A father sat at his desk poring over his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and announced, "Dad, because this is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word, the father cried out suddenly, "Oh, Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too busy!"
The youngster immediately fell silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．Apologicaliy the father said, "You can finish later．"
The boy said nothing but quietly walked away, disappointment written over his face．That evening the father said, "Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!" But the boy didn't respond．
Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an accident and was drowned．His heartbroken father wrote．．．
"If only I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless words, and could be sure that he knows how much my heart is aching．"
Love is not only giving．Any loving act must be warmly accepted or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar．If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because there may be no chance at all as in the case of the little boy．
1.What does the underlined phrase "poring over" mean?
A．looking in on B．looking out for
C．looking through D．looking around
2.The boy is going to give his father 40 kisses because ______．
A．his father is very busy
B．this is the boy' birthday
C．the boy wants to play with his father
D．this is his father' birthday and he's 40 years old
3.What happened to the youngster later?
A．His heart was broken． B．．He died unexpectedly．
C．He ran away from home． D．He fell silent all the time．
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Love Story B．Love Your Son
C．A Father and a Son D．Love is a Two-way Street
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no 36 and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had 37 apart, and I could not afford another one．
I got in a streetcar and there 38 the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle 39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I 40 the handle and saw a name carved there．The 41_procedure would have been to 42 the umbrella to the conductor, while I 43 to take it with me and find the owner myself．
Then I 44 a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so 45 that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an） 46 , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was 47 that to have accepted money would have 48 something．
The next six months were 49 ．I was able to get only temporary 50 here and there for a small salary． 51 , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery 53 me．
Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a 54 ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．
Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and 55 her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．
1.A．hope B．job C．faith D．house
2.A．torn B．divided C．taken D．fallen
3.A．down B．against C．in D．over
4.A．equipped B．armed C．decorated D．filled
5.A．examined B．inspected C．investigated D．checked
6.A．general B．usual C．ordinary D．regular
7.A．turn in B．give in C．bring in D．take in
8.A．hesitated B．turned C．promised D．determined
9.A．searched B．observed C．found D．watched
10.A- thankful B．excited C．delighted D．truthful
11.A．reward B．prize C．award D．praise
12.A．so B．even C．ever D．such
13.A．changed B．spoiled C．helped D．missed
14.A．fortunate B．merciful C．inspiring D．miserable
15.A．employment B．settlement C．fulfillment D．disappointment
16.A- However B．Therefore C．Thus D．Besides
17.A．threw B．spread C．put D．lost
18.A．got over B．came over C．turned over D．knocked over
19.A．surprise B, blessing C．mistake D．misfortune
20.A．set B．brought C．took D．picked
—he skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and．．．．
—___．Is there anyone so particular like you?
A．Take it or leave it B．Can't complain too much
C．Go ahead D．Cheer up
The archaeologists found gold coins and pottery in the lowest level of the site____ they reached three months ago．
A．what B．for which C．that D．to which
The door burst open and____, shouting with anger．
A．rushing in a crowd B - in rushing a crowd
C．in rushed a crowd D．in did a crowd rush
—___the new comer join us in the work?
—Certainly! We are short of hands presently．
A．．Shall B．Would C．May D．Must
