We started so early ________ we could get there before the sun set．

  A middle-aged stranger visited us late on a dark rainy night when my father was working the night shift (a job for a period during the night). The stranger asked if he could wait under the eaves of our roof for the rain to stop. Then he disappeared, and we started hearing footsteps and creaking boards in the attic(the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof, often used for storing things). Was the stranger inside our house? My whole body couldn’t help but stiffen. In my mind’s eye, I could imagine the stranger pushing through the attic door and approaching us.

    We immediately called Jerry, our neighbor, for help. He searched everywhere, but the visitor was nowhere to be found. As Jerry looked in the garage, he found the stranger lying underneath the car. Jerry exclaimed with fright, “You are not allowed to enter the house. Get off the property right now.”

    We were determined to leave the house immediately. As we drove away, we saw the man blocking our way on the road and staring at us. We had to swerve to miss him. After that, I never saw the stranger again.

The text is mainly about                 .

    A．the neighbor Jerry       B．a(chǎn) strange dream

    C．a(chǎn) strange visitor        D．footsteps in the attic

Based on the text, which of the following statements is true?

    A．The family h it the stranger with their car.

    B．The stranger pushed through the family’s door.

    C．Jerry was hurrying back from the night shift.

    D．The author’s father wasn’t at home that night.

Why did the family leave their house on a late, dark night?

    A．It was raining hard and the eaves of their roof were broken.

    B．There was a ghost wandering around the house.

    C．They did not feel safe in their house.

    D．The stranger was still somewhere inside the house.

The text was written in order of             .

    A．time B．space    C．importance   D．a(chǎn)ge of the family

For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal-a welcome excuse to celebrate life.
When their son, Alex,  36 three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the  37 were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to  38 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(an)  39 on our community, and that our young child could  40 in. We started wondering what  41 fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that  42 children typically didn’t do  43 to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said.
Several weeks later,   44 held a party at the  45 for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped to  46 presents.
47 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea_ 48 Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.
To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500  49 at different shelters and handed out 22, 000 party   50 to nearly 4000 homeless children in and around their community.
Birthday Blessings is 51 entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything—toys, clothing, candy, baby items—  52 it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big  53 to them psychologically.”
Being “part of this labor love” is 54 making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check.   55 it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.

第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20 小題，每小題1.5分, 滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。
About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I  36  my self-confidence and I could see beautiful  37 _and feel various  38  such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.
My father liked climbing mountains very much. 39   he took a trip, he would  40  take me. At that time he was a good  41 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One   42  summer day my father and I took a  43  to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea  44  in the eastern part of Korea.
After a few hours’ train  45  , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 46  to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 47  for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some  48  . If you can  49  this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to  50  me.
The  51  I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not  52  anything except my goal—that I  53  become a better climber than my father.
After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so  54  of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun  55  in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.
36. A. gained     B. found         C. invented                   D. showed
37. A. rivers      B. valleys              C. landscapes            D. forests
38. A. emotions      B. attitudes        C. response                   D. experience
39. A. Wherever     B. Whatever      C. However              D. Whenever
40. A. probably      B. occasionally       C. always                        D. unwillingly
41. A. climber    B. teacher              C. trainer                  D. traveler
42. A. special     B. proper         C. hot                          D. ordinary
43. A. trip             B. vacation        C. journey                    D. voyage
44. A. settled     B. lay             C. stood                   D. located
45. A. tour         B. travel        C. seat                          D. ride
46. A. continued     B. wanted          C. seemed                     D. stopped
47. A. place       B. rest            C. pause                   D. breath
48. A. success     B. hotness          C. difficulties            D. failure
49. A. manage     B. tolerate         C. change                        D. try
50. A. praise      B. inform              C. train                    D. encourage
51. A. more closely       B. closely              C. closer                   D. close
52. A. think about  B. care for         C. find out                    D. think out
53. A. might      B. would         C. can                          D. need
54. A. sure         B. excited              C. proud                   D. certain
55. A. going down  B. going out      C. going over            D. going off

閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中, 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震驚). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.
I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

Dear Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,
Most people don’t really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. Sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. It has never been to tougher (嚴(yán)格)to a teenager.
It had never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. And those are the easy things to deal with. We also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures.
When it gets to be too much, I turn to my friends. One friend I could not live without is Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems I go through.
For example, I went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. I had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. We started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. I felt confused and hurt.
Sometime during this period I read the story Friends Forever in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅱ.I felt so much better after reading it. It was like a weight had been lifted from me when I realized that many friendships went through changes and that we weren’t the only friends to experience them.
People change, but that doesn’t mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. My friends and I still spend time together when we can and care about each other a lot. That things are different doesn’t mean I have to forget about all the good times we had. I will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart.
Sincerely,
Peter
【小題1】According to the author, parents and grandparents