1 . When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more_______than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him_______much in repairs that he decided that he had better_______it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_______to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_______of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was_______when they met one evening, and said, “What's_______, Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may_______more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's_______was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car,________very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no________But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to________him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be________or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll________my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to________it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,________to wait there for the people who had________his advertisement. Even Dave had to________that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean________it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this________to us yet, sir?”1.

A．directly

B．safely

C．properly

D．easily

2.

A．so

B．such

C．very

D．too

3.

A．keep

B．repair

C．sell

D．throw

4.

A．anxious

B．lucky

C．ashamed

D．generous

5.

A．some

B．neither

C．none

D．most

6.

A．delighted

B．upset

C．calm

D．astonished

7.

A．on

B．up

C．it

D．that

8.

A．learn

B．miss

C．get

D．find

9.

A．message

B．advice

C．request

D．description

10.

A．uses

B．loses

C．has

D．spends

11.

A．doubt

B．help

C．trouble

D．answer

12.

A．tell

B．see

C．agree

D．call

13.

A．exact

B．suitable

C．early

D．late

14.

A．follow

B．meet

C．bring

D．introduce

15.

A．recognize

B．gain

C．admire

D．test

16.

A．happening

B．meaning

C．turning

D．failing

17.

A．read

B．inserted

C．answered

D．placed

18.

A．forget

B．show

C．disagree

D．admit

19.

A．as

B．that

C．so

D．such

20.

A．bargain

B．sale

C．accident

D．result

2 . I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism (乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost — having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers (移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

1. How did the author get to know America?

A．From radio programs	B．From books and pictures
C．From her mother	D．From her relatives

2. Upon leaving for America the author felt __________.

A．excited	B．confused
C．worried	D．amazed

3. For the first two years in New York, the author __________.

A．often lost her way

B．did not think about her future

C．studied in three different schools

D．got on well with her stepfather

4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A．She worked as a translator.

B．She attended a lot of job interviews.

C．She paid telephone bills for her family.

D．She helped her family with her English.

3 . The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of _______to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_______him the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_______sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_______that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_______to take his medicine.She_______over to him with a cup of water, but he_______it.

In the following hours on the_______, each time the air hostess passed by the _______ she would ask him with a smile__________he needed help or not. But the passenger__________paid attention to her.

When the passenger was going to get__________the plane, he asked the air hostess to__________him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__________ She knew he would write down__________words, which might result in the loss of her job. __________with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she__________the booklet, and cracked a smile, __________the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times__________ How can I refuse your twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?”

That’s__________! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

1.

A．coffee

B．tea

C．water

D．cola

2.

A．take

B．bring

C．carry

D．hold

3.

A．food

B．drink

C．service

D．medicine

4.

A．tired

B．silent

C．calm

D．busy

5.

A．delaying

B．delayed

C．delays

D．delay

6.

A．hurried

B．went

C．came

D．got

7.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．liked

D．hated

8.

A．seat

B．air

C．floor

D．flight

9.

A．customer

B．passenger

C．guest

D．visitor

10.

A．whether

B．when

C．what

D．that

11.

A．never

B．often

C．always

D．seldom

12.

A．on

B．to

C．off

D．from

13.

A．hand

B．take

C．throw

D．lend

14.

A．glad

B．angry

C．curious

D．sad

15.

A．good

B．sharp

C．polite

D．nice

16.

A．So

B．Because

C．And

D．But

17.

A．hid

B．tore

C．opened

D．closed

18.

A．if

B．for

C．after

D．when

19.

A．in all

B．above all

C．or else

D．or so

20.

A．wrong

B．wonderful

C．impossible

D．right

4 . Around twenty years ago I was living in York. _____ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree,I could not find _____ work.

I was _____ a school bus to make ends meet and _____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   _____   five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not   _____   the job. “Why has my life become so   _____？”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to   _____   a little girl, she handed me an earring   _____   I should keep it   ______   somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it   ______   me—I had been giving all of my   ______   to what was going wrong with my ______   rather than what was right！I decided then and there to make a   ______   of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to   ______   more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for   ______   from a lady who was a director at a large   ______.She asked me if I would   ______   a one­day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My   ______   there went very well, and before long I got a well­paid job.To this day I know it was because I changed my way of   ______   that I completely changed my life.

1.

A．As

B．Though

C．If

D．When

2.

A．successful

B．extra

C．satisfying

D．convenient

3.

A．driving

B．repairing

C．taking

D．designing

4.

A．working

B．travelling

C．discussing

D．living

5.

A．prepared for

B．attended

C．asked for

D．held

6.

A．lose

B．like

C．find

D．get

7.

A．hard

B．busy

C．serious

D．short

8.

A．wave at

B．drop off

C．call on

D．look for

9.

A．ordering

B．promising

C．saying

D．showing

10.

A．in case

B．or else

C．as if

D．now that

11.

A．hurt

B．hit

C．caught

D．moved

12.

A．feelings

B．attention

C．strength

D．interests

13.

A．opinions

B．education

C．experiences

D．life

14.

A．list

B．book

C．check

D．copy

15.

A．connect

B．turn

C．keep

D．add

16.

A．her

B．a passenger

C．me

D．my friend

17.

A．hospital

B．factory

C．restaurant

D．hotel

18.

A．listen to

B．review

C．give

D．talk about

19.

A．plan

B．choice

C．day

D．tour

20.

A．operation

B．speaking

C．employment

D．thinking

5 . Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag； similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside , with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road； I was speechless. ”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible .and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said： “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know. ” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
1. The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of             .

A．a church

B．a bank

C．a newspaper

D．a magazine

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?

A．The donation amounted to €190,000.

B．The donation was sent directly to his house.

C．The money will be used for his education.

D．His mother felt astonished at the donation.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that          .

A．the donator is a rich old man

B．the donation will continue to come

C．the donation comes from the newspaper

D．the donator will soon be found out

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Money Is Raised by the Newspaper

B．Newspaper Distributes Money to

C．Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes

D．Robin Hood Returns to the City

6 . Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer” Jason said, “He told us not   to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”
“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared on the screen:
“ENTER NAMES
VOYAGE　１
VOYAGE　２
Mark’s finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED.   START   TRANSPORT   PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED（自动回收程序已启动）.”
The screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.
“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed：
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL．
DESTINATION:   MARS.
RETRIEVE DATE:   2025
1. Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

A．He wanted to take a voyage.

B．He wanted to practice his skills.

C．He was so much attracted by it.

D．He was eager to do an experiment.

2. Where did the boy’s father most likely work?

A．In an electronic factory.

B．In a computer company.

C．In a scientific research center.

D．In an information processing center.

3. Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.

A．a computer game	B．a company website
C．a software producer	D．an astronomy program

4. Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

A．He was afraid of being scolded.

B．He didn’t like the loud noise and light.

C．He didn’t want to play games.

D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.

5. What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

A．They were blown into the air.

B．They were sent to another planet.

C．They were hidden in the strong light.

D．They were carried away to another country.

7 . 阅读理解
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it.
When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet?
1. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

A．Because he didn’t expect to see so many happy dogs.

B．Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

C．Because he was always in a mixed mood.

D．Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.

2. Why did the first dog like the house?

A．Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

B．Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.

C．Because he liked everything presented to him.

D．Because he felt he was welcome here.

3. The underlined word growl probably means ______.

A．make an unfriendly noise	B．smile
C．say hello	D．stare

4. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

A．A Small happy Little Dog

B．The House of 1,000 Mirrors

C．The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place

D．Two Little Dogs

8 . “My name's Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)...”

With these words I began to______the problem , the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people________, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.I ______ to be phoned ,I wanted to phone .Just one more call.

It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed _________,just a quick chat.Gradually though , the _________got worse . soon it was _______use , until , finally , addiction.

And it began to affect my________. During the day I would disappear for________call .If i couldn't make a call , I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring .Getting more and more_________,in the end , I would ring someone , then someone else,________ myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and_________ messages to make sure ________ calls would see me through the day . I used to arrive at friend’s homes and before the door was closed , go straight for the phone with the ________“Is it OK if I just use the phone...?” At work ,I became_________ when my fellow workers tried to_______ me from using the phone.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone ).Finally , the police caught me________a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was_________to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).

I haven 't_________ a phone in the house for three weeks now , and it 's several days_________ I used a phone box .I try not to watch TV because there are_______   people on it making phone calls.My name is Jim   Shelley and I am an addict.

1.

A．face

B．find

C．accept

D．notice

2.

A．now and then

B．all the time

C．at home

D．at work

3.

A．tried

B．asked

C．waited

D．invited

4.

A．polite

B．important

C．fine

D．special

5.

A．condition

B．situation

C．result

D．effect

6.

A．frequent

B．regular

C．unusual

D．particular

7.

A．friends

B．study

C．family

D．work

8.

A．a quick

B．a secret

C．an expected

D．an extra

9.

A．hopeful

B．delighted

C．frightened

D．anxious

10.

A．forcing

B．telling

C．giving

D．limiting

11.

A．leaving

B．taking

C．passing

D．recording

12.

A．long

B．immediate

C．enough

D．surprising

13.

A．saying

B．demands

C．wish

D．words

14.

A．careful

B．mad

C．determined

D．helpless

15.

A．save

B．reduce

C．protect

D．stop

16.

A．destroying

B．using

C．stealing

D．emptying

17.

A．offered

B．guided

C．ordered

D．reminded

18.

A．missed

B．had

C．received

D．fixed

19.

A．as

B．when

C．if

D．since

20.

A．always

B．just

C．more

D．different

9 . I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, _________ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my _________. She wanted to know how I thought we should _________ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew _________ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her _________. It was cause and effect; She believed I had opinions, so I began to _________ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how _________ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl’s _________ that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it _________!” I began to take __________. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be __________ upon. I leaned to dip my brush into the paint and __________ create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __________ in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I __________ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team __________ Mrs.Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also __________ a strong interest and a word I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to __________ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __________. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her __________ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined __________.

1.

A．yet

B．and

C．so

D．for

2.

A．impression

B．opinion

C．information

D．intention

3.

A．make

B．handle

C．keep

D．change

4.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

5.

A．questions

B．comments

C．explanations

D．remarks

6.

A．hold

B．follow

C．evaluate

D．form

7.

A．happy

B．lively

C．reliable

D．punctual

8.

A．message

B．saying

C．motto

D．suggestion

9.

A．again

B．more

C．instead

D．later

10.

A．steps

B．control

C．charge

D．risks

11.

A．acted

B．improved

C．looked

D．reflected

12.

A．easily

B．carefully

C．confidently

D．proudly

13.

A．recognized

B．introduced

C．identified

D．considered

14.

A．realized

B．decided

C．confirmed

D．acknowledged

15.

A．below

B．with

C．of

D．by

16.

A．discovered

B．developed

C．took

D．fostered

17.

A．accept

B．care

C．judge

D．wonder

18.

A．bored

B．lazy

C．sad

D．afraid

19.

A．curiosity

B．patience

C．trust

D．interest

20.

A．accessible

B．enjoyable

C．possible

D．favorable

10 . I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was_______and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be_______but a failure.”
After five years of_______jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best_______that could have happened to me. I _______I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to _______that what people said about me was_______. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s_______it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my_______and went to college. My first novel__________while I was at college.
After college I taught during the __________in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a __________in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of__________that job to write full time__________I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel __________of myself — here was a working-class boy who’d__________school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and__________, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. __________what does it mean? I__________wish all the people that have put me down had__________: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”1.

A．bright

B．simple

C．useless

D．hopeful

2.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

3.

A．low

B．poor

C．good

D．useful

4.

A．support

B．happiness

C．surprise

D．thing

5.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．planned

D．told

6.

A．me

B．them

C．her

D．it

7.

A．wrong

B．right

C．stupid

D．faulty

8.

A．see

B．know

C．face

D．understand

9.

A．experiment

B．practice

C．writing

D．composition

10.

A．came on

B．came in

C．came out

D．came back

11.

A．day

B．night

C．month

D．year

12.

A．graduation

B．pass

C．degree

D．success

13.

A．giving in

B．giving back

C．giving out

D．giving up

14.

A．while

B．if

C．when

D．or

15.

A．shy

B．proud

C．happy

D．surprised

16.

A．left

B．attended

C．changed

D．graduated

17.

A．tired

B．calm

C．nervous

D．famous

18.

A．And

B．But

C．However

D．Well

19.

A．just

B．exactly

C．so

D．very

20.

A．praised

B．said

C．answered

D．advised