The captain of a ship and a merchant （商人） were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor （水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his 16 ．One day when the captain had come from a  17  with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had  18  and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll   19 it for you in my storehouse 20 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get  21   money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up very  22  ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his  23 friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had  24  all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was  25  lies，but he stayed  26_and said，“I knew that you had problems  27  mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started  28 voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  29_our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．”        The merchant was very  30  and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And  31  can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a  32 ，who said，“The merchant must 33 the captain the money which he got when he  34 the iron，and then the captain must  35  the merchant’s son back to him．”

16．A．car      B．cart      C．ship       D．plane

17．A．voyage  B．travel     C．business    D．visit

18．A．fallen   B．changed   C．widened    D．risen

19．A．keep    B．hide      C．hold       D．put

20．A．when    B．since     C．after       D．until

21．A．many    B．more     C．a bit       D．less

22．A．slowly   B．low       C．little      D．high

23．A．dishonest  B．honest   C．real       D．former

24．A．sold      B．borrowed  C．eaten     D．drunk

25．A．talking    B．making   C．telling    D．saying

26．A．friendly   B．calm     C．quiet      D．angry

27．A．about     B．in        C．on       D．with

28．A．another   B．next      C．the other   D．other

29．A．while    B．after      C．during     D．before

30．A．boring   B．puzzled    C．angry      D．afraid

31．A．yet      B．neither     C．so        D．either

32．A．lawyer   B．manager    C．child      D．judge

33．A．return    B．give      C．offer       D．lend

34．A．kept     B．bought    C．sold        D．stole

35．A．bring    B．fetch      C．carry       D．catch

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The captain of a ship and a merchant were friends. The merchant had a young son, who wanted to be a 1 , so the captain took him for voyages(旅行) in his ship.

　　One day, when the captain had come from a 2 with a lot of money, the merchant told him that the price of 3 had fallen, and made the suggestion that he would buy some with his money. “I'll 4 it for you in my storehouse 5 you return from your next voyage,” said the merchant, “and perhaps the price will go up and you will be able to sell it and get more money.”

　　But while the captain was 6 , the price of the iron went up very 7 , so the merchant sold it and kept the money. When the captain came back, his 8 friend told him that he was very sorry 9 the rats had eaten all the iron.

　　The captain knew that his friend was telling lies, but he stayed 10 and said, “I knew that you had 11 with rats in your storehouse.” After a few days, the captain started 12 voyage, and when he returned home 13 the end of his voyage, he said to the merchant, “I'm very sorry, but 14 our voyage a bird 15 down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very 16 and said, “Birds cannot carry boys!” “And rats cannot eat iron,” answered the captain. The merchant took the captain to a 17 , who said, “The merchant must 18 the captain the money which he got when he 19 the iron, and then the captain 20 the merchant's son back to him.”

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Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.

After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___18___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had __20___ to get above the storm.

1. A. at    B. over    C. to       D. above

2. A. inside     B. beside C. behind       D. under

3. A. arrived   B. entered       C. climbed      D. flew

4. A. asked     B. noticed       C. announced  D. told

5. A. out  B. inside  C. in       D. by

6. A. fetch      B. hold    C. keep   D. get

7. A. impossible     B. possible      C. unable D. unsuitable

8. A. prettier   B. stronger    C. smaller     D. heavier

9. A. before    B. after   C. until   D. when

10. A. smooth B. forget       C. correct       D. drive

11. A. noticed B. looked       C. watched     D. realized

12. A. on B. up      C. out    D. in

13. A. general B. similar       C. common     D. sharp

14. A. smiled  B. spoke  C. added  D. acted

15. A. at  B. about  C. on      D. with

16. A. shake    B. shaken       C. shook  D. shocked

17. A. edge     B. line     C. side   D. wing

18. A. give out       B. give off      C. give up      D. give back

19. A. save     B. cool    C. persuade     D. comfort

20. A. succeeded             B. flown      C. planned    D. managed

Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.  

After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.

1. A. at            B. over             C. to               D. above

2. A. inside         B. beside          C. behind            D. under

3. A. arrived       B. entered            C. climbed          D. flew

4. A. asked         B. noticed            C. announced             D. told

5. A. out          B. inside           C. in               D. by

6. A. fetch          B. hold             C. keep            D. get

7. A. impossible     B. possible           C. unable         D. unsuitable

8. A. prettier       B. stronger          C. smaller           D. heavier

9. A. before        B. after            C. until            D. when

10. A. smooth     B. forget          C. correct           D. drive

11. A. noticed     B. looked                C. watched          D. realized

12. A. on         B. up               C. out              D. in

13. A. general       B. similar                C. common         D. sharp

14. A. smiled      B. spoke           C. added             D. acted

15. A. at          B. about           C. on               D. with

16. A. shake        B. shaken                C. shook             D. shocked

17. A. edge         B. line              C. side             D. wing

18. A. give out    B. give off          C. give up           D. give back

19. A. save         B. cool             C. persuade         D. comfort

20. A. succeeded     B. flown                C. planned          D. managed

The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll      it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get     money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very    and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must    the merchant’s son back to him．”

1.A. car       B. cart      C. ship        D. plane

2.A. voyage   B. travel     C. business    D. visit

3.A. fallen    B. raised     C. widened    D. risen

4.A. keep     B. hide      C. hold       D. put

5.A. when    B. since      C. after       D. until

6.A. many    B. more      C. a bit       D. less

7.A. on      B. in         C. to         D. by

8.A. dishonest B. honest     C. real        D. former

9.A. sold     B. borrowed   C. eaten      D. drunk

10.A. talking   B. making    C. telling      D. saying

11.A. friendly  B. calm      C. quiet       D. angry

12.A. about    B. in         C. on         D. with

13.A. another  B. next       C. the other    D. other

14.A. while    B. after       C. during      D. before

15.A. boring   B. puzzled     C. angry      D. afraid

16.A. yet      B. neither      C. so        D. either

17.A. lawyer   B. manager     C. child      D. judge

18.A. return    B. give        C. offer      D. lend

19.A. kept     B. bought      C. sold       D. stole

20.A. bring    B. fetch        C. carry      D. catch