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

 

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago．We were sort of　 36　 about what was waiting for us．However，when we 37 at the airport，a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us．The days and months were 38　 made easy for us by this kind man．

He greeted us every day with his smiling face．He 39 us in going to the bank，in buying our groceries，in telling us　 40　 to buy almost everything．He told us he is our big brother．

　 41　 ，We watched the match in a coffee shop．During the first get-together，he　 42 us that we're lucky—my husband and I are　 43 in this foreign land．He said he has been 44 for eight years now because he rarely sees his family， 45　 they are in his home country．

During the second get-together, he 　46　 told us that we are his family．He said that he loves us and that he will 47 us because he has been given a 48 of 45 days to go back to his home country．That night，he spoke these words which 49 a great impact in my life：“You changed my life…”

That night deep in our hearts we were 50 by our friend's words．We texted him upon reaching home， 51 him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land．We told him 52 that we feel safe in going out when we are with him，to which he 53 ，“You are my family here．”

On the first week of October，we're going to 54 him back from his vacation．We'll watch the football match again in that 55 shop that holds dear memories．

36．A．curious　 　　 B．worried　 　　 C．certain 　　　　　　　　 D．crazy

37．A．cheeked　 　 B．dropped　 　 C．landed 　　　　　　　　　 D．settled

38．A．therefore　 　 B．instead　 　　 C．anyhow 　　　　　　　 D．otherwise

39．A．expected　 　 B．troubled　 　 C．comforted 　　　　　　 D．accompanied

40．A．when　 　　　 B．where　 　　　 C．why 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．whether

41．A．Once　 　　　 B．Besides　 　　 C．Twice 　　　　　　　　　 D．Finally

42．A．informed　 　 B．warned　 　　 C．blamed 　　　　　　　　 D．convinced

43．A．together　 　 B．nearby　 　　 C．around 　　　　　　　　 D．apart

44．A．sick　 　　　　 B．lonely　 　　　 C．cheerful 　　　　　　　 D．seared

45．A．since　 　　　 B．unless　 　　　 C．as 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．although

46．A．secretly　 　 B．jokingly　 　　 C．proudly 　　　　　　　　 D．sincerely

47．A．remember　 B．miss　 　　　　 C．forget 　　　　　　　　　 D．respect

48．A．delay　 　　　 B．right　 　　　　 C．vacation 　　　　　　　 D．date

49．A．created　 　　 B．designed　 　 C．solved 　　　　　　　　　 D．received

50．A．puzzled　 　　 B．touched　 　 C．astonished 　　　　　　 D．flattered

51．A．thanking　 　 B．forgiving　 　 C．repaying 　　　　　　　 D．punishing

52．A．after all　 　　 B．as well　 　　 C．in return 　　　　 D．in advance

53．A．agreed　 　　 B．objected　 　 C．added 　　　　　　　　　 D．replied

54．A．see　 　　　　　 B．pick　 　　　　 C．call 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．force

55．A．book　 　　　 B．grocery　 　　 C．coffee 　　　　　　　　　 D．sports

“Big boys don’t cry.” I heard those words a lot   36  up in America in the late sixties and early seventies. In those days men were expected to be   37  and rugged and never shed a tear no matter what. Our   38  were all stone faced cowboys who were too   39  to cry. Believing this then I tried my best   40  to cry at all during my teenage and early adult years.

All that changed,   41 , as I was driving home alone one night shortly after my Mom   42 . It was dark and raining outside. I was struggling to   43  the car on the road while at the same time   44  to hold the tears back in my eyes. I remember almost going off the road twice as I blinked back (眨眼控制) the salty water that was burning my   45  and blurring (使模糊) my vision. My hands shook, my heart   46 , and my soul felt dead.   47  I could do it no longer. I stopped, pulled over, lay my head on the steering wheel, and   48 . I cried until the tears couldn’t fall anymore. I cried until the pain that I was holding onto so   49  finally fled my heart.

After that night I   50  something. Big boys do cry.   51 , it is the biggest hearts that cry the most. I realized too that it is our   52  that can release us from our anger and our grief while   53  us to our love and our God. Tears help us to embrace this often bittersweet life. They help us to keep growing   54  to each other in love and joy instead of   55  ourselves up in dull, aching, and lonely hearts.

1.	A．hurrying B．growing C．rising D．getting

 

2.	A．tough B．cold C．independent D．active

 

3.	A．leaders B．neighbors C．heroes D．fathers

 

4.	A．strict B．strong C．stubborn D．eager

 

5.	A．still B．always C．hardly D．never

 

6.	A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．instead

 

7.	A．left B．died C．returned D．disappeared

 

8.	A．keep B．hold C．fix D．move

 

9.	A．hopping B．learning C．managing D．struggling

 

10.	A．arms B．feet C．eyes D．hairs

 

11.	A．hurt B．sank C．froze D．stopped

 

12.	A．Actually B．Finally C．Naturally D．Immediately

 

13.	A．faded B．slept C．rested D．cried

 

14.	A．secretly B．carefully C．strongly D．firmly

 

15.	A．realized B．picked C．gained D．lost

 

16.	A．At least B．In fact C．In all D．As usual

 

17.	A．love B．sweat C．tears D．relation

 

18.	A．helping B．changing C．removing D．reconnecting

 

19.	A．closer B．higher C．richer D．shorter

 

20.	A．catching B．shutting C．picking D．wrapping

 

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

      Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   36   bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will  37  you up in the morning! Here is how it   38  .

      The bed   39  an alarm Clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   40  music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   41   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   42    The sound recording can be loud music or   43   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   44   ," Wake up immediately,  45  you'll be late!"

      If you don't get up   46  the second recording, you   47  be sonly! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   48  minutes. What ! You're  49  in bed! Slowly the   50   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.  51  , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become   52  .

      Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   53  a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new   54  . If their ideas win, the employees win   55   .

      Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

. A. expensive         B. special         C. valuable              D. comfortable

A. get             B. catch           C. make               D. let

A. works             B. runs                 C. happens              D. moves

A.is separated from   B.is made up of    C.is connected to          D.is made into

A. loud              B. classical         C. pop                 D. soft

A. sound            B. voice           C. noise                D. way

A. sends              B. turns            C. plays                D. appears

A. pleasant            B. interesting            C. unpleasant                   D. funny

A. shouts             B. calls            C. whispers             D. persuades

A. and             B. but             C. so                  D. or

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

A. can              B. will            C. may                D. would

A. other           B. another       C. more               D. one

A. still             B. yet                  C. already               D. even

A. end             B. middle         C. body                D. top

A. However      B. Finally         C. Therefore             D. otherwise

A. angry            B. asleep        C. happy               D. awake

A. achieve            B. win            C. gain                 D. defeat

A. ideas           B. problems       C. facts                 D. ways

A. praises            B. positions        C. prizes                D. medals

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

      Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   36   bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will  37  you up in the morning! Here is how it   38  .

      The bed   39  an alarm Clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   40  music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   41   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   42    The sound recording can be loud music or   43   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   44   ," Wake up immediately,  45  you'll be late!"

      If you don't get up   46  the second recording, you   47  be sonly! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   48  minutes. What ! You're  49  in bed! Slowly the   50   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.  51  , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become   52  .

      Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   53  a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new   54  . If their ideas win, the employees win   55   .

      Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

1.. A. expensive          B. special          C. valuable                 D. comfortable

2. A. get               B. catch           C. make                 D. let

3.A. works               B. runs          C. happens               D. moves

4. A.is separated from     B.is made up of      C.is connected to             D.is made into

5.A. loud                 B. classical          C. pop                   D. soft

6. A. sound               B. voice             C. noise                  D. way

7.A. sends               B. turns             C. plays                   D. appears

8.A. pleasant              B. interesting              C. unpleasant                       D. funny

9.A. shouts             B. calls             C. whispers               D. persuades

10. A. and                B. but               C. so                    D. or

11. A. before            B. until             C. since                   D. after

12. A. can                 B. will               C. may                  D. would

13. A. other            B. another       C. more                 D. one

14. A. still                B. yet           C. already                 D. even

15. A. end                B. middle          C. body                  D. top

16. A. However          B. Finally           C. Therefore               D. otherwise

17.A. angry              B. asleep        C. happy                 D. awake

18.A. achieve               B. win              C. gain                   D. defeat

19. A. ideas             B. problems        C. facts                   D. ways

20.A. praises             B. positions          C. prizes                  D. medals