In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 1 at Mr. Breen"s fruit shop.The
fruit shop did 2 business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 3
he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr. Breen 4 them all by name and they
sometimes even had their order already made up, always 5 me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly
long-standing customers, and I 6 they must have stayed faithful to him 7 he had promised to sell good
quality 8 . He had a way with them -I had to 9 that. He called every woman"madam" for a start, 10
those who clearly were not, but when he 11 it, it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 12 in an
old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter 13 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 14
about the weather, 15 he did, he would ask about their families or make 16 , always cutting his cloth 17 his
customers. Whatever their bills came to, he 18 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they
thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never 19 anything away. He was
always looking for 20 for nothing. |
( )1. A. operator
( )2. A. good
( )3. A. so
( )4. A. sold
( )5. A. making
( )6. A. wish
( )7. A. when
( )8. A. food
( )9. A. admit
( )10. A. yet
( )11. A. told
( )12. A. serious
( )13. A. as well
( )14. A. sayings
( )15. A. and then
( )16. A. preparations
( )17. A. according to
( )18. A. never
( )19. A. took
( )20. A. something | B. assistant
B. poor
B. when
B. knew
B. letting
B. insist
B. if
B. fruit
B. expect
B. only
B. said
B. strange
B. as usual
B. questions
B. and so
B. jokes
B. due to
B. ever
B. moved
B. anything | C. waiter
C. big
C. therefore
C. gave
C. getting
C. declare
C. because
C. vegetables
C. announce
C. just
C. spoke
C. polite
C. either
C. words
C. even if
C. repairs
C. instead of
C. seldom
C. threw
C. somebody | D. secretary
D. usual
D. but
D. sent
D. keeping
D. suppose
D. though
D. drink
D. promise
D. even
D. talked
D. familiar
D. also
D. speeches
D. but if
D. friends
D. up to
D. always
D. turned .
D. anybody | | 完形填空。 | When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 1 the move, my father 2 us
in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3 that the universe
would suddenly change its course. "In May, we"re 4 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn"t seem 5 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on
a tram moving across the country. I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high
mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries (奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 8 into
own new home.
9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored (探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind 11 of cactus (仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down
for a closer look. "You"d better not 12 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 13 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn"t seem to find the right words.
"It"s vastness," she offered. "That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-you can
18 how little you are in comparison with the world. 19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless."
That was it. That was the feeling I"d bad ever since I"d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my
20 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and
shouldn"t touch." | ( )1. A. During
( )2. A. gathered
( )3. A. hoping
( )4. A. going
( )5. A. good
( )6. A. picture
( )7. A. suggested
( )8. A. settled
( )9. A. If
( )10. A. bitterly
( )11. A as well
( )12. A. move
( )13. A. of course
( )14. A. desert
( )15. A. luck
( )16. A. found
( )17. A. why
( )18. A. prove
( )19. A. However
( )20. A. idea | B. Until
B. warned
B. admitting
B. moving
B. simple
B. ground
B. solved
B. walked
B. After
B. easily
B. as usual
B. dig
B. in fact
B. city
B. doubt
B. examined
B. when
B. guess
B. Otherwise
B. life | C. Upon
C. organized
C. realizing
C. driving
C. big
C. sense
C. discovered
C. hurried
C. once
C. proudly
C. fight away
C. pull
C. after all
C. state
C. shock
C. watched
C. how
C. sense
C. Therefore
C. home | D. Before
D. comforted
D. believing
D. flying
D. proper
D. area
D. explained
D. stepped
D. While
D. eagerly
D. on time
D. touch
D. at least
D. country
D. danger
D. reached
D. where
D. expect
D. Meanwhile
D. family | | 阅读理解。 | We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got
pulled over. A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. Lecturing
us, he said,"You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?" Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we
were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. His way towards us totally changed. He asked, "Oh, so you
boys are in a band (乐队)?" We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual broad questions about the
type of music we played, and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Tim, you want to
get out of this ticket, don"t you?" Tim said, "Yes." So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest
of us, inside the car, didn"t know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Next thing we
knew, the policeman was putting Tim in the back of the police car he had parked in front of us. With that, he
threw the car into reverse (倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened.
We didn"t know if we were all going to prison, or if the policeman was going to sell Tim on the black market
or something. All of a sudden, the pollen"s voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen,
for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90." Turns out, the policeman had told Tim that
the only way he was getting out of the ticket was if he sang part of one of our songs over the loudspeaker in
the police car. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance,
and sent us on our way without a ticket. | | 1. The policeman stopped the boys to _____. | A. put them into prison
B. give them a ticket
C. enjoy their performance
D. ask some band questions | | 2. The policeman became friendly to the boys when ha knew they ______. | A. had long been at the band
B. played the music he loved
C. were driving for a show
D. promised into a performance | | 3. The boys probably felt ______ when they drove off. | A. joyful
B. calm
C. nervous
D. frightened | | 完形填空。 | Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾). She
stepped into the 1 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 2 to the wild open
sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 3 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 4
and uneven ; it became 5 difficult to row. If she 6 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back
towards the 7 . She wasn"t even halfway, 8 she was already tired and her hands 9 from pulling on
the rough wooden oars (船桨)." I"m never going to 10 it", she thought. She rested the oars on her knees
and 11 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 12 the boat shift (晃动) against the tide.
The east wind, which had swung (旋转) around from the south-west, 13 her help and pushed the boat
towards the mountains. It was going to be 14 . Her hands weren"t so painful. Her chest didn"t feel as if it
was about to burst 15 .
The lights of the town became 16 . One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 17 it
with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 18 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach.
The girl gave one last 19 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to
the waves 20 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a
sparkling chain. | ( )1. A. car
( )2. A. beside
( )3. A. another
( )4. A. deep
( )5. A. more
( )6. A. slept
( )7. A. home
( )8. A. if
( )9. A. hurt
( )10. A. get
( )11. A. turned
( )12. A. saw
( )13. A. got to
( )14. A. difficult
( )15. A. any more
( )16. A. brighter
( )17. A. destroyed
( )18. A. dreaming
( )19. A. blow
( )20. A. anxiously | B. boat
B. before
B. other
B. calm
B. less
B. continued
B. mountains
B. so
B. ruined
B. make
B. dropped
B. made
B. came to
B. serious
B. still more
B. bigger
B. threw
B. guessing
B. hit
B. happily | C. ship
C. behind
C. either
C. gentle
C. as
C. rested
C. south-west
C. but
C. troubled
C. keep
C. cocked
C. heard
C. sent for
C. all right
C. no more
C. closer
C. repaired
C. inventing
C. pull
C. sadly | D. sail
D. beyond
D. the other
D. rough
D. least
D. rowed
D. entrance
D. since
D. broke
D. take
D. raised
D. felt
D. reached for
D. certain enough
D. once more
D. smaller
D. seized
D. expecting
D. strike
D. carefully | | 阅读理解。 | The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim"s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the
quiet. He"d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He"d eat
after he"d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his
mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she"d want to know why he had to
leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael"s. Back tonight. Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn"t up. Even the highway up the hill
was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterday"s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down
to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds
marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. The sun was
pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed
higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as
the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more
mysterious (神秘的) now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn"t go in
all the way … | | 1. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story? | A. He left the house quietly.
B. He had breakfast at home.
C. He left a note on the freezer.
D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag. | | 2. "He settled for some biscuits"(in Paragraph 3)means that Tim _____. | A. had to leave the biscuits on the table
B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches
D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen | | 3. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave? | A. The height of the first rocks.
B. The ups and downs of the waves.
C. The change in the position of the sun.
D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. | | 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story? | A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.
B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.
C. Tim was the only person on the beach.
D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave. | | 5. In the story, Tim"s mood (心情) changed from _____. | A. loneliness to craziness
B. anxiousness to excitement
C. helplessness to happiness
D. eagerness to nervousness | 最新试题
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