The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would  38  things down.

I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41 my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was 45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

We continued our  47  route along the I-595,  48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that  53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that  55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

“Help!” a lady moaned.

1.                A．wipe           B．cut            C．put  D．send

 

2.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．Where

 

3.                A．turn           B．keep           C．make D．cool

 

4.                A．parents         B．school-times     C．friends   D．school yards

 

5.                A．office          B．classroom       C．restaurant D．living room

 

6.                A．but            B．or             C．for  D．so

 

7.                A．work           B．study           C．stay  D．spend

 

8.                A．business        B．possession      C．position  D．place

 

9.                A．away           B．from           C．far  D．clear

 

10.               A．easy           B．lonely          C．smelly D．noisy

 

11.               A．for            B．like            C．after  D．as

 

12.               A．regular         B．common        C．unusual   D．normal

 

13.               A．reaching        B．going          C．looking    D．heading

 

14.               A．cars           B．bottles         C．branches  D．glasses

 

15.               A．check          B．help           C．take  D．bring

 

16.               A．decide         B．hurry          C．consider   D．stop

 

17.               A．Above         B．Behind         C．Ahead D．Below

 

18.               A．hung          B．trapped        C．caught    D．fell

 

19.               A．stored         B．deserted       C．lost   D．hid

 

20.               A．bridge         B．tree           C．moment   D．way

 

 

Most people consider skydiving (高空跳伞) a product of the 20th century, but its history actually goes further back than that. The Chinese attempted to parachute (跳伞) in the 10th century, a thousand years before we did. The Chinese did what we would today call base diving; that is, they jumped off a place that would allow them to float from a height to the ground.

The first person to attempt to parachute was a Frenchman named Jacques Garnerin. He jumped from his hot-air balloon at the end of the 18th century and did tricks on the way down and stupefied the crowds by landing safely on the ground. At the end of the 19th century, Kathie Paulus, a brave German woman, became famous for her skydiving skills.

Once the airplane was invented, skydiving took on a whole new form. The airplane made it possible to dive from greater heights at greater speeds, allowing for more range in the movements in the air. A woman named Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to jump from a plane in 1913 and dive free fall in 1914.

Skydiving was not called skydiving until the middle of the 1950s, when Ronald Young invented the word. It had been called parachuting before this and was mainly used by the military (军事) to land troops in inland locations, or for pilots to jump out of their planes when necessary. Once World War I was over, parachuting became a sport, which we now call skydiving.

After World War II, this activity became more a hobby than a military action. Soldiers were trained in parachuting and enjoyed the thrill so much that they continued on for fun. From this, teams and competitions were formed. Skydiving schools appeared in the late 1950s and now it is a recognized extreme sport enjoyed by many.

1.The underlined word “stupefied” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A．disappointed

B．encouraged

C．surprised

D．attacked

2.Who was the first woman to jump from a plane?

A．Jacques Garnerin.

B．Kathie Paulus.

C．Tiny Broadwick.

D．Ronald Young.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Chinese attempted different skydiving skills in the 10th century.

B．Skydiving became popular after the airplane was invented.

C．The word skydiving was first used in a military action.

D．There were no skydiving schools until the late 1950s.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．Skydiving is not a military action any more.

B．Kathie Paulus is famous for her skydiving skills.

C．The first person who parachuted was from Germany.

D．The history of skydiving is longer than that of parachuting.

5.What would be the best title for this text?

A．The history of skydiving	B．The popularity of skydiving
C．What is skydiving?	D．Why is skydiving an extreme sport?

 

The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.

The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against  __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.

Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”

“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.                A．worried        B．angry          C．happy    D．surprised

 

2.                A．little           B．some           C．no   D．few

 

3.                A．opened on      B．turned on       C．turned off D．sped up

 

4.                A．police          B．life            C．lights D．time

 

5.                A．empty street     B．busy traffic      C．large crowds   D．deserted place

 

6.                A．street          B．cars            C．traffic    D．ambulance

 

7.                A．hurry          B．slow           C．stop D．drive

 

8.                A．breathing       B．looking         C．whispering    D．talking

 

9.                A．think           B．ignore          C．lose D．miss

 

10.               A．at             B．from           C．forward   D．to

 

11.               A．open          B．clean          C．up   D．down

 

12.               A．hear           B．see            C．find  D．notice

 

13.               A．away          B．on            C．off   D．out

 

14.               A．how           B．what           C．where D．who

 

15.               A．pleasure        B．anger          C．fear  D．surprise

 

16.               A．crying          B．breathing       C．smiling    D．speaking

 

17.               A．light           B．policeman      C．car   D．crash

 

18.               A．took           B．picked         C．knocked   D．made

 

19.               A．usual          B．common        C．ordinary   D．normal

 

20.               A．sound          B．voice          C．tone  D．noise

 

 

 “Well, what did I say？Buck’s a real fighter, all right,” said Francois the next morning when he discovered that Spitz had disappeared and that Buck was covered in blood．

“Spitz fought like a wolf,” said Perrault, as he looked at the bites all over Buck．

“And Buck fought like ten wolves,” answered Francois. “And we'll travel faster now. No more Spitz，no more trouble.”

Francois started to harness the dogs. He needed a new lead-dog, and decided that Solleks was the best dog that he had. But Buck jumped at Solleks and took his place．

“Look at Buck！” said Francois，laughing. “He's killed Spitz，and now he wants to be lead-dog．Go away, Buck！”

He pulled Buck away and tried to harness Solleks again．Solleks was unhappy too. He was frightened of Buck, and when Francois turned his back，Buck took Solleks’ place again. Now Francois was angry．

“I'll show you! ” he cried，and went to get a heavy club from the sledge．

Buck remembered the man in the red coat，and moved away. This time，when Solleks was harnessed as lead-dog，Buck did not try to move in．He kept a few meters away and circled around Francois carefully. But when Francois called him to his old place in front of Dave, Buck refused．He had won his fight with Spitz and he wanted to be lead－dog．

For an hour the two men tried to harness him．Buck did not run away，but he did not let them catch him．Finally，Francois sat down，and Perrault looked at his watch．It was getting late. The two men looked at one another and smiled. Francois walked up to Solleks，took off his harness， led him back and harnessed him in his old place．Then he called Buck. All the other dogs were harnessed and the only empty place was now the one at the front. But Buck did not move．

“Put down the club,” said Perrault．

Francois dropped the club, and immediately Buck came up to the front of the team．Francois harnessed him, and in a minute the sledge was moving．

Buck was an excellent leader. He moved and thought quickly and led the other dogs well. A new leader made no difference to Dave and Solleks; they continued to pull hard．But the other dogs had had an easy life when Spitz was leading．They were surprised when Buck made them work hard and punished them for their mistakes. Pike，the second dog，was usually lazy；but by the end of the first day he was pulling harder than he had ever pulled in his life. The first night in camp Buck fought Joe，another difficult dog，and after that there were no more problems with him．The team started to pull together，and to move faster and faster．

“I've never seen a dog like Buck!” cried Francois, “Never! He's worth a thousand dollars. What do you think, Perrault? ”

Perrault agreed．They were moving quickly，and covering more ground every day. The snow was good and hard，and no new snow fell．The temperature dropped to 45°C below zero, and didn't change．

This time there was more ice on the Thirty Mile River, and they crossed in a day．Some days they ran a hundred kilometers，or even more. They reached Skagway in fourteen days; the fastest time ever．

1.The writer mentioned “the man in the red coat” in the passage to show that____.

A．the man in the red coat once beat Buck severely with a club.

B．Buck remembered Francois was the man in the red coat.

C．the man in the red was quite friendly to Buck in his memory.

D．Buck remembered Francois was a friend of the man in the red coat.

2. Why did Buck fight Joe the first night in camp?

A．He wanted to get rid of Joe.

B．He wanted to make some trouble.

C．He was interested in fighting with others.

D．He wanted to teach Joe a lesson.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the other dogs?

A．Dave stood in the second position in the team.

B．Joe was always quite lazy in the team.

C．Pike was a trouble-maker in the team.

D．Solleks was hard-working in the team.

4. What did Francois think of Buck at the end of the passage?

A．annoying          B．admirable         C．aggressive         D．average

5. Which of the following best shows that Buck was an excellent leader?

A．He killed Spitz at the beginning of the story.

B．He punished them for their mistakes.

C．He fought Joe the first night in camp.

D．They reached Skagway in the fastest time ever.

6.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Fight with Dogs B．The New Lead-dog   C．A Dog Called Buck   D．A Real Fighter

 

Molly was a peasant girl. Her parents did not have much money and Molly did not have many nice clothes.

One day Molly’s father said to her, “Molly, take this pot of milk to market and sell it. You may keep the money.”

Molly was very happy. She put the pot of milk on her head and started her journey to market. While she was walking alone she began to think. “I will get quite a lot of money for this milk,” she thought. “What will I do with the money? I will buy a lot of eggs. I will take the eggs home with me. One of our hens will sit on them. Then there will be lots of little chickens. I will not sell the chickens. They will grow into hens. Then there will be more eggs. And these eggs will give me still more chickens. Soon I will have hundreds of hens. Then I will sell them all. They will bring me a lot of money. I will be rich. I will buy lots of new clothes. I will always wear nice clothes. Then a rich man will marry me. We will have a beautiful house, a big car and nice children...”

Molly was very happy. She jumped into the air. The pot of milk fell from her head onto the road. And that was the end of all her dreams.

In English there is a proverb. It says: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化).

1.Molly was happy to go to market because ________.

A．she liked to go there	B．she wanted to buy nice clothes
C．she could have the money of her own	D．she wanted to buy some eggs

2.On her way to market, Molly began to________.

A．count her eggs	B．have a happy dream
C．think of her happy family life	D．think how to sell the milk

3.What was the end of all Molly’s dreams?

A．She jumped up and fell onto the ground.	B．She was happy about her house.
C．She woke and found the milk on the road.	D．She married a rich man.

4.The proverb: “Do not count your chicken before they are hatched.” means ____.

A．one must count his chicken after they are hatched

B．it is foolish to make plans

C．one must depend more on what is in real life

D．one must make plans before they begin to work