I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.

But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.

At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.

This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear,  bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and   __15__to his game of cards.

1.                A．frightened      B．excited         C．tired D．satisfied

 

2.                A．old            B．new           C．famous   D．unknown

 

3.                A．interesting      B．common        C．forgetful  D．strange

 

4.                A．badly          B．well            C．wrongly  D．slowly

 

5.                A．guide          B．driver          C．hotel D．dinner

 

6.                A．friend          B．address         C．home    D．way

 

7.                A．small           B．large           C．expensive D．funny-looking

 

8.                A．memory        B．person         C．reason   D．sight-seeing

 

9.                A．look down      B．find out         C．study D．forget

 

10.               A．bedroom       B．doorway        C．stairs D．river

 

11.               A．ran out of       B．picked up       C．painted   D．came to

 

12.               A．bed           B．office          C．desk  D．doorway

 

13.               A．over           B．down          C．up   D．under

 

14.               A．tired of         B．enjoying        C．buying    D．throwing

 

15.               A．turned back     B．began          C．took back  D．finished

 

 

—What about this white shirt?

—It’s too ________ for me. I want a big one.

A．old              B．new              C．long              D．small

 

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are ____1­  their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 2 her.

　　My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She 3   drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very   ­­­­­___4   and small car? No, her car is new. It's very large, and it _5  go 200 kilometres for each hour!

My friend is 6  . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 7 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and 8   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very 9 car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.

Now you have 10    my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

1.                A．for            B．with           C．like  D．among

 

2.                A．like            B．look after       C．agree with D．chat with

 

3.                A．never          B．always          C．sometimes D．often

 

4.                A．old            B．new           C．broken   D．beautiful

 

5.                A．may           B．can            C．must D．has to

 

6.                A．a teacher       B．a reporter       C．a writer   D．an artist

 

7.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．mistake   D．trouble

 

8.                A．twenty         B．two hundred     C．two thousand  D．two million

 

9.                A．big            B．small           C．expensive D．new

 

10.               A．read about      B．knew          C．seen  D．met with

 

 

Jim is my good friend. We are in the same school. He is an American. We are good friends. This is Jim’s bedroom. It’s not big, but new. A black desk is in the room. Some English books are on the desk. Jim’s backpack is on it. The backpack is yellow, but old. What’s under the red chair? It’s a white cat. It’s a Chinese cat. Its name is Mimi. Jim’s father is in the living room. He is about fifty years old. Where is his mother? She is in the bedroom. She is a teacher.

1.Jim and I are ________.

A．American         B．in the same school   C．girls              D．boys

2.Jim’s father is ________.

A．in the bedroom                         B．on the desk

C．under the chair                         D．in the living room

3.Jim’s backpack is ________.

A．old              B．new              C．in the desk        D．under the desk

4.The desk in the room is ________.

A．black             B．white             C．blue             D．yellow

5.A(n) ________ is in Jim’s bedroom.

A．math book                            B．alarm clock

C．old backpack                           D．white chair

 

完形填空。(每小题 2分，共 20分)
根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案 标号涂黑。
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43 you have no goals."
The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father 44  , " she had a good job and she 45  lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "
And when your 46  brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man's son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son  47  stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48  United States. 49  are you?"
His father had no answer 50  this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

【小题1】

A．children B．students C．teachers D．friends

【小题2】

A．know B．knew C．will know D．have known

【小题3】

A．although B．or C．and D．but

【小题4】

A．went away B．went over C．went up D．went on

【小题5】

A．won B．made C．received D．gave

【小题6】

A．old B．young C．older D．elder

【小题7】

A．can B．can't C．could D．couldn't

【小题8】

A．a B．an C．the D．/

【小题9】

A．What B．How C．Where D．Who

【小题10】

A．to B．with C．of D．on