The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller at Cresscombe lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination, such a vehicle proving of quite enough size for the teacher's belongings. For his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music. But the eagerness having faded he had never acquired any skill in playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.

The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He did not mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.

The blacksmith, the farm bailiff and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.

A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, ‘Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.’

‘Good idea,’ said the blacksmith.

The smith and the bailiff started to see about the possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.

‘Sorry I am going, Jude?’ asked the latter kindly.

Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.

‘So am I,’ said Mr. Phillotson.

‘Why do you go, sir?’ asked the boy.

‘Well—don't speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark (标志) of a man who wants to do anything in teaching. My scheme, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to live at Christminster, I shall be at headquarters, so to speak, and if my scheme is practicable at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.’

The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawley's fuel-house was practicable; and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.

At nine o'clock Mr. Phillotson mounted beside his box of books, and waved his friends good-bye.

1.It seemed that the teacher _____.

A．was not getting on well with the headmaster

B．had lived a rather simple life in the village

C．was likely to continue to practice playing the piano

D．would get help in the city on arriving there

2.The motivation of the teacher’s moving lay in his _____.

A．ambition          B．devotion          C．admiration         D．inspiration

3.The boy named Jude may be described as _____. 

A．polite, generous and cheerful              B．active, modest and friendly

C．kind, bright and helpful                   D．calm, confident and humorous

4.In the passage the writer describes both the teacher’s _____.

A．love for music and his dislike for musical instruments

B．hard work in the village and his strong interest in city life

C．friendship with some villagers and also conflicts with others

D．eagerness to go to the city and his affection for the village

 

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock（闹钟）. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

6. Harry had       .

  A. a lucky day        B. an unlucky day

  C. a busy day         D. a good day

7. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

  a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

  b. Harry ironed his shirt.

  c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

  d. There was a knock at the door.

  e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

  A. a, b, c, d, e                B. b, a, d, c, e

  C. b, a, c, d, e                D. c, b, d, a, e

8. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

  A. He had only one shirt.

  B. The only other needed ironing.

  C. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

  D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

9. Harry was taken to the police station because       .

  A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

  B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

  C. a man killed a woman with a knife

  D. the murderer(杀人犯) was seen to run a away in a taxi

10. His boss told him to go away and find another job because       .

  A. he had been kept by the police

  B. there was blood on his shirt

  C. he was late for work

  D. he had killed a woman

单词填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

1.Karl has a t________ for music, so he could learn to sing the song in a short period.

2.As you know, a good diet is b_________ to your health.       

3.Education is closely related to the development of a country. So education should be a universal right but not a p__________. 

4.I am o_________ with my office work and have hardly any time for housework.

5.We hope to have an income of an average a_________ growth rate of 10%.

6.The children that _____(目击)the earthquake should be given psychological support.

7.The war came to an end, to the _________ (满意) of everybody.

8.Mail comes to the _________ (偏僻的) village once a week. 

9.I could see James was terrified of being _________(放弃).

10.All the students were active in ___________ (捐献) their blood to those in need.

 

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing（回响）across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted（爆发）. O'Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致礼）salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Mike happily and everyone sent their wishes to him.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."
【小题1】Which is the most correct description of the author’s too? He was/had       .

A．brave

B．honest

C．sympathy

D．pride

【小题2】The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “         .”

A．stare

B．silence

C．congratulation

D．noise

【小题3】After Mike scored, the author help his breath, because     .

A．Mike cheated everyone	B．everyone would accept the fact
C．the score was out of his expectation	D．his son might get angry with Mike

【小题4】We can infer from the passage that Mike        .

A．was cared about by his teammates

B．was hared by his own team

C．was corbarrassed when he realized the fast

D．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

第四部分：单词和短语拼写  (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据单词的首字母或括号里面汉语的意思填上相应的单词和短语

56. Doing morning exercises surely has some b_____________ effects on our health.

57. You’d better a_____________ yourself to the life here as soon as possible.

58. A baby is too young to be a_______________ of the dangers around it.

59. Only members of the club have the p______________ of using the sports facilities.

60. People of that remote village are mainly o______________ with agriculture.

61. Everybody in our class is required to p______________ in the spring outing.

62. No one knows _______  ________ what happened to him. (肯定没人知道他发生了何事。)

63. I ______  _____ an old friend I hadn’t seen for years.(我碰巧遇见了多年未见的老朋友。)

64. He lived _____________  ______________. (他过得很舒服。)

65. Later, man began to _____________  ______________ the places where the food and water were plentiful.（后来，人们开始在有充足的食物和水的地方定居下来。）