Unit 1 Friendship
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。
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla.__36__the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I __37__out of old boards. I got my first __38__job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责)were __39__ tables and washing dishes, __40__ sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would __41__ to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I __42__ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I love what working __44__me to have. Becaues of my __45__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me __46__. Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately __49I paid it __52__ as soon as I could. My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a __53__ of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, __54__ worked three jobs, once told me, “If you __55__ sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was. 36．A.Before 37．A. pulled 38．A.usual
B．Within B．put
C．From C．picked C．main
D．By D．pressed D．particular D. emptying D．even D．move D．slept
50__ only 65 cents an hour, 51__ the danger of easy credit. B．real
39．A.sweeping B．packing 40．A.or
B．so
C．clearing C．but
41．A.head 42．A.studied
B．turn B．worked
C．change C．played
43．A.helping 44．A.asked 45．A. study 46．A.proud 47．A.ran
B．having B．told B．power
C．watching C．promised C．age C．lucky C．flew C．if
D．letting D．allowed D．job D．hopeful D．carried D．since D．wore D．taking D．early D．off D．sign D．whoever D．fear
B．friendly B．got
48．A.although 49．A.sold
B．while
B．borrowed B．making
C．charged C．paying C．hardlly C．away C．part C．who C．offer
50．A.keeping
51．A.gradually B．greatly 52．A.out
B．over B．level B．that
53．A.point 54．A.he
55．A.understand B．demand
第三部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
On a Sunday morning，I was driving down a road and saw something I couldn't believe.A little girl，less than two，was pushing her stroller(婴儿车)across the road.It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.
I stopped my car at once and ran toward her.This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger.I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.
Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where I had parked my car.He ran right to her and caught her up，saying“bad girl”to her.I picked up the stroller and gave it to him.The father grabbed(抓住)the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.
I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son.My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes.“Do you feel cold，Mom？”asked my son.I just shook my head.
After this happened，I thought about how thankful I am.Even though the father didn't say thank you，I feel that I did something good.Doing something for someone else
is pleasing，even when it's only a matter of being in the fight place at the right time.
I didn't really“save”her，but I feel like it was important that I happened to be there.It is sad that I was the only one who stopped.It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.
56．When the author saw the little girl，________.
A．the girl had lost her way B．she was driving to work in a hurry C．the girl feared to go across the road D．there weren't many cars on the road
57．The little girl ran away from the author because ________.
A．she wanted to stay on the road B．she didn't know the author at all C．she wanted to look for her father D．she needed to catch her stroller 58．Why were the author's hands shaking?
A．Because she was not feeling well. B．Because she was too excited to keep calm. C．Because the weather was very cold at that time. D．Because she failed to be understood by the girl's father. 59．The author thought that her help was ________.
A．really necessary C．not welcome
B
Once upon a time，there was a tortoise on a ship，and the ship was damaged and dropped into the water.Some time later the tortoise made it to a desert land surrounded(包围)by water on all sides except for one.The landward(向陆地的)side led up to a big mountain.To avoid starving to death，the tortoise decided to climb to the top of the mountain，hoping that he would be able to cross to the other side.
When he got to the snow-covered top he was very cold，and then a heavy snow storm started.He just managed to make out a small pathway leading down the other side
B．worth praising D．not useful