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一、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。That holiday morning I didnt have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother_36_ me to sleep late. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. This morning,_37_,I felt like getting up early. I stood by my window overlooking the _38_, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _39_ in life.As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _40_ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket（桶） on its _41_ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _42_ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _43_ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts _44_into my mind as I watched him work. He wasnt well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) _45_ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was by no means the kind modern _46_would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed_47_ with life. There he was working hard at his small business, _48_ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then with elderly men and women on their way to the market _49_.There was a noticeable touch of_50_ in the way he seemed to be doing things _51_the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and _52_, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.It was a _53_ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a _54_if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt _55_ of myself. Young as I amjust sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been working perhaps before the sun rose.36Aforces Ballows Ccauses Dforbids37Aotherwise Btherefore Chowever D. besides38Aparking lot Bbus stop Cschool Dmarket39Ainteresting Bsurprising Cawful Duseful40Anoticed Brecognized Ccalled Dhelped41Aback Bhandle Cwheel Dseat42Asearched Bleft Cmoved Dwandered43Astopped Bstarted Cintended Dfinished44Acrossed Bflashed Coccurred Dinspired45Aattractive Bshiny Csimple Dexpensive46Arepairmen Bbusinessmen Cdrivers Dcyclists47Abusy Bhappy Ccareful Dbored48Awaving Blooking Claughing Dpointing49Anear Bnearly Cnearby Dneighboring50Aworry Brespect Csadness Dpride51Acleaning Bfixing Creplacing Dcovering52Astill Byet Cagain Dsoon53Alesson Bsubject Cskill Dfact54Abusiness Bliving Csuccess Dright55Atired Bdoubtful Cfearful Dashamed二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AMany years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership a shop selling cars was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.Just how friendly is Friendly Ford? I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.Thank you two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.56The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _. A. to visit a friend B. to see his parents C. to pay at the cash register D. to have more gas for his car57The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_”. A. turned off B. moved offC. put upD. set up58What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a business card. C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help.59The battery of the authors car was dead because _. A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole day C. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distance60By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _. A. how to write a thank-you letter B. how to deal with car problems C. the kind-heartedness of older people D. the importance of expressing thanksBIn the animal kingdom, weakness can lead to pain and injury in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour milk into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.No more angry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.61. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when _. A. they offer their hel