The following is a true story. It happened in the northern end of Queens land, Australia, where all kinds of animals live in the forest.

   Lisa, a 33-year-old woman, went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, leaving Barney, her three-year-old son, playing by himself in the back garden.

    Suddenly, a sharp cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa rushed into the backyard in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕) the little child with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! It was a boa(蟒)! Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth.

    It was fearless mother love that made Lisa forget what she faced. She took up an old hoe from the ground and beat the boa with all her might.

    One...two... With the hoe, Lisa beat the snake repeatedly, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

    Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opening her mouth and bit into the boa’s back as if trying to eat a rare steak(牛排). Lisa was really mad!

    Blood was spurting(喷射) out of the boa’s body and covered most of Lisa’s body. The boa was so badly wounded that it let go of Barney and moved back into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a man had such terrible sharp teeth! On halfway home, the boa died.

    It was fearless mother love that saved the little boy.

61.When she rushed into the back garden, Lisa found  ______

    A.a boa eating her son         

B.her son was playing with a big snake

C.her son in danger of losing his life    

D.her son was fighting with a boa

62.Lisa failed in fighting against the boa at first just because ______.

     A.she was bit by the boa       

B.the boa was too strong

     C.the hoe was not sharp enough 

D.she was afraid that she would hurt her son

63. Lisa bit the snake because ______.

     A.she was mad      

B.she thought her teeth were much sharper than the boa 

     C.her son was entwined by the boa

     D.she hadn’t got any other way to fight with the snake

64.The best title for this passage is ______.

     A.Mother and Boa             B.Fearless Mother Love

     C.A Boa and a Boy             D.Saving a Boy from a Boa

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.

1.What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A.Look at them sadly.

B.Keep them company.

C.Play games with them.

D.Touch them gently.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie ______.

A.would eat anything when hungry

B.felt scary for her mistake

C.loved playing hide-and-seek

D.disliked the author's dad

3. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A.She was treated as a member of the family.

B.She played games with anyone she liked.

C.She was loved by everybody she met.

D.She went everywhere with the family.

4.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she______.

A.smiled

B.barked

C.rushed to them

D.tried to be funny

 

A Shelter for the Homeless

Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37  time.

Three nights a week, I  38  in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39  for 45 people hot meals  40  vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41  this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I  42  this volunteer work, making  43  with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44  me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45  me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46  with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48  she lost her job. She looked for a  49  job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50  . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51  she could pay for her food.The woman  52  on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her  54  and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55  , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

1.

A.studying

B.planning

C.holding

D.taking

 

2.

A.full

B.free

C.extra

D.long

 

3.

A.helped

B.waited

C.appeared

D.washed

 

4.

A.ordered

B.bought

C.cooked

D.finished

 

5.

A.with

B.from

C.by

D.in

 

6.

A.demanded

B.needed

C.collected

D.requested

 

7.

A.wanted

B.had

C.owned

D.enjoyed

 

8.

A.decisions

B.wishes

C.friends

D.changes

 

9.

A.as

B.like

C.except

D.besides

 

10.

A.struck

B.filled

C.seized

D.provided

 

11.

A.habits

B.worries

C.difficulties

D.problems

 

12.

A.luck

B.pain

C.experience

D.loss

 

13.

A.so

B.again

C.then

D.thus

 

14.

A.good

B.fresh

C.skilled

D.new

 

15.

A.old

B.poor

C.sick

D.dull

 

16.

A.if

B.because

C.so that

D.in case

 

17.

A.went

B.moved

C.came

D.worked

 

18.

A.also

B.still

C.almost

D.even

 

19.

A.block

B.cottage

C.building

D.flat

 

20.

A.afraid

B.shy

C.shocked

D.mad

 

 

第二节  完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并填在答卷卡上。

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood (邻里)and her grandmother brought her down to  36  me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,  37  to look at each other. Soon we lost the  38  and started playing with each other.

In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was  39  family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did  40  they knew she had  41  . However, every summer we  42  always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas (肥皂剧)and talk about all the boys we liked.

It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guessed I was  43  devoted in high school to  __44  she needed someone there for her. Anyway, she made a new  “best firiend” and so did I. Then I didn’t know why,  45  she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed as clinical depression (临床抑郁症). At first, I was very  46  , but we still stayed in  47  . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friends basically  48  her and people were calling her  49  .

Yesterday she came to me and said: “I never knew what a best friend was  50  you were the only person that would stop me from cutting. 1  51  you so much, and you didn’t even know you were  52  me.”

We both cried. And I think a kind of  53  from my life so far is to never give up on (放弃)your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need  54__ there. If you desert them, you will only be   55  yourself.

36. A. follow     B. meet    C. join       D. support

37. A. scared   B. angry   C. worried        D. delighted

38. A. temper  B. interest        C. confidence   D. shyness

39. A. working out     B. answering for      C. going through        D. helping with

40. A. though   B. because       C. while    D. yet

41. A. problems        B. shortcomings      C. partners         D. disabilities

42. A. should    B. could    C. would  D. might

43. A. much      B. too       C. only      D. just

44. A. admit     B. accept C. consider       D. realize

45. A. but               B. for      C. or               D. so

46. A. mad        B. careless       C. upset   D. hopeful

47. A. place      B. touch   C. control          D. mood

48. A. confused        B. bothered      C. reminded     D. deserted

49. A. crazy      B. selfish  C. brave   D. lonely

50. A. since      B. when   C. until     D. if

51. A. expect   B. influence          C. appreciate    D. demand

52. A. cheating         B. reminding         C. helping  D. praising

53. A. honour   B. favour  C. pleasure       D. lesson

54. A. someone        B. something         C. anyone D. everything

55. A. unguilty B. successful         C. guilty     D. reliable

 

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