Daphne asked Jim, a friend of Walter's, for some extra help on her political science homework. On Friday, they agreed to meet at his dormitory study room at 8 Sunday night. It was 8∶05 when Jim arrived. He wasn't on time as he usually is, because he had been out enjoying the spring weather after eating at McDonald's. But he wasn't worried, because he knew from Walter that Daphne was usually late. When Daphne hadn't arrived by 8∶25, Jim was a little surprised. He decided to go to the dorm lounge(休息室) and watch his favorite Sunday night TV show. It started at 8∶30, so he had to hurry. When he got to the lounge, Walter was just leaving. “Hey, Jim, your favorite TV show just finished. Where were you? It was fantastic!”

  “What do you mean, Walter? It's 8∶30, so I'm just in time to watch it!” Jim replied, looking a little confused.

   “Didn't you change your watch last night?” Walter asked. Then he explained, “Last night you were supposed to move your watch ahead one hour. We do this every year on the last Sunday in April. Then, on the last Sunday in October, everyone moves clock back an hour. We say‘spring ahead, fall back ’to help us remember which way to change our clocks.” Walter stopped to see if Jim had understood his explanation. “You don't do that in Indiana, I guess.”

  “No, we don't,” Jim said, shaking his head. “In that case, I was over an hour late for my appointment with Daphne, not only five minutes late. Wow! She'll never let me forget this!”

1.What is the important idea of this story?

[  ]

A.Daphne is usually late.

B.there are no time changes in Indiana.

C.Jim likes his favorite Sunday night TV show.

D.Jim was late because he didn't know about the time changes.

2.Why did Jim look confused when he learned the TV show had just finished?

[  ]

A.Because he missed the fantastic TV show.

B.Because he thought he was just in time to watch his favorite TV show.

C.Because he was late for the show.

D.Because he forgot the time of the show.

3. All the citizens in the United States are supposed to move their watches ahead in spring and back in fall.

[  ]

A.Certainly they are.

B.No, they are not.

C.No, those who live in Indiana do not do that.

D.Certainly they are besides those living in Indiana.

4. How did Jim feel after Walter told him about the time changes?

[  ]

A.He felt very upset that he hadn't kept his appointment with Daphne.

B.He looked confused about the time changes.

C.He was surprised that Daphne was over an hour late.

D.He felt very glad that he didn't miss his favorite TV show.

5.Imagine you are going to a party at 2 p.m. of the last Sunday in April. If you forget about the time change, what time will you arrive?

[  ]

A.1 P.m.
B.2 p.m.
C.3p.m.
D.4 p.m.

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,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being  36  by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a  37  to find a way of stopping themselves from being in  38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages  39  into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse  40 . When this idea was  41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But  42  knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,  43  said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  44 .
At last, one mouse,  45  than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for  46  , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know  47 she is! We’ll have  48  to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to  49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got  50  and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never  51  !”
“She’ll never be able to walk  52  again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must  53  who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was  54  enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very  55  to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

【小题1】
A.trainedB.taughtC.caughtD.invited
【小题2】
A.partyB.testC.gameD.meeting
【小题3】
A.return B.danger C.fact D.need
【小题4】
A.rushed B.swamC.flew D.stepped
【小题5】
A.questionedB.explainedC.suggested D.answered
【小题6】
A.supportedB.discussedC.accepted D.refused
【小题7】
A.everybodyB.nobody C.somebody D.anybody
【小题8】
A.angrily B.happilyC.carefullyD.slowly
【小题9】
A.present B.reason C.idea D.excuse
【小题10】
A.younger B.longer C.stronger D.wiser
【小题11】
A.pleasure B.silenceC.helpD.information
【小题12】
A.where B.whatC.how D.who
【小题13】
A.experienceB.powerC.time D.space
【小题14】
A.shoutB.watch C.stay D.hide
【小题15】
A.worried B.excitedC.surprised D.tired
【小题16】
A.drop off B.turn upC.get upD.put off
【小题17】
A.gladlyB.quicklyC.quietly D.directly
【小题18】
A.believe B.learnC.imagine D.decide
【小题19】
A.honestB.brave C.rich D.old
【小题20】
A.easyB.difficult C.strangeD.important

We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the   1 to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her  2 , so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I  3  having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t  4  forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
We were talking  5  we heard a loud noise.  6  hearing it, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted; “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck!”
My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting (矛盾的) thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was 7? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly  8  you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The  9 had happened in my own driveway. Holly had  10  my truck into our family van (搬运车). Because of her  11 , she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt  12  but when I reached her, she was crying and saying “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I  13 my dad’s car completely. When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to  14  me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the  15 of the night, which was a deep wound on her soul.
I remember how  16 Holly was when she crashed our truck, and how I   17 her. One day, when Holly  18  on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times  19 any piece of  20 .

【小题1】
A.kitchen B.cupboard C.storeD.refrigerator
【小题2】
A.shoppingB.trainingC.driving D.calculating
【小题3】
A.enjoyedB.hatedC.admiredD.preferred
【小题4】
A.keepB.stayC.remain D.last
【小题5】
A.whileB.whenC.beforeD.since
【小题6】
A.InB.OnC.BeyondD.Without
【小题7】
A.filledB.preparedC.involvedD.relaxed
【小题8】
A.whatB.whyC.howD.where
【小题9】A affair                   B. event                           C. incident                       D. accident
【小题10】
A.droveB.controlledC.pulledD.crashed
【小题11】
A.invitationB.inexperienceC.independenceD.invention
【小题12】
A.fortunatelyB.unfortunatelyC.sadly D.peacefully
【小题13】
A.hurtB.harmedC.destroyedD.damaged
【小题14】
A.beatB.defeat C.breakD.fight
【小题15】
A.troubleB.painC.stressD.loss
【小题16】
A.concernedB.carelessC.gratefulD.unfortunate
【小题17】
A.permittedB.supportedC.comfortedD.persuaded
【小题18】
A.looks backB.keeps backC.hold backD.turn back
【小题19】
A.as more asB.as much thanC.more thanD.the same as
【小题20】
A.creation B.equipment C.qualityD.property

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