初中英语老师专业能力测试题与参考答案

#初中英语老师专业能力测试题与答案初中英语老师专业能力测试题二、选择填空（本题共15分，每小题1分）将代表最佳答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。-We'lltraveltodifferentplacesinthissummervacation.Enjoyyourtrip!A.Me,too B.Yes,I’dlovetoC.Thesametoyou D.Verywell,thankyouTom'sataxidriver,hereallywantstobeasinger.A.or B.andC.so D.but-DoyouknowifJackwilldrivetoNewYorkthisweekend?-Jack?Never!Hedrivingsofar.A.hashatedB.willhate C.hated D.hates-A.niceshirt!Apresent?-Yes,itis.MyauntittomeformylastbirthdayA.wassendingB.hadsentC.willsend D.sentA.wassendingB.hadsentC.willsend D.sent-IsMr.Smithintheoffice?-No,He tothelibrary.A.goesB.hadgoneC.hasgoneD.wouldgoA.goesB.hadgoneC.hasgoneD.wouldgo-Excuseme,canIparkmycarhere?-Yes,youcanparkonsideofthestreet.A.anotherB.bothC.eitherD.neitherA.anotherB.bothC.eitherD.neither-OhyousoundjustlikeanEnglishman.-,IstillhavetroubleexpressingmyselfA.Yes,you'rerightB.Well,notquitelikethatC.Idon'tmind D.You'rewelcome-We'dbetterinviteTomandKatetothepartytonight.-Yes,?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A.why B.whynot C.whatfor D.howAlthoughhefailedthistime,hedidn’tgiveupandstudyinghard.A.stoppedB.continued C.succeeded D.finished-Whyareyouso,Helen?-IthoughtIhadlostmypurse,butIdidn’t.Ifounditinmystudy!A.angry B.happy C.sad D.nervous-Isthereanyfortwochairsintheoffice?-Yes,Ithinkso.A.groundB.floorC.spaceD.area-Howwastheperformancelastnight?-Itwassogood.Thoughitnearlyfourhours,fewpeopleleftearly.A.coveredB.reachedC.lastedIwaslateforschoolbecausemyalarmclockdidn’tA.goon-B.gooffyouleavesosoon?A.coveredB.reachedC.lastedIwaslateforschoolbecausemyalarmclockdidn’tA.goon-B.gooffyouleavesosoon?C.goawayD.playedthismorning.D.goup-Yes.Ihavetocatchmyplane.A.CanB.WouldC.ShouldD.MustA.CanB.WouldC.ShouldD.Must-Whatdidthatladyaskyoujustnow?-Sheaskedme.whowasIwaitingforwhethercouldIhelpherD.whathashappenedhowshecouldgettothebusstopD.whathashappened三、完形填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Lukesays,“AtfirstIwasshockedthatsomebodywoulddosuchathing,butthenIsawJenifer’s(41)andknewthatIhadtodosomething.Ijumpedupandstartedchasinghimdownthestreetandcalling‘Thief,stop!’butnobodyseemed(42)instoppinghim.Theyweretoobusystaring,likeitwasa(43)orsomething.Luckily,Iplaysoccerfortheschoolteam,soI’vebeentrainingallyearandI’minprettygoodshape,soI(44)tocatchupwithhimonThirdAvenueandknockedhimdown.Oncehewasonthe(45)Isatontopofhimandwaitedforthepolicetocome.Iknowthatpeoplesayyoushouldn’tdothatkindofthing,(46)youneverknowwhatthepersoncandotoyou,butIdidn’tthinkaboutthatatthetime.Iwastoo(47).”However,Jenniferisnottheonlyonewho'sgratefulforLuke'sbravery.Afterpolicehadarrested(送签捕)thethief,they(48)hisapartmentandfoundoverahundresdtolencellphoneasnd,perhapsmore(49),anaddressbookfullofnameofvariouscriminal03巾2代(犯罪联络),mosofwhomhavenowbeerbroughtinfor(50)aspolicetrytobreakagrowingringofcellphonecriminals.Cellphoneheft(盗窃)isonlyoneofanumbeoftechnology—relatedcrimesthatpolicesayareontherise.Businesspeoplehavebeentoldtobeextra(51)withtheirnoteboockomputers,whichareaneasytarget(目标)forcriminals,andnewpoliceapartmentsarebeingsetupto(52)crimes.Inthelastweekalone,theNewYorkPoliceDepartmenthas(53)oversixhundrecdallsfrompeoplerelatingtooneoftheabovecrimes.ThankstoLuke’sbraveryandquickthinking,Jenniferdidn’t(54)oneofthosevictims(受害者),andsheknows(55)she’sgoingtothankLuke-bytakinghimforanothermealatthesameIndianrestaurant.Thistime,however,she’sgoingtokeephercellphoneinherpurse.A.purseA.pleasedA.gameA.managedA.floorA.purseA.pleasedA.gameA.managedA.floorA.becauseA.nervousA.brokeB.phoneB.frightenedB.movieB.triedB.grasssoB.sadB.searchedC.headC.interestedC.storyC.hopedC.groundifC.brave.C.soldfaceD.excitedD.jokeD.meantD.bedD.althoughD.angryD.discoveredA.importantA.questioningA.seriousA.careforA.importantA.questioningA.seriousA.careforA.madeA.troubleA.whyB.commonB.testingB.safeB.dealwithB.checkedofferB.howC.similarC.pretendingC.patientC.thinkaboutC.receivedC.becomewhendangerousD.stealingD.carefulD.belongtoD.refusedD.believeD.whether四、阅读理解（本题共30分，每小题2分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。AWecanreadtheabovematerialmostly.A.onTV B.inthenewspaperC.inaschoolreportD.inthehikefactoryFromthereadingweknowtheshopsells.A.onlybikes B.onlythepartsofbikesC.bikesandotheritemsD.onlycarpartsbesidesbikesIt'sclearthat'WILCO'refersto（指）;A.thebossofthemainshop B.themainshopsC.thebrandofthebikeD.thesummersaleIfyougotoanyofWILCOshopsonSundays,youhaveto callnumbe0r12223414825paymorethan&69.99foronebikevisitwww.wilcomall@wilco-fastlift.co.ukarriveatitbefore4:00p.m.Inthisadvertisementwecannotknow .theinformationaboubtikesthee-mailaddressofthemainshopthetimetheshopsopenonweekdayswhethercustomerscaneasilyparkatallWILCOshopsThereisasaying,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”Althougheatingproperlyisimportant,beingkindtoothersisalsogoodtoryourhealth.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhoperformkindactsaremorerelaxed,happier,andhealthierthanotherpeople.InonestudyatArizonaStateUniversityresearchers,foundthatmanyvolunteersexperiencedasuddenfeelingofjoy,followedbyalongperiodofcalm,afterperformingakindact.Thisfeeling,called“ahelp'shigh”mayactuallyhelpreducestress（压力）asthebodyreleases（释放）naturallypainkillers.Stresscancause'serioushealthproblems,andheartdepression,and.sleepingproblems.However,thestudyfoundthatvolunteershadfewer*stress-relatedhealthproblemswhentheydidhelpfulthingsforotherpeople.Thestudyalsofoundthatpeoplewhodidnicethingsforothersfeltbetterabouthemselvesaswell.Theyhadhigherself-esteem（自尊）,andwere'happier.Manybelievethisisbecausevolunteersspendmoreoftheirtimewithotherpeople.Peoplewhoaremoreoutgoingareoftenhealthier.AnotherstudyattheUniversityofMichigan'sSurveyResearchCenterconfirmedthehealthbenefitsofvolunteering.Aten-yearstudyshowedthatpeoplewhovolunteeredlivelongerthanthosewhodidn,t.Althoughyoushouldn'tneedareasontobehelpful,itisnicetoknowthatkindnessmayhelpyoulivelonger.Thereadingismainlyabout.healthypeoplearekindbecausetheyhavemoreenergyonehastoeatanappleeverydaytobecomhealthykindpeoplecanbestressedbecausetheyarealwayshelpingdoingkindthingscanmakeyoufeelgoo&ndhelpyouhehealthierAccordingtothereading.itisbettertobekindthantoeatwellkindnesscanhelpyoufeelhealthyanappleadaycankeepdoctorsawayeatingcorrectlymakesonehappyandhealthyYoucangetahelp’shighbyvolunteeringyourtimebytakingpainkillersbyeatingproperlybysleepingwellThestudyfoundthatpeoplewhohelpotherscanhavesleepingproblemsandstresslessnaturalpainkillersovereatinganddepressionproblemsfewerhealthproblems65.Anotherstudyofalmost3,000menshowedthatpeoplewhovolunteered65.A.livedlonger B.neededreasontobehelpfulC.wantedtolivelonger D.hadlowerself-esteemSarahranin,shouting,“LookwhatIfound!”OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcameaterriblethingthatcausedmetojump.Itwasasnakeskinfoundinourgarden.“Isn’titbeautiful?”saidmyseven-year-olddaughter.Iopenedmyeyeswidelyandlookedatthesnakeskininfear.Ididn’tthinkitwasbeautiful,buttlearnednevertoappearnonchalant（冷漠的）withchildren.Everythingtheyseeforthefirsttimeisimportanttotheirsenseofbeauty;theyseeonlyexcellenceintheworld.“Whydoesitdothis?”Sarahasked.“Snakesshed（蜕）theirskinsbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves,”Iexplained.“Whydotheyneedtorenewthemselves?”Sarahasked.“Weoftenneedtoshedourskins,thosecoatingsthatwecoverourselveswith,”Isaidtomydaughter.“WeleavesomethingsandfindotherthingunwantedorunnecessaryThissnakenolongerneedshisskin.Itisprobablytoolittleforhim,andheprobablydoesn’tthinkhelooksassmartinitasheoncedid.“Aswetalked,Iknewthatshebegantounderstand.Althoughshecouldn’tunderstandclearly,shewouldknowthatrenewalispartofprogress;thatweneectotakeagoodookatourselves,ourrooms,schoolworkandspirit,andseewhatweneedtokeepandwhatweneedtoleave. Iwascarefultotellthatthisisanaturalway,notonetobeforced.“Snakesdon’tpeeloftheirskinswhentheylikethem.“Iexplained.“Ithappensasanaturalthingoftheirgrowth.““Isee,Dad,"saidSarahassheheldthesnakeskin,andthenranoff.Ihopedhewouldremembehis;weneedtothrowsomewaybecausetheyareworthlessorunnecessaryThenwecanstorethemasmemoriesmourdeepnearts.Fatherjumpedupwhenherdaughtercametohimwithasnakeskinbecause.hedidn'twanttoreadanymorehewasingreatfearofithewantedtopraisedherdaughterhehatedsnakesFather'spatientexplanationshowsthathisdaughterdidn’twanttolistentohimatallheknewchildrensawonlyexcellenceintheworldhisdaughtercouldn’tfollowhimatallhewantedtoteacheverythingtoherInthisreadingtheunderlinedword‘renew’meanstobegintodosomethingagaintomakesomethingnewerthanbeforetoreplacesomethingoldwithsomethingnewtocoversomethingoldwithsomethingnewWelearnfromthereadingthat.thegirlseemedounderstandwhatherfathersaidthegirlwasn’tinterestedintheexplanationthefatherwasgoodatraisingsnakesthefatherlikedthesnakeskinbetterWhichofthefollowingtitlesisthebestforthereading?A.SnakeSkinRenewOurselvesA.SnakeSkinFatherandGirl D.GreatDiscovery第n卷（非选择题共35分）五、词与短语选择填空（本题共10分，每小题2分）仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）giveout/strange/provide/delicious/keepout/joiniThebestwaytoimproveyourEnglishisto anEnglishclub.Bequietplease,class.I’mgoingto__yourtestpapers.Mr.Tanmakesthebestnoodleintown.They’re!There’sasmellinthehouse.Doyouknowwhatitis?Couldyoumewithinformationaboustudentexchangeprograms?六、阅读理解填词（本题共10分，每小题1分）先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。In1993,GregMortensontookatriptoPakistantoclimbK2,thesecondtallestmountainintheworld.Onhiswaydownthemountain,hegotl(76).Foodandwaterwerehardtofind,butMr.Mortensonfoundasmallvillage.Thepeopletheresawthathewasinn(77)andhelpedhim.Whileinthevillage,Mr.Mortensonw(78)thechildrenwriteinthedirtfortheirschool l(79).Thevillagedidnothavemoneytobuildaschoolorpayforat(80),Beforeheleft,Mr., Mortensonvolunteeredtor(81)tothevillageandhelpthembuildaschoolMr.MortensonwentbacktotheUSandwrotetomanyrichpeople.Heaskedthemtod(82)moneytobuildabridgeandaschoolforthevillage.TheI(83)didnotworkverywell,butatlaste(84)peopleheardabouMr.Mortenson’splanandhelpedhim.ThatwasthebeginningoftheCentralAsiaInstitute,anorganizationthathas

succeededinbuildingorhelpingtobuildmorethan130schoolsinsmallvillagesinPakistanandAfghanistanWiththehelpofjournalistDavidRelin,Mr.MortensonwrotethefamousbookThreeCupsofTea.ItisabouhisworkwithvillagesinPakistanandAfghanistan.Somepeoplehavecriticizedhim,however,Mr.Mortensonwasgivenap(85)in2009bythegovernmentofPakistanforhisworkinthecountry.七、书面表达（本大题15分）假如你是李明。明天是周六，你给汉口某校的外教史密斯打电话，邀请他到武昌游玩。内容要点如下：.乘2号线地铁到洪山广场，你们在那里见面；.明天会很热，轻装；.穿运动鞋，游东湖，爬山；.请你补充交代一两件事。要求：.不要逐条翻译，内容要连贯。.词数：60-800.参考词汇： thesubway（地铁）square（广场）sportsshoes（运动鞋）电话开头和结束语已给出：IsSmiththere?Hi,thisisLiMing.-I,dliketoinviteyoutoWuchangtogetrelaxedtomorrow.参考答案36-40CCBDC51-55DBCCB66-70BBCAB36-40CCBDC51-55DBCCB66-70BBCAB74.strange75.provide79.lessons80.teacher81.return82.donates 83.ideas三、完形填空41-45CBAC 46-50ADBAA四、阅读理解56-60CBDC 61-65DBADA五、词与短语选择填空join 72.giveout73.delicious六、阅读理解填词lost77.need78.watch84.enough85.prizes七、书面表达Asyouknow,thefamousEastLakeisverybeautifulinChina.I’dliketoshowyouaroundit.ThenwewillclimbMoshan.Wewillwalkalot,soyou’dbetterwearyoursportsshoes.YoutaketheNo2subwaytoHongshanSquareatabout8tomorrowmorning.Iwillmeetyouthere.Anditseemstobeveryhottomorrow,don,tweartoomuch.Bytheway,don’tforgetyoucamera.第二部分笔试部分（满分95分）二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。26.--WhenwasDavidborn?--HewasbornJune12,1989.A.at B.in C.on D.for27.--Hello,Jack.Howareyoudoing?

A.Readingamagazine B.OK.--Doyouneedmyhelp,Mary?C.That’sallrightD.It’sniceA.Yes,please B.I’dloveto C.Nevermind.--Helpyourselftosomemoremeat,Linda.D.WelldoneA.I’mfull,thanks.--What’shisbrother?--Heisateacher.HeA.taughtB.It’smypleasureC.A.Readingamagazine B.OK.--Doyouneedmyhelp,Mary?C.That’sallrightD.It’sniceA.Yes,please B.I’dloveto C.Nevermind.--Helpyourselftosomemoremeat,Linda.D.WelldoneA.I’mfull,thanks.--What’shisbrother?--Heisateacher.HeA.taughtB.It’smypleasureC.Itdosen’tmatter__mathsataschool.hastaught.Idon’trememberwhenandwhereI A.buy B.havebought.--Where’sLisa,Eric?C.teachesthisumbrella.willbuyD.Verywell,thankyouD.boughtD.willteach--She__A.goestothelibrary.B.hadgone33.IfbyanychancePetercomestous,pleaseA.letterB.sentenceC.hasgoneaskhimtoleavea__C.messageD.wouldgoD.notice34.--Hi,Bruce.Here’saletterforyou.--Thanks.Iwonder .B.whowasfromthatletterD.whofromthatletterwasB.whowasfromthatletterD.whofromthatletterwasC.whowasthatletterfrom35.--You35.--You--Yes,you’reright.I’mreallyexcited.A.may B.can C.must D.needTheroofofthehouseneedsrepairing.It’srainingnow,you’dbettergetsomethingto raindrops.A.control B.cover C.carry D.catchOncetheactorEdwardstoldhisfans,“Beyourselfanddon’tletanybody youaround.“A.pull B.push C.take D.turnThe smellofsuccessaroundhershowsthatsheisaDancingQueenonthestage.A.sweet B.tasty C.final D.greatWhentheGreensmovedintothehouselastweek, wasatsixesandsevens,sotheydidabigcleaning.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothingAfterwinningthebadmintonchampionshipatWuhanSportsCenterinMay,theChineseplayers’faces withjoy.A.madeup B.tookup C.putup D.litup三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Oneafternoon,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.Igottherealittleearly,soI (41)mycarbyasmallpark,and (42)forher.AsIlookedoutsidethecarwindow,Isawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,running (43)onthegrassashismother (44)fromashortdistance.Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeen (45)freefromsomesortofprison.Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,(46)up,withoutlookingbackathismother,runas (47)ashecould,again,stillwithasmileonhisface,asifnothinghadhappene.dAtthatmoment,Ithoughttomyself,“whyaren’tmostadultsthisway?”Mostadults,whentheyfalldown,makeabigdealoutofitanddon’teven (48)asecondattempt.Theywouldbeso (49)thattheywouldnottryagainifsomeonseawthemfall.Or,becausetheyfall,theywouldfindagood (50)for

themselvesthatthey’renotfitforit.Theywouldenduptooafraidtoattempatgainforfearoffailure.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon’tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure,instead,theytreatitasa(51)experience.Theytryagainandagainuntiltheytheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.Asa__(52).Theanswermustbethat(53),theyarenotdiscouragedinanyway.themselvesthatthey’renotfitforit.Theywouldenduptooafraidtoattempatgainforfearoffailure.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon’tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure,instead,theytreatitasa(51)experience.Theytryagainandagainuntiltheytheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.Asa__(52).Theanswermustbethat(53),theyarenotdiscouragedinanyway.Besides,they(54)thinktothemselvesthatit’squiteokaytofalldownandthatit’snotwrongtodoso.Inotherwords,theyallowthemselvestomake(55),sotheyremainenergetic.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbytheboy’spersistence(坚持不懈)andthemannerinwhichhedid.A.leftA.waitedA.carefullyA.watchedA.cutA.holdA.wellA.makeA.confusedA.causeA.learningA.progressA.decisionA.hardlyA.mistakesB.stoppedB.caredB.anxiouslyB.noticedB.keptB.getB.longB.provideB.embarrassedB.signrunningB.improveB.resultB.perfectlyB.choicesC.repairedpreparedC.freelyC.surveyedC.foundC.endC.fastC.practiceC.exhaustedC.chanceC.teachingC.achieveC.reasonC.probablyC.plansD.drovelookedD.easilyD.supportedD.setD.pickD.soonD.discoverD.surprisedD.excuseD.fallingD.succeedD.matterD.nearlyD.wishes选出一个最佳答案。四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列材料，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中A选出一个最佳答案。OneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednonstopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthemamomenatnddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband’spatienceforputtingupwithhercontinuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheardherconstantburstofwords,Imovedawayquickly.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthecouplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.Heextendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife’sjacket.“He’sabraveman.”Theclerkatthecountersaid,“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn’tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere’sanewartshow.”“Butwhatdosehegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan’tsee.”“Can’tsee?You’rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo.”Theclerksaid,“Hiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead.”Ilearnedsomethingabouptatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbanwdhowouldnotallowblindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand.56.Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum .A.toshowtheirloveB.toappreciateart

A.toshowtheirloveB.toappreciateartC.todiscusspaintings D.todescribepaintings“…Imovedawayquickly.”inParagraph3showsthatthewriter .A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmorerooms B.wasinahurrytobuysomegiftsC.wastiredofthenonstotpalking D.wasnotinterestedintheartshowWecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusban_d .A.wasnotbornblindB.couldn’tstandhiswifeC.knewnothingabouatrtD.completelydependeodnhiswifeAfterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidabouthecouple,thewriterwas A.encouragedB.excitedThepassageismainlyabou_t theimportanceofartC.patienceofahusbandC.touched D.annoyedgoodmannersinpublicC.todiscusspaintings D.todescribepaintings“…Imovedawayquickly.”inParagraph3showsthatthewriter .A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmorerooms B.wasinahurrytobuysomegiftsC.wastiredofthenonstotpalking D.wasnotinterestedintheartshowWecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusban_d .A.wasnotbornblindB.couldn’tstandhiswifeC.knewnothingabouatrtD.completelydependeodnhiswifeAfterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidabouthecouple,thewriterwas A.encouragedB.excitedThepassageismainlyabou_t theimportanceofartC.patienceofahusbandC.touched D.annoyedgoodmannersinpublicD.lovebetweenacoupleHowmanydaysdoestheBeerFestivallast?A.3. B.4.C.5. D.6.TraditionalPubFoodisservedeverydayexceptA.Monday&Friday B.Saturday&SundayC.Monday&SaturdayWhichinformationhelpsyouifyouwanttoorderathomefromthePub?A.18BrinkleyRdDullingham.B.Newmarket.C.Tel:01638507327.Accordingtotheadvertisement,thepubisrunby .A.afamily B.afriend C.afarmDuringBeerFestival,guestscaneasilyget .A.AdanmsBestBitter B.Broadside C.GuestBeersD.Friday&SundayD.FreeHouse.D.abossD.allaboveAsmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastreeandithasbeenthereforthepasttenyearsorso.ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandJustinhatedChristmas—oh,notthetruemeaningofChristmas.Overspendingwasonething,butcomparetdothedifficultexperienceofchoosinggifts—runningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandapairofglovesforGrandma...,spendingmoneyisnothing.Ifelttootiredtothinkofanyspecialgifts.KnowingJustinfeltthesameway,Idecidedoneyearnottobuytheusualshirts,sweaters,tiesandsoon.IreachedforsomethingspecialjustforJustin.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.OursonKevin,whowas12thatyear,waswrestling（摔跤）atthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattended;andshortlybeforeChristmas,therewasamatchagainstateamsponsored（赞助）byaninner-citychurch.Theseyoungsters,dressedinsuchworn-outshoesthatshoestringsseemedtobetheonlythingholdingthemtogether,whileourboyswereintheirblueandgolduniformsandnewwrestlingshoes.Asthematchbegan,Iwasshockedtoseethattheotherteamwerewrestlingwithoutwearinghelmets（头盔）toprotecttheirears.Well,ourboysendedupdefeatingthem.Wetookeveryweightclass.Justin,seatedbesideme,shookhisheadsadly,“Iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,”hesaid.“Theyhavealotpotential（潜力），butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartoutofthem.”Justinlovedkids—allkids,andheknewthem,havingcoachedlittleleaguefootballandbaseball.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcame.Thatafternoon,Iwenttoalocalsportinggoodstoreandboughdtifferentkindsofwrestlinghelmetsandshoes.Isentthemtoinner-citychurchwithoutleavingmyname.OnChristmasEve,Iplacedtheenvelopeonthetree,thenoteinsidetellingJustinwhatIhaddoneandthatwashisgiftfromme.HissmilewasthebrightestthingabouCthristmasthatyearandsincethentheenvelopehas

becomthehighlightofourChristmas.JustinhatedChristmasbecause .A.hedidn'tenjoyreceivinggifts B.hehadahardtimechoosinggiftsC.hespenttoomuchmoneybuyinggiftsD.hedislikedputtinggiftsundertheChristmastree67.Weknowfromthepassagethattheteamsponsoredbyinner-citychurch.A.werewelldressed B.paidnoattentiontosafetyC.fearedKevin'steam D.couldn'taffordahelmetHowdidJustinfeelabouttheteam’sfailure?A.UpsetB.AngryC.HopelessD.ShamefulWhydidthewritersendgiftstotheinner-citychurchwithoutleavinghername?A.Toavoidbeingthanked B.ToplayajokeonJustinC.TogiveJustinasurprise D.ToprotectherprivateinformationWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChurchGiftB.ASpecialNote C.TheWhiteEnvelope D.AChristmasCard第n卷(非选择题，共35分)五、词与短语选择填空（本题共10分，每小题2分）先阅读短文，然后用下面方框中所