The trees arrived by post, a half – open parcel. They were him and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down to the garden and planted them in their prepared places. Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the holy spot where Herry, his cat, run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The nine trees made an avenue down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen – foot stone wall between the garden and the backyards of the Jenkins Street houses.

“Why do we want a row of trees as well as a wall?” Terry asked his father. His father said, “For privacy. These trees grow very thickly.”

His father’s love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jenkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived at number twelve, and he had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

“Will the trees grow higher than the wall?” Terry asked then. “Oh yes, twice as high if not more. It’ll take a few years but they’ll grow.”

So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked. Terry wondered why this was so desirable. He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can’t we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn’t be showing off, would it?”

“No, I don’t think it would be,” his father said. “Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing isn’t theirs. We don’t want to be the cause of any jealousy if we can help it.” This consideration for other people’s feelings must be a grown-up thing. Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “It seems a lot of trouble to go to stop people being jealous of us.”

His father looked at him. “It isn’t much trouble, Terry,” he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They’ll be beautiful. And you can already hear them whispering to us in the wind.”

1.Where were the trees going to be planted?

    A．In front of the wall.

    B．In the backyards of the Jenkins Street house.

    C．In the middle of their garden.

    D．In front of their house.

2.Terry called a part of the garden “the holy spot” because        .

    A．his cat was buried there

    B．Henry had been run over there

    C．Terry’s own tree was planted there

    D．it was the middle of the garden

3.The underlined sentence, “… he could see part of the point here” (in Paragraph 3) means “       ”.

    A．Terry could see part of the yard from the garden

    B．Terry could see part of the house in Jenkins Street

    C．Terry didn’t understand the meaning of “privacy”

    D．Terry understood partially his father’s consideration for privacy

4.What didn’t Terry agree with?

    A．Letting their neighbors what happened in the garden.

    B．The way their neighbors treat his family

    C．His father’s concern for people’s feelings

    D．His father’s effort of hiding the trees in the garden

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。

A Man Named Lawrence

This is an act of kindness that happened to me one Sunday morning.

It was at two o’clock in the morning. We just came out of a club and were trying to find our   36   back to our city. As we were trying to   37   the bus stop, a man came to us and said he would show us   38   it was. Although we were a little worried, we had no choice but follow him. He told us he was a homeless man and that his name was Lawrence.

When we passed some city workers   40  the streets, they sprayed (喷溅) the homeless man. Lawrence told us that they always sprayed the   41   if they were "in the way". I didn’t know why they would do that. They were human beings,   42  , not cattle or objects.

This man had just gotten   43  in the middle of a cold night, but  44  shouting at the workers, he asked them, "How would you   45  if your father or grandfather were treated like this?" He then told us, "It’s   46  use shouting at them, because they just get angry. You’re better off saying something from the   47  ."

It is   48  ! The world could be so different if only we put our anger  49  , lowered our voices and tried to speak from our hearts.

He took us safely to the stop and on the way talked about everything. We   50  him and told him that we   51  have never found the place on our own. He said, "I have a son of your age, and I hope that if he were   52  , someone would help him."

Not only did Lawrence clear out all the fear and distrust in our hearts, he helped us find our way, in more than one ways.   53  , this man taught us kindness. There was   54  we could really do to repay him. The only thing I hope to do is to   55  other people out.

36．A．way  B．car    C．friend       D．road

37．A．get to       B．find   C．search for D．arrive

38．A．how  B．what  C．which       D．where

39．A．interested  B．annoyed    C．worried    D．disappointed

40．A．wondering on   B．washing    C．painting for      D．decorating

41．A．blacks      B．whites      C．strangers   D．homeless

42．A．above all  B．in all C．after all    D．not at all

43．A．wet B．angry       C．sad    D．cold

44．A．except for B．shortly after     C．instead of  D．owing to

45．A．think B．feel   C．tell    D．say

46．A．no use      B．no point    C．no need    D．no fun

47．A．corners     B．eyes  C．bottom     D．heart

48．A．good B．beautiful   C．true   D．funny

49．A．aside B．off    C．down D．up

50．A．left   B．thanked    C．paid  D．brought

51．A．should      B．could C．must  D．need

52．A．waited for B．taken in    C．lost   D．missed

53．A．On the contrary       B．On the other hand    C．What’s up D．What’s more

54．A．something B．anything   C．everything       D．nothing

55．A．help  B．work C．pay   D．check

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。
A Man Named Lawrence
This is an act of kindness that happened to me one Sunday morning.
It was at two o’clock in the morning. We just came out of a club and were trying to find our   36   back to our city. As we were trying to   37   the bus stop, a man came to us and said he would show us   38   it was. Although we were a little worried, we had no choice but follow him. He told us he was a homeless man and that his name was Lawrence.
When we passed some city workers   40  the streets, they sprayed (喷溅) the homeless man. Lawrence told us that they always sprayed the   41   if they were "in the way". I didn’t know why they would do that. They were human beings,   42  , not cattle or objects.
This man had just gotten   43  in the middle of a cold night, but  44  shouting at the workers, he asked them, "How would you   45  if your father or grandfather were treated like this?" He then told us, "It’s   46  use shouting at them, because they just get angry. You’re better off saying something from the   47  ."
It is   48  ! The world could be so different if only we put our anger  49  , lowered our voices and tried to speak from our hearts.
He took us safely to the stop and on the way talked about everything. We   50  him and told him that we   51  have never found the place on our own. He said, "I have a son of your age, and I hope that if he were   52  , someone would help him."
Not only did Lawrence clear out all the fear and distrust in our hearts, he helped us find our way, in more than one ways.   53  , this man taught us kindness. There was   54  we could really do to repay him. The only thing I hope to do is to   55  other people out.
36．A．way  B．car    C．friend       D．road
37．A．get to       B．find   C．search for D．arrive
38．A．how  B．what  C．which       D．where
39．A．interested  B．annoyed    C．worried    D．disappointed
40．A．wondering on   B．washing    C．painting for      D．decorating
41．A．blacks      B．whites      C．strangers   D．homeless
42．A．above all  B．in all C．after all    D．not at all
43．A．wet B．angry       C．sad    D．cold
44．A．except for B．shortly after     C．instead of  D．owing to
45．A．think B．feel   C．tell    D．say
46．A．no use      B．no point    C．no need    D．no fun
47．A．corners     B．eyes  C．bottom     D．heart
48．A．good B．beautiful   C．true   D．funny
49．A．aside B．off    C．down D．up
50．A．left   B．thanked    C．paid  D．brought
51．A．should      B．could C．must  D．need
52．A．waited for B．taken in    C．lost   D．missed
53．A．On the contrary       B．On the other hand    C．What’s up D．What’s more
54．A．something B．anything   C．everything       D．nothing
55．A．help  B．work C．pay   D．check

Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .

There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .

Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?

She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .

I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .

Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?

1.Who wrote this story ?

    A．A student in New York who is not interested in maths .

    B．Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home .

    C．An old maths teacher in a middle school .

    D．An old person who once lived in New York when he was young .

2.When did the story happen?

    A．Over sixty years ago .                        B． Over fifty years ago .

    C．Over seventy years ago .                      D．Over eighty years ago .

3.In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?

    A．表扬      B．批评     C．教育         D．原谅

4.When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she      .

    A．became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour

    B．thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching

    C．tried to find out who made the mistakes first

    D．wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating

5.Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?

A．Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests .

B．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well .

C．Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children .

D．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer .