阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一　　 个最佳答案。

    It was cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he　　 crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were　　 hardly any 1 on the river. 2 the bridge, however, almost directly　　 below, 3 was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was　　 4 wearing many clothes, Robert 5 . He shivered(打了个寒战)and walked on.

　　    　　 6 he heard a cry. "Help! Help!" The cry 7 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was　　 8 the water and his canoe was 9 away. "Help!　　 Help!" he called again.

　　     Robert was a good 10 . Taking off his clothes, he 11 into the　　 river. The 12 water made him tremble all over, 　　 13 in a few seconds he reached the 14 . "Don't be afraid," he said and started to swim　　 towards the river bank, 15 the boy with him. But at that　　 16 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the　　 boat, all 17 in his direction. Robert 18 to swim towards the boat.

　　     "Give me a hand," he shouted 19 he got near the boat. He 20 up into a row of faces. "It's funny," he thought. "They look so　　 21 ." Silently they helped the boy into the boat and　　 22 him in a blanket. But they did not move to　　 23 Robert.

　　     "Aren't you going to pull me 24 too?" Robert asked.

　　     "You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing　　 next to a large 25 . "You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled　　 (破坏) a whole afternoon's work! You can stay in the water!"

(1)  A. fish　　   B. boats　　　　  C. waves　　　　  D. sounds 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (2) A. From　　   B. Towards　　　　C. Near　　　　   D. Beyond 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (3)  A. there　　  B. it　　　　　　 C. where　　　　  D. that 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (4) A. then　　   B. also　　　　   C. only　　　　   D. not 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (5) A. noticed　　B. saw　　　　　　C. guessed　　　　D. said 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (6) A. Till then  B. Just then　　  C. Far away　　   D. From there 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (7) A. happened   B. went　　　　   C. arrived　　　　D. came 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (8)  A. on　　　　 B. within　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. under 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (9)  A. running　　B. floating　　   C. flowing　　　　D. pulling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (10) A. swimmer　　B. guard　　　　  C. soldier　　　　D. sportsman 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (11) A. threw　　  B. looked　　　　 C. dived　　　　  D. turned 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (12)  A. deep　　   B. cool　　　　   C. dirty　　　　  D. cold 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (13) A. but　　  B. so　　　　　　  C. and　　       D. or ［　　］ (14) A. canoe　　  B. bank　　　　   C. boy　　　　　　D. bridge 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (15) A. pushing　　B. dragging　　   C. holding　　　　D. catching 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (16)  A. place　　  B. period　　　　 C. second　　　　 D. moment 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (17) A. seeing　　 B. smiling　　　　C. looking　　　　D. shouting 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (18) A. decided　　B. went　　　　   C. agreed　　　　 D. promised 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (19) A. while　　  B. till　　　　   C. for　　　　  D. as ［　　］ (20) A. turned　　 B. looked　　　　 C. hurried　　　　D. stood 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (21) A. nervous　　B. afraid　　　　 C. excited　　　　D. angry 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (22) A. wrapped　　B. left　　　　   C. placed　　　　 D. threw 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (23) A. save　　   B. thank　　　　  C. help　　　　   D. wrap 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (24) A. on　　　　 B. out　　　　　　C. away　　　　   D. off 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (25) A. boat　　   B. blanket　　　　C. camera　　　　 D. screen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］

完形填空

　　The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 :“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

　　After the World Wax Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's

6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. The VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

　　In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA.” Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.

　　In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world, 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.business	B.culture	C.support	D.information
(2) A.reply	B.answer	C.join	D.interrupt
(3) A.time	B.short	C.English	D.German
(4) A.news	B.problems	C.effects	D.opinions
(5) A.stations	B.news	C.announcers	D.officials
(6) A.home	B.position	C.purpose	D.result
(7) A.if	B.supposing	C.considering	D.in 　　 order that
(8) A.reach	B.satisfy	C.attack	D.support
(9) A.known	B.reported	C.called	D.printed
(10)A.American	B.British	C.standard	D.enough
(11) A.normal	B.fast	C.fast	D.exact
(12) A.invented	B.discovered	C.taught	D.stopped
(13) A.it	B.who	C.which	D.who
(14) A.slowly	B.rapidly	C.normally	D.loudly
(15) A.pleasure	B.course	C.opinion	D.advice
(16)A.difficult	B.important	C.various	D.important
(17) A.flies	B.sends	C.deliver	D.past
(18) A.all	B.past	C.American	D.news
(19) A.broadcasts	B.forms	C.newspapers	D.countries
(20) A.broadcast	B.announce	C.translate	D.prepare

完形填空

　　The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 :“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

　　After the World Wax Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's

6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. The VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

　　In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA.” Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.

　　In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world, 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.business	B.culture	C.support	D.information
(2) A.reply	B.answer	C.join	D.interrupt
(3) A.time	B.short	C.English	D.German
(4) A.news	B.problems	C.effects	D.opinions
(5) A.stations	B.news	C.announcers	D.officials
(6) A.home	B.position	C.purpose	D.result
(7) A.if	B.supposing	C.considering	D.in 　　 order that
(8) A.reach	B.satisfy	C.attack	D.support
(9) A.known	B.reported	C.called	D.printed
(10)A.American	B.British	C.standard	D.enough
(11) A.normal	B.fast	C.fast	D.exact
(12) A.invented	B.discovered	C.taught	D.stopped
(13) A.it	B.who	C.which	D.who
(14) A.slowly	B.rapidly	C.normally	D.loudly
(15) A.pleasure	B.course	C.opinion	D.advice
(16)A.difficult	B.important	C.various	D.important
(17) A.flies	B.sends	C.deliver	D.past
(18) A.all	B.past	C.American	D.news
(19) A.broadcasts	B.forms	C.newspapers	D.countries
(20) A.broadcast	B.announce	C.translate	D.prepare

完形填空

　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had put her heart into her antislavery book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin”. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big 1 . The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to share the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough 2 for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the 3 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they were sold out in two days. In a year 300,000 copies were sold in 4 and 150,000 in England. For a while it was sold in 5 quantities than any other book in the world, 6 the Bible.

　　Within six months after it came out, a play was made 7 the book which ran 350 performances in New York and 8 America's most popular play for 80 years.

　　It might appear that “Uncle Tom' Cabin” was 9 popular, 10 this was certainly not true. Many people during those Pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system, considered it as 11 propaganda（宣传）and poorly written drama.

　　Harriet did have strong religious views 12 slavery, and she tried to make people 13 slavery was wrong, 14 perhaps the book could be thought propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it exactly 15 the wrongdoing of slavery.

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the office of president of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a 16 state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in 17 . She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe 18 her book.

　　Its vast influence（影响）strengthened the anti-slavery movement and 19 defenders of the slavery system. Today some historians think that it 20 to bring on the American Civil War.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.success	B.failure	C.pleasure	D.victory
(2)A.room	B.cost	C.money	D.time
(3)A.last	B.second	C.next	D.first
(4)A.the United States	B.the world	C.Europe	D.Ohio
(5)A.less	B.large	C.greater	D.smaller
(6)A.except	B.besides	C.including	D.except for
(7)A.from	B.into	C.of	D.in
(8)A.lasted	B.remained	C.kept	D.continued
(9)A.partly	B.universally	C.totally	D.naturally
(10)A.and	B.since	C.for	D.but
(11)A.true	B.similar	C.common	D.false
(12)A.for	B.of	C.against	D.like
(13)A.awake	B.compare	C.remember	D.realize
(14)A.yet	B.because	C.so	D.however
(15)A.described	B.told	C.advertised	D.explained
(16)A.rich	B.free	C.poor	D.strict
(17)A.silence	B.order	C.action	D.movement
(18)A.finished	B.published	C.designed	D.began
(19)A.please	B.angered	C.encouraged	D.supported
(20)A.helped	B.caused	C.increased	D.prevented

完形填空

　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had put her heart into her antislavery book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin”. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big 1 . The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to share the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough 2 for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the 3 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they were sold out in two days. In a year 300,000 copies were sold in 4 and 150,000 in England. For a while it was sold in 5 quantities than any other book in the world, 6 the Bible.

　　Within six months after it came out, a play was made 7 the book which ran 350 performances in New York and 8 America's most popular play for 80 years.

　　It might appear that “Uncle Tom' Cabin” was 9 popular, 10 this was certainly not true. Many people during those Pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system, considered it as 11 propaganda（宣传）and poorly written drama.

　　Harriet did have strong religious views 12 slavery, and she tried to make people 13 slavery was wrong, 14 perhaps the book could be thought propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it exactly 15 the wrongdoing of slavery.

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the office of president of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a 16 state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in 17 . She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe 18 her book.

　　Its vast influence（影响）strengthened the anti-slavery movement and 19 defenders of the slavery system. Today some historians think that it 20 to bring on the American Civil War.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.success	B.failure	C.pleasure	D.victory
(2)A.room	B.cost	C.money	D.time
(3)A.last	B.second	C.next	D.first
(4)A.the United States	B.the world	C.Europe	D.Ohio
(5)A.less	B.large	C.greater	D.smaller
(6)A.except	B.besides	C.including	D.except for
(7)A.from	B.into	C.of	D.in
(8)A.lasted	B.remained	C.kept	D.continued
(9)A.partly	B.universally	C.totally	D.naturally
(10)A.and	B.since	C.for	D.but
(11)A.true	B.similar	C.common	D.false
(12)A.for	B.of	C.against	D.like
(13)A.awake	B.compare	C.remember	D.realize
(14)A.yet	B.because	C.so	D.however
(15)A.described	B.told	C.advertised	D.explained
(16)A.rich	B.free	C.poor	D.strict
(17)A.silence	B.order	C.action	D.movement
(18)A.finished	B.published	C.designed	D.began
(19)A.please	B.angered	C.encouraged	D.supported
(20)A.helped	B.caused	C.increased	D.prevented