（一）

My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the ___1___ or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point， anyway？ It was going to be a ___2___ Christmas after all.

___3___， the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle[陸續(xù)來(lái)臨] in.

There was a ___4___ on the door one evening. It was Jeffs new colleague， John Smith， and his wife， Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to ___5___ us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a ___6___ on the porch[門廊]. Apparently the doorbell wasnt working in the cold snowy weather and we had ___7___ a visit from the Browns， our across-the-street neighbors， who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.

The ___8___ feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.

As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas ___9___ from our driveway， Ernie Guzman came over from next door to ___10___ us to dig out.

Then， we received an invitation to ___11___ a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors， Ernie and Nancy Sommer， and their ___12___— a 90-year-old lady， who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.

Our Christmas Eve was quite merry， thanks to our ___13___. Our Christmas morning ___14___ was special， thanks to the Smithsgift of bread. I was so ___15___ for these gestures of welcome， especially during the holidays.

This year， we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The ___16___ and work schedules just made things too difficult. ___17___ that sense of Christmas isolation[孤獨(dú)] all too well， we decided to try to round up some other folks who were ___18___ in the holidays.

Lonely people are all around us， but most of us ___19___ notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes， the smallest ___20___ gesture can make a world of difference.

1. A. chance B. time C. anxiety D. ability

2. A. merry B. free C. lonely D. usual

3. A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. Somehow D. However

4. A. card B. sign C. knock D. note

5. A. welcome B. invite C. drive D. send

6. A. tree B. package C. mail D. flower

7. A. forgot B. arranged C. received D. missed

8. A. deep B. true C. warm D. mixed

9. A. snow B. rubbish C. dust D. leaves

10. A. teach B. help C. urge D. forbid

11. A. share B. prepare C. taste D. exchange

12. A. aunt B. guest C. maid D. partner

13. A. folks B. relatives C. colleagues D. neighbors

14. A. call B. greeting C. breakfast D. meeting

15. A. sorry B. eager C. ready D. grateful

16. A. distance B. expense C. season D. situation

17. A. Studying B. Showing C. Knowing D. Discovering

18. A. alone B. busy C. happy D. active

19. A. always B. seldom C. finally D. usually

20. A. careful B. patient C. vague D. kind

（二）

A young man， a student in one of our universities， was one day taking a walk with a professor， who was commonly called the studentsfriend， for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.

As they went along， they saw ___1___ in the path a pair of old shoes， which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by， and who had ___2___ finished his days work.

The student ___3___ the professor， saying， “Lets play the man a（n） ___4___： we will hide his shoes， and we stay behind those bushes， and wait to see his ___5___ when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend，” answered the professor， “we should never ___6___ ourselves at the expense of the poor. You are ___7___， and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of helping the poor man. Put a ___8___ into each shoe， and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the ___9___ affects him.”

The student did so， ___10___ they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.

The poor man soon finished his work， and came ___11___ the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While ___12___ his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes； but feeling something ___13___， he bent down to feel what it was， and found the coin.

Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin， turned it round， and looked at it again and again. He then looked around ___14___ on all sides， but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket， and went on to put on the other shoe； but his surprise was ___15___ on finding the other coin.

His feelings ___16___ him； he fell upon his ___17___， looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving， in which he spoke of his wife， sick and __18___， and his children without bread， whom the timely giving， from some unknown hand， would save from dying.

The student stood there deeply affected， his eyes filled with tears. “Now，” said the professor， “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your ___19___ trick？” The youth replied， “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the ___20___ of those words， which I never understood before： ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

1. A. hanging B. lying C. sitting D. hiding

2. A. nearly B. seemingly C. closely D. equally

3. A. looked back B. referred to C. turned to D. puzzled over

4. A. fun B. amusement C. entertainment D. trick

5. A. opinion B. confusion C. emotion D. enthusiasm

6. A. treat B. dedicate C. amuse D. occupy

7. A. healthy B. kind C. mean D. rich

8. A. coin B. penny C. dollar D. pound

9. A. pleasure B. discovery C. tiredness D. possibility

10. A. and B. but C. thus D. therefore

11. A. around B. across C. into D. toward

12. A. taking on B. looking on C. putting on D. hanging on

13. A. hard B. tight C. soft D. loose

14. A. that B. it C. themselves D. himself

15. A. folded B. accelerated C. doubled D. improved

16. A. mastered B. beat C. betrayed D. overcame

17. A. hands B. knees C. feet D. legs

18. A. beautiful B. merciless C. hopeful D. helpless

19. A. intended B. required C. wanted D. interested

20. A. faith B. fact C. truth D. reliability

（三）

A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ___1___ through all the rooms， but he didnt find any money ___2___ a bankbook[存折]. He thought， “If I have some credentials[證件] of its ___3___， Ill be able to get the money in the bank.” Suddenly to his ___4___， he caught sight of an identity card[身份證] on the surface of the desk just before him， ___5___ he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with excitement.

___6___ over the bankbook and the identity card， the woman clerk in the bank was so ___7___ that her face suddenly turned ___8___ and she sat there dumbfounded[目瞪口呆] for a minute. But she tried her best to ___9___ back her expression， and then in a ___10___ voice said to this uncommon man. “Excuse me， can you ___11___ me what is the relationship between you and the owner of the bankbook？” Being so ___12___， the young man who was waiting ___13___ red，“He… he. oh， sorry， I ___14___ she… she is my wife…” “Now， I see，” ___15___ the woman clerk， and almost at the same time， she gave a quick ___16___ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came ___17___ a side room.

“Come along with me， young man，” said the policeman.

“Whats the matter？” the man shouted back in a cold voice.

“Look at this！” it was a womans angry voice.

The man couldnt ___18___ looking up and to his surprise he ___19___ it was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card beside her face. Also， the photo on it ___20___ she was just the owner of the bankbook.

1.A. searched B. entered C. moved D. walked

2.A. for B. of C. or D. but

3.A. money B. person C. owner D. bank

4.A. surprise B. joy C. sorrow D. success

5.A. soon B. however C. so D. fortunately

6.A. Handing B. Taking C. Giving D. Thinking

7.A. shy B. shamed C. moved D. astonished

8.A. cold B. pale C. red D. bright

9.A. keep B. take C. look D. show

10.A. exciting B. calm C. surprising D. special

11.A. prove B. talk C. tell D. express

12.A. asked B. demanded C. questioned D. ordered

13.A. went B. answered C. promised D. replied

14.A. think B. suppose C. mean D. believe

15.A. spoke B. agreed C. repeated D. said

16.A. knock B. beat C. touch D. blow

17.A. towards B. out of C. outside D. into

18.A. help B. insist on C. delay D. stop

19.A. knew B. heard C. understood D. found

20.A. judged B. suggested C. discovered D. Wrote

（四）

In 1929， the New York stock market collapsed[崩潰]， and the manager of a big company came home with a ___1___ heart.

“Honey， what happened？”his wife asked him， ___2___.

“Im done！ Im finished！ My ___3___ went into bankruptcy[破產(chǎn)]， and all the properties will be closed down by the court tomorrow，“he said， and began to ___4___ sadly.

His wife asked gently， “___5___about your body？ Is it to be closed down， too？”

“No！” he looked up at his wife， ___6___.

“What about me， your ___7___ ？”

“No！” he mopped his __8__ and gazed at her hopelessly.

“What about your kids？”

“Of course not.”

“Then ___9___ do you say all the properties will be closed down？ You still have a supportive wife and several ___10___ kids. Plus you still have ___11___ experience， good health， and a quick mind that God ___12___ you. ___13___the money you lost， its just ___14___ that you used to possess but not any more. You can still work and ___15___ money in the future.”

Three years later his company became one of the top corporations ___16___ by Fortune. All his achievement was due to several ___17___ from his wife.

When you are down， make a list of all your ___18___：

Do you have intact[完整的] hands and ___19___？Do you have a good brain and a sound health？ Do you have any relatives， friends， lovers or kids？ Focus your attention on ___20___ you still have rather than on what you have lost， then youll find you are actually fortunate.

1. A. light B. happy C. heavy D. relaxing

2. A. smiling B. smiled C. to smile D. smile

3. A. factory B. shop C. school D. company

4. A. smile B. weep C. laugh D. sing

5. A. When B. Why C. Where D. What

6. A. confusing B. confusion C. to confuse D. confused

7. A. wife B. daughter C. son D. girlfriend

8. A. drinks B. tears C. money D. letters

9. A. when B. why C. how D. what

10. A. hopeless B. hope C. hopeful D. hopefully

11. A. much B. many C. few D. little

12. A. gives B. will give C. gave D. was giving

13. A. As for B. As from C. As of D. as well

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

15. A. borrow B. lend C. earn D. lose

16. A. to choose B. chosen C. choosing D. to be chosen

17. A. words B. books C. advice D. companies

18. A. properties B. money C. friends D. relatives

19. A. foot B. head C. eyes D. feet

20. A. that B. which C. what D. it

完型填空答案

（一）

微小的友好之舉會(huì)創(chuàng)造一個(gè)和諧世界。Jeff夫婦在圣誕前夕搬進(jìn)新居，受到鄰居們的關(guān)愛。今年圣誕節(jié)Jeff夫婦也召集一些孤獨(dú)的鄰居一起過(guò)節(jié)，給以溫馨的回報(bào)。

1.B 因?yàn)閯倓偘醽?lái)，事務(wù)很多，所以應(yīng)是“沒有時(shí)間”來(lái)進(jìn)行圣誕節(jié)的準(zhǔn)備。下文并列的是“沒有精力”，對(duì)應(yīng)。

2.C 剛搬來(lái)不久，人生地不熟。下文提到“與家人不在一起”，所以“孤獨(dú)”為好。A項(xiàng)不妥，因?yàn)槠匠５氖フQ節(jié)應(yīng)是高興的，而那一次與家人分開，又到一個(gè)新地方，所以C項(xiàng)正確。

3. D 有轉(zhuǎn)折意義。本來(lái)是“孤獨(dú)的”，然而鄰居們接踵而來(lái)，不感到孤獨(dú)了。

4. C 下文講一個(gè)同事來(lái)訪，送來(lái)面包。先“敲門”，然后進(jìn)來(lái)。

5.A 這個(gè)同事不是來(lái)邀請(qǐng)的，不選B，而是來(lái)送面包表示歡迎的，應(yīng)選A。

6.B 面包是包著的，不是一般的郵件，C項(xiàng)不對(duì)，應(yīng)選B。

7.D 上文說(shuō)門鈴出故障，所以錯(cuò)過(guò)了一個(gè)來(lái)訪。如用C項(xiàng)接受了一個(gè)拜訪與上文就沒有聯(lián)系。

8.C “溫暖”的感情比較貼切。

9.A 上文有動(dòng)詞clear，下文有動(dòng)詞dig ， 所以snow 比較合理。rubbish不符常情。

10. B 鄰居來(lái)幫助我們。

11. A share意為“共同度過(guò)”。

12. B 根據(jù)上下文，他們邀請(qǐng)孤獨(dú)的，家人不在身邊的人一起過(guò)圣誕節(jié)。如果是aunt就還算他們的親屬，應(yīng)為guest。

13. D 圣誕節(jié)過(guò)得快樂，多虧了鄰居們。

14. C Smiths先前送來(lái)面包。此題空檔前有Christmas morning，空檔后有多虧Smiths的面包，所以應(yīng)理解為早餐吃面包。

15. D grateful，“充滿感激的”。

16. A 上一句講與家人分離，不能團(tuán)聚。應(yīng)理解為工作需要與家人有了距離，不能團(tuán)聚，A項(xiàng)正確。

17. C D項(xiàng)“發(fā)現(xiàn)”瞬間性較強(qiáng)。C項(xiàng)“知道”狀態(tài)性較強(qiáng)，用來(lái)表示原因較好。

18. A 此段都講與家人不能團(tuán)聚的情況，他們當(dāng)然是孤獨(dú)的。

19. B 轉(zhuǎn)折意義，孤獨(dú)的人很多，但很少有人注意到。

20. D 此句點(diǎn)題，輕微的友好之舉會(huì)創(chuàng)造一個(gè)和諧世界。其他形容詞意義不符合。

（二）

教授和學(xué)生同游鄉(xiāng)村，他們?cè)谔镩g勞動(dòng)的農(nóng)夫的舊鞋中放了兩枚硬幣，農(nóng)夫發(fā)現(xiàn)后非常感激，教授和學(xué)生感到非常高興，甚至施予比接收更高興。

1.B 小路上放著一雙舊鞋，應(yīng)是平放著，不是高高地立著，不用C項(xiàng)。也不是藏著，一眼就看到，D項(xiàng)也錯(cuò)。

2.A 他們看到農(nóng)夫勞動(dòng)的情況，下文提到不久就上來(lái)穿鞋了，所以“即將結(jié)束”正確。

3.C A項(xiàng)語(yǔ)法不對(duì)，少介詞at。C項(xiàng)表示“轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)”，正確。

4.D 下文講學(xué)生想藏起農(nóng)夫的鞋子，所以是“捉弄他”，D項(xiàng)正確。其他三項(xiàng)一般與make搭配，B、C兩項(xiàng)表示“娛樂”，意義也不對(duì)。

5.B 此處指農(nóng)夫找不到鞋時(shí)的狀態(tài)，C項(xiàng)表示“情感”，B項(xiàng)表示“慌亂”，故選擇B項(xiàng)。

6.C 教授教育學(xué)生不能將取樂建立在窮人的痛苦之上。B項(xiàng)意為“奉獻(xiàn)”，錯(cuò)誤。

7.D 此句中有poor，相對(duì)于窮人你是富有的，下文講到給窮人點(diǎn)錢，所以D項(xiàng)合理。B項(xiàng)與上下文聯(lián)系不緊密。

8. A 下文提到農(nóng)夫拿到硬幣。其他三項(xiàng)都是貨幣單位，不表示具體物質(zhì)，與each連用也不好。

9.B 主體動(dòng)詞是affects，應(yīng)是“發(fā)現(xiàn)硬幣”對(duì)他會(huì)產(chǎn)生什么影響。不是“高興”對(duì)他產(chǎn)生什么影響，不能選A。

10. A and表示時(shí)間上的順序，連接下一分句。

11. B came across the field，“從田中走過(guò)來(lái)”，across也指在表面上。D項(xiàng)的方向不對(duì)，不是向田間走去。

12. C 穿衣服用put on。

13. A 腳穿進(jìn)鞋，感到有什么東西硬硬的，A項(xiàng)正確。穿進(jìn)鞋里應(yīng)感到鞋緊，不是那個(gè)東西緊。所以不選B。

14. D 環(huán)顧他自己的四周。

15. C 此句描寫農(nóng)夫又發(fā)現(xiàn)另一枚硬幣的心情，他不知為何鞋中有硬幣。一只鞋中有硬幣已經(jīng)使他感到奇怪。另一只鞋中又有硬幣，就“雙倍”奇怪了。A項(xiàng)表示“折疊起來(lái)”，B項(xiàng)表示“加速”，D項(xiàng)表示“改善”，意義都不妥。

16. D 農(nóng)夫拿到硬幣時(shí)的心情和舉動(dòng)使我們深為感動(dòng)。overcame此處意為征服。A項(xiàng)表示“精通”，B項(xiàng)表示“擊敗”，C項(xiàng)表示“背叛”，都不準(zhǔn)確。

17. B on或upon后常接人體部位，表示該部位朝下或接觸地面，此句指農(nóng)夫跪下來(lái)。A項(xiàng)、C項(xiàng)都表現(xiàn)不出“虔誠(chéng)”。

18. D 農(nóng)夫訴說(shuō)他的困境，無(wú)助。B項(xiàng)意為無(wú)情，不仁慈，不對(duì)。

19. A intended，“故意的”，此處指“故意地捉弄人”。D項(xiàng)意義和語(yǔ)法都不對(duì)。如果用interesting，語(yǔ)法正確，但意義不對(duì)。

20. C A項(xiàng)表示“真誠(chéng)”。C項(xiàng)表示“真理，真諦”。D項(xiàng)表示“依賴”。此句表示我知道這句話的真諦：施予比接收更有福。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。

（三）

小偷入室盜竊，盜得一本存折和一個(gè)身份證，于是去銀行取錢。也真是冤家路窄，失主竟是銀行職員……。

1. A search through意思為“翻遍，搜遍”，小偷潛入房子搜遍所有房間。

2. D 他只發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)存折。but是介詞，意思為“除……之外，沒有”，也可用except。

3. C 找到存折，還必須找到主人（owner）的相關(guān)證件才能取到錢。

4. B 他突然看到了一個(gè)身份證，欣喜若狂。To his joy意思為“令人高興的是”。

5. C 與上句構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，故用so。

6. B 那個(gè)clerk接過(guò)存折看，hand over意思為“移交，交送”；take over意思為“接過(guò)”。

7. D 女士十分驚訝，那是她本人的身份證，astonished意思為“驚訝的，吃驚的”。

8. B turn pale意思為“臉色轉(zhuǎn)白”。

9. A 她竭力控制自己不要發(fā)作，keep back意思為“控制，抑制”。

10. B 經(jīng)過(guò)努力，她終于用鎮(zhèn)靜的（calm）聲音問(wèn)小偷。

11. C can you tell me the relationship between……？是一常用句型。

12. A 用鎮(zhèn)定的（calm）聲音問(wèn)小偷，不是警察對(duì)小偷似的審問(wèn)，故用ask“問(wèn)（一般的問(wèn)題）”。 13. A go red與turn red中的動(dòng)詞都是“變得”的意思。這里用作系動(dòng)詞。

14. C think / believe意思為“認(rèn)為”；mean意思為“意思是……”，此處應(yīng)該是“確定地說(shuō)”之意。

15. D 女士自言自語(yǔ)地說(shuō)。

16. C give a quick touch on sth.與touch sth. quickly同義。

17. B came out of a side room意思為“從旁邊屋里走出來(lái)”。

18. A couldnt help doing sth.意思為“情不自禁地做某事”。

19. D found意思為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；heard意思為“聽說(shuō)”，這里應(yīng)該是“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。

20. B suggest除了表示“建議”外，還有“表明，提示，暗示”之意，此時(shí)賓語(yǔ)從句不必用虛擬。

（四）

本文是一篇記敘文，文章講述了一位公司老板由于受美國(guó)1929年經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條的影響而遭到破產(chǎn)，在經(jīng)過(guò)妻子的鼓勵(lì)后，終于樹立信心，并最終東山再起的故事，文章告訴我們這樣一個(gè)道理：多注重自己擁有的東西而不是失去的東西，這樣你就發(fā)現(xiàn)自己真的很幸福。

1. C 考查形容詞，根據(jù)上文In 1929， the New York stock market collapsed可知在紐約股票市場(chǎng)崩潰，故先問(wèn)應(yīng)該是懷著沉重的心情。

2. A 考查動(dòng)詞用法，這里需要現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語(yǔ)。

3. D 考查名詞，根據(jù)第一段最后一句話“and the manager of a big company came home”可知。

4. B 查查動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)下文“Im done！Im finished！”可知破產(chǎn)后應(yīng)該哭泣，故答案為weep。

5. D what / how about為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“怎樣”。

6. D confused為過(guò)去分詞用做形容詞，表示伴隨。

7. A 根據(jù)上文His wife asked gently可知。

8. B 根據(jù)上文and gazed at her hopelessly.可知他絕望地看著妻子，故斷定他擦去的應(yīng)該是淚花。

9. B why表示原因，該句意思是“那你為什么說(shuō)所有的財(cái)產(chǎn)都失去了呢？”

10. C hopeful用做定語(yǔ)， 根據(jù)句意“你有支持你的妻子和好幾個(gè)大有希望的孩子”。

11. A experience意為“經(jīng)驗(yàn)”時(shí)為不可數(shù)名詞，不需要用much，該句意思是“你有豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)”。

12. C 此處為虛擬語(yǔ)氣。

13. A as for 為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“至于，就……來(lái)說(shuō)”。

14. D 考查代詞用法，該句意思是“錢只是你曾經(jīng)擁有但現(xiàn)在不再屬于你的一些東西。”

15. C earn money為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“賺錢”。

16. B 這里應(yīng)該用過(guò)去分詞做定語(yǔ)。

17. A 根據(jù)上文的對(duì)話可知。

18. A 考查名詞，根據(jù)第9個(gè)空后面的do you say all the properties will be closed down可知應(yīng)該選財(cái)產(chǎn)properties。

19. D 根據(jù)上文Do you have intact hands可知與hands對(duì)應(yīng)的為feet。

20. C what是賓語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞，在句子中做賓語(yǔ)。