1、三、完形填空（共 10 小题，计分 10 分） 。A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert( 沙漠). During the trip they had a 41 , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying 42 , he wrote in the sand: “ Today my best friend hit me in the face.”They 43 on
2、 walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning(溺水), but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a 44 : “ Today my best friend saved my life.”The friend who had
3、 hit and 45 his best friend asked: “ 46 I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?” The other friend 47 : “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand 48 wind can blow it away. 49 , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where n
4、o 50 can ever blow it away.”( ) 41. A. talk B. joke C. fight D. picnic( ) 42. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything( ) 43. A. kept B. continued C. lasted D. tried( ) 44. A. sand B. stone C. tree D. wall( ) 45. A. killed B. hurt C. saved D. made( ) 46. A. Before B. While C. Until D. After
5、( ) 47. A. replied B. asked C. questioned D. required( ) 48. A. which B. how C. where D. when( ) 49. A. Although B. Or C. But D. If( ) 50. wind B. water C. air D. sand四、阅读理解（共 15 小题，计分 30 分） AA neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes
6、. While she was trying on different styles(款式 ), my neighbor took the manager aside. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. Ill pay the regular(正常的)price. I dont care how much it is.”The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe
7、store and the manager recognized (认出 )him and called him in.“ Whats the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.“ Wasnt my check any good?”“ Thats not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”( ) 51. My neighbo
8、r went to Boston _.A. to buy shoes for his motherB. to see his motherC. to pay for the shoes he had bought for his motherD. to see the manager of the shoe store( ) 52. The regular price my neighbor had paid must be _.A. 12 dollars B. lower than 12 dollarsC. higher than 12 dollars D. unknown to himse
9、lf at all( ) 53. It seems very probable that my neighbor wanted to _.A. please his mother B. cheat his motherC. cheat the manager D. please his mothers friends( ) 54. The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because_.A. he didnt have enough shoes for his customers(顾客)B. my neighbors mother
10、had taken a wrong pair of shoesC. there was something wrong with his checkD. he found it hard to satisfy his customers( ) 55. What do we know about the character(个性) of my neighbors mother?A. She would like to buy expensive things.B. She would like to buy cheap things.C. She would like to help other
11、s when theyre in trouble.D. She would like to have her son pay for her shopping.BHere are some tips(建议) on how to stay safe in earthquakes (地震) 。1. Stay inside and duck and cover. Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms.2. Move agai
12、nst a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby. Cover your head and neck with your arms.3. Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines (电杆) if outdoors. 4. Pull over (停靠)to the side of the road away from overpasses (天桥) and power lines if
13、 driving. Stay in your car until the shaking ends.5. Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area. Do not run for the door. Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.6. Stay in your seat if in a cinem
14、a or a theater. Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.7. If you take cover (躲避) under a strong piece of furniture, hold on to it and be prepared to move with it.8. Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or
15、get burnt.( ) 56. The best title (标题)of the passage is _.A. How to protect yourself in an earthquakeB. Covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquakeC. Advice for dangerous situationsD. How to stay calm (保持镇静) in an earthquake( ) 57. The underlined word “ duck” in Tip 1
16、means _.A. a water bird with short legsB. some kind of meat for eatingC. walk like a duckD. lower your head or body very quickly( ) 58. Which is the correct way to act in an earthquake?A. Run downstairs and cover your head and neck with your arms.B. Drive your car quickly through the overpass and ge
17、t out of it.C. When you stay under a strong piece of furniture, you should hold on to it and be prepared to move with it.D. Climb over the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.( ) 59. _ should be the most important part(s) to be protected in anearthquake,A. Your head and arms
18、 B. Your armsC. Your neck and arms D. Your head and neck( ) 60. Tip 3 and Tip 4 give you some advice on what you should do when you are _.A. inside a building B. outside a buildingC. in your house D. in a storeCMy granddaughter, 10, was very happy the day before yesterday because her mother and the
19、mother of one of her classmates took them to a park and a Pizza Hut （比萨饼屋）to celebrate Childrens Day. For a whole day, the two girls played heartily no homework, no extra-curricular(课外 ) skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday, everything returned to normal: doing homework
20、 till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekends English and “ Olympic mathematics” (数学奥赛) courses.Every time I went to my daughters house in the evening, I saw my granddaughter sitting by the small desk in her room doing math exercises or writing a compositions given by her teach
21、er. On the white wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads: “ Why is the exercise endless?”Poor girl!Although teachers have stopped giving after-school homework to primary school children, parents have been forcing their kids to take part in different kinds of extra-curricula
22、r training courses-learning English, painting, music instrument (乐器), weiqi, “ Olympic mathematics” and so on, every Saturday and Sunday.Are these extra-curricular courses really necessary in childrens education? The answer is certainly “ No”. Take the so-called “ Olympic mathematics” for example. T
23、hese courses are very difficult for the children to understand. Often, they are difficult even for adults (成年人).( ) 61. The writers granddaughter celebrated her Childrens Day by _.A. playing all day B. doing nothingC. having a party D. going over lessons( ) 62. Usually at weekends the girl will _.A.
24、 stay at home B. play with their classmatesC. do whatever she likes D. go to different kinds of training courses( ) 63. The writer thinks that her granddaughter _.A. lives a happy life B. goes to bed early at weekendC. has too much homework D. likes to do more exercises( ) 64. Which is true accordin
25、g to (根据)the passage?A. The “Olympic Mathematics” is too difficult for kids.B. The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning.C. Teachers often give students useless homework.D. The parents dont want their kids to do lots of homework.( ) 65. From the last paragraph(段落) we know that t
26、he writer thinks _.A. only school courses are useful to kidsB. some extra-curricular courses kids learn after school are not necessaryC. some extra-curricular courses are even more difficult for adultsD. kids shouldnt learn difficult courses三、 完形填空（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）答案：41-45 CCABC 46-50 DACCA四、 阅读理解（共 30 分，每小题 2 分）答案：(A) 51-55 BCADB (B) 56-60 ADCDB (C) 61-65 ADCAB
