One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck. He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.

  “How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.

  The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.

  This insult(侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.

  Now , the judge who heard the case was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.

  Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”

  Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.

  “Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”

  Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.

  Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.

  When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck. Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer. When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”

Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A. Wilson had hit him before.              B. He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.

C. Wilson was a stranger there.             D. Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.

The judge thought about how to protect the young man because      .

A. he thought it a small matter                 B. as a judge, he should be fair

C. he thought the man too young to be punished   D. the young man was his friend’s son

According to the passage, while of the following is TRUE?

A. The young man was ordered to hit himself as hard as he had done on Wilson.

B. Wilson was allowed to hit the young man as hard as he had done.

C. Wilson was allowed to do more insulting on the young man.

D. The young man was ordered to hand a lot of money to Wilson.

The judge allowed the young man to go home, hoping      .

A. he would not return any more                B. he could escape from there

C. he would return in two hours                 D. he would get the money

The best title for this passage is      .

A. I’ve passed my right on to you               B. The judge and Wilson

C. Wilson and the young man                  D. The young man was set free

完形填空(共20小题；每小题l 5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how  21  it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．

From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball  22  for my high school team was nothing  23  of an embarrassment．And  24  0—20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the  25  year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n)  26  team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected，  27  ，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to  28  for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out，  29  to work still harder．

Then there came a time when even our  30  had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was  31  worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to  32 ，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we  33  it to each other to go all out every game．”

It was that moment that  34  me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t  35  the role．As a leader you can never quit  36  the team who looks up to you．It is one  37  to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full  38  all the time．

I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I  39  the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player，but it already has made me a better leader，and  40 ．

A．exciting    B．pleasant C．tough        D．significant

A．game   B．event    C．league       D．season

A．short       B．full             C．lacking      D．sufficient

A．as      B．while    C．since       D．now that

A．most interesting    B．dullest      C．most difficult     D．easiest

A．unique          B．adventurous C．young        D．untraining

A．meanwhile  B．though  C．instead      D．somehow

A．quit        B．stay         C．resign       D．rest

A．hoping          B．swearing     C．claiming     D．wishing

A．fans           B．classmates  C．teachers     D．coach

A．only too        B．more than        C．not a little         D．no longer

A．fade           B．gain         C．destroy      D．grow

A．owe             B．think    C．demand  D．recommend

A．reminded    B．told        C．taught       D．guided

A．act    B．deserve  C．make             D．take

A．with           B．alongside   C．on   D．for

A．matter          B．aspect       C．issue       D．thing

A．potential  B．goal         C．enthusiasm       D．confidence

A．hate           B．treasure     C．admit        D．recognize

A．character   B．captain C．person       D．coach

Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn the child to keep away from the fire that had burnt him or her before. A really fearless soldier-and some do exist –is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: a plane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the wood in your roof, and they later may fall on you, or you may get cancer !

The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight toward you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is OK.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent a plane from crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no plants. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

72. Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _______.

A. they were given no warning beforehand

B. they didn’t have any sense of pain at all

C. they had never burnt themselves

D. they felt afraid of the fire

73. A really fearless soldier _______.

  A. is of a little use to his army

  B. is not afraid of battles at all

  C. is nothing but a dead soldier

  D. is easy to get killed in a battle

74. People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding dangers because _______.

  A. they are warned of the danger and take quick action

  B. they are quick both in mind and in action

  C. they are calm in face of danger

  D. they have gained much experience

75. It is implied but not stated that _______.

  A. fear is always something helpful

  B. too much fear is harmful

  C. fear should be used as a servant and guide

  D. fear is something strange and particular

When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to  36  a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I  37  it up and opened it to see if I could   38  the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it  39  some change and an old photo — a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years old, who looked  40  the woman’s daughter. I put the photo back and  41  the purse to the police station, where I  42  it to the desk sergeant (警官).  43  I left, the sergeant took down my name and address  44  the owner might want to write and thank me.

     That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They  45  a young woman  46  there would be four people  47  the table. Her face was familiar. I was   48  sure that we had not met before, but I could not remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation,  49  , the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon.  50  I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now  51  . She was very surprised, of course,  52  I was able to describe her purse to her. Then I explained that I had  53  her from the photo I had found in the purse. My uncle  54  to the police station immediately to claim the purse. As the police sergeant handed it over, he said that it was an  55  coincidence that I had not only found the purse, but also the person who had lost it.

A. watch         B. notice           C. discover              D. find out

A. chose         B. selected        C. picked               D. took

A. find out        B. learn           C. discover              D. work out

A besides         B. except          C. except for            D. in addition to

A. to be          B. as if                 C. as                 D. like

A. took          B. brought       C. fetched                   D. sent

A. offered        B. passed        C. handed               D. returned

A. Before      B. When         C. While               D. As

A. lest           B. in case         C. for fear              D. so that

A. have also invited             B. also had invited       

C. also invited                    D. had also invited

A. so         B. that           C. so that             D. in order that

A. in         B. on            C. by                 D. at

A. completely   B. quiet          C. quite                    D. very

A. however      B. therefore        C. nevertheless         D. whereupon

A. All at once  B. At once         C. Immediately          D. All suddenly

A. more old     B. very old        C. much older           D. even older

A. when        B. as             C. since                D. for

A. known       B. realized         C. identified            D. recognized

A. insisted to goB. insisted going    C. insisted on going    D. insisted to going

A. amazed       B. amazing        C. amazingly            D. amazedly

  Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helps to store it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to sun and wind.

    All foods including water — cabbage and other leaf vegetables contains as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean (瘦的) meat 75% and fish, anything from 80% to 60%, depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is controlled.

    Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically. The conventional method of such dehydration (脱水) is to put food in chambers (室) through which hot air is blown at temperature of about ll0'C at entry to about 43'C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.

    Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated steel cylinder (圆筒), then put them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first process, the dried material comes off the roller (滚筒) as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively flakes (薄片). In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as small powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients (成分) are dried separately and then mixed.

    Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or

frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they

are invaluable to the climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage

space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook

them.

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A. the rattier fish contain as much water as the lean one

  B. the rattier the fish is, the more water it may contain

  C. a fatty fish holds less water than a lean one

  D. the water content of fish has nothing to do with the content of their fat

The underlined word "conventional" in Paragraph 3 can most probably be replaced by _________.

  A. particular        B. scientific          C. usual               D. special

Which of the following statements is NOT true about drying food?

  A. The removal of water in food helps prevent it from going rotten.

  B. The open-air method of drying food has been known for hundreds of years.

  C. In the course of dehydration, the temperature of hot current coming from entry to exit is gradually going up.

  D. The process of drying liquids is much more complex than that of drying solid food.

The last paragraph mainly talks about __________.

  A. the reason why housewives like dried food

  B. the general convenience of dried food

  C. the methods of storing food

  D. the advantages of dried, canned and frozen food