完形填空。    I was poor and always said yes to my boss. But the  1  was reached one

完形填空。    I was poor and always said yes to my boss. But the  1  was reached one Tuesday-my
half holiday. On my way  2  on Tuesdays I used to carry a large basket of things to the
house of my boss" sister.  3  her house was on my way home, I  4  refused this.
    On this particular Tuesday,  5 , just as we were about to  6 , a load (担) of smoked
hams (火腿) was delivered at the  7 . "Waiting a minute, Little Stark," said the boss and
he opened the load and  8  out a ham,  9  he started to bone (剔骨) and string up (把……捆
绑起来).
    I  10  in growing impatience (不耐烦) to get on my way, not for one minute but for quite
a  11  time. It was nearly 2:30. Thank God! The boss finished. He then came to me with the
boned ham, put it in the  12  beside me, and told me to take it to a customer who had place
d an  13  for it days before.
    This meant my going a  14  way out of my road home, so I looked up, saying, "I have
my  15  at two on Tuesday, you know." "What do you  16 ?" he shouted. I told him that I
meant that I would deliver things as  17 , but not at this moment.
    The boss stared at me as if I were some unusual kind of insect and shouted even  18 .
But I  19  firm. At last, seeing it was impossible, he gave up and  20  me go home for my
holiday.

(     )1. A. time    (     )2. A. home    (     )3. A. As      (     )4. A. always   (     )5. A. but    (     )6. A. work    (     )7. A. house   (     )8. A. carried  (     )9. A. and    (     )10. A. waited   (     )12. A. good    (     )12. A. desk    (     )13. A. order   (     )14. A. short   (     )15. A. lunch   (     )16. A. want    (     )17. A. others   (     )18. A. harder   (     )19. A. fought   (     )20. A. made	B. anger           B. there           B. Although          B. sometimes         B. however          B. cook            B. restaura nt        B. came             B. that            B. looked             B. bad            B. car            B. address         B. close          B. holiday         B. do              B. though           B. louder           B. quarreled （吵架） B. permitted （允许）	C. limit    C. here     C. But      C. often    C. though    C. rest     C. boss     C. took     C. which    C. thought  C. short    C. basket    C. advice    C. long     C. work     C. know     C. usual     C. tougher    C. felt      C. let	D. holiday          D. to my company   D. While            D. never            D. so               D. leave            D. shop             D. broke            D. so               D. listened         D. long             D. pocket           D. examination           D. near             D. meal             D. mean             D. yesterday        D. kinder           D. stood            D. saw
1-5: CAADB  6-10: DDCCA  11-15: DCACB  16-20: DCBDC
阅读理解。
Little Tom down the street calls our dog "the keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say "sheep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! I"ll tell you about some of them. Zip"s first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn"t know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded (点头) and held my nose. "What do you think it is?" "It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry." I said. "We should take it back." "We can"t," said my sister. "I know we can"t," I said."We don"t know where Zip found it." "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"
1. The writer and Mary didn"t know _____.
[     ]
A. what Zip"s first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zip"s first present D. what Zip"s first present was made of
2. Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because _____.
[     ]
A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesn"t know the dog"s name D. he can"t pronounce the word"sheep" well
3. What made the shoe strange was _____.
[     ]
A. its color B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one
4. The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____".
[     ]
A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for others to keep C. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child.
5. We can know from the reading that the dog _____.
[     ]
A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer"s home C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called "the keep dog"
阅读理解。
Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White"s home last before going home. Grandpa White"s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing-about what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.     The thing that Bob didn"t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood (童年)in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa"s boyhood, but he could n"t get away.     After Grandpa"s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the papers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob often was late getting his papers to his customers (订报者), Bob didn"t want to complain (抱怨), but the customers were unhappy.
1. When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _____.
[     ]
A. old newspapers B. sweets or a cake C. some money D. a paper with questions for him to answer
2. Which do you think is true?
[     ]
A. Bob lived with Grandpa. 　 B. Grandpa had many stories about his boyhood. C. Grandpa didn"t like to read newspapers. D. Bob took the newspaper to Grandpa first.
3. Bob could do nothing when _____.
[     ]
A. the customers got their newspapers late B. Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood C. he saw Grandpa feeling lonely D. Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing
4. The reading mainly (主要) tells us that _____.
[     ]
A. Bob was still a child B. Grandpa liked to tell stories C. the customers sometimes got angry D. lonely people need other people
5. The sentence "Grandpa seemed to have all day" means "_____".
[     ]
A. Grandpa always seemed to like daytime B. Grandpa liked telling stories to Bob all day C. Grandpa liked to stay with Bob all the time D. Grandpa seemed to be lonely all day
阅读理解。
Selling Shoes     A large store was having its spring sale on shoes and boots (靴子). It was the first day of the sale, and the shoe department was full of women who were eagerly trying to buy them. There were all kinds of shoes and boots in a variety of (各种各样) colors, and the prices had been reduced a lot, because the store wanted to get rid of (处理掉) as many as possible in order to make room for their new stock (进货).     The cashiers (收银员) were kept busy, and at one moment a woman came to one of them with her money in her hand and said, "I don"t need a bag, thank you. I"m wearing the shoes I bought." She pointed to them on her feet.     "Would you like a bag to put your old shoes in then?" the cashier asked politely as she took the woman"s money. "No, thank you," the woman answered quickly. "I"ve just sold those to someone else."
1. What were on sale in the large store last week?
[     ]
A. spring sale B. shoes and boots C. clothes D. new stock
2. Why were they being sold cheaply?
[     ]
A. because they were on sale. B. because they were old. C. because they were out of fashion. D. because the store wanted to make room for new store.
3. What did a woman say to one of the cashiers?
[     ]
A. She wanted to buy a pair of shoes. B. She didn"t need a bag for her shoes. C. She wanted a bag for her shoes. D. She wanted to try the shoes on her feet.
4. What did the cashier ask her?
[     ]
A. Do you need a bag for your old shoes? B. Where is your pair of shoes? C. Have you paid for your shoes? D. Do they fit your feet?
5. Why didn"t the woman need a bag?
[     ]
A. She threw them away. B. She was wearing the shoes she bought. C. She put them into her handbag. D. She had sold them to somebody else.
词汇填空。
Mary likes Chinese 1. ______ (文物) very much. She spends most of her spare time going everywhere 2. ______ (搜寻) 3. ______ (稀有的) things 4. ______ (设计) or made by famous 5. ______ (艺术家), such as 6. ______ (有价值的) 7. ______ (木制) furniture, 8. ______ (奇 特的) hats and 9. ______ (花瓶) of all 10. ______ (样式), which have 11. ______ (幸存) for a long time. One day she visited her friend, John, in whose house she was 12. ______ (惊奇 地) to find some 13. ______ (令人吃惊的) 14. ______ (证据) that reflected the period when China was 15. ______ (处于战争状态) with Japan. They were some 16. ______ (画) drawn by Zhang Daqian, in one of which some 17. ______ (当地的) Chinese people were fighting hard with the invaders, some bombs 18. ______ (爆炸了) and many Chinese people were killed. John told her that the paintings 19. ______ (属于) his grandfather and his parents used to 20. ______ (装饰) the house with them. Mary 21. ______ (挑选了) a few of them and 22. ______ (作为回报) gave John some china that was 23. ______ (值…) the money. In order to show respect for the Chinese culture, both Mary and John made up their minds to offer the paintings to China. But their parents didn"t agree with them. They 24. ______ (争论了) for two hours, and at last their parents gave in. There is no 25. ______(疑问) that their kindness will be 26. ______ (高度赞扬) by the government of China and the Chinese people.
阅读理解。
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.     My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn"t full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas"s age, so I asked him, "What was the best time of your life?"     Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question:     "When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life."     "When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life."     "When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, which was the best time of my life."     "When I met my wife and fell in love, which was the best time of my life."     "The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, which was the best time of my life."     "When we came to Canada and started a family, which was the best time of my life."     "When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life."     "And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life."
1. When Joe"s 30th birthday is drawing near, he feels _____.
[     ]
A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. eager
2. Joe usually goes to the gym to _____.
[     ]
A. take exercise B. begin his work C. see his friend Nicholas D. do his part -time job
3. What does the underlined word vitality in the second paragraph mean?
[     ]
A. strength B. Power to survive C. Happiness D. Energy and enthusiasm
4. What is the right order of the following events?    a. Fell in love     b. Grew up in Austria    c. Settled in Canada    d. Escape from his country    e. Got salaries
[     ]
A. b a e d c B. b e a d c C. a b e d c D. b c a d e
5. The purpose of the passage is to _____.
[     ]
A. tell the reader about Joe"s experience B. tell the story of his friend Nicholas C. tell people not to worry about their ages D. tell people to take an optimistic attitude toward life