1 . "Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______.   Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.   Dad was _______next to her, resting his head on his arms.   Mum could _______that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James," she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in _______.

"I know it's _______for you," Mum said softly.   "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little. . .   strange.   And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested.   "We're not _______at all.   We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily.   "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______.   And your poor father — he doesn't feel _______.   He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said.   " _______I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well. . . " Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted.   "Just sit there, don't move. " He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ________what he needed — two spanners(扳手).   "Hang on, Mum," he said.   "This won't take a second. " After some ________, James was finished.   With a smile of ________on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said.   "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said ________.   "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just________them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you ________him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied.   He ________up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.   Then he turned the ________on.   Dad opened his eyes and ________immediately.   "He just let his ________run too low, that's all," James said.   "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum.   "Your friends will just have to ________that we are a very unusual family.   Thanks, son!"

1.

A．chance

B．message

C．homework

D．difficulty

2.

A．asleep

B．reading

C．alone

D．standing

3.

A．explain

B．see

C．agree

D．doubt

4.

A．terror

B．tears

C．surprise

D．silence

5.

A．fair

B．easy

C．good

D．hard

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．popular

D．anxious

7.

A．headache

B．loss

C．task

D．day

8.

A．ill

B．funny

C．sorry

D．well

9.

A．As

B．If

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．kept

B．controlled

C．found

D．returned

11.

A．requests

B．thoughts

C．repairs

D．instructions

12.

A．sympathy

B．satisfaction

C．bitterness

D．politeness

13.

A．embarrassedly

B．gratefully

C．impatiently

D．proudly

14.

A．adjusted

B．collected

C．produced

D．covered

15.

A．greet

B．accompany

C．help

D．ask

16.

A．lifted

B．caught

C．gave

D．filled

17.

A．television

B．power

C．light

D．gas

18.

A．grew up

B．lay down

C．broke down

D．sat up

19.

A．food

B．temperature

C．battery

D．blood

20.

A．prove

B．expect

C．suspect

D．accept

2 . 完形填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years _______ , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English _______ , began to believe he might _______ this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a _______ chance. Bannister had been _______ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real _______ to him. Describing the _______ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I _______ for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved _______ now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs ________ to meet no resistance, as if I was ________ forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful ________ gave me greater strength. I felt the ________ of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a ________ of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy ________ it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they ________ could have done in previous years. When I leapt at (冲向) the ________ tape, I fell, almost ________ .”

“I knew I had done it, even before I ________ the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile...Time, three minutes...’ the rest was ________ in the noise of excitement.”

1.

A．passed along

B．passed down

C．went by

D．went over

2.

A．coach

B．athlete

C．captain

D．judge

3.

A．defeat

B．move

C．beat

D．break

4.

A．real

B．lucky

C．serious

D．false

5.

A．competing

B．training

C．fighting

D．attending

6.

A．eagerness

B．pleasure

C．relief

D．worry

7.

A．accident

B．event

C．issue

D．topic

8.

A．did up

B．made up

C．put up

D．lined up

9.

A．safely

B．heavily

C．thinly

D．gently

10.

A．seemed

B．used

C．happened

D．had

11.

A．dragged

B．drawn

C．pulled

D．pushed

12.

A．mass

B．residents

C．crowd

D．team

13.

A．moment

B．period

C．while

D．date

14.

A．concentration

B．collection

C．combination

D．classification

15.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．as

16.

A．never

B．ever

C．even

D．still

17.

A．starting

B．lasting

C．finishing

D．running

18.

A．unconcerned

B．unconscious

C．unknown

D．unnoticed

19.

A．offered

B．told

C．announced

D．heard

20.

A．stuck

B．involved

C．lost

D．spread

3 .        Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more ____ to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys ____ with their tent and food.
       Carrying their heavy ____ , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their ____ before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to ____ close to the river at the edge of the woods, ____ Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. ____ Peter followed his brother deeper into the ____ “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They ____ the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way ____ to the river to catch some fish.
       “Are you sure that this is the right ____ ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked ____ silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. ____ , they were a long distance from where they were ____ to be. They were not even ____ of where they had set up their camp. They set in ____ for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues (线索) the way trackers ____ in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left ____ some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
       Carefully, the boys ____ the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off ____ the direction of the river.
       What would their parents think of their adventure?1.

A．surprising

B．exciting

C．annoying

D．frightening

2.

A．went round

B．went back

C．went away

D．went though

3.

A．load

B．tent

C．food

D．storage

4.

A．grassland

B．destination

C．field

D．river

5.

A．live

B．lie

C．wait

D．stay

6.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

7.

A．Unconsciously

B．Unfortunately

C．Unwillingly

D．Uninterestingly

8.

A．woods

B．farm

C．setting

D．camp

9.

A．put off

B．put on

C．put down

D．put up

10.

A．forward

B．near

C．back

D．further

11.

A．place

B．mark

C．way

D．time

12.

A．alone

B．about

C．in

D．on

13.

A．After all

B．At last

C．Above all

D．At first

14.

A．discovered

B．encouraged

C．persuaded

D．supposed

15.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．informed

D．reminded

16.

A．enjoyment

B．satisfaction

C．disappointment

D．imagination

17.

A．appear

B．do

C．work

D．behave

18.

A．behind

B．out

C．aside

D．around

19.

A．fetched

B．watched

C．followed

D．collected

20.

A．for

B．to

C．at

D．in

4 . 完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _______ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely _______,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _______ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) _______ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s _______ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was _______ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon _______ that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a _______ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or _______ — her favorite hobby. She ________ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ________. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ________ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ________ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ________ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ________to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ________ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ________ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ________little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ________, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She________ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

1.

A．given

B．written

C．told

D．taught

2.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．tiring

D．surprising

3.

A．shook

B．put

C．bent

D．kept

4.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．easy

5.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．heart

D．legs

6.

A．nicely

B．exactly

C．curiously

D．carelessly

7.

A．realized

B．reminded

C．learnt

D．dreamt

8.

A．decision

B．fortune

C．business

D．plan

9.

A．cooking

B．reading

C．running

D．babysitting

10.

A．just

B．ever

C．even

D．only

11.

A．selfish

B．proud

C．stubborn

D．sensitive

12.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

13.

A．tried

B．arranged

C．managed

D．prepared

14.

A．Panic

B．Pain

C．Noise

D．Stress

15.

A．frozen

B．dragged

C．pushed

D．brought

16.

A．because

B．until

C．as

D．unless

17.

A．smoke

B．light

C．water

D．fire

18.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．guilty

D．confident

19.

A．busy

B．hungry

C．worried

D．asleep

20.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．expected

D．persuaded

5 . Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt. Her parents gave her______she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum if they did not. She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always______

That was why she was alone on the____, wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to_____her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house,____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving_____. “Dangerous?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have_____ I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing ?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there___ he spoke .

“I’m going diving, ” she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man_____. “There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own_____!” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be_____,” the man called after her. She did not bother to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived_______until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to_____against the current. Saltwater hit against her face, making it_____to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.

Panicking, she began to_____. Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a_____voice. “Hold on ! I’m coming.” With_____, she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in____, ” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the_____. Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.

1.

A．either

B．neither

C．nothing

D．everything

2.

A．jump

B．lie

C．spin

D．sleep

3.

A．set out

B．set in

C．gave in

D．gave out

4.

A．beach

B．bed

C．floor

D．ship

5.

A．allow

B．warn

C．get

D．prefer

6.

A．changing

B．recovering

C．appearing

D．traveling

7.

A．alone

B．away

C．again

D．aside

8.

A．time

B．money

C．food

D．fun

9.

A．when

B．until

C．after

D．once

10.

A．decided

B．intended

C．advised

D．repeated

11.

A．business

B．swimsuit

C．friends

D．parents

12.

A．angry

B．sorry

C．confused

D．excited

13.

A．nervously

B．sadly

C．shyly

D．happily

14.

A．rise

B．swim

C．stop

D．row

15.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．comfortable

D．suitable

16.

A．speak

B．sing

C．sniff

D．scream

17.

A．calm

B．frightening

C．beautiful

D．disgusting

18.

A．regret

B．relief

C．interest

D．ease

19.

A．power

B．safety

C．danger

D．thought

20.

A．house

B．wave

C．beach

D．boat

6 . That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother_______me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  _________,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the _________, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _________ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _________ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _________ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _________ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _________ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts _________my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __________ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __________would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed__________ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __________ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __________ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of__________ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __________the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and __________, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a __________ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __________if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ________ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

1.

A．forces

B．allows

C．causes

D．forbids

2.

A．otherwise

B．therefore

C．however

D．besides

3.

A．parking lot

B．bus stop

C．school

D．market

4.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．awful

D．useful

5.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．called

D．assisted

6.

A．back

B．handle

C．wheel

D．seat

7.

A．searched

B．left

C．moved

D．wandered

8.

A．stopped

B．started

C．intended

D．finished

9.

A．crossed

B．slipped

C．disturbed

D．inspired

10.

A．attractive

B．shiny

C．simple

D．expensive

11.

A．repairmen

B．businessmen

C．drivers

D．cyclists

12.

A．busy

B．content

C．careful

D．bored

13.

A．waving

B．looking

C．laughing

D．pointing

14.

A．about

B．for

C．with

D．like

15.

A．worry

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．pride

16.

A．cleaning

B．fixing

C．replacing

D．covering

17.

A．still

B．yet

C．again

D．soon

18.

A．lesson

B．subject

C．skill

D．fact

19.

A．business

B．living

C．success

D．right

20.

A．tired

B．doubtful

C．fearful

D．ashamed

7 . When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. _______ , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so _______.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _______ cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move _______ that the didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also _______,Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,”said the old lady. “I need _______. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You _______ are lost,”Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers _______ you reach the T-junction.Turn left and ________ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway.From there,just follow the ________ to the airport.But I’m afraid there’s no ________ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear，”replied the old lady. “Don’t worry-I’ll ________ it time.”
The ________ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ________ and with hedlights filashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ________ happened.The car began changing .First, its color ________ from black to silvery- grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car to move forward, ________ just above the ground. As the car ________ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.With a faint whistling ________,the car was gone in seconds,leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…1.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

2.

A．brave

B．excited

C．curious

D．stubborn

3.

A．fell

B．seemed

C．proved

D．grew

4.

A．aside

B．around

C．forward

D．backward

5.

A．arrived

B．stopped

C．stayed

D．started

6.

A．gathered

B．existed

C．dropped

D．moved

7.

A．help

B．gas

C．rest

D．water

8.

A．necessarily

B．norally

C．basically

D．certainly

9.

A．if

B．until

C．unless

D．as

10.

A．drive

B．walk

C．follow

D．march

11.

A．address

B．signs

C．notices

D．guidance

12.

A．doubt

B．room

C．time

D．way

13.

A．have it

B．get it

C．make it

D．finish it

14.

A．door

B．window

C．headlight

D．wheel

15.

A．passed

B．rashed

C．turned

D．continued

16.

A．strange

B．sensitive

C．imaginable

D．horrible

17.

A．developed

B．appeared

C．spread

D．changed

18.

A．rolling

B．floating

C．drawing

D．flashing

19.

A．pointed

B．returned

C．broke

D．rose

20.

A．tune

B．voice

C．sound

D．tone

8 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading _________ to the sea.

“Hey, look!” exclaimed(惊叫) Rahim. “Those two men are _________ heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological _________.”

“You do not _________ a crane(起重机) to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.

“But those men do not _________ to have muscles at all,” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.

“They are _________ labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they_________. See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his _________. Some of the rock’s weight is set _________ his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well ______________.”

“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build, ______________ he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying ______________!” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t ______________ the human being completely, it appears.”

“I don’t think it will.” ______________Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you ______________ use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to ______________ multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as ______________ as ever — that’s domestic technology for you!” said Rahim.

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody ______________ who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very ______________ world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael.

“You’re too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者), Mike.” said Joshua. “____________will always be other things that will make the world exciting.”

1.

A．through

B．across

C．down

D．up

2.

A．loading

B．unloading

C．covering

D．uncovering

3.

A．way

B．revolution

C．process

D．era

4.

A．ask

B．expect

C．attempt

D．hope

5.

A．happen

B．fail

C．have

D．seem

6.

A．ambitious

B．experienced

C．potential

D．energetic

7.

A．take

B．fetch

C．carry

D．bring

8.

A．shoulder

B．back

C．chest

D．arms

9.

A．on

B．against

C．toward

D．under

10.

A．supported

B．grasped

C．placed

D．strengthened

11.

A．but

B．however

C．so

D．therefore

12.

A．chemistry

B．physics

C．biology

D．psychology

13.

A．control

B．affect

C．remove

D．replace

14.

A．agreed

B．proposed

C．refused

D．denied

15.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．won’t

D．needn’t

16.

A．point out

B．take out

C．hand out

D．print out

17.

A．dirty

B．clean

C．old

D．new

18.

A．caught

B．arranged

C．left

D．convinced

19.

A．exciting

B．mysterious

C．technological

D．modern

20.

A．That

B．This

C．They

D．There