Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.  1to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash   2. After a while I stopped trying to   3who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   4imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)6kindness who might be showing   7. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was  8a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man   9the street whose mail I helped to get during the   10so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager,   11, I had more fun guessing that it might be a   12who had noticed me   13I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was   14some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   15in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   16the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   17if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and   19in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable,   20and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)

1.A.Calls   B. Quarrels     C.Messages      D. Letters

2.A. service    B.deal      C.bargain       D.offer

3.A. recognize  B.imagine       C.wonder        D.discover

4.A.failed  B.stopped       C.succeeded     D.enjoyed

5.A.saddest B.painful       C.happiest      D.loneliest

6.A .special    B.common        C.valuable      D.important

7.A .concern    B.attitude      C.interest  Dappreciation

8.A. repairing  B.washing   C.unloading     D.starting

9.A .across B.through       C.from      D.onto

10.A .spring    B.summer    C.autumn        D.winter

11.A .though    B.anyway        C.therefore     D.indeed

12.A. friend    B.superman      C.teacher       D.boy

13.A.as if  B.even though   C.in case       D.so that

14.A.considering    B.expecting     C.missing   D.preparing

15.A.disappointed   B.uninterested      C.discouraged       D.concentrated

16.A. forgot    B.lost      C.hated     D.expected

17.A.wonder B.believe       C.care      D.know

18.A. contented B.respected     C.thanked       D.loved

19.A.. trouble  B.beauty        C.difficulty        D.love

20.A.strong B.beautiful     C.smell     D.lucky

    Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.   1to the flower shop were always useless – it was a cash   2. After a while I stopped trying to   3who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   4imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)  6kindness who might be showing   7. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was   8a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man   9the street whose mail I helped to get during the   10so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step.   11a teenager, though, I had more fun guessing that it might be a   12who had noticed me   13I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was  14some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   15in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   16the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t  17if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a    magic in the world and   19in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-loveable,   20and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

1.A．Calls            B．Quarrels       C．Messages       D．Letters

2.A．service          B．deal           C．bargain        D．offer

3.A．recognize        B．imagine        C．wonder         D．discover

4.A．failed           B．stopped        C．succeeded      D．enjoyed

5.A．saddest          B．painful        C．happiest       D．loneliest

6.A．special          B．common         C．valuable       D．important

7.A．concern          B．attitude       C．interest         D．appreciation

8.A．repairing       B．washing        C．unloading      D．starting

9.A．across           B．through        C．from           D．onto

10.A．spring          B．summer         C．autumn         D．winter

11.A．As              B．Like           C．Be             D．With

12.A．friend          B．superman       C．teacher        D．boy

13.A．as if           B．even though   C．in case          D．so that

14.A．considering     B．expecting      C．missing        D．preparing

15.A．disappointed    B．uninterested   C．discouraged      D．concentrated

16.A．forgot         B．lost           C．hated          D．expected

17.A．wonder          B．believe        C．care           D．know

18.A．contented       B．respected     C．thanked       D．loved

19.A．trouble         B．beauty         C．difficulty       D．love

20.A．strong          B．beautiful     C．smelly         D．lucky

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.  36  to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash   37  . After a while I stopped trying to   38   who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   39   imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   40   moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 41    kindness who might be showing   42  . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was  43  a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man   44   the street whose mail I helped to get during the   45   so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager,   46  , I had more fun guessing that it might be a   47   who had noticed me   48   I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was   49   some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   50   in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   51   the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   52   if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   53   and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and   54   in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable,   55   and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)

    Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.   21   to the flower shop were always useless it was a cash   22  . After a while I stopped trying to   23  who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   24  imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   25  moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)  26  kindness who might be showing   27  . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was   28  a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man   29  the street whose mail I helped to get during the   30  so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step.   31  a teenager, though, I had more fun guessing that it might be a   32  who had noticed me   33  I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was  34   some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   35  in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   36  the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t  37   if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   38  and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a    magic in the world and   39   in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-loveable,   40  and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

完形填空：

  Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.  36  to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash   37  . After a while I stopped trying to   38   who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   39   imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   40   moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 41    kindness who might be showing   42  . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was  43  a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man   44   the street whose mail I helped to get during the   45   so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager,   46  , I had more fun guessing that it might be a   47   who had noticed me   48   I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was   49   some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   50   in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   51   the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   52   if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   53   and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and   54   in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable,   55   and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)

36. A.Calls     B. Quarrels            C.Messages            D. Letters

37. A. service  B.deal            C.bargain              D.offer

38. A. recognize     B.imagine              C.wonder              D.discover

39. A.failed    B.stopped              C.succeeded           D.enjoyed

40. A.saddest  B.painful        C.happiest             D.loneliest

41. A .special  B.common             C.valuable             D.important

42. A .concern B.attitude              C.interest Dappreciation

43. A. repairing      B.washing      C.unloading           D.starting

44. A .across   B.through              C.from           D.onto

45. A .spring   B.summer       C.autumn              D.winter

46. A .though  B.anyway              C.therefore            D.indeed

47. A. friend   B.superman           C.teacher        D.boy

48. A.as if      B.even though C.in case        D.so that

49. A.considering   B.expecting           C.missing       D.preparing

50. A.disappointed  B.uninterested        C.discouraged        D.concentrated

51. A. forgot   B.lost             C.hated          D.expected

52. A.wonder  B.believe        C.care            D.know

53. A. contented     B.respected            C.thanked              D.loved

54. A.. trouble       B.beauty         C.difficulty            D.love

55. A.strong    B.beautiful            C.smell          D.lucky

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. __16__ to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash __17__. After a while I stopped trying to __18__ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never __19__ imagining who the sender might be.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) __20__ kindness who might be showing __21__. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was __22__ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man __23__ the street whose mail I helped to get during the __24__ so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, __25__, I had more fun guessing that it might be a __26__ who had noticed me __27__ I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. I was completely __28__ in my upcoming graduation and the dance. I forgot the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t __29__ if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel loved and be lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia---lovable, __30__ and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

A. Calls           B. Quarrels         C. Messages    D. Letters

A. service         B. deal            C. bargain      D. offer

A. recognize       B. imagine          C. wonder      D. discover

A. failed          B. stopped          C. succeeded   D. enjoyed

A. special         B. common         C. valuable     D. important

A. concern         B. attitude          C. interest       D. appreciation

A. repairing        B. washing         C. unloading   D. starting

A. across          B. through          C. from       D. onto

A. spring         B. summer          C. autumn      D. winter

A. though        B. anyway          C. therefore    D. indeed

A. friend        B. superman       C. teacher       D. boy

A. as if          B. even though       C. in case           D. so that

A. disappointed  B. uninterested       C. discouraged       D. concentrated

A. wonder      B. believe           C. care        D. know

A. strong        B. beautiful         C. smelly     D. lucky