Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic class.
On one summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car.
I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? I imagined the cool lake water. Irritated, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. We sat in silence. I was too upset to make conversation.
“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” Mama asked calmly.
“No,” I said.
“We are going to volunteer at a children’s shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,” she explained.
When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn’t stop crying. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds.
As I took in my surroundings, I felt a gentle tug on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. “Hi. You want to play dolls with me?” she asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, “Sure.” Her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.
My mom taught me a valuable lesson that summer. I returned to the shelter with her several times. During those visits, some of the children shared their troubled pasts with me and I learned to be grateful for what I had. Today as I strive to instill (逐渐灌输) these values in my own child, I reflect back to that experience. It was a time that I will never forget.
【小题1】The author admired her mom for ________.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项中, 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。

The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The   were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I    slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy    at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a    look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no   . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to    some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was    waiting but the little boy had   .

I went in the    I thought he might have gone and I saw a    getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had    ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy   .

She quickly went into the    to get her son, and when she    several minutes later, I realized that he was not the    little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them    out what they wanted.

I    told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I    myself to the mother properly and    my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy    but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.

1.A. cats                           B. kids                                     C. dogs                                  D. students

2.A. walked                          B. ran                                    C. climbed                            D. drove

3.A. knocking                 B. shooting                             C. lying                                  D. looking

4.A. puzzled                         B. curious                    C. disappointed                   D. delighted

5.A. excuse                          B. money                              C. parents                    D. friends

6.A. put away                       B. look for                             C. borrow                    D. lend

7.A. still                            B. anxiously                           C. doubtfully                        D. nervously

8.A. left                                 B. appeared                         C. cried                                 D. escaped

9.A. station                           B. line                                    C. sight                                  D. direction

10.A. woman                        B. girl                                     C. granny                              D. conductor

11.A. chosen                        B. ordered                            C. wanted                    D. eaten

12.A. it                                  B. ones                                  C. them                                 D. those

13.A. house                          B. shop                                  C. truck                                 D. market

14.A. disappeared              B. returned                          C. waited                              D. stayed

15.A. lost                         B. strange                     C. short                                 D. same

16.A. look                    B. pick                                   C. speak                                D. make

17.A. never                          B. seldom                    C. often                                 D. ever

18.A. explained                  B. admitted                           C. devoted                            D. introduced

19.A. denied                        B. resigned                           C. offered                    D. operated

20.A. somewhere               B. everywhere                     C. anywhere                         D. nowhere

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

The other night as I was leaving my son's room. I noticed a hockey puck(冰球)sitting on his desk. It ??? me not only of an exciting hockey game he and I had ??? several years ago. but of a life lesson he had learned ?? .

During spring vacation from school,a friend gave us two ??? to a New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden. My son was very ??? because he is an avid Rangers fan,so we attended it.

The roar of the crowd was right from the moment the puck was ??? dropped. When the Rangers ??? first, the crowd cheered. My son got caught up in the moment and ??? joined in the crowd. When the Rangers scored a second time, it seemed as if the building would ??? from the noise. Three young men ??? in the row in front of us, probably in their early 20s, caught my ??? as my son sang along with the crowd. They smiled at us. We were all one happy and excited hockey ??? .

For my son, the victory was exciting. But that is not what he remembers about that night, ??? that's not his primary recollection. After the winning goal had been scored,the losing team's goalkeeper ??? the hockey puck out of the net behind him, and ? it into the crowd. One of the three young men before us caught the puck and, ??? in one motion after catching it, threw it back to my son.

My son looked at the puck as if he had been given a golden ?? . "Why did that man give me the puck?"? I explained to my son that the man had given him the puck be­cause he knew how ??? it would make him to have a souvenir from the game, and not just any souvenir, but the puck that had been the ?? goal in a shootout. It was obvi­ous that he knew it would ??? more to my son than it would to him.

1.A. warned????????????? ?????????? B. informed??? ????? C. cheated???? ?????? D. reminded

2.A. missed????????????? ?????????? B. played?????? ???? C. attended???? ????? D. undertaken

3.A. as usual????????????? ?????????? B. as well??????????? C. as a rule ????????? D. as a consequence

4.A. fans????????????? ?????????????? B. nets??? ????????? C. tickets?????? ????? D. pucks

5.A. excited????????????? ???????????? B. surprised????????????? ????????? C. disappointed??????? D. inspired

6.A. visibly????????????? ????????????? B. incredibly????????????? ???????? C. reliably??????????? D. availably

7.A. scored????????????? B. won????????????? C. defeated??????????? D. ranked

8.A. unfortunately???????? B. blindly?????????? C. amazingly????????????? ??????? D.enthusiastically

9.A. explore????????????? ????????????? B. pour????????????? ???????????? C. fill????????????? ??????????????? D. explode

10.A. sitting????????????? ????????????? B. looking????????????? ?????????? C. taking????????????? ???????????? D. lying

11.A. hand????????????? ?????????????? B. shoulder????????????? ????????? C. eye????????????? ?????????????? D. head

12.A. team????????????? ?????????????? B. crowd????????????? ??????????? C. coach????????????? ???????????? D. family

13.A. at times????????????? ???????????? B. at most????????????? C. at least????????????? D. at last

14.A. picked????????????? B. chose????????????? C. got????????????? D. kept

15.A. divided ??????????? B. threw????????????? C. turned????????????? D. changed

16.A. even if????????????? ????????????? B. as if????????????? ???????????? C. until????????????? ?????????????? D. unless

17.A. goal????????????? ?????? ???????? B. medal ????????????? ???????? C. treasure????????????? ??????????? D. target

18.A. happy????????????? ????????????? B. curious????????????? ?????????? C. sorrowful????????????? ????????? D. horrible

19.A. losing????????????? ????????????? B. winning????????????? ????????? C. catching????????????? ??????????? D. remembering

20.A. strike????????????? ????????????? B. touch????????????? ??????????? C. direct????????????? ????????????? D. mean

第二节．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and    31  with the rented video we had been dying to watch, I was feeling a little   32  , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the   33  .They were so heavy that I decided to   34   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   35   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He 36  a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _37  it.

I suddenly felt very 38 because I was about to do away with a new drink just  39 it was heavy. I knew this man would take all he could  40  , so I walked up to him and  41 the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up 42  and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread  43  his face and this caused me to feel quite  44  . I felt like I  45 be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  46  me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him   47   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I now understand what is   48   by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   49   to do something nice, the image of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  50   of charity.

31. A. equipped               B. covered            C. done             D. offered

32. A. upset                 B. happy              C. tired             D. excited

33. A. video                 B. books              C. pizza            D. clothes

34. A. send off                B. throw away         C. put away          D send out

35. A. after                B. when              C. before            D. while

36. A. owned               B. presented           C. held             D. sought

37. A. going into          B. finding out          C. looking through    D. working out

38. A. stupid               B. guilty              C. disappointed       D. happy

39. A. since                B. until               C. because           D. when

40. A. get                  B. search             C. hear              D. see

41. A. dropped                      B. kept              C. turned             D. handed

42. A. sadly                B. coldly             C. thankfully               D. patiently

43. A. in                 B. across             C. by                  D. through

44. A. regretful           B. satisfied            C. puzzled               D. curious

45. A. couldn’t            B. shouldn’t          C. needn’t              D. mustn’t

46. A. smiled             B. told               C. saw                D. thanked

47. A. whistling           B. whispering         C. listening              D. making

48. A. referred                      B. said               C. meant                      D. spoken

49. A. time                         B. chance             C. idea             D. effort

50. A. power             B. effect              C. result                D. mystery