. normal                         C. frightening               D. unlucky

47. A. homeless             B. technical                   C. disabled                    D. creative

48. A. joke                    B. news                        C. meeting                   D. story

49. A. if                     B. unless                      C. because                   D. although

50. A. nothing               B. everything                C. something                D. all      

听下面对话或独白。对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

1.How far is the man’s hometown from the sea?

A. It isn’t very far.　　　　　　   B. About 100 miles.　　   C. About 100 kilometers.

2.What do the tourists do in his hometown?

A. They go through the town by bus and look at the old buildings.

B.They go through the town on foot and have a look at the old buildings.

C.They pass through the town by bus and look at the old buildings.

3.What’s the favorite sport there in winter?

A. Skiing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Picnic.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.Walk.

Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.

   Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken., he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health centre for physical treatment.

   A week later he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach. His legs were paralysed( 瘫痪的) from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny coached a basketball team called the Suns. Everyone on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Ron to join in the game. Ron played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.

   After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage him and help him. The day before Ron left the centre, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be so generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.

   Sunny smiled and said, “ It’s really quite simple. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows(阴影) fall behind.”

56. What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?

A. A car hit him.

B. He met his coach.

C. His doctor called him.

D. He fell down and cut his foot.

57. The underlined word  “depressed” mean _______ in Chinese.

A. 懒惰的       B. 好奇的       C. 沮丧地        D. 激动的

58. What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?

A. Basketball can teach people about life.

B. Keep smiling when you face difficulties.

C. Life is more difficult for the paralysed.

D. Skiing is more dangerous than basketball.

1.How far is the man’s hometown from the sea?

A. It isn’t very far.　　　　　　   B. About 100 miles.　　   C. About 100 kilometers.

2.What do the tourists do in his hometown?

A. They go through the town by bus and look at the old buildings.

B.They go through the town on foot and have a look at the old buildings.

C.They pass through the town by bus and look at the old buildings.

3.What’s the favorite sport there in winter?

A. Skiing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Picnic.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.Walk.