1 . 完型填空

A businessman, with a large amount of money, was walking through a remote (偏远的) area. Upon _______this, a thief followed him, planning to_______his money at a certain time. The businessman noticed something was_______and he started to pay much more _______to the thief.

The businessman soon asked the thief if he_______help find some water nearby, and when the thief went to_______the water, the businessman put all of his_______into the thief’s bag. Then the thief returned and told the businessman_______the water was. ________the businessman left to get some water, the thief quickly________the businessman’s bag. Certainly, there was nothing that the thief________.

The thief was________ but he still did not give up hope. After some time, the businessman returned and they both________for a long time. Then the businessman got tired and________under a big tree. The thief again checked the businessman’s bag and still did not find any money. So the thief________that the businessman did not actually have any money with him.

Finally, they arrived at a city. When the thief went after a job and left his own bag behind, the businessman________in and took back all of his own money he had put there________When the thief came back, he was surprised to see that the businessman was________some jewels with the money in his bag. The thief couldn’t ________ asking the question, “I didn’t know you had money on the________.” The businessman smiled to him, “Of course you didn’t, because it is not yours.”

1.

A．talking

B．learning

C．thinking

D．speaking

2.

A．keep

B．borrow

C．steal

D．put

3.

A．new

B．common

C．strange

D．dangerous

4.

A．care

B．mercy

C．need

D．attention

5.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

6.

A．carry on

B．look for

C．watch over

D．bring along

7.

A．goods

B．food

C．money

D．clothes

8.

A．how

B．what

C．that

D．where

9.

A．As soon as

B．As far as

C．As well as

D．As long as

10.

A．hid

B．searched

C．explored

D．changed

11.

A．saved

B．planned

C．owned

D．wanted

12.

A．frightened

B．angry

C．surprised

D．nervous

13.

A．drank

B．walked

C．rested

D．discussed

14.

A．sat

B．stood

C．slept

D．stopped

15.

A．agreed

B．wished

C．doubted

D．believed

16.

A．put

B．got

C．reached

D．broke

17.

A．rightly

B．luckily

C．really

D．formerly

18.

A．buying

B．wearing

C．having

D．showing

19.

A．keep

B．help

C．enjoy

D．avoid

20.

A．trip

B．visit

C．holiday

D．business

2 .        In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger. I wanted to show Perky _______ the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird _______ out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my _______, Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue ________ and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.

Kathy managed to _______ me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new _______ But I was far too clever to _______ that such a thing was possible.

Decades later, I watched my own _______ growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the ________ of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the _______of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to _______the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. _______ Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and _______ that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.

“The best thing ________Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the ________ we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just _______ down and landed on my finger.”

When I was finally able to _______ , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all _______. It seems our two families had been _______ long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were _______! Perky lived!”

1.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．where

2.

A．food

B．nest

C．friend

D．family

3.

A．joy

B．horror

C．disappointment

D．satisfaction

4.

A．pleasure

B．sadness

C．treasure

D．sense

5.

A．forgive

B．comfort

C．help

D．delight

6.

A．parent

B．home

C．master

D．life

7.

A．imagine

B．suppose

C．doubt

D．believe

8.

A．birds

B．happiness

C．worries

D．children

9.

A．parents

B．birds

C．interests

D．games

10.

A．first

B．best

C．last

D．happiest

11.

A．catch

B．find

C．buy

D．have

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Fortunately

C．Then

D．However

13.

A．announced

B．said

C．told

D．hoped

14.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．on

15.

A．day

B．place

C．way

D．story

16.

A．floated

B．dived

C．settled

D．went

17.

A．think

B．speak

C．interrupt

D．explain

18.

A．came up

B．turned up

C．turned out

D．matched up

19.

A．known

B．fastened

C．connected

D．introduced

20.

A．right

B．wrong

C．silly

D．mad

3 . 完型填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lily was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was sixteen, her father _______ her to drop out of school to contribute(贡献) to the family income. With English as her second language and _______education, the _______didn’t look bright for Lily.
Lily’s father was a stubborn man who _______ took “no” for an answer. He _______ Lily to find a job. With small hope of gaining_______, each day she would just ride to the city, walk _______about and return home at dusk.
On one of her _______, Lily saw a sign at a big company_______, she knocked on the very first door. In her ________ English, Lily told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position. The manager ________ to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a letter, and then________.Lily looked at the clock and saw it was11: 40 am. She thought everyone would be leaving for ________ at noon, when she could ________away in the crowd. But she knew she should ________ the letter.
On her first try, Lily ________ one line of five words and made four mistakes. When he attempted the letter on her second try, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock: 11: 55—five minutes to ________Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly to Lily, read the letter and said, “Lily, you’re doing ________ work！”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ________ began to grow. Lily thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good. I think I’ll stay！” Lily did stay—all because someone had given the ________and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.1.

A．forced

B．let

C．encouraged

D．helped

2.

A．poor

B．formal

C．good

D．modern

3.

A．advice

B．promise

C．future

D．change

4.

A．always

B．usually

C．sometimes

D．rarely

5.

A．warned

B．told

C．allowed

D．begged

6.

A．one

B．it

C．that

D．the one

7.

A．carefully

B．happily

C．aimlessly

D．rapidly

8.

A．steps

B．trips

C．purposes

D．choices

9.

A．Bravely

B．Proudly

C．Calmly

D．Cautiously

10.

A．broken

B．perfect

C．written

D．fluent

11.

A．refused

B．decided

C．pretended

D．failed

12.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．left

D．sighed

13.

A．lunch

B．life

C．fun

D．luck

14.

A．break

B．run

C．pass

D．drive

15.

A．read

B．write

C．attempt

D．deliver

16.

A．looked through

B．picked up

C．gave away

D．got through

17.

A．success

B．freedom

C．discussion

D．reward

18.

A．terrible

B．excellent

C．honest

D．easy

19.

A．belief

B．patience

C．confidence

D．strength

20.

A．shy

B．generous

C．selfless

D．warm-hearted

4 . There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.

He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him, “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered.”

Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from room to room until they fall to pieces!”

No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.

1. Before the man had the accident, he __________.

A．had toured around the world

B．had visited local prisons

C．had tried doing exercise to recover himself

D．had been friends with the prison minister

2. In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to ________.

A．receive the school education

B．write to other people who needed encouragement

C．meet the people who were depressed

D．help other people who lost arms and legs

3. From the officer’s short note we are told that __________.

A．the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B．some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C．the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D．his letters were very popular among the prisoners

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

A．Stories about a Humorous Person

B．Popularity of Special Letters

C．Special Letters of Encouragement

D．Relationship between Writers and Prisoners

5 . To most people, noise pollution is a jet flying over their head. For one Spanish woman, it is a neighbor playing the piano. The woman has taken her neighbor to court. Now she wants to send her neighbor to prison for over seven years on the charges of psychological damage and noise pollution.

In a country known for its noisiness, the case has raised eyebrows. Neighbors often complain about street noise in Spain, but people seeking prison time for someone practicing the piano is

unheard of. At the trial, Sonia Bosom says she has been suffering noise pollution up to now due tothe practice sessions of Laia Martin, who lives below her. Martin, 27, didn’t admit that she played at home that often, saying she took regular classes in other towns and mostly practiced at home on the weekends.

On the first day of the trial, the newspaper reported that Bosom told the court she now hated pianos so much that she couldn’t even stand seeing them in a film.Bosom says years of hearing

constant playing has caused her “psychological injury”. Medical reports show she has suffered
from a variety of problems, including insomnia (失眠), anxiety, and panic attacks.
She says tests by local authorities have found that the sound levels made by the piano are up to10 decibels (分贝) higher than the limit. City authorities have asked the family several times to either stop the piano playing or soundproof (隔音) the room. The family told the court that they carried out soundproofing work twice but the complaints continued.

The court hasn’t made a final decision. A spokeswoman says the trial will end before May.

1. Bosom wants to send Martin to prison because _______.

A．Martin’s playing the piano damaged her health

B．Bosom suffered from heart attack

C．Martin refused to take regular classes in other towns

D．Martin flew a jet over her head

2. How did Laia Martin respond to the complaints?

A．She stopped playing the piano.

B．She soundproofed the room.

C．She didn’t admit she played at home.

D．She took her neighbor to court.

3. Which of the following may probably be the best title for the passage?

A．A 7-year Sentence Caused by the Piano

B．A Pianist Accused of Noise Pollution

C．Health Problems of a Spanish Woman

D．Actions Against Noise by Local Authority

6 . An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.

Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) perched on the tree near their window.

The father asked his son, "What is this?"

The son replied, "It is a crow."

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2^nd time, "What is this?"

The son said, "Father, I have just now told you it's a crow."

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3^rd time, "What is this?"

"It's a crow, a crow, a crow. "said the son loudly.

A little after, the father again asked his son the 4^th time, "What is this?"

This time the son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again. ‘IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23times what it was, and I replied to him all 23times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23times. I did not at all feel annoyed. I rather felt affection for my innocent child."

1. In what tone did the son say to his Father "It's a crow, a crow,a crow."?

A．Impatient	B．Excited
C．Hurried	D．Surprised

2. Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?

A．Because he wanted to make his son angry.

B．Because he was too old to remember anything.

C．Because he couldn't understand what his son said.

D．Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.

3. How old was the old man when his son asked him 23times"What is this"?

A．35years old.	B．38years old.
C．45years old.	D．80years old.

4. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A．A crow	B．Father's love
C．An old dairy	D．An old man

7 . There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.
One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.”          The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”
The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”
1. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely.

A．There were many friends but

B．There was nobody to love her so

C．There was nothing to do

D．Seeing the butterfly was caught

2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl ______.

A．helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B．felt sorrow, but she didn’t go up to help it

C．fell down on it too

D．failed to help it release from the thorn

3. The butterfly ______ after was saved by the little girl.

A．flied away	B．still died
C．changed into a fairy	D．was more beautiful than before

4. The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.

A．to be rich	B．to have her own parents
C．to have a lot of friends	D．happiness

5. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because ______.

A．they loved this woman deeply and they didn‘t wanted her to die

B．the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died

C．they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D．they wanted to pray for her after her death

8 . A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being ____by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a ____ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in____.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages____into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse____.When this idea was____，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her？”But ____knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，____said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his____.
At last，one mouse，____than the rest，jumped onto a table. Waving a bell，he called for____，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know___ she is！We’ll have____ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to____！”Hearing the words，everyone got____ and they congratulated him on his good idea.“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never___！”
“She’ll never be able to walk____ again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However，the wise mouse said，“We must____who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was___ enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very____to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.1.

A．trained

B．taught

C．caught

D．invited

2.

A．party

B．test

C．game

D．meeting

3.

A．return

B．danger

C．fact

D．need

4.

A．rushed

B．swam

C．flew

D．stepped

5.

A．questioned

B．explained

C．suggested

D．answered

6.

A．supported

B．discussed

C．accepted

D．refused

7.

A．everybody

B．nobody

C．somebody

D．anybody

8.

A．angrily

B．happily

C．carefully

D．slowly

9.

A．present

B．reason

C．idea

D．excuse

10.

A．younger

B．longer

C．stronger

D．wiser

11.

A．pleasure

B．silence

C．help

D．information

12.

A．where

B．what

C．how

D．who

13.

A．experience

B．power

C．time

D．space

14.

A．shout

B．watch

C．stay

D．hide

15.

A．worried

B．excited

C．surprised

D．tired

16.

A．drop off

B．turn up

C．get up

D．put off

17.

A．gladly

B．quickly

C．quietly

D．directly

18.

A．believe

B．learn

C．imagine

D．decide

19.

A．honest

B．brave

C．rich

D．old

20.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．strange

D．important

9 . Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.
“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.
“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”
“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called   her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.
Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”
Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”
One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.
“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
1. After Farah became a member of Purple Girls   Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.

A．looks

B．usual activities

C．grades

D．favorite colors

2. Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain

B．she didn’t do well in her exams

C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club

D．he asked her to improve her grades

3. Which word can best describe Hafsa?

A．Silly.

B．Beautiful.

C．Rude.

D．Kind.

4. What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．A perfect friend will never be found.

C．Be slow in choosing a friend.

D．Friendship can be developed easily.

10 . When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C．He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

2. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3. Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

4. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C．My Father

D．My Childhood