Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.

“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.

Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.

Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”

Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.

When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.

1.                A．searched       B．advertised       C．hunted   D．waited

 

2.                A．afraid          B．tired           C．fond D．certain

 

3.                A．damaging       B．watering        C．destroying D．hurting

 

4.                A．heavy          B．strong          C．kind D．thin

 

5.                A．farmer         B．boss           C．master   D．host

 

6.                A．work           B．sleep           C．stay  D．survive

 

7.                A．frightened      B．pleased         C．puzzled   D．shocked

 

8.                A．work           B．service         C．support   D．help

 

9.                A．satisfied        B．excited         C．angry D．disappointed

 

10.               A．walked         B．stepped        C．rushed    D．marched

 

11.               A．shook          B．dragged        C．pulled D．pushed

 

12.               A．after           B．before         C．once D．while

 

13.               A．seriously       B．jokingly         C．impatiently D．firmly

 

14.               A．desert         B．abandon        C．fire   D．strike

 

15.               A．excitement      B．disappointment  C．amazement D．shame

 

16.               A．covered        B．hidden         C．wrapped  D．packed

 

17.               A．closed         B．locked         C．opened   D．fixed

 

18.               A．tended         B．promised       C．intended  D．meant

 

19.               A．prepared       B．willing          C．careful    D．courageous

 

20.               A．since          B．so that         C．because   D．in case

 

 

This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little 36 without grandfather.

Grandfather had always said the Christmas  37 was the most important. So we set to work assembling（组装）the beautiful  38 tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet（储藏室）. After we finished, we stepped back to  39 our work. It looked wonderful. But something was  40 .

“Where’s the star?” I asked. It was my grandmother’s  41 . As we emptied box after box and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes  42 with tears. Grandfather had given it to Grandmother fifty years ago. Now, on her first Christmas without  43 , the star was gone, too.

“Let’s  44 in the closet where the tree was,” my sister Donna said. We  45 under beds and over shelves, inside and outside  46 we had exhausted every possibility. We could see Grandmother was  47 , although she tried not to show it. By now, it was  48 outside, and time for bed, as Santa would soon be here.

The next morning, my sisters and I  49 early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to  50 presents. “The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather.” Father said, in a puzzled voice.

“From who?” There was  51  in my grandmother’s voice.

“I found that  52 in the closet when we got the tree down,” Mother explained.

My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n)  53  golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled（颤抖）as she read it:

Don’t be  54  with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much  55  as the first one. Merry Christmas.

1.                A．empty          B．cold           C．slow D．absent

 

2.                A．wish           B．tree           C．spirit D．work

 

3.                A．unique         B．artificial         C．widespread    D．alive

 

4.                A．follow          B．show           C．judge D．admire

 

5.                A．losing          B．happening       C．missing   D．falling

 

6.                A．doubt          B．reward         C．honour   D．treasure

 

7.                A．filled           B．covered        C．put  D．removed

 

8.                A．them          B．it              C．her  D．him

 

9.                A．stop           B．move          C．start D．stay

 

10.               A．hid            B．searched       C．lay   D．found

 

11.               A．as             B．until           C．because   D．though

 

12.               A．disappointed    B．amazed         C．excited    D．shocked

 

13.               A．snowing        B．raining         C．blowing   D．darkening

 

14.               A．cheered up     B．picked up       C．woke up   D．took up

 

15.               A．pack           B．open          C．pick  D．exchange

 

16.               A．happiness       B．fright          C．surprise   D．hope

 

17.               A．gift            B．book           C．note  D．letter

 

18.               A．big            B．old            C．shining    D．broken

 

19.               A．generous       B．angry          C．strict D．important

 

20.               A．sadness        B．concern        C．peace D．joy

 

 

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5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，选出最佳选项。

One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．

During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41  suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．

"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"

I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45  even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr. Johnson．

But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr. Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

1.                A．confirmed      B．believed        C．heard    D．studied

 

2.                A．in spite of       B．due to          C．in terms of D．other than

 

3.                A．reminded       B．informed        C．warned   D．convinced

 

4.                A．pretended      B．asked          C．promised D．decided

 

5.                A．entered        B．found          C．examined D．reached

 

6.                A．as             B．while           C．when D．since

 

7.                A．curiously       B．patiently        C．silently   D．angrily

 

8.                A．thoughts        B．excuses         C．words    D．feelings

 

9.                A．help           B．stop           C．hate D．seize

 

10.               A．flew           B．beat           C．sank  D．moved

 

11.               A．whistling        B．chatting        C．whispering D．shaking

 

12.               A．delight         B．surprise        C．regret D．sorrow

 

13.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Instead    D．Otherwise

 

14.               A．concern        B．guilt           C．comfort   D．complaint

 

15.               A．frightened      B．puzzled         C．disappointed   D．discouraged

 

16.               A．burnt          B．hurt           C．lost   D．blamed

 

17.               A．consequences   B．destructions     C．influences D．surroundings

 

18.               A．shocked        B． confused      C．bored D．shamed

 

19.               A．care           B．hope          C．love  D．desire

 

20.               A．behavior       B．freedom        C．dignity    D．safety

 

 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”

The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．

45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47 ．

What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

36．A．different      B．quick           C．wise                D．final

37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore     D．Even though

38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．arguing

39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted

40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited

41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents

42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about

43．A．ways               B．signs           C．interests       D．hopes

44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile

45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During

46．A．anxious           B．angry                 C．frightened     D．miserable

47．A．rudely             B．irregularly          C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily

48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living

49．A．beautiful      B．familiar           C．splendid       D．modern

50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded

51．A．plant           B．water           C．climb                 D．hide

52．A．which              B．where              C．that                 D．what

53．A．cost                 B．value           C．mean               D．measure

54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience

55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．asking             D．expecting

 

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

       One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

       Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”

       The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．

        45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47  ．

       What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

36．A．different       B．quick            C．wise                D．final

37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore      D．Even though

38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．arguing

39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted

40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited

41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents

42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about

43．A．ways               B．signs            C．interests        D．hopes

44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile

45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During

46．A．anxious           B．angry                  C．frightened     D．miserable

47．A．rudely             B．irregularly           C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily

48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living

49．A．beautiful       B．familiar           C．splendid        D．modern

50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded

51．A．plant            B．water            C．climb                  D．hide

52．A．which              B．where              C．that                 D．what

53．A．cost                 B．value            C．mean               D．measure

54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience

55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．asking             D．expecting