初三英语完型填空

初三英语完型填空

Bond English ‎ ‎ 初三英语完型填空小册 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Name: ‎ English is the door to the world, ‎ while Bond acts as the ‎ key to the door.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2010年寒假初三英语完型填空强化训练 ‎（1）‎ When you sit and watch TV hour after hour , do you ever think of what it may be doing to your health?‎ ‎ More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted. __1____ they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative (有创造性的) since watching TV doesn’t ___2__ any active thought.‎ ‎ Last week, the TV-Turn off Organization began its ninth TV-Turn off _ 3__ in the US. This organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends ___4___ watching TV.‎ ‎ American school children spend, on average (平均地 ), ___5__ hours a year watching TV----more time than they spend in school. That’s too much,say the docters__6____ organized this year’s TV-Turn off week.‎ ‎ Doctors say that the ___7_ children watch television, the more overweight they may become. Any food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight ___8___ more serious.‎ ‎ To keep mentally (精神地 ) and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family members, read and __9___ the world round them. Could you go a week without television? It might be ___10_ for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?‎ ‎1. A.because B. until C.whether D. though ‎2. A .find B. need C.lose D.know ‎ ‎3. A. day B. week C. month D.year ‎ ‎4. A.together with B.because of C. lots of D. instead of ‎5. A. 100 B. ‎300 ‎C. 1,000 D. 5,000‎ ‎6. A. whom B. whose C. which D. who ‎7. A. later B.earlier C. longer D. less ‎8. A. problem B. question C. thing D. lesson ‎9. A. explore B. invent C. find D. make ‎10.A. easy B. happy C. dangerous D. difficult ‎（2）‎ One afternoon just before Christmas, an old man was walking __1__ the city center. The shops were all full of good things and they __2__ with cheerful shoppers. Suddenly he saw a dirty boy sitting on the ground crying sadly. When the __3__ old man asked him why he __4__, the little boy told him that he had __5__ a ten penny piece that his uncle __6__ ‎ ‎ him. At once the old man pulled out a handful of coins. He __7__ out a shining new ten penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, drying his __8___. He cheered up at once.‎ An hour or so later, the old man was making his way __9__ home by the same road. To his __10__he saw the dirty little boy in the same place, crying sadly as 11__. He went up to the boy and asked him 12 he had lost the ten penny piece he had __13__ given him as well. The boy told him that he had not lost the second coin 14 he still couldn’t find the first one. “__15__ I could find my own piece,” he cried, “I would have twenty pence now.”‎ ‎1. A. by B. between C. through D. over ‎2. A .were crowded B. were crowding C. crowded D. had crowded ‎3. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. kind ‎ ‎4. A. cried B. had cried C. was crying D. would cry ‎5. A. spent B. left C. paid D. lost ‎6. A. had taken B. had brought C. had given D. had borrowed ‎7. A. picked B. made C. gave D. left ‎8. A. mouth B. eyes C. feet D. ears ‎9. A. on B. back C. to D. for ‎10. A. surprise B. joy C. sadness D. excitement ‎11. A. usually B. usual C. before D. well ‎12. A. where B. when C. why D. if ‎13. A. just B. just now C. right now D. now ‎14. A. and B. but C. while D. as ‎15. A. When B. Since C. If D. As ‎（3）‎ ‎ “Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tries to think 1 _ not only what they had done., but also what our teacher might have found out.‎ ‎“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up _2 broken glass and asked, “Who broke the window?” ‎ ‎“Oh, oh” I thought. I was the one 3 _ broke the window. I did not do it on purpose. It was caused by a 4__ throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?‎ If I admitted it, I would ‎5 in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn’t want to raise my hand, 6 something much stronger than me pulled me up. “I did it. Then I was silent. __7 __was hard enough saying what I had.‎ My teacher went to the bookshelf and took down a book. She then began walking to my desk. I feared she was going to punish me.‎ ‎“I know how you like birds,” she said 8_she stood looking down at my face. “Here is a book about birds. It is your now. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only 9_your truthfulness.”‎ I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t punished and I was getting a book! The _10___one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.‎ ‎1. A. back B. of C. up D. about ‎2. A. many B. a C. a piece of D. a piece ‎3. A. which B. what C. how D. who ‎4. A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. soft ‎5. A. have B. be C. get D. got ‎6. A. but B. and C. so D. which ‎7. A. That B. I C. It D. She ‎8. A. when B. after C. as D. before ‎9. A. about B. of C. with D. for ‎10. A. very B. only C. such D. first ‎（4）‎ The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（通讯设备）.     1    today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago，but it has brought new     2    ．One of the biggest is pollution．To pollute means to make things dirty．Pollution comes in many ways．We see it，    3    it，drink it and even hear it． ‎ Man has been polluting the earth．The     4   people，the more pollution．Many years ago，the pollution was not so serious    5   there were not so many people．When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place，man     6     to another place．But this is no longer true．Man is now slowly polluting the whole world． ‎ Air pollution is now the most serious．It’s    7    for all living things in the world，but it is not the only one kind of pollution．Water pollution    8    our fish and pollutes our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us become   9   more easily． ‎ Many countries are making rules to fight pollution．They   10   people from burning coal（煤）in houses and factories in the city，and from putting dirty    11   into the air．‎ Pollution by SO2 is now the most   12   kind of air pollution．It is caused by heavy traffic．It is true that if there are fewer people   13   ，there will be less air pollution． ‎ The earth is our home．We must take care of it．That means   14   the land，water and air clean．And we must take care of the   15   in pollution at the same time． ‎ ‎1．A．Flight B．Sleeping C．Life D．Meeting ‎ ‎2．A．difficulties B．business C．jobs D．problems ‎ ‎3．A．smell B．touch C．dream D．want ‎ ‎4．A．better B．more C．fewer D．stranger ‎ ‎5．A．if B．because C．until D．when ‎ ‎6．A．flew B．ran C．moved D．arrived ‎ ‎7．A．bad B．safe C．hard D．possible ‎ ‎8．A．helps B．treats C．frightens D．kills ‎ ‎9．A．hungry B．angry C．excited D．sad ‎ ‎10．A．continue B．finish C．stop D．start ‎ ‎11．A．fire B．litter C．wind D．smoke ‎ ‎12．A．dangerous B．important C．interesting D．popular ‎ ‎13．A．driving B．playing C．swimming D．dancing ‎ ‎14．A．increasing B．producing C．keeping D．making ‎ ‎15．A．rise B．information C．price D．progress ‎ ‎（5）‎ I have always been interested in clowns (小丑). The earliest thing I can remember, as a child of three, is seeing a pair of clowns ---one very fat, and the other very 1_. A traveling circus (马戏团) came to our town and my parents took me to see it. When we arrived at the circus, everyone was laughing at the clowns. I didn’t understand why they were laughing, _2 I laughed too.‎ While I was 3_, the fat clown came and sat down next to me. “Shall we dance?” he asked, then _4 me up and began dancing. I felt frightened and began to cry. 5 then I have been interested in clowns. They make me laugh a lot, although they still make me a bit 6 too.‎ In life, we sometimes laugh at things that 7 us. We often laugh most at people who make us nervous. When we laugh, we relax and 8 ourselves. People who never laugh can become worried and ill. Laughter is like medicine and a clown is like a 9_.‎ There have always been, and there will always be clowns, because people need to laugh. Laughter is the best kind of ‎10 in life.‎ ‎1. ‎ A. happy B. thin C. kind D. lucky ‎2.‎ A. and B. so C. or D. but ‎3.‎ A. dancing B. eating C. laughing D. crying ‎4.‎ A. picked B. threw C. hung D. pushed ‎5.‎ A. Before B. Since C. By D. From ‎6.‎ A. tired B. silly C. afraid D. sick ‎7.‎ A. trouble B. surprise C. interest D. frighten ‎8.‎ A. play B. love C. enjoy D. understand ‎9.‎ A. doctor B. nurse C. friend D. teacher ‎10.‎ A. dream B. medicine C. care D. color ‎（6）‎ Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident (偶然). According to an ancient Chinese legend (传说), the emperor Shen Nong 1 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush (灌木丛) fell into the water and remained there for 2 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3 smell. Later he decided 4 the hot mixture (混合物). It was quite delicious. And 5 , one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.‎ ‎ China is the home of tea, 6 has more than 4,000 years history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 7 the three major drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 8 people in the world. Tea from China, along 9 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10 .‎ ‎ Tea leaves 11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild 12 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.‎ ‎ Over the past centuries, Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea is ‎15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.‎ ‎1. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out ‎2. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days ‎3. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible ‎4. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste ‎5. A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way ‎6. A. who B. which C. where D. when ‎7. A. In B. For C. Of D. By ‎8. A. the number of B. a number of C. a large number of D.the largest number of ‎9. A. between B. with C. except D. besides ‎10. A. At that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now ‎11. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made ‎12. A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment ‎13. A. interesting B. important C. famous D. normal ‎14. A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing ‎15. A. too B. as well C. either D. also ‎（7）‎ Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, (1) ____ things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhao Jun, the local school teacher is extremely (2) ____. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises (3) ____ our window. My wife thinks that is could be an (4) ____,but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having (5) ____.My parents called the police, but they can't (6) ____ anything strange. They think it might be the (7) ____. I don't think so!”‎ Zhao Jun's next door neighbor Xiang Dan is (8) ____,too. “At first, I thought it might be a cat, but I can't see a cat, and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own (9) ____.There must be something (10) ____ the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it？ ‎ ‎1. A .interesting B. exciting C. strange D. terrible ‎2.A. worried B. pleased C. satisfied D. relaxed ‎3.A. of B. outside C. from D. inside ‎4.A. actor B. accident C. object D. animal ‎5.A. trouble B. fun C. lessons D. sports ‎6.A. find B. think C. make D. feel ‎7.A. water B. laughter C .music D. wind ‎8.A. nervous B. surprised C. unhappy D. mad ‎9.A. ways B. matters C. habits D. ideas ‎10.A. cleaning B. visiting C. breaking D. moving ‎（8）‎ A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman ‎1 in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked 2 , so he offered her a cake. She 3 it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was 4 pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. 5 he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her 6 smile ever. ‎ When the boy 7 home, his mother saw the look of joy 8 his face. She asked him, 9 made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with God. She's got the most beautiful smile I' ve ever seen!" The old woman also returned to her home__10__. Her son asked, "Mother, why are you so happy?" She answered, " I ate cakes in the park with God. ‎ You know, he's much younger than I expected . "‎ ‎1.A. sits B. sitting C. to sit D. sat ‎2 .A. hungry B. angry C. thirsty D. tired ‎3. A. received B. gave C. accepted D. refused ‎4. A. very B. too C. so D. quite ‎5. A. Before B. After C. Since D. Until ‎6. A. big B. bigger C. the biggest D. biggest ‎7. A. got to B. got C. reaches D. arrived in ‎8. A. in B. with C. at D. on ‎ ‎9. A. Which B. Where C. What D. Why ‎10.A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. happier ‎（9）‎ Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents 1 five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York. ‎ One morning, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together. ‎ ‎"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."‎ ‎"Let me try, " Martin said. "I 2 it isn't too hard for me. "Martin tried his best but he couldn’t work it out, 3 . ‎ ‎"If we had a small computer, all the problems would be 4 for us to do. " Jimmy said. ‎ ‎"A small computer. . . , " Martin thought for a minute, then he said, "I've got an idea. We can 5 one in a shop. "‎ ‎"A computer is very 6 , and we don’ t have enough money. "‎ ‎"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统) 7 some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know." ‎ So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office. In front of the post office stood a small box. They 8 the letter into the box carefully and went home happily. ‎ The next morning, they 9 the post office on their way to school. They found__10 _, the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱). ‎ ‎1.A. have died B. had died C. died D. have been death ‎2. A. sure B. think C. hope D. wish ‎ ‎3.A. neither B. either C. too D. also ‎4.A. easy enough B. enough easy C. difficult enough D. enough difficult ‎5. A. borrow B. lend C. bring D. buy ‎6. A. expensive B. cheap C. important D. useful ‎7. A. to B. for C. about D. on ‎8. A. place B. took C. dropped D. bring ‎9. A. passed B. past C. pasted D. passing ‎10. A. with their surprise B. in their surprise C. to their surprise D. of their surprise ‎（10）‎ Being not far from the sea, London is famous (1)____ its fogs. The worst of them (2) ____ on December 4,1952. All movement in the town came to a stop. It was almost impossible to drive or ride in (3)_____. The streets which led into the center were filled with (4)____ that moved two miles an hour. Soon, however, the traffic was stopped. Being left by their (5)____, the buses and cars stood empty in the streets. Many who usually travel by bus took underground(地铁). But there were (6)____ many people there that the gates had to be closed. Being caught in the fog, people felt their way along the walls of houses with one hand, while they put out (7)____ in front of them so as (8)___knock against something or somebody. ‎ At the Opera House(大歌剧院) they got through the first act of La Traviata before so much fog had spread into the building that the (9)____ could not see the conductor(乐队指挥).‎ It was a (10)____ fog, indeed, and as many as 4,000 people in London lost their lives.‎ ‎1. A. because B. as C. for D. of ‎2..A. happen B. happened C. was happened D. happens ‎3. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing ‎4..A. carts B. bikes C. trucks D. buses ‎5. A. owner B. drivers C. engineer D. passengers ‎6. A. such B. so C. quite D. too ‎7..A. another B. the others C. the other D. other ‎8. A. to B. not C. not to D. don't ‎9. A. someone B. drivers C. managers D. singers ‎10.A. terrible B. afraid C. terribly D. frightened ‎（11）‎ There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must have one into the back of the fence.‎ The first day the boy had 37 1 into the fence. Over the next few weeks, when he learned to 2 his anger, the number of nails reduced. He discovered it was 3 to hold his temper than to have the nails into the fence. ‎ ‎ 4 the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it ‎ and his father said that the boy now would 5 one nail for each day if he was able to hold his temper.‎ The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails 6 . The father led him to the fence and said, “You have done well, my son, 7 look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same as it used to. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar（伤疤） just like the fence, no matter how many times you say 8 .‎ Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. 9 make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share happiness and always want to open their hearts to us. Let’s be 10 to one another.‎ ‎1. A. fences B. nails C. friends D. scars ‎2. A. control B. lose C. make D. share ‎3. A. more difficult B. angrier C. happier D. easier ‎4. A. At first B. In the beginning C. Finally D. Till the end ‎5. A. put off B. pull out C. give off D. set away ‎6. A. moved away B. were missing C. were gone D. lost ‎7. A. but B. so C. or D. and ‎8. A. hello B. sorry C. good-bye D. yes ‎9. A. It B. He C. They D. We ‎10. A. sorry B. careful C. smiling D. kind ‎（12）‎ I have visited many places: the states of Missouri, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, and Washington‎ ‎D.C.‎ But, I think Chicago in Illinois is the 1 place. ‎ When I come home from school, I see a beautiful 2 . A rabbit is running in the garden, a squirrel ‎3 in the tree, and a robin（知更鸟） is in the branches. ‎ In the summer it gets hot, 4 not as hot as Nanjing. Autumn and spring are cool and bright. I can see flocks(群，阵) of 5 flying south for the winter. I can hear crickets（蟋蟀）in the evening, 6 during the winter, of course. ‎ Today, when I come home, there are dry 7 leaves on the ground. ‎ Not ‎8 in the world has robins, crickets, rabbits and squirrels. There's no 9 near the equator（赤道）. Every place is beautiful, but this place is even more 10 . ‎ ‎1. A. biggest B. nicest C. coldest D. most expensive ‎ ‎2. A. car B. girl C. picture D. dance ‎ ‎3. A. cries B. sits C. talks D. swims ‎ ‎4. A. but B. so C. then D. or ‎ ‎5. A. tigers B. planes C. ducks D. wild birds ‎ ‎6. A. for B. except C. expect D. besides ‎ ‎7. A. green B. sweet C. fallen D. soft ‎ ‎8. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. everywhere ‎ ‎9. A. sun B. snow C. wind D. animals ‎ ‎10. A. clean B. warm C. beautiful D. dry ‎（13）‎ A poor farmer had never left his small village. After he ‎1 a lot of money, he decided to spend a holiday in an expensive hotel in a big town.‎ ‎ 2 lunch time came on his first day there, he went to eat in the restaurant of the hotel 3 his new clothes. The head waiter 4 him to the table, took his order and went away. When he returned and 5 the farmer again, he had a 6 ! The farmer had tied（系）his table cloth round his 7 .‎ ‎ The head waiter told another waiter to go to the farmer and 8 him that people 9 do such a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a 10 voice, “Good morning, sir. Would you like a haircut（理发）?”‎ ‎1. A. lent B. made C. paid D. gave ‎2. A. During B. Though C. When D. Because ‎3. A. for B. with C. on D. in ‎4. A. wanted B. put C. showed D brought ‎5. A. looked at B. watched C. saw D. found ‎6. A. look B. rest C. table cloth D. surprise ‎7. A. arm B. neck C. hand D. head ‎8. A. ask B. tell C. taught D. told ‎9. A. can’t B. don’t C. won’t D. mustn’t ‎10. A. friendly B. tired C. sad D. terrible ‎（14）‎ ‎ Mr. Smith lived in a village far away ‎1 a town. One day he felt very ill and everyone 2 he would die. They sent for a doctor. The doctor 3 and looked at the man closely. The doctor asked for a pen and 4 paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen 5 paper because all the villagers had never gone to school before.‎ ‎ The doctor had to use a piece of charcoal to write down the name of the medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him,” he said, “and he will 6 get better.”‎ Mr. Smith’s family and friends didn’t know 7 to do. They could not read the 8 writing. Then Mr. Smith’s son had an idea. He took 9 the door of the house, put it on his back and ran to the nearest town. He bought the medicine. ‎ After Mr. Smith took the medicine, he soon got rid of his 10 . He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door.‎ ‎1. A. in B. from C. to D. at ‎2. A. thinks B. saw C. thought D. sure ‎3. A. arrived B. got to C. arrived at D. reached ‎4. A. a B. any C. the D. some ‎5. A. or B. nor C. and D. but ‎6. A. quick B. quickly C. soon D. fast ‎7. A. what B. how C. whether D. why ‎8. A. beautiful B. bad C. good D. strange ‎9. A. on B. by C. off D. up ‎10. A. ill B. illness C. sick D. death ‎（15）‎ One evening Dr. Smith was ‎1 a party. A woman talked to him about her headache. “I don’t feel 2 after reading a long time,” she said. “You look all right. But you 3 need some exercise,” Dr. Smith answered and then showed her 4 to do it. The woman left without 5 anything and it 6 him not very happy. Later Dr. Smith told this to his friend. Who was a lawyer, and asked, “Should I ask her to pay me 7 that?” The lawyer thought a minute and said, “Yes.” They next day Dr. Smith sent the woman a letter and asked her to 8 him $500. However, at 9 time he was surprised to get a letter from his friend. It said, “Please pay $600 for what I 10 you.”‎ ‎1. A. in B. for C. at D. to ‎2. A. nice B. bad C. good D. well ‎3. A. may B. can C. must D. are ‎4. A. how B. what C. why D. whether ‎5. A. say B. to say C. saying D. said ‎6. A. got B. made C. became D. let ‎7. A. to B. for C. with D. of ‎8. A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay ‎9. A. same B. a same C. the same D. a ‎10. A. told B. had told C. tell D. telling ‎（16）‎ ‎ One day Tom was driving a taxi through a busy street. ‎1 a young man stopped his car and 2 his taxi. “To the station, hurry up!” he shouted. Tom did his 3 , but at every corner there was a red light. The young man said, “Be 4 ! I don’t want to miss the ‎ train.” Tom shouted too, “I don’t want to die here!”‎ ‎ At the moment he turned back and noticed the young man’s face. “Oh, he is 5 thief and killed a woman,” he thought. “His picture was 6 the newspaper.” 7 Tom had an idea. He drove through the red light and found a police car running after him. “Stop!” the young man shouted and jumped out. Tom 8 him and cried, “Give me money!” Just then two policemen came 9 . “He is the thief,” Tom said. They caught the young man at once.‎ ‎ “You’ve done 10 . Thank you!” a policeman said to Tom.‎ ‎1. A. Soon B. At once C. Suddenly D. Finally ‎2. A. got on B. jumped into C. got off D. went in ‎3. A. good B. well C. best D. better ‎4. A. quick B. quiet C. quickly D. quietly ‎5. A. the B. a C. an D. our ‎6. A. on B. at C. from D. in ‎7. A. Really B. Soon C. Long before D. Quickly ‎8. A. took B. carried C. caught hold of D. brought ‎9. A. on B. up C. to D. in ‎10. A. good B. fine C. well D. excellent ‎（17）‎ ‎ Wei Hua had a busy day yesterday. She got up before 7:‎00 in the 1 , and quickly 2 her hands and face. She got to school early. She 3 hard in class all day. She 4 basketball after school, and then walked home.‎ ‎ Wei Hua’s pen was 5 , so she needed a new one. On her way home, she bought a new pen at a 6 . When she reached home, she had a short 7 .‎ ‎ After that she 8 her parents. She cooked supper and cleaned the house.‎ ‎ She watched TV for half an hour after supper. Then she started her homework. She finished it at half past nine. She went to 9 before a quarter to ten. She was very 10 yesterday.’‎ ‎1. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night ‎2. A. washed B. closed C. broke D. put ‎3. A. sang B. cried C. laughed D. worked ‎4. A. did B. played C. made D. saw ‎5. A. good B. new C. broken D. red ‎6. A. table B. home C. shop D. door ‎7. A. swim B. rest C. class D. meeting ‎8. A. thanked B. got C. knew D. helped ‎9. A. bed B. school C. work D. hospital ‎10. A. clean B. busy C. tall D. young ‎（18）‎ ‎ Henry Brown is a twenty-year-old young man. This autumn he ‎1 a college and started working in a school. There he 2 the students of Grade One maths. He likes the children and is 3 to them. He tries his best to teach well. But as a 4 teacher, he has little experience, so his students are 5 maths.‎ ‎ One and a half months later the headmaster wanted to know Henry’s teaching results（结果，效果）. One day, before the class began, he came into the classroom and said, “ 6 , Mr. Brown. May I ask your students some questions?”‎ ‎ “Of course, please, Mr. Ted.”‎ ‎ Mr. Ted stood in front of the 7 and asked, “What’s four and three?”‎ ‎ “Seven,” the children answered with one voice.‎ ‎ 8 Henry 8 Mr. Ted were happy. He went on asking, “And what does four from four leave, then?” But this time 9 could answer. Henry, who was standing behind Mr. Ted, drew a circle in the air with his hand. A boy seemed to 10 him and put up his hand quickly and asked, “May I answer your question, sir?”‎ ‎ “Yes, please.”‎ ‎ “A watermelon（西瓜）, sir,” the boy said loudly.‎ ‎1. A. reached B. left C. found D. built ‎2. A. shows B. helps C. teaches D. copies ‎3. A. useful B. terrible C. bad D. kind ‎4. A. new B. old C. experienced D. maths ‎5. A. good at B. poor at C. careful of D. afraid of ‎6. A. Excuse me B. Never mind C. Well done D. Congratulations ‎7. A. wall B. map C. blackboard D. chair ‎8. A. All…and B. Both…and C. Either…or D. Neither…nor ‎9. A. everybody B. somebody C. only one boy D. nobody ‎10. A. hear B. see C. understand D. notice ‎（19）‎ ‎ The Shute family lived in the southern part of the USA. Mr. Shute was a farm worker, and he didn’t have much money. Mr. and Mrs. Shute had a 1 called Jane. Then they had a second child—a son. How 2 they were! They called him James and loved him very much.‎ ‎ But there was something wrong with 3 . He did everything very slowly. His parents ‎ did not know what was wrong. 4 one day they took him to see a doctor. The doctor 5 that there was something wrong with James’eyes. He 6 anything. The doctor said he could do nothing to help him.‎ ‎ Mr. and Mrs. Shute were very sad. But 7 could they do?‎ James grew bigger every day. He was very healthy and happy, but he could not 8 himself. He could not wash himself 9 get dressed. Instead, his sister or his parents had to help him.‎ ‎ One day, the Shutes heard that there was a good doctor in a town not far away. Maybe he could help James. So they took 10 to visit him. The doctor looked over James and asked the Shutes many questions. At last he said, “I think I can help him. He’ll be OK if I do one small operation.”‎ ‎1. A. son B. cat C. daughter D. dog ‎2. A. sad B. angry C. tired D. happy ‎3. A. the girl B. the child C. Mr. Shute D. Mrs. Shute ‎4. A. But B. And C. So D. At last ‎5. A. knew B. found C. heard D. was glad ‎6. A. could not eat B. could not hear C. could not do D. could not see ‎7. A. what B. which C. why D. when ‎8. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look over ‎9. A. but B. so C. or D. and ‎10. A. Mr. Shute B. Mrs. Shute C. the girl D. the boy ‎（20）‎ English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But it is also used very widely ‎1 a foreign language in many 2 countries in the world.‎ ‎ If you travel in India, or France, or 3 other country in the world, you will 4 be able to use English. It is used by travelers and business people 5 the world. That is 6 we are learning English in China. It is 7 of the world’s most important languages 8 it is so widely used. If you learn even 9 English, you will find it useful after you 10 school.‎ ‎1. A. like B. by C. for D. as ‎2. A. other B. others C. another D. the other ‎3. A. hardly any B. almost some C. almost not D. almost any ‎4. A. yet B. still C. never D. not ‎5. A. over B. at C. all over D. to ‎6. A. why B. because C. what D. how ‎7. A. some B. one C. any D. none ‎8. A. why B. how C. whether D. because ‎9. A. a lot B. a little C. a few D. a bit ‎10. A. leave B. will leave C. leaves D. are leaving ‎（21）‎ I live in a very old town which is surrounded（环绕）by beautiful woods. It is a 1 beautiful place. 2 Sundays, hundreds of people come 3 the city to see our town and to walk 4 the woods. Visitors 5 to keep the woods clean and tidy. Litter-baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw 6 rubbish（垃圾）everywhere.‎ ‎ Last Wednesday, I ‎7 a walk in the woods. What I saw made me very sad. I 8 seven old cans and three old fridges.‎ ‎ The litter-baskets were empty and the ground 9 with pieces of paper, old tyres（轮胎）, empty bottles. 10 the rubbish I found a sign（标牌）. It said:“ Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted（检举）.”‎ ‎1. A. famous B. expensive C. excited D. unhappy ‎2. A. On B. In C. At D. By ‎3. A. to B. for C. from D. over ‎4. A. cross B. through C. across D. pass ‎5. A. asked B. were asked C. have asked D. have been asked ‎6. A. their B. theirs C. them D. they ‎7. A. had gone for B. had gone C. went for D. they ‎8. A. would count B. counted C. had counted D. were counting ‎9. A. was covered B. covered C. had covered D. would be covered ‎10. A. Through B. With C. Between D. Among ‎（22）‎ Once upon a time there was a boy. He looked after his sheep on the hill every day. On the hill there 1 no one except him. He was very lonely. One day he 2 to play a joke on the farmers. He ran down the hill and 3 , “A wolf! A wolf!” The farmers heard the shouts. They thought that a wolf was eating 4 the boy’s sheep, so they stopped their work and ran to help him.‎ ‎ But when they got to the foot of the hill, the boy laughed and said, “I was 5 playing a joke.” The farmers didn’t think that the boy’s joke was interesting and they were angry.‎ ‎ A few days later the boy did 6 thing again. “A wolf! A wolf!” he cried. Again the farmers ran to help him. But when they saw that the boy had fooled them a second time, they were very angry.‎ ‎ Then on the next day a wolf really came. “A wolf! A wolf!” cried the boy. 7 this time the farmers didn’t believe him. They went on with their work and the wolf ate many of the boy’s sheep. The boy was very 8 , but he had a hard lesson: if you are a liar（说谎者）, no one will believe you, even when you are telling the truth.‎ ‎1. A. was B. were C. had D. has ‎2. A. thought B. would C. wanted D. worried ‎3. A. talked B. told C. spoke D. shouted ‎4. A. over B. up C. away D. to ‎5. A. only B. also C. yet D. already ‎6. A. the same B. same C. the work D. the all things ‎7. A. Or B. For C. But D. Because ‎8. A. interested B. sad C. glad D. happy ‎（23）‎ As an American writer, Mark Twain, once said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody 1 anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks 2 saying: “Isn’t it a nice 3 ?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”‎ ‎ Many people think they can tell 4 the weather is going to be like. But they 5 ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man 6 say, “Yes, it’s cloudy in the east. We are going to have fine weather tomorrow.”‎ ‎ People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain and he won’t believe 7 else. When friends have a picnic, they are so 8 the weather is going to be fine very 9 that they sit eating their lunch while it is raining.‎ ‎ Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still he is 10 most of the time.‎ ‎1. A. do B. did C. does D. done ‎2. A. through B. by C. across D. in ‎3. A. day B. weather C. thing D. hour ‎4. A. how B. when C. where D. what ‎5. A. never B. all C. almost D. hardly ‎6. A. will B. would C. can D. could ‎7. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing ‎8. A. true B. certainly C. sure D. surely ‎9. A. slowly B. much C. quickly D. quietly ‎10. A. right B. wrong C. mistaken D. all right ‎（24）‎ People often complain（抱怨）about buses in Shanghai. The dirty 1 from the buses pollutes our city. Buses are 2 full of people and it’s 3 to get a seat. Sometimes people 4 to wait for a long time, but the bus doesn’t come. And, some bus drivers stop the bus 5 , so, if people on the bus are not careful, they may fall 6 and get hurt. It is natural 7 not so many people like to go to places by bus.‎ ‎ If the bus service can be made better, there will be 8 traffic problems. Then people will 9 it convenient to go 10 our city.‎ ‎1. A. smoke B. water C. noise D. oil ‎2. A. seldom B. always C. usually D. never ‎3. A. hardly B. nothing C. easy D. hard ‎4. A. has B. have C. ought D. must ‎5. A. soon B. slowly C. quickly D. suddenly ‎6. A. in B. to C. down D. on ‎7. A. that B. why C. how D. if ‎8. A. less B. little C. few D. fewer ‎9. A. be B. make C. feel D. take ‎10. A. anywhere B. place C. nowhere D. some places ‎（25）‎ Once upon a time a rich man and a poor tailor lived in the 1 house. The rich man lived upstairs and the poor tailor lived downstairs.‎ ‎ The tailor liked to sing when he worked. He sang one song after 2 . But the rich man liked to sleep a lot and he didn’t like the tailor’s singing.‎ ‎ One day the rich man said, “Tailor, I will give you a bag 3 of money every day if you stop 4 .”‎ ‎ “Fine,” said the tailor. And 5 the tailor stopped singing and 6 richer and richer. But the more money he got 7 the rich man, the more 8 he became, because he wanted very much to sing again.‎ ‎ Finally he brought all his money 9 to the rich man. “Here,” he said, “take your money. I cannot be happy if I cannot sing.”‎ ‎ And so he gave the money back to the rich man and went away singing. He sang and sang and he was 10 than ever before.‎ ‎1. A. next B. one C. different D. same ‎2. A. one B. another C. the other D. other ‎3. A. full B. fill C. filled D. filling ‎4. A. to sing B. the song C. sing D. singing ‎5. A. because B. so that C. so D. as ‎6. A. made B. felt C. became D. was ‎7. A. to B. from C. with D. away ‎8. A. unhappy B. exciting C. happy D. interesting ‎9. A. back B. return C. away D. in ‎10. A. more happily B. more unhappy C. much happier D. worse ‎（26）‎ I set up a classroom library of books that I bought with my own money．The library looks beautiful, like a bookshop．And my students __1__ it very much．‎ ‎ I read the children a story．It is about a girl who is __2___poor that she wears the _3___ dress to school every day．But she says she has a hundred dresses __4____.the other girls laugh at her until she goes away．__5__, her classmates discover she really has a hundred dresses –a hundred beautiful drawings of dresses．Oh, God, every child cry when I close the book．Then a boy speaks in my ear, “I have to tell the class __6___.” He shows me that he has half a finger missing ‎ I turn him towards the class and put my ____7on his shoulders(肩膀)．He is a bit nervous． “I．．．I only have nine and a half fingers．” He __8___ his hands． “please don’t laugh at me about it．” The students become noisy．Then one boy calls out, “Anybody who makes ___9___ of you, I’ll kick him. “Me, too,” says _10___.‎ When the boy sees the class become united（团结的）,he is very happy and smiles at me．‎ ‎1．A．hate B．complain C. like D. decorate ‎ ‎2．A．very B．too C．so D．such ‎3．A．expensive B．same C. different D．modern ‎4．A．at school B．at home C．in the shop D．in the factory ‎5．A．Later B．Before C．Ago D．Late ‎6．A．nothing B．something C. anything D．everything ‎ ‎7．A．head B．hands C．heart D．face ‎8．A．puts down B．puts on C．puts away D．puts up ‎9．A．faces B．friends C．fun D．money ‎10．A．the other B．others C．another D．other ‎（27）‎ Daniel was always making excuses for things that he forgot to do. His usual excuses was ‎ “I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”‎ ‎ Daniel’s parents were worried 1 him. “He mustn’t go through life making excuses all the time.” His father said. “nobody will believe him. He won’t be able to keep a job. And no bright girl will marry 2 .”“I don’t know 3 we can do,” said his mother.‎ ‎ “I have a good 4 ,” his father said. “If it doesn’t work, nothing will.”‎ ‎ The next day was Daniel’s birthday. When he thought of 55 exciting presents, he couldn’t wait. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday! But his parents just said “Good morning. Daniel. Hurry up, 6 you’ll be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was very 7 .‎ ‎ “Never mind,” he thought. “They’ll give me a surprise after school.” However, they didn’t. Finally, Daniel said to his parents, “Today is 8 .”‎ ‎ “Oh! Sorry , Daniel” his father said . “So it is I 9 ‎ ‎ “So did I ,Daniel”, his mother said.‎ ‎ “How could you forget?” Daniel asked . “There must be a reason .”‎ ‎ “Well, yes” his father said “We have a really god excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday 10 we were too busy.”‎ ‎ Poor Daniel. He should learn something from that.‎ ‎1．A．with B．about C．at D．in ‎2．A．her B．herself C．him D．himself ‎3．A．how B．why C．where D．what ‎4．A．excuse B．message C．idea D．new ‎5．A．buying B．sending C．giving D．getting ‎6．A．or B．and C．them D．but ‎7．A．happy B．sad C．excited D．thankful ‎8．A．Sunday B．my birthday C．Father’s Day D．July 2nd ‎9．A．believed B．agreed C．forgot D．remembered ‎10．A．so that B．before C．although D．because ‎（28）‎ Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle. They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran ___1___ quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like ___2___ you to a wonderful palace now.”‎ The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he ___3___ the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice ‎ palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him ___4___. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very ___5___ everything.‎ After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes, ___6___ you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the ‎ turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.‎ After he ___7___, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. ___8___ the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m ___9___ now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face ___10___ an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.‎ ‎1. A. through B. away C. into D. out ‎2. A. wanting B. asking C. to let D. to invite ‎3. A. left for B. arrived on C. arrived at D. got away ‎4. A. a very big dinner B. a very poor dinner ‎ C. a very bad dinner D. a very small dinner ‎5. A. pleased with B. strict in C. angry with D. sorry for ‎6. A. so B. or C. but D. as ‎7. A. went back to home B. was back home ‎ C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea ‎8. A. To his surprising B. To one’s surprising ‎ C. To one’s surprise D. To his surprise ‎9. A. a poor man B. a rich man C. an old man D. a young man ‎10. A. liked B. felt like C. looked like D. looked ‎（29）‎ ‎ What animal is human’s best friend? The dog! Dogs have been with us for 10,000 years. There are over 200 different kinds of dogs. Over the years, they 1   many things for us. Some   2   their owners’ homes safe; some help hunters; some pull sleds(雪撬)；3   watch sheep and cows . Some even save people   4  . Dogs are   5   friends for families. They are among the most   6   pets in the world. They usually stay loyal (忠于) to kind owners. They have been given the name “people’s best friends”.  ‎ Gong Yiming is a 14-year-old boy   7   Laiyang, Shang dong. He has three dogs and he loves them very much. “They   8   me a happy and confident person,” said Gong.‎ ‎ Sometimes, people also train(训练) dogs   9   cool jobs. Some dogs work for police to find bad people. Some serve as the “eyes” of  10   people, leading their way. Some work as “doctors” to stay with sick people and comfort them.‎ ‎1. A. have done  B. did C. do D. are doing 2. A. see B. look at C. keep D. make 3. A. the other  B. other C. the others   D. others 4. A. in safety B. in danger C. in this way D. in time 5. A. best B. playful     C. big  D. little 6. A. tired   B. fantastic  C. interested  D. popular 7. A. from  B. to          C. over D. out of 8. A. bring  B. tell         C. make  D. help 9. A. do   B. to do   C. not to do D. doing 10. A. sick  B. poor     C. old      D. blind ‎（30）‎ ‎ I have   1   useful dictionary. There’re many   2   for each word in it. But I only read the first meaning of a word in the dictionary. I never read the other meanings, because I want to read __3___‎ This morning, when I was reading a book, I met a strange sentence. It   4   to be easy, but it wasn’t. The sentence   5   six words — “Draw a picture of your house.” I knew five of them, but I didn’t understand the word “draw”. So I opened my dictionary and   6   the first meaning of “draw”. It was “pull”. I said to   7  , “Now I know all the words, and I think I can understand the sentence.” So I read it again “Pull a picture of your house.” “What does this mean? I can’t still understand it.” I went to ask my friend Dick for help and he laughed. He picked   8   my dictionary and said to me, “Look, Jack. The second meaning of ‘draw’ is ‘make a picture   9   a pen or pencil’. So the sentence means ‘make a picture of your house.’” I understand! And I also know   10   to use a dictionary.‎ ‎1. A. an  B. the C. a  D. / 2. A. parts    B. meanings   C. examples D. words 3. A. slowly    B. carefully   C. quickly D. soon 4. A. saw B. liked   C. seemed D. looked 5. A. had     B. appeared    C. made D. were 6. A. arrived      B. showed   C. found D. brought 7. A. me  B. mine  C. myself D. I 8. A. at   B. on      C. down D. up ‎ ‎9. A. of     B. with C. use    D. by ‎10. A. why    B. what  C. which D. how ‎（31）‎ One night, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of    1    and I went home happily    2    a quiet street. We had been to a concert and were talking about the singers we had seen.‎ ‎“The show on the eve of last year’s Spring Festival made him    3    overnight,” my friend said about one of them. “He was unknown before. But now thousands of people   4    him presents and letters.” “I think he is quite good,” I said, “but in fact, one of his songs gave me a shock(吃惊). It gave people too much noise. “What was that? Sing it to me,” my friend said. I began to sing    5    the top of my voice. “Oh, no, you will give everybody a shock and    6    them up.   7    there will be a policeman after us.” “Never mind,” I said and went on singing    8   .‎ Just at that time there came a policeman,   9    in front of me with his notebook open. “Excuse me, sir,” he said. “You have a very good voice. I’d like to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. She likes it very much. Would you be kind enough to tell me your name and    10   , please? Then my wife and I will visit you and we can talk about it.”‎ ‎1. A. my  B. mine  C. myself    D. me 2. A. into B. away   C. along      D. of 3. A. strange   B. sad   C. famous D. unknown 4. A. buy   B. send   C. take      D. get 5. A. with  B. at   C. in       D. by 6. A. wake   B. make C. pick      D. awake 7. A. Although   B. Perhaps C. As soon as D. Possible 8. A. low      B. lowly   C. slowly   D. loudly 9. A. sitting  B. passing   C. standing D. working 10. A. home   B. job     C. address     D. license ‎（32）‎ ‎ Miss Zhao is one of the most popular ‎1 in the school. We are lucky to have such a good teacher. She is very kind to us. We can always see a big smile 2 her face. Last week our class did very ‎3 in the school sports meeting. She was very glad. When she came into the classroom, she said, “You did your best 4 the game. I’m proud of you. I hope, you can do everything well. Look at the floor, it is not 5 usual. Will you please 6 the floor and tidy the classroom every day?” We had 7 excuse for it, so we said sorry and cleaned the classroom before we 8 home.‎ ‎ Last Sunday Miss Zhao 9 us to the Great Wall. We went there by bus. We took a lot of food and drink 10 us. We had a picnic there. We enjoyed ourselves.‎ ‎1. A. teacher B. teachers C. girl D. students ‎2. A. in B. with C. on D. from ‎3. A. well B. nice C. good D. great ‎4. A. win B. won C. winning D. to win ‎5. A. clean as B. as clean as C. cleaner as D. as cleaner than ‎6. A. sweep B. to sweep C. sweeping D. sweeps ‎7. A. an B. not C. no D. some ‎8. A. go B. going C. to go D. went ‎9. A. brought B. took C. carried D. went ‎10. A. with B. to C. for D. from ‎（33）‎ ‎ When Roy was four years old, his father ‎1 in an accident, leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school, he wanted 2 to a good college in his hometown. But his mother would pay 3 money for his college education.‎ ‎ “I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you pass the entrance exam,” said his mother.‎ ‎ Roy took the exam. As a result, he could enter the college 4 he didn’t get very high scores.‎ ‎ His mother was very excited. But she knew quite a lot of money would be needed. The next day, she sold her car and asked her boss 5 another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs, one during the day and 6 at night. She had to walk to work and work twelve hours a day, seven days a week, but she didn’t 7 . She thought her son’s education was worth so much.‎ ‎ A term passed. Roy took his first exam after entering the college. When the results were told, Roy ran home to 8 his mother the news.‎ ‎ “Mum,” he said. “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very 9 .”‎ ‎ “You mean you’ve passed?” she asked happily.‎ ‎ “No, I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop 10 like that from now on.”‎ ‎1. A. fell B. died C. was hurt D. was hit ‎2. A. to go B. to come C. going D. coming ‎3. A. some B. no C. much D. little ‎4. A. and B. so C. although D. because ‎5. A. to B. for C. with D. of ‎6. A. the others B. others C. another D. the other ‎7. A. complain B. refuse C. quarrel D. laugh ‎8. A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell ‎9. A. worried B. shy C. pleased D. free ‎10. A. to work B. working C. work D. not working ‎（34）‎ ‎ Miss Green lived alone in a small flat（公寓）. She was old and didn’t like noise at all, but the young man and woman who lived 1 her always made much noise every night, so she couldn’t 2 . When the noisy young man and woman moved out, she was very pleased. A new young man moved 3 , and Miss Green thought, “Well, he 4 .”‎ ‎ But at three o’clock the next morning, when Miss Green 5 , the barking of a dog 6 . She thought, “I’ve never heard a dog here before. It 7 belong to（属于） the new man upstairs.” She 8 him and telephoned the young man, said some dirty words to him and then hung the phone up before he could answer.‎ ‎ Nothing more happened until four o’clock. Then Miss Green’s telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, “I’m the man upstairs. I’m 9 to trouble you. But I want to 10 you I haven’t got a dog.”‎ ‎1. A. upstairs B. up C. above D. over ‎2. A. get to sleep B. sleep C. asleep D. fall sleep ‎3. A. into B. in C. to D. on ‎4. A. look quiet B. looks quiet C. looks quietly D. looks noisy ‎5. A. was sleeping B. slept C. was sleep D. was sleepy ‎6. A. woke up her B. waked up her C. woken her up D. woke her up ‎7. A. can B. may C. must D. could ‎8. A. angry with B. angry to C. be angry with D. was angry with ‎9. A. sorry B. glad C. sad D. worried ‎10. A. say to B. speak to C. talk with D. tell ‎（35）‎ We can’t change the weather. But if we read the sign correctly we can 1 what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like 2 the following day or two is 3 weather forecast. People who do this are not making the weather. They are only using their knowledge of the 4 today, to tell us what the weather may be 5 6 . We all understand how important this is. 7 useful it is if the farmers know in advance whether it is going to rain or not. If they know in advance, they can make plans to fit in with the weather.‎ ‎ They know when to plant and when not to plant, when to collect and when not to collect ‎ crops.‎ ‎ Not only farmers 8 scientists have studied weather forecast. People for many centuries and 9 all countries have studied the weather and tried to 10 weather forecasts.‎ ‎1. A. say B. tell C. speak D. see ‎2. A. in B. for C. on D. at ‎3. A. made B. for C. called D. thought ‎4. A. people B. history C. studies D. weather ‎5. A. seemed B. like C. look D. good ‎6. A. yesterday B. today C. tomorrow D. the day before yesterday ‎7. A. How B. What C. Very D. Quite ‎8. A. yet B. except C. or D. but also ‎9. A. of B. from C. and D. in ‎10. A. do B. make C. decide D. find ‎（36）‎ ‎ I have an unusual friend. He likes to cook. He likes to eat and he likes 1 food. When he is served a particularly delicious dish 2 , he learns 3 to make it. he buys cookbooks 4 he goes.‎ ‎ I enjoy reading some of his cookbooks 5 . of all his books, my favorite is a Chinese cookbook 6 Yang Buwei. Her husband, Dr. Zhao Yuanren, is a famous professor. While he went 7 China, Mrs. Zhao traveled with him and learned how to 8 different Chinese dishes. The books is 9 excellent one to read if you wish to learn how to cook 10 Chinese food.‎ ‎1. A. sorts of B. all sort of C. all sorts of D. all the sorts of ‎2. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere ‎3. A. where B. which C. what D. how ‎4. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere ‎5. A. by me B. my own C. my self D. myselves ‎6. A. writing by B. written by C. writing for D. written for ‎7. A. for B. to C. through D. about ‎8. A. read B. be ready C. get ready D. prepare ‎9. A. / B. a C. an D. the ‎10. A. true B. actual C. real D. really ‎（37）‎ ‎ It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when we don’t ‎ know the 1 very well. It may be 2 to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the 3 we need. In a 4 country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a 5 . It is not easy to decide how 6 to tip (给小费) waiter or taxi driver. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience (经历) 7 that. ‎8 a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to 9 . we learn to enjoy life in another country, and then we may be 10 to leave.‎ ‎1. A. people B. country C. language D. words ‎2. A. easy B. difficult‎1 ‎C. happy D. tired ‎3. A. things B. shopping C. something D. anything ‎4. A. strange B. known C. native D. new ‎5. A. school; B. shop C. restaurant D. hospital ‎6. A. often B. many C. soon D. much ‎7. A. as B. for C. like D. with ‎8. A. Before B. After C. For D. In ‎9. A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say ‎10. A. sorry B. glad C. worried D. interested ‎（38）‎ ‎ The American and the British not only 1 the same language but also have a large number of the same social customs (社会风俗). For example, in 2 America and England people shake hands when they 3 each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their 4 to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, ‎5 a dinner is for seven o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain 6 he will be late.‎ ‎ The important thing to remember about social customs that never do 7 that might made other people feel uncomfortable especially (特别是) if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal (正式的) dinner party. When the 8 was served, one of the guests started to eat his bread 9 . the other guests were surprised to see that, but the host (主人) calmly (平静地) 10 his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manner to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.‎ ‎1. A. talk B. speak C. tell D. say ‎2. A. all B. every C. some D. both ‎3. A. meet B. help C. teach D. know ‎4. A. ticket B. book C. seat D. food ‎5. A. if B. since C. even D. but ‎6. A. when B. where C. why D. what ‎7. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything ‎8. A. forks B. food C. Chicken D. apples ‎9. A. With a knife B. by a knife C. with a fork D. by a fork ‎10. A. put down B. picked up C. took out D. took away ‎(39)‎ ‎ Miss Evans 1 physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining (解释)to one of her 2 about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been 3 . She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her up 4 , and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from 5 of the street, who would 6 what I said earlier, my sister or you, and 7 ?” A clever boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity ( 电) travels faster than 8 .”‎ ‎ “Very good”, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, “Yes, Betty?” “I disagree (不同意),” Betty said. “Your sister would hear you earlier 9 when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s 10 six o’clock in Washington.”‎ ‎1. A. taught B. did C. studied D. learned ‎2. A. students B. pupils C. classes D. friends ‎3. A. in her homework B. in her housework ‎ C. in her studies D. in her work ‎4. A. by telephone B. on foot C. by air D. by bike ‎5. A. another side B. neither side C. either side D. the other side ‎6.A. listen B. hear C. see D. feel ‎7. A. why B. where C. whose D. whom ‎8. A. waves B. light C. sound waves D. wind ‎9. A. but B. because C. and D. so ‎10. A. always B. really C. about D. only ‎(40)‎ ‎ Hank lived in a small town, but then he got a job in a big city and moved there with his wife and his 1 .‎ ‎ On the first Saturday in their new home, Hank took his new red car 2 the garage (车库) and was washing it when a 3 came by. When he saw Hank’s new car, the neighbor 4 and looked at it for a minute. 5 Hank turned and saw him.‎ ‎ The neighbor said, “That’s a nice car. Is it 6 ?”‎ ‎ The neighbor was 7 . “Sometimes?” he said, “ 8 do you mean?”‎ ‎ “Well,” answered Hank 9 , “When there was a party in town, it belongs to (属于) my daughter, Jane. When there’s a football game somewhere (某处), it belongs to my son, Joe. When I 10 it, and it looks really nice and clean, it belongs to my wife. And when it needs gas, it’s mine.”‎ ‎1. A. child B. two children C. three sons D. daughter ‎2. A. to front of B. inside C. out of D. off ‎3. A. neighbor B. boss C. girl D. friend ‎4. A. walked B. watched C. stopped D. thought ‎5. A. Inside B. Quietly C. Quickly D. Then ‎6. A. dirty B. yours C. new D. red ‎7. A. pleased B. worried C. satisfied D. surprised ‎8. A. What B. How C. Why D. Which ‎9. A. really B. slowly C. suddenly D. hardly ‎10. A. wash B. am watching C. washed D. have washed ‎(41)‎ ‎ From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 1 themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own interests.‎ ‎ There are many different ways to spend our 2 time.‎ ‎ Almost everyone has some kind of 3 : it may be something from collecting stamps to 4 model planes. Some hobbies are very 5 , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections (收藏) are worth 6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners.‎ ‎ I know a man who has a coin collection worth several 7 dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which 8 him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder 9 they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.‎ ‎ That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the 10 of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.‎ ‎1. A. love B. work C. enjoy D. play ‎2. A. working B. free C. own D. whole ‎3. A. hobby B. thing C. job D. way ‎4. A. make B. making C. makes D. made ‎5. A. interesting B. exciting C. cheap D. expensive ‎6. A. a little B. a few C. a lot D. a number ‎7. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of ‎8. A. paid B. cost C. took D. spent ‎9. A. that B. if C. what D. why ‎10. A. money B. work C. fun D. time ‎(42)‎ In some 1 countries , some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a 2 number. For example, they don’t like to live on the thirteenth 3 .‎ ‎ My friend Jack has got the same idea. He 4 the number 13, either. ‎ ‎ One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to 5 the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he 6 , “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” 7 face turned white 8 Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, “We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family way( 怀孕) now.”All of them became happy again.‎ ‎ “ 9 !” they said to Mrs. and Mr. Brown. They 10 the nice food and had a good time that evening.‎ ‎1. A. developing B. foreign C. Asian D. European ‎2.A. luckily B. unlucky C. lucky D. unhappy ‎3.A. floor B. flat C. room D. building ‎4. A. hates B. likes C. don’t like D. dislikes ‎5. A. see B. look for C. watch D. count ‎6. A. cried out B. cried C. laughed D. shouted at ‎7. A. Everybody B. Every one C. Everybody’s D. All ‎8. A. except B. as well as C. expect for D. also ‎9. A. Happy birthday B. You are lucky C. You are right D. Congratulations ‎10. A. made B. enjoyed C. spent D. took ‎(43)‎ About a hundred years ‎1 a baby tiger was found in a wild forest in India. At the time a ship was just getting ready 2 sail for England, and so it was decided that he should 3 London.‎ ‎ In those days there were no steamship, and it took many months for a ship to sail 4 India to England. The little tiger soon 5 himself at home on board the ship and he was ‎ liked by everyone.‎ ‎ He was not 6 to do any harm, and so he was allowed to run about as he wished. He was always ready for a game with anyone who had time to play. He slept 7 the sailors. He took his food from their hands. He raced with them on the desk. He was very fond of meat, and now and then he would steal 8 from the cooks’ room. One day a cook caught him, just as he ‎9 a piece of meat, and gave him a good beating. But after that he was still 10 friendly to the cook as to anyone else.‎ ‎1. A. before B. ago C. after D. behind ‎2. A. to B. for C. with D. /‎ ‎3. A. sent to B. be sent C. be sent to D. be send ‎4. A. after B. on C. for D. from ‎5. A. got B. did C. made D. took ‎6. A. large enough B. enough large C. larger enough D. enough larger ‎7. A. around B. for C. to D. with ‎8. A. some meats B. piece of meats C. some meat D. piece of meat ‎9. A. steals B. was stealing C. is stealing D. steal ‎10. A. such B. that C. as D. much ‎(44)‎ I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid－field player on my team. But in fact that’s not 1 now. I was the mid－field player because, as I said, this was my 2 game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career especially if you win, but even though you don't, it's 3 to leave at a high point.‎ I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 4　football, and he used to practice with me at home—passing, catching, running. We used to practice almost every evening 5 it got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 6 .“Just remember: don't ever 7 . ”“Stay in the game. Don't lose your concentration（专注）.”“Go out there and give 110 percent every time. ”Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words ‎8 in my ears.‎ I had a lot on my mind 9 the game today. I don't like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn't sleep at all 10 , and when the sun came up this ‎ morning, I reached the point where 11 just wanted it all to be over, finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became 12 . I just lived in this game this moment. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn't feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the ‎ ‎13 , and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light 14 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.‎ It's all over now, and it's really getting cold here. It's starting to snow. The sun's almost gone, and I can 15　see the goal. Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.‎ ‎1. A. true B. wrong C. strange D. clear ‎2. A. first B. last C. worst D . favourite ‎3. A. well B. bad C. lucky D. painful ‎4. A. needed B. hated C. missed D. loved ‎5. A. until B. when C. unless D. although ‎6. A. football B. game C. goal D. score ‎7 A‎. grow up B. catch up C. give up D. hurry up ‎8. A. ringing B. saying C. falling D. coming ‎9. A. from B. before C. through D. after ‎10. A. tonight B. yesterday C. today D. last night ‎11. A. we B. they C. I D. he ‎12. A. empty B. full C. rough D. awake ‎13. A. way B. field C. ball D. match ‎14. A. sending B. teaching C. pointing D. showing ‎15. A. already B. hardly C. never D. clearly ‎（45）‎ While I was waiting to ___1___ university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, ____2__ as I did so, that without a degree and with no___3___ of teaching my chances of getting the job were slight.‎ ‎ However, three days later, a letter ___4___, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a ___5___ journey: a train to Croydon station, ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at ___6___ a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling __7___ hot to be nervous. It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door. He was short and round.‎ ‎ The school, he said, is made ___8___ of one ___9____ of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen. I should have to teach all the subjects except art, which he thought himself. I should have to __10___ the class into __11___ groups and teach them in turn at three different ____12___, and I was ___13___ at the thought of teaching math—a __14__ in which I wasn’t very interested at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of ___15___ to teach them on Saturday ‎ afternoon because most of my friends would be enjoying themselves at that time.‎ ‎ Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said, “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.” ‎ ‎1. A. take part in B. enter in C. enter D. join in ‎2. A. expecting B. dreaming C. frightening D. fearing ‎3. A. material B. experience C. means D. idea ‎4. A. arrived B. returned C. written D. received ‎5. A. difficult B. pleasant C. comfortable D. short ‎6. A. most B. least C. last D. first ‎7. A. very B. almost C. so D. too ‎8. A. B. out C. up D. from ‎9. A. group B. class C. grade D. generation ‎ ‎10. A. connect B. join C. tear D. divide ‎11. A. one B. two C. three D. four ‎12. A. levels B. Subjects C. problem D. classes ‎ ‎13. A. excited B. disappointed C. glad D. angry ‎14. A. lesson B. book C. subject D. problem ‎15. A. forcing B. having C. forgetting D. managing ‎（46）‎ It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes __1_ far away from land. When this happens, the sailors have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will __2__. Most people don’t believe we must drink sea water. they believe that if we __3_, we shall be very ill __4__ all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people __5__ stay alive by __6__ sea water ‎ and __7__ small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to __8__ the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food ‎ ‎_9__ water with him.     Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little seas water. he also caught fish and they had water _10__ them. He drank this water. he could not cook the fish, so he ate them _11__ they were. He took small plants from the sea, __12__ gave him more food. Dr. Bombard became __13__, tired and quite ill, but after 65 days at sea, he was still alive. He traveled 2750 miles from one side of the Atlantic ocean to the other, and on 24 December 1953 , he reached Barbados. ‎ ‎ He _14_ 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live __15__ sea water and the animals and plants in the sea. ‎ ‎1. A. sinks B. goes down C. sink D. lost 2. A. ill B. die C. dead D. sick 3. A. do B. drink C. have D. will do 4. A. because B. as C. for D. because of 5. A. could B. can C. will D. had 6. A. drink B. have C. drinking D. getting 7. A. eating B. to eat C. getting D. cooking 8. A. across B. crossing C. cross D. through 9. A. and B. but C. just D. or 10. A. on B. in C. around D. under 11. A. with B. when C. as D. for 12. A. that B. which C. those D. what 13. A. cold B. warm C. cool D. hot 14. A. got B. made C. lost D. had 15. A. by B. about C. on D. in ‎ ‎（47）‎ Kate wants to be a nurse and   1   for sick people. She knows they need her help. When Kate goes to the hospital, she always sees many   2   there.       Last summer, Kate broke her leg. The pain was very great and she could not   3   walk. Her parents   4   her to the hospital   5   and she   6   stay there for about two weeks. One day a nurse came to Kate’s bed and said with  7  . “You’ll be   8   soon. You can walk again, so don’t think only about bad things. Try to be   9  !” The nurse was very kind and they became friends.      After Kate left the hospital, she thought   10   of the kind nurse. She now understands that the nurse job   11   very important,   12  the nurse can often give hope to   13   people.      Kate is now thinking about her   14   future. She often talks with her parents about it. Kate knows what she should do   15   a good nurse, and she is studying very hard at school. 1. A. work B. worker C. working D. worked 2. A. girls B. student C. workers D. patients ‎3. A. still B. yet C. even  D. ever 4. A. made  B. took C. brought D. let ‎5. A. with car    B. by a car C. by car  D. in car ‎6. A. must B. had to C. need D. could 7. A. a smile B. smiling C. smile D.‎ ‎ smiles 8. A. good B. nice C. free D. better 9. A. pleasure B. sad C. happy D. happily 10. A. lot B. a lot C. lots D. a little 11. A. be B. are C. am D. is 12. A. because B. if C. but D. when 13. A. young B. old C. sick D. poor 14. A. self B. self’s C. own’s D. own 15. A. to be B. be C. being D. to being ‎ ‎（48）‎ Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with _ 1 _ . If you want to make friends, you must be able to take__1__. You must first go__3__there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.‎ Join a club or a group, for talking with those who _4_ the same things as you do is easier. __5_ join someone in some activity.‎ Many people are_ 6 _when talking to people.__7__ meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human 8 to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.‎ Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from ___9__ about ourselves. We__10___ other people are judging us, find us too tall or too short, too thin or too fat.__11___don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to acceptyourself__12__you are, and try to put the other person at ease. In this way you'll feel __13__ .‎ Try to be self-confident even if you don't feel that way___14___you enter a room full of __15__ such as a big hall, walk straight in, look 16 at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to say something to, don't wait for the other person to__17_a conversation.‎ Just meeting someone__18__doesn't mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is__19___on mutual liking and "giving and taking". It takes 20 and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.‎ ‎1. A. practice B. money C. girls D. everything ‎2. A. photos B. actions C. trouble D. place ‎3. A. where B. that C. which D. when ‎4. A. have B. like C. own D. share ‎ ‎5. A. So B. Or C. However D. But ‎6. A. nervous B. happy C. valuable D. familiar ‎7. A. Above all B. After all C. At all D. In all ‎8. A. nature B. advantage C. happiness D. friend ‎9. A. mistakes B. beliefs C. wonders D. doubts ‎ ‎10. A. suggest B. regret C. forget D. imagine ‎11. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. So ‎12. A. as B. who C. when D. what ‎13. A. dangerous B. hopeless C. nervous D. comfortable ‎14. A. when B. while C. that D. why ‎15. A. strangers B. relatives C. classmates D. teachers ‎16. A. anxiously B. angrily C. curiously D. directly ‎17. A. start B. finish C. end D. delay ‎18. A. tall B. new C. familiar D. tired ‎19. A. made B. laid C. taken D. based ‎20. A. hope B. people C. time D. talk ‎（49）‎ One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 1 for hours as the farmer tried to figure out 2 to do. Finally he decided the animal was 3 and the well needed to be 4 up anyway, so it just wasn’t 5 it to rescue the donkey.‎ He invited all his 6 to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel 7 into the well. At first, the donkey 8 what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s 9 , he was quiet.‎ A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked 10 the well and was 11 at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that 12 his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would 13 it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors 14 to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another 15 up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the 16 of the well and ran off.‎ Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of 17 out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our 18 is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest 19 just by not stopping, never 20! Shake it off and take a step upward!‎ ‎1. A. sadly B. confidently C. frequently D. gradually ‎2. A. how B. what C. that D. which ‎3. A. strong B. old C. stubborn D. powerful ‎4. A. dug B. flowed C. covered D. emptied ‎5. A. important B. possible C. necessary D. worth ‎6. A. neighbors B. relatives C. partners D. friends ‎7. A. dust B. pain C. stone D. dirt ‎8. A. determined B. recognized C. realized D. admitted ‎9. A. relief B. surprise C. fear D. joy ‎10. A. down B. around C. for D. after ‎11. A. annoyed B. delighted C. astonished D. disappointed ‎12. A. attacked B. packed C. recovered D. hit ‎13. A. shake B. blow C. take D. wash ‎14. A. decided B. continued C. pretended D. volunteered ‎15. A. base B. stage C. step D. breath ‎16. A. bottom B. track C. appearance D. entrance ‎17. A. holding B. getting C. sorting D. sticking ‎18. A. troubles B. happiness C. successes D. losses ‎19. A. reality B. distance C. caves D. wells ‎20. A. setting up B. blowing up C. giving up D. picking up ‎（50）‎ Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _1_ his brother for him and carried an article _2_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead. ”the article read. “Dr. Alfred ‎ Nobel，who became _3_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _4_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from _5_ and destruction. ‎ To make sure that he was _6_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _7_ to give the largest part of his money to _8_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _9_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _30_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about. ‎ ‎1. A. found B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged ‎2. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying D. advertising ‎3. A. famous B. sick C. rich D. popular ‎4. A. upset B. anxious C. excited D. pleased ‎5. A. death B. disease C. trouble D. attack ‎6. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered ‎7. A. book B. article C. will D. contract ‎8. A. establish B. form C. develop D. promote ‎9. A. additions B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions ‎10. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly