It was a cold night in September. The rain was drumming on the car roof as George and Marie Winston drove through the empty country roads towards the house of their friends, the Harrisons, where they were going to attend a party to celebrate the engagement of the Harrisons' daughter, Lisa. As they drove, they listened to the local radio station, which was playing classical music.

Suddenly the music on the radio was interrupted by a news announcement: "The Cheshire police have issued a serious warning after a man escaped from Colford Mental Hospital earlier this evening. The man, John Downey, is a murderer who killed six people before he was captured two years ago. He is described as large, very strong and extremely dangerous. People in the Cheshire' area are warned to keep their doors and windows locked, and to call the police immediately if they see anyone acting strangely.”

Marie shivered. "A crazy killer. And he's out there somewhere. That's scary.”

"Don't worry about it,” said her husband. "We're nearly there now. But this car is losing power for some reason.”

As he spoke, the car began to slow down. Finally they rolled to a halt, as the engine died completely. Just as they stopped, George pulled the car off the road, and it came to rest under a large tree,

"Blast!” said George angrily. "Now we'll have to walk in the rain.”

"But that'll take us an hour at least,” said Marie, "And I have my high-heeled shoes and my nice clothes on. They'll be ruined!”

"Well, you'll have to wait while I run to the nearest house and call the Harrisons. Someone can come out and pick us up," said George.

"But George! Have you forgotten what the radio said?"

"You'll have to hide in the back of the car. Lock all the doors and lie on the floor in the back, under this blanket. No one will see you. When I come back, I'll knock three times on the door. Then you can get up and open it. Don't open it unless you hear three knocks," George opened the door and, slipped out into the rain. He quickly disappeared into the blackness.

Marie quickly locked the door and settled down under the blanket in the back for a long wait.

Suddenly she heard three slow knocks, one after the other, also on the roof of the car. Was it her husband? Should she open the door? Then she heard another knock, and another. This was not her husband. It was somebody or something else. She was shaking with fear, but she forced herself to lie still. The knocking continued----bump, bump, bump, bump.

Many hours later, as the sun rose, she was still lying there. The knocking had never stopped all night long. She did not know what to do. Where was George? Why had he not come for her?

Suddenly, she heard the sound of three or four vehicles, racing quickly down the road. Someone had come! Marie sat up quickly and looked out of the window.

The three vehicles were all police cars. Several policemen leapt out. One of them rushed towards the car as Marie opened the door. He took her by the hand.

"Get out of the car and walk with me to the police vehicle. Miss! You're safe now. Look straight ahead. Keep looking at the police car. Don't look back. Just don't look back.”

Something in the way he spoke filled Marie with cold horror. She could not help herself. About ten yards from the police car, she stopped, turned and looked back at the empty vehicle.

George was hanging from the tree above the car, a rope tied around his neck. As the wind blew his body back and forth, his feet were bumping gently on the roof of the car-bump, bump, bump, bump.

1．What was the reason for the news announcement on the radio?

A．Some people had been seen acting strangely in the Cheshire area.

B．The police were warning of accidents on the roads in the bad weather.

C．Six people, including John Downey, had been murdered.

D．A dangerous prisoner had escaped.

2．Why did Marie stay in the car when George left?

  A．She was afraid to go out in the dark.   

  B．So no-one would steal the car.

  C．Her clothes weren't suitable for the rain.  

  D．She wanted to get some sleep.

3．Why did the policeman tell her not to look back when he brought her out of the car?

  A．The killer was waiting behind her.

  B．He wanted her to forget everything that had happened during the night.

  C．He didn't want her to see the damage done to the car.

       D．He didn't want her to see the body of her husband.

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was   1 the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They   2 .

After several days, we learned about a   3  from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he   4  some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father   5  the house because it was in bad   6  .

We told the radio station that we wanted to  7 Juan. After that, we started to think about how to  8 all the money to buy all that Juan  9  . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We   10 bought some toys as a little   11  for Juan.

  12 , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were   13  , and all those helping these children.

In the party we  14  Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the   15   we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my   16  and I.

That day was one of the most   17  days in my life, and I learned something   18  from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do   19   this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping   20 .

I am going to keep doing that all my life!

1.                A．thinking of      B．listening to      C．searching for  D．looking after

 

2.                A．agreed         B．refused         C．hesitated D．admitted

 

3.                A．note           B．telephone       C．message  D．letter

 

4.                A．asked for       B．cared about     C．looked at D．laughed at

 

5.                A．build           B．repair          C．rent D．buy

 

6.                A．choice         B．situation        C．condition D．place

 

7.                A．praise          B．visit            C．help D．teach

 

8.                A．save           B．collect          C．spend    D．keep

 

9.                A．lost            B．hated          C．needed   D．wasted

 

10.               A．hardly         B．also           C．never D．still

 

11.               A．surprise        B．change         C．promise   D．comfort

 

12.               A．Nearly         B．Suddenly       C．Immediately    D．Finally

 

13.               A．told           B．shown         C．invited    D．allowed

 

14.               A．forgot          B．met           C．ignored   D．caught

 

15.               A．presents        B．signals         C．plans D．tips

 

16.               A．parents        B．neighbors       C．friends    D．classmates

 

17.               A．difficult        B．official         C．peaceful   D．meaningful

 

18.               A．lucky          B．funny          C．important  D．interesting

 

19.               A．though         B．but            C．unless D．because

 

20.               A．happy          B．angry          C．peaceful   D．wealthy

 

 

Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us lately．We couldn’t understand the  1   , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation．  2  ，we decided to  3  him a lesson in the way he treated us．

Once we started giving Charles the  4  shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him．He looked so  5  , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when  6  passed his table, but all he got  7  return were mean looks and silence．

At first I was glad my plan had  8  , but Charles’ unhappiness made me upset．I only wanted him to know  9  it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would  10  him．

During one lunch period, I  11 as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch, obviously 12   the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．

“Hey! Man．I’m terribly sorry．” I called out．

Charles turned around   13  , clearly wanting to avoid eye contact．

“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked．

“I’m sorry,   14   I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship．” I said．

“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much   15  ．

“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”

“Oh, my God! Why would I want  16  ?”I shouted, completely puzzled．

Clearly, we both had been  17  each other wrong．

At first Charles couldn’t accept my  18  ．I knew he needed time to   19 all the hurt I’d caused him．But eventually, he did forgive me．We even started hanging out together  20  ．And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all．

1．A．situation               B．change               C．action                D．appearance

2．A．Besides             B．Therefore           C．Instead              D．Opposite

3．A．take                B．teach                C．give                 D．attend

4．A．serious              B．friendly              C．warm                D．cold

5．A．sad                 B．angry               C．happy                D．high

6．A．nobody             B．anyone               C．they                  D．someone

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

8．A．helped              B．operated             C．worked              D．done

9．A．what                  B．that                C．as                    D．how

10．A．worry               B．touch               C．hurt                  D．disappoint

11．A．imagined           B．listened             C．recalled             D．watched

12．A．counting           B．guessing            C．waiting             D．checking

13．A．immediately        B．slowly              C．finally              D．willingly

14．A．and                 B．so                    C．thus                D．but

15．A．interested          B．pleased              C．surprised           D moved

16．A．it                    B．those                C．that                  D．such

17．A．understanding     B．regarding            C．knowing           D treating

18．A．explanation         B．attitude              C．suggestion         D．apology

20．A．seldom            B．once                 C．again                D．also

Charles and I used to hang out all the time，together with a few other guys，but he seemed too cool for us lately．We couldn't understand the __1__，and we didn't ask him for an explanation __2__，we decided to __3__ him a lesson in the way he treated us．

Once we started giving Charles the __4__ shoulder，almost everybody was taking no notice of him．He looked so __5__，especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said “Hey!” when __6__ passed his table，but all he got __7__ return were mean looks and silence．

At first I was glad my plan had __8__，but Charles' unhappiness made me upset．I only wanted him to know __9__ it felt like to be blown off，but I hadn't thought about how badly my “lesson” would __10__ him．

During one lunch period，I __11__ as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch，obviously __12__ the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．

“Hey! man．I'm terribly sorry．” I called out．

Charles turned around __13__，clearly wanting to avoid eye contact．

“Oh，so you are talking to me now?” he asked．

“I'm so sorry，__14__ I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship．” I said．

“What?” he nearly shouted，looking much __15__．“I've left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”

“Oh，my God! Why would I want __16__?” I shouted，completely puzzled．

Clearly，we both had been __17__ each other wrong．

At first Charles couldn't accept my __18__．I knew he needed time to __19__ all the hurt I'd caused him．But eventually，he did forgive roe．We even started hanging out together __20__．And our friendship wasn't destroyed at all．

1．A．situation                B．change                 C．action                    D．appearance

2．A．Besides                  B．Therefore             C．Instead                  D．Opposite

3．A．take                      B．teach                   C．give                       D．attend

4．A．serious                  B．friendly                C．warm                    D．cold

5．A．sad                       B．angry                   C．happy                    D．high

6．A．nobody                  B．anyone                 C．they                       D．someone

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

8．A．helped                   B．operated               C．worked                  D．done

10．A．worry                  B．touch                   C．hurt                       D．disappoint

11．A．imagined              B．listened                C．recalled                  D．watched

12．A．counting              B．guessing              C．waiting                  D．checking

13．A．immediately           B．slowly                 C．finally                    D．willingly

14．A．mad                    B．so                       C．thus                       D．but

15．A．interested             B．pleased                C．surprised                D．moved

16．A．this                     B．those                   C．that                       D．such

17．A．understanding        B．regarding             C．knowing                D．treating

18．A．excuse                 B．attitude                C．suggestion                  D．apology

19．A．get into                B．get over               C．get across              D．get along

20．A．seldom                B．once                    C．again                     D．also

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was   36   the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They   37 .

  After several days, we learned about a   38   from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he   39   some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father   40   the house because it was in bad   41   .

  We told the radio station that we wanted to   42   Juan. After that, we started to think about how to   43   all the money to buy all that Juan   44   . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We   45   bought some toys as a little   46­­   for Juan.

      47  , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were   48   , and all those helping these children.

In the party we  49   Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the   50    we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my   51   and I.

   That day was one of the most   52   days in my life, and I learned something   53   from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do   54    this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping   55   .

   I am going to keep doing that all my life!

36. A. thinking of          B. listening to           C. searching for        D. looking after

37. A. agreed             B. refused              C. hesitated            D. admitted

38. A. note           B. telephone             C. message            D. letter

39. A. asked for       B. cared about          C. looked at            D. laughed at

40. A. build                B. repair                    C. rent                D. buy

41. A. choice           B. situation           C. condition            D. place

42. A. praise          B. visit                C. help                D. teach

43. A. save           B. collect              C. spend              D. keep

44. A. lost              B. hated             C. needed               D. wasted

45. A. hardly         B. also              C. never                 D. still

46. A. surprise               B. change            C. promise             D. comfort

47. A. Nearly         B. Suddenly             C. Immediately          D. Finally

48. A. told             B. shown             C. invited               D. allowed

49. A. forgot          B. met                C. ignored                D. caught

50. A. presents        B. signals                   C. plans               D. tips

51. A. parents         B. neighbors           C. friends              D. classmates

52. A. difficult            B. official               C. peaceful           D. meaningful

53. A. lucky          B. funny               C. important           D. interesting

54. A. though         B. but                  C. unless              D. because

55. A. happy           B. angry               C. peaceful            D. wealthy