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　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3,000-pound tractor around the family farm．One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lean with him when he went to 　1　 a pile of brush．

　He　 2　 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it．The brush 　3　 into flames that engulfed (吞没) him 　4　 ．Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 　5　 to put out the fire．Pushing himself to his 　6　 , he struggled to 　7　 Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away．“Go get Mema,” he whispered, using Lena's name 　8　 her grandmother．Then he fell down unconsciously (失去知觉) onto the 　9　 field．

　The 　10　 on Fugatt's arms had come off, his chest was a 　11　 of deep fed blisters (泡), and his face was badly burnt．But Lena didn't 　12　 ．Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 　13　 , she realized her only 　14　 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away．Her grandfather had 　15　 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do 　16　 that．

　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 　17　 the red starter button．The machine moved 　18　 , and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 　19　 ．When the people of emergency services arrived, there were huge 　20　 tracks in the field, showing the girl's 　21　 around trees, bushes and ditches．

　Ray Fugatt 　22　 second-and-third-degree burns 　23　 40 percent of his body but has made almost complete recovery．According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 　24　 so quickly ．“Lena 　25　 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．burn	B．gather	C．sweep	D．plough	[　　]
(2) A．took	B．fetched	C．poured	D．mixed	[　　]
(3) A．burst	B．became	C．looked	D．broke	[　　]
(4) A．up and down	B．in time	C．later	D．instantly	[　　]
(5) A．jumped	B．stayed	C．rolled	D．ran	[　　]
(6) A．hands	B．feet	C．body	D．legs	[　　]
(7) A．which	B．whichever	C．where	D．wherever	[　　]
(8) A．by	B．for	C．to	D．on	[　　]
(9) A．burning	B．flat	C．wild	D．public	[　　]
(10) A．cover	B．burn	C．blood	D．skin	[　　]
(11) A．rest	B．piece	C．pair	D．mass	[　　]
(12) A．fear	B．afraid	C．leave	D．safety	[　　]
(13) A．help	B．service	C．touch	D．safety	[　　]
(14) A．hope	B．reason	C．comfort	D．action	[　　]
(15) A．allowed	B．forbidden	C．prevented	D．persuaded	[　　]
(16) A．almost	B．even	C．just	D．otherwise	[　　]
(17) A．press	B．pull	C．command	D．catch	[　　]
(18) A．around	B．again	C．ahead	D．across	[　　]
(19) A．services	B．field	C．house	D．hospital	[　　]
(20) A．S-shaped	B．X-shaped	C．direct	D．square	[　　]
(21) A．walk	B．journey	C．match	D．level	[　　]
(22) A．felt	B．enjoyed	C．gained	D．suffered	[　　]
(23) A．on	B．over	C．around	D．from	[　　]
(24) A．driven	B．acted	C．called	D．run	[　　]
(25) A．kept	B．saw	C．recognized	D．pretended	[　　]

 

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   1onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   2out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   3old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   4to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   5up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    6from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   7.

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   8for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   9, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   10to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   11the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   12Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   13of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   14it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   15the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  16me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   17window, but the old woman on the bed   18nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   19on the paper were some childish letters. They   20the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

1.A．rushed B．struggled        C．hurried      D．stepped

2.A．reached    B．let              C．pushed           D．pointed

3.A．firm           B．smooth           C．dry              D．fresh

4.A．back           B．up               C．away    　       D．ahead

5.A．sit            B．get              C．stand            D．wake

6.A．fell           B．burnt            C．burst            D．ran

7.A．ill            B．sick             C．unpleasant       D．funny

8.A．letter         B．note             C．will             D．message

9.A．table          B．pen                  C．paper            D．woman

10.A．send    　    B．go                   C．belong           D．come

11.A．moved 　  B．drew             C．used             D．pulled

12.A．great       B．merry     　   C．splendid         D．real

13.A．hope  　  B．chance           C．opinion          D．wish

14.A．sign  　      B．read             C．remember         D．copy

15.A．setting   B．hiding           C．placing          D．laying

16.A．Hold     B．Leave            C．Excuse           D．Pardon

17.A．large       B．open           C．small            D．pretty

18.A．did　         B．saw              C．felt                 D．knew

19.A．Described B．Printed          C．Recorded         D．Written

20.A．formed    B．spelled          C．organized        D．repeated

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   21   onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   22   out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   23   old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   24   to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   25   up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    26    from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   27   .

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   28   for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   29   , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   30   to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   31   the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   32   Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   33   of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   34   it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   35   the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  36   me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   37   window, but the old woman on the bed   38   nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   39   on the paper were some childish letters. They   40   the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

　　21．A．rushed      B．struggled      C．hurried         D．stepped

　　22．A．reached    B．let                C．pushed            D．pointed

　　23．A．firm               B．smooth           C．dry                 D．fresh

　　24．A．back         B．up                      C．away    　       D．ahead

　　25．A．sit          B．get                     C．stand              D．wake

　　26．A．fell         B．burnt              C．burst               D．ran

　　27．A．ill          B．sick              C．unpleasant       D．funny

　　28．A．letter              B．note              C．will               D．message

　　29．A．table               B．pen               C．paper              D．woman

　　30．A．send    　 B．go                 C．belong            D．come

　　31．A．moved 　 B．drew               C．used               D．pulled

　　32．A．great       B．merry     　    C．splendid          D．real

　　33．A．hope  　   B．chance            C．opinion           D．wish

　　34．A．sign  　    B．read              C．remember      D．copy

　　35．A．setting     B．hiding             C．placing           D．laying

　　36．A．Hold       B．Leave             C．Excuse            D．Pardon

　　37．A．large       B．open              C．small              D．pretty

　　38．A．did　      B．saw                C．felt               D．knew

　　39．A．Described B．Printed           C．Recorded        D．Written

       40．A．formed    B．spelled            C．organized        D．repeated