4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Scientists usually have to do thousands of     1    (experiment)in order to prove something new or true. They often fail,     2     they never give up.

My neighbour     3    (be)a scientist. He studies chemistry. He is always working alone in     4    (he)lab, trying to figure out all the mysteries that make him     5    (puzzle). One day, when I met him, he had just come back     6     work. Tired as he was, he     7    (sound)so excited. Then I noticed that he was wearing shoes     8     did not match. He must have been working too hard to notice that!

Now I have come to realize that it’s good for you     9    (do)a job that interests you. You will be absorbed in it, and push yourself hard with it     10    (happy).

6 . It was raining. I went into a cate and asked for a coffee. While waiting for my drink, I saw many people playing computer games,

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man sitting in front of it. “I am Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m busy,” he said. He was chatting online and, at the same time playing a computer game—a war game. I was surprised.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek (电脑迷), but not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor and he shouted, “Leave me alone.” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people, especially Steve. I wouldn’t want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even realize that the coffee was bad, just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1. What was the weather like when the writer entered the cafe?

A．Sunny.

B．Windy.

C．Snowy.

D．Rainy.

2. —Why didn’t Steve want to talk to the writer?
—Because      .

A．he thought the writer was ugly	B．he was playing a computer game and chatting online
C．he didn’t know the writer	D．he was impolite

3. What does the underlined word “monitor” mean in Chinese?

A．显示器

B．检测器

C．主机

D．鼠标

4. According to the passage, which word can best describe Steve?

A．Polite.

B．Generous.

C．Patient.

D．Cold.

7 . Last night my husband and I were walking in a nearby parking lot, when we saw a man bent over on the ground, crushing (碾碎) something with a(n) _________. He was so focused on his task that he didn’t _________ at anyone passing by. We kept noticing him and wondered what he could be doing.

_________, we decided to go up and ask him. He was crushing pieces of leftover bread that he had collected to prepare food for the birds that come there early morning. The large pieces of bread would be _________ for the birds to eat, so he crushed them into powder. Every night, after coming home from his job, he goes around the villas (乡间别墅), _________ leftover bread. He then eats a _________ meal and comes here, and spends the next 1-2 _________ carefully crushing each piece and makes a neat pile for the birds. What puzzled us more was that he was _________ that we were even taking an interest in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal.

When we asked him what _________ him to do this act of service, he said, “It’s just something small I do, so that the leftover bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.” We __________ his story with the hope that it would remind us to be aware of leftovers too and that it might inspire someone to start something similar in their own area.

1.

A．rock

B．plate

C．eraser

D．fan

2.

A．look down

B．look up

C．look after

D．look through

3.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Immediately

D．However

4.

A．necessary

B．welcome

C．difficult

D．possible

5.

A．bringing

B．collecting

C．saving

D．making

6.

A．big

B．hot

C．quick

D．delicious

7.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．days

D．weeks

8.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．sorry

D．afraid

9.

A．forced

B．trained

C．employed

D．encouraged

10.

A．bought

B．borrowed

C．sent

D．shared

8 . When I was two years old, I was diagnosed with a hearing loss. My mother cried when she found out—she wanted her son to be happy and able to experience everything life had to offer. I went to a special playgroup twice a week where a nurse discovered I had taught myself to read. At the age of five I attended a school for the deaf from age three to six.

I remember looking around the room there. People talked and signed to each other. I had a best friend and I did very well in class. But I told my mother that I wanted to go to the regular school with hearing people, because I felt more like a hearing person than a hearing-impaired (听力受损) one. I didn’t even use sign language! I lip-read and listened with my hearing aids. After visiting a public school for a day, my mother agreed to let me go. Without doubt, I have functioned very well.

Many people don’t even know I am hearing-impaired until they see my hearing aids. My classmates often forget that I have any problem, and I feel fortunate that they do not look down upon people like me. The only problem I have with this hearing loss is that some people discriminate against me. The fact is that I am just as normal as anyone else. The only differences are that others need to speak up, and I have some help from my hearing aids.

The next time you see hearing-impaired people, don’t feel sorry for them because that just gives them an excuse to mistreat themselves and hurt their own advantages. Instead, encourage them and tell them that a disability only hurts a person if he or she lets it.

1. Which is TRUE about the author when he was 5?

A．He went to a special playgroup.	B．He attended a school for the deaf.
C．He stayed at home with his mother.	D．He was diagnosed with hearing loss.

2. Why did the author want to attend the regular school?

A．He even didn’t know sign language.

B．He had few friends at the deaf school.

C．He didn’t believe his handicap was a big problem.

D．He found it very hard to get along with his classmates.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “functioned” in Para.2?

A．remembered

B．translated.

C．challenged.

D．performed.

4. What can we infer from the last sentence?

A．A disabled person should be well treated.

B．If a person is disabled, he will hurt himself.

C．The disabled should regard themselves as normal.

D．A normal person is disabled, he will hurt himself.

9 . 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

10 . “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to find a job as a sports announcer (播音员) on the radio. I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door o£ every radio station. But I was refused every time. In one studio a nice lady told me that big radio stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. My father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played football at Dixon in high school, I applied. The job sounded just right for me, but I still failed in the interview. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard Smith Ward calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.

1. When did the writer graduate from college?

A．In 1931.

B．In 1932.

C．In 1933.

D．In 1934.

2. Who opened a store and wanted a local sportsman?

A．The writer.	B．Smith Marx.
C．The writer’s father.	D．Smith Ward.

3. Finally, the writer was asked to broadcast________.

A．Thursday’s game	B．Friday’s game
C．Saturday’s game	D．Sunday’s game

4. According to the text, “Everything happens for the best if you carry on” means that________.

A．you will fail if you keep on trying

B．you will succeed if you keep on trying

C．you will lose money if you keep on trying

D．you will make money if you keep on trying