Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked his parents     _ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He    _ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not     _ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens      _he had no tools to do the work with.

     Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送)  newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer      __ away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to      __ up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was     _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick     him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother      _he thought, she smiled “I think it is a  great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

         “Wait, Mum,” Alan said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

        Alan’s mother smiled     _ . We should learn from him.

1.A. in            B. at              C. with         D. for 

2.A. said           B. told          C. thought      D. spoke

3.A. spring       B. summer      C. autumn      D. winter

4.A. when         B. because      C. while        D. after

5.A. now           B. right           C. just          D. only

6.A. take           B. catch          C. carry        D. put

7.A. friendly     B. kind            C. wrong      D. possible   

8.A. taught        B. gave           C. made         D. asked

9.A. that            B. when          C. what        D. where

10.A. sadly        B. happily      C. politely     D. happy

 

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

I have two really good friends, Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the __31____ of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are __32___, they are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their _33___, career choices, and way of life.

　 Love and care __34____ Nancy’s childhood, she, along with her younger sister, was __35___ by her mother and father. Nancy’s parents paid much attention to her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents__36__ him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him properly. His grandmother took care of him for most of his growing up years. Moreover, since his sister did not live with him, he never really got to ___37__ her.

Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a caretaker and made a choice to work in all kinds of different _38___ settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her __39___ part was working with pediatrics (小儿科)。 However， Richard _40___ to work in the business world, he prefers to work with _41___ rather than with people.

A third difference is their__42___. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat, and enjoys nature. She is __43____; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. In contrast, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.

I am very __44____ for the fact that I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has __45____ me that anyone can be a positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very interesting and challenging.

31. A. energy　　　　 B. power　　　 C. ability　　　 D. effort

32. A. strong　 　　　 　 B. special　　　 C. impressive　 D. similar

33. A. childhood　　　 B. education　　 C. appearance　 D. family
34. A. affected　　　　 B. filled　　　 C. influenced　　 D. controlled

35. A. brought　　　　 B. moved　　　 C. raised　　　 D. changed

36. A. took　　　　　　 B. picked　　　 C. called　　　 D. gave

37. A. visit　　　　　　 B. know　　　 C. phone　　　 D. touch

38. A. medical　　　　 B. physical　　 C. political　　 D. chemical

39. A. difficult　　　　 B. complete　　 C. favorite　　　 D. natural

40. A. agreed　　　　　 B. refused　　　 C. chose　　　 D. remembered

41. A. machines　　　　 B. exhibitions　 C. agreements　 D. coins

42. A. hobby　　　　　 B. custom　　　 C. habit　　　 D. lifestyle

43. A. beautiful　　　　 B. confident　　 C. famous　　 D. married

44. A. anxious　　　　　 B. thankful　　 C. sorry　　　 D. ready

45. A. reminded　　　　 B. made　　　 C. taught　　　 D. encouraged

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The monkey is a very lovely little animal, and is found in many parts of the world.

A lady once had a monkey. It was a birthday present from her husband. This monkey,  1  all others, was very fond of making tricks and of doing whatever he   2   others do.

The lady found him one day sitting on the toilet table, holding in one hand a little china mug(杯) with water in it, and in the 3  her toothbrush, with which he was   4  his teeth, looking all the time in the glass.

Her little daughter, Maria, had a large   5   with a very handsome head and face. She one day   6   this doll in the small bed, and went out of the room. The monkey came in, took the doll in his   7  , and jumped upon the washstand, he began to wash its face. He first rubbed it all over with soap. Then seizing the towel, he dipped(蘸水) it in the washbowl, and rubbed it   8  hard that the doll’s face was entirely ruined, and the paint was all   9   off.

There have been many tales of monkeys. They are armed with sticks, and they have joined together and made  10  against their enemies successfully. These are not true, as it is known that in their  11  state(状态) monkeys have no idea of weapons. The sticks and other objects said to be thrown at travelers as they pass under the branches of trees, are usually the dead branches, etc., accidentally broken off, as the monkeys, with the natural curiosity(好奇心) of their tribe(种族), pass along the tops of trees to watch the  12  of the people below. They can, however, be taught to use a stick, and to us it well.

1 A. as               B. from                      C. like                         D. against

2 A.told                B. saw                   C. asked                            D. heard

3A.the mouth        B. the toilet                C. the air                   D. the other

4A. cleaning         B. watching             C. pulling                  D. feeding         

5A. doll                B. box                     C. mirror                  D. toy

6 A. forgot                   B. made                    C. left                        D. let

7 A. mouth                  B. face                     C. hands             D. arms

8 A. very                    B.so                          C. such                      D. really

9 A. broken          B. fallen                     C. washed                 D. dropped

10A. war                     B. money                   C. friends                    D. trouble 

11A. normal         B. poor                     C. good                     D. native

12A. noises         B. actions                  C. games                 D. running

      

Charlie is twenty-three now. He  1  a university (大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s  2  and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he  3  in a university. So he looks down upon (瞧不起) his  4  . He always thinks he’s right and never agree with  5  . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t  6  a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and  7  Mr White, the boss (老板) of the factory,  8  it meant. The boss asked him why. He made a few excuses to say for  9  . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “Is it  10  that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr White  11  and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having  12  this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie  13  his mind at once and said, “I made only one mistake in my  14  !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“Just now, sir,” answered the young man. “When Mr White  15  me acknowledge (承认) I was wrong!”

(  )1. A. visited          B. left           C. built           D. reached

(  )2. A. small           B. big           C. new            D. old

(  )3. A. lived           B. traveled        C. arrived         D. studied

 (  )4. A. parents         B. teacher         C. workmates      D. classmates

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

(  )6. A. see            B. write           C. understand      D. read

(  )7. A. told           B. asked           C. taught          D. laughed at

(  )8. A. when          B. what            C. how           D. where

(  )9. A. him           B. himself          C. them           D. themselves

(  )10.A. clever         B. sure             C. true           D. able

(  ) 11.A. sad           B. sadder           C. angry          D.. angrier

(  )12.A. heard         B. listened          C. guessed         D. reported

(  )13.A. lost           B. hated            C. changed        D. thought

(  )14.A. life           B. office            C. family          D. bedroom

(  )15.A. helped         B. made            C. watched        D. had

There were some new soldiers on the ground. They were taught in modern  1   of fighting by their two teachers. They were  2  how a man could trick(欺骗) a soldier and take his gun away from him. First one teacher took a knife away from  3 , using only hands, and then he took a gun away from him in the  4  way. Several days later  5  they made the young soldiers do these things themselves, both of the  6  asked them lots of questions and wanted to see  7  they had understood. One of the questions was what you would  8  when you were on duty with a  9  on a big bridge at night. It was Tom’s  10  to answer the question. He thought carefully for  11  and said, “Well, I think, the  12  thing to do would be to  13  my gun into the river as  14  as possible so that the man couldn’t take it away from me and  15  me with it.”

1. A. ways       B. clothes           C. trousers     D. hats

2. A. taught     B. shown             C. questioned   D. asked

3. A. the man   B. the soldiers     C. the other    D. modern

4. A. different  B. same             C. difficult    D. modern

5. A. when       B. while             C. before       D. after

6. A. soldiers   B. men              C. women        D. teachers

7. A. how hard   B. how hardly        C. how well    D. how badly

8. A. take       B. bring             C. do         D. throw

9. A. book       B. gun               C. radio      D. ball

10. A. work     B. turn              C. duty       D. business

11. A. an hour  B. a week            C. a month    D. a moment

12. A. worst    B. last              C. first     D. earliest

13. A. throw    B. put             C. send        D. push

14. A. quickly   B. slowly           C. quietly    D. softly

15. A. thank     B. help             C. teach      D. kill