“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?

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“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid – term exams were going on.
The 18 – year – old girl was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’ an No. 1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, although two famous universities in mainland promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in（主修）journalism, so Hong Kong will surly help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dormitory if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours of classes every week and 23 non – credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare.
小题1:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Hong Kong dreams	B．Looking for a job in Hong Kong
C．Social life in Hong Kong	D．the Chinese University of Hong Kong

小题2:Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong .

A．to s

ee more of an international school and social life

B．in order to enrich her experiences

C．because it is more famous than any university in mainland

D．Both A and B

小题3:Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．She is improving her English and Cantonese.

B．She is allowed to cook in the dormitory.

C．She is too busy to join in activities outside class.

D．She hasn’t adapted herself to the new environment.

小题4:From the passage we can infer that she was with her school life.

A．satisfied	B．unhappy
C．bored	D．disappointed

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A

解析

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At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.
　　Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
　　The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）.
　　As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
　　The next morning, while the others were examining the bank"s records, George was called into Mr Burrow"s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
　　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired（退休）, but I’m always thinking of our bank. That"s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”
小题1:This passage tells us ______.

A．a serious case	B．one part of a play
C．a humorous story	D．a meaningful story

小题2: Which of the following do you think is true?

A．George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B．George had been thinking of taking money away.

C．This bank had been robbed several times.

D．Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

小题3: Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

A．His stealing money was disclosed.

B．Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C．Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D．Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

小题4: In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

小题5: Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A．George turned cold with fear.	B．George turned red with anger.
C．George was pleased with the end.	D．George was disappointed with the end.

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Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and    31  several months he    32  how to be a good soldier. He   33 everything except shooting. One day,   34 officer   35  the young soldiers how to shoot. He asked each soldier to shoot ten times,  36  all of them    37  quite well except Peter. After he had shot    38 the target nine times and had not   39  it once, the officer    40 and said. "You are quite hopeless, Peter! Don"t    41   your last bullet too! Go behind that    42 and shoot yourself with it !"
Peter did not say    43  and went behind the wall. A few    44   later, the officer and the other young soldiers   45   the sound of a shot.
"Heavens!" the officer said, "   46   that foolish man really shot  47  ?"
He ran behind the wall   48  , but Peter was   49 . "I"m sorry, sir," he said, "but I 50 again."

小题1:

A．from

B．since

C．within

D．at

小题2:

A．will be taught

B．taught

C．was teaching

D．was taught

小题3:

A．wasn"t good at

B．stopped to do

C．did quite well in

D．wanted to do

小题4:

A．another

B．other

C．an

D．a

小题5:

A．asked

B．learned

C．taught

D．chose

小题6:

A．but

B．yet

C．just

D．and

小题7:

A．are doing

B．were doing

C．would do

D．were done

小题8:

A．at

B．from

C．to

D．for

小题9:

A．beaten

B．knocked

C．hit

D．touched

小题10:

A．got angry

B．was hungry

C．was pleased

D．got ready

小题11:

A．leave

B．lose

C．waste

D．pass

小题12:

A．house

B．wall

C．desk

D．target

小题13:

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

小题14:

A．weeks

B．days

C．years

D．seconds

小题15:

A．saw

B．heard

C．listened

D．watched

小题16:

A．Does

B．Did

C．Has

D．How

小题17:

A．his friend

B．the soldier

C．him

D．himself

小题18:

A．at once

B．at last

C．with a smile

D．no longer

小题19:

A．very good

B．badly

C．gone

D．all right

小题20:

A．changed

B．left

C．missed

D．lost

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Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood"s face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat"s hands. Pat"s heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly (大胆) up to the group and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(怀疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowed burst into laughter at Pat"s ready wit(机智，风趣), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.
小题1:This is a story about _____.

A．a rich man who owned a big wood

B．a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C．a clever man who tried to get something to eat

D．an Irish hunter with a large family

小题2: There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood"s face. Why?

A．He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.

B．He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

C．He didn"t like the poor Irishman at all.

D．Pat had not told him he would come.

小题3:Why was Lord Northwood surprised?

A．He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.

B．He wondered why Pat didn"t run away.

C．Pat wasn"t afraid of him.

D．Pat had a gun in his hands.

小题4: What made the whole crowd burst into laughter?

A．Pat"s funny looks	B．Pat"s interesting remarks
C．Pat"s quick and humorous response	D．Pat"s promise to leave fight away

小题5: Guess the meaning of the underlined word “right”.

A．对的

B．右边

C．正好

D．权利

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My wife called, "Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?" I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, 36   frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She   37   disliked rice.
“Sindu, why don’t you take a few   38   of this? Just for Dad’s sake. If you don’t, your mom will shout at me. ” Sindu softened a bit and   39   her tears with the back of her hands. "OK. Dad. I will eat. But, you should…" Sindu hesitated. " Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me 40 I ask for?" " Oh, sure. " She 41   eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me, " Dad, I want to have my   42 shaved off this Sunday!"
" Darling, we will be sad   43   you with a clean - shaven head." "Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the rice. " Sindu was in tears. "   44   you promised to give me whatever I ask for. " It was   45   for me to call the shots . "Our promise must be 46 . "
With her head clean - shaven, Sindu had a round face. On Monday morning, I dropped her at her   47    Just then, a boy shouted, "Sindu, please wait for me!" 48   struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
"Sir, your daughter Sindu is great   49 !" a lady said to me. ."That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish. He is   50   from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his hair due to the side   51   of the chemotherapy ( 化疗). He refused to 52   to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu visited him last week"" But, I   53   imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 54 "My little angel, you are teaching me 55 selfless real love is!" I wept.

小题1:

A．looked

B．Proved

C．sounded

D．turned

小题2:

A．properly

B．likely

C．formerly

D．particularly

小题3:

A．bowls

B．mouthfuls

C．rices

D．pieces

小题4:

A．cleaned

B．burst

C．wiped

D．crashed

小题5:

A．however

B．whenever

C．wherever

D．whatever

小题6:

A．enjoyed

B．finished

C．practiced

D．liked

小题7:

A．hair

B．face

C．ear

D．hand

小题8:

A．comparing

B．looking

C．seeing

D．watching

小题9:

A．So

B．And

C．If

D．Though

小题10:

A．chance

B．good

C．choice

D．time

小题11:

A．made

B．carried

C．kept

D．broken

小题12:

A．room

B．school

C．house

D．desk

小题13:

A．That

B．This

C．It

D．What

小题14:

A．in fact

B．for example

C．indeed

D．really

小题15:

A．suffering

B．separating

C．judging

D．affecting

小题16:

A．illnesses

B．effects

C．health

D．medicine

小题17:

A．come back

B．turn back

C．pay back

D．date back

小题18:

A．such

B．even

C．ever

D．never

小题19:

A．your daughter

B．my son

C．me

D．you

小题20:

A．how

B．Whether

C．where

D．when

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A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the sad eyes of a little boy.
“Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat of the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I"ve got thirty- nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”

"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller.
Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy"s side and said, "Son, you don"t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don"t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.
"How much?" asked the little boy.
"No charge," answered the farmer, "There"s no charge for love."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands. It"s National Friendship Week.
小题1:How many baby pups did the farmer have for sale?

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

小题2:Why did the farmer agree to sell the boy one of the puppies?

A．The boy had the money to buy one.

B．There were few people wanting to buy a dog.

C．The farmer felt sorry for the boy.

D．The farmer wanted to get rid of the dogs quickly.

小题3: Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “ hobbling”?

A．strolling.

B．crawling.

C．limping.

D．running.

小题4:Why did the boy finally choose the “ hobbling” pup?

A．He feared the farmer would kill it.

B．He thought no one else would buy that pup.

C．He believed it was the cutest of the pups.

D．He could identify with this pup.

小题5:What would be the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Man’s Best Friend	B．Puppy For Sale.
C．Perfect Match.	D．Love at First Sight.

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