It wasn’t long _______ the two daughters of President Obama got used to the life in the White House

A that            B before            C until        D and

第二部分完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out   36   he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would   37   me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing   38  . Older than it was, that truck, out of   39   , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to   40  . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and   41  . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be   42  . It was so   43   for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would   44   me good-bye!
I remember   45  I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his   46   big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my   47   up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this   48   look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When   49   came into his eyes, he turned and   50   . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy….  51  . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when   52   of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to   53   the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I   54   I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too   55   for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since           B. when             C. until                       D. before
37. A. take           B. drive             C. watch               D. rush
38. A. business           B. career                      C. project                     D. journey
39. A. preparation         B. control                            C. distance                    D. condition
40. A. repair                 B. scream                    C. complaint                 D. disappear
41. A. laughing             B. watching                  C. performing             D. playing
42. A. a cute son      B. a honest fisherman  C. a good boy          D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing              B. surprising         C. disappointing        D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss                B. say                   C. hug                D. send
45. A. the day               B. the way           C. the order            D. the action
46. A. usual          B. common          C. daily               D. sweet
47. A. head                   B. hand             C. cheek                    D. mouth
48. A. excited           B. pleased           C. terrified            D. bored
49. A. lights           B. apologies          C. tears                     D. sorry
50. A. looked out          B. looked up         C. looked around       D. look on
51. A. a partner       B. a student           C. a kid                     D. a man
52. A. all            B. most             C. some              D. none
53. A. notice         B. smell             C. sense               D. feel
54. A. realize         B. regret             C. wish              D. hope
55. A. young                 B. old                C. shy                          D. late

III. 完形填空（20分）
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36  mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  37  a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   38  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  39  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s  40  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   41   . His name is Andrew and he has something  42  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t  43   miracles here, child I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   44  at the little girl.
In the shop was a  45  customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46   ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs  47   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  48   .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,  49  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the  50  price of a miracle for little brothers. 51  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and  52  your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without  53  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54  again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  55  of a little child.
36．A．tearful      B．hopeful     C．helpless    D．kind
37．A．Simply     B．Just      C．Only     D．More than
38．A．drew     B．pulled       C．put       D．poured
39．A．followed   B．made     C．took     D．found
40．A．to        B．as         C．for       D．on
41．A．hope     B．doctor      C．favor     D．miracle
42．A．bad      B．small     C．extra     D．impossible
43．A．have     B．offer     C．sell       D．store
44．A．gently      B．sadly     C．strangely   D．coldly
45．A．well dressed     B．kind hearted     C．well behaved    D．good looking
46．A．have     B．need     C．care      D．like
47．A．a doctor    B．a surgeon  C．an operation     D．a kindness
48．A．savings     B．wishes      C．ideas     D．suggestions
49．A．since     B．as         C．after     D．but
50．A．same     B．exact     C．proper      D．necessary
51．A．Show       B．Help     C．Take     D．Follow
52．A．help     B．encourage C．persuade   D．meet
53．A．difficulty  B．delay     C．charge      D．result
54．A．happy       B．well     C．strong       D．home
55． A．cleverness      B．faith  C．courage    D．Devotion

Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who  36  fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of  37  to be sitting with the group of people that  38  us.

As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about  39  business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40  that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.

We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the  42  of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n)  43 . I thought how much she must love her job,   44  she smiled kindly at each person while  45  to their needs.

As the stewardess walked by our seats near the  46  of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of  47  , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I  48  my words and she smiled in a rather  49  way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can  50  you work with the public.” “Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the  _51  passenger here to say thank you and I really  52  your kindess.

The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first class  53  as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us  54  a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without  55  we would be flying in no class.

1.A. would              B. should                   C. could           D. must

2.A. success                B. disappointment       C. shame          D. pride

3.A. watched            B. accompanied          C. surrounded           D. welcomed

4.A. boring         B. busy             C. pleasant                 D. tiring

5.A. heard          B. realized         C. remembered               D. asked

6.A. brave          B. kind                 C. important                D. fortunate

7.A. safety         B. rest                 C. food                     D. comfort

8.A. note           B. order                C. suggestion               D. tip

9. A. when         B. while                C. for                      D. though

10. A. attending        B. looking              C. taking               D. turning

11. A. side             B. middle               C. end                  D. front

12.A. dislike           B. happiness            C. kindness             D. disbelief

13.A. repeated     B. wrote                C. showed               D. explained

14.A. happy         B. lovely               C. kind                 D. funny

15. A. help        B. hear                 C. make                 D. tell

16. A. best             B. only             C. simple                   D. usual

17. A. doubt            B. appreciate           C. remember                 D. misunderstand

18.A. lost         B. rose                 C. disappeared          D. showed

19. A. rather than      B. better than      C. less than                D. more than

20. A. happiness        B. money            C. kindness             D. trust

Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.
“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.
“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”
“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven  cents… plus the faith of a little child.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?