On Thanksgiving Day, Mrs. Klein told her first graders to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. She thought that, living in a ___8___ neighborhood, most of these children would draw pictures of ___9___ or of fully laden Thanksgiving tables. That was what they believed was ___10___of them.

　　What took Mrs. Klein by ___11___ was Douglas's picture. Douglas was so alone and likely to be found ___12___ in his shadow as they went outside for play. Douglas's drawing was simply a(n) ___13___, obviously, but whose?

　　The class was ___14___ by his image. "I think it must be the hand of God that ___15___ us food," said one student.

　　"A __16__," said another, "because they grow the turkeys."

　　"It looks more like a policeman, and they ___17___ us."

　　"I think," said Lavinia, who was always so ___18___, "that it is supposed to be all the hands that ___19___us, but Douglas could only draw one of them."

　　Mrs. Klein had almost ___20___ Douglas in her pleasure at finding the class so active. When she __21___ the others at work on another project, she ___22__ and asked Douglas whose hand it was.

　　Douglas ___23___, "It's yours, teacher."

　　Then Mrs. Klein ___24___that she had taken Douglas by the hand from time to time; she __25___did that with the children. But it should have ___26___ so much to Douglas!

　　Perhaps, she reflected, this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody's Thanksgiving --not the material things ___27___ to us, but the small ways that we give something to others.

　　8. A. wealthy B. friendly C. poor D. crowded

　　9. A. friends B. turkeys C. clothes D. flowers

　　10. A. asked B. given C. informed D. expected

　　11. A. surprise B. excitement C. accident D. relief

　　12. A. left B. sad C. close D. shut

　　13. A. hand B. image C. face D. finger

　　14. A. amused B. puzzled C. shocked D. moved

　　15. A. lends B. donates C. cooks D. brings

　　16. A. servant B. mother C. waiter D. farmer

　　17. A. guide B. teach C. protect D. arrest

　　18. A. naughty B. serious C. curious D. stupid

　　19. A. help B. love C. shelter D. lead

　　20. A. praised B. kissed C. thanked D. forgotten

　　21. A. had B. took C. changed D. stopped

　　22. A. stood up B. went over C. turned over D. looked up

　　23. A. lied B. burst in C. whispered D. cried out

　　24. A. recognized B. wondered C. imagined D. recalled

　　25. A. often B. never C. seldom D. sometimes

　　26. A. remained B. meant C. cost D. came

　　27. A. shown B. opened C. given D. said

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第二部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest __28__ autumn. Sometimes __29__(celebrate) would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult __30__(find),