Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 　　1    them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 　　2   this to my friend, and he very

3   lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the    4   round my waist and started to　　 5   me into the pit.

Just before I landed at the bottom I 　　6   up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to　　 7  the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the    8   . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away,　　 9   at that moment two things happened.

First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 　　10   from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the    11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more    12   . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move,　　 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.

With plenty of    14   and both shoes on, I felt much    15   ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really    16   enough.

I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then    17   it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round    19   me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without　　 20   , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.

1．A. watch　　   B. kill　　   C. catch　　    D. research

2．A. expressed　　 B. explained　　   C .said　　   D. showed

3．A. quickly　　   B. eagerly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　  D. easily

4．A. lamp　　　　 B. fork　　　　　　 C. trousers　　　　 D. rope

5．A. sent　　　　   B. drop　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　   D. put

6．A. looked　　　　 B. gave　　　　   C. took　　　　   D. made

7．A. examine　　    B. check　　　　    C. find　　　　    D. search

8．A. pit　　　　    B. water　　　　　　  C. earth　　　　　　    D. way

9．A. yet　　　　    B. and　　　　    C. however　　　　  D. therefore

10．A. lent　　　　  B. borrowed  　　   C. received　　　　   D. bought

11．A. edge　　　　  B. bottom　　　　   C. side　　　　　　 D. middle

12．A. excited　　    B. encouraged　　    C. frightened　　    D. surprised

13．A. when　　　　  B. till　　　　    C. so　　　　　　  D. while

14．A. strength　　　　 B. help　　　　   C. rest　　　　    D. light

15．A. braver　　    B. prouder　　　　  C. brighter　　　　  D. stronger

16．A. safe　　　　  B. funny　　　　  C. simple　　　　  D. difficult

17．A. brought　　   B. picked　　　　  C. set   　　　　   D. took

18．A. watch　　　　 B. read　　　　    C. turn　　　　    D. take

19．A. at　　　　    B. near　　　　   C. before　　　　    D. behind

20．A. accident　　   B. effort　　　　   C. care　　　　　　  D. problem

 

　　 Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 　　1    them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 　　2   this to my friend, and he very

3   lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the    4   round my waist and started to　　 5   me into the pit.

Just before I landed at the bottom I 　　6   up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to　　 7  the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the    8   . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away,　　 9   at that moment two things happened.

First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 　　10   from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the    11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more    12   . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move,　　 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.

With plenty of    14   and both shoes on, I felt much    15   ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really    16   enough.

I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then    17   it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round    19   me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without　　 20   , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.

1．A. watch　　   B. kill　　   C. catch　　    D. research

2．A. expressed　　 B. explained　　   C .said　　   D. showed

3．A. quickly　　   B. eagerly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　  D. easily

4．A. lamp　　　　 B. fork　　　　　　 C. trousers　　　　 D. rope

5．A. sent　　　　   B. drop　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　   D. put

6．A. looked　　　　 B. gave　　　　   C. took　　　　   D. made

7．A. examine　　    B. check　　　　    C. find　　　　    D. search

8．A. pit　　　　    B. water　　　　　　  C. earth　　　　　　    D. way

9．A. yet　　　　    B. and　　　　    C. however　　　　  D. therefore

10．A. lent　　　　  B. borrowed  　　   C. received
?

　　　　   D. bought

11．A. edge　　　　  B. bottom　　　　   C. side　　　　　　 D. middle

12．A. excited　　    B. encouraged　　    C. frightened　　    D. surprised

13．A. when　　　　  B. till　　　　    C. so　　　　　　  D. while

14．A. strength　　　　 B. help　　　　   C. rest　　　　    D. light

15．A. braver　　    B. prouder　　　　  C. brighter　　　　  D. stronger

16．A. safe　　　　  B. funny　　　　  C. simple　　　　  D. difficult

17．A. brought　　   B. picked　　　　  C. set   　　　　   D. took

18．A. watch　　　　 B. read　　　　    C. turn　　　　    D. take

19．A. at　　　　    B. near　　　　   C. before　　　　    D. behind

20．A. accident　　   B. effort　　　　   C. care　　　　　　  D. problem

 

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42  my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the  44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

A．Luckily                B．Usually                   C．Sadly                  D．Surprisingly

A．help             B．encourage           C．join                 D．support

A．answering         B．looking             C．preparing         D．calling

A．chairs            B．children             C．signs               D．toys

A．friends           B．book               C．family             D．bags

．A．clean           B．large               C．empty              D．beautiful

A．studying         B．carrying            C．buying             D．doing

A．noticed          B．believed            C．doubted           D．understood

A．shop             B．gift                C．girl                 D．lady

A．get up           B．come up            C．give up            D．make up

A．return           B．detail              C．vain                D．tears

A．hated            B．raised              C．lost                 D．lived

A．somewhere       B．something          C．everywhere      D．everything

A．If             B．As                 C．So                   D．Or

A．important        B．wrong              C．strange            D．different

A．lent              B．gave               C．sent                 D．posted

A．smile            B．hope              C．puzzle             D．worry

A．reminded             B．warned           C．asked              D．told

A．look out for          B．take care of             C．wait for           D．call up

A．courage          B．money            C．explanation      D．card

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Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36 first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to 37 her. At last his wife   38 to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones   39 her. “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   40 be dangerous. ”“I don’t care.” said his wife. “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator (电冰箱)which did not need   41 and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the__42 of Africa.

The first morning, 43 Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  44 his wife a bell and explained to her, “If you fell in 45 and you need me ,  46 this bell and I’ll come at once.”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   47  to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“   48  ” said his wife, “I was only   49  the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang   50  .

Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   51 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his  __52 , but soon he heard the   53 once more. This time, when he got back to his   54 , the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with  55 running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used correctly!”

1.                A．And           B．But            C．For  D．So

 

2.                A．leave          B．miss           C．marry    D．care

 

3.                A．allowed        B．permitted       C．satisfied  D．agreed

 

4.                A．told           B．advised         C．persuaded D．warned

 

5.                A．may           B．ought          C．can’t   D．shall

 

6.                A．money         B．electricity       C．force D．power

 

7.                A．south          B．middle         C．east D．west

 

8.                A．while          B．until           C．before   D．after

 

9.                A．gave           B．sent           C．lent  D．bought

 

10.               A．hurry          B．surprise        C．safety D．danger

 

11.               A．hit            B．knock          C．beat  D．ring

 

12.               A．again          B．back           C．quickly    D．home

 

13.               A．Something      B．Nothing        C．No   D．None

 

14.               A．ringing         B．trying          C．using D．testing

 

15.               A．again          B．once           C．across D．away

 

16.               A．happy          B．sorry          C．tired  D．all right

 

17.               A．wife           B．tent           C．trip   D．hunting

 

18.               A．cry            B．shot           C．bell  D．shout

 

19.               A．garden         B．house          C．camp D．office

 

20.               A．water          B．tears           C．blood D．sweat

 

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.   1, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to   2them.

My aunt and I were   3for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two   4on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her  5nearby and the other one was  6. So, I decided to sit down. While I was   7my own thing there, I  8that the family were not in front of the   9anymore. I saw the girl  10and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in  11, crying.

I knew that she  12her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or   13big before and we all know that feeling.   14I went up to her and asked what was   15and in between tears she told me she was lost. I   16her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the  17on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and  18them what happened. People there promised to  19her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the   20. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A．Luckily                 B．Usually              C．Sadly              D．Surprisingly

2.A．help                 B．encourage          C．join                D．support

3.A．answering             B．looking           C．preparing           D．calling

4.A．chairs                   B．children             C．signs             D．toys

5.A．friends                 B．book              C．family             D．bags

6.A．clean                B．large              C．empty            D．beautiful

7.A．studying              B．carrying          C．buying           D．doing

8.A．noticed                B．believed          C．doubted        D．understood

9.A．shop                    B．gift               C．girl              D．lady

10.A．get up              B．come up           C．give up          D．make up

11.A．return                B．detail               C．vain               D．tears

12.A．hated               B．raised             C．lost               D．lived

13.A．somewhere         B．something         C．everywhere        D．everything

14.A．If                   B．As                C．So                 D．Or

15.A．important            B．wrong            C．strange          D．different

16.A．lent                 B．gave              C．sent             D．posted

17.A．smile                B．hope             C．puzzle           D．worry

18.A．reminded             B．warned            C．asked                D．told

19.A．look out for          B．take care of       C．wait for            D．call up

20.A．courage             B．money            C．explanation       D．card