My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 31 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 32 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 33 on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton, 34 will pay any more attention to your scar 35 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 36 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 37 high — glad he was alive.

38 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 39 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 40 .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 41 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 42 .

One of my friends in college was very 43 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 44 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 45 about himself and spent most of his time 46 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 47 , people ignored his looks. What people 48 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value 49 yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 50 .

31. A. cured B. recovered C. improved D. returned

32. A. because B. though C. until D. before

33. A. cut B. wound C. injure D. scar

34. A. no one B. anyone C. everyone D. someone

35. A. as B. like C. than D. when

36. A. another B. others C. all D. us

37. A. put B. held C. taken D. hung

38. A. After all B. In conclusion C. In fact D. Above all

39. A. as long as B. if C. even if D. as if

40. A. house B. telephone C. job D. car

41. A. clothes B. hairstyle C. figure D. salary

42. A. means B. standards C. comments D. rules

43. A. smart B. optimistic C. rude D. ugly

44. A. manners B. expressions C. looks D. actions

45. A. lucky B. worried C. good D. sad

46. A. inquiring B. asking C. knowing D. caring

47. A. Completely B. Gradually C. Obviously D. Suddenly

48. A. wanted B. understood C. brought D. saw

49. A. within B. beyond C. except D. above

50. A. kindness B. concern C. beauty D. perfection

答案 31.B 32.A 33.D 34.A 35.C 36.B 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.D 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.C 46.D 47.B 48.D 49.A 50.C

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun 36 --- to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were 37 . When the students 38 their assignment, she found that most of them drew some pictures of their parents, teachers, brothers, sisters, friends or neighbors. “What 39 students! How wonderful the pictures are!” She thought.

Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a 40 boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and __41__. He seldom __42__ with other children during the break __43__ they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and encouraged him to be confident and have a good time with his classmates. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a __44__. Nothing else. His abstract image _45__ the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand，for mother’s hand gives children warmth and __46__. Another child guessed it was a farmer’s hand, because farmers raise turkeys. Still others thought it was a police officer’s hand, because the police __47__ people and care for people. And so the discussion __48__.

When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk, __49__, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “ It’s __50__, teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was __51__ and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She __52__ how often she had said to him, “Take my __53__, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.”

The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and

parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the children like Douglas. They might not always say “__55__” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you reach out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

36. A. assignment B. question C. suggestion D. solution

37. A. sorry B. regretful C. thankful D. responsible

38. A. gave in B. handed in C. put off D. called off

39. A. lovely B. honest C. brave D. friendly

40. A. strong B. kind C. different D. humorous

41. A. slow B. strict C. angry D. sad

42. A. played B. exercised C. joked D. lived

43. A. because B. though C. as D. since

44. A. hand B. face C. ear D. leg

45. A. reduced B. ruined C. inspired D. used

46. A. comfort B. praise C. sorrow D. coldness

47. A. search B. question C. meet D. protect

48. A. ended B. succeeded C. continued D. failed

49. A. stood up B. pulled down C. looked up D. bent down

50. A. his B. yours C. my mother’s D. my father’s

51. A. disappointed B. annoyed C. tired D. touched

52. A. forgot B. regretted C. recalled D. understood

53. A. hand B. book C. lesson D. gift

54. A. rather than B. more than C. anything but D. nothing but

55. A. I’m sorry B. Take care C. I’m all right D.Thank you

答案 36.A 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.C 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.A 45.C 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.D 50.B 51.D 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.D

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 36 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 37 his taxi on the road. I 38 why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 39 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 40 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 41 .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 42 to be outside one evening two weeks 43 , when the garage door was 44 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 45 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 46 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 47 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 48 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n) 49 .

We go to bed every night and 50 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 51 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 52 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 53 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 54 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 55 we are than what we do!

36. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard

37. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair

38. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered

39. A. for B. out of C. without D. from

40. A. business B. national C. personal D. public

41. A. wasteful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. plentiful

42. A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened

43. A. later B. more C. ago D. before

44. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open

45. A. once B. before C. when D. until

46. A. far B. deep C. long D. little

47. A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son

48. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned

49. A. experience B. earning C. life D. position

50. A. stay up B. wake up C. stay home D. go home

51. A. competition B. performance C. debate D. party

52. A. family B. company C. team D. whole

53. A. build B. climb C. stand D. lay

54. A. house B. garage C. car D. taxi

55. A. who B. what C. which D. where

答案 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.D 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.B 51.D 52.A 53.B 54.D 55.A