As he was too fat, he tried several shirts _______ but ____ fitted him.

A. on; none       B. in; some     C. on; some       D. in; none

I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.

Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.

Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door

At what time was the story set?

    A. An early winter morning      B. A cold winter afternoon

    C. An early summer morning      D.A windy summer afternoon

Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?

    A. cold and frightening     B. dirty and crowded

    C. empty and dead           D. unusual and unpleasant

The underlined word “ trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________

    A. rushing out suddenly        B. shining brightly

    C. flowing slowly in drops          D. appearing slowly

Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?

    A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.

    B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.

    C. He was probably fast asleep.

    D. He was probably murdered.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 注意：请将答案转写到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。  (E=AB, F=AC,G=AD)

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?     . Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.     . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

        . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.      . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

         . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

On the other hand, black is depressing.

They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up---we are born with our preference.

The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.

Colors do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it.

．---It is reported that there is _____ big breakthrough in the cancer treatment．

    ---If only my son could be brought back to _____ life!     

    A．a; /        B．/; a          C．the; the       D．a; the

任务型阅读(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空格1个单词。

D. R. Gaul Middle School is in Union, Maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambles and pie-eating contests.

Gaul, with about 170 seventh- and eighth-graders, has its own history of lower level academic achievement. One likely reason: Education beyond the basic requirements hasn't always been a top priority for families who've worked the same land for generations. Here, few adults have college degrees, and outsiders (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.

Since 2002, Gaul's students have been divided into four classes, each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers. The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that gives fresh meaning and context to their classwork -- and sparks motivation for learning.

Working within state guidelines, each team makes its individual schedules and lesson plans, incorporating non-textbook literature, hands-on lab work and field trips. If students are covering the Civil War in social studies, they're reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class. In science, they study the viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.

Team teaching isn't unusual. About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it, says John Lounsbury, consulting editor for the National Middle School Association. But most schools use four- or five-person teams, which Gaul tried before considering two-person teams more effective. Gaul supports the team concept by "looping" classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grades. Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student. It also, says teacher Beth Ahlholm, "allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents."

Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom, but they know 72 percent of their eighth-graders met Maine's reading standard last year -- double the statewide average. Only 31 percent met the math standard, still better than the state average (21 percent). Their students also beat the state average in writing and science. And in2006, Gaul was one of 47 schools in the state to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the previous five years, coinciding roughly with team teaching's arrival.

I just don’t understand ________ that prevents so many children at school from being as happy as one might expect.

    A. what it is                            B. what it does

    C. what is it                            D. why is it

— Has your father returned from Africa yet?    

— Yes, but he          here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia．

    A． was B． has been    C． will be D． would be

Nowadays the belief has become common ______ sea food and fruit rich in vitamin C should never be eaten at the same meal.

A. that         B. how        C. when          D. /

There are some      when you have to change your mind just before doing it.

    A．situations   B．occasions    C．circumstances    D．conditions

People were not allowed to enter the reading room because it _______.

A. had been painted                     B. was being painted

C. was painting                     D. painted