On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of an old lady’s house. Our game is to 21 how the rocks changed in to missiles ( 飞弹 ) as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like stars falling from the 22 .

I found such a smooth 23 that it slipped from my 24 as I let it go and headed straightly to a window of the old lady’s house. 25 the sound of broken glass, we ran away 26 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof.

I was too 27 of getting caught to go to the old lady’s. 28 , a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 29 ,I started to feel guilty (内疚的) for her bad luck. She still 30 　me with a smile each day when I passed her house 31 I was no longer to act comfortably.

I 32 my mind that I would cover the cost of her 　33 . I put seven dollars in a (an ) 34 with a note explaining that I was 35 and hoped that the money would cover the cost of 36 it. I waited until it was 37 quietly slipped the envelope under the door.

The next day, I met the old lady and was able to 38 the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She gave me a bag of cookies. I thanked her and left. When I was eating the cookies, I felt an envelope and 39 it out of the bag. I was 　40 　. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “ I am proud of you. ”　

21. A. study　　 　　 B. guess　　　 C. explore　　　 D. see

22. A. sky　　　　　 B. roof　　　　 C. moon　　　　 D. land

23. A. star　　　　　 B. missile　　　 C. rock　　　　 D. egg

24. A. head　　　　　 B. eye　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. shoulder

25. A. In　　 　　　　B. at　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. during

26. A. Slower　　　　 B. faster　　　 C. closer　　　　 D. further

27. A. Pleased　　　 B. afraid　　　 C. angry　　　　 D. sad

28. A. Anyhow　　 B .so　　　　　 C. meanwhile　 D. however

29. A. Discovered　　 B. seen　　　　 C. caught　　　 D. forgiven

30. A. Surprised　　　 B. greeted　　 C. punished　　 D. listened

31. A. Because　　　 B .and　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. if

32. A. Took up　　　 B. made up　　 C. turned up　　 D. came up

33. A. Door　　　　　 B. football　　 C. window　　　 D. roof

34. A. Bag　　　　　 B. bottle　　　 C. box　　　　　 D. envelope　

35. A. Sorry　　　　 B. worried　　　 C. afraid　　　　 D .moved

36. A. Making　　　 B. selling　　　 C .repairing　　 D. clearing

37. A. Dark　　　　　 B. rainy　　　　 C. windy　　　　 D .bright

38. A. Get　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. continue

39. A. Pulled　　　　 B. pushed　　　 C. tore　　　　　 D. picked

40. A. Excited　　　 B. shocked 　　C. frightened　　 D. hurt

I

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 　36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .

I was going along　 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only　 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just　 40　 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41　 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw　 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with　 43　 .

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”

I felt my　 44　 boil. The fog was coming down　 45　 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or　 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to　 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its　 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and　 50　 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was　 51 　than he. I put all I could into　 52　 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It　 53　 him right on the point of the chin; his　 54　 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 　55　 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

36. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. But

37. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　　　 D. nervously

38. A. boy’s B. man’s　　　　　　　　　　　 C. woman’s D. driver’s

39. A. person　　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sound　　　　　　　　　　 D. form

40. A. turning　　　　　　　　　 B. crossing　　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　 D. driving

41. A. slowed down　　　　 B. put on　　　　　　　　　　 C. added to　　　　　　　　　 D. took up

42. A. right behind　　　　　 B. close to　　　　　　　　　 C. away from　　　　　　　 D. near by

43. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorrow　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anger

44. A. tears　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. blood

45. A. slighter　　　　　　　　　 B. thicker　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　　　　　　　　 D. harder

46. A. need B. effort C. trouble D. doubt

47. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

48. A. justice B. court C. lawyer D. sentence

49. A. direction　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. front　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. nose

50. A. drove　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crashed　　　　　　　　　 D. sped

51. A. slower　　　　　　　　　 B. quicker　　　　　　　　　　 C. taller　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavier

52. A. an anger　　　　　　　　 B. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a beat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

53. A. caught　　　　　　　　　 B. struck　　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

54. A. chin　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fists　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. knees　　　　　　　　　　　 D. body

55. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　　　　　　 D. pulled

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”

“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”

1. Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A. how to telephone 　                 B. about electricity 　

C. about time zone(时区) 　             D. about sound

2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles 　   B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C. her students had grasped（理解）her lesson .D. sound waves were slower than electricity

3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.

A. slower than sound waves　　         B. faster than sound waves

C. not so fast as sound waves 　　       D. as fast as sound waves

4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. Tom was not good at physics at all

D. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves

5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

A. Tom's 　　B. Kate's 　　C. Bath A and B 　　D. Neither A nor B

 

假如你叫李平，是一位成绩优秀的学生，你班班主任在安排座位时，让成绩好的学生和成绩差的学生作同桌，这在你们班成绩优秀的学生中引起了反响，活动课上大家就此进行了讨论。现在请你根据下表把讨论结果向班主任写一封信反映一下，并说出自己的观点。

赞同	反对	你的观点
1．人人有长处和不足，成绩差的学生也有可取之处； 2．相互学习，建立友谊； 3．通过帮助学习差的学生的学习从而使他们建立自信。	1．部分学习差的学生常常违反校规校纪，担心自己会受影响，养成坏习惯。 2．老是问问题，使自己不能专心学习。	？

注意：1．词数：100~120，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2．短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student

Dear Mr. Zhang,

　　　We have held a discussion about whether it is good or not for a top student to share a desk with a slower student.                                        

                                                                              

                                                                              

Yours,

Li Ping

 

Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background music.

　　To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒适的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it's becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.

　　But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.

1.Background music was first used ________.

A．in the cinemas and theatres in the USA

B．in the offices and hospitals in the USA

C．in the schools and churches in the USA

D．in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA

2.An American marketing expert has found background music can __________.

A．increase sales or factory production

B．create a soothing atmosphere

C．make people slow down

D．make people forget their worries

3.Slow music is useless in ________ in increasing sales.

A．shops

B．restaurants

C．factories

D．cinemas

4.Restaurant owners are advised to play ________ to increase overall sales.

A．lively music

B．loud music

C．slower music

D．faster music