2 . Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. He enjoyed ________ beside a window when he was ________ , so when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He ________ that all o£ them had already been taken expect one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr. Robinson was ________ that he hadn't taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.

When he ________ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said, “This is reserved (预定) for proper balance. Thank you. " Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice in a plane ________ , but he thought that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in ________ baggage room which made it necessary to have the passengers properly balanced. So he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside the window, to sit in.

Two or three other people wanted ________ in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, read the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was ________ the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him and in that way succeeded in ________ the company (陪伴) of the girl during the whole of the trip.

1.

A．sitting

B．to sit

C．sat

D．sit

2.

A．working

B．sitting

C．flying

D．sleeping

3.

A．found

B．looked for

C．see

D．observed

4.

A．glad

B．please

C．surprised

D．surprising

5.

A．get to

B．arrived

C．got

D．reached

6.

A．past

B．then

C．ago

D．before

7.

A．her

B．plane

C．its

D．it's

8.

A．to sit

B．sitting

C．to seat

D．seating

9.

A．smiling

B．watching

C．speaking

D．standing

10.

A．failing

B．having

C．missing

D．helping

3 . A group of doves (鸽子) flew long distances but did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely ________.

A young dove asked the King Dove, “Please allow us to take a ________.” The king replied, “Have courage, my dear. We shall surely get something to eat very soon.”

The young dove started waving his ________ with force and soon left everyone behind. After some time, he turned back and spoke to the others, “I see lots of ________ down there.”

Hearing this, all the doves started rushing towards the grains under a tree. ________ the King Dove said, “There is something wrong. It may be a trap.” But the doves were very ________, and the grains were too inviting. Without giving a thought to the king’s ________, they flew down and started eating the grains. After having a big ________, they tried to fly away only to find that they were caught in a net. Then the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the ________ at the same time and in the same direction, all of you.”

Just then they saw a ________ approaching towards them. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together”.

So all the doves flew away together with the net. The hunter couldn’t believe what he had just seen.

1.

A．excited

B．pleased

C．tired

D．surprised

2.

A．rest

B．walk

C．chance

D．step

3.

A．wings

B．claws

C．feet

D．hands

4.

A．corn

B．rice

C．peas

D．grains

5.

A．Sadly

B．Gladly

C．Suddenly

D．Gradually

6.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．thirsty

D．sleepy

7.

A．kidding

B．warning

C．lying

D．cheating

8.

A．party

B．dream

C．break

D．meal

9.

A．net

B．grains

C．hunter

D．leader

10.

A．dog

B．farmer

C．hunter

D．cat

4 . On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented（租借）video we had been_______for. I was feeling a little ______, as I was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks and the______.

They were so heavy that I decided to______some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can______I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He______a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started______it.

I suddenly felt very_______because I was about to do away with(去掉) a new drink just______it was heavy. I knew this man would take all he could ______, so I walked up to him and______the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up________ and took what I gave him.

A huge smile spread_______his face and this caused me to feel indescribable（难以形容的）________. I felt like I_______be happier with myself, but then he said, "This is my son's lucky day!"

With that, he ______ me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him _____ a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I now understand what is ______by the saying "Giving is getting".

Since then, every time I have the _____to do something nice, the image of the man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the _____of charity（慈善）.

1.

A．dying

B．happy

C．satisfied

D．enjoyable

2.

A．upset

B．happy

C．tired

D．excited

3.

A．clothes

B．books

C．pizza

D．video

4.

A．send off

B．throw away

C．put away

D．send out

5.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．while

6.

A．owned

B．held

C．presented

D．sought

7.

A．look into

B．finding out

C．working out

D．looking through

8.

A．ashamed

B．stupid

C．disappointed

D．happy

9.

A．since

B．why

C．because

D．when

10.

A．get

B．search

C．hear

D．see

11.

A．handed

B．donated

C．turned

D．dropped

12.

A．surprisedly

B．coldly

C．happily

D．patiently

13.

A．in

B．by

C．over

D．across

14.

A．regret

B．failure

C．satisfaction

D．curiosity

15.

A．needn’t

B．couldn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．mustn’t

16.

A．smiled

B．told

C．thanked

D．saw

17.

A．sounding

B．singing

C．sound

D．sing

18.

A．referred

B．said

C．spoken

D．meant

19.

A．time

B．chance

C．idea

D．effort

20.

A．power

B．effect

C．result

D．mystery

5 . A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went hunting for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to _______.

The lion said to the wild pig. “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a _______ that you think is fair.”

The pig divided the rabbits up into three _______ piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One pile for each of us. How’s that?”

The lion _______ sprang at the wild pig and _______ him. Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again. He _______ to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you _______ the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”

The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the _______ one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is _______ me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.

At that point, the lion said, “Where did you learn to divide so ________, Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied. “The wild pig taught me.”

1.

A．eat

B．share

C．attack

D．enjoy

2.

A．case

B．situation

C．way

D．mood

3.

A．same

B．different

C．big

D．equal

4.

A．gradually

B．immediately

C．curiously

D．seriously

5.

A．sold

B．punished

C．praised

D．killed

6.

A．came

B．ran

C．returned

D．turned

7.

A．part

B．raise

C．divide

D．separate

8.

A．youngest

B．oldest

C．smallest

D．largest

9.

A．for

B．with

C．to

D．on

10.

A．fairly

B．unfairly

C．hurriedly

D．badly

6 . Dear Ms Cai，

Thank you for your presentation about virtual reality. We were amazed by RealCine's achievement in ______ users to experience the Himalayas, without ever having to go there. Certainly, no one using it for fun and games will be ______. However, in many ways virtual reality seems more like a toy rather than a useful ______. In this case, we would like you to further ______ how we can use this in urban planning. We are not very ______ as to whether an operator will be able to use RealCine easily.

We are concerned about the price, as well. You put forward the idea that we will save ______ if we use RealCine. This may be true in the long term. ______， the cost of building a VR studio is quite high, and this seems like a real ______. Please send us more information on the daily costs and on how much time a design usually ______ using RealCine. Otherwise, we cannot go forward.

While we are very interested in RealCine, we will need much more information before we can make a ______．

1.

A．forbidding

B．allowing

C．stopping

D．asking

2.

A．embarrassed

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．delighted

3.

A．technology

B．book

C．knowledge

D．computer

4.

A．explain

B．guess

C．decide

D．include

5.

A．interested

B．worried

C．frightened

D．confident

6.

A．life

B．money

C．face

D．trouble

7.

A．So

B．Besides

C．However

D．Also

8.

A．disadvantage

B．danger

C．reason

D．chance

9.

A．spends

B．takes

C．pays

D．devotes

10.

A．mistake

B．difference

C．decision

D．living

7 . Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous ________ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _________life she made 70 movies!

Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the _________near her home. A movie director _________ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she ________ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.

In 1925, she had an agreement with a _________ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave her a new________, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ________. She continued to act.

It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a _________. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. ________ seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.

1.

A．nurse

B．doctor

C．actress

D．teacher

2.

A．lazy

B．short

C．long

D．humorous

3.

A．street

B．kitchen

C．cinema

D．classroom

4.

A．forgot

B．pushed

C．hurt

D．saw

5.

A．won

B．broke

C．avoided

D．treated

6.

A．film

B．dance

C．music

D．school

7.

A．job

B．name

C．story

D．partner

8.

A．put away

B．try out

C．give up

D．make sure

9.

A．scientist

B．writer

C．driver

D．star

10.

A．As

B．But

C．Since

D．Before

8 . 完形填空
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Two years ago, my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you don’t have to _______ about parking. You can _______ it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the front, I can take my small daughter to school, to the library, shopping, _______ in fact.

I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and the rain is _______ down. It can also be very _______. You must, of course, be careful on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem, though. One day I went shopping and came back to _______ my front wheel missing. It was a long _______ to bicycle shop! Now I have three strong locks.

My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys. He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his _______ for longer journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him ______ and lazy. On my bicycle I get a lot of __________ and fresh air, and this makes me feel a lot younger.

1.

A．talk

B．learn

C．argue

D．worry

2.

A．leave

B．take

C．get

D．carry

3.

A．somewhere

B．nowhere

C．anywhere

D．whichever

4.

A．running

B．dropping

C．sinking

D．pouring

5.

A．pleasant

B．dangerous

C．unhappy

D．interesting

6.

A．watch

B．find

C．understand

D．hear

7.

A．road

B．path

C．walk

D．ride

8.

A．chair

B．plane

C．car

D．bicycle

9.

A．young

B．healthy

C．thin

D．fat

10.

A．exercise

B．wisdom

C．attention

D．experience

9 .             During one of the toughest weeks of my life, I had the chance to experience surprising grace(善举).

I was in my office, when a young man came by. He was obviously very _______ and close to tears. He was an older student and always appeared like a tough guy, _______showing emotion.

He had told me _______ that he was dealing with some difficult_______problems. He was a caregiver for his sister who was ill. This day he came in, sat down and just sobbed(抽泣). I _______while he told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that was why he couldn’t take my exam that morning. I told him not to_______it at all. He was clearly in no shape for an exam. I told him to go home and_______ I reassured(使放心) him that I would do everything I could to help him get through the class.

I just sat there while he sobbed. “I think she might die,” he gasped(喘着气说). “What am I going to do?” It was clear to me that he had never _______ this fear out loud to anyone. I just sat there, fully focused on him and his_______, and tried to offer some soft words of ________

After quite some time, he________himself. I reassured him again that it didn’t matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through. Then he left.

Afterwards, I felt like his ________was a blessing(为人带来幸福的事). Being able to help him while I was in pain myself was the most valuable gift.

Life never gives more than we can handle.

1.

A．lazy

B．angry

C．sad

D．nervous

2.

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．never

3.

A．earlier

B．later

C．harder

D．faster

4.

A．study

B．family

C．health

D．money

5.

A．cried

B．imagined

C．listened

D．laughed

6.

A．work on

B．worry about

C．prepare for

D．look after

7.

A．practice

B．wait

C．sleep

D．play

8.

A．expressed

B．conquered

C．figured

D．admitted

9.

A．choice

B．pain

C．danger

D．secret

10.

A．regret

B．doubt

C．explanation

D．encouragement

11.

A．calmed

B．showed

C．found

D．defeated

12.

A．effort

B．visit

C．illness

D．challenge