A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished __________ a pearl(珍珠)for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, __________ business had been very good for him that year. After __________ a nice black one that cost $5,000, he paid __________ the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler and left.

A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl __________ much that she wanted __________ one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler __________ replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible __________ one exactly like that pearl.”

The rich man suggested __________ the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but __________ had a pearl that was just right.

Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great __________, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it.” She said sadly, “I got it from my mother, and my mother got it from __________. But I really need the money.”

The jeweler quickly paid her before she __________ her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel __________ him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to __________.

1.

A．buy

B．buying

C．to buy

D．bought

2.

A．if

B．so

C．although

D．since

3.

A．examine

B．examining

C．examined

D．to examine

4.

A．for

B．at

C．in

D．on

5.

A．very

B．too

C．so

D．such

6.

A．others

B．another

C．other

D．the other

7.

A．regretful

B．more regretful

C．regretfully

D．more regretfully

8.

A．find

B．to find

C．finding

D．found

9.

A．when

B．why

C．what

D．that

10.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．everybody

11.

A．surprise

B．surprised

C．surprising

D．surprisingly

12.

A．herself

B．hers

C．she

D．her

13.

A．changed

B．changing

C．has changing

D．changes

14.

A．tells

B．told

C．to tell

D．to telling

15.

A．be found

B．was found

C．find

D．found

Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both the vegetables and the tree made the __________ look wonderful.

One day, the vegetables and the tree couldn’t get on well with each other. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn’t leave them enough __________ by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.

The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to __________ all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(树荫). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.

Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop __________ his vegetables field because he thought it was __________ to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how __________ they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow though there was little water and it was too __________.

Finally, the gardener __________ the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. Therefore, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make an effort to __________ the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was __________ to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony(和谐) with other plants.

16.

A．ground

B．garden

C．park

D． town

17.

A．water

B．air

C．light

D．wind

18.

A．put up

B．pick up

C．use up

D．look up

19.

A．picking

B．growing

C．planting

D．watering

20.

A．necessary

B．hopeless

C．hopeful

D．important

21.

A．angry

B．thirsty

C．hungry

D．comfortable

22.

A．hot

B．warm

C．cool

D．cold

23.

A．heard

B．noticed

C．harvested

D．sold

24.

A．win

B．lose

C．buy

D．throw

25.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．less

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr. Gordon was too stingy (吝啬的) to rent a chair. Their twelve-year-old daughter, Sandra, was playing at the water’s edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Luckily, a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along the beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl was. With her head only just above the water, she was shouting for help. The girl was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her, she struggled with him, as drowning (即将淹死的) people often do. However, he was a skillful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he reached it, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the water’s edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter.

Had the lifeguard reached her in time? Fortunately, he had. “That was quick work, young man,” Mr. Gordon said. He turned to his wife, “Give the lifeguard a dollar.” “A dollar!” Sandra. “Dad, how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.” “Quite right, girl!” Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daughter’s awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She’s right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”

26. What happened to Sandra?

A．She ran into the sea.	B．Her life was saved by a lifeguard.
C．She died.	D．She was drowned.

27. What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach?

A．Her father would have saved her.	B．Her mother would saved her.
C．She would have swum back to the beach.	D．She would have been drowned.

28. What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave?

A．They shouted to the lifeguard.

B．They dived into the water.

C．Perhaps they were reading magazines.

D．They offered lifeguard money to save Sandra.

29. Why was Sandra angry with her father?

A．He did not give the lifeguard any money.

B．He did not swim out to save her.

C．He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.

D．He gave the lifeguard too much money.

30. Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter?

A．She was safe again.

B．She was polite to the lifeguard.

C．She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.

D．He thought she did not want him to give the lifeguard too much money.

If you are sitting, please stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes if you can. Do anything but sit. New research shows that if you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you might live longer. Sitting less than three hours a day might extend(延长)your life by two years. Cutting television time to less than two hours a day can add one point four years to life.

The human body is designed to move. The fact is just the opposite. Modern lifestyles and office jobs don’t give us the chance to move around. We sit while we’re eating; we sit in the car; we sit while we are watching TV. And most of us sit for many hours at work. Sitting is something we do all the time. On average, Americans sit for four and a half to five hours a day. But that does not making sitting good for us.

You may exercise often. That does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours. We can’t throw away physical activity. It is extremely important. Even if you exercise for 30 minutes a day, what goes on in the other 23 and a half hours a day is also very important.

Changes are coming to some offices, especially in the design of desks. A “standing desk” lets people stand while they work. Another new design is called the “treadmill desk”. It is an exercise machine that lets you walk slowly in one place. Even some U. S. schools begin to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving.

Many companies may not buy a standing desk for everybody. However, they may get five standing desks or a treadmill desk for their employees and put them in a certain place where people can go for an hour a day to answer their emails or talk on the phone. Experts suggest some other activities: take a walk at lunchtime; walk to the offices and talk directly instead of emailing colleagues(同事). All these activities may help you live longer.

31. Why should people stand up according to the new research?

A．They should touch their toes.	B．Standing more can cure some diseases.
C．They spend too much time watching TV.	D．Sitting less does people good and may help people live longer.

32. What can learn about sitting?

A．Sitting is the best position for the body.

B．The more people sit, the better they will be.

C．People usually have to sit for a long time nowadays.

D．Americans sit longer every day than people in other countries.

33. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Exercising.

B．Sitting.

C．The walking hour.

D．Standing.

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The “treadmill desk” is used by people to run.

B．The new design of desks can help people sit less.

C．It’s better for school students to use standing desks.

D．It’s necessary for companies to offer a sitting desk to every employee.

35. According to the passage, we should do the following EXCEPT ________ if we want to live longer.

A．take a walk at lunchtime.	B．go to the offices on foot
C．email the colleagues	D．talk to the colleagues face to face

       Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico. How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don’t have an answer.

For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.

The length of the butterflies finds their way back to the same place? Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.

How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation（一代）makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.

Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces, and then dies. On the trip north, two more generations are born, reproduce, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents. The butterflies spend the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.

Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.

36. How long did it take the scientist to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada?

A．Eight months.	B．Four months.
C．Five weeks.	D．20 years.

37. We know that the _______ generation of Monarch butterflies travels back to central Mexico.

A．fourth

B．second

C．third

D．first

38. The underlined word “offspring” in paragraph 5 means _______.

A．seasons	B．butterflies
C．children	D．parents

39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.

B．The four generations have the same length of life.

C．Some generations die on the way north to Canada.

D．Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies

40. What is the best title of this passage?

A．Family of Monarch butterflies

B．Mystery of Monarch butterflies

C．Monarch butterflies’ birthplace

D．Monarch butterflies’ winter home

Bob’s Cold Drinks of House Delicious banana milk shake and other cold drinks. Cold drinks for everyone. Your Second Home in Town Each for $15 Open hours: 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m. Closed on the second Monday of every month Please call 080—123—456 Special 20% off from 9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.

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4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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41. What can you buy in Bob’s store?

A．Milk.

B．Sandwiches.

C．Bananas.

D．Banana milk shake.

42. What does the phrase “Your Second Home in Town” mean?

A．It looks like your home.

B．You can sleep there after dinner.

C．You can relax and enjoy the food just like at home.

D．You can buy it as a second home.

43. How many hours does Bob usually work every day?

A．9 hours.

B．10 hours.

C．12 hours.

D．11 hours.

44. If you want to buy two at 9:00 in the morning, how much will you pay?

A．$30.

B．$6.

C．$24.

D．$15.

45. Bob is thinking of taking a trip for two days. When his the best time for him according to the following calendar?

A．June 3rd and 4th.	B．June 4th and 5th.
C．June 11th and 12th.	D．June 18th and 19th.

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Alex Smith, a fifteen-year-old boy, studied in an American boarding school (寄宿学校). In this school, students could go into town after school in the afternoon.     46    

One afternoon, Alex walked to the town. He looked about at the shops and then went to a cinema.     47     It was eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to the school as fast as possible.

When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance (入口). It was locked. He looked up at the window of his dormitory(寝室). It was on the third floor. The window was open.     48     But the door was also locked. Then he saw another open window on the first floor. It was the window of the teachers’ office.     49     Alex quickly climbed into the room. Just then, he heard someone opened the door. He had to hide under the sofa at once. One minute later, a teacher came in.     50     Under the sofa Alex had to lie on the floor.

A．He looked into the room—no one was there.

B．After the film was over, he looked at his watch.

C．But they must go back to the school before six o’clock.

D．The teacher turned on the light, sat down on the sofa and began to read a book.

E．But it was quite dark and he went round the school building to another door.

51. I am c________ that he will be successful in the future because of his hard work.

52. Amy listens carefully in the class, so she often gets the c________ answers to the homework.

53. You should offer your s________ to those in need on the bus.

54. You make such a silly mistake. You should try your best to a______________ doing it.