阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s       , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n)        in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very       .”

 “Each of us is put here on        to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic        will end. It can be        at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single       .” Her eyes beginning to       , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n)       . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to       . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the      leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”

The class was completely quiet. We all        our books and got out of the classroom       . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from        than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and        what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that        we all ignore.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.      on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to        an ice cream. For as we get       , it is not the things we did that we often feel       , but the things we didn’t do.      

1.A. death          B. illness              C. news                D. birthday

2.A. plan   B.answer           C. lesson                     D. suggestion

3.A. clear       B.sweet             C. different                          D. important

4.A. foot        B.earth                C. business                    D. holiday

5.A. game      B.experience               C. story                 D. party

6.A. taken away       B.worked out           C. put off           D. held up

7.A. place      B.word                 C. bill             D. day

8.A.dry           B.open     C. water             D. roll

9.A.exam  B.promise C. date                D. trip

10.A.notice            B.eat  C. learn              D. carry

11.A.dead             B.dirty         C. growing                   D. falling

12.A. turned over       B.brought in           C. picked up              D. passed on

13.A. carefully       B.quietly              C. patiently                    D. happily

14.A. school           B.hospital             C. factory                      D. church

15.A. hear              B. write             C. remember            D. understand

16.A. finally           B. never              C. unusually              D. sometimes

17.A. Walk              B. Live      C. Work              D. Study

18.A. spare             B. get        C. make              D. smell

19.A. closer           B. taller      C. older              D. stronger

20.A.excited           B. surprised                    C. proud                     D. sorry

 

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick           B. Fortunate and helpful

C. Satisfied and cheerful      D. Disappointed and helpless

2. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ______.

A. solving her problem at the bank         B. taking part in various city activities

C. learning acting in a n evening school      D. preparing for the first night show

3. On her way home the writer _______.

A. lost her wallet unknowingly               B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man   D. found some homeless people following her

4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A. Someone offered to take her back home. B. A red-haired man came to see her.

C. She heard someone call her name D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

5. From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.

A. would stop working at night       B. would stay on in San Francisco

C. would make friends with cleaners    D. would give up her job at the bank

 

When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31  it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32  and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33  such pain.
He left and I tried to   34  my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35  the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36  not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37  end. I would rather just   38  in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39 .
And yet it was a young woman who   40  back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41  and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42 , there are more important things. More important than   43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t   44  my dreams as I feared that night.   45 , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46  on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47  that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49  again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50  a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

1	A. complaining	B. suggesting	C. explaining	D. whispering
2	A. business	B. fault	C. luck	D. reason
3	A. pass	B. defend	C. feel	D. ease
4	A. get close to	B. get on with	C. get away with	D. get down to
5	A. watched	B. made	C. let	D. wanted
6	A. announced	B. decided	C. pretended	D. concluded
7	A. optimistic	B. sceptical	C. splendid	D. unpleasant
8	A. wander	B. move	C. keep	D. take
9	A. mad	B. old	C. nervous	D. uncertain
10	A. flashed	B. swung	C. stared	D. pointed
11	A. promise	B. delight	C. dilemmas	D. conflicts
12	A. Therefore	B. Besides	C. Finally	D. Constantly
13	A. friendship	B. life	C. love	D. health
14	A. visit	B. have	C. reject	D. spin
15	A. Deliberately	B. Meanwhile	C. Thus	D. Instead
16	A. taking off	B. looking down	C. breaking away	D. getting over
17	A. sorrow	B. worry	C. relief	D. doubt
18	A. friend	B. bird	C. dream	D. job
19	A. heart	B. vase	C. mirror	D. cup
20	A. mostly	B. hardly	C. usually	D. only

 

 

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working  36  for some time. If they didn’t pass, they would have to  37  the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was   38  about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala  39  that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She  40  to wake her up in the morning.

     As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the  41  , she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn’t find  42  to write about. She kept looking at her watch.  43  was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences,  44  and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so  45  that she started  46 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still  47  and it had all been a(n) terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.

36. A. lazily                B. hard                    C. legally               D. smoothly

37. A. give up         B. pass                    C. quit            D. retake

38. A. worried       B. satisfied        C. enjoyed          D. afraid

39. A. argued         B. insisted          C. claimed          D. thought

40. A. refused        B. opposed        C. promised           D. hoped

41. A. herself         B. her sister                C. tiredness           D. pill  

42. A. anything           B. nothing          C. something          D. everything

43. A. Money         B. Food               C. Time              D. Water

44. A. looked up     B. gave up          C. put up            D. made up

45. A. happy           B. excited           C. surprised           D. upset

46. A. moving        B. laughing        C. crying             D. singing

47. A. in bed           B. in the hall           C. in school        D. in the classroom

 

Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn（小旅馆） — plus here a moo, there a moo．
Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay（干草）? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．
LIBERTY HALL FARM
Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www．libertyhillfarm．com．Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．
Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团） for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．
HULL-O FARM
Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www．hull-o．com; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．
It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处） of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．
MERAMEC FARM CABINS
Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; http://www．wine-mo．com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．
Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn（牲口棚） Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _____．

A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

B．some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

【小题2】We can learn from the three ads that ____．

A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

【小题3】The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

A．$175．

B．$220．

C．$235．

D．$250．

【小题4】Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

B．People who expect to be employed on the farm．

C．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

D．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．