Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

1. A. the               B. a                C. an           D. /

2.A. Rudi           B. The Rudi’s       C. Rudis’           D. Rudi’s

3. A. climbing      B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

4. A. try out           B. give up      C. go over      D. work out

5. A. what          B. which            C. whom         D. who

6.A. which          B. what         C. that         D. where

7.A. after          B. behind           C. before           D. over

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

9.A. walked         B. rested           C. stayed           D. watched

10. A. first            B. second           C. third            D. last

11.A. take          B. beat         C. push         D. help

12. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

13.A. popular           B. successful       C. important        D. interesting

14.A. he                B. they         C. them         D. him

15. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all

完形填空。 （共12分，每小题1分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项，将其代号填在答题卡相应的题号后。

Doctors and other scientists study the human mind and now they have proved that stress can have an influence on the health of your body.

Stress is    36    whenever there is a problem or change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less and nobody’s life is    37   . In fact, stress is necessary. Without    38   , we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would    39    be bored to death. But too much stress can    40    you.

Today you have different kinds of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kinds of things you can’t fight against    41    run away from.

42    can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can    43   a plan to finish homework, go to a doctor or try to work things out with your family or friends. But sometimes you can’t    44    a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to.

The link between your body and brain    45    in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are    46    stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and have nutritious meals. Another thing that you can do is daily    47   . Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs.

1. A. produced     B. caused       C. suggested       D. influenced 

2. A. wonderful    B. sad           C. perfect        D. helpful

3. A. change      B. life           C. problem       D. stress

4. A. always       B. probably      C. maybe        D. never

5. A. hurt         B. beat          C. injure         D. influence 

6. A. or          B. and           C. with           D. so

7. A. When        B. Why           C. What         D. How 

8. A. start         B. look up        C. set up         D. go on

9. A. make        B. change       C. have           D. think

10.A. meets        B. rests          C. sleeps         D. works

11. A. in           B. under         C. between        D. on

12. A. exercise      B. work          C. life           D. practice 

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he  1 at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station.  2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please   3  me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock   4  .”

“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5  . ”

The young man was going to return to his room   6  he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”

“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.

The young man thanked the owner  7  . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was   8   wrong with it.

“ Will it  9  on time? ” he asked.

“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter  10  five, and it will do! ”

1.A. worked             B. stayed              C. studied

2.A. Before              B. After                C. While

3. A. wash               B. beat                 C. wake

4. A. ship                B. plane                C. train

5.A. early               B. late                  C. quickly

6. A. when               B. because               C. until

7.A. angrily              B. happily               C. sadly

8. A. something           B. nothing               C. anything

9. A. shout               B. cry                   C. ring

10. A. past               B. to                    C. of

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

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。

Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36    of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37     for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 

As they grew up together, they had their share of     38    and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39     own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     40     misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41     . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42     independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43   .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44     future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45      Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46     determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47     you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. legs              B. arms          C. eyes           D. hands 

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

3.A. questions    B. accidents       C. problems         D. business

4.A. his           B. her            C. my             D. their

5.A. serious           B. sudden            C. terrible       D. similar

6.A. returned          B. disappeared       C. moved          D. left

7. A. completely       B. directly          C. seriously        D. immediately

8.A. break         B. beat          C. fly            D. jump

9.A. unfair        B. uncertain     C. unsafe             D. undoubted

10.A. and           B. so           C. while           D. or

11. A. opinions        B. values            C. senses             D. attitudes

12.A. follow           B. catch         C. disturb            D. hurt

 Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

1. A. the               B. a                C. an           D. /

2.A. Rudi           B. The Rudi’s       C. Rudis’           D. Rudi’s

3. A. climbing      B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

4. A. try out           B. give up      C. go over      D. work out

5. A. what          B. which            C. whom         D. who

6.A. which          B. what         C. that         D. where

7.A. after          B. behind           C. before           D. over

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

9.A. walked         B. rested           C. stayed           D. watched

10. A. first            B. second           C. third            D. last

11.A. take          B. beat         C. push         D. help

12. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

13.A. popular           B. successful       C. important        D. interesting

14.A. he                B. they         C. them         D. him

15. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all