A few months earlier I had been painting two portraits for each of my parents．I'd planned to give them the portraits as Christmas gifts．This would be a   36   for everyone，as I had not studied  37  ．
While painting one day, I was surprised by a knock on the door. Quickly having put all my  38 materials out of sight, I opened the   39  . To my astonishment, my father came in .
Immediately I wanted to show him the paintings, but I was   40  to destroy his Christmas surprise. Yet something  41  me to share the gifts with him. After making him promise to keep it secret, I   42   he keep his eyes closed until I had the portraits set on easels(畫架). “Okay, Daddy. Now you can   43  !”
He appeared dazed at first. Finally , he said, “I don’t believe it. The eyes are so  44 that they follow you everywhere—and look how   45   your mother is. Will you let me have them  46 ?”
Excited with his response, I happily volunteered to   47  them to the frame shop the next day. Several weeks passed. Then one night the   48   rang—my father had a stroke(中風). He died the next day, and it seemed all   49    escaped from the life of my mother and me .
I finally remembered to  50   about the framed portraits. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,   51 for the framing and had them gift-wrapped.
 52 we had lost our loved people, everyone gathered on Christmas Day making an effort to be   53  . As I looked into my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I decided to give her Daddy’s and my   54  . After she saw it, with a wide smile, she quickly said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”
I glanced at the gift card written in my father’s   55 . “ Mother—Our daughter reminded me why I am so blessed. I’ll be always looking at you.—Daddy.”
小題1:
A．comfortB．successC．chance D．surprise
小題2:
A．artB．musicC．dance D．literature
小題3:
A．1isteningB．painting C．writing D．reading
小題4:
A．windowB．drawerC．door D．bag
小題5:
A．reluctantB．sorryC．contentD．eager
小題6:
A．forbadeB．forcedC．advised D．encouraged
小題7:
A．suggestedB．insisted C．required D．ordered
小題8:
A．lookB．tasteC．sing D．go
小題9:
A．bigB．brightC．real D．clear
小題10:
A．honestB．oldC．shy D．beautiful
小題11:
A．hungB．framedC．signed D．sold
小題12:
A．driveB．seeC．dropD．leave
小題13:
A．bellB．clockC．phone D．whistle
小題14:
A．anxietyB．painC．trouble D．joy
小題15:
A．worryB．callC．careD．talk
小題16:
A．paidB．waitedC．stayed D．prepared
小題17:
A．In caseB．As soon asC．Even thoughD．Now that
小題18:
A．sadB．cheerfulC．quiet D．calm
小題19:
A．heartB．secretC．advice D．gift
小題20:
A．wordsB．sayingC．handwriting D．1etters

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A 
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:B
小題19:D
小題20:C

試題分析：本文講述作者為父母畫肖像畫做為圣誕禮物的故事，父親知道后，提出包畫裝裱起來，還主動去付了錢，不幸的是父親中風離開了，但是看到了畫就像看見父親一樣。
小題1:考查名詞;從后面的句子：as I had not studied  37  ．可知作者會給每個人驚喜。選D
小題2:考查名詞：從前面的給每個人驚喜，可知作者沒有學習過繪畫。選A
小題3:考查上下文串聯(lián)：從后面的While painting one day可知是把繪畫材料收起來。選 B
小題4:考查詞組：open the door開門。選C
小題5:考查形容詞：A．reluctant不情愿的；B．sorry抱歉的，C．content滿意的D．eager渴望的，從but，可知作者不愿破壞爸爸的驚喜。選A 
小題6:考查動詞：句意;有什么東西鼓勵我和他分享禮物。選D
小題7:考查動詞：A．suggested 建議，B．insisted堅持要求C．required請求，     D．ordered命令， B項符合句意：我堅持要他閉上眼睛。
小題8:考查上下文串聯(lián)：從前文的keep his eyes closed 可知是：現(xiàn)在可以看了。選A
小題9:考查形容詞：從下面的that they follow you everywhere 可知是true，真的。選C
小題10:考查形容詞：修飾媽媽用beautiful，選D
小題11:考查動詞：have them framed把它們裝裱起來，從后面的the frame shop 也可知答案是B
小題12:考查動詞：drive sth to…開車送…去…,選A
小題13:考查動詞;從后面的rang可知是電話響了。選 C
小題14:考查名詞：從后面的escape from my mother and me，可以知道是我們沒有快樂。選D
小題15:考查詞組：call about找…談某事，指作者打電話詢問裝裱畫的事情。選B
小題16:考查詞組：pay for為…付錢。選A
小題17:考查連詞：句意：即使我們失去了親愛的人，但每個人都在圣誕節(jié)聚在一起，努力高興起來。選C
小題18:考查形容詞，從上題的句意可知答案是B。
小題19:考查上下文串聯(lián)，前面多次提到給父母的禮物。選D
小題20:考查名詞：下文是爸爸的筆跡，選C         
點評：這是一篇感人的故事，讓我們知道親情的重要，題目設置合理，重在考查動詞名詞形容詞副詞四種實詞重點考，注重邏輯，弱化語法，做題時要瞻前顧后，關注上下文。
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C．receive salaries that do not match their professional training
D．cherish unrealistic expectations about their future
小題5: What is the passage mainly about?
A．Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.
B．The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.
C．Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.
D．A debate held recently on university campuses.

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Mike has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane and he   31  of becoming an airplane pilot(飛行員) some day. As Mike grew up, he learned as   32   as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school  33  university. He kept on 34   his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very   35  . Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.
Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled  36  America for his factory. He liked to travel,    37    by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.
One morning, Mike   38   to Atlanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to   39  . Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a   40  voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack(劫持)”, he nearly  41  out of his seat, but he pretended(假裝) he was still   42  . He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was                  43  . They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very   44  . He knew he had to stop them before they began their    45   .
Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess(空姐) and told her about the coming   46  . A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the    47   airport.
The two men received a   48   when they saw twenty police officers were    49    them at the airport.
Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward.    50   he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.
小題1:
A．spokeB．heardC．dreamedD．thought
小題2:
A．littleB．muchC．easilyD．quickly
小題3:
A．as well as B．such asC．because ofD．instead of
小題4:
A．warningB．talkingC．askingD．complaining
小題5:
A．expensiveB．cheapC．difficultD．enjoyable
小題6:
A．alongB．towardsC．throughD．around
小題7:
A．neverB．widelyC．exceptD．especially
小題8:
A．flewB．cameC．movedD．drove
小題9:
A．workB．sleepC．restD．bed
小題10:
A．loudB．nervousC．lowD．serious
小題11:
A．ranB．walkedC．jumpedD．dropped
小題12:
A．awakeB．asleepC．quietD．careless
小題13:
A．sayingB．changingC．discussingD．happening
小題14:
A．sadB．angryC．painfulD．careful
小題15:
A．planB．storyC．challengeD．accident
小題16:
A．dangerB．troubleC．flyingD．training
小題17:
A．safestB．biggestC．nearestD．farthest
小題18:
A．surpriseB．welcomeC．messageD．present
小題19:
A．looking forB．waiting forC．asking forD．talking about
小題20:
A．SoB．SinceC．ThoughD．Then

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