1、I _5_ this volunteer work, making _6_ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, like me.I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories _7_ me with sympathy.
2、 Some of them had _8_ with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad _9_. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her job. She wanted to look for a _10_ job, but couldnt find one, for she was too _11_. She could do nothing but sell her furnituresofas, chairs, and
3、 tables so that she could pay for her food. The woman _12_ on job hunting, but she _13_ couldnt find one. She had no money for her _14_ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, _15_， and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.x kb 11BplanningCholdingDtakingBraisedCappeare
4、dDwashedBboughtCcookedDaccomplishedBrequiredCcollectedDrequestedBhadCownedDenjoyedBwishesCfriendsDamateursBfilledCdepositedDprovidedBhardshipsCdifficultiesDproblemsBpainCexperienceDloss10. BdelicateCskilledDnewBpoorCsickDdishonestBmovedCcameDworkedBstillCalmostDextremelyBcottageCbuildingDflatBunbear
5、ableCdullDawkward第二节语法填空(共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1625的相应位置上。Six days of spring rain had created a wild river _16_(run) by Nancy Browns farmAs she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she _17_(slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree tr
6、unkNancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great _18_(difficultThe water _19_(rise)Nancys pace got slower and slowerFinally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzies neck and try to hang onAbout 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to _20_ (succeed) pull herself and Nancy out of the wa
7、ter and onto a bit of high land It took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy_21_ helicopter lowered a doctor, _22_attached Nancy to a life-support liftThey raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, _23_the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelterWhen the flood subsided
8、two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the highlandLizzie was gone. _24_was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost“I owe my life _25_her, said Nancy sobbingly.阅读(共两节，总分值50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项。AIt was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional
9、 Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.“Any old papers, lady？ asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy
10、snow.“Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.The silence in the front room struck me. I l
11、ooked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？“Am I rich Pity, no！I looked at my wornout slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟) carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers. They left after that, holdin
12、g their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular
13、 job, these matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am. 26Which of the following would be the best title for th
14、e textALady, are you rich BA story of Thanksgiving DayCDont forget how rich you are DDoes cups and saucers match well27The writer let the two children come in and served them well because_.Ashe wanted to sell old papers to themBshe wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving partyCshe showed great pit
15、y and care on themDshe had the same experience as them in the past28Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passageAThe girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.BThe writer had thought she wasnt rich because her supplies were not expensive.CIf cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.DAfter hearing what they said, the w
