“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late   21  the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the bank   22  I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I  23  the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   24  .

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   25  this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “   26  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter（柜台）. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.    27  her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very   28  , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and asked about opening a（an）   29  . I gave her necessary   30  and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something   31  with brown paper. Turning to my   32  customer, I was frightened to see a gun   33  out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise   34  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   35  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!    36  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.    37  , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “   38  of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   39  , the first customer was a girl in a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   40  ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences（巧合）!

1.                A．as             B．but            C．and  D．or

 

2.                A．that           B．/              C．where    D．which

 

3.                A．believe         B．think           C．guess D．hope

 

4.                A．lucky          B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

 

5.                A．answer         B．idea           C．cause    D．excuse

 

6.                A．Hurry          B．Set            C．Catch D．Get

 

7.                A．Before         B．Behind         C．Beyond   D．Against

 

8.                A．nervous        B．shy            C．calm D．angry

 

9.                A．bank           B．counter         C．account  D．company

 

10.               A．information     B．offer           C．introduction    D．support

 

11.               A．filled          B．hidden         C．decorated D．covered

 

12.               A．first           B．late            C．last   D．next

 

13.               A．stuck          B．sticking         C．appearing  D．appeared

 

14.               A．took           B．closed         C．filled D．came

 

15.               A．before         B．after           C．when D．that

 

16.               A．Even           B．Still            C．Just  D．Ever

 

17.               A．As usual        B．For one thing    C．In fact D．In general

 

18.               A．Less           B．Plenty          C．More D．None

 

19.               A．pleasure        B．surprise        C．joy   D．regret

 

20.               A．accident        B．story           C．dream D．incident

 

 

Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A．It's small in size.                         B．It's hard to recognize.

C．It's covered with wax.                    D．It's hidden in trees.

2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．A bee.            B．A bird.            C．A beekeeper.      D．A honey seeker.

3.The honey guide is special in the way____________。

A．it gets its food                          B．it goes to church

C．it sings in the forest                      D．it reaches into bees' nests

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Wild Bees                             B．Wax and Honey

C．Honey-Lover's Helper                    D．Beekeeping in Africa

 

阅读下面短文，用英语简要回答文后所给的5个问题。每题不超过15个单词。

In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game. The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors: red, blue and white. Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather. As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now.

About three million such new footballs were made. And then some players were playing the new ball in their training. The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed.

After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them. Another footballer said that there would be more goals. "For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies. A good player can shoot in more goals." he said.

1.What was the new rule in the 1998 World Cup Football Match?

_________________________________________________________________________

2.What’s the color of the French national flag?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why is it not easy for the goalkeepers to catch the new footballs?

_________________________________________________________________________

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

_________________________________________________________________________

5.Which kind of balls was used in the past?

_________________________________________________________________________

 

Here in Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. However, laws were passed to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur. So the wolf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.

A wolf naturally lives on animals in the deer family. People there also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the plant life there. When the deer can’t find enough food, they die.

If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer, the deer will disappear some day. And the wolves will, too. So we must change the life cycles there. If we killed more wolves, we would save them from starving. We also save deer and some farm animals.

In another northern state, wolves attack cows and chickens for food. Farmers want the United States government to send a team of scientists to study the problem. They believe it is necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small population.

1.In Alaska, laws have been passed to ____.

A．protect people from wolves and deer

B．protect wolves from becoming dangerous

C．protect wolves from dying out

D．keep wolves from killing large numbers of deer

2.Why is it that if wolves go on killing a good many deer the wolves will die out?

A．Because wolves will have no deer to kill.

B．Because people will kill them for punishment.

C．Because killing deer is dangerous.

D．Because wolves mainly live on deer.

3.In order to protect more deer from being killed, one way is to ____.

A．pass a law                             B．keep deer away from wolves

C．kill more wolves                        D．serve wolves more food

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Some wolves in some areas must be killed, which others should be protected.

B．Wolves should be protected, for there’s a small population of it on earth.

C．All wolves should be protected, for they eat deer, cows and chicken.

D．It is necessary for scientists to protect wolves, or the cycle of life will be changed

 

It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesity­related diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
“Part of this is that there’s this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are self­indulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
【小题1】What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?

A．An organization of doctors suffering from obesity.

B．An organization of patients suffering from obesity.

C．A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.

D．A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.

【小题2】How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?

A．About 350.	B．About 390.
C．About 900.	D．About 1,000.

【小题3】What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?

A．They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.

B．Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.

C．Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.

D．Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.

【小题4】According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?

A．Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.

B．Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.

C．Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.

D．Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.

【小题5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Obesity in the U. S.

B．Trouble of overweight Americans.

C．Talk more, help better.

D．Doctors or patients---who to bear more blame?[