Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school.

37 , high school was different. In her first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 　38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 　39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 　40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　41 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 　43 to find that she didn't have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 　44 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 　45 . Mrs. Biden wasn't as 　46 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 　47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 　48 and left. “Why is high school so 　49 ?” she sighed(叹息).

Later in 　50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problem that have given her so much 51 . By the end of class, she understood how to give them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　52 at her new school. She wasn't sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 　55 fish you can be.”

36. A. difficulties　　　　　 B. decisions　　　　　　　　 C. challenges　　　　　　　 D. exercises

37. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Besides

38. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

39. A. editor　　　　　　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. professor　　　　　　　　 D. judge

40. A. jumped　　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. raced

41. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

42. A. struggling　　　　　 B. improving　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　　 D. complaining

43. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

44. A. put up　　　　　　　　 B. prepare for　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. give up

45. A. committee　　　　　 B. newspaper　　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. team

46. A. enthusiastic　　　　 B. artistic　　　　　　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　　　　 D. realistic

47. A. speakers　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. directors　　　　　　　　 D. writers

48. A. widely　　　　　　　 B. weakly　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitedly　　　　　　　　 D. brightly

49. A. similar　　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. physics　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. English　　　　　　　　　　 D. math

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

52. A. fit in　　　　　　　　　 B. look out　　　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. get around

53. A. swim　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escape

54. A. in return for　　　 B. in case of　　　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　　　　 D. instead of

55. A. liveliest　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gentlest

三、完型填空（共30分）
Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new   36  in high school.
37  , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be  38   for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  39  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  40   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  41  , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was   42  . She moved on to English and history, and was  43  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  44  math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school  45  . Mrs Biden wasn’t as  46   as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough  47   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled  48   and left. “Why is high school so     49    ?” she sighed.
Later in  50  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  51   . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to   52   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  53   . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  54   a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  55   fish you can be.”
36. A. processes         B. decisions          C. challenges          D. exercises
37. A. Therefore         B. However          C. Otherwise          D. Besides
38. A. difficult          B. easy              C. boring             D. interesting
39. A. editor           B. boss              C. candidate           D. judge
40. A. jumped           B. sank              C. stopped            D. raced
41. A. strange           B. happy             C. awful              D. lonely
42. A. struggling         B. improving        C. working            D. complaining
43. A. ashamed          B. disappointed        C. shocked           D. relieved
44. A. put up            B. prepare for         C. worry about         D. give up
45. A. committee        B. newspaper          C. radio              D. team
46. A. enthusiastic       B. artistic             C. sympathetic         D. realistic
47. A. speakers          B. readers             C. cheerleaders        D. writers
48. A. widely           B. weakly             C. excitedly          D. brightly
49. A. similar           B. ordinary            C. different            D. familiar
50. A. physics           B. history             C. English            D. math
51. A. pleasure          B. hope               C. trouble             D. sorrow
52. A. fit in             B. look out            C. stay up             D. get around
53. A. swim            B. try                 C. ask                D. escape
54. A. in return for       B. in case of            C. in terms of         D. instead of
55. A. slimmest         B. smallest              C. best              D. gentlest

阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 1 in high school.
2, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 3 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 6, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7. She moved on to English and history, and was 8 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 9 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 10. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13 and left. “Why is high school so 14?” she sighed.
Later in 15 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 16. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 18. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 19a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 20 fish you can be.”  

阅读理解

　　If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or at school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you finally fall asleep. When you wake up, you don't feel refreshed but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

　　Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled “Stress and Sleep” indicates that stress and lack of sleep are directly related. Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep, we can often find energy to deal with what's worrying us. ”

　　So, what is a good right's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer ten gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

　　Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleep is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out, ”Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your , working slowly up from you feet, and you'll be asleep before you know it. ”

1．This passage mainly talks about ________.

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A．what causes a person to stay up too late into the night

B．how to prepare for a good sleep before going to bed

C．whether a good sleep is important

D．how to get rid ad your stress

2．If we say “she tossed in bed in pain” , we mean that ________.

[　　]

A．she had to lie in bed because of pain

B．she was tightly tied on the bed, unable to move

C．she threw herself from side to side restlessly because of pain

D．she was thrown up into the air, which hurt her a lot

3．From the passage we can learn that ________.

[　　]

A．enough sleep can help you gain the energy to deal with stress

B．the more we sleep, the healthier we are

C．one person needs sleep seven hours at least

D．you cannot fall asleep until you put the light out

4．Which of the following is false according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Worry stops people falling asleep soon.

B．Doing exercises during the daytime may help you fall asleep sooner.

C．Don't think about anything else once you have gone into bed.

D．You can have whatever drink you like before going to sleep.