C

In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men, or "stewards" helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage (行李) but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the "stewardess".

Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn't want to work on a farm or marry a farmer—she wanted a more adventurous (冒险的) life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot's license. Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man's world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable (不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays (延误), many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. Agreed.

The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.

At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early "stewardesses" had to be under twenty-five-year old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.

In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, "stewardesses" have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past. 56. The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _________.

A. the word "stewardess" was made up by Ellen Church B. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane C. Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane D. Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane 52. From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

A. Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls B. Ellen's family was not rich enough to support her education C. Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital D. Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely 53. The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A. her flying experience　 B. her university education C. her nursing experience　 D. her life attitudes 54. According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A. be a nurse　 B. be married　 C. be a mother　 D. be young 55. The passage mainly talks about _______.

A. the background of early flying pilots　 B. the experience of flying passengers C. the history of early flight attendants　 D. the development of airplanes

B

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”

“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”

The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

51. What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.

d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. e, c, d, a, b 　　　　　　 B. a, e, c, d, b 　　　　　　 　C. c, e, a, d, b 　　　　　 D. e, a, d, c, b

52. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Tired. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Angry. 　　　　　　 　C. Frightened.　　　　　　 D. Regretful.

53. Why did the crow keep touching the water?

A. It was showing another flying skill.　　　　　　　

B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

54. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. The crow didn’t know flying.　　　　　　

B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

55. What does the story tell us?

A. Pride goes before a fall　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. No pains, no gains. 　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. Practice makes perfect.

三、完形填空

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things 　36　 　all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 　　37　 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't 　38　 . But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I'm silly.” Carmen said. Her mother 　39　 and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before,” she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling　 40　 . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What's the matter?” she asked. “My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It's very 　　41　　 and I can 't lose it.”

Carmen and her friends began to　　 42　　 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better if she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so 　43　 ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 　44　 . It was the ring.

"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa. "Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I 　45　 thought we'd find it." She paused. “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”

Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.

36.	A. clearly	B. carefully	C. freely	D. quickly
37.	A. everybody	B. nobody	C. somebody	D. anybody
38.	A. explain	B. are	C. understand	D. agree
39.	A. relaxed	B. cheered	C. smiled	D. jumped
40.	A. tired	B. unhappy	C. afraid	D. serious
41.	A. special	B. common	C. cheap	D. heavy
42.	A. ask for	B. wait for	C. look for	D. pay for
43.	A. new	B. dirty	C. strange	D. different
44.	A. ears	B. eyes	C. feet	D. hands
45.	A. still	B. ever	C. never	D. often

第二节 语法选择

Dear Dad,

　I am writing this letter t you because it’s too difficult to talk about it. I can’t stop 　　26 　　　about my uncle and how he died. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up 　27　　 information about smoking and I’ve found out some disturbing(令人不安的) things.

You already know that smoking is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’ve found out　 28　 it causes many other illnesses as well. Did you know that over 100,000 people die from smoking every year in Britain? It’s the second　　 29　　 cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of these people.

When Mum 　30　　 you to smoke outside, you think she’s just being difficult. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It’s not very pleasant. However, when you smoke, it’s also bad for me and Mum. In other words, when we breathe in your smoke, it’s like we are smoke　　 31　 　. As a result, we can get diseases as well. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill because of the effects of other people’s smoking.

I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking　 32　 you mustn’t give in(屈服) to it. Please see the doctor and ask him for help. We will do anything we can　 33　 　you. You must try to save your own 　34　　 . You are important to us and we don’t want to lose you. Who else can i ask to help me　　 35　 my maths homework or fix my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your loving daughter,

Kate　

25. --Jane isn’t here today. Is she ill?

　 --______________ . I saw her at the doctor’s this morning.

24. I am looking after Tom today.He’s been in my house ______________　 8:00 this morning.

23. --What’s wrong whti you, Eric? You look tired.

　 --I ______________　 late to prepare for the final exam last night.

22. --Could you tell me ______________　 for class this morning?

　 --I am sorry, Mrs. Lin. I got up so late that i couldn’t catch the first bus.

21. --Jack, how are you feeling now?

　 ----I am much better, Mum, so you ______________　 take me to see the doctor.