阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came,  36  him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The King was  37  , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it  38  ?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was  39  to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him  40  . When the King told Gulbo what the doctor said and  41  him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo  42  understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the  43 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the  44 . On hearing what the King had asked for, she said, “don’t  45  , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place  46  the King’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise  47  the King could not sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to  48  what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.

The girl  49  to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby, I was  50  all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean  51  for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying to make a  52  of me? I have never heard of man having a baby.”

“Well, if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him,  53  can’t a man have a baby?”

The King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s  54 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his  55.”

1.                A．checked        B．tested          C．judged   D．examined

2.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．touched  D．moved

3.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．usual D．unusual

4.                A．a friend        B．an enemy       C．a neighbor D．a patient

5.                A．suffer          B．happy          C．angry D．laugh

6.                A．begged         B．ordered        C．decided  D．demanded

7.                A．suddenly       B．certainly        C．immediately   D．directly

8.                A．chance         B．situation        C．position  D．difficulty

9.                A．matter         B．wrong          C．thing D．problem

10.               A．frighten        B．worry          C．doubt D．fear

11.               A．above          B．on            C．below D．under

12.               A．but            B．when          C．as    D．that

13.               A．find out        B．get out         C．take out   D．bring out

14.               A．began          B．looked         C．became   D．pretended

15.               A．busy           B．free           C．surprised  D．anxious

16.               A．food           B．clothes         C．boxes D．something

17.               A．trick           B．joke           C．friend D．fool

18.               A．why           B．how           C．who  D．what

19.               A．girl            B．daughter       C．wife  D．friend

20.               A．daughter       B．son            C．girl   D．baby

完型填空二(每空一词) ：
Yesterday was my best friend Li Ming’s birthday. When school was over, I went to the bookshop. I bought a book __28__  ‘Exploring Space’ and had it nicely wrapped for him. __29__ he had wanted to buy this book for weeks, I knew that he would be very pleased with my ___30__.  When I got to the party, LiMing greeted me with a big smile. I noticed that there were piles of presents on the floor, __31__ I was sure that mine would be his favorite. I gave the present to Li Ming and whispered __32__  his ears. ‘You will love it’. He couldn’t wait to unwrap it. ___33__ the smile on his face disappeared and I saw some big red characters on the cover of the book that ___34__ ,‘Caring for your baby’! I __35__ have picked up the wrong book in the shop!

In 1987, while serving as the public affairs officer at Fort Bragg, I would frequently visit the local high schools to speak to the students about the Army. As a lieutenant colonel(中校), I found it particularly rewarding to talk with the teenagers about the benefits of military service, if only for a few years of their lives.

During one of these visits, I reported to the secretary in the principal’s office to let her know that I was here for the third-period class. I was a little surprised when she told me. “The principal would like to see you before you go to the class.”

As I entered his office, I was greeted by a gentleman who appeared to be in his late thirties, and he welcomed me with a smile and a handshake. “You don’t remember me, do you?” he said.

I looked closely at the face again and could not recall where we may have met before.

“You were my company commander in basic training at Fort Jackson in 1970,” the principal said.

“Let me help you out,” he suggested. “You gave me a three-day pass to go home and see my newborn baby.” I immediately remembered the incident!

“Yes,” I said. “I remember now.” It was the only three-day pass I had issued because the soldiers were on their way to Vietnam immediately after they finished training. But I knew if I did not let him go home to see his son and something happened to him, I would regret denying the opportunity he had to be with his family.

“Come on, Colonel. I’d like to introduce you to ‘the baby’. He’s in your third-period class. By letting me go see him, you gave me a reason to stay focused and to come home safe from that war. Thank you , sir.”

It was the most rewarding class I had ever given, and I had no problem in telling the students about the bonds of friendship and the values that Army life can provide…and that can last a lifetime.

In the writer’s opinion, talking to teens about the Army is       .

A. a forced task                           B. a pleasant thing

C. an unavoidable duty         D. an embarrassing experience

Why did the principal want to see the writer?

A. He wanted to send his son to the Army.

B. He felt sorry for causing the writer trouble.

C. He was disappointed at the writer’s lecture.

D. He intended to express his thanks to the writer.

The underlined part in the text suggests that       .

  A. the son may die                          B. the son may become ill

C. the soldier may die in the war     D. the soldier may be hurt in the training

What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. A soldier remembers.               B. A principal thinks

C. A baby grows                          D. A lecture continues

In 1987, while serving as the public affairs officer at Fort Bragg, I would frequently visit the local high schools to speak to the students about the Army. As a lieutenant colonel(中校), I found it particularly rewarding to talk with the teenagers about the benefits of military service, if only for a few years of their lives.

During one of these visits, I reported to the secretary in the principal’s office to let her know that I was here for the third-period class. I was a little surprised when she told me. “The principal would like to see you before you go to the class.”

As I entered his office, I was greeted by a gentleman who appeared to be in his late thirties, and he welcomed me with a smile and a handshake. “You don’t remember me, do you?” he said.

I looked closely at the face again and could not recall where we may have met before.

“You were my company commander in basic training at Fort Jackson in 1970,” the principal said.

“Let me help you out,” he suggested. “You gave me a three-day pass to go home and see my newborn baby.” I immediately remembered the incident!

“Yes,” I said. “I remember now.” It was the only three-day pass I had issued because the soldiers were on their way to Vietnam immediately after they finished training. But I knew if I did not let him go home to see his son and something happened to him, I would regret denying the opportunity he had to be with his family.

“Come on, Colonel. I’d like to introduce you to ‘the baby’. He’s in your third-period class. By letting me go see him, you gave me a reason to stay focused and to come home safe from that war. Thank you , sir.”

It was the most rewarding class I had ever given, and I had no problem in telling the students about the bonds of friendship and the values that Army life can provide…and that can last a lifetime.

1. In the writer’s opinion, talking to teens about the Army is       .

A. a forced task                           B. a pleasant thing

C. an unavoidable duty         D. an embarrassing experience

2. Why did the principal want to see the writer?

A. He wanted to send his son to the Army.

B. He felt sorry for causing the writer trouble.

C. He was disappointed at the writer’s lecture.

D. He intended to express his thanks to the writer.

3.The underlined part in the text suggests that       .

  A. the son may die                          B. the son may become ill

C. the soldier may die in the war     D. the soldier may be hurt in the training

4. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. A soldier remembers.               B. A principal thinks

C. A baby grows                          D. A lecture continues

    The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期) for me. 21    is probably true with many people. I got quite homework and   22 thought about going home.

    Although the  23   time for many students is getting   24   from home, my mailbox was frequently   25   . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard   26  out at me. I sat down to read it,   27  a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled(困惑) as   29   postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and   30  about it.

   Several days later I   31  another postcard, this one   32  news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,  33  full of news of different people. I befan to   34  look forward to the next one,   35  to see what this author would come up with   36 . I was never   37 .

   Finally, the cards   38  coming, right about the time I had begun to feel  39  about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have  40  all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

21. A. If                      B. So                          C. As                           D. What

22. A. often                 B. carefully          C. seldom            D. merely

23. A. hard                  B. last                  C. busiest              D. happiest

24. A. visitors              B. letters               C. calls                 D. directions

25. A. empty          B. full                  C. closed              D. open

26. A. pouring              B. reaching                  C. staring              D. rolling

27. A. describing           B. considering        C. enjoying          D. expecting

28. A. But                    B. Thus               C. Also                 D. Even

29. A. any                    B. no                    C. some                D. such

30. A. joked                 B. talked               C. forgot              D. cared

31. A. mailed          B. accepted                C. worte               D. received

32. A. delivering           B. demanding               C. discovering              D. developing

33. A. one                    B. each                 C. either               D. both

34. A. nearly                B. possibly           C. usually             D. really

35. A. promising           B. surprised                 C. interested          D. pretending

36. A. below                 B. lately               C. next                 D. behind

37. A. frightened    B. disappointed      C. excited             D. pleased

38. A. continued            B. stopped                   C. started              D. avoided

39. A. easy                   B. safe                  C. tired                        D. anxious

40. A. lost            B. collected          C. torn                 D. saved