Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble. His arrest ?　1　? as many questions as it has answers. Top of the list is 　2　 should happen to Saddam now, closely ?　3　? by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (毁坏).

He is currently being held by 　4　 troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in 　5　.This is likely to take place at a court 　6　 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.

The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed (处死) if

　　 7　 guilty (有罪的) by the court. And the US 　8　 this.

“I think he ought to receive the 　9　 punishment for what he has done to people,” said US president George W. Bush,　10　 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death.

　　However, many 　11　,including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court.　12　 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution.

The UN Security Council has yet to 　13　 its position clear. But UN Secretary—General Kofi Annan ?　14　? say that “the UN does not support a death penalty.”

　　Besides 　15　a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 　16　 the US and Britain can find the 　17　 weapons they gave as the 　18　 for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture (捕获) could 　19　 a breakthrough (突破) in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “I think we should 　20　 what we're doing in Iraq.”

1.A.　threw　　　　 B.　throws　　　　　　C.　has thrown　　　　　　D.　had thrown

2.A.　which　　　　 B.　that　　　　　　　　C.　it　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　what

3.A.　followed　　 B.　following　　　　C.　to follow　　　　　　　　D.　to be followed

4.A.　British　　　　 B.　American　　　　C.　Iraqi　　　　　　　　　　 D.　Iranian

5.A.　strength　　　　　　 B.　power　　　　　　 C.　politics　　　　　　　　 D.　force

6.A.　set out　　　　 B.　set on　　　　　　 C.　set off　　　　　　　　 D.　set up

7.A.　found　　　　 B.　finding　　　　　　C.　was found　　　　　　 D.　find

8.A.　supports　　 B.　opposes　　　　 C.　agrees　　　　　　　　 D.　disappoints

9.A.　better　　　　 B.　good　　　　　　 C.　best　　　　　　　　　　 D.　worst

10.A.　with　　　　 B.　for　　　　　　　　 C.　without　　　　　　　　 D.　of

11.A.　people　　　　B.　officers　　　　 C.　nations　　　　　　　　 D.　armies

12.A.　But　　　　　　B.　And　　　　　　　　C.　Though　　　　　　　　 D.　Even

13.A.　have　　　　 B.　let　　　　　　　　 C.　make　　　　　　　　　　 D.　allow

14.A.　does　　　　 B.　did　　　　　　　　 C.　was　　　　　　　　　　 D.　is

15.A.　wait　　　　 B.　waited　　　　　　C.　waiting　　　　　　　　 D.　waiting for

16.A.　that　　　　　　B.　why　　　　　　 C.　if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　which

17.A.　banned　　 B.　advanced　　　　C.　modern　　　　　　　　 D.　new

18.A.　cause　　　　 B.　reason　　　　　　C.　result　　　　　　　　　　 D.　end

19.A.　result from B.　come from C.　lead to　　　　　　　　　　D.　solve

20.A.　carry off　　B.　carry forward C.　carry through　　　　 D.　carry on

Once upon a time, in the garden of the Chinese Emperor(皇帝) there lived a nightingale(夜莺).She sang　1　.And one day the Emperor was so moved when he　2　the bird sing that tears came into his eyes. He then had the 　3　 kept in a beautiful cage in his palace and listened to her every day. Before long the Emperor received a gift of a　4　　　　 　nightingale from Japan. It could　5　some of the songs the real bird sang. Now the toy bird gave the Emperor much 6　.And it was able to sing three-and-?thirty times without being tired.　7　?being killed, the living nightingale had flown out of the ?　8　?,back to her green woods. But one evening, when the toy bird was singing its best, something　9　 the bird went out of order. No one could repair it. No　10　of any nightingale was heard. Many years passed, and the Emperor felt so　11　that he lay ill and, it was said, was going to　12　.He wanted very much to hear the　13　song again. All at once there came the beautiful　14　of a nightingale through the window. The living nightingale came to sing for the　15　again. And life began to return to the Emperor.“16　,little bird,” said the Emperor. “I didn't treat you well before,　17　you have given me life again. How can I reward you?”

“You have done that already,” said the nightingale. “I brought　18　to your eyes the first time I sang; I shall never forget that.” The Emperor felt 　19 and got well again. The nightingale often came to sit in a tree of the palace garden and sing something to　20　 the Emperor happy.

1. A. beautifully　　　　　 B. badly　　　　C. terribly　　　　 D. carelessly

2. A. saw　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　 C. watched　　　　 D. looked at

3. A. machine　　　　　 B. pianist　　　　 C. bird　　　　　　　D. girl

4. A. true　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　 C. living　　　　　　D. toy

5. A. read　　　　　　　　B. write　　　　　C. dance　　　　　 D. sing

6. A. praise　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. sadness

7. A. Without　　　　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　　D. At

8. A. cage　　　　　　　　B. box　　　　　 C. forest 　　　　　 D. square

9. A. inside　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. far away from

10. A. singing　　　　　　B. crying　　　　　 C. chime　　　　　 D. carol

11. A. happy　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　 D. glad

12. A. marry　　　　　　 B. fade　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　 D. die

13. A. chemist's　　　　　B. musician's　　　　 C. toy's　　　　　 D. nightingale's

14. A. song　　　　　　 B. throat　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 D. noise

15. A. woman　　　　　　B. prisoner　　　　 C. tourist　　　　 D. Emperor

16. A. Thank you　　　　　B. Sorry　　　　　 C. Pardon　　　　 D. Goodbye

17. A. and so　　　　　　 B. and yet　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. because

18. A. glasses　　　　　　 B. favours　　　　 C. tears　　　　　 D. waters

19. A. strong　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　D. ill

20. A. let　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. ask

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”.But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.?

Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever ?　36　? the wolves' world? If you had, you would ?　37　? the wolves.?

In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about ?　38　? than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to ?　39　? full use of the shape of land to ?　40　? sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be ?　41　? experts good at fighting.?

The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand ?　42　?.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A ?　43　? wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves ?　44　? nothing. All the wolves obey the rules.?　45　? they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork ?　46　? makes wolves powerful.?

The wolves also have great self?respect and won't ?　47　? to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,?　48　? stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his ?　49　?,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with ?　50　? wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was ?　51　? and he never gave in, fighting ?　52　? his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.?

I was shocked by this kind of ?　53　?:wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a ?　54　? way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and ?　55　? in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

36. A. thought about      B. walked into       C. talked about       D. cared for?

37. A. hunt     B. admire       C. draw   D. watch

38. A. space    B. spot    C. food   D. survival?

39. A. get       B. take    C. Have   D. make?

40. A. fight    B. avoid  C. Trap   D. discover?

41. A. special  B. imaginative       C. Outstanding       D. creative?

42. A. operation     B. teamwork   C. lifestyle      D. control

43. A. single   B. brave  C. lonely D. fair?

44. A. fight    B. struggle      C. fear    D. fail

45. A. As for  B. As though  C. Even so      D. Even if?

46. A. what    B. he       C. That    D. one?

47. A. turn in  B. give in       C. take in       D. break in?

48. A. once     B. just     C. Soon   D. only?

49. A. satisfaction  B. disappointment  C. pleasure     D. sorrow

50. A. rest      B. others C. Another     D. the other

51. A. proud   B. satisfied     C. Willing      D. eager

52. A. until     B. although     C. before D. unless

53. A. selflessness  B. self-confidence  C. self-respect D. self-protection

54. A. curious B. different     C. strange       D. humorous?

55. A. walk    B. hand   C. get      D. succeed

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

     One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 　41　. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 　42　.”

　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 　43　. It was full of scars, it had places 　44　 pieces had been removed and other pieces 45　 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 　46　 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed. “ 　47　 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours  48　 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every　49　 represents a person 　50　 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 51　 me a piece of their heart that fits into the  52　 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 　53　.

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 　54　, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　55　 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 　56　 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 　57　 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’

　　The young man walked up to the old man, 　58　 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 　59　 it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 　60　, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side.

1.A．ugly　　　　　B．perfect　　　　　 C．beautiful　　　　D．hurt

2.A．mine　　　　 B．his　　　　　　　 C．theirs　　　　　D．ours

3.A．coat　　　　　B．appearance　　　　C．face　　　　　 D．heart

4.A．that　　　　　B．which　　　　　　C．where　　　　　D．whose

5.A．cut　　　　　 B．set　　　　　　　C．put　　　　　　 D．brought

6.A．smooth　　　 B．rough　　　　　　C．broken　　　　　D．pretty

7.A.Comparing　　　B．Compared　　　　C．Compare　　　 D．Compares

8.A．looks　　　　 B．seems　　　　　　C．is　　　　　　　D．fits

9.A．one　　　　　 B．heart　　　　　　 C．piece　　　　　 D．scar

10.A．on whom　　 B．in whom　　　　　C．with whom　　  D．to whom

11.A．take　　　　 B．give　　　　　　　C．lend　　　　　　D．pass

12.A．empty　　　 B．full　　　　　　　 C．original　　　　 D．first

13.A．had　　　　  B．gave　　　　　　 C．shared　　　　　D．owned

14.A．in　　　　　 B．away　　　　　　 C．off　　　　　　D．up

15.A．lot　　　　　 B．sheet　　　　　　 C．piece　　　　　D．pile

16.A．making　　　 B．taking　　　　　　C．keeping　　　　D．bringing

17.A．keep　　　　　B．cut　　　　　　　C．come　　　　　D．stay

18.A．carried away　　B．reached into　　　C．took out　　　 D．brought up

19.A．offered　　　　B．took　　　　　　C．passed　　　　　D．served

20.A．fit　　　　　　B．hit　　　　　　　C．beat　　　　　　D．set

 

. The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said “Happy Birhtday” to the little girl.　

A. carried; lit 　 B. carried; lighted  　 C. carrying; lighted 　 D. carrying; lit