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When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm．These people are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up．
“Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (喜好) ，especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July．A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop．
Although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerous．The power of a big storm  can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds．Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain．If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season．
Even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement．“Storm chasing is 95％driving，”says Daniel Lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing．“Sometimes you
Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says Jasper Morley．“Every storm is an example of the power of nature．It is the greatest show on Earth．”
57．For storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to       ．
A．head straight for the center of the storm   
B．get into the car for safety
C．wait patiently for the storm to develop
D．collect information about a coming storm
58．Beginners of storm chasing are advised_______
A．not to drive in a heavy rain   
B．to do it in an organized way
C．not to get too close to a storm
D．to spend more time on it in summer
59．By saying“it is all worth it”in the last paragraph，the author means that______
A．storm chasing costs a lot of money
B．storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
C．efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D．a storm presents the greatest show on Earth
60．What can we learn from the text?
A．Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment． 
B．Many storm chasers get killed in the storms．
C．Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world．
D．Storm chasing is only fit for young people

A student went to college after 41__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography. 42_ after the first day, he did not go to 43_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 44_ absent and thought that he had changed to 45 class. He was very 46_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单) of students 47_ wanted to take the geography examination 48_ the end of the year.

The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 49 he had taught, and he was eager to see 50 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answers would be very 51_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them. 52_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 53_, but was still not able to find 54 one mistake, so he sent 55 the student to question him about his work after the exam..

When the student had 56 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 57_ is that?”

“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 58 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 59 I had been confused(弄糊涂) by your 60_ lecture.”

1.                A．having         B．taking          C．passing   D．failing

2.                A．So             B．But            C．However  D．And

3.                A．it             B．lesson          C．college   D．class

4.                A．always         B．once           C．never    D．sometimes

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

6.                A．angry          B．happy          C．sorry D．surprised

7.                A．that he         B．he             C．who D．whom

8.                A．by             B．at             C．after D．in

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

10.               A．what           B．when          C．how  D．why

11.               A．good          B．full            C．nice  D．bad

12.               A．For            B．As             C．So   D．Though

13.               A．two times       B．twice          C．once D．again once

14.               A．more than      B．another        C．the other  D．second

15.               A．with           B．to             C．x D．for

16.               A．reached to      B．arrived to       C．arrived into D．come into

17.               A．Why           B．What          C．How  D．Which

18.               A．where         B．why           C．what  D．when

19.               A．unless         B．if             C．because   D．as

20.               A．first           B．last            C．latest D．certain

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  46  ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  47  ，deep red in the middle， 48    fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  49  and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

The atmosphere  50   her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51  ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52  where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .

The sun had set by now and it was getting  54  ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55  on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56   had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57  : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58  ．She couldn't understand what was going on．

She entered the  59  ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60  written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61  ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62  room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63  looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64  for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65  ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．

It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”

1.A．rising     B．setting      C．shining          D．smiling

2.A．shape      B．shadow       C．size             D．color

3.A．quickly        B．partly       C．softly           D．probably

4.A．waves      B．boats        C．trees            D．sands

5.A．relaxed        B．puzzled      C．disappointed     D．interrupted

6.A．understood B．considered   C．needed           D．regretted

7.A．discussing B．finding      C．asking           D．wondering

8.A．alive      B．asleep       C．missing          D．hardworking

9.A．sunny      B．warm         C．cold             D．cloudy

10.A．glasses       B．hat          C．skirt            D．jacket

11.A．Somebody    B．Nobody     C．Mother           D．Father

12.A．shocked       B．scared       C．exhausted        D．comforted

13.A．beautified    B．rearranged   C．deserted         D．destroyed

14.A．garden        B．bedroom      C．yard             D．house

15.A．book          B．note         C．article          D．poste

16.A．1ooking       B．working      C．fishing          D．sightseeing

17.A．own           B．parents’    C．sister’s        D．brother’s

18.A．gesture       B．body         C．face             D．eyes

19.A．studied       B．slept        C．exercised        D．moved

20.A．different B．new          C．precious         D．dangerous

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

56．The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because         .

A．the husband was careless                            B．the husband was busy

C．the wife wasn’t informed of the matter   D．the wife ignored the matter

57．What do we know about the bottle?          .

A．It contained poison only for adults             B．It appeared like a nice drink

C．It was broken by the child                             D．It was kept in the kitchen

58．The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as           .

A．optimistic                B．confident                 C．considerate            D．generous

59．What did the writer intend to tell us about life?          .

A．Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.

B．It is always useless finding who is responsible

C．Think of nothing and life will be easy

D．Life should give way to responsibility

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had  41 _ a beautiful sports car in a showroom, and knowing his father could well  42   it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 43 that his father had bought the car. 44  , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his  45  study room. His father told him how  46  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how  47  he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped (包装)  48  box.                                                        

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and  49  a lovely, leather-bound (皮纸封面) Bible,  50  the young man’s name pressed in gold.  51 , he raised his voice to his father, and said “With  52  your money, you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in  53 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very  54 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him  55  that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram  56  his father had passed away, and willed all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and  57 things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden  58   and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible  59  as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the  60  . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.