阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。 　　
    I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment (车厢) for at least ten minutes 1  for the train to start. The train never seemed to start 2  and I often thought that I could have  3  in bed a little 4 or  had 5  cup of tea before  6  home. Suddenly I heard someone shouting  7 the platform (月台) outside. A young girl was running  8  the train. The man  9  put out his hand to stop her, but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle (汽笛)   10  and the train  started.

　　 "I nearly missed it,  11  I?" the girl said. "How long  12  it take to  13  to London?"

　　 "It  14  the engine driver," I said. "Some days it is much slower than others, I will have to  15 , so as not to be late again tomorrow," she said. "It is my first day  16  with a new firm (公司) today and 17  told me that the man I am going to work for is very  18 . I  19 him yet, so I don't know  20  but he sounds a bit frightening. "

　　 She talked about her new job  21  the way to London and  22 , I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My  23  secretary had  just left so I must be her new boss. It was only  24  to tell her. 　　"Oh,dear," she said."  25  mistake! I wish I had known."  　　

1. A. waiting　　　　　　　　 B. looking 　　   C. expecting　　　　　　   D. longing　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　2. A. on their hour　　　　   B. on time　　 　　   C. at their hour　　　　   D. at time　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　3. A. lain　　　　　　　　　　B. laid 　　   C. lied　　　　　　　　　　D. lay　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　4. A. long　　　　　　　　　　B. longest 　　   C. another　　　　　　　　 D. later　　　　　　　　 ［　　］　　　　　　　　  　　5. A. other　　　　　　　　   B. some other 　　   C. another　　　　　　　　 D. one other　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　6. A. I have left　　　　　　 B. leave from 　　   C. leaving　　　　　　　　 D. to leave　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　7. A. at　　　　　　　　　　  B. by 　　   C. in　　　　　　　　　　  D. on　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　8. A. after　　　　　　　　   B. towards    　　   C. from　　　　　　　　　　D. with　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　9. A. at place　　　　　　　　B. on duty　　 　　   C. on work　　　　　　　　 D. in post　　　　　　   ［　　］    10. A. sounds　　　　　　　　  B. began 　　   C. blew　　　　　　　　　　D. cried　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    11. A. haven't　　　　　　　　 B. don't　　 　　   C. wasn't　　　　　　　　  D. didn't　　　　　　　　［　　］    12. A. does　　　　　　　　　　B. shall 　　   C. did　　　　　　　　　　 D. should　　　　　　　　［　　］    13. A. get　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrive 　　   C. reach　　　　　　　　   D. make　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    14. A. looks at　　　　　　　　B. is decided by 　　   C. is　　　　　　　　　　  D. needs　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    15. A. mend me the watch　　   B. mend me my watch  　　   C. have my watch mended　　D. have mended my watch  ［　　］    16. A. at job　　　　　　　　  B. in job 　　   C. in work　　　　　　　　 D. at work　　　　　　   ［　　］    17. A. he　　　　　　　　　　  B. they 　　   C. who　　　　　　　　　　 D. you　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    18. A. nice　　　　　　　　　　B. tall 　　   C. black　　　　　　　　   D. strict　　　　　　　　［　　］    19. A. didn't meet　　　　　　 B. haven't met 　　   C. didn't know　　　　　　 D. haven't known　　　　［　　］    20. A. what he is like　　　　 B. what is he like 　　   C. how he is like　　　　  D. how is he　　　　　　 ［　　］    21. A. through　　　　　　　　 B. by 　　   C. on　　　　　　　　　　  D. in　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    22. A. long before　　　　　　 B. after long 　　   C. before long　　　　　　 D. long after　　　　　　［　　］    23. A. proper　　　　　　　　  B. own 　　   C. some　　　　　　　　　　D. self　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    24. A. wrong　　　　　　　　   B. certain 　　   C. unfair　　　　　　　　  D. fair (公平的)　　　　 ［　　］    25. A. What a terrible　　　　 B. What terrible a 　　   C. How terrible　　　　　　D. So terrible　　　　   ［　　］

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 passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She 1_ the driver and, using her hands to feel the 2 of the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly throw into a world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He 6 her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her, and save her a seat.

10 , Susan decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said goodbye and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said “Boy, I 14 envy you .” Susan had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked “What do you 16 ”

The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you cross the street safely and he watches, until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

1. A. thanked 　 B. asked　　 　　 C. discovered　 D. paid

2. A. location 　 B. shape　　 　　 C. size　　　 D. cost

3. A. ticket　 B. bus　　 　　 C. seat　　　 　 D. bag

4. A. according to B. instead of　 C. thanks to　 　 D. due to

5. A. anger　 　 B. darkness　 　 C. happiness D. light

6. A. asked　 B. encouraged 　 C. taught　　 　 D. praised

7. A. feelings B. sights　 　　 C. senses　　 　 D. abilities

8. A. how 　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. who

9. A. make out 　 B. watch out　 　 C. find out　 　 D. work out

10. A. Finally　 B. Luckily　　 　 C. However　 D. Besides

11. A. visit　 　　 B. trip　　　 　 C. bus　　　　 　 D. work

12. A. opposite B. separate　 　 C. difficult　 　　 D. usual

13. A. getting on B. getting in 　　 C. getting off D. getting up

14. A. must　　 B. may　　　 C. will　 　　　 D. do

15. A. idea　　 B. opinion　 　　 C. way　 　　 D. thought

16. A. want　 B. mean　　 　　 C. say　　　　 　 D. suggest

17. A. next　　 B. old　　　 C. past　　　　 　 D. following

18. A. by 　　　 B. on　　　　 C. with　　 　　 D. in

19. A. searching B. watching　 　 C. calling　　 　 D. noticing

20. A. looks out　 B. takes up　 C. believes in　 　 D. makes sure

______ young man standing there looks strong and healthy; however, as
_________  matter of fact ,he has a serious disease.　　　　　　

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge（挑战）, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1.Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

　A. 22　　　 　B.23　　　　C.24　　　　D.26

2.Yao Ming said that _____.

A. playing in the NBA was difficult   

B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　 　　      

D. it was boring to play basketball

3.From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A. will work hard for his team　  

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can't understand his teammates 

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

4.The passage is probably ______.

　A. an advertisement　  B. a notice   C. a news report　   D. an instruction

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window .I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window .It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone, I asked myself first ,“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
【小题1】The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because_____.