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。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas    36   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt  37 I bought them something, so gift buying was   38  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   39  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    40  slippers. When we finally   41   the checkout register, the girl   42  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    43  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    44  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  45  broke from the little girl. “But    46   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

 “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   47  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   48   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   49    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  50  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   51  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 52   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes  53  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am  54   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   55  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

A. plan                      B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

A. unless                    B. because                   C. if                            D. since

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

A. waited                   B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

A. cotton                   B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

A. approached                   B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

A. immediately          B. hesitantly                 C. shyly                       D. carefully

A. gift                              B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

A. opened                  B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

A. tear                         B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

A. mommy               B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

A. leave                   B. come                       C. return                             D. arrive

A. above all              B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

A. gratefully             B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

A. request                B. expect                      C. mean                       D. attempt

A. hospital               B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

A. equal                   B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

A. pained                 B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze

A. sure                            B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

A. inform                 B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

第三節(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，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)，并在答題卡上將選項(xiàng)涂黑。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    21   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   22 I bought them something, so gift buying was   23  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    25  slippers. When we finally  _ 26  the checkout register, the girl   27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    28  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    29  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  30  broke from the little girl. “But    31   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   32  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   34    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   36  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37  walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   38  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   39   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   40  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

21. A. plan                   B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

22. A. unless                 B. because                  C. if                           D. since

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

24. A. waited                B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

25. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

26. A. approached         B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

27. A. immediately        B. hesitantly                C. shyly                       D. carefully

28. A. gift                    B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

29. A. opened               B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

30. A. tear                           B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

31. A. mommy              B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

32. A. leave                  B. come                      C. return                             D. arrive

33. A. above all             B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

34. A. gratefully            B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

35. A. request               B. expect                      C. mean                      D. attempt

36. A. hospital              B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

37. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

38. A. pained                B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze

39. A. sure                    B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

40. A. inform                B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

My brother has been preparing carefully for the English exam, so that he can be sure of passing it at his first _______

A. request         B. attempt      C. promise                     D. purpose

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20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）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。?
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so____36____ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was  ____37_____  for her.?
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to  ____38____ her. Clearly she had taken me ____39____ somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, ____40____ to give explanation to my girl later.?
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl ____41____ her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite ____42____ of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me ____43____ myself. I’ m Nancy, used to be ____44____. Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very ____45____.?
But I was  ____46____ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend ____47____ the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we ____48____ keep contacts(聯(lián)系) later?”I had to submit to her ____49____.?
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.?
A minute later I got a short ____50____ on my phone—from a stranger. My girlfriend  ____51____ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to ____52____ your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the ____53____ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also ____54____ to leave at the same stop. Because of the ____55____ I delayed my departure. Now you’ ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”
36. A. tiring            B. slow            C. crowded             D. messy
37. A. ready            B. available        C. special               D. suitable
38. A. identify          B. realize          C. remind               D. judge
39. A. on              B. by              C. with                 D. for
40. A. preferring        B. planning         C. managing             D. promising
41. A. fixed            B. Opened          C. raised                D. focused
42. A. proud           B. careful           C. afraid                D. aware
43. A. explain          B. enjoy            C. introduce             D. help
44. A. partners          B. neighbors        C. friends               D. colleagues
45. A. naturally         B. generously       C. cautiously             D. normally
46. A. in a hurry        B. at a loss          C. at ease               D. in time
47. A. while           B. before           C. when               D. until
48. A. would          B. can              C. should               D. must
49. A. request         B. question          C.command             D. opinion
50. A. suggession      B. warning          C. notice                D. message
51. A. removed        B. seized            C. found                D. caught
52. A. steal           B. reach             C. get                  D. pick
53. A. terminal        B. former            C. previous              D. latter
54. A. pretending       B. intending          C. demanding           D. announcing
55. A. incident         B.matter             C. accident             D. affair

完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16-35各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
　　At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.