第二节 完形填空 (共 20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 11 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you 12 money.
This is how I 13 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 14 in my mind, I step in and make the 15 to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the 16 of which I think the local police could use, I 17 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 18 here. I found a rule about this world is to give 19 getting something back, though the 20 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was 21 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 22 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 23 . I was told at the window that there were 24 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 25 list. As I was about to be 26 , the postmaster appeared in the 27 . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 28_ delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 29 we make one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 30 but complaints.”
11. A. difference B. research C. speech D. discovery
12. A. earn B. lack C. spend D. steal
13. A. experienced B. connected C. cooperated D. experimented
14. A. strikes B. flashes C. happens D. attempts
15. A. appeal B. request C. suggestion D. demand
16. A. story B. damage C. challenge D. material
17. A. call B. hold C. cheer D. pick
18. A. possession B. trouble C. place D. charge
19. A. plus B. without C. for D. before
20. A. process B. goal C. return D. concern
21. A. replied B. addressed C. driven D. brought
22. A. invitation B. apology C. complaint D. appreciation
23. A. discussing B. providing C. applying D. starting
24. A. enough B. extra C. no D. other
25. A. admitting B. relating C. buying D. waiting
26. A. positive B. shocked C. discouraged D. optimistic
27. A. doorway B. window C. home D. yard
28. A. unfamiliar B. unexpected C. unknown D. uncertain
29 A. in case B. now that C. even if D. rather
30. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor, my husband,had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are evenmore so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性)as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
31.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man's job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.
C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed D. They used it for work and daily life
32.We can infer from the passage that .
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family
33.How did people get to know the couple's problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
34.What do the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
