阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband  37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of  39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,  41  toward the woods. He was walking  42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing  47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I  48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously  49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from  51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was  52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

36. A. water                   B. rain               C. cloud              D. storm

37. A. decided              B. chose             C. tried              D. offered

38. A. before               B. if                       C. until            D. unless

39. A. sending             B. sharing            C. forgiving           D. begging

40. A. ever               B. never             C. once            D. yet

41. A. running            B. jumping           C. walking           D. riding

42. A. slowly             B. quickly            C. hurriedly          D. dangerously

43. A. plants             B. flowers            C. vegetables       D. woods

44. A. thinking            B. wondering         C. worrying          D. dreaming

45. A. though             B. besides           C. however             D. too

46. A. beating            B. following           C. teaching             D. hoping

47. A. sign                B. field                 C. world              D. scene

48. A. almost             B. already              C. just                D. even

49. A. weak            B. ill                   C. close            D. brave

50. A. horse            B. crop                 C. baby              D. deer

51. A. thirst            B. diseases             C. heat             D. pain

52. A. lost               B. cleaned             C. gone              D. dried

53. A. comfortable                                                 B. clear                  C. acceptable          D. simple

54. A. kind             B. clever               C. naughty          D. honest

55. A. hit                 B. washed              C. ruined              D. saved

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband  37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of  39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,  41  toward the woods. He was walking  42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing  47 .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I  48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously  49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from  51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was  52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.
36. A. water               B. rain             C. cloud           D. storm
37. A. decided           B. chose           C. tried            D. offered
38. A. before            B. if                  C. until           D. unless
39. A. sending          B. sharing          C. forgiving        D. begging
40. A. ever             B. never           C. once              D. yet
41. A. running                                         B. jumping         C. walking               D. riding
42. A. slowly                                          B. quickly          C. hurriedly              D. dangerously
43. A. plants           B. flowers          C. vegetables       D. woods
44. A. thinking         B. wondering       C. worrying        D. dreaming
45. A. though           B. besides          C. however           D. too
46. A. beating          B. following       C. teaching           D. hoping
47. A. sign             B. field             C. world           D. scene
48. A. almost           B. already          C. just              D. even
49. A. weak            B. ill               C. close            D. brave
50. A. horse                                           B. crop               C. baby              D. deer
51. A. thirst            B. diseases           C. heat             D. pain
52. A. lost             B. cleaned           C. gone            D. dried
53. A. comfortable                                     B. clear               C. acceptable         D. simple
54. A. kind                                           B. clever              C. naughty          D. honest
55. A. hit              B. washed            C. ruined           D. saved

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

      It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,    36    with a piece of bread. He’s not even    37   . Is he ill? No, but he does have a    38   . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he    39    up this morning, Tony was feeling    40   . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend    41   . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was    42    he turned on his computer and    43    he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony    44    goes online to email friends, read the    45    to keep up with what’s happening in the world and    46    a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!

Just as Tony is    47    how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the    48   . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t    49    the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no    50    but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum??  51   .

“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the    52   . We can meet and play chess face to face for a    53   . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony    54   , as he walks to the phone. There is   55    without the Internet after all.

A. cutting          B. playing          C. eating                   D. thinking

A. hungry           B. angry                C. tired                        D. sleepy

A. fear                B. problem            C. business                   D. thing

A. rose               B. rang                  C. looked                         D. woke

A. great                     B. disappointed      C. unhappy                   D. worried

A. also                B. above                C. ahead                       D. ago

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

A. thought          B. guessed             C. decided                    D. found

A. usually           B. nearly               C. especially                 D. already

A. letters             B. news                 C. reports                            D. contents

A. guess             B. take                  C. play                    D. make

A. proving          B. wondering         C. realizing                   D. remembering

A. living-room    B. hall                 C. kitchen               D. study

A. talk about           B. care about     C. think about         D. look about

A. answer           B. progress         C. movement                D. choice

A requests           B. replies               C. tells                         D. suggests

A. edge               B. distance             C. corner                      D. end

A. chat               B. time                  C. lesson                      D. change

A. continues        B. smiles               C. reads                        D. watches

A. change          B. task               C. weekend                D. life

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen        in almost a month. Every day , my husband would        the process of trying to get water to the fields.        we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

  On this day I learned the true lesson of        and witnessed the only        I had ever seen . I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,        toward the woods. He was walking with effort, trying to be as        as possible . Minutes after he        into the woods, he came running back . I went back to make sandwiches ,        that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later,        , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour .        I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing        .

  Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them . I almost        for him to get away . A huge deer was        close .        the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground , obviously suffering from        , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was        , Billy ran back to get more . It then became        to me.

  I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the        boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was        with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. water                            B. rain                                   C. deer                               D. storm

2.A. take over                      B. try on                                C. go about                        D. seek out

3.A. Before                          B. If                                        C. Until                                D. Unless

4.A. helping                         B. sharing                    C. donating                           D. offering

5.A. miracle                         B. lesson                               C. wildlife                    D. virtue

6.A. running                         B. marching                          C. walking                    D. riding

7.A. still                                 B. silent                                 C. secret                               D. sacred

8.A. skipped                         B. slipped                    C. wandered                        D. disappeared

9.A. thinking                        B. wondering                       C. worrying                          D. calculating

10.A. but                              B. besides                   C. however                          D. therefore

11.A. Actually                      B. Finally                      C. Quietly                    D. Surprisingly

12.A. sign                    B. scenery                            C. sight                                  D. scene

13.A. screamed                   B. rushed                              C. made                                D. burst

14.A. mildly                          B. powerfully                       C. dangerously           D. aggressively

15.A. And                    B. Otherwise                        C. Thus                                  D. But

16.A. thirst                           B. illness                               C. heat                                  D. pain

17.A. lost                              B. missing                    C. gone                                 D. served

18.A. annoying           B. clear                                 C. acceptable                       D. puzzling

19.A. kind                   B. clever                               C. naughty                            D. honest

20.A. raining                        B. appearing                        C. chanting                           D. weeping

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My first full time job after high school was selling vacation packages via telephone for a well-known company.  One day, the dialer ____36____ me to a man who answered the phone and ____37_____ a bit out of breath.  I started with my normal pitch（推销）, and _____38____ to hear the normal, "I don't want any," and be hung up on.  
Instead he spoke in a low, weak voice and told me how he wished he could take a ____39_____ like the one I was offering, but couldn't ____40_____ he was dying of emphysema (肺气肿).  He ____41_____ how he was on oxygen, and it took almost all his ____42_____ just to get to the phone to answer the call.  I ____43_____, and my heart fell into my stomach.  He asked me if I smoked, which I did, and then begged me to stop.  He told me smoking is ____44_____ was killing him, and how horrible it was.  He told me to ____45_____ every day with my loved ones, and tell them all the time how much I love them. At this ____46_____, I was in tears, and couldn't control myself, and he could tell. 
After a few moments, I decided to write down his name and ____47_____, and just send him a card telling him that I ____48_____ his advice and that I would pray for him and his family.  Shortly after, I received a nice letter back from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife.  We continued to write back and forth over the next few months or so, and became very ____49_____ of each other.  He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt ____50_____ he was. 
It was about a year later I received a letter from his wife, and when I started to read it, my eyes were filled with tears.  She told me how Frank's ____51_____ with the disease had finally come to an end, and he ____52_____ shortly before Christmas.  She wanted to thank me for the letters I had written to Frank, and then explained how Frank touched many lives over the years.  At his ____53_____, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he ____54_____ a 19 year old he had ____55_____ even met. 
I will never forget how much that meant to me.
36. A. took                 B. connected             C. accompanied                 D. led
37. A. felt                            B. looked                    C. sounded                          D. proved
38. A. expecting       B. wondering            C. considering                    D. worrying
39. A. break               B. rest                         C. change                                     D. vacation
40. A. because                   B. though                            C. while                                D. before
41. A. described       B. exposed                 C. explained                        D. expressed
42. A. power             B. energy                   C. strength                         D. force
43. A. apologized     B. excused                 C. pardoned                        D. forgave
44. A. that                 B. what                       C. which                               D. how
45. A. take                 B. cost                        C. pay                                   D. spend 
46. A. point                B. case                        C. way                                  D. situation
47. A. number           B. hobby                     C. address                           D. whish
48. A. agreed            B. appreciated                   C. followed                          D. approved
49. A. interested      B. content                  C. fond                                 D. curious
50. A. if only              B. even if                    C. only if                               D. as if
51. A. battle              B. strike                      C. defense                           D. working
52. A. gave away     B. turned away         C. took away                      D. passed away
53. A. birthday                   B. funeral                            C. ceremony                       D. performance
54. A. changed                   B. improved               C. affected                          D. promoted
55. A. always            B. seldom                   C. ever                                 D. never