閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

（一）

When I was growing up， there was a pizza shop right down the street from me. The pizza shop was1by a Chinese woman who opened the place around 11：00 am and closed it around midnight every day. The food was2 ， and its portions （食物的一份） were a right size. As far as I knew， the menu never3 . The woman would take a（n）4and then return to the kitchen and make it while the customer stood5at the counter.

One day the woman6the pizza shop to a man. The man7on running the pizza shop with his wife. I was around fifteen and one day I went inside the pizza shop and began talking with the new owners. Within minutes of my starting the8 ， the man and his wife offered me a9 . Theyd printed many paper menus and they wanted me to hang them on the doors in the area.

I enjoyed the work as it was fun. As I did this with them one Sunday afternoon， they told me about how10the Chinese woman had been. They told me she used too expensive cheese. They were planning to stop11chicken because chicken was expensive and pizza was really12to make. They were13the business was going to be a cash cow for them.

As I listened to all this， I decided these people must be very smart.14 ， within several months， they were out of15completely， and the pizza place sat there vacant for over a year.16 ， it was turned into flooring store. The new owners thought only about how the business could17them， and how they could reduce18to fatten their own wallets. This is why they ended up19 . After all， everyone loves people and businesses that are more20with serving others than themselves.

1. A. purchased B. expanded C. operated D. frequented

2. A. good B. rich C. simple D. adequate

3. A. improved B. broadened C. worsened D. changed

4. A. order B. chance C. walk D. picture

5. A. resting B. listening C. waiting D. observing

6. A. showed B. sold C. referred D. donated

7. A. focused B. went C. insisted D. planned

8. A. trade B. argument C. discussion D. deal

9. A. recommendation B. job C. task D. reward

10. A. stupid B. intelligent C. awkward D. hardworking

11. A. preparing B. buying C. serving D. consuming

12. A. swift B. cheap C. interesting D. convenient

13. A. worried B. lucky C. hopeful D. sure

14. A. Instead B. Additionally C. However D. Consequently

15. A. business B. sight C. place D. control

16. A. Unfortunately B. Instantly C. Suddenly D. Eventually

17. A. influence B. benefit C. promote D. involve

18. A. costs B. bills C. prices D. materials

19. A. declining B. quitting C. failing D. compromising

20. A. satisfied B. concerned C. patient D. familiar

（二）

Ryan Hickman was born in an American family. When he was three years old， Ryan Hickman visited a1center in California and found what he wanted to do most.2 ， the next day as he greeted his dad， Damion， he made a（n）3 . “Im going to4all the bottles and cans from everyone in the neighborhood. Ill start a new5myself！”

Its never too6to start a business， though therere no other staff but himself when the company was started. Today， Ryan， aged seven， the worlds7garbage man， is the CEO， manager and8of Ryans recycling company. Though Ryan says he doesnt remember what made it all start， he remains9about what he is doing. When questioned why he did so， he said， “Its because10get to the ocean， and then animals get sick and die.” Ryans neighbors have been11to the little boys knocking for their recycled goods. More and more12ones call to ask for a pickup or even13down bags of bottles and cans at Hickmans door. At school， Ryans favorite activity is helping the dustmen14the trash （垃圾） and taking away the recyclable. “My wife and I support him and we told him that whenever he wants to15 ， he can，” Damion said. “I want to see him with friends， but the recycling just makes him16 . He has actually17five of his friends to join him.”

According to Damion， Ryan has18over $11，000 through recycling bottles and cans. Ryan says he wants to buy a large trash truck to be19with enough garbage and become a20garbage man.

1. A. delivering B. recycling? ? C. financial D. industrial

2. A. Amazingly? B. Fortunately? ? C. Simply? ? ? D. Ridiculously

3. A. suggestion B. announcement? C. speech? ? ? D. explanation

4. A. figure out? ? B. search for? ? C. focus on? ? D. pick up

5. A. task? B. study? ? C. business? ? D. campaign

6. A. old? ? B. early? ? C. weak? ? ? D. bad

7. A. cleverest? ? B. busiest? ? C. youngest D. wealthiest

8. A. customer? ? B. interviewer? ? C. trainee? ? D. employee

9. A. enthusiastic? B. energetic? ? C. calm? ? D. comfortable

10. A. goods? ? B. bags? ? C. boxes? ? D. bottles

11. A. opposed? ? B. supposed? ? C. accustomed? ? D. devoted

12. A. supportive? ? B. attractive? C. aggressive? ? D. impressive

13. A. take? B. bring C. lay? ? D. knock

14. A. desert? ? B. separate? ? C. circulate? ? ? D. clean

15. A. quit? ? B. continue? ? C. start? ? ? D. back

16. A. relaxed? ? B. impressed? ? C. delighted? ? D. skilled

17. A. persuaded? B. urged? ? C. forced? ? ? D. instructed

18. A. raised? ? B. saved? ? C. won? ? ? D. spent

19. A. surrounded? B. covered C. equipped? ? D. loaded

20. A. proud? B. generous? ? C. rich? ? D. true

（三）

One afternoon， I was walking with Evan on the second floor. I talked on and on and Evan walked1in front of me. As we turned a corner， Evan2to me and said the ten words. “Why are you talking to me？ Im not your friend.” Those were the exact words he said to me that day. I stood there3 . He kept walking and never looked back. I4to my next class with tears coming up in my eyes.

We5spoke to each other after that. I6into a shell， like a turtle， to hide from the world. For the rest of my time in middle school， I didnt7myself to get close to anyone. I push away most of my friends for8of being hurt again. I avoided unnecessary9 .

It wasnt until high school that I was able to10my head out of my shell and began11people again. But even today， I am still12about choosing who I open up to. It takes me a very long time to13up to someone.

I was twelve then. I was too trusting and I took what Evan said14 . Maybe he was having a bad day or maybe I was really15too much. In my view， what he said to me that day16the course of my life， but if it werent for that17 ， I wouldnt have met my best friends in high school.

I understand that， in middle school， we were all young. Ive been able to18all the people who bullied （欺凌） me， but for some19I cant seem to forgive Evan. Those words that day hurt me more than anything. I believe that one day Ill be20enough to forgive Evan too. But right now Im still that twelve-year-old running down the hall with tears filled with his eyes.

1. A. silently? ? B. carefully C. suddenly D. happily

2. A. replied? ? B. shouted C. turned? ? ? D. pointed

3. A. astonished? ? B. excited C. frightened? ? D. amused

4. A. came back? ? B. gave in? ? C. made faces? ? D. ran off

5. A. frequently? ? B. willingly? ? C. attentively? ? D. rarely

6. A. looked? ? B. broke? ? C. escaped? ? D. burst

7. A. forbid B. allow? ? C. expect? ? D. force

8. A. fear? ? B. memory? ? C. favor? ? D. sense

9. A. outings? ? B. conversations C. lessons? ? D. friends

10. A. remain? ? B. stick? ? C. keep? ? D. hide

11. A. suspecting? ? B. refusing? ? C. admiring? ? D. trusting

12. A. cautious? ? B. crazy? ? C. curious? ? D. certain

13. A. give? ? B. build? ? C. put? ? D. warm

14. A. seriously? ? B. wrongly? ? C. personally? ? D. easily

15. A. eating? ? B. talking? ? C. weeping? ? D. walking

16. A. changed? ? B. colored C. developed? ? D. expanded

17. A. accident? ? B. argument? ? C. incident? ? D. fight

18. A. forget? ? B. understand? ? C. ignore? ? D. forgive

19. A. trouble? ? B. reason? ? C. idea? ? D. view

20. A. warm-hearted? ? B. clever? ? C. mature? ? D. determined

（四）

One summer day， I drove along our main street as a horrible and sudden shower threatened （即將來臨）. The sky1and the wind swept along warningly. I2to the side of the street. A pick-up truck parked ahead of me.3to the weather in its body were the familys entire4 ： mattresses （床墊）， baskets， boxes of clothing， and other household goods.

“Oh my， those poor people，” I thought，5 ? children in the seat of the truck. They were obviously6from one home to another and their belongings， shabby though they were， were going to get completely7！

Just then a little old lady ran by me and into a variety store before which we all parked to wait out the8 . In minutes， she was out，9a package containing a huge sheet of plastic. She10tapped on the window of the truck and gestured the11driver out. Between them， they spread the12over the entire load in the body of the truck！

The wind blew in a13fashion and rain came pouring down.14the heavy wind， the two women managed to weigh down its corners and edges， thereby （因此） providing15for the familys belongings.

Everyone back inside their16sat out the brief storm. The sun broke out in all its glory. I17my window as the old lady and the young mother18at the back of the pick-up. And I heard the little old lady say， “Dont19me. Just pass it on when you have the20to lend a hand.”

1. A. cleared? ? B. lightened? C. paled? ? ? ? D. darkened

2. A. pointed? ? B. kept? ? C. sticked D. pulled

3. A. Open? ? B. Accustomed? ? C. Subject? ? D. Due

4. A. furniture? ? B. belongings? ? C. fortune? ? D. collections

5. A. leaving? ? B. observing? ? C. ignoring? ? ? D. amusing

6. A. moving? ? B. waking? ? C. switching? ? ? D. dragging

7. A. dirty? ? ? B. burned? ? ? C. wet? ? ? ? ? D. stolen

8. A. danger? ? ? B. night? ? ? C. storm? ? ? ? D. fog

9. A. destroying? ? B. lifting? ? C. sending? ? D. waving

10. A. elegantly? ? B. randomly? ? C. hopefully? D. busily

11. A. girl B. woman? ? C. child D. teen

12. A. towel B. blanket? ? C. clothing D. covering

13. A. gentle? ? B. regular? ? C. crazy? ? ? ? D. steady

14. A. Fighting? ? B. Using? ? C. Accepting? ? ? ? D. Following

15. A. storage? ? B. protection? ? C. insurance? ? ? ? D. transport

16. A. vehicles? ? ? B. stores? ? ? C. cafes? ? ? ? ? D. offices

17. A. broke through? ? B. looked in? ? C. rolled down? ? D. wound up

18. A. whispered? ? B. stayed? ? C. argued? ? ? ? D. met

19. A. praise? ? B. respect? ? C. thank? ? ? ? D. help

20. A. chance? ? B. responsibility? ? C. patience? ? D. qualification

（五）

My brother Ken was born with a brain disease. Though Mama was extremely1 ， she never babied Ken. She2him to do whatever we did.

I remember once we got a slide in our backyard. Ken was3at first sight. But unable to4the steps with the braces （支架） on his legs， Ken could5look up at the rest of us from the ground.

One day， Mama put Ken in the backyard， this time without his braces， and watched him6with great difficulty right over to the7 . For the next three hours， Ken climbed the ladder and fell， climbed the ladder and fell， time and again. He skinned his knees， and his head was8 .

Our neighbor9at Mama， “What kind of woman are you？ Look at the blood. Get that boy off that10 ！” Mama told her kindly that if it11her， she would have to close her curtains. Ken had12to go down the slide， and down the slide he would go. It took a couple of days of13before he could go up the ladder and down the slide as well as the rest of us， and another week before he could do it with his braces on.

Ken was not supposed to make it to his tenth birthday but he has14his disease and is now a 42-year-old man who lives15and even holds down a job. He16everything the way he did that slide so many years ago. What a（n）17Mama gave him that day by expecting him to be the18he could be.

Though I often feel I fall short when I compare my19to hers， it gives me great comfort to know that her spirit is within me， somewhere— 20me to make “mothering magic” of my own.

1. A. loving B. generous C. selfless D. considerate

2. A. forced B. persuaded C. invited D. expected

3. A. addicted B. annoyed C. attracted D. astonished

4. A. manage B. see C. remove D. reach

5. A. almost B. only C. seldom D. never

6. A. run B. move C. jump D. ride

7. A. brace B. curtain C. slide D. backyard

8. A. nodding B. shaking C. bleeding D. spinning

9. A. aimed B. glanced C. laughed D. yelled

10. A. tree B. chair C. roof D. ladder

11. A. disappointed B. scared C. failed D. bothered

12. A. decided B. agreed C. pretended D. hesitated

13. A. walking B. trying C. training D. observing

14. A. focused on B. worried about C. suffered from D. lived with

15. A. simply B. painfully C. independently D. hopelessly

16. A. loses B. approaches C. accepts D. misses

17. A. promise B. gift C. award D. suggestion

18. A. healthiest B. happiest C. best D. fastest

19. A. mothering B. schooling C. suffering D. belonging

20. A. preparing B. advising C. helping D. forbidding

（六）

I met a friend and her friend to go on a hike. After a（n）1walk along beautiful trails （小路）， we decided to go for dinner and I2a cafe. When we entered， it seemed that there were no tables or at least no3for three people to sit together. We4and found there were lots of people5alone at tables for two， and then a gentleman came up and said if we didnt6waiting a bit he would move his papers and re-seat himself so that we could sit at his table.

We were very7at his kind gesture and8accepted. Looking a bit closer it seemed that he may have been9and I thanked him and asked if I could buy him a coffee—he politely10but thanked me for the11 .

So we friends12our dinner and conversation and I went up to the counter to get dessert for us to share， and I13out a huge chocolate cake with walnuts for the man. When I14it in front of him and said that it was my15to thank him for being so16to us， he said something about me having angel wings and I just smiled—we17names and smiles. After we finished and were18 ， I thanked him again by19and wished him a good evening. It was kindness all around.

The true “soul force”20through anyone and folks who are willing and able to see that they are blessed.

1. A. tiring? B. lovely? C. amazing? D. curious

2. A. remembered? B. passed? C. liked D. suggested

3. A. space? B. time? C. ways? D. chairs

4. A. looked around? B. rushed out? C. went on D. thought over

5. A. standing? B. waiting? C. sitting? D. playing

6. A. risk? B. mind? C. avoid? D. consider

7. A. excited? B. satisfied? C. shocked? D. moved

8. A. gratefully? B. cautiously? C. hurriedly? D. repeatedly

9. A. hopeless? B. restless? C. homeless? D. careless

10. A. interrupted? B. apologized? C. admitted? D. refused

11. A. offer? B. seat? C. invitation? D. forgiveness

12. A. missed? B. spared? C. accomplished? D. enjoyed

13. A. found? B. picked C. brought D. carried

14. A. placed? B. ordered? C. dropped? D. shared

15. A. duty? B. version? C. treat? D. trust

16. A. devoted? B. kind? C. addicted? D. opposed

17. A. explained? B. explored? C. exchanged? D. exposed

18. A. going B. leaving? C. waving? D. chatting

19. A. nature? B. design? C. accident? D. name

20. A. howls? B. forms? C. shines? D. glares

（七）

Mothers Day 2019 was the last time that all my three kids would be at home. I was1a memorable Mothers Day.

That morning， I got up early and left for2 . The boys and I were going3 ， so I expected the break. I entered the office after my class，4the crowd for their faces. I didnt find the boys， but I wasnt too5because their classes often ran late. I found a row with plenty of room for all four of us，6seats for my children.

The longer I sat there， the more7and angrier I got. How could they8their mother on this day？ I couldnt9my work， only on how Id been wronged. By the time the last class in the morning ended， I could10wait to get home and give them a piece of my mind.

Arriving home， I noticed a pile of roses on the ground. They were the11of a track made of fresh flowers， which led to our house. As I12the flowers， the door opened and three13faces greeted me. They let me see what theyd been working on all14 .

What a surprise！15the entire floor were the words， “Happy Mothers Day. We Love You.” They were spelled out with16 . The space was17with flowers. Theyd worked all morning—gathering the fresh flowers and18them into a surprise message. I immediately realized Id been much too hurried in my19of the situation. In fact， theyd spent their time sending a20to show how much they really cared about me.

1. A. setting B. expecting C. offering D. giving

2. A. church B. hospital C. school D. factory

3. A. separately B. carelessly C. painfully D. regretfully

4. A. asking B. hearing C. calling D. searching

5. A. worried B. scared C. shocked D. disappointed

6. A. changing B. choosing C. saving D. marking

7. A. confident B. absurd C. guilty D. hurt

8. A. cheat B. ignore C. leave D. frighten

9. A. focus on B. throw away C. finish off D. give up

10. A. busily B. casually C. randomly D. hardly

11. A. introduction B. requirement C. beginning D. opening

12. A. followed B. selected? C. smelled? D. picked

13. A. crying B. smiling? ? ? C. small D. round

14. A. day? ? ? B. night? ? ? C. afternoon? ? D. morning

15. A. Furnishing B. Coloring C. Covering D. Replacing

16. A. books? ? ? ? ? B. flowers? ? ? C. faces D. stones

17. A. open? ? ? ? ? B. tasty? ? ? ? ? C. precious? ? ? D. alive

18. A. pushing? ? B. breaking C. arranging? ? D. pressing

19. A. impression B. judgment C. improvement D. explanation

20. A. message B. word C. letter D. promise

（八）

（2020全國新課標卷Ⅱ）

It was just after sunrise on a June morning. “Nicolo，” whose real name cannot be41to the public because of Italys privacy laws，42working the whole night at a factory in Turin. As he often did， he stopped by the “after work auction （拍賣）”43by the Italian police where things44on the trains were sold to the highest bidder. There， among many other things， Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look45above his dining room table. Nicolo and another bidder46until Nicolo finally won the paintings for $32.

When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily， he47the paintings with him. He hung them above the same table he had48from Turin. His son， age 15， who had49an art appreciation class， thought that there was something50about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair. It was signed （簽名） “Bonnato” or so he thought， but when he51it， he only found “Bonnard，” a French52he had never heard of. He bought a book and was53to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same54as his fathers painting.

“Thats the garden in our picture，” Nicolos son told his father. They55learned that the painting they56 ? ? ? ? ?was called “The Girl with Two Chairs.” They57the other painting and learned that it was58Paul Gauguins “Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog.” The59called the Italian Culture Ministry; the official confirmed that the paintings were60and worth as much as $50 million.

41. A. attached B. allocated C. exposed D. submitted

42. A. finished B. delayed C. considered D. tried

43. A. attended B. reserved C. cancelled D. run

44. A. shown B. found C. kept D. hidden

45. A. nice B. familiar C. useful D. real

46. A. battled B. debated C. discussed D. bargained

47. A. held B. left C. registered D. brought

48. A. chosen B. received C. ordered D. moved

49. A. missed B. failed C. taken D. led

50. A. concrete B. unusual C. unappealing D. natural

51. A. appreciated B. touched C. researched D. witnessed

52. A. painter B. designer C. author D. actor

53. A. expected B. surprised C. anxious D. ready

54. A. room B. kitchen C. hall D. garden

55. A. apparently B. confidently C. eventually D. temporarily

56. A. owned B. borrowed C. sold D. stole

57. A. collected B. cleaned C. framed D. studied

58. A. suitably B. actually C. rightly D. specifically

59. A. girl B. artist C. family D. police

60. A. copies B. originals C. models D. presents