阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

    It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36   became the topic．Suddenly I   37   upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go   38   in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39   , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea   40  .

    Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41    

for a bus to take us to the  42  ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43  0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .

    We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45   that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46   we changed our clothes quickly．

    But things were not going so  47  ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and  48  all over．At last we made up our minds to   49  into the water．We put our feet in first,   __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．

    Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps .  I gave the  51  ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__ and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53   0ur clothes as quickly as possible．

    On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54  ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

1.A．films           B. music         C. sports         D. plays

2.A．caught          B. fell           C. came          D. hit

3.A．swimming       B. skating        C. skiing         D. camping

4.A．Specially        B. Besides        C. Really        D. Clearly

5.A．indeed          B. surely         C. certainly       D. truly

6.A．1ooking         B. searching      C. waiting        D. asking

7.A．river            B. lake          C. pool           D. sands

8.A．Even            B. Yet           C. If             D. And

9.A．ahead           B. forward        C. away          D. back

10.A．excited         B. happy          C. proud         D. lonely

11.A．So             B. However       C. Still           D. Or

12.A．wrong          B. right           C. bad           D. smooth

13.A．walked         B. changed        C. trembled       D. hid

14.A．go             B. drop           C. fun           D. rush

15.A．just            B. then           C. only           D. but

16.A．message        B. order          C. mark          D. information

17.A．slowly         B. nervously       C. happily        D. immediately

18.A．had on         B. put on          C. wore          D. dressed

19.A．1ife           B. experiment      C. chance         D. experience

20.A．attend         B. reach           C. enter          D. go

第二节: 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.
“Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.
My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.
That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.
Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.
I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
16. A. rushed    B. climbed     C. fell       D. looked
17. A. showed    B. phoned     C. dressed     D. woke
18. A. take       B. catch       C. help        D. make
19. A. hat        B. shoes      C. jacket      D. glasses
20. A. something  B. nothing     C. anything    D. everything
21. A. covered    B. crowded    C. filled       D. fixed
22. A. discovered  B. arranged    C. measured   D. destroyed
23. A. hardest     B. longest     C. earliest     D. smallest
24. A. ships       B. boats      C. cars       D. buses
25.A. usually      B. finally     C. exactly    D. certainly
26.A. restored     B. developed   C. gathered    D. recovered
27. A. learned     B. realized     C. thought     D. concluded
28. A. made      B. appointed  C. declared    D. elected
29. A. truth       B. safety     C. value      D. regret
30. A. shared      B. rescued    C. risked       D. affected

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分， 满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

    A ___21___ came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___22___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___23___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

    I ___24___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her ___25___, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___26___ was something greater.

    The next morning she ___27___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to ___28___ a university.

     After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___29___, aren’t you? I think I have a ___30___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___31___.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___32___.

    For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling ___33___. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ___34___ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___35___ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___36___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ___37___ be the teacher of this class.”

    My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___38___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___39___ comment made in the classroom that day when I was in my high school. Mom showed me how to handle ___40___ situations and never give up.

21. A. noise      B. voice    C. sound  D. tune

22. A. get          B. take     C. carry    D. throw

23. A. otherwise      B. anyhow        C. instead         D. actually

24. A. settled   B. pushed         C. picked  D. put

25. A. teacher B. employer     C. director        D. adviser

26. A. purpose B. encouragement              C. process        D. victory

27. A. went      B. met      C. worked         D. stayed

28. A. visit        B. continue       C. attend D. prepare

29. A. serious  B. fortunate     C. careful D. responsible

30. A. career    B. duty     C. position        D. part

31. A. learning B. judging        C. obeying        D. imagining

32. A. patiently         B. eagerly         C. successfully D. skillfully

33. A. upset     B. frightened   C. guilty   D. ashamed

34. A. looked up       B went up         C. took up         D. showed up

35. A. believe   B. protect         C. treat    D. receive

36. A. spirit      B. intention      C. idea      D. attempt

37. A. must      B. would  C. might   D. should

38. A. At  B. During C. On        D. With

39. A. worthless       B. thoughtless C. hopeless      D. helpless

40. A. challenging    B. different       C. dangerous   D. strange

第二节: 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.

    “Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.

    My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.

    Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.

    That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.

    Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.

    When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.

    I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.

16. A. rushed     B. climbed      C. fell        D. looked

17. A. showed    B. phoned      C. dressed      D. woke

18. A. take       B. catch        C. help        D. make

19. A. hat        B. shoes       C. jacket       D. glasses

20. A. something  B. nothing      C. anything    D. everything

21. A. covered    B. crowded     C. filled       D. fixed

22. A. discovered  B. arranged     C. measured   D. destroyed

23. A. hardest     B. longest      C. earliest     D. smallest

24. A. ships       B. boats       C. cars        D. buses

25.A. usually      B. finally      C. exactly     D. certainly

26.A. restored     B. developed   C. gathered     D. recovered

27. A. learned     B. realized     C. thought      D. concluded

28. A. made       B. appointed   C. declared     D. elected

29. A. truth        B. safety      C. value       D. regret

30. A. shared      B. rescued     C. risked       D. affected

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

    It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36   became the topic．Suddenly I   37   upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go   38   in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39   , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea   40  .

    Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41    

for a bus to take us to the  42  ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43  0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .

    We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45   that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46   we changed our clothes quickly．

    But things were not going so  47  ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and  48  all over．At last we made up our minds to   49  into the water．We put our feet in first,   __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．

    Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps .  I gave the  51  ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__ and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53   0ur clothes as quickly as possible．

    On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54  ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

A．films           B. music         C. sports         D. plays

A．caught          B. fell           C. came          D. hit

A．swimming       B. skating        C. skiing         D. camping

A．Specially        B. Besides        C. Really        D. Clearly

A．indeed          B. surely         C. certainly       D. truly

A．1ooking         B. searching      C. waiting        D. asking

A．river            B. lake          C. pool           D. sands

A．Even            B. Yet           C. If             D. And

A．ahead           B. forward        C. away          D. back

A．excited         B. happy          C. proud         D. lonely

A．So             B. However       C. Still           D. Or

A．wrong          B. right           C. bad           D. smooth

A．walked         B. changed        C. trembled       D. hid

A．go             B. drop           C. fun           D. rush

A．just            B. then           C. only           D. but

A．message        B. order          C. mark          D. information

A．slowly         B. nervously       C. happily        D. immediately

A．had on         B. put on          C. wore          D. dressed

A．1ife           B. experiment      C. chance         D. experience

A．attend         B. reach           C. enter          D. go