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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl  36   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   37   the mother would not return to her eggs and she   38   to take them home. There she carefully   39   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   40   the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   41  .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   42  , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they   43  , the girl was able to   44   her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   45  . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   46   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   47  : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   48  . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about   49   safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   50   or follow him, and   51   slept in the grass.

One day, the girl   52   into the plane, started it and soon left the   53  . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54   flapped（拍打）their wings and   55  . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

A. managed           B. attempted            C. happened        D. supposed

A. realized            B. expected             C. imagined        D. admitted

A. helped             B. decided              C. afforded         D. meant

A. placed             B. protected             C. treated          D. examined

A. ago               B. out                  C. later            D. long

A. family             B. lake                 C. home           D. world

A. But               B. Also                 C. Thus            D. Still

A. increased          B. improved             C. rose             D. grew

A. ask               B. lead                  C. want            D. allow

A. fly               B. race                  C. swim            D. sing

A. asleep            B. away                  C. around          D. awake

A. idea              B. opinion                C. explanation      D. excuse

A. sky               B. heaven                C. flight           D. plane

A. his               B. her                    C. their           D. its

A. respect            B. remember              C. recognize       D. receive

A. so                B. instead                C. hardly          D. too

A. climbed           B. looked                 C. reached         D. fell

A. house             B. floor                  C. water           D. ground

A. secretly            B. disappointedly          C. patiently        D. eagerly

A. looked away        B. set out                 C. went by        D. turned back

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

   Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   21   bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will   22   you up in the morning! Here is how it   23   .

The bed   24  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   25   music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   26   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   27   . The sound recording can be loud music or   28   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   29   ,“Wake up immediately,     30   you’ll be late!”

    If you don’t get up   31  the second recording, you   32   be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   33  minutes. What! You’re   34   in bed! Slowly the   35   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.   36   , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become   37   .

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   38   a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new   39   . If their ideas win, the employees win   40 .    Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

 

1.A. expensive              B. special              C. valuable               D. comfortable

2.A. get                 B. catch           C. make                  D. let

3.A. works               B. runs            C. happens               D. moves

4.A. is separated from               B. is made up of    

         C. is connected to        D. is made into

5.A. loud                B. classical         C. pop                 D. soft

6.A. sound                   B. voice           C. noise             D. way

7.A. sends                  B. turns          C. plays             D. appears

8.A. pleasant             B. interesting     C. unpleasant                  D. funny

9.A. shouts               B. calls          C. whispers           D. persuades

10.A. and                  B. but                     C. so                D. or

11.A. before              B. until          C. since              D. after

12.A. can                  B. will           C. may              D. would

13.A. other               B. another        C. more              D. one

14.A. still                B. yet             C. already             D. even

15.A. end                  B. middle          C. body               D. top

16.A. However               B. Finally                   C. Therefore           D. Otherwise

17.A. angry                 B. asleep        C. happy              D. awake

18.A. achieve               B. win            C. gain               D. defeat

19.A. ideas                B. problems        C. facts               D. ways

20.A. praises                 B. positions      C. prizes              D. medals

 

At first driving requires a lot of concentration, but over time, it just becomes_____.

   A.authentic    B. available    C. automatic     D. awake 

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl  36   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   37   the mother would not return to her eggs and she   38   to take them home. There she carefully   39   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   40   the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   41  .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   42  , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they   43  , the girl was able to   44   her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   45  . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   46   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   47  : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   48  . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about   49   safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   50   or follow him, and   51   slept in the grass.

One day, the girl   52   into the plane, started it and soon left the   53  . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54   flapped（拍打）their wings and   55  . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

36. A. managed           B. attempted                C. happened          D. supposed

37. A. realized              B. expected                  C. imagined          D. admitted

38. A. helped               B. decided                          C. afforded           D. meant

39. A. placed                B. protected                 C. treated              D. examined

40. A. ago                    B. out                         C. later                 D. long

41. A. family               B. lake                               C. home               D. world

42. A. But                    B. Also                               C. Thus                D. Still

43. A. increased            B. improved                 C. rose                 D. grew

44. A. ask                           B. lead                               C. want                D. allow

45. A. fly                            B. race                               C. swim                D. sing

46. A. asleep                B. away                              C. around             D. awake

47. A. idea                          B. opinion                   C. explanation      D. excuse

48. A. sky                           B. heaven                    C. flight               D. plane

49. A. his                            B. her                                 C. their                        D. its

50. A. respect               B. remember                C. recognize          D. receive

51. A. so                             B. instead                    C. hardly              D. too

52. A. climbed             B. looked                     C. reached            D. fell

53. A. house                 B. floor                              C. water               D. ground

54. A. secretly              B. disappointedly                 C. patiently           D. eagerly

55. A. looked away              B. set out                     C. went by            D. turned back

 

John had to go to work. So he set off half an hour 36 than usual and arrived at the library before anybody else. The 37 to come was Mr. Steele, who thought, “This must be a wonder. John is 38 the first here. If he came as 39 as this every morning, he would get a lot more 40 done.” John began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had 41 all the postcards he had to write. It was a quarter to ten, and Mary had not arrived 42. He wondered 43 she was ill or if she had taken the day 44. But Mr. Steele came and 45 him if he knew where Mary was. If she were ill, she would 46, he said. It’s not like her. She’s usually 47. John said that he had no 48 where Mary was. But 49 the door opened and there was Mary. She was looking very 50 and tired. She apologized to Mr. Steele and explained that she had been 51 most of the night. She hadn’t 52 to sleep until five in the morning and had overslept. Mr. Steele was very 53 and suggested that she take the day off. She 54 him and said she would stay, but she 55 said a word for the rest of the morning. John, on the other hand, was feeling happy so at one o’clock he suggested to Mary that they go and have lunch together, and she agreed.

1...A. later            B. faster       C. slower           D. earlier

2...A. next             B. last             C. third    D. first

3...A. almost       B. about        C. actually     D. finally

4..A. soon          B. early        C. late                 D. quick

5..A. job           B. book         C. work             D. thing

6...A. taken            B. sold     C. finished             D. ended

7..A. too           B. yet          C. still        D. already

8...A. whether      B. why          C. when             D. either

9..A. on            B. over             C. off              D. up

10...A. told            B. warned       C. answered         D. asked

11...A. telephone       B. drive        C. ride         D. stay

12...A. later for work B. absent       C. ill D. the first to come

13...A. question        B. idea             C. thought          D. mind

14..A. at that moment B. for a moment C. long before    D. after work

15..A. happy        B. pale             C. red              D. excited

16...A. asleep      B. away         C. alone            D. awake

17..A. got          B. wanted       C. hoped            D. begun

18..A. cruel            B. kind             C. angry            D. glad

19...A. taught         B. told          C. laughed at   D. thanked

20...A. hardly          B. nearly       C. mostly   D. immediately