阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric.   1his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had   2set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just  3

the books in the outside return box.But there was a   4;it was locked.

He went into the building,only a few minutes   5closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief   6in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to   7Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in   8—the library lights were off.The place was   9.The doors had been shut.They   10be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!

He tried to   11a telephone call,but was unable to   12.What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building.  13the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.

14he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“    15!I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door.   16,someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,   17.Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to   18.

He knew he had to   19,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a   20thing.

1.A.but             B.because           C.or                    D.since

2.A.ever                B.nearly                C.never             D.often

3.A.pass                B.drop              C.carry             D.take

4.A.problem         B.mistake           C.case              D.question

5.A.during          B.after             C.over              D.before

6.A.rest                B.break             C.walk              D.stop

7.A.visit               B.meet              C.catch             D.greet

8.A.delight         B.anger             C.surprise          D.eagerness

9.A.lonely          B.empty             C.noisy             D.crowded

10.A.wouldn’t          B.shouldn’t            C.couldn’t         D.needn’t

11.A.make           B.fix               C.use               D.pick

12.A.get on         B.get up                C.get through           D.get in

13.A.If             B.As                C.Though            D.Until

14.A.On time                                B.Now and then

C.By the way                                D.At last

15.A.Come           B.Help              C.Hello             D.Sorry

16.A.Surely         B.Thankfully            C.Truly             D.Gradually

17.A.at most            B.after all             C.in short              D.as usual

18.A.watch          B.play              C.read              D.write

19.A.wait               B.stand             C.sleep             D.work

20.A.bad                B.cool              C.strange               D.nice

阅读（共两节，15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节：阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”
As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
41. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.
A. he took it out                B. his mother took it out
C. he did nothing but cry         D. he tried to take it out but failed
42. The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for ____.
A. at most seven days             B. less than seven days
C. more than seven days           D. exactly seven days
43. According to the story, _____ was most worried about the boy’s accident.
A. the boy’s mother     B. Sidney       C. May       D. the doctor
44. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B. May succeeded in taking the paper out.
C. The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
45. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.
A. he needed to learn to swim
B. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.
C. the sea water would wash out the paper ball.
D. he needed a rest

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___21___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still    22    away. A mother who has not    23   the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

　　One explanation is the    24     of over learning, which can be stated as following: Once we have learned something, additional learning increases the    25    of time we will remember it.

　　In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and    26    ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but  __27   .

　　The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a(an)    28     grade, is not a    29    way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning,    30   , is usually a good investment toward the future.

　　21. A. only                B. hardly            C. still                D. even

　　22. A. move               B. drive              C. travel              D. ride

　　23. A. thought about     B. cared for          C. showed up       D. brought up

　　24. A. result              B. law                C. rule              D. cause

　　25. A. accuracy           B. unit                  C. limit              D. length

　　26. A. remind             B. inform              C. warm             D. recall

　　27. A. recite               B. overlearn          C. research          D. improve

　　28. A. passing            B. average              C. excellent             D. discouraging

　　29. A. convenient        B. demanding       C. satisfactory        D. swift

　　30. A. at most            B. by the way        C. on the other hand  D. in the end

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric.   21    his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had   22    set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just  23   

the books in the outside return box.But there was a   24   ;it was locked.

He went into the building,only a few minutes   25    closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief   26    in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to   27    Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in   28   —the library lights were off.The place was   29   .The doors had been shut.They   30    be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!

He tried to   31    a telephone call,but was unable to   32   .What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building.  33     the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.

   34    he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“    35    !I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door.   36   ,someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,   37   .Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to   38   .

He knew he had to   39   ,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a   40    thing.

21.A.but                       B.because                     C.or                             D.since

22.A.ever                            B.nearly                       C.never                        D.often

23.A.pass                            B.drop                         C.carry                         D.take

24.A.problem               B.mistake                     C.case                          D.question

25.A.during                  B.after                         C.over                          D.before

26.A.rest                      B.break                        C.walk                         D.stop

27.A.visit                            B.meet                         C.catch                         D.greet

28.A.delight                 B.anger                        C.surprise                     D.eagerness

29.A.lonely                  B.empty                       C.noisy                        D.crowded

30.A.wouldn’t                     B.shouldn’t                   C.couldn’t                    D.needn’t

31.A.make                    B.fix                            C.use                           D.pick

32.A.get on                  B.get up                       C.get through                D.get in

33.A.If                         B.As                            C.Though                     D.Until

34.A.On time                                                   B.Now and then

C.By the way                                                   D.At last

35.A.Come                   B.Help                         C.Hello                        D.Sorry

36.A.Surely                  B.Thankfully                C.Truly                        D.Gradually

37.A.at most                 B.after all                            C.in short                            D.as usual

38.A.watch                   B.play                          C.read                          D.write

39.A.wait                            B.stand                         C.sleep                         D.work

40.A.bad                      B.cool                          C.strange                      D.nice