The sea seemed very_________while we were at sea．

1. A.
   peaceful
2. B.
   relaxing
3. C.
   creative
4. D.
   stressful

单词拼写:（共10小题；每小题0.5分；满分5分）

1.He is           (遭受)from a bad cold.

2.The sea is very            (平静)

3.The general             (命令) that all the soldiers should fight bravely.

4.The story is            (基础于) on facts.

5.I am ______(喜爱)of playing the piano.

6.The plane flew at an _______(高度) of 3,0000 feet.

7.They _______ (营救)a boy from drowning.

8.This morning we had a slight _______ (地震).

9.It’s love that makes the world ________(和平).

10.“I’m sure we’ll find it,” he said _________(充满希望地).

What do you know about the sea? We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?
The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more water than land. The sea covers three quarters of the world.
The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places the depth of the sea is very great. There is one spot, near Japan, where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain were put into the sea at that place, there would he 2 kilometers of water above it ! What a deep place !
If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts. There is one sea, called the Dead Sea, which is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea!
In most parts of the sea, there are plenty of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also millions of tiny living things that float in the sea. These floating things are so small that it is hard to see them. Many fish live by eating these.
The sea can be very cold. Divers who go deep down in the sea know this. On the top the water may be warm. When the diver goes downwards, the sea becomes colder and colder. Another thing happens. When the diver goes deeper, the water above presses down on him. It squeezes him. Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal. But he cannot go very deep. Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship! They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it. They went down to a depth of eleven kilometers !
【小题1】When does the sea look beautiful?  

A．To show that the sea in some places is very deep.

B．To show that the sea in some places is very shallow.

C．To show that its depth is 9 kilometers greater than the height of the highest mountain.

D．To show that its depth is 11 kilometers greater than the height

A．Swimmers cannot sink.	B．It is a safe place for swimmers.
C．It is extremely salty.	D．Fish can be found in it.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Night after night，she came to wrap me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way，then  21 my forehead．
I don’t remember when it first started   22 me—her hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin．Finally，one night，I  24 her，“Don’t do that anymore your hands are rough!”She didn’t say   25 in reply．But  26 again did my mother close Out my day with that familiar   27  of her love．
Time after time，with the passing years，my   28  returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands；  29  her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very   30 ，sometimes far away．But always it hid，in the back of my mind．
Well，the years have passed，and I’m not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid seventies，and those   31 I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor， 32  a medicine box to calm a young girl’s stomach．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world．．．gets   33 Out of blue jeans that I never could wash Out．．．
Now，my own children are grown and gone．  34 ，in my memory，for the thousandth time，I  35 the night when my young voice complained，“Don’t do that anymore—your hands are rough!”Catching Morn’s hand in hand，I blurted out(冲口而出) how  36  I was for that night．I thought she’d remember， 37 I did．But Morn didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and  38  long ago．
That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my   39 mother and her caring hands. And the  40 that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
21．A．kiss                          B．put                           C．touch                           D．feel
22．A．comforting                 B．encouraging               C．annoying                     D．educating
23．A．through                  B．against                   C．about                           D．in
24．A．glared at                   B．stared at                  C．laughed at                  D．shouted at
25．A．something                B．anything                   C．nothing                        D．everything
26．A．ever                         B．seldom                   C．often                            D．never
27．A．expression                  B．feeling                    C．way                              D．meaning
28．A．idea                         B．anger                               C．thoughts                     D．words
29．A．remembered             B．missed                    C．escaped                      D．faced
30．A．distant                    B．tight                        C．serious                        D．close
31．A．hands                      B．words                     C．actions                        D．behaviors
32．A．getting into           B．looking into           C．breaking into             D．reaching into
33．A．colors                      B．spots                       C．mud                         D．pictures
34．A．Moreover              B．Therefore              C．However                     D．Thus   
35．A．recalled                  B．thought                  C．stuck                            D．forgot
36．A．happy                      B．interested             C．upset                           D．sorry
37．A．when                       B．as                             C．so                                  D．that
38．A．left                           B．understood           C．forgiven                       D．followed
39．A．gentle                     B．strict                       C．forgetful                      D．lovely
40．A．happiness              B．sense                               C．sorrow                         D．guilt

Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would   21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started  22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no  24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her  25 .
With the passing years, my   26 returned to that night time after time. By then I   27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very  28 , sometimes far away, but always it was  29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once  30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives  31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself  32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to  33 the hair from my forehead. Then a   34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I   35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how  36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember  37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and   38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new  39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was   40 to be found.