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A
One Saturday morning, I decided to walk into Liverpool city center and buy myself something. I didn’t need___1___. I was just going to spend some___2 ___!
I stepped into a general ___3 ___to buy myself some sweets for the walk. While I was making up my mind, the door___4___and in walked a girl, four years old at the most. She was wearing a summer dress and sandals（凉鞋）___5___it was a bitterly cold. She was not too___6 ___, obviously from a poor family.
She walked up to the counter（柜台）, ___7___up and placed a fifty pence coin on the glass. Then, she proudly announced she had ___ 8___this up to buy her little___9___a teddy bear as a birthday gift and she ___10___ that one there. The woman behind the ___11___told the little girl the teddy bear cost___12___50 pence. The little girl tried another one, and another one, and another one.
I knew that ___13 ___of the teddy bears on display could be bought for 50 pence. I also knew that I could___ 14___buy the best teddy bear there___15___the money I was going to waste that day ___ 16___did I want to encourage a little girl to take money from ___17 ___?
The little girl changed her mind when I
18to buy a teddy bear for her. “Oh, well,” she ___19___to the world. “I’ll just give him mine then.”
“I’ll just give him mine” didn’t sound like she was going to give him ONE of her teddies. She was going to give her little brother HER teddy, probably the ___20 ___ teddy she had!
1.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
2.A. energy B. time C. money D. strength
3.A. school B. store C. restaurant D. hospital
4.A. opened B. shook C. broke D. losed
5.A. until B. even though C. unless D. as if
6.A. warm B. shy C. nervous D. clean
7.A. stood B. reached C. gave D. got
8.A. saved B. picked C. put D. brought
9.A. sister B. brother C. cousin D. student
10.A. created B. decorated C. wanted D. hated
11.A. desk B. counter C. window D. door
12.A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. less than
13.A. neither B. none
C. any D. all
14. A. easily B. difficultly
C. especially D. hardly
15. A. for B. with
C. of D. by
16. A. soB. becauseC. but D. as
17. A. relatives B. strangers C. parents D. doctors
18. A. recovered B. calmed C. interviewed D. hesitated
19. A. announced B. stressed C. apologized D. pointed
20. A. only B. best C. cheapest D. last
B
The day just before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue
___1 ___and began to cut it. Then she folded her paper in half and began writing. ___2 ___Elizabeth finally looked at the message on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her
___3___grow warm — she hadn’t heard Mrs. Berry’s explanation that anyone who didn’t have a father could make a card for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried___4 ___her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently ___5 ___ it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat___ 6___, waiting for her to say something, but she saw a ___7___roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth___8 ___ until all the other kids left so that she could
___9___ . “I am sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card if you want. I’ll do it___10___and bring it tomorrow.”
“___11___are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. Iknow your are upset because I didn’t do it___12 ___ .”
“Elizabeth, that was the13card in the whole class. It was so___ 14___ that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so ___15___that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth___16___to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a___17___ of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue pieceof cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written: Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a（n）___18___. I want to thank you and___19___ you a happy Father’s Day! Love, Elizabeth When her mom read the card she stared___20___, just like Elizabeth did.
1. A. cloth B. card C. pen D. paper
2. A. Until B. Because C. Since D. When
3. A. body B. heart C. face D. hands
4. A. making B. covering C. holding D. doing
5. A. lifted B. caught C. left D. placed
6. A. alone B. still C. down D. up
7. A. smile B. hair C. tear D. sweat
8. A. sat B. stood C. worked D. waited
9. A. understand B. stay C. stop D. apologize
10. A. at school B. at home C. just here D. at once
11. A. whose B. Who C. What D. Which
12. A. right B. carefully C. wrong D. quickly
13. A. best B. simplest C. favorite D. worst
14. A. wild B. sweet C. useful D. hard
15. A. rude B. regretful C. happy D. brave
16. A. refused B. promised C. seemed D. decided
17. A. recording B. discovery C. drawing D. writing
18. A. aunt B. daddy C. teacher D. sister
19. A. congratulate B. want C. wish D. hope
20. A. laughing B. joking C. worrying D. crying
C
“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”I heard my son, Brian say as ___1 ___as if he was sitting next to me.___2 ___ he wasn’t.
Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers(大规模演习) ___ 3___between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.
My party-loving friend, Denise, had___4___me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we___5___ at the restaurant, I scanned(扫视) the sea of___6 ___, but I didn’t recognize anybody.
A wave of ___7___ washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when ___8 ___ I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” “What’s wrong?” she asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦)at my___9___ .
“I think I’ve had too much wine.I keep___10___Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) ___11___smile.“Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.
I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a___12___entered the room, carrying a sheet cake. The firefighter ___13___the cake on the table in front of me so I could ___14___ the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to___15___ me a piece of cake.”This time he ___16___very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I___17 ___ in my chair.Was I losing my mind? “I’ll have some___18___as soon as I get this helmet(头盔) ___ 19___,” the firefighter said.Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet.He___20___ his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.
“Brian!”
“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”
1. A. impossibly B. clearly
C. hardly D. loudly
2. A. So B. Then C. But D. And
3. A. anywhere B. nowhere
C. everywhere D. somewhere
4. A. invited B. provided
C. supported D. sent
5. A. arrivedB. came C. reachedD. got
6. A. dishes B. facesC. smiles D. voices 7. A. disappointment B. happiness
C. sadness D. anger
8. A. no more B. at once
C. at present D. once again
9. A. nose B. ears C. fingers D. eyes
10.A. seeing B. listening
C. hearing D. saying
11.A. surprising B. understanding
C. relaxing D. exciting
12.A. fireman B. waitress
C. waiter D. firewoman
13.A. pulledB. setC. pushed D. kept
14.A. light up B. add up
C. blow out D. take away
15.A. bringB. buy C. make D. save
16.A. shouted B. cried
C. laughed D. sounded
17.A. frozeB. thought C. calmedD. turned 18.A. paper B. cakeC. bread D. rest
19.A. on B. downC. off D. away
20.A. packed up B. carried away
C. put on D. took off
D
A FORMULA FOR A
SUCCESSFUL LIFE
I have a friend who prepares taxes. He talked with me once about some of his___ 1 ___ clients（顾客） — those with six and seven ___2___ incomes. Some of these people, he said, despite the obvious tax benefits, ___ 3 ___ to give away any of their money. Some are___4___more money in raising their pets than in feeding hungry children. They simply have not___5___the importance and power of giving. And sadly, these wealthy clients are in a___ 6___ to do something significant, but they___7___ to do nothing at all.
Author Kent Nerburn wrote a book ___8___ LETTERS TO MY SON: A Father’s Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love. In one letter, he___9___his son the value of generosity:
“Remember to be ___10 ___ with yourself and others. We are all ___11___of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom and others lay brown beneath the ___12___sun. Care for ___13___ around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, and their choices in life are no more easily___ 14___ . And give. Give in any way that you can, of whatever you possess. To___15___ is to love. To withhold is to wither（凋谢）. ___16 ___less for your harvest than how it is shared, and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.”
How___ 17___ it is for one boy that his father is showing him how to truly live!
People who live well are expert at giving. They give their money; they give their time. They___18___their wisdom and their skills. They quickly say yes when ___19___to help.
For them, the formula（公式） is ___20 ___ : to give is to love and to love is to live. It’s a formula for a successful life.
1.A. wealthyB. poorC. familarD. own
2.A. number B. amount
C. figure D. quantity
3.A. offered B. refused
C. affordedD. wanted
4.A. savingB. using
C. costingD. spending
5.A. invented B. discovered
C. found D. noticed
6.A. positionB. situation
C. duty D. condition
7.A. manage B. decide
C. continueD. choose
8.A. namedB. called
C. titledD. written
9.A. suggests B. leavesC. givesD. teaches
10.A. angry B. strictC. gentle D. careful
11.A. adults B. children
C. parents D. friends
12.A. AugustB. November
C. DecemberD. January
13.A. these B. those C. thisD. that
14.A. pickedB. realized
C. recognizedD. made
15.A. lendB. take C. give D. help
16.A. CareB. Look C. Wait D. Search
17.A. pitifulB. fortunate
C. funD. sad
18.A. buildB. improve
C. shareD. protect
19.A. forced B. needed
C. questioned D. asked
20.A. complex B. simple
C. difficult D. obvious
【答案及解析】：
A
本文讲述了一个四岁的小女孩要用自己攒的钱给弟弟买只玩具熊，但发现她所有的钱不够买任何玩具熊时，毅然决定把她自己的玩具熊送给弟弟的故事。
1. D。2. C。根据50空后的the money I was going to waste that day可知，“我”并不需要任何东西（anything），“我”只是想花点钱（money）。
3. B。根据下文中买糖果和玩具熊可知，“我”走进了一家杂货商店（store）。
4. A。根据下文中的in walked a girl可知（商店的）门开了（opened）。
5. B。根据上下句中的summer dress,sandals和cold day可知两句话之间为转折关系。
6. D。根据obviously from a poor family以及上文对小女孩的描述可知，小女孩穿得并不太干净（not too clean）。
7. B。此处指小女孩在进入商店后伸出手往上（reached up），把五十美分的硬币放在柜台的玻璃上。
8. A。9. B。根据下文中提到的little brother可知，小女孩自豪地宣布她要用自己攒（saved up）的钱给弟弟（brother）买一个玩具熊作为生日礼物。
10. C。小女孩想要（wanted）她指着的那只玩具熊。
11. B。根据上文中的She walked up to the counter可知。
12. A。13. B。根据下文The girl tried another one, and another one, and another one可知，小女孩想要的的那只玩具熊的价格要多于（more than）五十美分。而且商店里没有一只玩具熊（none of the teddy bears）可以用五十美分买得到。
14. A。15. B。对于“我”来说，“我”可以用（with）“我”那天想浪费的钱轻松地（easily）买到商店里最好的玩具熊。
16. C。17. B。虽然“我”可以为小姑娘买玩具，但是（but）又想到：这样是不是在鼓励一个小姑娘接受陌生人（strangers）的钱呢？
18. D。此处表示正当“我”为是否应该给小姑娘钱买玩具熊犹豫（hesitated）时。
19. A。小姑娘大声地说（announced）：“我要把我的玩具熊给他”。
20. A。根据“我要把我的玩具熊给他”可知，小姑娘的玩具熊很有可能是她唯一的（only）一只玩具熊。
B
在父亲节来临之际，没有爸爸的Elizabeth制作了一张特殊的贺卡，这张小小的贺卡让老师也为之动容。
1. A。根据上文She passed out paper and pieces of cloth以及下文“把制作卡片的纸折叠起来” 可猜测出这里是“兰色的布cloth）而不是其它。”
2. D。当（when）Elizabeth最后看到纸上的信息时，她注意到别的什么。
3. C。从破折号后的部分和下文内容可知，Elizabeth的卡片是送给妈妈的，而老师Mrs Berry要求没有爸爸的同学可以制作卡片送给爷爷或叔叔。因此，她感到脸上（face）发烫，有些难为情。
4. B。用胳膊盖住（covering）卡片，符合“Elizabeth不想让老师看自己制作的卡片” 的语境。
5. A。老师应该是lifted（举起，拿起）Elizabeth制作的卡片，目的是能看到其内容。
6. B。Elizabeth“一动也不动地” 坐着，等着老师说些什么，反映她此时内心很害怕。still是“静止不动” 的意思。
7. C。从下文看，老师哭了，故此处应该是老师的眼泪（tear）从脸上滚下。
8. D。放学后，Elizabeth想等到（waited）其他同学都走了，向老师道歉。
9. D。从下文看，Elizabeth误认为是自己的卡片使老师生气了，故想道歉（apologize）。
10. B。从下文所说bring it tomorrow可知是回家做。
11. C。此处老师在问Elizabeth在讲些什么，老师意识到Elizabeth误解了她的意思。
12. A。Elizabeth解释，她没把卡片制作对，没按照老师的要求做，让老师生气了。
13. A。从下文看，老师夸她做的卡片是最好的（best）。
14. B。在此sweet的意思是“令人满意的，招人喜爱的，惬意的” 。Elizabeth的卡片做得如此好，把老师感动哭了。
15. C。听到老师的赞美，Elizabeth非常高兴（happy）, 跑着出了教室。
16. D。Elizabeth决定（decided）提前把卡片送给母亲。
17. C。卡片的前面有一幅母亲的画像。
18. B。句意为：我知道你既当妈妈又当爸爸（daddy），非常辛苦。
19. C。wish sb. a happy Father’s Day祝愿某人父亲节快乐。
20. D。就像老师一样，妈妈也哭了（crying）。
C
一位母亲无比思念远方的儿子，母子连心，还好，在母亲五十岁生日的这一天，儿子悄然回到了母亲的身边……
1. B。句意为：我听见我的儿子Brian对我说，听起来就好像他坐在我的旁边一样清楚（clearly）。从下文可知，这里主要是突出妈妈在幻觉中清楚地（clearly）地听到儿子好像在说“妈妈，祝你五十岁生日快乐！”
2. C。从下文可知儿子并不在妈妈的身边，故这里在意思上进行了转折，故选But。
3. D。句意为：在美国海滨和波斯海湾之间的某个地方（somewhere）。
4. A。句意为：我的朋友邀请（invited）我出去过一个安静的五十岁生日。如果选A项，sent me out（把我打发出去）不符合语境。如果选B、C项，则不符合词法搭配。
5. A。arrived at the restaurant到达饭店。
6. B。从后半句but didn’t recognize anybody可知，这里“我“扫视了一下人们的面孔。
7. C。在五十岁生日之时，没有亲人在身边，望着陌生的人群，找不到熟悉的面孔，一股悲凉（sadness）的感觉袭上作者的心头。
8. D。作者又一次（once again）在脑海中听见儿子的祝福。
9. D。从上文可知作者因难过而泪湿眼眶，故这里她轻轻地擦了擦眼睛（eyes）。
10. C。keep doing sth.意为“一直做某事”，keep hearing意思是“老是听到（Brian祝我生日快乐的声音）”。
11. B。根据语境，这里应该是朋友报以理解的微笑，所以选understanding。
12. A。从下文可知进来的是个firefighter，这个firefighter正是作者的儿子。
13. B。这个消防员把蛋糕摆放（set）在作者面前。
14. C。句意为：……以便我能吹灭这50支燃烧着的焟烛。
15. D。句意为：妈妈，一定给我留块蛋糕。save在这里的意思是“攒着，留着”。因为蛋糕已经拿来，故B、C、D项都不符合语境。
16. D。sounded very far away，听起来很遥远。
17. A。妈妈觉得儿子的声音这回听起来很遥远，但似乎就在面前。这使得她由于过于吃惊而呆住（froze）在椅子上。
18. B。从上文可知儿子要妈妈给他留下点蛋糕可知，儿子准备一摘下头盔就要吃蛋糕（cake）。
19. C。get this helmet off把头盔摘下来。
20. D。儿子终于在妈妈生日时，赶回到她的身边，因此，此刻他要脱下（took off）制服，摘掉头盔，为妈妈祝贺生日。
D
一位父亲教给儿子如何真正生活，值得品味！
解析：
1. A 有着六和七位数的收入当然是富有的。
2. C figure数字；number和amount表数量。
3. B尽管他们显然得到税的好处，这些人却一个子儿也不肯捐出来。refuse to do拒绝。
4. D spend…in doing为固定搭配。
5. B 他们只是没有发现给予的重要性和给予的力量。发现潜在的或隐蔽的东西要用discover。
6. A这些较富有的人往往坐着一个重要的职位，做一些重要的事情, 但是他们选择无所作为。position职位；situation形势、情况；condition条件、状况。
7. D choose to do选择……。
8. C 书名就叫《给儿子的信：一个父亲的在成人、生活和爱方面的智能》。name和call用于人名。
9. D他教给儿子关于慷慨的价值。teach sb. sth教给某人……。
10. C记得要温和地对待你自己和其他人。be gentle with温和地对待某人。
11. B我们都是有机会的孩子。
12. A没有人能说得明白为什么在八月太阳之下一些土地上会开花而另外的土地一片荒芜。联系开花，故不大可能是在冬季。
13. B关心你周围的那些人。those那些人。
14. D生活中他们的选择也并不容易。make a choice为固定短语。
15. C 给予就是爱。give给予,赠送。take索取。
16. A少关心你的收获，多关心如何与别人分享。care for关心。
17. B这个男孩真是幸运。他的父亲告诉了他如何真正生活!
18. C他们奉献金钱；奉献时间，分享他们的智慧和技术。share sth with sb与某人分享……。
19. D当有人要求帮忙的时候，他们总是很快就答应。be asked to被要求去做。When asked to help是省略句，补充完整为when they are asked to help。
20. B公式很简单: 给予就是爱，爱就是生活。
One Saturday morning, I decided to walk into Liverpool city center and buy myself something. I didn’t need___1___. I was just going to spend some___2 ___!
I stepped into a general ___3 ___to buy myself some sweets for the walk. While I was making up my mind, the door___4___and in walked a girl, four years old at the most. She was wearing a summer dress and sandals（凉鞋）___5___it was a bitterly cold. She was not too___6 ___, obviously from a poor family.
She walked up to the counter（柜台）, ___7___up and placed a fifty pence coin on the glass. Then, she proudly announced she had ___ 8___this up to buy her little___9___a teddy bear as a birthday gift and she ___10___ that one there. The woman behind the ___11___told the little girl the teddy bear cost___12___50 pence. The little girl tried another one, and another one, and another one.
I knew that ___13 ___of the teddy bears on display could be bought for 50 pence. I also knew that I could___ 14___buy the best teddy bear there___15___the money I was going to waste that day ___ 16___did I want to encourage a little girl to take money from ___17 ___?
The little girl changed her mind when I
18to buy a teddy bear for her. “Oh, well,” she ___19___to the world. “I’ll just give him mine then.”
“I’ll just give him mine” didn’t sound like she was going to give him ONE of her teddies. She was going to give her little brother HER teddy, probably the ___20 ___ teddy she had!
1.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
2.A. energy B. time C. money D. strength
3.A. school B. store C. restaurant D. hospital
4.A. opened B. shook C. broke D. losed
5.A. until B. even though C. unless D. as if
6.A. warm B. shy C. nervous D. clean
7.A. stood B. reached C. gave D. got
8.A. saved B. picked C. put D. brought
9.A. sister B. brother C. cousin D. student
10.A. created B. decorated C. wanted D. hated
11.A. desk B. counter C. window D. door
12.A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. less than
13.A. neither B. none
C. any D. all
14. A. easily B. difficultly
C. especially D. hardly
15. A. for B. with
C. of D. by
16. A. soB. becauseC. but D. as
17. A. relatives B. strangers C. parents D. doctors
18. A. recovered B. calmed C. interviewed D. hesitated
19. A. announced B. stressed C. apologized D. pointed
20. A. only B. best C. cheapest D. last
B
The day just before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue
___1 ___and began to cut it. Then she folded her paper in half and began writing. ___2 ___Elizabeth finally looked at the message on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her
___3___grow warm — she hadn’t heard Mrs. Berry’s explanation that anyone who didn’t have a father could make a card for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried___4 ___her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently ___5 ___ it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat___ 6___, waiting for her to say something, but she saw a ___7___roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth___8 ___ until all the other kids left so that she could
___9___ . “I am sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card if you want. I’ll do it___10___and bring it tomorrow.”
“___11___are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. Iknow your are upset because I didn’t do it___12 ___ .”
“Elizabeth, that was the13card in the whole class. It was so___ 14___ that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so ___15___that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth___16___to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a___17___ of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue pieceof cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written: Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a（n）___18___. I want to thank you and___19___ you a happy Father’s Day! Love, Elizabeth When her mom read the card she stared___20___, just like Elizabeth did.
1. A. cloth B. card C. pen D. paper
2. A. Until B. Because C. Since D. When
3. A. body B. heart C. face D. hands
4. A. making B. covering C. holding D. doing
5. A. lifted B. caught C. left D. placed
6. A. alone B. still C. down D. up
7. A. smile B. hair C. tear D. sweat
8. A. sat B. stood C. worked D. waited
9. A. understand B. stay C. stop D. apologize
10. A. at school B. at home C. just here D. at once
11. A. whose B. Who C. What D. Which
12. A. right B. carefully C. wrong D. quickly
13. A. best B. simplest C. favorite D. worst
14. A. wild B. sweet C. useful D. hard
15. A. rude B. regretful C. happy D. brave
16. A. refused B. promised C. seemed D. decided
17. A. recording B. discovery C. drawing D. writing
18. A. aunt B. daddy C. teacher D. sister
19. A. congratulate B. want C. wish D. hope
20. A. laughing B. joking C. worrying D. crying
C
“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”I heard my son, Brian say as ___1 ___as if he was sitting next to me.___2 ___ he wasn’t.
Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers(大规模演习) ___ 3___between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.
My party-loving friend, Denise, had___4___me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we___5___ at the restaurant, I scanned(扫视) the sea of___6 ___, but I didn’t recognize anybody.
A wave of ___7___ washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when ___8 ___ I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” “What’s wrong?” she asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦)at my___9___ .
“I think I’ve had too much wine.I keep___10___Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) ___11___smile.“Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.
I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a___12___entered the room, carrying a sheet cake. The firefighter ___13___the cake on the table in front of me so I could ___14___ the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to___15___ me a piece of cake.”This time he ___16___very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I___17 ___ in my chair.Was I losing my mind? “I’ll have some___18___as soon as I get this helmet(头盔) ___ 19___,” the firefighter said.Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet.He___20___ his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.
“Brian!”
“Hi, Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”
1. A. impossibly B. clearly
C. hardly D. loudly
2. A. So B. Then C. But D. And
3. A. anywhere B. nowhere
C. everywhere D. somewhere
4. A. invited B. provided
C. supported D. sent
5. A. arrivedB. came C. reachedD. got
6. A. dishes B. facesC. smiles D. voices 7. A. disappointment B. happiness
C. sadness D. anger
8. A. no more B. at once
C. at present D. once again
9. A. nose B. ears C. fingers D. eyes
10.A. seeing B. listening
C. hearing D. saying
11.A. surprising B. understanding
C. relaxing D. exciting
12.A. fireman B. waitress
C. waiter D. firewoman
13.A. pulledB. setC. pushed D. kept
14.A. light up B. add up
C. blow out D. take away
15.A. bringB. buy C. make D. save
16.A. shouted B. cried
C. laughed D. sounded
17.A. frozeB. thought C. calmedD. turned 18.A. paper B. cakeC. bread D. rest
19.A. on B. downC. off D. away
20.A. packed up B. carried away
C. put on D. took off
D
A FORMULA FOR A
SUCCESSFUL LIFE
I have a friend who prepares taxes. He talked with me once about some of his___ 1 ___ clients（顾客） — those with six and seven ___2___ incomes. Some of these people, he said, despite the obvious tax benefits, ___ 3 ___ to give away any of their money. Some are___4___more money in raising their pets than in feeding hungry children. They simply have not___5___the importance and power of giving. And sadly, these wealthy clients are in a___ 6___ to do something significant, but they___7___ to do nothing at all.
Author Kent Nerburn wrote a book ___8___ LETTERS TO MY SON: A Father’s Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love. In one letter, he___9___his son the value of generosity:
“Remember to be ___10 ___ with yourself and others. We are all ___11___of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom and others lay brown beneath the ___12___sun. Care for ___13___ around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, and their choices in life are no more easily___ 14___ . And give. Give in any way that you can, of whatever you possess. To___15___ is to love. To withhold is to wither（凋谢）. ___16 ___less for your harvest than how it is shared, and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.”
How___ 17___ it is for one boy that his father is showing him how to truly live!
People who live well are expert at giving. They give their money; they give their time. They___18___their wisdom and their skills. They quickly say yes when ___19___to help.
For them, the formula（公式） is ___20 ___ : to give is to love and to love is to live. It’s a formula for a successful life.
1.A. wealthyB. poorC. familarD. own
2.A. number B. amount
C. figure D. quantity
3.A. offered B. refused
C. affordedD. wanted
4.A. savingB. using
C. costingD. spending
5.A. invented B. discovered
C. found D. noticed
6.A. positionB. situation
C. duty D. condition
7.A. manage B. decide
C. continueD. choose
8.A. namedB. called
C. titledD. written
9.A. suggests B. leavesC. givesD. teaches
10.A. angry B. strictC. gentle D. careful
11.A. adults B. children
C. parents D. friends
12.A. AugustB. November
C. DecemberD. January
13.A. these B. those C. thisD. that
14.A. pickedB. realized
C. recognizedD. made
15.A. lendB. take C. give D. help
16.A. CareB. Look C. Wait D. Search
17.A. pitifulB. fortunate
C. funD. sad
18.A. buildB. improve
C. shareD. protect
19.A. forced B. needed
C. questioned D. asked
20.A. complex B. simple
C. difficult D. obvious
【答案及解析】：
A
本文讲述了一个四岁的小女孩要用自己攒的钱给弟弟买只玩具熊，但发现她所有的钱不够买任何玩具熊时，毅然决定把她自己的玩具熊送给弟弟的故事。
1. D。2. C。根据50空后的the money I was going to waste that day可知，“我”并不需要任何东西（anything），“我”只是想花点钱（money）。
3. B。根据下文中买糖果和玩具熊可知，“我”走进了一家杂货商店（store）。
4. A。根据下文中的in walked a girl可知（商店的）门开了（opened）。
5. B。根据上下句中的summer dress,sandals和cold day可知两句话之间为转折关系。
6. D。根据obviously from a poor family以及上文对小女孩的描述可知，小女孩穿得并不太干净（not too clean）。
7. B。此处指小女孩在进入商店后伸出手往上（reached up），把五十美分的硬币放在柜台的玻璃上。
8. A。9. B。根据下文中提到的little brother可知，小女孩自豪地宣布她要用自己攒（saved up）的钱给弟弟（brother）买一个玩具熊作为生日礼物。
10. C。小女孩想要（wanted）她指着的那只玩具熊。
11. B。根据上文中的She walked up to the counter可知。
12. A。13. B。根据下文The girl tried another one, and another one, and another one可知，小女孩想要的的那只玩具熊的价格要多于（more than）五十美分。而且商店里没有一只玩具熊（none of the teddy bears）可以用五十美分买得到。
14. A。15. B。对于“我”来说，“我”可以用（with）“我”那天想浪费的钱轻松地（easily）买到商店里最好的玩具熊。
16. C。17. B。虽然“我”可以为小姑娘买玩具，但是（but）又想到：这样是不是在鼓励一个小姑娘接受陌生人（strangers）的钱呢？
18. D。此处表示正当“我”为是否应该给小姑娘钱买玩具熊犹豫（hesitated）时。
19. A。小姑娘大声地说（announced）：“我要把我的玩具熊给他”。
20. A。根据“我要把我的玩具熊给他”可知，小姑娘的玩具熊很有可能是她唯一的（only）一只玩具熊。
B
在父亲节来临之际，没有爸爸的Elizabeth制作了一张特殊的贺卡，这张小小的贺卡让老师也为之动容。
1. A。根据上文She passed out paper and pieces of cloth以及下文“把制作卡片的纸折叠起来” 可猜测出这里是“兰色的布cloth）而不是其它。”
2. D。当（when）Elizabeth最后看到纸上的信息时，她注意到别的什么。
3. C。从破折号后的部分和下文内容可知，Elizabeth的卡片是送给妈妈的，而老师Mrs Berry要求没有爸爸的同学可以制作卡片送给爷爷或叔叔。因此，她感到脸上（face）发烫，有些难为情。
4. B。用胳膊盖住（covering）卡片，符合“Elizabeth不想让老师看自己制作的卡片” 的语境。
5. A。老师应该是lifted（举起，拿起）Elizabeth制作的卡片，目的是能看到其内容。
6. B。Elizabeth“一动也不动地” 坐着，等着老师说些什么，反映她此时内心很害怕。still是“静止不动” 的意思。
7. C。从下文看，老师哭了，故此处应该是老师的眼泪（tear）从脸上滚下。
8. D。放学后，Elizabeth想等到（waited）其他同学都走了，向老师道歉。
9. D。从下文看，Elizabeth误认为是自己的卡片使老师生气了，故想道歉（apologize）。
10. B。从下文所说bring it tomorrow可知是回家做。
11. C。此处老师在问Elizabeth在讲些什么，老师意识到Elizabeth误解了她的意思。
12. A。Elizabeth解释，她没把卡片制作对，没按照老师的要求做，让老师生气了。
13. A。从下文看，老师夸她做的卡片是最好的（best）。
14. B。在此sweet的意思是“令人满意的，招人喜爱的，惬意的” 。Elizabeth的卡片做得如此好，把老师感动哭了。
15. C。听到老师的赞美，Elizabeth非常高兴（happy）, 跑着出了教室。
16. D。Elizabeth决定（decided）提前把卡片送给母亲。
17. C。卡片的前面有一幅母亲的画像。
18. B。句意为：我知道你既当妈妈又当爸爸（daddy），非常辛苦。
19. C。wish sb. a happy Father’s Day祝愿某人父亲节快乐。
20. D。就像老师一样，妈妈也哭了（crying）。
C
一位母亲无比思念远方的儿子，母子连心，还好，在母亲五十岁生日的这一天，儿子悄然回到了母亲的身边……
1. B。句意为：我听见我的儿子Brian对我说，听起来就好像他坐在我的旁边一样清楚（clearly）。从下文可知，这里主要是突出妈妈在幻觉中清楚地（clearly）地听到儿子好像在说“妈妈，祝你五十岁生日快乐！”
2. C。从下文可知儿子并不在妈妈的身边，故这里在意思上进行了转折，故选But。
3. D。句意为：在美国海滨和波斯海湾之间的某个地方（somewhere）。
4. A。句意为：我的朋友邀请（invited）我出去过一个安静的五十岁生日。如果选A项，sent me out（把我打发出去）不符合语境。如果选B、C项，则不符合词法搭配。
5. A。arrived at the restaurant到达饭店。
6. B。从后半句but didn’t recognize anybody可知，这里“我“扫视了一下人们的面孔。
7. C。在五十岁生日之时，没有亲人在身边，望着陌生的人群，找不到熟悉的面孔，一股悲凉（sadness）的感觉袭上作者的心头。
8. D。作者又一次（once again）在脑海中听见儿子的祝福。
9. D。从上文可知作者因难过而泪湿眼眶，故这里她轻轻地擦了擦眼睛（eyes）。
10. C。keep doing sth.意为“一直做某事”，keep hearing意思是“老是听到（Brian祝我生日快乐的声音）”。
11. B。根据语境，这里应该是朋友报以理解的微笑，所以选understanding。
12. A。从下文可知进来的是个firefighter，这个firefighter正是作者的儿子。
13. B。这个消防员把蛋糕摆放（set）在作者面前。
14. C。句意为：……以便我能吹灭这50支燃烧着的焟烛。
15. D。句意为：妈妈，一定给我留块蛋糕。save在这里的意思是“攒着，留着”。因为蛋糕已经拿来，故B、C、D项都不符合语境。
16. D。sounded very far away，听起来很遥远。
17. A。妈妈觉得儿子的声音这回听起来很遥远，但似乎就在面前。这使得她由于过于吃惊而呆住（froze）在椅子上。
18. B。从上文可知儿子要妈妈给他留下点蛋糕可知，儿子准备一摘下头盔就要吃蛋糕（cake）。
19. C。get this helmet off把头盔摘下来。
20. D。儿子终于在妈妈生日时，赶回到她的身边，因此，此刻他要脱下（took off）制服，摘掉头盔，为妈妈祝贺生日。
D
一位父亲教给儿子如何真正生活，值得品味！
解析：
1. A 有着六和七位数的收入当然是富有的。
2. C figure数字；number和amount表数量。
3. B尽管他们显然得到税的好处，这些人却一个子儿也不肯捐出来。refuse to do拒绝。
4. D spend…in doing为固定搭配。
5. B 他们只是没有发现给予的重要性和给予的力量。发现潜在的或隐蔽的东西要用discover。
6. A这些较富有的人往往坐着一个重要的职位，做一些重要的事情, 但是他们选择无所作为。position职位；situation形势、情况；condition条件、状况。
7. D choose to do选择……。
8. C 书名就叫《给儿子的信：一个父亲的在成人、生活和爱方面的智能》。name和call用于人名。
9. D他教给儿子关于慷慨的价值。teach sb. sth教给某人……。
10. C记得要温和地对待你自己和其他人。be gentle with温和地对待某人。
11. B我们都是有机会的孩子。
12. A没有人能说得明白为什么在八月太阳之下一些土地上会开花而另外的土地一片荒芜。联系开花，故不大可能是在冬季。
13. B关心你周围的那些人。those那些人。
14. D生活中他们的选择也并不容易。make a choice为固定短语。
15. C 给予就是爱。give给予,赠送。take索取。
16. A少关心你的收获，多关心如何与别人分享。care for关心。
17. B这个男孩真是幸运。他的父亲告诉了他如何真正生活!
18. C他们奉献金钱；奉献时间，分享他们的智慧和技术。share sth with sb与某人分享……。
19. D当有人要求帮忙的时候，他们总是很快就答应。be asked to被要求去做。When asked to help是省略句，补充完整为when they are asked to help。
20. B公式很简单: 给予就是爱，爱就是生活。