VIII. 短文填空： 用下面方框中所给单词或短语完成短文。每空可以使用一个或多个单词或短语, 每个单词或短语限用一次。只填入单词或短语的代号。共5小题, 计10分。

I’m a student of Stanley School. I live (71)_________, so I get to school by bicycle. My uncle has a farm and I spend most of (72) _________. He's got 50 cows and I like to help him with them. I help to do (73) __________ and sometimes I have to clean the cowshed (牛栏). It's (74) ___________, but it's good to see (75) __________. I painted it white last summer. I'm good at painting. My uncle's got a tractor and he says I can drive it when I'm 15. I can’t wait to do that!

VI. 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。

Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable. I remember getting into the class with the (41) of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc. The school I (42) my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome (顽皮的) students in the city. With this in(43), I was more nervous than I should be. But I tried my best not to (44) it out and went into the class. The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class. My eyes (45) on a big black student. He was sitting in the back (46) of the class with no one in front of him. His body was much (47) than mine. I thought it would be better to (48) that boy untouchable. As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back. I (49) the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very (50). I went on writing and the noise went on. Then I stopped my lesson to (51) this problem because I believed that if I lost control (控制) of the class from the (52) I wouldn’t be able to get it back. I thought the big boy made the noise. To my (53), a small boy was the source (根源) of trouble. Days went (54) and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of (55) students who became under control after some weeks. From then on, I realized that judging (判断) by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students!

41. A. ideas　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. feelings　　　　　　　　　　 C. thoughts　　　　　　　　　 D. ways

42. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. opened　　　　　　　　　　 D. finished

43. A. head　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hand

44. A. make　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

45. A. stopped　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 C. pointed　　　　　　　　　　 D. warned

46. A. line　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. row　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　　　　　 D. part

47. A. higher　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lighter　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. larger　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thicker

48. A. let　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. relax　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

49. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wondered　　　　　　　　 C. discussed　　　　　　　　 D. described

50. A. common　　　　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　　　　 C. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowded

51. A. decide　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. solve　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. improve　　　　　　　　　 D. produce

52. A. beginning　　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　　 C. matter　　　　　　　　　　　 D. end

53. A. competition　　　　　　　　 B. congratulation　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　　　　　 D. difference

54. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

55. A. small-sized　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　 C. frustrated　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary-looking

40. ---My computer! It’s all black!

　 ---Let me have a look. And you may use ________ if you have something important to do. She is just playing games now.

　 A. mine　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hers　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. his

39. --- Shall I book some seats for the concert?

　 --- _____________. I’ve already done that.

A. Yes, you may　　　　　　　 B. No, you mustn’t 　 C. No, you needn’t　　　　　 D. I’d rather not

38. ---________ will make your grandma happy if you buy a walking stick for her birthday, I guess.

　 ---It sounds a good idea! She has some problems walking now.

　 A. That　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. This　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

37. ---Can you tell me ____________ it is from here to downtown?

　 ---Yes, it’s fifteen minutes by bus.

　 A. how much　　　　　　　　 B. how long　　　　　　　　　 C. how far　　　　　　　　　　 D. how soon