完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Haircuts from the Heart

Even though Rebecca didn't enjoy having long hair, still, month after month for two and a half years, Rebecca let her hair grow until it nearly reached her waist. At the right time,  1   would donate（捐献）her beautiful hair to a group in Palm Springs, Florida called Locks of Love.
Locks of Love is a special   2  called a charity(慈善机构). The members of this group work to help others in need.   3  the healthy cut hair that Rebecca sends them, they will have a wig(假发) made for a child who needs it. Children who need wigs are those who   4   all their hair because of illness or as a side effect from certain medicines they have to   5  . Rebecca's hair will be used to help replace the   6   that another child has lost. It will also replace some of the bad feelings that child may have from not having hair.
The day finally came to cut her long hair. Rebecca had chosen a beauty  7   in her city that gave to the Locks of Love program. The hairstylist who worked there took the time to make sure Rebecca's hair was cut and packaged properly .
First the hairstylist made sure that Rebecca's hair was clean, dry, and not damaged by chemicals. The hairstylist also made sure that the cut hair would be at least ten inches long. Then he cut Rebecca's hair. Rebecca had   8   to have her cut hair bundled into a ponytail（绑成马尾辫）. She took great   9   in placing the cut ponytail into a plastic bag and then an envelope to be mailed to Locks of Love. Finally as her reward, Rebecca's   10   hair was styled.
Now with short hair, Rebecca made another important decision. She decided to let it grow long again. 11   she will give it to Locks of Love. Judging from last time, she   12  it will take about three years. Even though Rebecca no longer has long hair, she certainly has a big heart.

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    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36    of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37     for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 

As they grew up together, they had their share of     38    and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39     own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     40     misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41     . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42     independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43   .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44     future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45      Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46     determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47     you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. legs              B. arms          C. eyes           D. hands 

2.A. sad           B. afraid           C. worried        D. alone

3.A. questions    B. accidents       C. problems         D. business

4.A. his           B. her            C. my             D. their

5.A. serious           B. sudden            C. terrible       D. similar

6.A. returned          B. disappeared       C. moved          D. left

7. A. completely       B. directly          C. seriously        D. immediately

8.A. break         B. beat          C. fly            D. jump

9.A. unfair        B. uncertain     C. unsafe             D. undoubted

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

11. A. opinions        B. values            C. senses             D. attitudes

12.A. follow           B. catch         C. disturb            D. hurt

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.

For weeks my mother had helped me   1  my lines. But once on stage, every word   2   from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (旁白) part for the play, and asked me to change   3  . Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she  4 my unhappiness  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping（炸开）through the grass in bunches, I watched my   5  carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds(杂草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll have   6 roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,”I said.“All flowers are   7  —even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is   8  of people, too,”she added.

When I   9  that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

　“  10   you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous   11  , I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give  12  to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.                A．practice        B．write           C．train     D．read

2.                A．left            B．developed      C．disappeared   D．failed

3.                A．roles           B．lines           C．plays D．teachers

4.                A．touched        B．heard          C．reached D．sensed

5.                A．teacher        B．friend          C．classmate D．mother

6.                A．only           B．hardly          C．still  D．also

7.                A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．natural   D．lively

8.                A．kind           B．same           C．true D．clever

9.                A．remembered    B．realized         C．explained D．promised

10.               A．Or            B．So             C．And  D．But

11.               A．talking         B．management     C．helping    D．encouragement

12.               A．that           B．this            C．it D．them