【正文】 . It doesn39。 This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was 11 whether it would be better to just cut it down. It sure would make mowing the lawn easier and I would no longer have to watch it slowly go 12 . As I walked over to take a closer look at it, 13 , I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a robin (知更鳥) patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I 14 when I looked at it and decided that maybe this old tree had some life and 15 left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird (a) 16 and oxygen to this world. When my daughter was in grade school, one day she 1 home four tiny twigs (枝條). They were trees given to the students by the school to plant. 2 of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future, I got a spade and planted them in our backyard. Over the years a (an) 3 with the lawnmower (割草機) and poor soil brought a (an) 4 to three of them. All that was left was a (an) 5 evergreen.6．閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。故選B。A. work“工作”；B. read“閱讀”；C. teach“教”；D. show“展示”。故選A。A. child“孩子”；B. doctor“博士”；C. expert“專家”；D. teacher“老師”。故選A。A. learned“學會”；B. remembered“記得”；C. interviewed“采訪”；D. guessed“猜測”。故選B。A. so“因此”；B. and“并且”；C. or“或者”；D. however“然而”。故選A。A. top“尖子生”；B. end“最后”；C. back“后面”；D. side“一邊”。故選D。A. pictures“圖片”；B. exercises“練習”；C. shops“商店”；D. reports“報告”。故選B。A. afraid“害怕的”；B. surprised“驚訝的”；C. worried“擔憂的”；D. unhappy“不愉快的”。故選C。A. whether“是否”； B. when“什么時候”；C. where“哪里”；D. why“為什么”。故選C。A. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”； B. played“演奏，玩”；C. knew“知道”；D. threw“扔”。故選D。A. always“總是”；B. even“甚至”；C. quickly“迅速地”；D. never“從不”。故選C。A. think認為；B. leave離開；C. speak說；D. stand站起來。故答案選D。put up固定短語，“舉起，張貼”。（9）考查動詞。根據下文的“asked if anyone knew it”中的anyone可知是在課堂上。（8）考查名詞詞義辨析。由后文的do a report 以及去的是圖書館可知是看書。（7）考查名詞。她告訴他們去底特律公共圖書館。（6）考查動詞。此處應理解為母親決定做些什么讓孩子在學校做的更好。（5）考查動詞。因為反應遲鈍的人才會容易被人戲耍。（4）考查形容詞。此處應理解為班上的男孩都取笑他。（3）考查動詞短語。根據下文“he was not doing well in school”可知在學校的表現(xiàn)不好是擔憂的原因。（2）考查連詞。be worried about固定短語，“對......擔憂”，她很擔心他們。（1）考查形容詞。 After Ben had grown up, he 18 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University 17 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 14 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 15 .the rock。 what could he possibly want to say？s 8 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben 9 up his hand and the teacher let him 10 . Why did Ben raise his hand? they wondered. He 11 a week and do a report about it for her. She 6 The mother 5 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class 3 There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was 1 5．閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白的最佳選項。根據句意可知，我永遠也不會忘記這個盒子背后的意義，故選B。 （20） （19）考查動詞。 as 當.......的時候；until 直到.......，because 因為；though 雖然。 （18）考查連詞。根據上文可知，盒子里什么也沒有，是空的。cheap便宜的；empty”空的“；useless 沒有用的；improper 不合適的。s surprise固定短語，讓人吃驚的是，故選D。令我吃驚的是，盒子里什么也沒有。根據下文Open it!可知，David 把小盒子遞給了我，故選B。 （15）考查動詞。 （14）考查動詞。 weakly 虛弱地；sadly 傷心地；quitely”安靜地“；helplessly 無助地。 （13）考查副詞。 relief緩解，輕松；return返回； vain徒勞的；control控制。 （12）考查名詞。直到在校的最后一天，每個人都對即將來臨的圣誕感到激動。school”學?！埃? （11）圣誕一天天接近，同學們都激動得坐立不安。 （10）查名詞。David 在把所有事做完后才會回家。我和 David 很少說話，但是每次見面他都會對我微笑，故選A。should 應該；might 可能；could 可能?？疾榍閼B(tài)動詞。 根據下文可知，David 放學后經常留下來擺課桌和拖地板，故選D。 （7）David 經常掛著一張笑臉?？疾閯釉~。故選C。popular 受歡迎的；upset 沮喪的；special”特別的“；funny 滑稽的?？疾樾稳菰~。根據下文可知，David 在冬天里沒有戴手套，沒有大衣，穿得不合適，不合時節(jié)，故選D。故選B。scold 責備；wonder”想知道“；realize意識到；learn 了解；學習。 （3）考查動詞。根據上文可知，每個人在等待放學鈴聲l 的敲響。 （2）B 考查動詞。 anxious“焦急的，焦慮的”；courageous 勇敢的，serious 嚴肅的，cautious 小心的。 Tears filled my eyes 18 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 19 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 20 the little empty box set on my desk.1. A. anxiousB. courageousC. seriousD. cautious2. A. warningB. ringingC. callingD. yelling3. A. scoldedB. wonderedC. realizedD. learned4. A. modestlyB. naturallyC. graduallyD. improperly5. A. popularB. upsetC. specialD. funny6. A. expressingB. deliveringC. wearingD. sharing7. A. practisedB. wanderedC. studiedD. stayed8. A. wouldB. shouldC. mightD. could9. A. aim atB. turn toC. put offD. head for10. A. argumentB. excitementC. movementD. judgment11. A. schoolB. yearC. educationD. program12. A. reliefB. returnC. vainD. control13. A. weaklyB. sadlyC. quietlyD. helplessly14. A. searchedB. foundC. raisedD. pulled15. A. HoldingB. HandingC. SendingD. Leaving16. A. delightB. expectationC. appreciationD. surprise17. A. cheapB. emptyC. uselessD. improper18. A. asB. untilC. becauseD. though19. A. adviceB. supportC. attentionD. mand20. A. fromB. behindC. overD. towards【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）D；（17）B；（18）A；（19）C；（20）B； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作為教師的作者和沉默寡言、善良貧困學生David的故事，在圣誕節(jié)之際，David給了作者一份禮物——一個空盒子，作者很吃驚，他解釋母親離世前曾說過：愛看不見摸不著但是你知道它就在那里，從此他們成為了好朋友。t see or touch unless you know it39。t said David. It39。s 17 . I have something for you he said and 14 from behind his back a small box. 15 it to me, he said anxiously, Open it I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid (蓋子)and to my 16 saw nothing. I looked at David39。 Weeks passed and the 10 over the ing Christmas grew into restlessness(騷動) until the last day of 11 what kind of home life David had, and what k