Kate said “Hello” to Mr Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1_____ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of 2??_____. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 3_____ overcoats. They looked rather 4_____ because the overcoats were too big for them. “5_____”, she heard one of them whisper to 6_____. She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7_____ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 8_____ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space 9_____ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 10_____ putting it in the basket, he dropped 11_____into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 12_____ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 13______ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 14_____into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let’s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 15_____ her. She watched them 16_____ for the few lings in their 17_____. They had both 18_____ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 19_____ at them as they were about to 20_____. Now Kate decided to stop them.

1.A.which           B. that          C. there           D. where

2.A.books           B. baskets        C. goods          D. magazines

3.A.dirty            B. long          C. grey           D. tight

4.A.strange          B. young        C. nervous         D. excited

5.A.Look up         B. Listen to me   C. Watch out       D. Put it down

6.A.him             B. her          C. the boy         D. the other

7.A.book            B. rice          C. bag            D. magazine

8.A.looked           B. heard        C. showed         D. sounded

9.A.between         B. of            C. around         D. at

10.A.instead of       B. before        C. without         D. as if

11.A.something       B. it            C. one            D. that

12.A.would          B. should        C. might          D. could

13.A.spot            B. space         C. goods         D. books

14.A.important       B. new          C. else            D. extra

15.A.looking at       B. talking to     C. in front of        D. behind

16.A.paying          B. looking       C. asking          D. reaching

17.A.hands           B. pockets       C. box            D. basket

18.A.thrown out       B. put on        C. buttoned        D. hidden

19.A.shouted         B. smiled        C. looked          D. laughed

20.A.leave           B. pay           C. speak           D. apologize

Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married:Bob because he wanted Annie and she because she could at least lead a life away from her1_____. When Mrs.Thompson 2_____ that they marry and live with her until they could get a 3 _____ of their own, Annie hesitated. Her idea of 4_____ had been something which 5 _____her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. 6_____ she soon saw the 7_____  of this arrangement. She would, first of all, 8_____ from her present life into a house which was quiet and well run, not 9_____ her own; and she would be able to go on walking so that she and Bob could 10____ up all the more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob, a good enough husband for any working-class 11_____:good-natured and 12_____ to be bent her way whenever it was 13 _____for her ends.

Things went well until her mother-in-law’s 14_____, when Annie had to give up her 15_____ and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a 16_____ figure in the house and 17____Bob became used to him, Annie began to find the old man’s constant 18_____in the house a source of growing annoyance(烦恼).

“He gets on my nerves, Bob,” she said. “And he hardly says a word all day.”

   “Well, I suppose he has a 19_____ to do as he likes,” Bob said mildly. “It’s his house not ours.” But to Annie, now looking after the house 20_____ it were her own, it was beginning to seem the other way about.

1.A.city           B. family         C. room          D. company

2.A.learned        B. thought        C. heard          D. suggested

3.A.stay           B. child          C. house          D. world

4.A.marriage       B. life           C. future           D. expectation

5.A.give           B. found         C. brought         D. searched

6.A.But            B. So           C. Instead          D. Besides

7.A.difficulty       B. advantage      C. trouble         D. result

8.A.leave          B. make          C. change         D. escape

9.A.of            B. on             C. like            D. for

10.A.earn          B. save           C. build           D. set

11.A.home        B. character        C. custom         D. girl

12.A.easy         B. ready           C. kind           D. lovely

13.A.necessary     B. right            C. important       D. helpful

14.A.illness        B. arrival          C. death           D. appearance

15.A.job           B. idea           C. decision          D. dream

16.A.active         B. funny          C. strange          D. silent

17.A.until          B. although        C. before           D. when

18.A.rest           B. work           C. presence         D. cough

19.A.right            B. way           C. wish           D. freedom

20.A.because         B. if             C. even though      D. as if

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California's beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark's dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.
Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton (岩钉) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7,000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You're on your way.”
Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, he had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway (摇摆) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
【小题1】What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?

Kate said “Hello” to Mr. Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store __1__ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of __2__. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing __3__ overcoats. They looked rather __4__ because the overcoats were too big for them. “__5__”， she heard one of them whisper to __6__. She walked on to the next aisle and found the __7__ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It __8__ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space __9__ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But __10__ putting it in the basket, he dropped __11__ into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and __12__  see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the __13__ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something __14__ into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let's get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were __15__ her. She watched them __16__ for the few things in their __17__. They had both __18__ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even __19__ at them as they were about to __20__. Now Kate decided to stop them.

1. A. which  B. that     C. there  D. where

2. A．books  B. baskets  C. goods  D. magazines

3. A. dirty    B. long    C. grey  D. tight

4. A. strange  B. young  C. nervous  D. excited

5. A. Look up      B. Listen to me

C. Watch out     D. Put it down

6. A. him  B. her  C. the boy  D. the other

7. A. book  B. rice  C. bag  D. magazine

8. A. looked  B. heard  C. showed  D. sounded

9. A. between  B. of  C. around  D. at

10. A. instead of     B. before

C. without       D. as if

11. A. something   B. it

C. one        D. that

12. A. would  B. should  C. might  D. could

13. A. spot  B. space  C. goods  D. books

14. A. important  B. new  C.  else  D. extra

15. A. next to  B. beside  C. in front of  D. behind

16. A. paying  B. looking  C. asking  D. reaching

17. A. hands  B. pockets  C. box  D. basket

18. A. thrown  B. stolen  C. buttoned  D. hidden

19. A. shouted  B. smiled  C. looked  D. laughed

20. A. leave  B. pay  C. speak  D. apologize

(D)
The ’80s’ “important role” in the family has also meant a greater concentration and focus on the individual. And, it has made the word “me” one of the most frequently used words. Everything seems to be about “me”. This generation has a greater awareness of itself.
Some people do not seem to agree that all this is self-centred. When Cai Fuchao, Beijing’s publicity head, was asked to comment on the lack of responsibility of university students during the SARS period, his reply was: “Modern university students are ambitious, knowledgeable and have a very strong sense of responsibility to the society.”
As news analyst from sina.com, Pan Fengliang, echoed（随声附和）that, saying that blindly blaming them(for running away during the SARS outbreak) was prejudiced and unfair and not backed with evidence.
No doubt, the development of information technology has contributed its bit to broadening, or bending, the minds of the 80s generation.
Some people even call Gen’80 “the E-generation”. They get in touch with each other via email, QQ, ICQ and MSN.
While the people of the ’60s and ’70s swarmed（涌往）to Shanghai to catch Luo Dayou, Gen’80s were on the BBS saying that it was “really dumb”.
“The internet is so much more to those of the ’80s than you can imagine,” said Wu Junyong, an IT engineer who was born in 1978.
In Wu’s opinion, it’s the Internet that separates the 70s from the 80s, “Many of the’70s don’t see why those from the ’80s can spend everyday in front of a computer.”
A new weekly Magazine/163.com survey last year found that 40 percent of the 7,000 people surveyed, born in the ’80s, thought the computer was the most important article in life; more than 70 percent of their parents preferred the home.
67. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.The development of information technology contributed to the ’80s’greater awareness of itself.
B.The E-generation rushed to Shanghai to catch Luo Dayou.
C.All the ’80s can spend every day in front of a computer.
D.Not all people think that the “born in the 1980s” are selfish and irresponsible.
68. What can we infer from the passage?
A. All the ’80s have a strong sense of responsibility to the society.
B.Computers play a more important part in the life of the ’80s, who perhaps can’t live without them.
C.The ’80s generation are ambitious, knowledgeable and responsible.
D.People can’t imagine why the ’80s like internet so much.
69. The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. The self-centred generation              B. The internet generation
C. The “born in the ’80s”generation         D. The life of the ’80s
70. The purpose of this passage is to tell us _______.
A.people’s different opinions towards the ’80s generation.
B.the ’80s are the E-generation.
C.the ’80s are different from others in society.
D. the’80s have their own characteristics and we shouldn’t lose confidence in them