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、D）中，选出一个最佳选项。

I was a single parent of four small children，working at a minimum—wage job．Money was always   1   I never   2   any in the bank．It was Christmas time，and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts，we planned to decorate our home and celebrate with friends.

But the big   3    for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall．They talked and   4  for weeks ahead of time，asking each other and their grandparents what they wanted for Christmas．I dreaded it．I had   5   $100 for presents to be shared by all five of us.

    The   6  day arrived and we started out early．I   7  the money equally among us and reminded them to  8  gifts about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered for shopping.

Back in the car driving home，everyone was  9 high Christmas spirits，but my younger daughter，Ginger，was unusually  10 .I could  11  through the plastic bag that she had bought candy bars—fifty—cent candy bars! I was so angry．For what did you swap the twenty dollars you   12  from me? I wanted to yell at her，but I didn’t say anything   13   we got home．I   14  her into my bedroom and closed the door，ready to be  15  again when I asked her what she had done with the money.

    “I was looking around，thinking of what to buy，and I stopped to   16   the little cards on one of the Salvation Army’s Giving Trees．One of the cards was for a little girl，four years old， and all she wanted for Christmas was  17   with clothes and a hairbrush．So I   18   the card off the tree and bought the doll and hairbrush for her and took it to the Salvation Army booth.’’

    “I only had   19   money left to buy candy bars for us，” Ginger continued，” but we have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

    I never felt so   20   as I did that day.

1.     A．tight           B．adequate      C．short           D．ample

2.     A．withdrew        B．deposited    C．stored          D．hid

3.     A．day             B．excitement                       C．time       D．wish

4.     A．asked           B．searched      C．planned         D．waited

5.     A．included        B．borrowed      C．saved           D．charged

6.     A．fine            B．fair          C．funny           D．big

7.     A．allocated       B．contributed    C．assigned       D．advocated

8.     A．look up         B．look for      C．look through    D．look into

9.     A．in              B．at            C．for             D．of

10.  A．happy           B．upset         C．noisy           D．quiet

11.  A．tell            B．think         C．believe         D．consider

12.  A．cheated         B．grasped       C．attained        D．stole

13.  A．unless          B．until         C．as              D．since

14.  A．found           B．forced        C．seized          D．called

15.  A．angry           B．curious       C．excited         D．surprised

16.  A．watch           B．read          C．enjoy           D．buy

17.  A．card            B．toy           C．gift            D．doll

18.  A．took            B．kept          C．turned          D．1eft

19.   A．little          B．no            C．enough          D．many

20.   A．glad            B．poor          C．rich            D．great

完形填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　A storeowner was tacking a sign above his door that reads “Puppies for Sale”. A little boy appeared under the store owner's 1 “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked. The storeowner replied, “Anywhere from $ 30 to $ 50.” The little boy 2 in his pocket and pulled out some change. “I have $ 2.37,” he said, “Can I please look at them?” The store owner 3 and whistled and out of the kennel(狗舍) came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five tiny balls of fur. One puppy was lagging(落后) considerably behind.

Immediately the boy singled out the 4 and limping puppy and said, “What's wrong with that little dog?” The store owner 5 that the veterinarian(兽医) had examined the little puppy. It would always be lame. The little boy became 6 , “That is the little puppy that I want to buy.” The storeowner said, “No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll 7 him to you.” The little boy got quite 8 . He said, “I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is 9 every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay 10 price. In fact, I'll give you $ 2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 11 I have him paid for.” The storeowner countered, “He is 12 going to be able to run and jump and play with you 13 the other puppies.”

　　To this, the little boy reached down and 14 his pant leg to reveal(露出) a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace(支架). He looked up at the storeowner and softly replied, “Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 15 !”

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”

His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we    16    our calm, we shout for that.”

“But, why do you shout when the other person is    17    next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft    18   ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”

Disciples gave some other answers but none    19    the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their    20    distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the    21    they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”

Then the saint asked, “What    22    when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very    23   .”

The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get    24    closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only    25    each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get    26   , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not   27    the path to return!”

1.A. miss                               B. lose                                   C. avoid                                 D. refuse

2.A. already                         B. yet                                     C. just                                    D. well

3.A. voice                    B. sound                               C. attitude                            D. manner

4.A. excited                         B. satisfied                            C. surprised                         D. persuaded

5.A. heads                            B. brains                               C. backs                                D. hearts

6.A. faster                            B. slower                              C. louder                              D. earlier

7.A. happens                       B. matters                   C. decides                            D. concerns

8.A. short                             B. long                                   C. easy                                  D. hard

9.A. never                            B. ever                                  C. too                                    D. even

10.A. look at                        B. take over                         C. turn away                         D. rely on

11.A. empty                         B. distant                              C. cold                                   D. lonely

12.A. build                           B. repair                               C. follow                               D. find

 

　　We were about to gather up our things and return to our car (1) a man appeared. He looked very annoyed and asked us (2) if we realized that these grounds were (3) property. He (4) a notice (5) said that camping was not allowed. (6) father explained that he (7) the notice and did not know that camping was not allowed. (8) father apologize, The man did not seem (9) and asked him for his name and address. All the way home, we were so (10) that hardly anyone spoke a word.

　　For the (11) the week, we wondered what would happen. The following Sunday , we stayed at home (12) it was a fine day. About noon, a large and very expensive car stopped outside our house. We were astonished when we saw several people (13) to have a picnic in our small garden. Father got very(14) and went out to ask them (15) they thought they were doing. He was (16) to see that one of them was the man who (17) taken out address the week (18)!

(19) of them began laughing and father welcomed the strangers into the house. (20), we became good friends. but we learned a lesson we have never forgotten.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.

I was driving across the country with my daughter to  1  my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove   2   for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get   3  .

I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my  4   into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged   5    wandering around. Feeling   6   about that, I asked the lady. What   7  me was: they were waiting for us![来源:Zxxk.Com]

The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our     8   . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a  9   place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.

I was very touched by their  10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential  11  of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I  12   them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and   13   our destination safely.

I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not   14   . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their   15           it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.

1.A. desert                    B. stop                         C. join                         D. save

2.A. slowly                   B. quickly                    C. safely                D. quietly

3.A. excited                  B. bored                       C. interested                 D. refreshed

4.A. daughter         B. luggage                    C. license                     D. car

5.A. lady               B. man                         C. couple               D. angel

6.A. angry                    B. curious                     C. jealous                     D. terrible

7.A. surprised        B. worried                    C. annoyed                   D. upset

8.A. room                    B. car                           C. area                         D. park

9.A. quiet                     B. noisy                       C. dangerous          D. safe

10.A. devotion              B. honesty                    C. potential                   D. consideration

11.A. stops                   B. dangers                    C. mistakes                   D. changes

12.A. forgave        B. asked                       C. thanked                    D. blamed

13.A. reached        B. left                          C. missed                     D. passed

14.A. seen                    B. forgotten                  C. deserted                   D. recognized

15.A. kindness              B. safety                C. faces                        D. wings