It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members 1 the hall. I was only a 7-yearold girl,
but I was the center of 2 . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would 3 all my hard work in a dance
performance. Everything would be 4 -so I thought. I waited backstage all 5 in my black tights with a
golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies 6 that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the 7 . All I had to
do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really
was an 8 move. I was concentrating so much on 9 the huge smile on my face and holding my head up
that I did not look 10 I was going. I missed my partner"s box altogether and 11 . There I was standing on
the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles (咯咯笑) coming from
the audience, and I felt the 12 rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, "If you make
a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not 13 ", I did my best to follow her 14 as I continued with the
routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my 15 for the evening. I 16 bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears
that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could 17 me down.
Recently I realized I had been a 18 that night. I was 19 , but I fought the urge to run off the stage. 20 ,
I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped
during a dance performance, I can laugh too. |
( )1. A. filled
( )2. A. pressure
( )3. A. take over
( )4. A. reasonable
( )5. A. dressed up
( )6. A. suggested
( )7. A. music
( )8. A. easy
( )9. A. containing
( )10. A. why
( )11. A. wandered
( )12. A. blood
( )13. A. leave
( )14. A. gesture
( )15. A. doubts
( )16. A.argued
( )17. A. turn
( )18. A. star
( )19. A. satisfied
( )20. A. However | B. visited
B. impression
B. show off
B. suitable
B. folded up
B. explained
B. audience
B. active
B. hiding
B. whether
B. slipped
B. pleasure
B. cheer
B. example
B. hopes
B. shouted
B. calm
B. pioneer
B. moved
B. Instead | C. attended
C. debate
C. look after
C. obvious
C. covered up
C. announced
C. curtain
C. adventurous
C. sharing
C. where
C. waved
C. pride
C. believe
C. advice
C. voice
C. begged
C. let
C. loser
C. embarrassed
C. In total | D. decorated
D. attention
D. give up
D. perfect
D. mixed up
D. predicted
D. stage
D. extra
D. keeping
D. what
D. skipped
D. tear
D. notice
D. plan
D. patience
D. sobbed
D. put
D. fool
D. confused
D. In return |
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| 1-5: A D B D A 6-10: C B A D C 11-15: B A D C B 16-20: D B A C B |
举一反三
| 完形填空。 | What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had 1
them a story and finally they were asleep. "Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is
extremely 2 ," she thought.
"Sleep," she considered, "if only I could!" But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back,
she 3 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) 4 way to make
money obviously hadn"t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and
the lights were dim. Mary"s 5 felt heavier and heavier. I mustn"t sleep, she thought which was 6 what
she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon 7 that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a 8 and wore
diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 9 -
her favorite hobby. She 10 took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too 11 . "I am definitely the best in the world," she thought, as she prepared
a tasty chicken dish. But 12 seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her
finger. Despite all the troubles, she 13 to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room.
The chicken was on fire. 14 set in, but Mary could not run-she was 15 to the spot. She tried hard to
move, but could not, 16 a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused 17 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met
by three 18 little faces and some very burnt bread. "Sorry, we were hungry and you were 19 , so we tried
to make some bread," explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She
20 them never to fall asleep on the job again! | ( )1. A. given
( )2. A. successful
( )3. A. shook
( )4. A. difficult
( )5. A. eyes
( )6. A. nicely
( )7. A. realized
( )8. A. decision
( )9. A. cooking
( )10. A. just
( )11. A. selfish
( )12. A everything
( )13. A. tried
( )14. A. Panic
( )15. A. frozen
( )16. A. because
( )17. A. smoke
( )18. A. cheerful
( )19. A. busy
( )20. A. promised | B. written
B. helpful
B. put
B. boring
B. mind
B. exactly
B. reminded
B. fortune
B. reading
B. ever
B. proud
B. something
B. arranged
B. Pain
B. dragged
B. until
B. light
B. strange
B. hungry
B. allowed | C. told
C. tiring
C. bent
C. important
C. heart
C. curiously
C. learnt
C. business
C. running
C. even
C. stubborn
C. anything
C. managed
C. Noise
C. pushed
C. as
C. water
C. guilty
C. worried
C. expected | D. taught
D. surprising
D. kept
D. easy
D. legs
D. carelessly
D. dreamt
D. plan
D. babysitting
D. only
D. sensitive
D. nothing
D. prepared
D. Stress
D. brought
D. unless
D. fire
D. confident
D. asleep
D. persuaded | | 阅读理解。 | "Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?"
Jessica asked. "A skeleton in the closet?" her mother paused thoughtfully. "Well, it"s something that you would
rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad"s family had been arrested
for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his family"s closet. He really wouldn"t want any neighbor to know
about it."
"Why pick on my family?" Jessica"s father said with anger. "Your family history isn"t so good, you know.
Wasn"t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?" "Yes, but
people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners." "Gosh, sorry
I asked. I think I understand now," Jessica cut iin before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica"s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother
was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending
to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica"s closet.
Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a
bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica"s mother sank in a faint (晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a
cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
"What happened? Where am I?" she asked. "You just destroyed the school"s skeleton, Mum," explained
Jessica. "I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as
I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad." Jessica looked in amazement as
her parents began to laugh madly. "They"re both crazy," she thought. | | 1. According to Jessica"s mother, "a skeleton in the close" means _____. | A. a family honor
B. a family secret
C. a family story
D. a family treasure | | 2. What can we learn about some Australians" ancestors form Paragraph 2? | A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days. | | 3. Jessica"s mother fell down into a faint because she was _____. | A. knocked
B. frightened
C. injured
D. surprised | | 4. Jessica"s mother fell down into a faint because she was _____. | A. knocked
B. frightened
C. injured
D. surprised | | 5. Jessica"s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _____. | A. they were crazy
B. they were over excited
C. they realized their misunderstanding
D. they both thought they had won the quarrel | | 完形填空。 | This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 1 Tony; had never
forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year His 2 had no reason to be
thankful to me either because the year before, I had 3 their dear son with a pot of paste and some funny
picture instead of 4 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This
year 5 , I decided to let him 6 for himself.
We went into a big shop, but Tony was very particular about 7 , Although I tried to show him toy after
toy, he was not to be 8 Then I saw: he suddenly became 9 ; he had discovered something he really liked:
a large tin dram. I was quite happy too 10 I thought what Tony"s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody
would get any 11 for weeks! I led Tony away 12 : saying that the dram was too expensive.
Tony asked for permission to go off 13 and I made the most of my chance to sit down end 14 my aching
feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony I began to get 15 and got up to look for him I
asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked 16 her helplessly and pointed out that
there were so many 17 in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for hep. when I saw a strange 18
dressed in strange orange ciothes He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman"s axe in one hand: and a
space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who informed me 19 that he was the first 20 to fly into
space. | ( )1. A. cousin
( )2. A. friends
( )3. A. presented
( )4. A. enter ing
( )5. A. anyhow
( )6. A. guess
( )7. A. sweets
( )8. A. pleased
( )9. A. surprised
( )10. A. after
( )11. A. shock
( )12. A. happily
( )13. A. on his own
( )14. A. drag
( )15. A. 8shamed
( )16. A. about
( )17. A. young ladies
( )18. A. figure
( )19. A. on time
( )20. A. policeman | B. daughter
B. parents
B. annoyed
B. dividing
B. though
B. choose
B. toys
B. disturbed
B. hopeful
B. until
B. trouble
B. eag erly
B. in his way
B. rest.
B. angry
B. to
B. new customers
B. actor
B. at once
B. spaceman | C. grandson
C. classmates
C. confused
C. sticking
C. again
C. pay
C. clothes
C. accepted
C. patient
C. unless
C. peace
C. cautiously
C. now and then
C. lay
C. worried
C. at
C. loving parents
C. man
C. just now
C. caveman | D. nephew
D. brothers
D. occupied
D. drawing
D. therefore
D. see
D. books
D. disappointed
D. excited
D. since
D. time
D. quickly
D. more or less
D. step
D. doubtful
D. across
D. small boys
D. doll
D. once again
D. postman | | 阅读理解。 | I got my first driver"s license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School
in charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman
Henry and I were living in Batimore, Maryland Two weeks before my 20th birthday. Henry drove me to the
motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the
counter my North Catroina driver"s license ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland
law since I was not yet 21. "Mr Henry Smith your husband to sign for you," he said.
I argued, pointing to a very large belly of mine, "I am married. I am having a baby. Why shoud I have to
have someone sign for me to drive? He answered coldly, "it"s the law, madam?"
Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it.
"No" I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Whice Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan
Brown And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home
state licene. By the time Henry left the army we were once again liviing in Maryland and I had to take the
Maryland driver"s exam Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown have
my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive. | | 1. Susan got her first driver"s license _____. | A. before she got married to Henry
B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school
D. when she just moved to Maryland | | 2. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because _____. | A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law
B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C. she was to give birth to a baby soon
D. she insisted on signing for herself | | 3. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. _____. | A. American males should serve in the army
B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands" family names after marriage | | 阅读理解。 | Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try
hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him.
One of my friends has a large German shepherd (牧羊狗) named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend
takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and
talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn"t leave. Jack became very
worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in
front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack could
n"t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front
of the visitor, but this time he held the man"s hat in his mouth.
German shepherds aren"t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a
special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs
Seeing Eye dogs because they are the "eye" of the blind people and they help them to "see". Seeing Eye dogs
generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people. | | 1. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that _____. | A. it, like many other dogs, always tried to please its master
B. it, unlike many other dogs, always wanted its master to please it
C. it was more intelligent than many other dogs
D. it was the most faithful dog of his friend"s | | 2. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to _____. | A. please him
B. be pleased
C. ask him to leave immediately
D. invite him for a walk | | 3. The sentence "Finally, Jack couldn"t stand it any longer." means _____. | A. Jack could no longer put up with the visitor
B. Jack could no longer stand but he might sit down
C. Jack was very tired and wanted a rest
D. Jack was very angry with the visitor | | 4. Which of the following titles would be the best for the passage? | A. Dogs-A Great Help to People
B. Dogs-Our Faithful Companions
C. An Introduction to Dogs
D. Famous Dogs in Germany | 最新试题
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