Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year, her classmates voted her1 the favourite student. She was so easy to2 along with that the number of friends she had by far outnumbered (压倒)those of anyone else in her group.
One day the 10-year-old was3 talking in the class and ordered to stay back as4 . Staying back5doing something “useful”, like helping in the garden or library after school.
Now the school in which Mini6 had a rule of sorts. Once a month, you could interchange your punishment schedule with someone else. If you7 something else to do the day you were punished, you could 8a friend to stand in for you. Of course, you had to return the favour, but in that same month itself. Otherwise the favour cancelled itself out. So the students who stayed back for others and wanted the favour repaid, found ways to be punished that very month.9 it happened, on that day a very dear aunt was visiting Mini on her way back to America. That afternoon was the only10 Mini had of seeing her for another five years. Mini needed someone to stand in for her. That was a problem though it was the last day of the month. So anyone who helped her, would do so out of friendship's sake alone. She sought out Preeti, her “best'”friend. "Oh no Mini, I can't," Preeti said. "I have to coach my brother for his nursery entrance test. The kid just can't seem to get into any decent (体面的)school." And she spent a good11 of time telling Mini of her brother's problems.
"Mohit,12 you stay back for me?" Mini asked another friend who was dribbling a ball(运球) in the playground. She knew he often just hung around after school. "To help the librarian? I13 you'd told me earlier. I have to go to a relative's house with my father. Some other day perhaps," and14 that Mohit fled.
By now, Mini was beginning to15 if even one of her friends would16 to stay. But she tried again. Three17friends and each one refused. Of course, no one said "no" outright. Mini was a great pal, after all. But each had a “reason”why they couldn't take her place that afternoon, and if only it were some other day...
So, after school Mini stayed back to help the18 , Ms Mathur. And, when the remote Ms Mathur found her crying after everyone had left, it was she19 surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. "Some popularity I have," Mini murmured(嘟囔) to herself, as she went home. "I may have many friends, but in reality I have20 ."

1. 1.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      against
   4. D.
      with
2. 2.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      take
   3. C.
      get
   4. D.
      bring
3. 3.
   1. A.
      kept
   2. B.
      prevent
   3. C.
      stopped
   4. D.
      caught
4. 4.
   1. A.
      punishment
   2. B.
      award
   3. C.
      reward
   4. D.
      guilt
5. 5.
   1. A.
      intended
   2. B.
      meant
   3. C.
      suggested
   4. D.
      showed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      worked
   2. B.
      lived
   3. C.
      studied
   4. D.
      stayed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      needed
   2. B.
      made
   3. C.
      required
   4. D.
      had
8. 8.
   1. A.
      ask
   2. B.
      order
   3. C.
      demand
   4. D.
      advise
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Since
   2. B.
      When
   3. C.
      While
   4. D.
      As
10. 10.
    1. A.
       chance
    2. B.
       choice
    3. C.
       change
    4. D.
       challenge
11. 11.
    1. A.
       plenty
    2. B.
       many
    3. C.
       deal
    4. D.
       number
12. 12.
    1. A.
       will
    2. B.
       must
    3. C.
       shall
    4. D.
       may
13. 13.
    1. A.
       want
    2. B.
       hope
    3. C.
       expect
    4. D.
       wish
14. 14.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       by
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       at
15. 15.
    1. A.
       realize
    2. B.
       doubt
    3. C.
       recognize
    4. D.
       admit
16. 16.
    1. A.
       allow
    2. B.
       permit
    3. C.
       agree
    4. D.
       approve
17. 17.
    1. A.
       more
    2. B.
       another
    3. C.
       many
    4. D.
       others
18. 18.
    1. A.
       aunt
    2. B.
       teacher
    3. C.
       friend
    4. D.
       librarian
19. 19.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       which
    4. D.
       whom
20. 20.
    1. A.
       nobody
    2. B.
       none
    3. C.
       no one
    4. D.
       nothing

Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula. It is usually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a maths problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo didn’t get anything from school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind.
The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments.
Above all, they knew how to use their brains

1. 1.

   Many people go to school for an education. But some others go to school for______

   1. A.
      enjoying themselves
   2. B.
      learning subjects
   3. C.
      learning a skill
   4. D.
      making a living
2. 2.

   A teacher’s job is mainly to train his students to master the ability of ______

   1. A.
      learning by themselves
   2. B.
      making a living
   3. C.
      reading and thinking
   4. D.
      studying all the subjects
3. 3.

   Using a formula in working out a maths problem is ______ memorizing it

   1. A.
      much easier than
   2. B.
      more difficult than
   3. C.
      as easy as
   4. D.
      as difficult as
4. 4.

   The scientists were successful because ______

   1. A.
      they read books that were not taught at school
   2. B.
      they worked all their lives
   3. C.
      they wasted not a single moment
   4. D.
      they knew how to use their brains

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 1 sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 2 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 3 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 4.
“Thank you for 5 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 6!”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was always ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 7 of ther happiness. She always smiled and answered, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 8 when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the village all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 9 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still 10 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or young She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      thought
   2. B.
      found
   3. C.
      sounded
   4. D.
      felt
2. 2.
   1. A.
      butterfly
   2. B.
      bird
   3. C.
      snake
   4. D.
      squirrel
3. 3.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      or
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      as
4. 4.
   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      tired
   3. C.
      mad
   4. D.
      angry
5. 5.
   1. A.
      catching
   2. B.
      beating
   3. C.
      killing
   4. D.
      saving
6. 6.
   1. A.
      active
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      energetic
   4. D.
      humorous
7. 7.
   1. A.
      success
   2. B.
      secret
   3. C.
      power
   4. D.
      lesson
8. 8.
   1. A.
      witch
   2. B.
      fairy
   3. C.
      ghost
   4. D.
      princess
9. 9.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      pleased
   3. C.
      glad
   4. D.
      afraid
10. 10.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       cried
    3. C.
       smiled
    4. D.
       Jumped

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport， but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的）traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to make a journey by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London‘s discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！

1. 1.

   From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.

   1. A.
      air
   2. B.
      boat
   3. C.
      swimming
   4. D.
      A， B， or C
2. 2.

   The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.

   1. A.
      by swimming
   2. B.
      in his own car
   3. C.
      by air
   4. D.
      by hovercraft
3. 3.

   A tunnel would cost______ a bridge.

   1. A.
      far less than
   2. B.
      as much as
   3. C.
      far more than
   4. D.
      as little as
4. 4.

   The main idea of the passage is______.

   1. A.
      how to develop the trade of London
   2. B.
      when to cross the Channel
   3. C.
      how to get to Europe from London more conveniently
   4. D.
      what to do in the developing of traveling

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A Beautiful Dress

My neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents   51   her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use   52   words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to   53   on the ground, to the   54   of all people around. Her parents tried to   55   her by beating and kicking. However, she became more   56  . Finally they became thoroughly   57   with her.

       One day their next-door   58  , a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very   59  . It immediately caught the girl’s   60   and made them shine brightly.

       The girl put on the dress and became quite a   61   person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She   62   seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not   63   for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been   64  , neat, and lovely.

       The story set me   65   a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress   66   somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it,   67   it or take no notice of it.   68   is a powerful force or weapon — that’s something   69   by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are   70   with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.

A. left             B. brought               C. met                      D. taught

A. dirty           B. new                     C. creative                D. attractive

A. trap                B. weep                        C. roll                          D. jump

A. surprise             B. delight                         C. mercy                     D. regret

A. advise         B. encourage              C. support                 D. educate

A. mature           B. violent                            C. changeable               D. considerate

A. tired             B. pleased                  C. relaxed                 D. disappointed

A. office          B. stranger                  C. neighbor                 D. apartment

A. beautiful         B. modern                    C. shabby                     D. fragile

A. attention    B. ears                      C. eyes                        D. imagination

A. rude         B. different              C. violent                   D. unique

A. even       B. also                   C. still                    D. ever

A. bad         B. much                 C. enough               D. suitable

A. voluntary      B. conscious                 C. merciful                   D. gentle

A. imagining    B. moving                  C. thinking                  D. puzzling

A. ruined      B. hidden                     C. disappeared            D. rediscovered

A. forget           B. criticize                    C. advocate                   D. remember

A. Love         B. Violence              C. Beauty                         D. Honesty

A. cared        B. valued                   C. unlearnt                  D. unrealized

A. dealt           B. born                       C. grown                     D. lived