40. My mum isn’t in now. Would you like to leave a m　　?　

B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 每词限用一次。

39. Work hard and you’ll get good m　　 in your exams.

38. I’m really n　　 before the exam. I don’t know how to relax myself.

37. The young mother is very p　　 of her excellent son.　

四. 词汇运用

A. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

36. The jam is not fresh. It smells a bit s　　. Please don’t eat it.　

B

Mum told me an American myth (神话) about people’s first tears (眼泪). Let me tell you about it.

Once upon a time, an Inuit man went hunting (捕猎) along the water for seals on the seashore. He would certainly bring home a great meal for his wife and son. He went quietly towards the seals. Suddenly, the seals began to move into the water. He was disappointed. His meal was getting away.

Then he saw that a seal was not moving as quickly as the others. The man went towards the last seal. It did not see him, but it moved into the water, too. The man stopped to sit down. He had a strange feeling. He felt water begin to fall from his eyes. He touched his eyes and tasted the drops. Yes, they tasted salty. Strange loud sounds were coming from his mouth and chest (胸膛). 　His wife and son heard that and ran to him. The man told them about the seals. He told how every seal ran away from him. As he spoke, water began to fall from the eyes of his wife and his son, and they cried with him. In this way, people first learned to cry.

31.(　 ) What did the Inuit man do on the seashore?

　　　　　 A. He moved into the water.　　 　　

　　　　　 B. He waited for his wife and son.

　　　　　 C. He cried for the seals.　 　　

　　　　　 D. He went hunting.

32.(　 ) What does the underlined word “dis-appointed” mean in Chinese?

　 　　　　　　　　　 A. 失望的　　　　　　　 B. 吃惊的　 　

　　　　　 C. 悲观的　　 　　　 D. 愉快的

33.(　 ) The last seal 　　.

　　　　　 A. saw the man and moved into the water

　　　　　 B. moved very fast on the seashore

　　　　　 C. moved a little slower than the other seals

　　　　　 D. was caught by the man

34.(　 ) What did the man feel at last?

　　　　　 A. Excited.　　　　　　 B. Sad.　　 　　　

　　　　　 C. Bored.　　 　　　　 D. Hungry.

35.(　 ) What is the best title of the passage?

　 　A. Man and Seals　　

　　　　　 B. Seal Hunters　

　　　　　 C. How People Learned to Cry　 　　

　　　　　 D. People Cry for Seals

二. 完形填空

先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My hobby is reading. I read storybooks, magazines, newspapers and many kinds of material that I find 　16　 .

This hobby 　17　 　when I was a little boy. I always 　18　 　my parents to read stories to me. Soon they got tired of reading to me. So as soon as I could, I learned to 　19　 . I started with some simple ABC books. Soon I could read some simple stories. Now I read about 　20　 　that I can get.

Reading makes 　21　 　learn about many things. I learned about how people lived in the past. I learned about the space travel, big 　22　 　like whales, and many other things in our world.

The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the 　23　 　way. For example, I do not have to go into the 　24　 　to learn about wild (野生的) tigers. I can read all about them in a book.

Books provide readers with a lot of 　25　 　and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life.

16.(　 ) A. interesting　　 　 B. boring

　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　 D. comfortable

17.(　 )　 A. finished　 　　　　　　　 B. continued

　　　　　　　 C. ended　　　　 　 D. started

18.(　 )　 A. protected　　　　　 B. wanted

　　　　　　　 C. hated　　 　　　　 D. stopped

19.(　 ) A. write　 　 　　　　 B. dance

　　　　　　　 C. read　　　 　　　　　　　 D. sing

20.(　 ) A. something 　　　 B. anything

　　　　　　　 C. anybody　　　 D. somebody

21.(　 ) A. him　　　 　 　　　 B. her

　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　 　 D. us

22.(　 ) A. animals　 　　　　 B. plants

　　　　　　　 C. buildings　　 　　 D. birds

23.(　 ) A. easy　　 　　 　　　 B. hard

　　　　　　　 C. wonderful　　 　 D. interesting

24.(　 ) A. forest　 　　　　　 B. sea

　　　　　　　 C. river　　　　 D. sky

25.(　 ) A. subjects　 　　　　　 B. cultures

　　　　　　　 C. decorations　　 D. information

15.(　 ) — Your T-shirt looks beautiful, Susan!

　　　　　　 — 　　.

　　　　　 A. Don’t say that　 　 　　B. You are right　

　　　　　 C. Thank you　 　　　　　　 D. I’m afraid not

14.(　 ) The strawberry pie smells 　　. I’m sure it must be delicious.　

　　　　　 A. nice 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sour

　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. strange