阅读下列短文，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。
A
There was once a little ragged girl who lived with her widowed mother. She had few clothes to wear and those that she had were old and 1 . However, her mother made sure that she was clean and 2 . Even though, her schoolmates always 3 her.
One day before Christmas, she saw two boys 4 on her way home. One of the boys hit the other boy hard, took the coat off his back and ran off with it. The other boy 5 to run after him but fell down. The ragg ed girl ran up to the boy on the 6 . She was surprised to find it was the 7 boy who had always made fun of her at school. 8 , she took off her coat and gave it to the boy. Then, she walked the boy to his 9 .
After hearing what had happened, the boy's mother was very 10 to the little girl for her help and gave her a brand new coat.“I had bought that coat for my niece for Christmas, 11 I think you deserve it much more, ”she said.
Then the mother drove the little ragged girl to her own front door. The little girl 12 the woman, and ran into the house to show her mother the 13 coat. After she had finished telling her story, she saw that her mother was 14.
“I thought you would be 15 , Mama, ”she said softly.“But if you want, I'll take the coat 16 .”
“I'm not unhappy, honey,”she sniffed. “I'm overco me with 17. I knew that I would never be able to 18 a new coat for you, but you got one because of your 19 deed. I 'm proud of you.”
“You know,”the little ragged girl said as she wiped her mother's tears, “I really am so very rich to have a 20 like you. ”
1. A. worn B. dirty C. ugly D. small
2. A. pretty B. tidy C. healthy D. safe
3. A. laughed at B. looked after C. depended on D. worried about
4. A. jumping B. talking C. fighting D. walking
5. A. continued B. wanted C. pretended D. stopped
6. A. ground B. bed C. grass D. platform
7. A. only B. same C. last D. other
8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise
9. A. school B. class C. house D. camp
10. A. polite B. familiar C. useful D. grateful
11 . A. so B. but C. though D. because
12. A. thanked B. welcomed C. helped D. praised
13. A. warm B. new C. beautiful D. expensive
14. A. thinking B. trembling C. crying D. hesitating
15. A. happy B. surprised C. satisfied D. confident
16. A. on B. back C. around D. out
17. A. relief B. shame C. horror D. joy
18. A. make B. buy C. borrow D. choose
19. A. brave B. honest C. careful D. good
20. A. friend B. model C. supporter D. mother
B
Many new parents worry about the sleep patterns of their newborns. They are 1 that their babies sleep too much. The fact is that babies sleep and it is perfectly 2 . Here are some facts about babies and sleep that may help to put the minds of 3 parents at ease.
The reality is that newborns sleep. There is not any cause for 4 if the babies sleep through most of the night and 5 sleep a great deal during the day. 6 the baby sleep reaches up to twenty hours per day, with 7 periods of wakefulness, there is no need to worry.
One of the 8 that babies sleep a lot is that they are still adjusting to a new environment, and experiencing rapid 9 at the same time. A lot of sleep for babies early on is a(n) 10 thing. Proper development demands that babies 11 a lot. Growth hormones ( 荷尔蒙) are produced by the pituitary gland ( 脑垂体) at a much faster rate while babies sleep.
Some parents 12 that their babies ' sleeping too much indicates some deficiency(缺陷) in th eir 13 skills. This is not the case at all. As long a s parents are making sure the baby is in a 14 environ- ment, is well-fed, is kept clean, and is held close during periods of 15 , there is no deficiency going on at all. Babies sleep because they 16 it, not to escape parents who are inattentive or 17 in some manner. Of course, as the child ages, parents will play a more active role in 18 the child to develop sleeping patterns that are in line with the rest of the household, but that will come over 19. Therefore, new parents should not conclude that they are 20 to do a good job.
1. A. concerned B. guilty C. curious D. annoyed
2. A. simple B. certain C. special D. normal
3. A. strong-minded B. single-minded C. full-time D. first-time
4. A. alarm B. caution C. complaint D. horror
5. A. just B. seldom C. still D. already
6. A. Every time B. Even if C. Now that D. Soon after
7. A. early B. late C. long D. short
8. A. rules B. reasons C. examples D. goals
9. A. growth B. increase C. recovery D. formation
10. A. private B. good C. interesting D. easy
11 . A. eat B. rest C. sleep D. play
12. A. admit B. understand C. realize D. think
13. A. learning B. management C. parenting D. communication
14. A. comfortable B. silent C. separate D. natural
15. A. wakefulness B. happiness C. study D. exercise
16. A. love B. mean C. need D. accept
17. A. inactive B. inadequate C. inconvenient D. indifferent
18. A. persuading B. helping C. advising D. allowing
19. A. time B. energy C. patience D. practice
20. A. continuing B. stopping C. failing D. trying
C
A teacher at Cedar Bluff Elementary School, Andrew Klicka writes rap music to help students learn and remember concepts.“I started writing raps 1 the social studies tests were so hard, ”Klicka said. “Kids had a(n) 2 time remembering all of the information that we had to 3 .”
This piece of news has 4 that music can help kids do better in school. The best way to 5 facts might be to set them to music. Medical students, for example, have long used rhymes and songs to help them 6 vast quantities of information. A doctor by the name of Tupas Mukherjee 7 that at the hospital he worked at no one 8 the procedures for managing asthma ( 哮喘). So he created a video and recorded himself 9 the guidelines on asthma procedures. It has spread quickly, and now all 10 use it and are able to remember the guidelines. Thus Tupas Mukherjee has 11 lots of people because without him these people could have been treated 12 .
Music also makes the school day more fun. It makes school more 13 . Many students come to school with electives ( 选修课程) like Spanish. No gym or music. If they had a music hour or program, they could reduce 14 and relax their brain in a way.
Music 15 provides better self-confidence. Performing in public more than once helps kids build up 16 , have good posture ( 姿态), learn to deal with unexpected events, etc. These 17 are useful for educational presentations.
Therefore, I 18 with some people who think that music is worth sacrificing for other 19 such as upgraded websites. We shouldn't 20 music programs.
1. A. because B. though C. until D. unless
2. A. difficult B. long C. unforgettable D. boring
3. A. write B. teach C. collect D. store
4. A. repeated B. complained C. announced D. proved
5. A. face B. explain C. remember D. know
6. A. check B. seek C. provide D. master
7. A. realized B. predicted C. supposed D. understood
8. A. accepted B. followed C. created D. appreciated
9. A. developing B. presenting C. reciting D. singing
10. A. students B. professors C. doctors D. reporters
11 . A. benefited B. encouraged C. examined D. educated
12. A. badly B. incorrectly C. unfairly D. illegally
13. A. practical B. important C. interesting D. unusual
14. A. confidence B. pressure C. friendship D. conflict
15. A. again B. already C. always D. also
16. A. reputation B. power C. courage D. satisfaction
17. A. matters B. lessons C. results D. skills
18. A. talk B. disagree C. compare D. compete
19. A. methods B. abilities C. programs D. reasons
20. A. look forward to B. take advantage of C. add up to D. get rid of
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