中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练

中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练

中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练 Reading material 阅读理解 1. Unless we spend money to spot(认出，发现) and prevent asteroids(小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星体) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth. But $500 million worth of new telescopes right now, then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course. Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are (i) How likely the event is; (2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare but if one did fall. It would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these bid asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “it’s that simple.” The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets(舰 队，车队) of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “the world has less fear from doomsday(毁灭性) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them.” Said a New York Times article. 1. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition. B. They are heavenly bodies similar in nature. C. They are more asteroids than meteoroids. D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids. 2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth? A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists. B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years. C. Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected. D. It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur. 3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids? A. It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem. B. It may create more problems than it might solve. C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely. D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable. 4. We can conclude from the passage that __ A. While pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world. B. Asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future. C. The worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime. 资料来源：南方学科网 www.nfxk.com D. Workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth. 5.. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage? A. Optimistic(乐观的) B.Critical(批评的) C. Objective(客观的) D. Arbitrary(武断的) 2. The law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unite. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in work places such as factories. It is a sort of work women do. Make a list of low-paid of jobs_ then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaner, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies, and child care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer--- because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the Government, which employs a lot of them,, and other bosses have to make a start. It is disgraceful(可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st Century still treating women like second-class citizens. 1. Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and be paid equally as men ____. A. after 25 years B. according to the law C. as a result of the Equal Pay Act D. because women are as strong as men 2. We can learn from the text what the problem really matters is ____. A. that the women interrupt a career to have children B. what sort of work women do C. because they are women D. what an unfair pay women get in workplaces. 3. Which of the following best describes the writer’s idea? A. Women should get equal pay for equal work to that of men. B. Women should strengthen 加强 themselves. C. The Government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men. D. Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance. 4. When the writer says “This is not going to be put right overnight”, he means ____. A. we must solve the problem very quickly. B. there is not completely fair thing all over the world. C. we need a long time to change the unfair reality. D. the problem that women lose will be solved soon. 5. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? A. Work to give women a fair pay deal. B. Time to change the situation. C. Equal work, equal pay. D. Should women be treated like second-class citizens? 3. There have never been many adventurers. You van read stories about men called adventures. But they were really businessmen. There was something they wanted----- a lady, or money, or a country, or honor. And so they got it. But a true adventure is different. He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet. There have been many half-adventurers. And they were great men. History is rich with their stories. But each of them had a special purpose. They were not followers of true adventure. In the big city of New York, Romance and Adventure are always waiting. As we walk along the street, they are watching us. We look up suddenly and see a face in a window. The face seems to interest us strangely. Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. A car takes us to a strange door, instead of to our own. The door opens and we are asked to enter. At every corner, eyes look toward us, or hands are raised, or fingers point. Adventure is offered. But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. We wish to do only the things that everyone else does. We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life. Then we begin to think. Then, when it is too late, we are sorry that we have never known true Romance and Adventure. 1. In the author’s opinion, there are ____ true adventures. A. many B. few C. no D. a few 2. In what way does the author say a true adventure is different from a business man? A. He is ready for anything he may meet. B. He is not interested in money. C. He enjoys excitement while a business man does not. D. A true adventure is romantic, while a businessman is dull. 3. According to the passage, a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives in a quiet street means____. A. a number B. a fight C. wealth D. adventure 4. The passage doesn’t mention it, but we can infer from the passage that when most people meet an offer of adventure, they will ____. A. grow angry but curious B. accept the offer C. grow embarrassed and reject the offer D. be frightened and cry for help. 5. When do most people wish that they had known romance and adventure? A. When they are young. B. When it involves a beautiful lady or handsome man. C. When something interests them strangely. D. When they reach the end of a long quiet life. 4. Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures ----those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff.（悬崖） Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.(生 存). Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping. 1. A best title for the text is ____. A. Dangerous sports: what and why B. The boredom of modern life C. Bungee jumping: Is it really dangerous? D. The need for excitement 2. More and more people today ____. A. are trying activities such as bungee jumping B. are climbing the highest mountains C. are coming close to death in sports D. are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places 3. In bungee jumping, you ____. A. jump as high as you can B. slide down a rope to the ground C. attach(系) yourself to a rope and fall to the ground D. fall towards the ground without a rope 4. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _____. A. they have a lot of free time B. they can go to hospital if they are injured C. their life is short of excitement D. they no longer need to hunt for food 5. The writer of the text has a ____ attitude towards dangerous sports. A. Positive( 肯定的) B. negative( 否定的) C. neutral( 中立的) D. nervous(紧张的) 5. The report came to the British on May 21,1949. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship(战舰) in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships supplies from the United States to war-torn England. The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 small guns. She could move at 30 nautical(海上的) miles an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable. However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck. It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships. The battle didn’t last long. The Bismarck’s first torpedo(鱼雷) hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 4,419 men with her. But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged. Her commander decided to run for repairs to France, which had at that time been taken by the speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her. For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from the air. The Bismarck was hit. On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck, and she was finally sunk. 1. The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean ____. A. to sink the Hood B. to gain control of France C. to cut off American supplies to Britain D. to stop British warships reaching Germany 2. Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she ____. A. was fast and powerful B. had more men on board C. was under Luetjens’ command D. had bigger guns than other ships 3. We learn from the text that on 24 of May ____. A. the British on the battle against the Bismarck B. the Bismarck won the battle against the British C. the British gunfire damaged the Bismarck seriously D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British 4. Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to ____. A. have the ship repaired B. join the other Germans C. get help from the French D. get away from the British 5. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck? A. The British air strikes. B. The damage done by the Hood. C. Gunfire from the British warships. D. Luetjens’ decision to run for France. 6. “I would almost rather see you dead.” Bobert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady’s family racked among(挤身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social(社会各 界的) families, such an idea could not even be considered. That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger, she opposed(反对) him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持), she became America’s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time. 1. How did Mr Cassatt react(反应) when his daughter made her announcement? A. He feared for her life. B. He was very angry. C. He nearly killed her. D. He warned her. 2. What in fact was Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s wish? A. Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days. B. He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art. C. He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter. D. Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times. 3. What made Mary Cassatt’s “struggle” to become a recognized artist especially hard? A. She was a woman B. Her father opposed her. C. She had no social position. D. She didn’t come from an artist’s family. 4. What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage? A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family. B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother. C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career. D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable. 5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text? A. He was a cruel man. B. He was a stubborn (固执的) man. B. He knew nothing about art. D. He knew little about his daughter. 7. I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的) farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn’t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go. It had been snowing heavily that I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone… even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻) . I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn. “I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!” he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her !” he said, and burst into tears again. 1. The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means____. A. expect B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly 2. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ____. A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn 3. What do we know about Milly from the story? A. She had met with an accident B. She had caused a scandal. C. She was seriously ill. D. She was hidden somewhere. 4. The farmer wished that the writer might ____. A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life C. free him from a scandal D. keep the whole thing a secret 5. The person who told the story is probably a ____. A. farmer B. policeman C. country doctor D. newspaper reporter 8. More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report on the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996—97, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms. “The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down(严 惩)” on students who bring guns to school, “Education Secretry Richard Riey said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded(坚强的) about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.” In March 1997, a 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Missisippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducab, Kentucky. “Most of the expulsions(开除), 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13, 34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools.” The report said. 1. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ____. A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be soldiers C. safety is a problem C. students can make guns 2. The report from the US Department of Education shows that ____. A. the number of the expulsions is now large B. the number of the expulsions is wrong C. there are soldiers hiding among the students D. guns are out of control in US schools 3. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ____. A. some examples of shootings in US schools B. the Americans’ feeling C. some famous schools D. that some teachers were killed by students 4. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools? A. 10 B. 9 C. 12 D. 22 5. From this passage we know that ____. A. every American cannot have guns B. only soldiers and police can have guns C. every American citizen can own guns D. teachers have no money to buy guns 9. It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly. I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese. 1. The writer is mainly talking about ____. A. geography B. maps C. Chinese names D. the opening of the country 2. Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____. A. can study world events easily B. can study world events without misunderstanding C. can’t study world events without misunderstanding D. will fell joy in studying world events 3. What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese? A. A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map B. All the bookstores only open to Chinese. C. The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. D. The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. 4. In the United Nations people use maps in ____. A. foreign languages only B. Chinese only C. various languages D. English only 5. According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____. A. in a country open to other parts of the world B. if a country is going to join the United Nations C. when we are learning geography D.if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese 10. Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture?” Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different from another group. Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or “culture,” can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(非洲 小猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think. 1. Choose the statement that best expresses the main idea.____. A. A chimpanzee can learn to use sign language to make sentences B. Other animals can invent tools C. Knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior D. The line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think 2. “Culture” refers to ____. A. book language of behavior we learn B. the patterns of behavior we learn C. traditional ideas D. people’s good habits 3. A chimpanzee’s use of tools means ____. A. animals are the same as human beings B. animals can be as clever as human beings C. the dividing line between culture and animal culture no longer exists D. animals may have a culture like our own 4. Which of the following statement is true?____. A. The ability to use language separates human beings B. We can be certain that animals have a culture too C. Social scientists doubt if animals have a culture too D. Some traditional ideas about the difference between human beings and animals may be wrong 5.The first sentence of the second paragraph “Our culture lets 7us make up for having lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses “ means ____. A. as a result of our culture, we have lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses B. our culture has enabled us even better though we have lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses C. our culture has brought back to us strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses that we have lost D.our culture asks that we lose our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses which animals still have The key : 1. B A B D C 2. B B A C A 3. B A D C D 4. A A C C C 5. C A B A C 6. B A A B D 7. B C A B C 8. C D A B C 9. B C D C A 10. D B D D B 完型填空：（ A） A student passed all the entrance examinations before he went to a __1__ where he put his _2____down for a course in geography, but after the first lecture ,he did not ___3_ up any more. The teacher noticed the student’s __4__ ,and thought that he had changed to ___5_ course.However ,he was very surprised at the boy’s __6__ on the list of students who intended to take _7___ examination at the end of the term. The teacher had prepared a __8__ examination paper,which,followed his lectures very __9__ ,and he was eagar to see 10___ this student would answer the questions .He _11__ bad answers,but it turned _12__ that he could find only one small 13___ .He went through he paper over again, but he got the _14___ result.So he sent for the student. When the student had come into the _15___ ,the teacher said, “I know that you attended my first lecture _16__ and after that you have been 17___ .I’d like to know you got nearly everything _18___. “ Oh,I am very sorry about that 19___,sir,” answered the student. _20___ the examination ,I realized what I _21___ have written .I would not have made the mistake if I had not been __22_ by your first lecture.” From this _23__ we know all the student who was absent __24__ the lectures was bright,and know how to 25___ by himself. 1.A.college B.factory C.company D.school 2.A.number B.name C.address D.marks 3.A.rise B.stand C.turn D.got 4.A.carelessness B.pride C.absence D.activities 5.A.other B.another C.interesting D.modern 6.A.grade B.age C.address D.name 7.A.middle B.geography C.last D.important 8.A.difficult B.long C.very good D.simply 9.A.nearly B.closely C.sharply D.clearly 10.A.what B.that C.when D.how 11.A.meant B.waited for C.expected D.imagined 12.A.out B.up C.off D.on 13.A.mark B.mistake C.number D.shortcoming 14.A.different B.unexpected C.surprising D.same 15.A.office B.hotel C.restaurant D.lab 16.A.only B.once C.attentively D.gladly 17.A.disappeared B.fleeing C.absent D.gone 18.A.correctly B.right C.wrong D.known 19.A.absence B.action C.examination D.mistake 20.A.Before B.During C.After D.About 21.A.had to B.ought to C.must D.might 22.A.careful B.taught C.puzzled D.pointed 23.A.talk B.report C.dialogue D.story 24.A.from B.out of C.toward D.since 25.A,do things B.judge C.learn D.examine (B) Mr Green was driving in his car along a _1___ country road. He had __2__ to London where he had drawn $ 50 from the bank .He was now returning home with the __3___. It was getting dark. A man __4___ shabby clothes stopped him and asked for a _5___. Mr Green told him to get_6__the car and continued on his way. As he talled to the man , he learned that he hed_7__ out of prison two days before. Mr Green was very worried at the _8___ of the $50. Suddenly he saw a police car and a bright___9_. He reached a small town where the_10__ limit was 30 miles an hour . He _11__the accelerator and drove as fast as it _12___. After a mile or so the police car _13__ him and a policeman ordered him to stop .The policeman got out and came to Mr Green’s car.Mr Green hoped that he could tell him about the _14___ prisoner, but the man had put a __15__ to Mr Green’s back. Mr Green _16__ to be taken to the _17____stantion , but the poloce said, “No, I want your name and address now .You will have to_18___ at the police court later.” The policeman wrote down his name and address and put the ___19__ back into his pocket and gave Mr Green a _20___ about dangerous driving . Then Mr Green __21__ up his car again and drove on . He had given up all__22__of his $50, but just as he drove about a mile , the___23_required to get out .Mr Green stopped the car. The man said, “Thanks for the ____24_ . You’ve been good to me . This is the least I can do in _25___.”And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s notebook. 1.A.wide B.alone C. lonely D.busy 2.A.gone B.been C.left D.got 3.A.moneny B.gun C.friend D.policeman 4.A.in B.on C.with D.dressing 5.A.car B.drive C.lift D.rest 6.A.on B.off C.up D.into 7.A.broken B.thrown C.been D.driven 8.A.sight B.thought C.feeling D.look 9.A.way B.imagination C.design D.idea 10.A.time B.speed C.price D.usual 11.A.pressed down B.pulled up C.pushed hard D.operated 12.A.could B.possible C.drove D.would go 13.A.caught B.overtook C.rolled over D.warned 14.A.runaway B.run-about C.run-off D.run-down 15.A.hand B.finger C.gun D.burden 16.A.ordered B.was C.asked D.agreed 17.A.railway B.police C.TV D.gas 18.A.appear B.arrive C.promise D.admit 19.A.gun B.bill C.notebook D.hands 20.A.rule B.notice C.speech D.talk 21.A.started B.got C.made D.looked 22.A.amount B.that C.hope D.those 23.A.driver B.policeman C.gentleman D.passenger 24.A.money B.lift C.journey D.car 25.A.turn B.return C.all D.my life (C) One morning Mrs Smith was ____ home after she had been shopping . When she _____ near a rubbish dump, she noticed a microwave（微波炉） not far_____ the side of the road. She stopped her car and looked____the oven. “John is a good_____,” she said to herself. “Perhaps he _____ repair this. I’ll take it home and let him____. She_____the oven and put it in the boot（行李箱） of her car. Then she drove on_____. A few kilometers later, she heard the siren（警报器声） of a police car____her .She looked in the driving mirror and_____ a policeman waving to her to tell her to pull____to stop. Mrs Smith was very puzzled.She ___ down and then stopped at the side of the road. A ____ policeman got out of the police car and walked to her. “Can I see your licence, please?” he asked her. He ____ down her name, and the ____ of the car. “ What’s wrong,office?” Mrs Smith asked. The policeman did not reply .He looked in the car and then at the _____. “Open the boot,please,”he said to Mrs Smith. Mrs Smith was_____.She opened the boot and ____the microwave oven. “ I found the microwave oven a few _____ ago,” she said, “I’m just taking it home to see if my husband can repair it. The policeman ____ at her for a moment to see if she was telling the ____. “That’s not a microwave oven,” he said at last. That’s our radar set. It was the start of a speed trap. Do you ____ if we have it back?” Mrs Smith’s face turned _____.” Oh,” she said, “ I’m sorry. I wouldn’t have _____ it if I’d known what it was. 1.A.riding B.walking C.driving Dgoing 2.A.drew B.dragged C.qulled D.qushed 3.A.away B.to C.of D.from 4.A.at B.for C.up D.out 5.A.worker B.electrician C.physicist D.teacher 6.A.may B.must C.can D.should 7.A.do B.make C.manage D.try 8.A.raised B.lifted up C.picked up D.lowered 9.A.happily B.angrily C.hurriedly D.eaherly 10.A.before B.beside C.behind D.near 11.A.watched B.looked C.saw D.heard 12.A.through B.over C.down D.on 13.A.sped B.slowed C.came D.pulled 14.A.angry B.uniform C.big D.traffic 15.A.copied B.set C.write D.lay 16.A.color B.number C.size D.weight 17.A.front B.seats C.sides D.back 18.A.just B.not C.still D.then 19.A.looked for B.pointed to C.found D.turned to 20.A.seconds B.hours C.kilometers D.minutes 21.A.stared B.glared C.looked D.glanced 22.A.truth B.lie C.fact D.reality 23.A.think B.like C.mind D.care 24.A.pale B.red C.angry D.a good look 25.A.found B.had C.repaired D.touched (D)In Rome there was once a poor slave (1)name was Androcles. His master was a (2)man,and so unkind to him(3)at last Androcles ran away. He hid himself in a wild (4)for many days;but there was no (5)to be found,and he grew so weak and sick that he thought he should (6).So one day he came into a large cave and lay down,and soon he was fast (7). After a while a terrible noise (8) him up.A lion had come into the cave,(9) was roaring loudly.Androcles was very much afraid, for he thought the lion was going to eat him (10).Soon, however, he saw that the lion was not (11)and that it was lame. Then Androcles grew very bold and he went up to the great animal to take a (12)at its lame paw. The lion stood quite still,and rubbed his head (13)the man’s shoulder. It seemed to say, --“I know that you will help me .” Androcles (14)the lion’s paw and saw a long, sharp thorn in it.No (15)the lion was roaring so loudly! He took the (16)of the thorn in his fingers and (17)it out.At once the lion felt(18). It began to jump about like a dog and with (19) licked the slave’s hands and feet. Androcles was not at all (20) after this.He had a friend.He was not(21)any more. When night came,he lay down beside the lion in the cave,and they slept side by side. In the (22),when the lion killed an animal (23) food,it always brought some of it to Androcles.For a few months the twofriends (24)together in the cave,and Androcles was very (25) with his new life. 1.A.whose B.which C.his D.whom 2.A.tall B.clever C.cruel D.gentle 3.A.that B.and C.when D.then 4.A.field B.wood C.zoo D.cave 5.A.water B.fruit C.food D.clothes 6.A.die B.live C.drink D.walk 7.A.sleeping B.sleepy C.slept D.asleep 8.A.got B.woke C.frightened D.cried 9.A.where B.but C.there D.and 10.A.over B.all C.up D.out 11.A.worried B.angry C.hungry D.strong 12.A.look B.feeling C.taste D.breath 13.A.over B.on C.against D.towards 14.A.weighed B.checked C.felt D.lifted 15.A.wonder B.matter C.reason D.time 16.A.needle B.end C.leaf D.fibre 17.A.struck B.rubbed C.pulled D.cut 18.A.easy B.painful C.bitter D.better 19.A.joy B.nose C.tongue D.paw 20.A.hungry B.afraid C.thirsty D.nervous 21.A.lonely B.sad C.hidden D.alone 22.A.evening B.forest C.daytime D.mountain 23.A.for B.as C.without D.after 24.A.remained B.lived C.lay D.hunted 25.A.safe B.pleasant C.pleasing D.pleased (E)One day some soldiers who were passing through the wood found Androcles in the cave.They knew(1) he was, and so took him back to his cruel master. It was the law at that time (2) a slave who ran away from his master had to fight a hungry (3).So afierce lion was (4) up for a whole day without food, and a time was (5)for the fight. When the day came, thousands of people (6) to see the fight. The door opened and poor Androcles was brought in. His face was white with (7)for the roars of the lion could (8)be heard.He looked up, and saw that there was no (9)in the thousands of faces around him. Then the hungry lion came in and (10) at the poor slave .Androcles gave a great (11), not of fear ,but of joy .It was his old friend, the lion of the cave. The people, who had (12)they would see the man (13)by the lion,were filled with (14).They saw Androcles put his arms around the lion’s(15), they saw the lion lie down at his feet licking them (16);they saw the great beast rub his bead against the slave’s face.They could not understand what it all (17). After a while they asked Androcles to (18) them about it.So he stood up (19) them, and,with his arm around the lion’s neck, told (20)he and the beast had lived (21) in the cave. “I am a man,”he said, “but no man has ever made me his (22).This poor lion alone has been kind to me;and we love each other (23)brothers.” The people were very pleased with the (24) and they suggested that Androcles should be set free. And so Androcles got his (25) and the lion was given to him for his own.. 1.A.how B.who C.where D.whom 2.A.that B.when C.which D.while 3.A.tiger B.animal C.monkey D.lion 4.A.eaten B.looded C.shut D.tied 5.A.set B.ordered C.marked D.allowed 6.A.wanted B.crowded C.started D.were 7.A.powder B.flour C.color D.fear 8.A.hardly B.almost C.already D.enough 9.A.pity B.smile C.worry D.feeling 10A.looked B.rushed C.walked D.climbed 11,A,surprise B.laugh C.jump D.cry 12.A.thought B.guessed C.wish D.idea 13.A.wounded B.playing C.killed D.won 14.A.pleasure B.wonder C.anger D.sadness 15.A.tail B.back C.leg D.neck 16.A.lovingly B.angrily C.terribly D.slightly 17.A.said B.expressed C.meant D.wanted 18.A.explain B.tell C.announce D.show 19.A.beside B.among C.with D.before 20.A.how B.where C.when D.that 21.A.separately B.hard C.together D.alone 22.A.slave B.friend C.enemy D.relative 23.A.for B.with C.upon D.as 24.A.story B.lie C.news D.happening 25.A.place B.money C.freedom D.chance (F)When Columbus returned home with the news of his (1),he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain.(2)had so great respect been shown to any (3)man. But there were some who were jealous of (嫉妒) the (4). “Who is this Columbus?”they asked, “and (5)has he done?Isn’t he a poor pilot from Italy?And could not any other seamen sail across the ocean just (6) he has done?” One day Columbus was at a (7) and several of these fellows were (8). They tried to make Columbus (9). “You have discovered strange lands (10) the sea,”they said. “But we don’t see (11)there should be so buch said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean;and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side,just as you have done..It is the (12)thing in the world.” Columbus made no (13):but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table “Who(14)you, gentlemen can make the egg stand (15)?”One by one they tried the (16).When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had (17),all said that it could not be done.Then Columbus tookthe egg and (18)its small end gently upon the table so as to (19)the shell a little. After that there was no (20)in making it stand (21), “Gentlemen,”said he , “What is easier (22)to do this which you said was (23)?It is the simplest thing in the world.(24)can do it—AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN (25).” 1.A.secret B.discovery C.story D.journey 2.A.Where B.Never C.Nor D.Neither 3.A.common B.great C.respectable D.noble 4.A.inventor B.traveller C.discoverer D.bravery 5.A.when B.what C.how D.whether 6.A.because B.as C.like D.since 7.A.palace B.hotel C.counter D.dinner 8.A.present B.at present C.kind-hearted D.invited 9.A.happy B.satisfied C.uncomfortable D.disappointed 10.A.beside B.along C.in D.beyond 11.A.why B.how C.whether D.that 12.A.hardest B.wonderful C.simplest D.strange 13.A.choice B.answer C.noise D.joke 14.A.besides B.among C.including D.except 15.A.by B.still C.weight D.on end 16.A.experiment B.egg C.method D.result 17.A.succeeded B.failed C.experience D.chance 18.A.beat B.felt C.touched D.struck 19.A.protect B.crush C.break D.damage 20.A.trouble B.time C.shell D.gravity 21.A.downward B.upward C.easily D.upright 22.A.as to B.if C.than D.compared 23.A.possible B.impossible C.difficult D.easy 24.A.None B.Anybody C.Somebody D.Nobody 25.A.HOW B.WHEN C.IT D.HIM (G)Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his (1)time ,he likes to go out in the (2)and tske pictures of animals . For a long time,Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his (3).But his father didn’t take Bill along with him (4)he was fifteen . He and Bill drove to the farm which (5)to his uncle in the afternoon. They (6)the night therek,so that they could (7)out early the next morning.Uncle Steve and his son Larry,who was sixteen,were going to go out with them. It was stilol dark when Bill heard the alarm(8)the next morning. He wondered why it was (9) so early.He couldn’t remember (10)he was .He turned over(11) and looked at the clock..It was 5 o’clock.Then he (12)that he was at the (13)and that he was going out to tade pictures with his father.He jumped out of bed and got (14)quickly. He ran downstairs.The others were already in the (15). Uncle Steve was cooking bacom and eggs.There was a pot lf coffee on the stove. It(16)good. They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk(17).because they didn’t want to (18)up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle (19)hot coffee and took some sandwiches that Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife ,had made for them.They gathered their camera (20)and started out. As they left the house, the sun was just beginning to(21).Bill enjoyed being (22).As they walked across the fields toward some low hills in the (23),a deer came out of the woods and stopped (24) a while. Bill raised the camera and (25) the button at once. 1.A.work B.spare C.enough D.limited 2.A.farm B.zoo C.town D.country 3.A.trips B.buses C.holidays D.engine 4.A.after B.when C.until D.unless 5.A.led B.stuck C.got D.belonged 6.A.cost B.spent C.slept D.passed 7.A.start B.begin C.walk D.step 8.A.telephone B.machine C.bell D.clock 9.A.sounding B.striking C.ringing D.running 10.A.where B.how C.who D.what 11.A.quickly B.sleepily C.quietly D.suddenly 12.A.imagined B.pronounced C.forgot D.remembered 13.A.mountain B.town C.farm D.station 14.A.dressed B.lost C.washed D.prepared 15.A.bathroom B.kitchen C.living-room D.toilet 16.A.seemed B.felt C.tasted D.smelled 17.A.heavily B.soundly C.much D.highly 18.A.wake B.mix C.set D.send 19.A.of B.with C.of D.by 20.A.cover B.supply C.operator D.equipment 21.A.raise B.lift C.rise D.set 22.A.outdoors B.outdoor C.indoors D.indoor 23.A.direction B.distance C.fields D.plain 24.A.for B.after C.at D.till 25.A.repaired B.fixed C.felt D.pressed (H)A crow has long been part of man’s history. More than any other (1),the crow has been both denounced and praised. Some have (2) it as a messenger of evil. To the (3),the crow is a hungry robber who swoops down to (4)his corn shoots. Most people.see the crow as a big,(5),troublesome bird. It is easy, therefore,to understand (6)the crow got its name into the（7）.Any person who talks about himself or his (8) is said to “crow”about himself. This meaning of the (9)came from Old English or Frech..But there is a saying about the crow in America that is (10).A person may be too (11) of himself and say something in a (12)and boastful way .Later,he may abmit he is (13).Then he is “eating crow”. No one knows how this saying (14)started. But one story about it (15)in a Louisiana newspaper in 1851. A man who owned a boarding house (16) poor food,and his cust omers complained about it .One bay, they complained so loudly (17)the owner of the house laughed at them and said, “Why,I can eat (18)and enjoy it.” Some decided to (19)him .They killed a large crow and cooked it and made it (20)nice. Secretly,however,they(21)hot pepper and salt. They put the tasty-looking dish before the owner and (22)him to eat. The owner took a big (23)out of the crow.It was horrible.He(24)the dish away from him. So,biing too certain has its price,if later you must admit you are wrong. You may have to swallow your pride as well as your words. And that may be as (25)as eating crow. 1.A.person B.animal C.bird D.machine 2.A.feared B.looked C.wondered D.thought 3.A.workers B.customers C.people D.farmer 4.A.eat B.destroy C..damage D.protect 5.A.black B.boisy C.lovely D.pretty 6.A.why B.when C.how D.that 7.A.use B.dictionary C.animal D.language 8.A.deeds B.enemies C.friends D.habits 9.A.sentence B.word C.expression D.phrase 10.A.similar B.same C.known D.different 11.A.worried B.afraid C.sure D.careful 12.A.loud B.loudly C.aloud D.weak 13.A.bright B.wrong C.healthy D.right 14.A.had B.brought C.would D.got 15.A.published B.shew C.appeared D.printed 16.A.served B.ate C.enjoyed D.offered 17.A.when B.that C.after D.because 18.A.something B.nothing C.food D.anything 19.A.check B.examine C.test D.feed 20.A.look B.taste C.smell D.seem 21.A.boiled B.increased C.added D.supplied 22.A.forced B.caused C.welcomed D.invited 23.A.bite B.breath C.look D.egg 24.A.pulled B.pushed C.took D.drove 25.A.pleased B.interesting C.funny D.unpleasant (I)One bright winter morning a stranger walked down a small town street (1) for a grindstone to sharpen an axe that he carried in his hand ,He met a youngster and asked, “My good boy ,does your father have a grindstone?” “Yes,”answered the boyl “You are a fine fellow,”said the man. “Will you let me sharpen my axe (2)it?” The boy was pleased to hear (3)called a fine fellow. “Yes ,sir ,just (4)me.” The man asked the boy his name and how old he was. And as they (5)at the grindstone,the man said, “You are one of the nicest lads that I have (6)seen. Now,will you just turn the stone a few (7)for me?” The man’s voice was warm and his words of (8)made the boy happier than ever. And he was (9)to help the man to grind,and sharpen his axe. It was hard (10).The boy turned the stone,again and again. His hand began to (11).He got so tired that he thought he would die. Buthe (12)grinding and sharpening the axe, (13)the man cheered him on with (14)of high praise. At last,the job was done.The axe was sharpened (15)a fine edge that gleamed in the (16).The boy proudly handed it to the man. But suddenly, a (17) came over the man. He was no (18) such a friendly man. He did not even thank the boy.(19)he told him to run along now, or he might be (20) for school. This little story was (21)in the school books for the time and became widely (22)all over the country. It gave (23)to many unpleasant stories about people with axes to grind, (24)who try to get something ror themselves but (25)the fact under an false appearance. 1.A.looking B.waiting C.expecting D.caring 2.A.with B.for C.on D.at 3.A.stranger B.someone C.father D.himself 4.A.promise B.follow C.believe D.encourage 5.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.looked 6.A.in B.off C.out D.on 7.A.if B.unless C.when D.otherwise 8.A.loudly B.quickly C.quietly D.anxiously 9.A.awake B.asleep C.reading D.crying 10.A.voice B.noise C.sound D.tone 11.A.with pain B.in pain C.with joy D.of sorrow 12.A.out B.off C.away D.down 13.A.must be B.can’t be C.would be D.had been 14.A.silent B.happy C.excited D.disappointed 15.A.in B.on C.beside D.below 16.A.question B.questions C.a question D.the question 17.A.if B.even if C.because D.so that 18.A.call B.see C.ask D.send for 19.A.interrupted B.moved C.bitten D.bothered 20.A.must B.needn’t C.daren’t D.wanted to 21.A.short B.fond C.ill D.sick 22.A.think B.made it certain C.am sure D.took it for granted 23.A.apologize B.excuse C.talk D.discuss 24.A.bravely B.encouragingly C.hopelessly D.helpfully 25.A.meet B.telephone C.receive D.see off (J)Many young people dream not of (1)a car but of a motorcycle. They know that it tskes (2)money to buy and to operate .With a little oil they can (3)for hours. Boys and girls (4) a motorcycle can get to (5)they want to go very fast .They donot have to stay (6)when there is a lot of (7).They can go (8)the cars. Motorcycles are also easy to park if there is no (9)on the street, people sometimes (10)the bikes onto the lawn or leave them beside their houses. Girls and boys may (11)a motorcycle club. Thee members of these clubs (12)and ride to places (13)state parks or lakes. Many people have (14)motorcycles. They use one for the city streets and the other for riding (15)fields.The other one is called a dirt bike.It is (16)made for places where there are (17)roads.Because a dirt bike is not (18)in the city,a person must have a truck(19)it through the city streets. It is (20)to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into the (21)to race their bikes.If they are (22)riders ,they may enter a (23) called the motorcross,and people will(24) to see them ride.Better still,they may win a (25). 1.A.making B.owning C.driving D.fixing 2.A.many B.lots of C.less D.enough 3.A.walk B.fly C.rest D.ride 4.A.with B.of C.buying D.silling 5.A.the place B.there C.where D.fields 6.A..behind cars B.in front of cars C.beside buses D.on the bikes 7.A.people B.motors C.traffic D.stones 8.A.up to B.near C.straight to D.around 9.A.space B.corner C.police D.seat 10.A.pull B.push C.keep D.carry 11.A.wait B.belong to C.drop in at D.live in 12.A.wait B.greet C.stay there D.get together 13.A.like B.as C.few D.big 14.A.many B.two C.few D.big 15.A.towards B.through C.over D.across 16.A.easily B.almost C.especially D.strangely 17.A.wide B.narrow C.long D.no 18.A.used B. made C.produced D.sold 19.A.pulling B.defending C.to take D.to drive 20.A.pleasure B.fun C.interest D.joyful 21.A.city B.mountain C.cave D.country 22.A.expert B.advanced C.the toppest D.expericnce 23.A.game B.race C.test D.check 24.A.get B.expect C.pay D.join 25.A.praise B.prize C.place D.respect Key:A. 1-5 ABCCB 6-10 DBABD 11-15 CABDA 16-20 ACBDC 21-25 BCDAC B.1-5 CBAAC 6-10.DABDB 11-15.ADBAC 16-20.CBACD21-25.ACDBD C.1-5CADAB 6-10CDCAC 11-15CBBDA 16-20BDCBD 20-25DAACB D. 1-5ACABC 6-10ADBDC 11-15CACDA 16-20BCDAB 21-25DCABD E. 1-5BADCA 6-10BDCAB 11-15DACBD 16-20ACBDA 21-25CBDAC. 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