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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 36 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

We 37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 38 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 39 . We took family pictures off the 40 and packed them in boxes. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

Then we took a hard look at all that 41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 42 to my family. And there was the piano my wife Bev 43 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 44 in itself, but another family connection.

The thought of 45 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they 47 －family and love. They each had a(n) 48 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 49 of our parents and grandparents. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

The fire 50 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 51 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 52 . I saw just how rich my life had been. Someone 53 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 54 . I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 55 .

I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

A．answer B．call C．chance D．task

A．sold B．bought C．searched D．packed w

A．worry B．care C．think D．doubt

A．mark B．living C．sign D．plan

A．walls B．ceilings C．windows D．albums

A．left B．burnt C．remained D．unmoved

A．present B．connection C．symbol D．treasure

A．learned B．agreed C．forgot D．refused

A．quality B．taste C．value D．sense

A．knocking out B．picking out C．giving away D．leaving behind w 5 m

A．but B．unless C．even though D．or

A．contained B．included C．represented D．gathered

A．idea B．lie C．right D．story

A．sounds B．voices C．speeds D．feelings

A．never B．once C．seldom D．finally

A．returned B．spared C．stopped D．found

A．in another way B．in return C．at last D．at most

A．curiously B．accidentally C．wisely D．coldly

A．promised B．knew C．announced D．thanked w

A．affects B．desires C．helps D．counts

Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter．

As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season．Many forests are badly 1 by fire each year．Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer．We were in a heat wave which had been 2 for three days．

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible 3 ．I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come 4 to the shelter．In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his 5 in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and 6 me that my dog Lulu had 7 to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames．According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a 8 place．I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to 9 the rescued kittens．When we arrived at the 10 of the incident, we found Lulu was not 11 ．Then we heard the 12 of a dog came from the forest barking furiously．I 13 it was my dog Lulu．The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking 14 by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately 15 rescue．Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved．w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

That day, I was very 16 of Lulu for his two heroic 17 toward the kittens and the fireman．Lulu showed much compassion (同情) for both animals 18 him and for a human being who was trying to 19 the fire with his colleagues．

This true story of genuine love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, 20 and compassionate．We should love and protect them．One day they could do us a good turn．

1．A．damaged B．destroyed C．wounded D．hurt

2．A．taking on B．coming on C．going on D．keeping on

3．A．heat B．energy C．fever D．burn

4．A．by B．round C．up D．back

5．A．return B．honor C．death D．action

6．A．announced B．informed C．communicated D．claimed

7．A．tried B．wanted C．managed D．failed

8．A．safe B．safer C．lonely D．beautiful

9．A．pick out B．pick up C．bring on D．bring up

10．A．scene B．position C．situation D．view

11．A．here B．out C．in D．there

12．A．voice B．noise C．accent D．sound

13．A．acknowledged B ．recognized C．heard D．listened

14．A．heavily B．strongly C．loudly D．happily

15．A．waiting for B．waiting on C．asking for D．looking for

16．A．surprised B．satisfied C．shamed D．proud

17．A．things B．actions C．dos D．reactions

18．A．as B．like C．for D．to

19．A．put off B．put away C．put up D．put out

20．A．careful B．careless C．caring D．carefree

The First of May is a Bank Holiday—the first public holiday of the year in England. Most people consider it a special day, the beginning of summer, a day when the light lasts long into the evening, and when we can look for warm weather. We don't always get it. We feel disappointed, but not surprised if there are cold winds and frosts at night in May. Winter should be over. Most people know that in the past, when farming occupied almost everyone, the changing seasons were of great importance. In that older time there was every reason to celebrate May Day. Customs of those celebrations remain.?
Of these customs, the best known is the choosing of a May Queen and the dancing round Maypole. Even these customs are little more than memories now—but in the last century it was quite common in villages and small towns, and even in schools and colleges, for a pretty and popular girl to be chosen Queen of the May. It was a great honour to be chosen. For a day she wore a light and flowery dress, carried garlands（花环）, and was ceremonially crowned with flowers. She presided over a procession, as a rule with a number of attendants, and over the Maypole dancing and all kinds of entertainment. The Maypole was slender（苗条的w.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#o） tree trunk, cut off its branches, with beautiful ribbons fastened to the top. The dancing was designed in such a way that the dancer's movements move the ribbons into a pattern. This, as you can imagine, required skill from the dancer, and was not achieved without practice.
It's the Celtic people who celebrated the First of May as a spring festival. Their celebration seems to have had little to do with taking pleasure in early, beautiful flowers and in warmer weather! They called it Beltane—the fire of the god Bel. They lit fires, in the expectation that their blaze would help the sun in its struggle to regain its strength. They drove their cattle between banks of flame in the expectation that the terrified beasts would be purified and protected from disease. A tree, which must have been blackened with smoke, stood in the middle of the fires, and is thought to have been the origin of the Maypole. Their priests（牧师） made sacrifices to the goods in the hope of good harvests and sufficient store of food for the winter. There was dancing certainly, but it was noisy and cheerful, since its purpose was not to weave a pattern of colored ribbons, but to drive out evil spirits from the earth and to arouse those kind spirits.?
57. The main purpose of the passage is to show ________.?
A. the reason why they celebrate May Day
B. the start and customs of May Day
C. the way they celebrate May Day
D. the choosing of a May Queen during May Day
58. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true??
A. In the old days they celebrated May Day for the changing of the seasons.?
B. In England summer begins at the first of May.?
C. The custom of the choosing of a May Queen still exists in the present May Day celebration.?D. The Celtic people celebrated the first of May as a spring festival.??
59. From the surrounding words and sentences we know that the word “presided” means ____.
A. 管理    B. 越过   C. 指挥   D. 主持?
60. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. The First of May     B. The Beginning of Summer
C. May Queen        D. The Holiday of the Year?

第II卷

第一节对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M="Mike;" J=Jenny

M: Morning, Jenny. Did you(76) e________your weekend? 76. ________

J: Yes. We went to the countryside and had a great (77) t________. 77. ________

M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?

J: No. We camped in the mountains, near Snowdon.

We cooked all our meals over an (78)o _______fire. 78. ________

M: That(79)s________wonderful. 79. ________

How was the(80)w________there? 80. ________

J: The sun (81) s________brightly. It was really lovely there. 81. ________

M: Did you like the people there?

J: Yes, they were great. We(82) m________some farmers and had tea in their homes. 82. ________

M: When did you get (83)b________?Last night? 83. ________

J: No. This morning. You’ll think we were mad. We got up at 4:30, left at 5:00

and (84)a ________here at 9:00.I’m so tired. What about you? Did you have a good weekend? 84. ________

M: Yes, but I didn’t do much. I just stayed at home and (85)w________TV. 85. ________

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）

注意事项：

用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分l0分）

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，在每个空格内填人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。

I have a good friend w____ name is Liu Mei. She is our 76________________

_____ （班长）and one of the excellent students in our class. 77________________

Clever _____ she is, she works very hard. We have a 78________________

lot in c_______ and have a lot to talk about. One evening she 79______________

told me that something h______ when her parents were out. 80________________

She was doing her homework one Sunday morning _____ 81_______________

she smelt something ____（燃烧）.She stopped to look out 82________________

of the window _____ found a cloud of smoke coming out 83_______________

of her neighbour’s house. She called 119 ______ （立刻）. Ten 84________________

minutes later, firemen came and put o_____ the fire. Her neighbor 85______________

was very thankful for her help.

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