第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In April 1952, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school. My teacher was Miss Pemberton. It was spelling bee time in our city—students were issued with brochures of words to study in __41__ for the class spelldowns(拼字比赛). They would lead to a schoolwide contest and __42__ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school __43__ competed for the __44__ of being the spelling champion of Houston.
The day __45__ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and __46__ set a fire in our apartment. My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and __47__ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, __48__ that the class spelling bee was that day.
When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton __49__ me aside. She asked if I wanted her to __50__ the spelling bee to another day because of my __51__ about the fire. I told her no. That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.
The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions __52__. I won again! The __53__ spelling bee was one month away.
Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up，and we would go to her house, where she would help me __54__ by calling out spelling words. After a couple of __55__， Miss Pemberton would __56__ me to Rettig’s ice－cream parlor, where I could __57__ a hot chocolate sundae(圣代冰激凌) which I’d never had. We practiced every __58__ until the citywide spelling bee.
I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt __59__ to have participated. I also felt grateful that I had such a __60__ teacher in elementary school.
41.A.need
B．exchange
C．preparation
D．return
42．A.actual
B．final
C．hopeful
D．lucky
43．A.students
B．participants
C．winners
D．teams
44．A.prize
B．benefit
C．fame
D．honor
45．A.before
B．after
C．during
D．for
46．A.stupidly
B．successfully
C．shortly
D．accidentally
47．A.visited
B．called
C．emailed
D．wrote
48．A.believing
B．hoping
C．knowing
D．telling
49．A.pulled
B．drove
C．left
D．helped
50．A.call off
B．take off
C．put off
D．send off
51．A.upset
B．curiosity
C．doubt
D．anger
52．A.waiting
B．competing
C．winning
D．applying
53．A.schoolwide
B．citywide
C．nationwide
D．worldwide
54．A.review
B．remember
C．learn
D．practice
55．A.minutes
B．hours
C．days
D．weeks
56．A.rush
B．drag
C．take
D．send
57．A.order
B．use
C．make
D．enjoy
58．A.weekend
B．afternoon
C．moment
D．night
59．A.proud
B．welcome
C．disappointed
D．surprised
60．A.successful
B．patient
C．professional
D．Caring
阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In April 1952, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school. My teacher was Miss Pemberton. It was spelling bee time in our city—students were issued with brochures of words to study in __41__ for the class spelldowns(拼字比赛). They would lead to a schoolwide contest and __42__ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school __43__ competed for the __44__ of being the spelling champion of Houston.
The day __45__ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and __46__ set a fire in our apartment. My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and __47__ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, __48__ that the class spelling bee was that day.
When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton __49__ me aside. She asked if I wanted her to __50__ the spelling bee to another day because of my __51__ about the fire. I told her no. That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.
The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions __52__. I won again! The __53__ spelling bee was one month away.
Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up，and we would go to her house, where she would help me __54__ by calling out spelling words. After a couple of __55__， Miss Pemberton would __56__ me to Rettig’s ice－cream parlor, where I could __57__ a hot chocolate sundae(圣代冰激凌) which I’d never had. We practiced every __58__ until the citywide spelling bee.
I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt __59__ to have participated. I also felt grateful that I had such a __60__ teacher in elementary school.
41.A.need
B．exchange
C．preparation
D．return
42．A.actual
B．final
C．hopeful
D．lucky
43．A.students
B．participants
C．winners
D．teams
44．A.prize
B．benefit
C．fame
D．honor
45．A.before
B．after
C．during
D．for
46．A.stupidly
B．successfully
C．shortly
D．accidentally
47．A.visited
B．called
C．emailed
D．wrote
48．A.believing
B．hoping
C．knowing
D．telling
49．A.pulled
B．drove
C．left
D．helped
50．A.call off
B．take off
C．put off
D．send off
51．A.upset
B．curiosity
C．doubt
D．anger
52．A.waiting
B．competing
C．winning
D．applying
53．A.schoolwide
B．citywide
C．nationwide
D．worldwide
54．A.review
B．remember
C．learn
D．practice
55．A.minutes
B．hours
C．days
D．weeks
56．A.rush
B．drag
C．take
D．send
57．A.order
B．use
C．make
D．enjoy
58．A.weekend
B．afternoon
C．moment
D．night
59．A.proud
B．welcome
C．disappointed
D．surprised
60．A.successful
B．patient
C．professional
D．Caring
