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

 

 

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。

I have lived in Falmouth for about 10 years. I had moved several times before finding Falmouth,  1setting in one place for a long time. My favorite experience of Falmouth was when I   2to deliver Thanksgiving dinner to families or individuals unable to drive or suffering from illness. It was (a)n   3experience.

Volunteers checked in, lined up and followed the   4given. There were many people working. How they manage all of this is quite amazing. The   5of such an event is inspiring.

The best part of the day was delivering the food to homes.   6, they had enough drivers and no assignment for us.   7, the gentleman in front of us checking in had six meals to deliver. So my husband and I   8him, offering to help him fill his box and take the meals to his car. He was   9and we began our task. When he was   10to deliver his quota(配额，限额), he handed us one of the delivery cards, saying, “Since this is your first time, I want you to be able to feel the   11that comes from meeting the people.” I   12that I was somewhat nervous at this first   13. Who knows what I might find behind a stranger’s door.

We rang the doorbell and were met by an extremely   14man. He asked us inside and from the hallway, I could see the silver   15of a walker approaching. We saw a little old lady. She expressed deep gratitude for the delivery.   16she had been diagnosed with cancer, she has had trouble getting out. She could not have been any more gracious and handed me a beautiful scarf she had made and an envelope of   17to the homeless. Can you imagine? Cancer, unable to get out to gather dinner and she still   18such deep gratitude. We   19but not before we hugged goodbye. The gentleman that was kind enough to give us one of his deliveries was   20. This was the best part.

 

1.A. still                B. never                C. even                 D. ever

2.A. volunteered    B. failed                C. pretended                D. happened

3.A. confusing      B. strange                    C. amazing                   D. secret

4.A. troubles         B. helpers                    C. directions         D. cars

5.A. hope             B. reason                     C. goal                        D. harmony

6.A. At once          B. For this reason   C. At first                    D. Shortly afterwards

7.A. However               B. Furthermore             C. Therefore         D. Otherwise

8.A. cheated          B. approached              C. passed                    D. remembered

9.A. disappointed   B. sympathetic             C. angry                      D. grateful

10.A. allowed              B. forced                    C. refused                   D. driven

11.A. regret          B. panic                C. surprise           D. joy

12.A. forgive         B. admitted                  C. dreamt                    D. hoped

13.A. expression  B. embarrassment   C. task                 D. agreement

14.A friendly         B. cruel                       C. worried                   D. depressed

15.A. wings          B. legs                 C. rings                      D. lines

16.A. Unless                B. If                           C. Although          D. Since

17.A. thanks         B. tickets             C. donation          D. advice

18.A. hid                     B. exhibited           C. saved                     D. exchanged

19.A. left                    B. promised          C. met                         D. greeted

20.A. risky           B. challengeable             C. right                       D. stupid

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes   130 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him   2what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would  3. I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975,   4what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he   5me, as much by example as  6, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve   7.

Neither of us could know how our  8would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English. I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair. After several years, I was  9department chair, and our relationship changed   10. I thought that it might be  11chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt   12me throughout. He knew when to give me   13about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have.   14, he encouraged me to seize the new     15.

Five years ago, I became the   16of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could   17on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (n)   18wealth of lessons to teach.   19his students don’t know it yet, I know how   20they are; I’m still one of them.

1.A．mostly           B．exactly        C．only           D．simply

2.A．explain          B．predict        C．speak          D．teach

3.A．keep             B．achieve        C．choose         D．take

4.A．preparing        B．discovering    C．wondering      D．realizing

5.A．assisted         B．reminded       C．advised        D．convinced

6.A．words            B．action         C．explanation    D．models

7.A．the others       B．everyone       C．others         D．anyone

8.A．relationship     B．position       C．situation      D．condition

9.A．pointed          B．named          C．given          D．taken

10.A．already         B．yet            C．still          D．again

11.A．foolish         B．surprising     C．uncertain      D．challenging

12.A．promoted        B．accepted       C．supported      D．welcomed

13.A．advice          B．information    C．notice         D．thought

14.A．Otherwise       B．Therefore      C．Furthermore    D．Instead

15.A．choice          B．opportunity    C．occupation     D．possibility

16.A．teacher         B．principal      C．officer        D．clerk

17.A．live            B．look           C．depend         D．take

18.A．rich            B．little         C．valuable       D．endless

19.A．Once            B．Even if        C．Unless         D．Until

20.A．fortunate       B．curious        C．innocent       D．satisfied