1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Mark Twain’s friend ask him to buy a ticket for him?

A．He was a poor man.

B．He had lost his money.

C．Mark Twain was kind.

2. What was the friend doing when the conductor came to check the tickets?

A．He was lying on the seat.

B．He was sitting on the seat.

C．He was lying under the seat.

3. How many tickets did Mark Twain buy at all?

A．None.

B．Only one.

C．Two.

3 . Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.

They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly, the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen-a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.

The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof-the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.

There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.

"We have to got and help her," whispered Amy.

"What if it is a trick?" replied Ben.

"Don't be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already," reasoned Meg. "Come on Amy, let's go." The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.

Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady's face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. "Go and get Dad," Amy yelled to her brother. "Tell him about the accident."

The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.

1. Why were the children hiding in the tree?

A．They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely

B．They were playing a hide-and-seek game

C．They wanted to find out if the story about Mrs. Tailor was true

D．They were pretending to be spies

2. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when     .

A．her front steps were clean

B．she noticed the children in the tree

C．she was ready to take a flight

D．she heard the hen cackling

3. Ben did not rush to help Mrs. Tailor because     .

A．he thought that she could be tricking them

B．he knew that they could not have been in the tree

C．he did not see the old lady fall down

D．he was afraid of the three-legged cat

4. Which of these old sayings best suits the story's lesson for us?

A．Make hay while the sun shines

B．Never judge a book by its cover

C．People in glasshouses should not throw stones

D．A bird in the hands worth two in the bush

4 . Most people in school liked Gloria. So when she got .sick, some boys_______to visit her. But none of them wanted to_______any money for a gift to bring along.

Then Willie said, “We can_______some flowers from a_______.”

Gloria will not know_______they come from, and the dead man will not_______them.

Everybody was afraid,_______Willie. So he went alone and_______some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria’s_______, and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them, but__________did not mind.

After their visit, Willie__________the other boys, “It is a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria__________the flowers.”

The other boys laughed. Gloria would not have liked the__________if she had known they had come from a grave.

That night, Willie was reading a book__________his mother came into his room. “Willie, did you and other boys buy some flowers today__________Gloria?” she asked. “There’s a man__________asking for you,” she added. “He says that you didn’t__________the flowers.”

“What does he look__________?” Willie asked.

“That’s hard to say,” Willie’s mother answered. “He is all__________with mud.”

Willie, all of a sudden, turned__________.

1.

A．thought

B．asked

C．planned

D．took

2.

A．keep

B．cost

C．take

D．spend

3.

A．steal

B．pick up

C．buy

D．plant

4.

A．shop

B．store

C．street

D．grave

5.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

6.

A．miss

B．lose

C．hate

D．love

7.

A．beside

B．besides

C．including

D．except

8.

A．saw

B．thought

C．looked for

D．found

9.

A．room

B．garden

C．school

D．library

10.

A．Gloria

B．some

C．Willie

D．nobody

11.

A．ordered

B．asked

C．said to

D．explained

12.

A．refused

B．liked

C．hated

D．missed

13.

A．boys

B．flowers

C．secret

D．news

14.

A．as

B．when

C．where

D．if

15.

A．to

B．for

C．on

D．with

16.

A．inside

B．outside

C．still

D．also

17.

A．ask for

B．water

C．like

D．pay for

18.

A．as

B．about

C．like

D．for

19.

A．painted

B．dressed

C．wrapped

D．covered

20.

A．sad

B．red

C．pale

D．glad

5 . 完形填空
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. ____, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. ____, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __to spend time with our schoolbooks out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum ______ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __for her.

Then started another___for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing   ___ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard···Circumstances__change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had ___the exam with honors and was___ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I ___Mum, “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a____of time.”

1.

A．However

B．Thus

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

2.

A．devoted

B．spent

C．taken

D．wasted

3.

A．In that case

B．In this way

C．On the other hand

D．On the contrary

4.

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．forced

D．advised

5.

A．demanded

B．concluded

C．promised

D．mentioned

6.

A．at

B．for

C．from

D．after

7.

A．announcing

B．reading

C．knowing

D．saying

8.

A．shame

B．challenge

C．pride

D．honor

9.

A．experiment

B．research

C．conflict

D．trial

10.

A．though

B．while

C．as

D．unless

11.

A．determined

B．astonished

C．satisfied

D．concerned

12.

A．predict

B．imagine

C．guess

D．feel

13.

A．need

B．would

C．will

D．shall

14.

A．quickly

B．extremely

C．smoothly

D．gradually

15.

A．made up

B．paid off

C．took on

D．burst out

16.

A．attended

B．received

C．passed

D．failed

17.

A．accepted

B．allowed

C．admitted

D．permitted

18.

A．questioned

B．convinced

C．persuaded

D．called

19.

A．nodded

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．joked

20.

A．matter

B．period

C．waste

D．length

6 . One day when I was 5, my mother criticized me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door (纱门) with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have criticized my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a crack in the defense against unwanted insects.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would remind me of my mistake from time to time. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.

1. When the author damaged the door, his parents _______.

A．scolded him for what he had done	B．left the door unrepaired
C．told him how expensive it was	D．gave him a spanking

2. How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?

A．He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.

B．He found that his family members no longer liked him.

C．He found it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.

D．He felt he had to work hard to make up for (弥补) the damage.

3. The experience may cause the author _______.

A．to hide his anger away from others

B．not to go against his parents’ will

C．to have a better control of himself

D．not to make mistakes in the future

4. What of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

B．Parents shouldn’t educate their children.

C．What is the best way to become a more patient person?

D．Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

7 . It was New Year’s Eve. Everyone in the city was getting ready for the three-day celebration, including the gardener of the king’s garden.

There was a large group of monkeys living in the garden. They always followed the advice of their leader, the monkey king.

The gardener wanted to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, just like everybody else, so he decided to hand over his duties to the monkeys.

He went to the monkey king and said, "My honorable friend, would you do a little favor for me? New Year is coming. I wish to celebrate it. So I must be away for three days. Here in this lovely garden. There are plenty of fruits and berries and nuts to eat. You and your subjects may come and eat as much as you wish. In return, please water the young trees and plants while I’m gone."

The monkey king replied, "Don’t worry, my friend! We will do a terrific job! Have a good time!"

The gardener showed the monkeys where the buckets were kept. Feeling confident, he left to celebrate the holiday. The monkeys called after him, "Happy New Year!"

The next day, the monkeys filled up the buckets, and began watering the young trees and plants. Then the king of the monkeys addressed them,"It is not good to waste water. Therefore, pull up each young tree or plant before watering. Inspect（检查）it to see how long the roots（根）are. Then give more water to the ones with long roots, and less water to the ones with short roots. That way we will not waste water, and the gardener will be pleased!"

Without a second thought, the other monkeys followed their king’s orders.

Meanwhile, a wise man was walking by the garden. He saw the monkeys pulling up all the lovely young trees and plants, measuring their roots, and carefully pouring water into the holes in the ground. He said, "Oh foolish monkeys, what do you think you’re doing to the king’s beautiful garden?"

They answered, "We are watering the trees and plants, without wasting water! We were commanded to do so by our king."

The man said, "If this is the wisdom of the wisest among you — the king — what are the rest of you like? Intending to do a worthwhile deed, your foolishness turns it into disaster!"

1. Why did the gardener hand over his duties to the monkeys?

A．He expected to meet his wife and children.

B．He wanted to spend a three-day holiday.

C．The king asked him to attend a celebration.

D．The monkey king offered to water the garden.

2. Why were the trees and plants pulled up?

A．To plant new ones.	B．To move them to a new place.
C．To pick up the fruits.	D．To check their roots.

3. How do you guess the gardener would feel when he returned?

A．Regretful(后悔的).	B．Relieved(放松的).
C．Delighted(高兴的).	D．Puzzled.

4. The lesson we can learn from the story is that          .

A．our fate lies in our own hands	B．monkeys are always thoughtless
C．we all pay a price for the mistakes we make	D．it is unwise to believe others easily

8 . I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked _______at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. _______ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and _______ down at him . My first thought was that he must need _______ with his homework or he was trying to _______ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should_______ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s _______
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had _______
“Most of the fathers had the_______ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ________ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The ________is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ________It is something all people________ What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ________ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ________ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ________ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ________second. And just ________he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ________to think of the right ________1.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．up

2.

A．After

B．For

C．At

D．On

3.

A．sit

B．get

C．look

D．knock

4.

A．rest

B．time

C．help

D．paper

5.

A．report

B．prepare

C．answer

D．excuse

6.

A．help

B．tell

C．ask

D．make

7.

A．a matter

B．an experiment

C．a word

D．a sentence

8.

A．said

B．reacted

C．done

D．explained

9.

A．same

B．different

C．usual

D．common

10.

A．suggested

B．agreed

C．allowed

D．planned

11.

A．point

B．idea

C．way

D．cause

12.

A．body

B．health

C．life

D．study

13.

A．have

B．know

C．take

D．need

14.

A．bad

B．good

C．late

D．early

15.

A．fit

B．ready

C．worth

D．able

16.

A．easy

B．much

C．often

D．difficult

17.

A．a more

B．after

C．an exact

D．an extra

18.

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．if

19.

A．day

B．week

C．afternoon

D．night

20.

A．answer

B．result

C．reason

D．experiment

9 . One summer night Ludwig Beethoven took a walk in the suburb (市郊) of Bonn. Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music. He listened carefully and found it was his F sonata. He followed the music and came to a small house. There through the window, he saw a girl playing a very old piano and a young man was making shoes beside her, he pushed the door open and went in. The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister, who was blind but very fond of music. They couldn’t afford to send her to a master.   So she was only trying to play some music she heard the neighbors play. She knew it was the work of a great composer. Beethoven was very much moved. Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight struck on the girl’s slender figure. Then Beethoven played music for them. He played so wonderful that the brother and sister were amazed. That was his famous Clair de lune.
1. Beethoven heard the music because ______.

A．it was played loudly	B．there was a slight wind
C．the piano was old	D．he stopped walking

2. The young man and the girl were _____.

A．brother and sister	B．husband and wife
C．lovers	D．good friends

3. The girl couldn’t go to the teacher most probably because_____.

A．she was blind

B．her brother didn’t want her to go

C．they were too poor

D．good friends

4. Beethoven played some music____.

A．before he was moved

B．as soon as he came in

C．when he saw the piano

D．after he heard the moving story

10 . I wandered into the small store where I usually buy milk, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months earlier. He noticed that his wife really liked one thing in the store, so he wanted to buy it as a surprise.
But the customer was in Tennessee, far away from the store which was in Maine. What was more, he had been to the store several months earlier, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or what he was looking for.
The store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer on the computer. The customer looked at the photos, and decided which one he wanted. They talked and discussed a price over the phone. She took care of the credit card transaction (交易) online, and promised the gift would be shipped out that afternoon.
The store owner was really smart. She was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction actually happen. And it did work. However, it was the first time she had ever done it.
I was amazed that the store owner discovered a creative solution that could lead to a new way of doing business. I was impressed by what she did---so easily, but how difficult it is for many of us to make that leap(飞跃). I’m not just talking about technology, but about learning how to adapt to change. Most people hate or fear change unless they get to know exactly what change needs to be made. However, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The owner often did business by using her camera.

B．The customer had ever been to the store before.

C．The owner and the customer discussed the price on the computer.

D．The gift was sent out by train that afternoon.

2. The author was impressed by the store owner because _________.

A．she was always ready to help others

B．she told the writer how to run a store

C．she was a successful businesswoman

D．she managed to find a new way when facing change

3. What’s the correct order of the store owner’s solution?
a. e-mailing the photos to the customer on the computer
b. taking care of the credit card transaction online
c. taking a few close-up photos with her camera
d. talking about the price of the gift with the customer

A．bcda

B．abcd

C．cadb

D．cabd

4. Which of the following words can best describe the store owner?

A．Creative

B．Humorous

C．Confident

D．Honest