If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   31  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    32 
I do not   33  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first   37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   39  at the other end and he awkwardly   40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly   41  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   42  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   43  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   45  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   47  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __48 , I have   49  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   50  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

【小题1】

A．works out B．breaks out C．turns out D．comes out

【小题2】

A．wiser B．busier C．older D．weaker

【小题3】

A．enjoy B．remember C．mind D．regret

【小题4】

A．Fortunately B．Truthfully C．Naturally D．Obviously

【小题5】D

A．only

B．never

C．last

D．first

【小题6】D

A．melt

B．build

C．strike

D．break

【小题7】A

A．complaint

B．promise

C．impression

D．move

【小题8】B  

A．words

B．ideas

C．strength

D．attention

【小题9】

A．sigh B．cry C．voice D．silence

【小题10】

A．refused B．shouted C．explained D．replied

【小题11】

A．frightened B．touched C．shocked D．annoyed

【小题12】

A．excitedly B．sadly C．willingly D．nervously

【小题13】

A．continued B．checked C．interrupted D．ended

【小题14】

A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard

【小题15】

A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different

【小题16】

A．level B．idea C．world D．end

【小题17】

A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced

【小题18】

A．then B．ago C．before D．since

【小题19】

A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered

【小题20】

A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received

When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite 36 . The fourth grade even found him at the 37  of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not 38  —until one stormy afternoon.

On that afternoon,   39 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds

covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid,   40 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one  41 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it.   42 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 43 . All children naturally drew 44 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.

Since then, Joe started 45 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 46 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?

On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 47  possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I  48 my brightness.

1.                A．unfair          B．boring          C．disappointing  D．dangerous

 

2.                A．center         B．top            C．beginning D．bottom

 

3.                A．happen         B．work           C．finish D．last

 

4.                A．until           B．since           C．because  D．as

 

5.                A．concentrate     B．change         C．hide D．sit

 

6.                A．challenged      B．grasped         C．doubted  D．admitted

 

7.                A．Relieved        B．Surprised       C．Encouraged   D．Puzzled

 

8.                A．class           B．sports          C．art  D．tea

 

9.                A．great          B．dark           C．different  D．strange

 

10.               A．improving       B．painting        C．recovering D．studying

 

11.               A．worried        B．amazed         C．friendly   D．cautious

 

12.               A．familiar         B．expensive       C．admirable  D．precious

 

13.               A．woke up to      B．put up with      C．got on with D．looked down upon

 

 

Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  1  other people’s cars as well．It was pretty   2   outside and I had no plans to   3   being in the bright sun．She   4   wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids  5   and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt   6 , I decided to help her．

7   she asked me, “What if we 8  this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   9   her and the other kids to go outside the house and           10  creative ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n）  11   with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   12   of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   13    to do something for others．

All that seemed   14   and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to   15  to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   16  others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   17  to help clean cars．Passers-by were   18  and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they   19 ．A pretty heartwarming  scene !

I felt blessed by being surrounded by such wonderful and loving   20 ．

1.                A．drying          B．repairing        C．washing  D．decorating

 

2.                A．quiet          B．hot            C．different  D．dirty

 

3.                A．suggest         B．avoid           C．continue  D．practice

 

4.                A．also           B．therefore       C．already   D．hardly

 

5.                A．choose         B．enjoy          C．buy  D．serve

 

6.                A．worried        B．popular         C．puzzled   D．difficult

 

7.                A．Finally          B．Simply          C．Then D．Luckily

 

8.                A．show          B．leave           C．make D．order

 

9.                A．challenged      B．expected       C．invited   D．encouraged

 

10.                                A．come up with    B．put up with

C．get involved with                   D．get on with

 

11.               A．board          B．picture         C．idea  D．car

 

12.               A．purpose        B．trouble         C．secret D．theme

 

13.               A．need          B．duty           C．imagination D．sense

 

14.               A．important       B．disappointing    C．hopeful   D．natural

 

15.               A．matter         B．mean          C．belong    D．refer

 

16.               A．relax          B．try            C．help  D．smile

 

17.               A．food           B．cloths          C．money    D．fruit

 

18.               A．interested      B．amazed         C．bored D．frightened

 

19.               A．refused        B．reviewed       C．accepted  D．understood

 

20.               A．flesh           B．bodies         C．adults D．souls

 

 

Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  36   other people’s cars as well．It was pretty   37   outside and I had no plans to   38   being in the bright sun．She   39   wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passerby for free．I had seen little kids 40  and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt   41  , I decided to help her.

  42   she asked me, “What if we   43   this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   44   her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with   45   ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n)  46    with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   47   of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   48    to do something for others.

All that seemed   49   and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to   50   to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   51  others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   52   to help clean cars．Passersby were   53   and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming   54   !

I feel blessed by being   55   by such wonderful and loving souls.

36．A．drying      B．repairing   C．washing    D．decorating

37．A．quiet B．hot    C．different   D．dirty

38．A．suggest     B．avoid C．continue   D．practise

39．A．further     B．therefore   C．already     D．hardly

40．A choose B．enjoy C．buy   D．serve

41．A．worried    B．popular      C．confused   D．difficult

42．A．Finally     B．Simply     C．Then D．Luckily

43．A．show B．leave C．make D．order

44．A．challenged       B．expected   C．invited      D．encouraged

45．A．creative    B．ready C．changed    D．familiar

46．A．board       B．picture      C．idea   D．car

47．A．purpose    B．trouble     C．secret       D．theme

48．A．need  B．duty          C．imagination      D．skill

49．A．important B．disappointing        C．hopeful     D．natural

50．A．matter      B．object       C．belong      D．refer

51．A．relax B．try    C．help  D．smile

52．A．friends     B．rags   C．children    D．fruit

53．A．interested  B．amazed     C．bored       D．frightened

54．A．scene B．gift           C．story D．explanation

55．A．supported B．understood       C．refused     D．surrounded

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   21   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   22  ．

I do not 23  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．  24  , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   25  said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to  26  the ice and make the first   27 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   28   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   29 at the other end and he awkwardly  30  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   31 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   32   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   33  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 34  ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this   35   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   36 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly  37  death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times   38 , I have   39   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   40   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

21．A．works out B．breaks out      C．comes out       D．turns out

22．A．wiser    B．busier     C．weaker    D．older

23．A．remember      B．enjoy    C．mind D．regret

24．A．Truthfully B．Fortunately      C．Naturally  D．Obviously

25．A．only  B．last    C．once  D．first

26．A．melt  B．break C．strike D．build

27．A．complaint B．promise    C．move D．impression

28．A．strength    B．ideas C．words       D．attention

29．A．sigh  B．silence      C．voice D．cry

30．A．refused     B．shouted     C．replied      D．explained

31．A．touched    B．frightened C．shocked    D．annoyed

32．A．excitedly  B．nervously  C．willingly   D．sadly

33．A．continued B．checked    C．concluded D．interrupted

34．A．accepted   B．expected   C．learned     D．heard

35．A．quiet B．difficult    C．special      D．different

36．A．level B．idea   C．world       D．end

37．A．managed   B．escaped     C．avoided    D．faced

38．A．then  B．ago   C．before      D．since

39．A．realized    B．found       C．doubted    D．wondered

40．A．challenged       B．experienced      C．survived   D．received