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The lady with the white fence taught me to leave the gate to life open………

When my husband died of a brain disease, I became very angry. Life was not 1 . I hated being alone. One day, as I was 2 down a busy street in town, I suddenly noticed a new fence, www.ks5u.com which was being set up 3 a house. I pulled off to the side to really admire the fence. The carpenter had done such a good job that my eyes almost 4 up with tears. I could not 5 myself away. I stopped the engine, went over and touched the fence. It still 6 of fresh paint. I could hear a lady was trying to start the lawn mower（除草机） in the back garden.

“Hello!” I shouted and 7 at her. “Well, hello!” She stood up and wiped her hands in the apron. “I ——I came to see the fence. It is so beautiful!” I said.

“The fence is not there for my 8 ”, the lady explained to me in a(n)9 voice. “I live alone. But so many people drive by every day, and I thought they 10 be glad to see something really nice. People see my fence and wave. 11 stop like you and come up to veranda(走廊) to have a chat.”

“ 12 weren’t you sad when they expanded the road and everything changed so much?” I asked.

Her reply 13 my life. “Change is a part of life and takes part in 14 us who we are. When something we do not like happens to us, we have two choices: to become a 15 person or to become a better person.”

I carefully left the gate 16 and drove on with a new feeling inside me. I could not 17 what it was, but I could feel the 18 stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 19 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my 20 .

1．A．fair B．unhappy C．successful D．unknown

2．A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．running

3．A．near B．beside C．around D．in

4．A．welled B．dried C．took D．kept

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5．A．put B．tear C．send D．carry

6．A．felt B．tasted C．sounded D．smelled

7．A．looked B．stared C．waved D．glared

8．A．sake B．street C．job D．income

9．A．angry B．frightened C．doubted D．pleasant

10．A．ought to B．should C．might D．have to

11．A．Everyone B．Nobody C．A few D．Few

12．A．So B．But C．Thus D．Though

13．A．gave B．changed C．charged D．cost

14．A．making B．leaving C．finding D．catching

15．A．better B．bitter C．best D．worst

16．A．open B．closed C．broken D．locked

17．A．discuss B．speak C．talk D．tell

18．A．thin B．weak C．broken D．thick

19．A．unfortunately B．besides C．disappointedly D．instead

20．A．position B．way C．route D．method

1—5 ABCAB 6—10 DCADC 11—15 CBBAB 16—20 ADDDB

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听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Oh, Michael…I didn’t tell you．My sister phoned yesterday．She wants to get married．

M：Married! She’s only seventeen．

1．What does Michael think of the woman’s sister?

A．She is not old enough to get married．

B．She is too old to get married．

C．She is married．

M：Waitress! I’d like the menu, please．

W：Here you are, sir．

2．Where is the man?

A．In a bookstore．

B．In a train station．

C．In a restaurant．

M：Has the TV been repaired?

W：Yes．We’d expected the repairs to cost us about 　　　　 dollars, but they charged us twice as much．

3．How much did the lady pay?

A．＄15．

B．＄20．

C．＄30．

M：Hello, Jane．How lucky to run into you．Can you and Tom come to dinner tomorrow evening?

W：I think so．I don’t think we’re going out．

4．How does the woman respond?

A．She refuses to go to dinner．

B．She agrees to go to dinner．

C．She is angry．

M：I have to go to class because I have a test, but if I could, I’d go with you to the cinema．

W：That’s too bad．I wish that you could come along．

5．Where is the man going?

A．To class．

B．To the cinema．

C．To the doctor’s office．

第二节

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听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

M：Hello, Mrs Smith．How are you?

W：Fine, thanks, Mr Downs．How’s your boy, Jack?

M：He is a bit tired．You know, he goes to school at eight o’clock every morning．He doesn’t get home till after four．Then he does his homework after ten．It often takes him a couple of hours to finish it．

W：Poor boy．Children work hard at school nowadays, don’t they? Does he like it?

M：School, you mean? Yes, he does．He likes his teachers, and that always makes a difference．

W：Yes, it does．Does he go to school by bus?

M：No, he walks．He likes walking．He meets some of his friends at the corner and they go together．

W：What does he do when it rains?

M：His uncle takes him in the car．He passes the school on the way to the office．

6．What are the two talking about?

A．Mrs Smith．

B．Mr Downs．

C．Mr Downs’ son．

7．How long does a school day last?

A．At least 8 hours．

B．About 6 hours．

C．Nearly 7 hours．

8．How does Jack usually go to school?

A．By bus．

B．On foot．

C．By car．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Hello! Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks’ time, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are! How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions, or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p. m., this coming Saturday．Goodbye!

9．Who answered the phone?

A．Tom．

B．Tom’s wife．

C．Susan．

10．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In half a year．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In two weeks．

11．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

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W：How many people do you suppose ride into New York every day to work?

M：I don’t know．Must be several hundred thousand at least．Maybe a million．

W：I’m glad they’re not all taking this train．

M：Oh, they come from all directions, and by many different means, by railroads, ferries and subways．Then of course, some people drive in．

W：I’m a little afraid I’ll get lost．

M：You’ll soon learn that New York is a very easy city to get around．

W：Let’s see, the “Avenues” run north and south and the “Streets” run east and west, don’t they?

M：That’s right．You won’t get lost when you travel alone．

W：I hope not．

12．What can Maria see?

A．Many trains．

B．Many planes．

C．Many people．

13．What’s the woman afraid of?

A．Driving in．

B．Taking ferries(摆渡)．

C．Getting lost．

14．What kind of city is New York, according to the man?

A．An easy city to get around．

B．A city full of subways．

C．A city difficult to get around．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Good afternoon．

M：Good afternoon．My name’s William Turner．I want to make an appointment to see Dr Smith please．

W：Yes, of course, Mr Turner．May I have your address please?

M：108 Park Road, London．

W：Yes, we have you on our records．Can you manage this afternoon at 3：00?

M：Fine．

W：Will 3：00 be all right?

M：Well, yes, but I prefer a later time so I can come along after work．

W：Then what about 5：30?

M：Well, that’s fine．Thank you．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

15．Who is William Turner?

A．A close friend of Dr Smith’s．

B．A patient of Dr Smith’s．

C．Both A and B．

16．When will Mr Turner go to see Dr Smith?

A．At 4∶00 p. m．

B．At 5∶00 p. m．

C．At 5∶30 p. m．

17．What’s the main idea of this dialogue?

A．Mr Turner wants to make an appointment with Dr Smith．

B．Mr Turner will go to see Dr Smith at 5∶30 p. m．

C．Mr Turner is a patient of Dr Smith’s．

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18．On which side of the road are cars driven in England?

A．On the left．

B．On the right．

C．The passage doesn’t tell about that．

19．What can we know from the passage?

A．We know police in England are often after you．

B．We know police in England are often helpful．

C．We know police in England are often impolite．

20．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．English Traffic

B．Come to England

C．Traffic Rules

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
One day, there was an elder couple buying fish from me, all of w____ happened was really very special. The Gentleman carried a basket ____ his elbow（肘部） , when the couple were near a pond to look at the fish, there was a pure silver long fin Koi（锦鲤） which about six inches jumped into the basket."Wha----" Their ____(吃惊的) sound drew my eyes. I have worked with fish for a long time, but it ____ the first time I had seen a fish jump up into customer's basket. "You are lucky!" I said to them."Come on, come on, I buy, I buy him!" I looked at them, the couple are so h____and I went to serve them."Anything else?" I asked."Yes, I want to find a partner for her." The gentleman was humorous. They were looking for another fish through the fish ____(池塘) one by one, I brought a net and the fish bag f____ them, the fish were always swimming towards us and asking for food in every pond. "What’s the matter with the fish?" The lady asked."They are hungry." I said."No, not hungry, they knew us and greeting us." The gentleman said."Yes, definitely!" I said. We stopped for a ____ minutes by a fish pond."How about that fish?" The lady pointed ___ a colourful Sarasa（红白色相间的印花布）Comet."It looks so beautiful!" The gentleman and I said same words."I want to buy it b____ she looked at me. You see, she still looked at me, I’ll buy her. "The couple were happy, I was happy too, the fish will be happy in its new home.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

One day, there was an elder couple buying fish from me, all of w____ happened was really very special. The Gentleman carried a basket ____ his elbow（肘部） , when the couple were near a pond to look at the fish, there was a pure silver long fin Koi（锦鲤） which about six inches jumped into the basket."Wha----" Their ____(吃惊的) sound drew my eyes. I have worked with fish for a long time, but it ____ the first time I had seen a fish jump up into customer's basket. "You are lucky!" I said to them."Come on, come on, I buy, I buy him!" I looked at them, the couple are so h____and I went to serve them."Anything else?" I asked."Yes, I want to find a partner for her." The gentleman was humorous. They were looking for another fish through the fish ____(池塘) one by one, I brought a net and the fish bag f____ them, the fish were always swimming towards us and asking for food in every pond. "What’s the matter with the fish?" The lady asked."They are hungry." I said."No, not hungry, they knew us and greeting us." The gentleman said."Yes, definitely!" I said. We stopped for a ____ minutes by a fish pond."How about that fish?" The lady pointed ___ a colourful Sarasa（红白色相间的印花布）Comet."It looks so beautiful!" The gentleman and I said same words."I want to buy it b____ she looked at me. You see, she still looked at me, I’ll buy her. "The couple were happy, I was happy too, the fish will be happy in its new home.

It's dangerous for a young lady w________ in the street late at night.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

（P=policeman；W=witness）

P：You have seen the whole thing, haven’t you?

W：Yes. 1 .

P：How did the lady get run over?

W：She was crossing the street when a car dashed at her. It was too late when she realized that.

P： 2

W：Red for sure. So the lady didn’t pay attention to the car coming towards her at all. 3

P：Could you describe what the driver was like?

W：Sorry. 4 But I noticed the car plate. The first letter seemed to be “G”.

P：Thank you. 5 Is it OK that we would ask you again for proof or something else when

needed.

W：No problem. My name is Jim Bells. My number is 785416363.

P：Thanks again. Bye!

W：Bye!

A．You’ve helped greatly.

B．The lady should have noticed the coming car.

C．It happened all of a sudden.

D．I was just several feet away when the accident happened.

E．Was the light green or red?

F．Are you sure about what you have said?

G．The driver should have stopped his car or at least have warned the lady by whistling（鸣笛）.

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