阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.” ks5*u

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

    My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

    “Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

    “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

    My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

    A. his father had a terrible accident

    B. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

    A. Because he didn’t go along with his father.

    B. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

    C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

    D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

    A. he had a poor memory B. he didn’t hear what his son said

    C. he just wanted to comfort his son    D. he lost his memory after the accident

What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

    A. Don’t treat your parents badly.

    B. Don’t hurt others with rude words.

    C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.

    D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

_______ unexpected heavy rain usually causes _______ great change.

    A. The; the B. An; 不填 C. An; the  D. The; a

  -- I have warned him of the danger but he insisted on going there alone.

   -- What a _______ boy!

A. stubborn        B. devoted          C. curious             D. helpful

The young soldier was ___ of running away when the enemy attacked.

A. scolded      B.charged      C. accused        D.punished

I met one of my students the other day. After several years, she changed a lot and looked different from ____ she used to be.

  A. that                 B. whom               C. what          D. who

根据句意及所给中文完成以下句子。

I like those students who are careful with their lessons , _________ (例如) Mary , Linda.      

( 事实上 ) ________ ,  the accident caused great damage and a loss of 2 lives.

Traveling by train , we visited __________ ( 大量， 许多) cities.       

Nowadays , the ____________ ( 受过良好教育的) people have more chances to get employed.     

She always ____________ ( 积极参加) all kinds of activities when she was at school.              

China ____________ ( 起重要作用 ) international relations.  

What about _________ ( 求助于) your teacher for help?         

For students , every chance should be __________ (利用) to study hard.

He fell off the bike and _________ (受伤了).           

He ________ ( 奉献 ) himself to his career and never returned to his homeland.

—The window is dirty.

        —I know. It ______ for weeks.

A. hasn’t cleaned              B. didn’t clean

    C. wasn’t cleaned                  D. hasn’t been cleaned

Why not an island get-away?

Newfoundland

Price

From ??1080 per person in June 2005

We went with:

Frontier Canada frontier-travel. Co. uk/Canada

About this trip

John Cabot had set sail looking for a new trade route for Asia, when he landed in Cape Bonavista. Clearly he felt this barren desolate landscape could provide this, so he claimed it for its potential and so began the rise of the British Empire.

Newfoundland is the most easterly point in North America and was Britain’s first overseas colony until 1949, when it became part of Canada. It’s roughly the size of England and Craig’s journey by camper van or RV (recreational vehicle) took in just a small part of the island called the Bonavista Peninsula.

First stop was the tiny fishing port of Keels to stock up for the journey ahead. There’s a long standing love affair between Newfoundlanders and cod. The seas off the Newfoundland coast were once the richest cod fishing grounds in the world, attracting fishermen from all over Europe. Many settled, establishing these coastal villages known locally as outports.

An hour’s drive down the coast is the town of Bonavista, where Craig met up with retired fisherman, Wilson Hayward. He told Craig how the landscape used to lie, and described the peculiarities of the language and accents in the area. There’s a different language in every bay.

The title “Why not an island get-away?” _________.

A. invites people to take a holiday trip to Newfoundland

B. informs people that the island is moving away from where it used to be

C. tells people that they can buy the island at the price of ??1080.

D. asks people to visit the website frontier-travel. co.uk/Canada

From the context we can conclude that “Frontier Canada” is the name of _________.

A. a tourist guide

B. a kind of fish found around the island

C. a tourist agency

D. someone who has already booked the trip

When John Cabot first discovered Cape Bonavista he was actually on a voyage to find ____.

A. North America        B. Asia

C. South America        D. the British Empire

According to the passage Newfoundland is now part of _________.

A. UK   B. Canada   C. Europe   D. Bonavista

In the past the Newfoundlanders mainly lived by _________.

A. teaching languages       B. making camper vans

C. looking after retired fishermen  D. fishing cod

If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you, you _________ now.

A. wouldn’t be smiling                 B. couldn’t have smiled

C. won’t smile                        D. didn’t smile

He didn’t make ______ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A. this         B. that        C. it               D. these