No air means death. There is air around us  36 we can’t see it. Air is everywhere and it gives   37 　to every living thing. We can’t live  38  it. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us  39 .
In the city there are a lot of people and there are too many  40  running on the road. The gas which the car sends out is made up of(组成) bad gases. Every day we  41  it in and        out. This makes us feel sick. There are many  42 , too. From the chimneys(烟囱) of these factories, we  43  get the smoke in black color. This kind of smoke is  44 to our health. So in order to keep us healthy, we have to go out to the   45  to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air.
【小题1】A. because            B. though              C. so
【小题2】A. life               B. name     　        C. pleasure
【小题3】A. with               B. without         C. below
【小题4】A. quiet              B. tall      　   C. healthy
【小题5】A. dogs           B. trains     　  C. cars
【小题6】A. breathe            B. draw      　   C. bring
【小题7】A. animals            B. people          C. factories
【小题8】A. usually  　　      B. never    　        C. seldom
【小题9】A. helpful    　　    B. dangerous       C. necessary
【小题10】A. office   　      B. city            C. Countryside

No air means death. There is air around us  36  we can’t see it. Air is everywhere and it gives   37  　to every living thing. We can’t live  38   it. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us  39  .

In the city there are a lot of people and there are too many  40   running on the road. The gas which the car sends out is made up of(组成) bad gases. Every day we  41   it in and        out. This makes us feel sick. There are many  42  , too. From the chimneys(烟囱) of these factories, we  43   get the smoke in black color. This kind of smoke is  44  to our health. So in order to keep us healthy, we have to go out to the   45   to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air.

1.A. because            B. though               C. so

2.A. life               B. name      　         C. pleasure

3.A. with               B. without          C. below

4.A. quiet              B. tall       　    C. healthy

5.A. dogs               B. trains      　  C. cars

6.A. breathe            B. draw       　    C. bring

7.A. animals            B. people           C. factories

8.A. usually  　　      B. never     　         C. seldom

9.A. helpful     　　   B. dangerous        C. necessary

10.A. office    　      B. city             C. Countryside

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

　 I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 　 41　 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 　42 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I 43 hotel reception.

　 “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 　 44　 in my bathroom. ”

　 “Are you sure?”

　 “Of course I’m sure!”

　 “I’ll 　 45　 our hotel engineer at once. ”

　 An hour later, the engineer came to look at the 　 46　 . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked 　47　 . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 　48 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 　49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 　 50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something 51 staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the 52 to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 53 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly 54 to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 55 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

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

42. A. arrived　　　　 　 B. passed　　　　 C. left　　　　 　 D. stopped

43. A. asked　　　　 B. ordered　　　 C. called　　　 D. told

44. A. toothpaste　 　 B. water　　　　　 C. shampoo 　　 D. soap

45. A. send　　　　　 　 B. catch　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　 D. watch

46. A. door　　　　 B. TV　　　　 C. shower　　　 D. fridge

47. A. proud　　　　 　 B. worried 　　 C. angry　　　　　 D. excited

48. A. put up　　　　 　 B. cleaned up　 C. looked after　 D. held out

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

50. A. Seriously　　 　 B. Especially　　 C. Quickly 　　 D. Luckily

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

52. A. problem　　　 B. idea　 　　　C. way　　　　 D. mistake

53. A. helpful　　　　 　 B. perfect　　　　 C. terrible　 　　 D. busy

54. A. how　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　　 D. where

55. A. broke　　　　　 　 B. looked　　　　 C. rushed　　　　　 D. moved