完形填空,阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选择。
     Once there were several scientists in a forest.They were trying to _1 the rarest animal in the world.No one had seen it ,so everyone was _ 2  and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.
The animal only came out at night, _3   the scientists did some other studies in the day. _4   them,there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day,he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment（设备）in the _5   place.He did this carefully.But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting _6 .
One night,the animal appeared _7  The scientists heard its call.But the call didn't last long.The animal was frightened by the _8   made by the scientists while they were scrabbling（忙乱地找）for their cameras and notebooks.
On the next morning,the scientist _9     their fingings.Some had tried to record its call,others had noted down how it moved,and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs.They all congratulated each other on what they had found.However,when they saw what Walter had,they were very surprised.

_10  had taken several complete（完整的）photos,the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.
They ran to congratulate Walter.They now understood the importance of keeping things in order.Because of that,Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.
1 A.feed B.study C.catch D.kill
2 A.relaxed B.tired C.excited D.surprised
3 A.but B.or C.and D.so
4 A.Among B.Beside C.Against D.Except
5 A.clean B.right C.safe D.public
6 A.space B.money C.food D.time
7 A.angrily B.immediately C.suddenly D.quickly
8 A.plans B.noises C.records D.mistakes
9 A.compared B.counted C.sorted D.kept
10A.They B.It C.He D.You

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. It was  36  a beautiful day that I decided to drive in the country.

37   my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to _38__ along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a mile（英里）before I finally found a big __39__ near the road. I was __40__ to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She _41__, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got __42__ ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered .I didn’t know _43__ she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, _44__ she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how _45__ it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I was anxious(焦虑的，渴望的) to __46__. As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as _47__ as possible.

I was so happy when I saw __48__ house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s _49__, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before their wedding（婚礼）, he went away and __50__ came back.’’

I understood!

(     ) 36. A. so           B. such          C. very         D. too

(     ) 37. A. On          B  In            C. By          D. Over

(     ) 38. A. drive        B. walk           C. ride         D. climb

(     ) 39. A. house       B. tree           C. hospital       D. car

(     ) 40. A. sad          B. angry          C. pleased      D. surprised

(     ) 41. A. said         B. spoke         C. asked        D. talked

(     ) 42. A. gasoline      B. milk          C. tea          D. water

(     ) 43. A. that          B. who           C. when        D. what

(     ) 44. A. or           B. then           C. but          D. later

(     ) 45. A. long         B. far            C. often        D. much

(     ) 46.A. stay         B. leave          C. sit down      D. have a rest

(     ) 47.A. soon         B. quickly         C. early       D. slowly

(     ) 48.A. others        B. the other        C. else         D. another

(     ) 49. A. kind         B. warm-hearted    C. strange      D. friendly

(     ) 50. A. often        B. usually          C. never      D. sometimes

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her      had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his      back home from work as usual．

The lady wondered, “Is the man going to       me? He looks very cold and hungry．" But to her surprise,      stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"

After forty       , the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．

“No, that's       , madam．” he said, “I was just helping someone in     ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope       you see someone in need, you should give him a hand．”

    A few minutes later, the lady      a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．

    The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her      ．The lady could see that it was a       family and that they needed help．When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady       on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly．

Robert came home later than before, thinking how ____their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not _____money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’ going to be all _____. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

1.A．bike                             B．motorbike                     C．bus                                  D．car

2.A．step                             B．way                                 C．road                                D．life

3.A．help                                      B．save                                C．kill                                   D．find

4.A．she                                  B．he                                     C．I                              D．they

5.A．days                                      B．hours                              C．minutes                          D．years

6.A．nothing                           B．something                       C．everything                     D．anything

7.A．picture                           B．rain                                  C．need                               D．danger

8.A．whatever                   B．whenever                      C．however                        D．whichever

9.A．saw                              B．heard                             C．smelt                              D．felt

10.A．out                                     B．away                               C．in                                     D．along

11.A．terrible                        B．sad                                   C．rich                    D．poor

12.A．dropped                           B．forgot                    C．lay                                   D．left

13.A．exciting                    B．hard                                C．happy                    D．interesting

14.A．many                                  B．some                              C．enough                          D．few

15.A．right                                   B．wrong                            C．glad                                 D．Well

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line（排队）, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe（咖啡馆）. he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh!

It’s going backward（倒走）!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad（难过）. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

1．Tom went into the station cafe because           .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2．What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A．Half past twelve                              B．Twenty to twelve

C．Half past eleven                               D．Half past one

3．From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find        

.      A．the time is right                           B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward                        D．it’s going faster

4．Which of the following is true?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5．Which of the following is the title（题目）of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station                    B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus                               D．The Clock In The Mirror