23–year–old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann   1   her work with her colleague Laurie because they can   2   to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One   3   thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages – Spanish, French, even Chinese   4   driving, even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann   5  that nobody is normal; everyone is different in   6  way. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the   7  between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong   8   to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who   9   slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.

In fact, this characteristic is   10 . One morning,   11   after Don has taken the kids to school Ann   12   just as she is herself about to go work. She is   13   by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her as they rush to   14   and rush through examinations.

The doctor discovers that there are tumors （肿瘤） in both her ovaries （卵巢）.   15   can be done about the cancer. Ann   16   from the doctor that she has only two or three months to   17  .

Shaken   18   Ann is by this news, she decides not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened.   19  in a café, Ann begins to write down all the things she   20  to do before her death:

“1．Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;

2．Find Don a new wife who the girls like;

3．Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;

4．Go to Whale bay Beach together and have a big picnic;

5．Smoke and drink as much as I want;

6．Say just what I’m thinking;

7．Go and see Dad in jail.

….”

1．A．shares                   B．spares                 C．enjoys                 D．completes

2．A．talk                       B．work                   C．affect                  D．help

3．A．ordinary                B．strange                C．special                D．perfect

4．A．although                B．until                    C．unless                 D．while

5．A．insists                   B．disagrees             C．imagines              D．hopes

6．A．his                        B．some                   C．any                     D．no

7．A．relation                 B．struggle               C．difference            D．fight

8．A．desire                   B．difficulty             C．design                 D．delight

9．A．shocks                  B．remains               C．realizes                D．becomes

10．A．abstract               B．attractive             C．abnormal             D．absolute

11．A．only                    B．even                    C．ever                    D．just

12．A．blacks out           B．turns out             C．makes out           D．comes out

13．A．brought               B．discovered           C．taken                  D．ordered

14．A．garage                 B．college                C．school                 D．hospital

15．A．Everything           B．Something           C．Anything             D．Nothing

16．A．informs               B．learns                  C．takes                   D．tells

17．A．leave                   B．live                     C．stay                    D．die

18．A．since                   B．because               C．as                       D．for

19．A．Arriving              B．Getting                C．Finding               D．Sitting

20．A．instructs              B．supposes             C．intends                D．imagines

阅读理解

　　Sometimes in the month of November, a special event happens in the sky that observers may remember for a lifetime. The event is more than a meteor shower(流星雨) . It is a meteor storm .

　　Meteors are pieces of rock from space that burn up in our atmosphere(大气) . Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through a large amount of space material during its orbit (按轨道运行) around the sun.

　　However, thousands of meteors fall during a meteor storm. Some of them may briefly shine brighter than any star in the sky.

　　The Leonid meteor shower happens every November. In most years, it is not unusual. Leonid meteors fall at an average rate of only fifteen each hour. But every thirty-three years art object passes through our solar system(太阳系) that changes the Leonid meteor shower.

　　A comet(彗星) is a large body of gas, ice and rock. Comets leave behind these materials as they orbit the sun. Each year around November 18th, the Earth passes through material left behind by a comet called Tempel-Tuttle .

　　In the February of 1998, comet Tempel-Tuttle returned to the inner solar system. Astronomers(天文学家) have found that the Leonid meteor shower can become very active for about five years after the appearance of that comet.

　　Astronomers also have discovered that each appearance of comet Tempel-Tuttle leaves behind a different path of material. This discovery has permitted astronomers to know when the Leonid meteor shower may be most intense. Some astronomers believe the Leonids this month may be a meteor storm .

　　In 1833, observers in the eastern United States saw an intense meteor storm. One person estimated that meteors fell at a rate of ten-thousand an hour above West Point, New York. In 1966, people in the western United States saw another intense Leonid meteor storm.

　　This year, astronomers believe that there will he two periods of heavy meteor activity starting on November 18th. At Ten Hours Universal Time, observers in North America should see a large number of meteors .

　　Another period of meteor activity should happen at about Eighteen Hours Universal Time. Observers in East Asia and western Australia will see it best. Astronomers who have researched the Leonids say the best chance to see a meteor storm may he this year and next year.

1．This passage mainly tells us about a kind of ________.

[　　]

A．stranger weather

B．strange material

C．atmospheric phenomenon(大气现象)

D．comet called Tempel-Tuttle

2．The writer thinks that when people see a meteor storm they will be ________.

[　　]

3．When a meteor storm happens, winch of the following will NOT happen?

[　　]

A．Rocks from space run into our atmosphere.

B．The Earth passes through a large amount of space material.

C．A comet orbits the Earth.

D．Meteors fall heavily.

4．How do astronomers know the Leonid this month may be a meteor storm?

[　　]

A．From the appearance of comets .

B．From the different types of Tempel-Tuttle when a comet appears.

C．Because the Tempel-Tuttle returned to the inner solar system.

D．Because every thirty-five years an object passes through materials left by the Tempel-Tuttle.

Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: Trevor The Taxi

In this children's story, suited to younger children, we have an adventure with Trevor. He is a taxi. Trevor loves his life:

“Sometimes he takes patients to the nursing home, where they can get better after being ill, and sometimes he takes people home when they have been shopping, and Stan puts all their packages inside Trevor's boot, so they will not get wet or broken.”

The black cab, in this adventure, goes far beyond the call of duty whilst he achieves his wildest dreams! What could this be? Well you will just have to read this short story for yourself!

Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Girl Who Believed In Fairies

The fairy queen is upset and the elves just don't know what to do:

“Oh dear, oh dear," sobbed the queen, getting her hankie all wet with her constant crying. For the twelfth time that day, Elgie the chief elf took her hankie and wrung it out on to the carpet of grass that grew all around the palace.”

How will they manage to help the queen? Why was she so unhappy? There is only one person that can help! Can she do it? This is a lovely fairy tale that will glow the embers of your heart - only for young girls!

Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Envious Kings

This story is suitable for 6 years and upwards.

Unfolding in the story pages of this recommendation is a children's story about two kings who were competing with each other:

“In spite of the easy life that the two kings had, they were not happy, for each of them kept thinking that the other one had a bigger and better palace, or owned more horses, or had more jewels or even had creamier milk.”

They were both petty and, through their envy, they caused themselves much trouble. Who do you think saved the day? Well, you will just have to read the story to find out!

Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Wise Old Woman

This story is probably suited to the 8 years old age range and upwards, although would appeal to adults, alike.

Here I introduce you to one of my kids on-line stories listed on the writing and literature section of Hubpages. In this parable you will find a magical world of wisdom involving trees, people and someone very special.

“As she stood and watched, the knowledge melted into her and the sapling grew...The magical transition took her breath away and as she watched on with ore, she noticed something strange.”

So, what was this strangeness and magical transition? Let me leave you with wonderment ... and a click of the link!

Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: Unusual Stories - Faffenburger's Odyssey

This story is probably more suited to the older child. So who is Faffenburger? Well with one of these free on-line short stories for kids, we enter into a different realm. A world of nonsense as Faffenburger moves within alpha and omega. This is a rather unusual story as you will find out!

“My friend, Henry Faffenburger stomped down the long lane on his short stumpy legs, moonlight glancing off his bald-spot, which was a little surprising as there was no moon that night. As he rounded the bend, he saw a pair of headlights coming toward him. They drew level, and stopped. A small man with yellow eyes emerged from the darkness behind the lights, and enquired if Faffenburger would like a lift.

"Where are you going ?" asked my friend. "Wherever you want to go", replied the owner of the yellow eyes.”

So, the adventure begins! Where will they go? Alpha, Omega or just the middle? After all, it was a long summer - especially the middle! Take a closer look at this - you might find something a little more strange and a little more hidden that you have noticed before. Intrigued? Well you should be with Faffenburger's Odyssey!

1.Which story is more well-received by young girls?

A．Trevor The Taxi                         B．Faffenburger's Odyssey

C．The Wise Old Woman                    D．The Girl Who Believed In Fairys

2.You can find the description of a night scene in _______?

A．The Envious Kings                       B．The Girl Who Believed In Fairies

C．The Wise Old Woman                    D．Faffenburger's Odyssey

3.According to the passage, the kings in “The Envious Kings” can be described as_______?

A．Jealous           B．powerful          C．rude             D．ugly

4.Who will most probably find the passage useful?

A．parents with children                    B．children who love to surf the Internet

C．teachers in high school                   D．experts who concern children

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后面所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
23-year-old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann   26   her work with her colleague Laurie because they can   27   to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One   28  thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages—Spanish, French and even Chinese—   29   driving and even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann   30   that nobody is normal; everyone is different in   31   ways. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the   32   between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong   33   to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who   34  slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.
In fact, Ann’s character is   35  . One morning,   36   after Don had taken the kids to school Ann   37  just as she was about to go to work. She was   38  by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her. She rushed her to   39  .
The doctor discovered that there are tumors(肿瘤) in both her ovaries(卵巢) .   40  can be done about the cancer. Ann   41 from the doctor that she has only two or three months to   42  .
Shaken   43  Ann was by this news, she decided not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened.   44  in a cafe, Ann began to write down all the things she   45   to do before her death:
“1. Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;
2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like;
3. Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;
4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic;
5. Smoke and drink as much as I want;
6. Say just what I’m thinking;
7. Go and see Dad in jail.
…”
26. A. shares      B. spares           C. enjoys        D. completes
27. A. talk       B. work            C . affect        D. help
28. A. ordinary     B. strange         C. special        D. perfect
29. A. although     B. until           C. unless         D. while
30. A. insists       B. disagrees        C. imagines      D. hopes   
31. A. his          B. some          C. any           D. no
32. A. relation      B. struggle         C. difference     D. fight
33. A. desire       B. difficulty        C. design        D. delight
34. A. shocks      B. remains          C. realizes       D. becomes
35. A. abstract      B. attractive        C. abnormal      D. absolute
36. A. only         B. even           C. ever          D. just
37. A. blacked out   B. turned out       C. make out      D. came out
38. A. brought      B. discovered      C. taken          D. ordered
39. A. garage       B. college         C. school         D. hospital
40. A. Everything    B. Something      C. Anything      D. Nothing
41. A. informed     B. learned         C. took           D. told
42. A. leave        B. live           C. stay           D. die
43. A. since        B. because         C. as            D. for
44. A. Arriving     B. Getting          C. Finding       D. Sitting
45. A. instructs     B. supposes        C. intends        D. Imagines

第二节  完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后面所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

23-year-old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann   26   her work with her colleague Laurie because they can   27   to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One   28   thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages—Spanish, French and even Chinese—   29   driving and even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann   30   that nobody is normal; everyone is different in   31   ways. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the   32   between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong   33   to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who   34   slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.

In fact, Ann’s character is   35   . One morning,   36   after Don had taken the kids to school Ann   37  just as she was about to go to work. She was   38  by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her. She rushed her to   39  .

The doctor discovered that there are tumors(肿瘤) in both her ovaries(卵巢) .   40   can be done about the cancer. Ann   41 from the doctor that she has only two or three months to   42  .

Shaken   43  Ann was by this news, she decided not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened.   44  in a cafe, Ann began to write down all the things she   45   to do before her death:

“1. Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;

2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like;

3. Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;

4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic;

5. Smoke and drink as much as I want;

6. Say just what I’m thinking;

7. Go and see Dad in jail.

…”

26. A. shares      B. spares           C. enjoys        D. completes

27. A. talk        B. work            C . affect        D. help

28. A. ordinary     B. strange         C. special        D. perfect

29. A. although     B. until           C. unless         D. while

30. A. insists       B. disagrees        C. imagines      D. hopes   

31. A. his          B. some          C. any           D. no

32. A. relation      B. struggle         C. difference     D. fight

33. A. desire       B. difficulty        C. design        D. delight

34. A. shocks      B. remains          C. realizes       D. becomes

35. A. abstract      B. attractive        C. abnormal      D. absolute

36. A. only         B. even           C. ever          D. just

37. A. blacked out   B. turned out       C. make out      D. came out

38. A. brought      B. discovered      C. taken          D. ordered

39. A. garage       B. college         C. school         D. hospital

40. A. Everything    B. Something      C. Anything      D. Nothing

41. A. informed     B. learned         C. took           D. told

42. A. leave        B. live            C. stay           D. die

43. A. since        B. because         C. as            D. for

44. A. Arriving     B. Getting          C. Finding       D. Sitting

45. A. instructs     B. supposes        C. intends        D. Imagines