I was sitting at the counter having breakfast at a restaurant the other day．It' s a small place． A man walked in and sat next to me．On top of the milk-dispenser （ 自动售货机） is a small  1_ placed there for both the customers' enjoyment and the owners when things get   2 The news was mostly about the local people．There was a little girl   3  through some coats in a shop on the screen now．The reporter asked her if she found something that   4  ．She smiled, "I like this store．Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted,   5  I'm getting this one for my friend, Mandy．All I know is that Mandy   6  a coat．"

Out of the comer of my eye I could see the man lower his head and begin to   7  his eyes．"Hey, don't feel bad," I told him．He turned  8  me．I could still see the   9  ．

He said, "I'm Mandy' s father．That's the first time I've seen that．"

Oh, my God! My hands   10  and I also wept．"It must be raining," he   11  ．We spoke for a few more minutes．It turns out that he' s been   12 for more than a year and now does odd （零散的） jobs to pay bills．We said   13  and I went to the cash register．I said in a low voice that I   14  his check．"He only gets coffee," the  15  said．"Well, here．This is for my meal, his coffee and tell him this is for Mandy．"

Many years ago I spoke at my friend' s church in Atlanta．A woman came up to me and gave me everything she had in her  16  ．I was shocked and began to   17  it．"It isn't very much , but God said it would multiply．Please take it," she said．

It was $ 57．I   18  carried it with me until that very day．I gave it away and replaced it． I turned to walk away and another man sitting at the counter said, " I heard your  19  with that man．I'll help him,   20  ．"

His eyes watered and he said," He' s right．It must be raining．"

1.                A．radio          B．television       C．recorder  D．computer

 

2.                A．busy           B．easy           C．fast  D．slow

 

3.                A．putting         B．looking         C．waiting   D．taking

 

4.                A．fitted          B．happened       C．mattered D．started

 

5.                A．until           B．so             C．but  D．designs

 

6.                A．needs          B．buys           C．donates  D．designs

 

7.                A．protect         B．close           C．describe  D．wipe

 

8.                A．toward         B．at             C．behind   D．for

 

9.                A．anger          B．eyes           C．tears D．joy

 

10.               A．cleaned        B．shook          C．helped    D．touched

 

11.               A．sighed         B．guessed        C．screamed  D．joked

 

12.               A．sick           B．sad            C．jobless    D．hopeless

 

13.               A．okay           B．hello           C．nothing   D．goodbye

 

14.               A．examined       B．wanted         C．watched   D．accepted

 

15.               A．clerk          B．teacher        C．president  D．nurse

 

16.               A．glass           B．purse          C．house D．basket

 

17.               A．forget          B．praise          C．refuse D．advise

 

18.               A．always         B．sometimes      C．never D．rarely

 

19.               A．discussion      B．problem        C．conversation   D．decision

 

20.               A．though         B．yet            C．still   D．too

 

 

Signs made up mainly of circles, crosses, or arrows, can occasionally be seen at the entrance of a house. They   1   that a tramp(流浪汉) has been there. This special sign-language is often used by tramps to tell their   2   whether the people living in a certain house are hospitable(好客的) or unfriendly, and to save them the trouble of making unnecessary   3  .

Quite by chance one day, I   4   a real tramp. He is such a rare sight these days that I stopped and   5   him from some distance away. He was dressed just as a tramp would be, in patched trousers and a jacket many sizes   6   big for him. On his head there was a shabby hat and his boots were so worn that they were almost coming   7   pieces. But the man himself looked   8  , as if he had not a care in the world. He put down a small bag by the front gate, and began   9   a sign left by a previous(先前的) caller. Although the sign was   10   to me, it must have been favorable to him, for his face lit up with   11 . He entered the gate and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him   12  his hat. But the conversation that took place was very   13   indeed, for before he said a few words, the door shut loudly in his face. I felt very sorry for him   14   he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved   15   towards the gate.   16   he stopped, looked at the sign and shook   17   seriously as if he had made a big mistake. Digging deep into his pockets, he took out a piece of   18  , rubbed out the existing sign and   19  a new one in its place. Then he   20   his things and began walking to the next house, whistling as he went along.

1. A. prove　　　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　　　    C. explain　　　　　　　　  D. warn

2. A. fellows　　　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. families　　　　　　　　 D. masters

3. A. calls　　　　　　　　　　     B. cook　　　　　　　　　　    C. quarrel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visits

4. A. came across　　　　  B. came over　　　　　　    C. went through　　　　  D. went over

5. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　  B. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　    D. examined

6. A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. about　　　　　　　　　　   C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. so

7. A. from　　　　　　　　    B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

8. A. happy　　　　　　　　   B. unhappy　　　　　　　　   C. disappointed　　　　   D. anxious

9. A. drawing　　　　　　    B. wiping　　　　　　　　　　  C. using　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. studying

10. A. meaningless　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. new

11. A. anger　　　　　　　　  B. hope　　　　　　　　　　    C. satisfaction　　　　　　　　   D. fear

12. A. rise　　　　　　　　　　 B. pull　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. push

13. A. discouraging　　    B. short　　　　　　　　　　    C. successful　　　　　　　　    D. special

14. A. since　　　　　　　　  B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. after　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

15. A. slowly　　　　 B. directly　　    　　   C. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. angrily

16. A. Where　　　　　　    B. There　　　　　　　　　　   C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. So

17. A. his hands　　　　    B. the gate　　　　　　　　    C. his head　　　　　　   D. a tree

18. A. chalk　　　　　　　　  B. wood　　　　　　　　　　   C. bread　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cake

18. A. changed　　　　　　　　　　 B. formed　　　　　　　　　　 C. developed　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

20. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked for　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

 

Signs made up mainly of circles, crosses, or arrows, can occasionally be seen at the entrance of a house. They   1   that a tramp(流浪汉) has been there. This special sign-language is often used by tramps to tell their   2   whether the people living in a certain house are hospitable(好客的) or unfriendly, and to save them the trouble of making unnecessary   3  .

Quite by chance one day, I   4   a real tramp. He is such a rare sight these days that I stopped and   5   him from some distance away. He was dressed just as a tramp would be, in patched trousers and a jacket many sizes   6   big for him. On his head there was a shabby hat and his boots were so worn that they were almost coming   7   pieces. But the man himself looked   8  , as if he had not a care in the world. He put down a small bag by the front gate, and began   9   a sign left by a previous(先前的) caller. Although the sign was   10   to me, it must have been favorable to him, for his face lit up with   11 . He entered the gate and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him   12  his hat. But the conversation that took place was very   13   indeed, for before he said a few words, the door shut loudly in his face. I felt very sorry for him   14   he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved   15   towards the gate.   16   he stopped, looked at the sign and shook   17   seriously as if he had made a big mistake. Digging deep into his pockets, he took out a piece of   18  , rubbed out the existing sign and   19  a new one in its place. Then he   20   his things and began walking to the next house, whistling as he went along.

1. A. prove　　　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　　　    C. explain　　　　　　　　  D. warn

2. A. fellows　　　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. families　　　　　　　　 D. masters

3. A. calls　　　　　　　　　　     B. cook　　　　　　　　　　    C. quarrel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visits

4. A. came across　　　　  B. came over　　　　　　    C. went through　　　　  D. went over

5. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　  B. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　    D. examined

6. A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. about　　　　　　　　　　   C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. so

7. A. from　　　　　　　　    B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

8. A. happy　　　　　　　　   B. unhappy　　　　　　　　   C. disappointed　　　　   D. anxious

9. A. drawing　　　　　　    B. wiping　　　　　　　　　　  C. using　　　　　　   

　　　　　　 D. studying

10. A. meaningless　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. new

11. A. anger　　　　　　　　  B. hope　　　　　　　　　　    C. satisfaction　　　　　　　　   D. fear

12. A. rise　　　　　　　　　　 B. pull　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. push

13. A. discouraging　　    B. short　　　　　　　　　　    C. successful　　　　　　　　    D. special

14. A. since　　　　　　　　  B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. after　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

15. A. slowly　　　　 B. directly　　    　　   C. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. angrily

16. A. Where　　　　　　    B. There　　　　　　　　　　   C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. So

17. A. his hands　　　　    B. the gate　　　　　　　　    C. his head　　　　　　   D. a tree

18. A. chalk　　　　　　　　  B. wood　　　　　　　　　　   C. bread　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cake

18. A. changed　　　　　　　　　　 B. formed　　　　　　　　　　 C. developed　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

20. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked for　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

 

 

    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。

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  1the move, my father  2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   3that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we’re  4to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn’t seem  5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the  6_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  7mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  8into own new home.

9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   10explored(探索) our new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You’d better not  12that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  13, new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  14? It must be quite a _15after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  16the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.

     "It’s vastness," she offered. “That vastness  17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  18how little you are in comparison with the world.  _19, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  20would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch."

1.A. During         B. Until                C. Upon             D. Before      

2.A. gathered       B. warned           C. organized            D. comforted 

3.A. hoping             B. admitting            C. realizing            D. believing  

4.A. going          B. moving           C. driving              D. flying    

5.A. good           B. simple           C. big                  D. proper   

6.A. picture            B. ground               C. scene            D. area     

7.A. suggested      B. solved               C. discovered           D. explained 

8.A. settled            B. walked               C. hurried          D. stepped 

9.A. If             B. After            C. once             D. While    

10.A. bitterly          B. easily          C. proudly          D. eagerly   

11.A as well            B. as usual             C. fight away           D. on time  

12.A. move              B. dig                  C. pull                 D. touch    

13.A. of course    B. in fact          C. after all            D. at least  

14.A. desert            B. city                 C. state                D. country  

15.A. luck              B. doubt                C. shock            D. danger  

16.A. found         B. examined             C. watched          D. reached   

17.A. why           B. when             C. how                  D. where  

18.A. prove             B. guess                C. sense           D. expect   

19.A. However       B. Otherwise            C. Therefore            D. Meanwhile

20.A. idea          B. life                 C. home                 D. family