Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like 　46 . Red is used for signs of 　47 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 　48 in autumn. People say orange is a 49 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of 50. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in 51 . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people 52 two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and 53. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be 54. Those who like to be with 55 like red. The cool colors are56 and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 57 more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good 58 for a living room or a 59 . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 60 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

(　 )46. A. sadness　　　　 B. anger　　　 C. administration D. smile

(　 )47. A. roads　 　　　 B. ways 　　 C. danger 　　　　　 D. places

(　 )48. A. land　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　 C. grass 　　　　　　　　　 D. mountains

(　 )49. A. lively　 　　　　 B. dark 　　　 C. noisy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. frightening

(　 )50. A. moonlight 　 B. light 　　　　 C. sunlight 　　　　 D. stars

(　 )51. A. summer 　　　　　　 B. spring 　　 C. autumn　　　　　 D. winter

(　 )52. A. speak　 　　　 B. say 　　　　 C. talk about 　　　　　　 D. tell

(　 )53. A. green　　　　　　　　　 B. yellow 　　 C. white 　　　　　　　　　　 D. gray

(　 )54. A. calm 　　　　　 B. sleepy 　　 C. active 　　　　　　 D. helpful

(　 )55. A. the other 　　　　　 B. another 　 C. other one 　　　　　　 D. others

(　 )56. A. black　　　　　　　　　　 B. green 　　　　　　 C. golden 　　　　　 D. yellow

(　 )57. A. go round 　　　　　　 B. go by 　　　　　　 C. go off 　　　　　　 D. go along

(　 )58. A. one 　　　　　　　　　 B. way 　　　　 C. fact 　　　　　　　 D. matter

(　 )59. A. factory　 　　 B. classroom 　　 C. restaurant 　　　　　　 D. hospital

(　 )60. A. Different　 　 B. Cool 　　　 C. Warm 　　　　　　 D. All

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I　 56　 her to my party, and she came.

A few months　 57　 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so　 58 .

I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, "　 59　 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"

I felt really　 60　 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 　 61 .

That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.

56. A. invited B. invites C. inviting

57. A. ago B. before C. later

58. A. excited B. sad C. relaxed

59. A. How B. Why C. Who

60. A. good B. nice C. bad

61. A. left B. came C. smiled

62. A. confident B. creative C. important

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

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving _________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was _________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned _________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, _________ there I sat, waiting for the light to _________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any _________.

I started wondering why I _________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was _________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no _________ in going through it.

Much later that _________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light _________ me. I think I stopped _________ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow _________: we don’t go through red lights.

We do _________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so _________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

1.A. fast                           B. slowly                       C. carefully                    D. hard

2.A. late                           B. alone                        C. worried                      D. afraid

3.A. green                       B. yellow                       C. red                              D. dark

4.A. and                           B. or                     C. so                                D. but

5.A. return                      B. change            C. start                            D. continue

6.A. attention                 B. background             C. direction                    D. information

7.A. refused                   B. decided          C. prepared                   D. forgot

8.A. hardly                      B. luckily                   C. usually                D. clearly

9.A. danger                     B. excuse                      C. space                    D. energy

10.A. moment                B. night                         C. afternoon                  D. morning

11.A. depended on       B. looked forward to C. stayed away from   D. came back to

12.A. though                  B. unless                       C. because                     D. until

13.A. me                         B. it                                C. him                             D. us

14.A. what                            B. how                         C. why                             D. that

15.A. tired                            B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry

 

Dear Susan,

You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you grow up, I hope you will find something        in what I am going to share with you.

Life can be       . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you are different,        for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak (心碎) and might be       by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things happen.

Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty in your      through life, but don’t let that stop you from finding new things. Don’t retreat (退却) from life, and don’t         yourself. Be open to new things, new experiences and new people. You will fail many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss many chances. Do remember that failure (失败) is a stepping stone to success.

You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To       , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a journey. If you always try your best to        others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life danger and you will make it a journey of      , of learning and of love.

Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are        a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.

Love

Dad

1.A. normal                          B. familiar                    C. valuable                           D. interesting

2.A. simple                    B. enjoyable           C. peaceful              D. unkind

3.A. and                           B. or                              C. but                                    D. so

4.A. hurt                          B. accepted                           C. protected                        D. affected

5.A. journey                         B. school                    C. study                                 D. days

6.A. struggle         B. complete                      C. hide                               D. forgive

7.A. me                   B. them                      C. you                       D. him

8.A. follow                            B. change                             C. pardon                             D. introduce

9.A. danger                          B. quietness                         C. happiness                        D. cruelty

10.A. destroying                 B. completing                      C. developing                      D. starting