1 . A Dog’s Day in Court

We used to live about a quarter mile from a train crossing. Our dog, Lenny, had a very annoying habit: he howled(嗥叫)whenever a train whistled for the crossing, due to his very ______ hearing. Outside or in the house, he howled and howled ______ the train went by. When the wind was ______, he would even howl for the crossings farther down the ______. We learned to ______ the noise, mainly because we loved our pet so much.

Early one morning while we were eating breakfast, we heard a long very high sound of a train’s ______ efforts followed by a terrible crash. We ______ out and discovered a twisted car jammed on the cowcatcher(排障器) of the massive locomotive(火车头). Unfortunately, the driver of the car had died ______.

Back in the house, we called the local rescue workers. But we all immediately said to each other, “Lenny didn’t howl. The whistle could not have blown!”

At the ______, my brother recognized what was left of the car ______ that of his friend’s father and knew the sad news would now have to be ______ to the family. When the rescue team arrived, my brother told them, “The engineer couldn’t have blown the ______ because our dog did not howl. And he always does!”

The story of Lenny’s howling ______ rapidly around our small town as everyone ______ in the sorrow of the wife and family. Left without the ______, the family of nine was in a difficult situation. One of the county’s best-known lawyers ______ to pursue a claim against the, by now, infamous Soo Line Cooperation for the sake of the widow and children. The lawyer hired an investigator and recording technician, who, for days, at all hours, visited our home listening for oncoming trains and ______ recording Lenny’s howl. Lenny never ______ to respond with his howl to the sharp sound of an approaching train.

The taped evidence,______ in court, along with the testimony(证词) of my family members, convinced the judge and jury. The settlement ______ to the family secured their home and future. County court records give evidence of the success of a “dog’s day in court!”

1.

A．sensitive

B．public

C．accurate

D．adequate

2.

A．unless

B．until

C．before

D．although

3.

A．bitter

B．right

C．small

D．sharp

4.

A．car

B．train

C．house

D．track

5.

A．keep up with

B．give in to

C．put up with

D．live up to

6.

A．speeding

B．approaching

C．operating

D．braking

7.

A．headed

B．marched

C．dashed

D．started

8.

A．peacefully

B．naturally

C．eventually

D．instantly

9.

A．agency

B．corner

C．scene

D．entrance

10.

A．as

B．for

C．like

D．by

11.

A．confirmed

B．conveyed

C．declared

D．leaked

12.

A．sign

B．whistle

C．howl

D．wind

13.

A．circulated

B．disappeared

C．flowed

D．delivered

14.

A．suffered

B．abandoned

C．shared

D．struggled

15.

A．assistant

B．master

C．breadwinner

D．host

16.

A．happened

B．decided

C．refused

D．demanded

17.

A．vividly

B．occasionally

C．secretly

D．faithfully

18.

A．failed

B．bothered

C．rejected

D．managed

19.

A．negotiated

B．exposed

C．accumulated

D．presented

20.

A．donated

B．awarded

C．allocated

D．distributed

2 . It happened to me last week.I went duck hunting and took my four­legged______along.I went into a muddy lake and got stuck.______，my dog was right by my side and provided me with a lifeline.That day，I wanted to ______a duck decoy(诱饵) in the lake.I thought it was something ______to do.I didn’t know that ______ the muddy waters would put my life at risk.When I was ______ in the lake，my legs got stuck in the thick mud.I couldn’t ______ my legs and had to find a way to call for ______.

At that time，my dog was waiting for my______ to the shore，but with each passing minute he grew ______.Fortunately for me，I had my ______ with me and was able to call 911.However，when rescuers ______，they knew they would also get stuck in the mud if they tried to reach me.But the dog was the only one able to do the ______without getting stuck.Rescuers tied a rope to my dog and had him ______ me.And that was how my dog became my only lifeline.Once my dog came to me，I untied the rope，tied it to my ______ and waited for a rescuer to reach me.The rescuer was also tied to the rope and with the help of others back on the safe ______，I was pulled out from the mud.

If it weren’t for my dog，I would have spent______ time in the cold waters when rescuers tried to make a ______ plan to reach me.

The dog was______ before I found it.I took it home and kept it.From my experience，I believe that kindness will be______ rewarded.

1.

A．table

B．guide

C．friend

D．cat

2.

A．Strangely

B．Surprisingly

C．Interestingly

D．Luckily

3.

A．try

B．place

C．change

D．settle

4.

A．safe

B．boring

C．difficult

D．funny

5.

A．touching

B．entering

C．enjoying

D．cleaning

6.

A．smiling

B．washing

C．walking

D．swimming

7.

A．see

B．hurt

C．feel

D．free

8.

A．change

B．emergency

C．service

D．help

9.

A．step

B．sign

C．return

D．boat

10.

A．angry

B．worried

C．calm

D．excited

11.

A．cellphone

B．purse

C．key

D．card

12.

A．sailed

B．arrived

C．finished

D．left

13.

A．work

B．trick

C．study

D．project

14.

A．show

B．take

C．reach

D．tie

15.

A．ship

B．duck

C．leg

D．body

16.

A．hill

B．rock

C．land

D．water

17.

A．great

B．more

C．little

D．better

18.

A．serious

B．long

C．good

D．disappointing

19.

A．homeless

B．beautiful

C．strong

D．little

20.

A．still

B．never

C．hardly

D．really

3 . The little stream in the green forest flowed past and the beautiful wild flowers surrounded the small house there. All of a sudden, a deer raced into the yard, where a little boy was ____ The deer caught the boy’s ____ with its antlers (鹿角). This scared the little boy so much that he ____ a loud cry which brought his mother____ out to see what was the matter. She came out just in time to ____ the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy.
The boy’s mother was greatly ____! She ran after the deer as fast as she could, and not too far away, she found her little boy sitting ____ on the grass. When he saw his mother, the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her. His mother lifted him up and ____ him tightly. She was so happy that she ____ She hurried back to their home with her precious son. When she got there, she stopped dead in her tracks, ____ at what she saw. The huge tree behind their house had fallen over ____ she was out running after the deer to save her son. The whole house was destroyed under its great ____
Then the little boy’s mother ____ the day about a year before when a deer ____ from a hunter had run into her house. She felt sorry for the frightened deer, so she covered it with some clothes, ____ it with some fresh grass and let it return to the forest later. The deer seemed to ____ that she had saved its life, because as it left, it kept bending its head to her, as if thanking her for her ____ She never imagined that the deer ____ remember her kindness. The deer ____ knew the tree was going to fall and hurt her, so it came back to show its ____ When the boy’s mother thought of all this, she said, “Saving the life of another is the same as saving your own life.”1.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．playing

D．working

2.

A．head

B．clothing

C．hands

D．body

3.

A．let out

B．brought out

C．made out

D．put out

4.

A．walking

B．moving

C．jumping

D．running

5.

A．know

B．recognize

C．realize

D．see

6.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．excited

D．touched

7.

A．safely

B．painfully

C．alone

D．freely

8.

A．kissed

B．kept

C．held

D．took

9.

A．laughed

B．waited

C．left

D．cried

10.

A．sorry

B．interested

C．amazed

D．amused

11.

A．while

B．before

C．after

D．because

12.

A．power

B．shape

C．height

D．weight

13.

A．missed

B．remembered

C．mentioned

D．learnt

14.

A．suffering

B．dying

C．escaping

D．running

15.

A．fed

B．sent

C．helped

D．left

16.

A．remember

B．recognize

C．notice

D．understand

17.

A．clothes

B．grass

C．mercy

D．entertainment

18.

A．might

B．could

C．will

D．must

19.

A．somehow

B．hopefully

C．suddenly

D．anyway

20.

A．wisdom

B．thankfulness

C．kindness

D．love

4 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．gifts

B．rubbish

C．debt

D．products

3.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

4.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

5.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

6.

A．safe

B．funny

C．cheap

D．powerful

7.

A．love

B．lack

C．prevention

D．division

8.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

9.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

10.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

11.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

12.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

13.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

14.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

15.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

16.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

17.

A．technology

B．environment

C．consumers

D．brands

18.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

20.

A．spending

B．collecting

C．repairing

D．advertising

5 . It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana ____ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his____ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.
He noticed huge amounts of rainwater ____ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few____ Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.
Then it ____ him – the scene was surprisingly ____ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. ____ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved____ at students, shouting “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to ____ on us!”
All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been ____ as an emergency gathering point. ____ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was ____ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.
Thanks to Wasana’s quick action and sharp ____ no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide ____ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six ____. “The financial damage is nothing compared to ____ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.
Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. ____ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management ____ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the ____ will come in handy.”1.

A．stared

B．nodded

C．shouted

D．pointed

2.

A．thoughts

B．eyes

C．words

D．voices

3.

A．pulling

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．flowing

4.

A．times

B．minutes

C．hours

D．periods

5.

A．how

B．where

C．why

D．when

6.

A．hit

B．drove

C．pushed

D．stopped

7.

A．strange

B．rare

C．terrible

D．similar

8.

A．Rejecting

B．Fearing

C．Scaring

D．Avoiding

9.

A．angrily

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．wildly

10.

A．beat

B．move

C．fall

D．dive

11.

A．put away

B．set aside

C．brought forth

D．taken apart

12.

A．Just then

B．In short

C．In good time

D．As a result

13.

A．something

B．much

C．anything

D．little

14.

A．discovery

B．movement

C．observation

D．idea

15.

A．destroyed

B．tore

C．injured

D．overcame

16.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．ones

17.

A．those

B．which

C．that

D．what

18.

A．Looking back

B．Looking around

C．Looking through

D．Looking forward

19.

A．exhibitions

B．lessons

C．units

D．examinations

20.

A．concept

B．image

C．knowledge

D．situation

6 . 完型填空（共20小题）
       Water costs money. In some places water is hard ____ . What ____ when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy ____ .
Very ____ rain ever fell there. The town had no water ____ . The water it used was ____ from a river 300 miles away. As more people ____ live in the town ____ water was needed. Now water ____ to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost ____ money.
The town ____ a plan. It found ____ to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused ____ many ways. Five ____ lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go ____ . They ____ have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water ____ their crops. New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of ____ .
In most places, water is used and thrown ____ . The town that saved ____ water has saved the town!1.

A．supplying

B．getting

C．to get

D．to supply

2.

A．happens

B．happening

C．is happened

D．happened

3.

A．key

B．answer

C．answering

D．way

4.

A．little

B．a little

C．few

D．a few

5.

A．of itself

B．of its own

C．for its own

D．for itself

6.

A．fetch

B．take

C．brought in

D．guided

7.

A．come to

B．came to

C．coming to

D．came for

8.

A．many

B．plenty of

C．more

D．many more

9.

A．has

B．had

C．must

D．needed

10.

A．many

B．a few

C．a great many

D．a lot of

11.

A．put

B．made

C．supply

D．noticed

12.

A．a way

B．ways

C．an answer

D．a key

13.

A．for

B．by

C．at

D．in

14.

A．man-making

B．man-make

C．man-made

D．man made

15.

A．boating

B．to boat

C．to boating

D．on boating

16.

A．must

B．could

C．needed

D．had to

17.

A．as

B．with

C．for

D．to

18.

A．water enough

B．enough water

C．crops enough

D．enough crops

19.

A．off

B．of

C．away

D．out of

20.

A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．his

7 . In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the_______of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr. Leakey _________ a pioneering long-term field study on _________chimps. Even though Jane had no formal_______, her patience and determination to understand animals_______him to choose her for the study._______it was unusual for a

woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there_______the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she_________ in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the_______of the longest continuous field study of animals in their________habitat(栖息地). Five years__________, she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then__________to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going__________for chimp research, Dr Goodall__________the Jane Goodall Institute.

Today, she__________most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her__________at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the__________.

“Chimps have given me so________. The long hours spent with them in the__________have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my__________of human behavior, of our place in nature.”

1.

A．way

B．idea

C．knowledge

D．method

2.

A．suggested

B．achieved

C．argued

D．changed

3.

A．modest

B．special

C．rude

D．wild

4.

A．exercise

B．training

C．living

D．practice

5.

A．devoted

B．let

C．made

D．led

6.

A．If

B．Because

C．Although

D．Once

7.

A．meant

B．stopped

C．intended

D．inspired

8.

A．arrived

B．left

C．reached

D．went

9.

A．end

B．beginning

C．happening

D．achievement

10.

A．new

B．old

C．man-made

D．natural

11.

A．later

B．before

C．ago

D．behind

12.

A．connected

B．referred

C．returned

D．turned

13.

A．environment

B．evidence

C．time

D．support

14.

A．created

B．built

C．founded

D．set

15.

A．costs

B．spends

C．pays

D．devotes

16.

A．bravery

B．presence

C．experiences

D．appearance

17.

A．animals

B．youth

C．human

D．adults

18.

A．little

B．many

C．much

D．few

19.

A．field

B．university

C．institute

D．forest

20.

A．imagination

B．desire

C．understanding

D．protection

8 . The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived. Every insect in the garden had been ____ hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines. The balloon competitions were always something really special.
Each time, the flying insects were favourite ____ to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of ____in the air. ____ , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants. Of course, ____expected that they could do anything special. They were so light that no ant had ever ____ to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all ____ organized and prepared.
So the competition began, and the ____ insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons. As always the butterflies left everyone ____with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours. When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided.
For the ____ time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, ____ a thin black thread of ants. When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed ____ his teammates to reach the balloon. ____he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon.
This strange ____ attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important ____: the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could. . . and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!
The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying ____ about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string.
Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight ____ with quite a hard landing, but it didn't____ The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so ____that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner.
From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working ____ In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own.1.

A．fighting

B．training

C．functioning

D．living

2.

A．speakers

B．organizers

C．candidates

D．producers

3.

A．patterns

B．numbers

C．drawings

D．sounds

4.

A．Besides

B．Thus

C．Instead

D．However

5.

A．anybody

B．somebody

C．everybody

D．nobody

6.

A．bothered

B．hesitated

C．refused

D．promised

7.

A．quickly

B．terribly

C．perfectly

D．strangely

8.

A．special

B．different

C．familiar

D．similar

9.

A．amazed

B．disappointed

C．bored

D．blessed

10.

A．first

B．second

C．last

D．next

11.

A．cutting

B．forming

C．using

D．passing

12.

A．with

B．over

C．around

D．through

13.

A．Once

B．If

C．Though

D．Until

14.

A．idea

B．attitude

C．behavior

D．experience

15.

A．effect

B．case

C．condition

D．moment

16.

A．weakly

B．madly

C．peacefully

D．carefully

17.

A．ended

B．started

C．continued

D．broke

18.

A．help

B．work

C．matter

D．tell

19.

A．necessary

B．impressive

C．natural

D．important

20.

A．alone

B．behind

C．out

D．together

9 . Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reportson television showing houses that have been______   by natural flooding and how the different   ___there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt_____     for the families thathave become victims of flooding. However, I couldn’t imagine how they were     ____ because I havenever experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first   _____ until two years back.

My   _____ experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the ______ofwater. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my   _____. I thenrealized that the power was   _____. This probably happened due to the heavy   ______and strong windthat were brought by a hurricane during the   ____ .

As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup   _____. Because I had only movedin the house and had only   _____ a few belongings, the amount of damage was   _______It involved onlywashing shoes and bags ______ soap and water.

It was a good thing that most of my things were   _____ inside plastic buckets and most of thefurniture that I bought was made of   _____ and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier.My cleanup work only   ____   the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thingthat the ______ had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to____ a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.

1.

A．drowned

B．washed

C．affected

D．removed

2.

A．citizens

B．householders

C．owners

D．residents

3.

A．sorry

B．worried

C．excited

D．glad

4.

A．feeling

B．doing

C．speaking

D．thinking

5.

A．view

B．hand

C．thought

D．sight

6.

A．cleanup

B．flooding

C．earthquake

D．landslide

7.

A．smell

B．shape

C．taste

D．sound

8.

A．head

B．neck

C．feet

D．breast

9.

A．out

B．in

C．on

D．down

10.

A．rain

B．snow

C．frost

D．fog

11.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

12.

A．slowly

B．gradually

C．quickly

D．frequently

13.

A．unfolded

B．unpacked

C．uncovered

D．unloaded

14.

A．great

B．big

C．small

D．tiny

15.

A．with

B．by

C．through

D．in

16.

A．thrown

B．dipped

C．displayed

D．stored

17.

A．wool

B．metal

C．paper

D．leather

18.

A．undertook

B．began

C．involved

D．engaged

19.

A．bedroom

B．kitchen

C．building

D．apartment

20.

A．spend

B．cost

C．pay

D．Take

10 .    

How to get rid of waste is a great problem for the world today. Waste must be treated _______ it does not become a danger to life. _______, in some countries, waste from factories is still poured straight into rivers. People who use the water from one of these rivers often get_______ The water may become so polluted that it _______ all the fish in the river. When these rivers finally reaches the _______, it pollutes the ocean.

In many countries with _______, human waste is piped directly into the sea without being dealt with. This is not _______. Although the sea itself can break up the waste, beaches_______become polluted. _______ scientists suggest people take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down.

In 1989 an international law was passed to ________ people putting waste into the sea. It is now against the ________ to put anything into the sea nearby. Such rubbish as plastics may not be thrown________the sea anywhere. Other waste may be put into the sea, either 19 or more than 40 kilometers from land, ________ the nature of the materials.

The ________ of dealing with waste has become so great that several international organizations have been ________ to protect the world and control pollution.

1.

A．as if

B．so that

C．ever since

D．now that

2.

A．Luckily

B．Happily

C．Unfortunately

D．Hopefully

3.

A．sick

B．hope

C．rich

D．fun

4.

A．raises

B．feeds

C．kills

D．breaks

5.

A．pool

B．lake

C．spring

D．sea

6.

A．grassland

B．plains

C．sea coasts

D．deserts

7.

A．safe

B．useful

C．dirty

D．wrong

8.

A．need

B．may

C．can’t

D．needn’t

9.

A．So

B．Because

C．Since

D．But

10.

A．stop

B．suggest

C．keep

D．find

11.

A．school

B．organization

C．factory

D．law

12.

A．out of

B．away from

C．into

D．above

13.

A．depending on

B．feeding on

C．leading to

D．connecting to

14.

A．news

B．method

C．problem

D．disadvantage

15.

A．punished

B．set up

C．refused

D．called at