Jack 　41 　in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 　42 　his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 　43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 　44 　 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 　45 to Spain and 　46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 　47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 　48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack 　49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 　50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”

41. A. flew 　　　　　 B. lived　　　　　 C. went 　　　 D. dropped

42. A. for 　　　　 B. off 　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　 D. into

43. A. all 　　　　　 B. both　　　　 C. other　　　　　 D. any

44. A. and 　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. though　 　　　 D. however

45. A. bus 　　　　 B. plane 　　　　　 C. train　 　　　 D. bike

46. A. reached 　　 B. left　　　　 C. arrived 　　　 D. stayed

47. A. down 　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. away 　　　　　 D. out

48. A. before 　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 D. after

49. A. lay　　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. jumped

50. A. once again 　　 B. on time 　 C. at times　　 D. at once

Jack 　41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 　his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 　43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 　44 　 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 　45 to Spain and 　46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 　47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 　48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack 　49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 　50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”

41. A. flew 　　　　　　　　 B. lived　　　　　　　　 C. went 　　　　　　 D. dropped

42. A. for 　　　　　　　　　 B. off 　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　 D. into

43. A. all 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. any

44. A. and　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　 　　　　　 D. however

45. A. bus 　　　　　　　　　 B. plane 　　　　　　　 C. train　 　　　　　　 D. bike

46. A. reached 　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　 C. arrived　　　 　　　　　　 D. stayed

47. A. down 　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　 C. away 　　　　　　　 D. out

48. A. before 　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　 D. after

49. A. lay　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stood 　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　　 D. jumped

50. A. once again 　　　　 B. on time　　　　　　 C. at times　　　　　　 D. at once

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

　　阅读理解

　　Visitors to the United States are often surprised to learn thedistance from the east coast（海岸）to the west coast. It is more than 3,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast tothe Pacific Ocean on the west. A jet plane crosses the United Sta-tes in about five hours, but a traveler in a fast train needs morethan 48 hours to cross the country.

　　The new state of Hawaii is very far from the states on the eastcoast of the continent（大陆）. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. It ismore than 3,000 kilometres from Hawaii to the mainland of the UnitedStates.

　　根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。　　

　　1. The main（主要）idea of the passage is ______.

　　[    ]

　　 A. the United States is smaller than most people think it is

　　 B. the United States is a big country

　　 C. the United States is a very famous country

　　 D. The new state of Hawaii has greatly increased（增加）the size of the United States

　　2. This passage tells us a distance ______.

　　[    ]

　　 A. from New York to Chicago

　　 B. from the east coast to the west coast

　　 C. from Hawaii to the east coast

　　 D. from the Canadian border to the Mexican border（边界）

　　3.People who visit the United States are often surprised when they ______ .

　　[    ]

　　 A. come to the east coast of the United States

　　 B. know how far it is from the east coast to the west coast

　　 C. are in a jet plane

　　 D. travel in a fast train

　　4. A fast train crosses the continental United States in about______ .

　　[    ]

　　 A. five hours　　B. five days　　C. two days　　D. six days

　　5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

　　[    ]

　　 A. It takes a traveler more than 448 hours to cross the country by fast car.

　　 B. There are no mountains in the continental United States.

　　 C. Hawaii is far away from the mainland of the United States.

　　 D. America is in the Atlantic Ocean.

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the 　41 in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes 　 42 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she 　43 to bring him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he 　 44　 it.

In the following hours on the flight, 　 45　 time the hostess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile 　 46 　he needed help or not. But the passenger never 　 47 her words.

When he was going to get off the 　 48　 , the passenger asked the stewardess to hand him the passengers' booklet(意见簿). She was very 　 49 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her 　 50 the job. 　 51　 with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she 　 52　 the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I need help for twelve times 　 53 . How can I refuse 　54 　twelve sincere smiles?"

That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched the passenger 　 55 and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

41.A.milk　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．juice　　　　　　　　　　　 C．coffee　　　　　　　　　 D．water

42.A.late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．later　　　　　　　　　　　 C．ago　　　　　　　　　　　 D．after

43.A.remembered　　　　　　　　 B．forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C．wanted　　　　　　　　　 D．learned

44.A.accepted　　　　　　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　　　 D．received

45.A.some　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．either　　　　　　　　　　 C．another　　　　　　　　　 D．each

46.A.why　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　　　　 C．whether　　　　　　　　 D．how

47.A.paid attention to　　　　　 B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

48.A.coach　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bus　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．train　　　　　　　　　　　 D．plane

49.A.happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cheerful　　　　　　　　 C．sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．excited

50.A.lose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．loses　　　　　　　　　　　 C．losing　　　　　　　　　　 D．lost

51.A.And　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．So　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Then　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

52.A.opened　　　　　　　　　　　 B．closed　　　　　　　　　　 C．destroyed　　　　　　　 D．hid

53.A.at all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．of all　　　　　　　　　　 D．all over

54.A.her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．your　　　　　　　　　　　 C．their　　　　　　　　　　　 D．our

55.A.peacefully　　　　　　　　　 B．comfortably　　　　　 C．deeply　　　　　　　　　 D．slowly