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（一）

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it ___1___ we passed by a café. Suddenly I noticed a short old man， ___2___ with some bits of cloth， shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone wh o would ___3___ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.

I asked my ___4___ to go over and hand this old man something. He ___5___ into my husbands face， smiled and said， “___6___.” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live ___7___ the cold night.

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next ___8___， as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening， and here membered the ___9___ and came up to my window and ___10___ at me. This time I offered him a ___11___ of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He ___12___ the food， smi ledand said， “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he ___13___ me think of my father.

I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day， it could happen to one ofus， ___14___ please do not pass by a ___15___ pers on without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

（ ）1. A. after B. when C. before D. if

（ ）2. A. covered B. tied C. filled D. provided

（ ）3. A. send B. leave C. greet D. accept

（ ）4. A. father B. son C. husband D. friend

（ ）5. A. watched B. knocked C. came D. looked

（ ）6. A. Excuse me B. Beg your pardon C. Take it easy D. Thank you

（ ）7. A. in B. through C. under D. off

（ ）8. A. year B. month C. week D. day

（ ）9. A. office B. gift C. car D. shop

（ ）10. A. smiled B. pointed C. called D. shouted

（ ）11. A. box B. bag C. bottle D. basket

（ ）12. A. held B. ordered C. dropped D. received

（ ）13. A. got B. forced C. made D. allowed

（ ）14. A. so B. and C. or D. but

（ ）15. A. quiet B. sick C. poor D. shy

（二）

Heres a good way to find out where you need the most improvement： check your report card. Dont just look at the ___1___. Check the comments your teachers write about each ___2___.

Very often when students ___3___ report cards， they check theirm arks very quickly. Then they stop ___4___ and put them away. However， this is not right. Your report cards may ___5___ comments from each teacher. These comments are more useful than the grades.

Not all comments by teachers are useful. Some have a common ___6___ of how the class has studied in the ___7___ term. There may be only a few ___8___ on your own work， and sometimes such comment sare m ainly written about which is ___9___， but not about your weak points.

Sometimes teachers comments are written in a kind of secret code[代碼] that I ___10___ “report speak”. For example， “George has a good unders tanding of… ” It ___11___ good. But in fact， a “good” understanding may be the third， or fourth best result below “excellent” and “very good”. ___12___ you realize this， “good understanding” isnt so good any more.

Because comments on the report card dont ___13___ have the in for mation youre looking for， the ___14___ way to discover where you most need to improve is to ask your teachers ___15___ if you want to use your report card better.

（ ）1. A. grades B. colors C. appointments D. decisions

（ ）2. A. model B. behavior C. interview D. subject

（ ）3. A. discuss B. receive C. count D. expect

（ ）4. A. annoying B. confusing C. raising D. reading

（ ）5. A. express B. include C. increase D. invent

（ ）6. A. description B. advertisement C. competition D. entertainment

（ ）7. A. back B. past C. next D. last

（ ）8. A. words B. members C. lectures D. researches

（ ）9. A. terrible B. polite C. nice D. silent

（ ）10. A. advise B. offer C. remember D. call

（ ）11. A. reminds B. sounds C. succeeds D. displays

（ ）12. A. Since B. Until C. Although D. After

（ ）13. A. already B. normally C. always D. truly

（ ）14. A. best B. public C. modern D. single

（ ）15. A. recently B. actually C. directly D. perfectly

（三）

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy， ___1___ few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone ___2___ lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words， we make ___3___ own happiness. Here are ___4___ ways help yoube happier.

___5___ secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often， we spend so much time ___6___ about the future—for example， getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to en joy the ___7___. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasure s， such as ___8___ a good book， listening to your favorite music， or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends tend to live happier and healthier lives.

The second secret to leading a happy life is to be ___9___. Many pe ople experience this dancing， or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems， and ___10___ think about the activity.

Finally， many people find happiness in helping ___11___. According to studies， people feel good ___12___ they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier， do ___13___ for some one. You can help a friend ___14___ his or her studies， go shopping to get food for ___15___ old neighbour， or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

（ ）1. A. but B. as C. or

（ ）2. A. do not accept B. do not take C. do not bring

（ ）3. A. us B. our C. ours

（ ）4. A. few B. a few C. a little

（ ）5. A. The first B. At first C. First of all

（ ）6. A. thinking B. think C. to think

（ ）7. A. past B. present C. future

（ ）8. A. seeing B. watching C. reading

（ ）9. A. active B. quiet C. strict

（ ）10. A. ever B. never C. only

（ ）11. A. another B. other C. others

（ ）12. A. what B. when C. where

（ ）13. A. something nice B. something serious C. something difficult

（ ）14. A. in B. on C. with

（ ）15. A. a B. an C. /

（四）

Problems in the Neighborhood

Good morning， ladies and gentlemen.

Today， I am very happy to have a meeting with you. At the meeting we will talk a bout the ___1___ we have these days. We all know the problems of ___2___ and the objects falling from windows are getting worse. We have ___3___ lots of letters about such problems. So ___4___ is time for us to look for possible ways to work out these problems.

Some dog owners dont ___5___ their dogs well enough， and the ylet their dogs make mess on roads and in gardens. This makes the environment ___6___. I would like to tell the dog owners ___7___ their behavior is too bad， and at the same time they are ___8___ people feel unhappy. We should keep the environment ___9___.

It is reported that some people ___10___ rubbish out of the win dows. It is dangerous because falling objects ___11___ hurt others. It is against the law. We should put up a notice to teach people not to do so. If it is found， we will record the ___12___ and addresses of those people who throw objects. Then， a warning will be given and ___13___ will be punished by law.

A safe and comfortable living environment is important to us. ___14___ we try our best to care for our community， it will be a good place to ___15___ in. Thank you for your coming.

（ ）1. A. lessons B. problems C. classes D. films

（ ）2. A. dogs B. birds C. cats D. snakes

（ ）3. A. made B. opened C. received D. invented

（ ）4. A. that B. it C. this D. here

（ ）5. A. take care of B. take away C. take out D. take off

（ ）6. A. noisy B. quiet C. tidy D. dirty

（ ）7. A. what B. that C. where D. when

（ ）8. A. stopping B. helping C. telling D. making

（ ）9. A. pleasant B. important C. useful D. famous

（ ）10. A. pull B. put C. throw D. take

（ ）11. A. may B. need C. have to D. should

（ ）12. A. jobs B. ages C. hobbies D. names

（ ）13. A. we B. you C. they D. he

（ ）14. A. If B. Because C. Before D. Unless

（ ）15. A. study B. live C. work D. teach

完形填空答案

（一）

1. B 句意：外面非常冷。當我們路過咖啡館的時候，我都不想下車。

2. A 那人身上只披著一些布片。be covered with“被……覆蓋”；be filled with“充 滿，裝滿”；be provided with“提供……”；tie“系，捆”。

3. B 天氣太冷，所以老人期待有人會給他留下一塊硬幣或一杯熱咖啡。leave有“留下” 的意思。send表示“（通過某種方式）送”；greet“問候”；accept“接受”。

4. C 下句中提到老人看著我丈夫的臉，由此可得出此題答案。

5. D 根據句意“他看著我丈夫的臉”可知。

6. D 我丈夫給了老人東西，老人肯定要說謝謝。Take it easy.“別緊張，輕松點兒。”

7. B 句意：我希望老人能熬過這個寒冷的夜晚。live through“經歷過，熬過，活過”。

8. D 由 as I have to pass this way every day（因為我每天得從這條路經過）可知答 案。

9. C 我和丈夫是在車里給的老人物品，又根據句中有window這個詞，可知老人是認出了我 的車。

10. A 我們給予了老人幫助，所以老人對我們微笑。point at“指著”；shout/call at“ 沖……喊”。

11. B 由下句He reached out for the bag可知答案。

12. A 句意：他拿著食物，微笑著對我說：“愿上帝保佑你。”order“命令”；drop“掉落，落下”；receive“收到”。

13. C 此處考查不定式作賓補。有些動詞后不定式作賓補需要去掉to，如make/hear/w atch/see/feel/let/have sb.do。

14. A 空格處所連接的兩個句子應該是因果關系。

15. C quiet“安靜的”；sick“生病的”；shy“害羞的”；poor“貧窮的”。由句意可 知C項正確。

（二）

1. A 從上文check your report card和just判斷。

2. D 注意句中的關鍵詞comments（評價）和teachers。

3. B 根據句意此處應是“收到”。

4. D 根據 句意得知此處應是停止“閱讀”。

5. B 句意：你的成績單可能包括來自每一位老師的評價。include“包括”。

6. A a common description“一個普通的描述”。

7. B in the past term“在過去的這一學期”。

8. A a few words“幾句話”。

9. C 注意后句but not about your weak points。這里應特別注意利用反義詞答題。

10. D call在這里意為“稱作，叫作”。

11. B 從But in fact判斷這里應是“聽起來好”。要注意后面是形容詞good并注意利用 詞的搭配答題。