题目内容
________ still half drunk, he made his way home．
A．When
B．Because
C．Though
D．As
Just at that time, a telegram arrived from his brother. Mr. Jameson opened it quickly. It said, “Come home at once. Your wife is ill and in a critical condition. West End Hospital.”Mr. Jameson began to think. Since the work at the mine was going well, he decided to go home at once. He just told himself again and again that he couldn’t lose his wife, or his life would be meaningless.
At about 6 the next morning, he and one of his assistants reached Lamesa, where they were going to Chicago at 6:30. There was still half an hour left before the train started, so Mr. Jameson decided to telephone to Chicago to ask about his wife. And after that, if still enough time was left he could see a doctor and have the piece of coal or the piece of metal removed out of his eye. His eye and his whole head ached now.
After he sent his assistant to the railway station to buy tickets for the train, he went to make the phone call. When the operator put through his call, he sat down and waited. His eye felt like a piece of hot iron. And he was worried about his sick wife. The phone rang. Soon Mr. Jameson talked with the hospital in Chicago. A voice said, “Yes, sir! Your wife is here. She is much better. There is no danger now. You don’t have to return. ”
Everything was all right. His wife was going to live. He would not lose his wife. Quite excited, Mr. Jameson began to cry like a little child and could not stop. Big tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks. Soon his eye felt better. He touched his eye and felt something in the corner of his eye. That was a small piece of coal. His tears had washed it out of his eye!
What happened to Mr. Jameson before setting off?
A. He was hurt and couldn’t walk.
B. His eye was suffering from a certain disease.
C. A small piece of coal stuck him in the eye.
D. A piece of metal got into his eye.
The writer doesn’t mention but we can infer that Mr. Jameson probably _____.
A. worked in a factory in Chicago
B. worked as a mining engineer in a company
C. was worried about his work on the way to Chicago
D. sold coal in a faraway village
How was the coal removed out of Mr. Jameson’s eye?
A. It was taken out by a doctor.
B. A good rest helped it out.
C. He rubbed his eyes slightly.
D. It was washed out by his tears.
How can we describe the feeling of Mr. Jameson?
A. Worried ---relaxed B. Excited ---dull
C. Anger---calm. D. Depressed ---nervous.
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A In the early morning of September 7, 2006, Akif woke suddenly．"Where am I?" she thought, confused, only to realize she'd fallen asleep in the children's bedroom in their east-end Montreal apartment．There was a sharp and acrid （刺鼻的） smell in the room．Could that be smoke? She leaped up, opened the door and began to cough．She ignored the flames that lit up the apartment as she raced across the small hall to her own bedroom, where a window was already open, "Help!" she cried into the dark．But it was 3:30 in the morning and nobody was around to hear．She was on her own． Later, she'd say she thought of nothing at all．It was female's instinct （本能）that helped her uncover a supermum strength she never knew she had．She had no choice; her children would surely have died had they waited in their own bedroom for rescue．She ran back through the flames for her children, first lifting Sami, still half asleep, into her arms and carrying him to the open window in her room and dropping him to the ground from the second floor．Then, she turned back for Majda． By then, a neighbour had called 9-1-1．Looking out of the window, Akif knew that jumping would be her only chance of survival．She also knew if she didn't, the very reason her family had moved out from Morocco five years earlier—— to make a better life and give the children opportunities they wouldn't have had back home ——would be for nothing．But why couldn't she move her left leg? She didn't know that her polyester pants had caught fire and melted into her body．All she knew was that she had to get out of the apartment．56．After finding her house was on fire, Akifwent to her own room to _______. A．save her children B．wake up her husband C．ask for help D．escape from the fire57．We can infer from the passage thatAkif__________． A．was bom a brave lady B．was brave as a mother C．liked to be independent D．was careless about her children58．Why did Akifs family move to the country where they live? A．Because they longed for a better life and more opportunities． B．Because they had to continue their study abroad． C．Because they were forced to leave their motherland． D．Because they were fond of moving to new places．59．What follows the last passage is probably about __________． A．why Akif was praised B．what made Akif so brave C．how the fire was put out D．how Akif was saved
第二部分阅读理解（共25小题。每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary noticed an object overhead. "Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here." Frightened by the strange silver-colored spaceship, most of the young people got in their cars and drove away quickly. Peter was fond of Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more curious than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and entered inside. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door closed behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness. When they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby. "What happened?" asked Mary. Peter scratched (抓) his head, saying slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you...Did you see a spaceship?" "Yes," said Mary. "And we both went into it. Then..." she looked at her wrist. "That's funny. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. It's time to go home." Driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. They got out of the car and tried to find their way round the wall but discovered that they were inside a circular wall. It was like a mirror and prevented them from seeing through it. On the other side of the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. A few stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, translated into English, said: "New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house."1. When the spaceship arrived, why didn't Peter drive away?A. He did not like leaving Mary. B. He knew that the spaceship was harmless.C. He was too frightened to drive.D. There was a wall blocking the road.2. Why did Peter enter the spaceship?A. He saw the food and was hungry.B. Mary told him to enter it.C. He just followed Mary.D. He wanted to study it.3. Peter scratched his head so we know that _____.A. he had lost consciousnessB. he was puzzled and did not know what to say to MaryC. he had lost his memoryD. he was still half asleep4. What do the words "strange creatures" mean to tell us?A. They were wild animals in a zoo.B. They were robbers.C. They had landed on Earth in a spaceship and lived there.D. The young couple were on another planet.
第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题。每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary noticed an object overhead. "Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here."
Frightened by the strange silver-colored spaceship, most of the young people got in their cars and drove away quickly. Peter was fond of Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more curious than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and entered inside. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door closed behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness.
When they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.
"What happened?" asked Mary.
Peter scratched (抓) his head, saying slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you...Did you see a spaceship?"
"Yes," said Mary. "And we both went into it. Then..." she looked at her wrist. "That's funny. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. It's time to go home."
Driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. They got out of the car and tried to find their way round the wall but discovered that they were inside a circular wall. It was like a mirror and prevented them from seeing through it.
On the other side of the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. A few stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, translated into English, said: "New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house."
1. When the spaceship arrived, why didn't Peter drive away?
A. He did not like leaving Mary.
B. He knew that the spaceship was harmless.
C. He was too frightened to drive.
D. There was a wall blocking the road.
2. Why did Peter enter the spaceship?
A. He saw the food and was hungry.
B. Mary told him to enter it.
C. He just followed Mary.
D. He wanted to study it.
3. Peter scratched his head so we know that _____.
A. he had lost consciousness
B. he was puzzled and did not know what to say to Mary
C. he had lost his memory
D. he was still half asleep
4. What do the words "strange creatures" mean to tell us?
A. They were wild animals in a zoo.
B. They were robbers.
C. They had landed on Earth in a spaceship and lived there.
D. The young couple were on another planet.
_____ still half drunk, he made his way home.
why couldn't she move her left leg? She didn't know that her polyester pants had caught fire and melted into her body．All she knew was that she had to get out of the apartment．