—How do you like his plan?
—It may be great in ________ theory，but how will it work in ________ practice?
A．the；the B．/；/ C．the；/ D．/；the
知识点：冠词
B
考查冠词。句意:—你觉得他的计划怎么样?—可能从理论上来说是很好，但在实践中它会起作用吗？in theory“理论上，从理论上看”；in practice“在实践中；实际上”。故选B。
The word “boring” is _____ “tiring”_____ meaning.
A. similar to, in B. similar with, in C. similar with, by D. similar to, by
知识点：介词/介词短语
A
考查介词。be similar to是固定搭配，指“与……相似”；in指“在某方面”。句意：单词boring和tiring有相似的意思。故选A。
All the roommates were _____ my suggestion that we should go camping the next month.
A. in honor of B. instead of C. in favor of D. by means of
知识点：介词/介词短语
C
考查介词短语。句意：所有的室友都支持我的建议，我们下个月进行一次野营活动。A. in honor of“为了纪念；为了表示尊敬”；B. instead of“而不是，代替”；C. in favor of“支持，赞成”；D. by means of“借助于某种方式”。故选C。
I am sorry but I have to tell you that your answer is so ____ that I am greatly____ at it.
A. confusing, confused B. confused, confusing
C. confusing, confusing D. confused, confused
知识点：形容词
A
考查形容词。句意：非常抱歉告诉您，您的回答是那么令人迷惑，我对此很迷惑。第一处用来修饰形容“your answer”，指事物用-ing结尾的形容词；第二处指人内心的感觉，用-ed结尾的形容词。
—What ________ when I phoned you?
—I ________ my homework. I began to bathe.
A．had you done；finished
B．were you doing；had just finished
C．did you do；had just finished
D．were you doing；was finishing
知识点：过去完成时及其被动式
B
考查时态。根据时间状语从句“when I phoned you”可知，此处指“你正在干什么”，用过去进行时态；根据后面的“I began to bathe.”可知“我刚刚完成作业”，“完成作业”在began之前，要用过去完成时。故选B。
The runners ________ their positions on the starting line at the sound of the whistle.
A．made up B．took up C．turned up D．set up
知识点：动词/动词短语
B
考查动词短语。句意：哨响时赛跑运动员们已在起跑线上各就各位。A. made up“组成；编造；化妆”；B. took up“占据时间、空间；开始从事”；C. turned up“出现，露面；调大声音”；D. set up“建立，设立”。 故选B。
It rained heavily in the south, _______ serious flooding in several provinces.
A. caused B. having caused C. causing D. to cause
知识点：非谓语动词
C
考查非谓语。句意：南方下了大雨，在几个省区造成严重洪灾。空格后serious flooding是rained heavily的后果，而且句子主语it和cause之间存在主动关系，所以此处要用动词的现在分词形式作结果状语。“only+不定式”表示的是意料之外的结果。故选C。
– Shall I help you carry the heavy box?
– ________________.
A. I’m afraid not B. Thanks. I can manage it myself
C. No, I can carry myself D. Thanks. I do myself
知识点：情景交际
B
考查情景交际。it指代的是carry the heavy box这件事。“I can manage it myself.”意思是说“我自己能行”。A. I’m afraid not.“恐怕不行”；C项中carry的宾语不应该是myself；D项中do的宾语也不应该是myself，可以用it指“carry the heavy box”。故选B。
Although old, my car is kept _______good condition and runs well.
A. in B. in a C. on D. on a
知识点：固定词组、短语和用法
A
考查固定搭配。in good condition是固定搭配，指“情况良好，处于良好的状态”。句意：我的车子虽然老旧，但是车况良好，运转正常。故选A。
I don’t think _________ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. this B. that C. its D. it
知识点：代词/不定代词
D
考查代词。本句中it作形式宾语，不定式作真正的宾语。一般说来，形式宾语it主要用于以下句型：动词＋it＋宾语补足语＋真正的宾语。其中的动词通常是 think，find，feel，believe，take，consider，make等，其中的宾语补足语通常是形容词，有时是名词；而其中真正的宾语通常是比较复杂的成分(如不定式、动名词、从句等)。其他三项不能用作形式宾语。故选D。
The girl is _______ to give us some help if asked.
A. possible B. likely C. probably D. possibly
知识点：形容词
B
考查形容词。本句使用了sb. be likely to do sth.结构，指“某人很有可能做某事”，likely是形容词，“可能”的意思。possible 不用于此结构；probably和possibly都是副词。故选B。
It ________ last night for the ground is wet.
A. must have rained B. must rain C. might rain D. should have rained
知识点：情态动词
A
考查情态动词。句意：昨晚一定下雨了，因为地面现在是湿的。此处情态动词用于表示推测。根据“last night”可知，是对已经发生事情的推测；再根据“for the ground is wet.”可知，用must have done sth.指“一定做过某事”。故选A。
I rushed to the railway station, only________ the train had gone.
A. finding B. having found C. to find D. to have found
知识点：非谓语动词
C
考查非谓语。“only+不定式”表示的是意料之外的结果，意思是“竟然……或结果……”。句意：我匆匆忙忙赶到火车站，结果发现火车已经开走了。不定式的完成时常表示其动作发生于谓语动词之前。故选C。
Afraid of being scolded by his father, the boy_______ an excuse for arriving home late.
A. picked up B. made up C. took up D. gave up
知识点：动词/动词短语
B
考查动词短语。句意：因为害怕受到父亲的责备，小男孩为回家晚了编了一个借口。A. picked up“捡起，拾起；用车接送；健康恢复”；B. made up“组成；编造；化妆”；C. took up占据时间、空间；开始从事”；D. gave up“放弃”。故选B
The moment he came back home, Tom _______ to clean the house thoroughly.
A. set about B. set off C. set out D. set up
知识点：动词/动词短语
C
考查动词短语。句意：一回到家里，Tom就开始彻底打扫房间。A. set about“着手开始做某事”，其后接动名词；B. set off“出发，动身；使爆炸”；C. set out“出发，动身；着手开始做某事”，其后接动词不定式；D. set up“建立，设立”。故选C。
–Which would you like to have for
breakfast, two eggs or a bottle of milk?
--Rather than ____eggs, I prefer ______a bottle of milk.
A. to eat, to drink B. eat, to drink C. to eat, drinking D. eat, drinking
知识点：固定词组、短语和用法
B
考查非谓语（固定搭配）。本句运用了“prefer to do… rather than do…”结构，指“宁愿做……而不愿做……”，此处只是倒过来使用的。故选B。
____ the teacher ____ a burning candle, he helped the students to understand the function of teachers.
A. Compared, to B. Comparing, with C. Comparing, to D. Compared, with
知识点：非谓语动词
C
考查非谓语。此处指“他把老师比作燃烧的蜡烛”。主语he与compare之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语。用介词with更强调“与……相比较”；compared to/ with放于句首，意为“与……相比起来”，可视为独立成分。故选C。
It is in the ability to think and the way to solve things ____he ____ from you.
A. which, differs B. that, different C. which, different D. that, differs
知识点：强调句
D
考查强调句型和动词。本句运用了强调句“It is ... that ...”。被强调的部分是“in the ability to think and the way to solve things”，所以，第一个空要填that。differ是动词，而different是形容词，它们的搭配应该分别是“A differ from B”和“A be different from B”。将原句改换成陈述句就应该是这样: He differs from you in the ability to think and the way to solve things.故选D。
Though his face suggested that there ____ nothing serious, the doctor still suggested he ____ in bed for a few days.
A. was, stay B. was, stayed C. be, stayed D. be, stay
知识点：动词的时态与语态
A
考查时态。第一个suggest是“表明，暗示”的意思，宾语从句中用陈述语气；第二个suggest是“建议”的意思，其后的宾语从句中用虚拟语气，由“should+动词原形”构成，should可以省略。故选A。
So far as I know, a number of the students in our school ____ from the suburb and the number of them _____ 500.
A. come, is B. comes, are C. comes, is D. come, are
知识点：主谓一致
A
考查主谓一致。第一处的主语是“a number of the students in our school”，指“许多学生”，谓语用复数形式；第二处主语是“the number of them”，指“学生的数量”，谓语用单数形式。故选A。
At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one Monday at UNLV（拉斯维加斯内华达大学）, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day,” I said to the young man. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example,” I continued. “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“As soon as I got there, the secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day’, I replied, smiling.”
“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled, “What do you mean?”
“I live seventeen miles from here.” I replied. “ My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.”
21. The underlined phrase “turn over” in the third paragraph means “________”
A. roll over B. work normally C. stopped suddenly D. move around
22. According to this passage we can infer that the teacher’s car broke down ____.
A. near UNLV B. along the highway
C. near Henderson D. near the community college
23. What do you think would happen after the story?
A. The students asked the teacher to tell another story.
B. The students wondered how to be cheerful.
C. The story touched the students and they would try to be cheerful.
D. The students doubted whether the story was true.
知识点：人生百味类阅读
21-23.BDC
21．猜测词义题。根据前面的“But just then my car died. I tried to start it again”可知，汽车抛锚了，“我”希望车子能正常工作，但它就是发动不起来。故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”和第三段中“I also teach out at the community college in Henderson.”可知，作者的车在距离the community college不远的地方抛锚。故选D。
23．推理判断题。根据文中的几句话“This is my lucky day.”和“Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.”可知，作者很乐观，总是看到事情正方面，因此这会激励学生也更加积极乐观。故选C。
【备注】这个小故事告诉我们：快乐是一种选择。要积极乐观地面对生活中的意外事情，如果你选择了快乐，那么你就是快乐的。
Living in the wild can be hard. Finding food and staying safe aren’t easy. Each day, animals struggle to survive in their habitats. Not all animals get by on their own. Some animals form a close partnership with other kinds of animals. These pairings are called symbiotic (共生的) relationships．
In a symbiotic relationship, the animals depend on each other. One animal helps the other meet its needs. Sounds good, right? Not always. Some animals are not very kind to their partners. In some cases, one animal meets its needs but hurts its partner. Take ticks, for example. These insects suck blood to live. To get blood, they attach themselves to other kinds of animals. Ticks can pass germs that cause disease instead of helping their hosts.
In other relationships, animals don’t treat their partners so poorly. Both animals benefit from living with the other animal.
Small animals called cleaner shrimps have found a way of helping fish at coral reefs. As their name suggests, the shrimps clean the fish. They hang out at what scientists call a cleaning station. A fish stops by. Then a shrimp climbs onto the fish and even steps into the fish’s mouth. The shrimp uses its tiny claws to pick stuff off the fish’s body. That can include dead skin, tiny pieces of food, and wee creatures that can hurt the fish. The fish gets a nice cleaning. The shrimp enjoys a tasty meal of fish trash.
Small birds called plovers are also in the cleaning business. They have big customers－crocodiles. Crocs have long snouts (鼻子) filled with sharp teeth. Cleaning them is tricky. When a croc opens its mouth, the plover hops right in. The croc does not snap its snout shut．Instead, it lets the plover eat small, harmful animals attached to the crocodile’s teeth. The plover gets an easy meal while the croc gets clean teeth.
24. The text is mainly about ________．
A．the hard life in the wild
B．some dangerous animals
C．animals living together
D．animals in a symbiotic relationship
25. Why do the cleaner shrimps clean the fish?
A．To get fish trash for food．
B．To eat wee creatures．
C．To help fish go out of coral reefs．
D．To get food for fish．
26. When plovers hop into crocodiles’ mouths, they ________．
A．are really to clean crocodiles’ teeth
B．are to make crocodiles happy
C．aren’t afraid of being eaten
D．aren’t happy to clean the crocodiles’ teeth
知识点：科普环保类阅读
24-26.DAC
24．主旨大意题。本文主要是介绍了生物界的一种共生现象，也就是说生物之间相互依存，相互帮助。选项C表达语意不准确，表达范围太广。故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知，cleaner shrimps之所以要帮助鱼清理垃圾，主要是因为想得到它们想吃的食物——fish trash。故选A。
26．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，plovers不必担心被鳄鱼咬伤，因为鳄鱼希望plovers这样做，而对于plovers而言，其真正的目的是为了得到自己的食物。故选C。
【备注】在大自然的生态系统中，生物之间是相互依存，相互帮助的，这就是生物界的共生现象。
American colleges and universities consider a number of things about a student who wants to be admitted. Admission officers look not only at the grades that the student has earned. They also look at the level of difficulty of the classes.
A student’s interests and activities may also play a part in getting accepted. But in most cases another consideration is how well the student did on college entrance exams. The SAT (Scholastic Assessment Tests) measures reasoning (推理) skills in mathematics and language. Students have almost four hours to complete the SAT. The newest part is an essay. Students have twenty-five minutes to write an answer to a question.
The SAT costs forty-one dollars and fifty cents. The international processing charge is twenty-two dollars more. And test-takers in India and Pakistan must also pay a twenty-one dollar and fifty cent security charge.
Students may also need to take SAT subject tests in areas like history, science and foreign language. Subject tests cost eighteen dollars each.
The ACT is an achievement test. It is designed to measure what a student has learned in school. Students are tested in mathematics, English, reading and science. A writing test is offered but not required. Without it, the ACT takes about three hours to complete. The essay part adds thirty minutes. The ACT costs forty-nine dollars to take outside the United States. The writing test costs an additional fourteen dollars.
Recent Chinese news reports suggested that ACT testing would be expanded in China next year. But an ACT spokesman de
nies those reports. He tells us they were based on a misunderstanding. He says there are no plans to increase the number of testing centers in China. Ten centers there offer the ACT, but students must first take training classes at those centers. The only place in China where the SAT is offered for Chinese students is in HongKong. International students living in China have more choices.
27．If you want to go to college all the following is important EXCEPT________
A. the personality and hobbies B. the grades gained
C. the result of the test D. the high school record
28. If a student from India wants to take the SAT, how much should he pay?
A．41.5 dollars． B．63.5 dollars C．63 dollars． D．85 dollars．
29. Which of the following except _________ must be tested in the ACT test?
A．mathematics B．writing C．science D．reading
30. Which of the following statements is not true about ACT test?
A．The ACT test centers in China will be expanded next year．
B．There are ten ACT testing centers in China．
C．A student can’t take the ACT test without taking training classes in the testing center．
D．A student should pay 49 doll
ars to take ACT if he doesn’t take the writing test．
知识点：科普环保类阅读
27-30.ADBA
27．细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Admission officers look not only at the grades that the student has earned. They also look at the level of difficulty of the classes.”和第二段中“But in most cases another consideration is how well the student did on college entrance exams.”可知，BCD三项内容是最为重要的；根据第二段第一句“A student’s interests and activities may also play a part in getting accepted.”也可以排除A。故选A。
28．数字计算题。根据第三段的叙述可知，SAT花费41.5美元；the international processing额外收费22美元；而对India and Pakistan的参试者还要收取21.5美元的security charge。所以总计是85美元。故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据第五段中“Students are tested in mathematics, English, reading and science. A writing test is offered but not required.”可知，书写并非必须的考查项目。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Recent Chinese news reports suggested that ACT testing would be expanded in China next year. But an ACT spokesman denies those reports. He tells us they were based on a misunderstanding. He says there are no plans to increase the number of testing centers in China.”可知，The ACT test centers并无计划要扩大学生数量。故选A。
【备注】本文具体介绍了美国大学录取的两种考试SAT 和ACT的不同的特点。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. 31 Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. 32
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 33 If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
34 Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else. 35 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.
A. It’s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.
B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.
C. Everyone was new to the network once.
D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you 
would want to be treated.
E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.
F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.
G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.
知识点：七选五
31-35.DBFCG
31．后文讲到“Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.”如果你站在另一个人的位置应该感觉如何。可知此处应该指的是“用你想要被对待的方式去对待别人”，故选D。
32．根据上文的句子“For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, ‘Would I say this to the person’s face?’”可知这里指的是“重复这个过程，直到你有把握当面对这个人说这些话而感到舒服”。故选B。
33．根据上文的句子“If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.”可知这里指的是“你应该要么不理这个人，要么使用聊天软件拦截他们的对话”。故选F。
34．根据下文的句子“Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate.”可知这里指的是“每个人曾经对这个网络都是陌生的”。故选C。
35．根据上文的句子“Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else.”可知这里指的是“如果你确实决定告诉某人一个错误，要礼貌地指出”。故选G。
【备注】随着网络的普及，人们在网上交流的越来越多。但是在网上交流也有一些规定要遵守。
My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. I always 36 people as s
oon as possible with whatever they needed.
At that time, I noticed that many 37 people had difficulty going to the grocery store 38 a snowstorm. I would spend part of a 39 Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor’s apartment doors to ask if they 40 anything from the store. The 41 was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them. I liked it and it made them so 42 , too.
My friends asked me 43 I was doing and after some time some of them 44 in and it became a 45 as time went by. I 46 asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would 47 the change in my pocket secretly. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
When I went to college, many of these people would 48 my mother about me, 49 my mother didn’t always know who they were. It was through those 50 between my moth
er and these people that she 51 what I used to do for them — I had never told her.
I 52 helping others when I was 12 and it 53 until today. Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 54 . At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not 55 it with everyone. I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.
36. A. helped B. gave C. cared D. offered
37. A. lazy B. tired C. kind D. old
38. A. after B. before C. until D. since
39. A. fine B. snowy C. funny D. busy
40. A. got B. fetched C. needed D. took
41. A. store B. factory C. hospital D. college
42. A. sad B. happy C. strange D. young
43. A. whether B. when C. why D. what
44. A. turned B. looked C. gave D. joined
45. A. rule B. habit C. tradition D. custom
46. A. never B. usually C. always D. sometimes
47. A. put B. choose C. save D. Keep
48. A. think B. ask C. guess D. find
49. A. but B. and C. so D. or
50. A. conversations B. discussion C. statements D. speeches
51. A. knew from B. thought over C. learned about D. talked about
52. A. finished B. started C. stopped D. lasted
53. A. pauses B. remains C. continues D. follows
54. A. love B. kindness C. friendship D. honesty
55. A. show B. divide C. deliver D. share
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36．考查动词。根据前后的描述“My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old… people as soon as possible with whatever they needed.”可知，此处指作者尽可能快的去帮助需要帮助的人。A. helped“帮助”；B. gave“给予”；C. cared“关心，在乎”；D. offered“提供”。故选A。
37．考查形容词。根据后文的叙述可知，此处指“很多老人在下雪天去商店会遇到困难”。A. lazy“懒惰的”；B. tired“劳累的”；C. kind“热心的”；D. old“老的，旧的”。故选D。
38．考查介词。此处指“在大雪之后”。A. after“在……之后”；B. before“在……之前”；C. until“直到……”；D. since“自从”。故选A。
39．考查形容词。根据前后文可知，这里是说一个下雪的周六。A. fine“好的，精美的，晴朗的”；B. snowy“下雪的，多雪的”；C. funny“可笑的”；D. busy“繁忙的”。故选B。
40．考查动词。作者询问那些老人是否需要什么东西。A. got“得到，到达”；B. fetched“去取”；C. needed“需要”；D. took“拿出”。故选C。
41．考查名词。根据前面的“anything from the store.”可知，作者去商店里买东西。A. store“商店，仓库”；B. factory“工厂”；C. hospital“医院”；D. college“大学”。故选A。
42．考查形容词。大雪天作者帮忙给他们买东西，老人们自然是很高兴。A. sad“悲伤的”；B. happy“高兴的”；C. strange“陌生的，奇怪的”；D. young“年轻的”。故选B。
43．考查连词。此处指朋友问“我”在做什么。what引起宾语从句，在从句中作宾语。而其他三项是副词，不能作宾语。A. whether“是否”；B. when“当……时候”；C. why“为什么”；D. what“什么事情”。故选D。
44．考查动词。join in是“参与，参加”的意思。几个朋友也参与到帮助老人的活动中来。A. turned“转身”；B. looked“看”；C. gave“给予”；D. joined“参加”。故选D。
45．考查名词。此处指一段时间后，作者和朋友们帮助老人的行为慢慢成了一种很自然的习惯。A. rule“规则”；B. habit“习惯”；C. tradition“传统”；D. custom“风俗”。故选B。
46．考查副词。作者是真心地帮助老人们，所以不会向老人们要钱。A. never“从不”；B. usually“通常”；C. always“总是”；D. sometimes“有时”。故选A。
47．考查动词。老人们心里过意不去，会偷偷地把一些零钱放进作者的口袋。A. put“放置”；B. choose“选择”；C. save“节省，救”；D. keep“保持”。故选A。
48．考查动词。“我”去上大学了，不能随时帮助老人们，他们就会向“我”的妈妈询问“我”的情况。A. think“考虑”；B. ask“询问”；C. guess“猜想”；D. find“发现”。故选B。
49．考查连词。根据后面的“my mother didn’t always know who they were.”可知，“我”的妈妈对他们并不了解，所以前后是语意的转折。A. but“但是”；B. and“和，而且”；C. so“因此”；D. or“或者”。故选A。
50．考查名词。根据上文理解句意：就是通过她和老人们的谈话，妈妈才了解到我为老人们做的事情---我从未告诉她。A. conversations“会话，对话”；B. discussion“讨论”；C. statements“陈述”；D. speeches“演讲”。故选A。
51．考查动词短语。句意：就是通过她和老人们的谈话，妈妈才了解到我为老人们做的事情---我从未告诉她。A. knew from“区别，辨别”；B. thought over“仔细考虑”；C. learned about“了解”；D. talked about“谈论”。故选C。
52．考查动词。根据文章第一句“My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old.”可知，作者从12岁开始做好人好事，为老人们排忧解难。A. finished“完成，结束”；B. started“出发，开始”；C. stopped“停止”；D. lasted“持续”。故选B。
53．考查动词。此处是说作者做好人好事的行为一直持续着。A. pauses“暂停”；B. remains“仍然是”；C. continues“继续”；D. follows“跟随”。故选C。
54．考查名词。现在作者是一位老师，想将这种“爱心”精神传承给学生。A. love“爱”；B. kindness“善心”；C. friendship“友谊”；D. honesty“诚实”。故选B。
55．考查动词。此处指把爱心的精神要和大家分享。A. show“展现”；B. divide“分开”；C. deliver“运送，发表”；D. share“分享”。故选D。
【备注】本文作者讲述了自己12岁的时候做好人好事的经历。作者利用自己星期六的空闲时间，帮助老人做一些力所能及的事，这种精神影响了身边的人。作者现在是一位老师，想将这种精神传承给学生，爱心之火永不熄灭。