A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if    1   could beat him.

     The    2   was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨）a lemon until all the    3   ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more   __ 4   out of the lemon would win the money.

     Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and    __ 5   had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses    6   the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.

     After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a    7   at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the    8   to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!

     Everyone looked at the little man in    9   as the landlord handed over the prize and asked

"What do you do for a living that has given you such   10  ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"

"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"

A. anyone        B. someone        C. every one       D. no one

A. fact           B. trap            C. challenge       D. match

A. flesh           B. juice           C. seeds         D. peel

A. water       B. lemon           C. beer glass     D. drop

A. none          B. neither          C. either           D. all

A. rushed into     B. came into     C. put into       D. looked into

A. then        B. likely         C. fair            D. chance

A. container    B. money        C. remains        D. other

A. tears           B. amazement      C. trouble         D. time

A. strength    B. bravery         C. skill           D. bet

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis  Stevenson's imagination. 16_, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

   Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived _17_ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a  18  . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 19.

   Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _20over the hills. They had been  21_ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 22_ . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _23.

One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _24_ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 25_ . "What's that?" he asked "  “That's the _26_ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly 27_ something of an adventure story in the boy’s _28_ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _29_ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the  pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the _30_ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to _31_ such a man in a story. _32_ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _33_.

So, thanks to a _34_ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _35_ stories in the English language.

A. However      B. Therefore      C. Besides       D. Finally

A. alone         B. next door    C. at home         D. abroad

A. meeting        B. story        C. holiday          D. job

A. Lloyd        B. Robert        C. Henley          D. John

A. talk           B. rest          C. walk           D. game

A. attempting    B. missing        C. planning         D. enjoying

A. quiet          B. dull         C. busy          D. cold

A. cleaning       B. writing      C. drawing         D. exercising

A. doubted        B. noticed      C. decided          D. recognized

A. the sea      B. the house            C. Scotland         D. the island

A forgotten        B. buried             C. discovered      D. unexpected

A. saw              B. drew               C. made                D. learned

A. book            B. reply               C. picture                  D. mind

A. star                     B. hero                C. writer            D. child

A. help             B. problem          C. use                   D. burden

A. praise           B. produce           C. include              D. accept

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

A. injured         B. born                C. hired                 D. written

A. rainy            B. sunny              C. cool                  D. windy

A. news            B. love                C. humorous          D. adventure

The world of the science-fiction 3-D film Avatar is so perfect that the line between fact and fiction has become somewhat blurred (模糊) .

Movie-goers have admitted being annoyed by depression at not being able to visit the planet Pandora. Set in the future when Earth's resources have been used up, director James Cameron's film tells the story of a company trying to exploit a rare mineral on a new planet. The humans clash with the natives — a peace-loving race of 7-foot-tall, blue-skinned creatures called the Na'vi, who exist in perfect harmony with nature.

Fans have flooded the Internet with their confused feelings. On the site Avatar Forums (论坛), the topic "Ways to deal with the depression of the dream of Pandora not being able to come true" has more than 1,000 posts. In a similar forum, Louis, one user, wrote: "When I woke up this morning after watching Avatar for the first time yesterday, the world seemed grey. It just seems so meaningless. I still don't really see any reason to keep doing things at all. I live in a dying world." On the Avatar site Naviblue, a fan calling himself Jorba has even asked others to join him in starting a real Na'vi tribe.

This fantasy world, with its wonderful plants and animal life, is brought to life by using impressive special effects. Many people believe that 2010 is the breakthrough year for the technology helped by 3-D movies such as Avatar. "It has taken the best of our technology to create this virtual world and real life will never be as perfect as it seems on screen. It makes real life seem more imperfect."

What is the best title of the text?   

A. A blockbuster movie: Avatar

B. The Avatar effect: movie-goers feel depressed after watching Avatar

C. 2010: a breakthrough year for. 3-D movies

D. Pandora: a perfect world

We can infer that Louis          after watching the film Avatar.  

A. will cherish his present life more

B. feels disappointed about the real world

C. will intend to create a real Na'vi tribe

D. is proud of living on the earth

Thanks to the success of Av'atar,         .  

A. 3-D technology will probably develop quickly in 2010

B. most people look forward to living on another planet

C. many more science-fiction films will be made in the coming years

D. people have become more realistic about life

The underlined word "virtual" probably means         .       

A. unreal   C. true B. perfect  D. practical

According to the passage the natives on the planet are         . 

A. not harmony with the nature  B. blue-haired race

C. peace-loving creatures   D. fond of fighting with human race

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary noticed an object overhead. "Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here."

    Frightened by the strange silver-colored spaceship, most of the young people got in their cars and drove away quickly. Peter was fond of Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more curious than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and entered inside. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door closed behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness.

    When they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.

   "What happened?" asked Mary.

   Peter scratched (抓_k.&s~5*u) his head, saying slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you...Did you see a spaceship?"

   "Yes," said Mary. "And we both went into it. Then..." she looked at her wrist. "That's funny. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. It's time to go home."

    Driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. They got out of the car and tried to find their way round the wall but discovered that they were inside a circular wall. It was like a mirror and prevented them from seeing through it.

   On the other side of the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. A few stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, translated into English, said: "New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house."

When the spaceship arrived, why didn't Peter drive away?

A. He did not like leaving Mary. _k.&s~5*u

B. He knew that the spaceship was harmless.

C. He was too frightened to drive.

D. There was a wall blocking the road.

Why did Peter enter the spaceship?

A. He saw the food and was hungry.

B. Mary told him to enter it.

C. He just followed Mary.

D. He wanted to study it.

Peter scratched his head so we know that _____.

A. he had lost consciousness

B. he was puzzled and did not know what to say to Mary

C. he had lost his memory

D. he was still half asleep

What do the words "strange creatures" mean to tell us?

A. They were wild animals in a zoo.

B. They were robbers.

C. They had landed on Earth in a spaceship and lived there.

D. The young couple were on another planet.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day in summer I stepped into a tiny coffee shop to drink a cup of black coffee. As I entered, I found a very old woman bent   1.   a table near the door. Her back was so   2. twisted(弯曲) by some sadness that her face nearly  3.  the table-top. I sat down facing her two tables away.

    "Poor woman," I thought. "What does she  4.  life? Why does God let people live so 5.  past their prime(黄金时期)?"

As I thought,   6.   aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about    7.  . They talked of how little the shop had  8.   in 70 years... In minutes the two of them were   9.   with laughter.

    I looked again at the   10.  woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall,   11.  a picture of  myself.

    I was wearing a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.

    I was in   12.   spirits. She was laughing, smiling.

    I was putting the  13.    of my life together. She had millions of wonderful   14.   to recall.

    She was   15.    the day with a good friend. I was   16.   worried about getting old. She was old but it wasn't  17.  her.

    As I left the shop, I thought of my   18.   questions about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more  19.   and more sensitive than I was.    20.   has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something unpleasant.

 21. A. to              B. on           C. over                 D. toward

 22. A. heavily             B. badly            C. slightly             D. hardly

 23. A. struck              B. reached      C. stuck           D. touched

24.A. get out of        B. get off      C. get away with        D. get into

 25. A. hard                B. long             C. slowly          D. rapidly

 26. A. other               B. the very         C. another         D. a certain

 27. A. bright future       B. recent history   C. the present day      D. childhood days

 28.A. changed          B. improved         C. rebuilt              D. developed

  29. A. jumping            B. trembling        C. burning         D. running

  30. A. older              B. poor             C. first                D. younger

31. A. watching        B. taking       C. searching       D. catching

  32. A. high               B. low          C. good            D. sad

33. A. dreams             B. pages            C. pieces          D. hopes

34. A. affairs           B. sufferings       C. incidents            D. memories

35. A. spending           B. enjoying         C. sharing         D. wasting

36. A. certainly         B. completely   C. naturally            D. secretly

37. A. hurting            B. choking      C. defeating            D. beating

38. A. funny         B. foolish      C. serious         D. curious

39. A. alive              B. strong       C. useful               D. powerful

40. A. Wealth           B. Life             C. Time             D. Age