完形填空。     It was Christmas. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders excitedly
expected the great day of gift-giving in a couple of days.
     Each day the children produced some new  1  -Christmas cards, handmade gifts, German bells and so on.
Through it all she remained alone,  2  from far away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once
so happy, now suddenly so quiet. I hoped the festivities would please her. But nothing did. The students made
the fried marbles (small balls, made of glass or stone) and competed with one another to bring the  3  ones.
     The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were  4 . All along,
she sat quietly, watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and
carefully. I waited but she  5 . After school I sat down in a chair, hardly knew what was happening, when
she came to me with out-stretched hands, holding a small white box that looked a little old, as if it had been
 6  many times by unknown, childish hands. She said nothing."For me?" I asked. She said not a word, but 
 7   her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, shining green, a fried marble hung from
a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old  8  and saw the question in her dark brown eyes.   9
 I knew-she had made it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her
or brush her hair or  10  her childish joys or sorrows.
     I meant  11  when I said in a low voice, "Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would love it." Neither
of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we cried together. And for that moment I
became her mother, for she had given me the greatest  12  of all: her trust and love.

(     )1. A. candles     (     )2. A. preparing  (     )3. A. prettiest  (     )4. A. mentioned  (     )5. A. gave away  (     )6. A. afforded   (     )7. A. nodded     (     )8. A. face      (     )9. A. Certainly (     )10. A. appear   (     )11. A. her      (     )12. A. joy	B. cakes    B. playing    B. wisest     B. advised   B. threw away B. touched   B. raised     B. hands     B. Suddenly  B. enjoy     B. myself     B. promise	C. wonders     C. searching    C. heaviest     C. exchanged    C. carried away C. disturbed   C. lowered     C. hair       C. Generally   C. share       C. us         C. gift	D. cheese       D. watching     D. cleverest    D. achieved       D. turned away   D. realized    D. dropped      D. head         D. Hopefully      D. reply                                     D. it            D. wish
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阅读理解。
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill.      One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.      They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungrily, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. "Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr. Smith. "Yes, certainly, sir," answered the waiter. "We serve it until half past nine."      "What are the times of meals then?" asked Mr. Smith. "Well, sir," answered the waiter. "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine."      "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London." said Mr. Smith.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holidays in ________.
A. New York　　 B. London　　 C. New Jersey D. Washington
2. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a lot of money, they decided to go to ________.
A. their hometown　 B. the capital of England C. New Jersey D. a small city in England
3. They went to London by ________.
A. sea　　　　　 B. plane　　　　 C. train　　　　　 D. bus
4. rom the story we know that this was the ________ time for the Smiths to go to London.
A. first　　　　 　 B. second　　 C. third　　　　　 D. fourth
5. What does the sentence "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London" mean?
A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time. B. We have enough time to see the sights of London. C. We can see more sights of London. D. We have little time to see the sights of London.
阅读理解。
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around a shining car. "Is this your car, sir?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. "The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn"t cost you anything. Oh, my God! I wish..." He hesitated (犹豫). Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,"Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I"d love that."      After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said: "Would you mind driving in front of my house, sir?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again, "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.      He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.      "There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn"t cost him a cent. And some day I"m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that I"ve been trying to tell you about."      Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1. The street urchin was very surprised when ________.
A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car
2. From the story we can see the urchin ________.
A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Paul"s brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brother like Paul"s D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.
A. to show his neighbors the big car B. to show he had a rich friend C. to tell his brother about his wish D. to let Paul give them a ride
4. We can infer from the story that ________.
A. Paul couldn"t understand the urchin B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother D. the urchin"s wish came true in the end
5. We can infer from the story that ________.
A. There is something wrong with Paul"s brother"s eyes. B. There is something wrong with Paul"s brother"s legs. C. There is something wrong with the urchin"s brother"s eyes. D. There is something wrong with the urchin"s brother"s legs.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用方框内所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。
A tourist was traveling alone in the desert (沙漠). After two weeks his car stopped (1)______, so he started walking. He was lost and had no water. It was very hot and he became very (2)______. After five hours he saw a small tent. There was a woman in it. The tourist said to her, "Water. Please (3)______ me some water."     "I"m sorry. I haven"t any water. I only sell ties (领带)," the woman replied.     The tourist had to walk on, and became more thirsty. Two hours later he came to (4)______ tent with an old man in it.     "Water. Please sell me some water."     "I"m sorry. I haven"t any water. I only sell ties," the old man replied.      The tourist put his (5)______ back into his pocket and walked on. He was very, very thirsty and tired. One hour later he arrived at a third tent. There (6)______ a tall man in front of it. The tall man said, "Do you want to buy a tie? I have a lot of beautiful ties."     "No! No! No!" (7)______ the tourist, "I need water. Please sell me water!"     "I"m sorry. I only have ties," said the tall man.     The tourist fell to the ground (8)______ started to crawl (爬). Half an hour later he saw a large, expensive-looking hotel. He crawled to the door and took out all his money. He said to the doorman, "Water! I will pay ￡100  (9)______ a glass of water."     The doorman looked at him and said, "I"m sorry, sir. You can"t come into the hotel (10)______ you are not wearing a tie."
根据短文内容，在每一空格内填写一词，使短文完整连贯。
The doorbell rang and Mrs. Carson opened the front floor. Her heart sank 1______ she saw Mrs. Burbridge.  2______ Mrs Burbridge called; she stayed for hours and hours.     "Good afternoon, Mrs. Carson," Mrs. Burbridge said. "Do come in," Just 3______ Mrs Carson had feared, Mrs. Burbridge stayed for several hours. It was nearly six o"clock 4______ Mr. Carson would be home from work soon...      Mrs. Carson kept wondering 5______ she would ask Mrs. Burbridge to leave without making her angry. "Has your husband got home from work 6______,"Mrs. Carson asked. "Oh, yes," Mrs. Burbridge answered. "He always gets home at about five o"clock..." "It"s nearly six o"clock. Won"t he be getting worried about you?" Mrs. Carson said.     "I thought of 7______," Mrs Burbridge said. "8______ it"s so pleasant here. We"ve had such a lovely afternoon. You know 9______ I"ll do?  "I"ll ring up my husband 10______  tell him to come round, too. May I use your phone, please?"
在阅读理解各段大意的基础上给短文重新排序。
A. They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park. I walked towards the gate of the park. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of me. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He walked to a nearby dustbin and started looking through it.      B. On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket. I was feeling a little tired, as I was carrying my shopping bags.      C. Just then, I realized what the saying "Giving is getting" really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.       D. I suddenly felt sorry. I knew this man would take all that he could get, so I came up to him and gave some fruit to him. The man, with wrinkles (皱纹) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.      E. Giving sometimes doesn"t cost you much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man"s happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others.      F. A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very pleased, then he said, "Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then this drink and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter"s lucky day. Thank you, boy." Then he wentaway, singing a song.      B 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ E