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1、 （一） It was evening. Two travellers were riding their horses through the fields. Suddenly they found they _1_ their way. They began _2_ a house to stay in. They also tried to find a person to show them the right way the next morning. They saw a farm house at last. When they came into the house, they

2、 found a farmer and his wife were having supper. The farmer asked them to sit down and eat together with them. _3_ they were very hungry, they did so with _4_. While eating, the farmer watched the plate without saying a word. This made the travellers _5_ frightened. They thought he was unhappy becau

3、se he had not asked them to come. After supper the farmers wife asked them to go upstairs _6_. They were _7_ tired that they didnt take off their clothes and went to bed. But the younger one was _8_ frightened to sleep. He heard the farmer and his wife talking in the room below. At first he could no

4、t hear _9_. But then he clearly heard the man _10_, “ Must we kill them _11_?” The womans voice answered, “ Yes, of course, we must.” A moment later he again heard a man coming up into the room. He quickly hid himself behind the door. The door slowly opened and the farmer came in with a light in one

5、 hand and a long knife in _12_. He went to the meat hanging on the wall, cut off a piece, and returned as quickly as he had done before. The next morning when they came down _13_ breakfast, they found on the table some meat and two _14_. _15_ was clear. ( )1. A. were missing B. were losing C. had mi

6、ssed D. had lost ( )2. A. to look at B. to look for C. to look up D. to look after ( )3. A. As B. For C. When D. While ( )4. A. pleased B. pleasure C. it D. nothing ( )5. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little ( )6. A. sleeping B. to sleep C. asleep D. slept ( )7. A. very B. too C. so D. such ( )8. A

7、. very B. too C. so D. too much ( )9. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything ( )10. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say ( )11. A. both B. all C. at all D. too ( )12. A. other B. the other C. others D. another ( )13. A. for B. at C. have D. get ( )14. A. chickens B. eggs C. apples D. men ( )15

8、. A. Something B. Nothing C. Everything D. All （二）David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary, and many were not polite. David tried hard to _1_ the birds words and was often _2_ polite words, playing soft music, trying anything he could _3_ to set a good example. But

9、nothing _4_. He shouted at the bird and the bird just got angry and become even _5_. Finally, without any hope, David put the _6_ in the freezer(冰庫). For a few minutes he heard the bird kick and cry loudly in it. Then suddenly it was _7_ -not a sound for half a minute. David was _8_ that he might hu

10、rt the bird and quickly _9_ the freezer door. The parrot quietly _10_ out onto Davids arm and said, “I _11_ that I may have made you angry _12_ me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite. I am _13_ sorry and beg your pardon.” David was surprised at the birds c

11、hange, and he was just _14_ what had made such a surprising change when the parrot _15_ saying, “May I ask what the chicken in the freezer did?” ( )1. A. change B. teach C. make D. have ( )2. A. talking B. speaking C. saying D. telling ( )3. A. look after B. look over C. think over D. think of ( )4.

12、 A. happened B. wanted C. worked D. did ( )5. A. polite B. less polite C. more polite D. not polite ( )6.A. parrot B. chicken C. meat D. food ( )7. A. noisy B. painful C. full D. quiet ( )8. A. excited B. surprised C. interested D. afraid ( )9.A. locked B. closed C. opened D. repaired ( )10. A. ran

13、B. stepped C. swam D. escaped(逃) ( )11. A. believe B. hope C. dream D. celebrate ( )12. A. in B. for C. to D. with ( )13. A. much B. really C. a little D. just ( )14. A. to ask B. asked C. to answer D. answered ( )15. A. went on to B. went on C. went over D. went （三）On a January morning Joel with th

14、e other three fishermen got on a fishing boat. The first few hours on the sea were not _1_. Then three was a terrible storm. The storm lasted for 22 days. When it stopped, they found their fishing nets(網(wǎng)) were _2_. The engine(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)) and the radio didnt work. There was no food,and there was no drinking

15、 water. The men talkedto each other, “ How can we live on the sea? Without their nets, the man couldnt fish. But they could _3_ out of the boat and catch big turtles(海龜). They needed protection(遮擋) from the sun and rain, so they built a simple roof(簡易頂棚). The roof _4_ rainwater, too. The men could d

16、rink rainwater _5_ the roof. For the next five _6_, the men ate turtles-when they caught them. They drank rainwater when it rained. _7_ there was no food and water, and sometimes they _8_ they were going to die soon. Jack wrote a letter to his wife, “My dear Edith,” Joel wrote, “ _9_ I die, I hope s

17、omeone will send you this letter. Then you will know _10_ I died. I had the best in lifea great woman and beautiful children, I love you really. Ten days _11_, on June 15, a Japanese fishing boat found them. _12_ sent Joels letter to his wife. He showed it to her himself. Joel will always _13_ the l

18、etter. The letter, he says, _14_ him remember. “On the sea I found that I love my wife and children very, very much. My family is eyerything to me, I dont want to forget _15_.” ( )1. A. unusual B. unlucky C. quiet D. safe ( )2. A. broken B. missed C. gone D. left ( )3. A.leave B. work C. come D. rea

19、ch ( )4. A. saved B. held C. got D. carried ( )5. A. in B. from C. under D. below ( )6. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months ( )7. A. Often B. Only C. Once D. Suddenly ( )8 A. said B. found C. knew D. thought ( )9. A. While B.Before C. If D. Since( )10. A. why B. how C. where D. when ( )11. A. later

20、B. ago C. before D. past ( )12. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Everybody D. Nobody ( )13. A. bring B. keep C. take D. remember ( )14. A. lets B. has C. helps D. hope( )15. A.that B. it C. them D. this （四） Mike and Dick were good friends. One winter they decided to spend their holiday in _1_ . They rent a

21、 car in Sydney and began their _2 . That afternoon the sun was shining in the sky and they couldnt 3 any shade trees beside the road. It was so 4 that they couldnt go on driving. At that moment Mike found there was a 5 not far away. They stopped their car by it and 6 quickly. Dick saw there was a bo

22、y in white 7 under a tree and asked, “Are there any sharks in the river, boy?” “No, there arent,” answered the boy. So they 8 into the river and began to swim. After a while, Mike 9 something hit against his leg. He told Dick about it. Dick became 10 . He thought for a short time and stopped to ask

23、the boy again, “Is it true that there arent any sharks in the river?” “Yes, sir,” the boy said quietly. “Therere a lot of crocodiles in the river and the sharks cant live in it. A B C D ( ) 1. Canada Japan Australia American ( ) 2. race rest life travel ( ) 3. find look for build catch ( ) 4.warm ho

24、t cool cold ( ) 5. river school shop bridge ( ) 6. got off got rushed out hurried off ( ) 7. working swimming playing sleeping ( ) 8. flew jumped ran walked ( ) 9. saw thought felt touched ( ) 10. angry afraid happy sad (五)For several years, Americans have enjoyed teles

25、hopping - watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some 1 countries, people can turn on their 2 and shop for clothes,&

26、#160;jewelry, food, toys and 3 things. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. 4 , the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen Europe

27、an countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two telesh-opping channels, and the French 5 about $ 20 million a year in buying 

28、things through those channels. In Germany, 6 last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshop-ping.

29、60;Other channels can 7 for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24 - hour teleshopping company. German 8 are hoping these will help th

30、em sell more things. Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shoppig without_9_With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an&

31、#160;easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans 10 like this new way of buying things. They call 11“junk(垃圾） on the air. ”Many Europeans usually worry about&#

32、160;the quality(質(zhì)量) of the thingson TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they _12_dont believe they can be sure about the quality of the 

33、;things 13. The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be_14_the American companies. They will have to be more careful about_15_of the th

34、ings they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves. ()1A. European  B. Asian  C. American  D. A

35、frican ( )2A. lights  B. switches C. radios  D. TVs ()3A. some else B. another many  C. the other  D. many other ()4A. Such as  B. For example  C. For teleshopping 

36、D. It is like ()5A. takes  B. cost  C. spends  D. spend ()6A. to  B. until  C. unless  D. by ()7A. begin  B. leave  C. open  D. turn on ()8A. people  B. women&#

37、160; C. businessmen  D. officials ()9A. to go out  B. going out  C. to buy things  D. buying things ()10A. still  B. dont  C. even  D. wont ()11A. teleshopping  B. TV

38、0; C. radio  D. telephone ()!2A. appearing  B. coming out  C. for sale  D. to buy ()!3A. in the shop  B. on TV  C. they bought  D. by this way ()14A. the same&#

39、160;with  B. different from  C. as big as  D. larger than ()15A. the number  B. the quality  C. the places  D. the buyers1.A2.D3.D4.B 5.D6.B7.C8.C9.B10.B11.A12.C13.B14.B15.B(六)Johnny Sylvest

40、er, eleven years old, was in bed in the hospital. Several days before, while he was  _1_ in a football game, he fell and his head hit the ground. The&

41、#160;doctors believed that_2_ might never get well. “He seems to have given up _3_ So medicine wont   4  Perhaps he needs something else,” said one of the doctors. “

42、When I visit Johnny, all he_5_says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth. ” To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not possible. Babe Ruth was as  6 

43、0;a man in America as the president himself,  7 he was the most famous baseball（棒球）player in the game. The next day Johnnys father managed to tell Babe Ruth about

44、60;the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as Johnny  8  in his hospital room, in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldnt 9 it really was the Babe.

45、 Babe Ruth sat down at Johnnys bedside and said, “Now listen, kid, youve got to get well. Ive brought you a new American League baseball. You must start throwin

46、g it.”Sylvester just stayed there, saying nothing, and his eyes were  10  in awe（敬慕）at the great man. For Johnny this was the beginning of a new life, one he thought he would never 11  . T