Switzerland(瑞士) is famous for its watches。 However, this country didn’t invent the watch。It was the British who did it。 Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland。

Many years ago , an Englishman was travelling to Italy 。 On his way he stopped in a small town in South Switzerland。 This Englishman travelled in a carriage(马车) inside which there was a carriage watch。 This was the earliest kind of watch。 A native shop assistant (售货员) happened to see the watch 。 He wondered what it was and asked the Englishman about it。 “ It is a carriage watch 。” said the man 。 This machine tells the time but now it isn’t working 。

At once the shop assistant offered to try to repair it 。 So the traveller handed him the watch。 The assistant was a very wise man 。 So it was not surprising that he managed to repair it 。 He even remembered how it was made。 As soon as the traveller had gone on his way , he made a watch exactly the same type。

Thus the watch-making was started in Switzerland。 Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world。

50 Switzerland is famous for ____________。

A 。making watches    B selling watches   C inventing watches    D the carriage watch

51。It was ______who brought a watch to Switzerland earliest 。

A  a Swiss   B an Italian     C an Englishman     D a shop assistant

52。 The earlist watches were made in __________。

A Switzerland   B England    C Italy   D a small town

53 The first Swiss watch was  made  by ___________。

A an Italian shop assistant

B an English shop assistant

C a man who came from Switzerland

D。 a man who was travelling to Italy。

54。 The carriage watch was a machine which __________。

A was put in the carriage       B wasn’t working

C told people time            D had to be repaired

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous.   36   Mr. Larchmont refused to   37   his request? Andrew had   38   so hard in the last 18 months.  39  , he deserved a wage increase.

The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak   40  . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the   41   to approach his superior. To his   42   and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a   43  !

Andrew arrived home that evening,   44   their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal   45   his favorite dishes. Immediately he   46   someone from the office had tipped her off!

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered   47  . It was from his wife, which read: “  48  , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so   49   of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   50   how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen   51   he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you   52   you didn’t get the increase.”

Tears   53   in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not   54   upon his success at work.

The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us   55   our success or failure.

1.A. What about                B. How come            C. How about            D. What if

2.A. grant                            B. admit                     C. submit                   D. guarantee

3.A. managed               B. studied                  C. worked                  D. conducted

4.A. Finally                          B. Absolutely             C. Successfully D. Effectively

5.A. for the weight      B. at the knees                  C. in the heart          D. for the leg

6.A. thoughts              B. force                       C. strength                D. courage

7.A. shock                           B. enjoyment            C. delight                   D. amazement

8.A. praise                          B. award                    C. reward                            D. raise

9.A. to find                          B. to appreciate       C. to notice                D. to decorate

10.A. as                     B. through                 C. including                D. for

11.A. understood              B. recognized            C. figured                   D. predicted

12.A. letter                         B. note                        C. envelope               D. mail

13.A. Best wishes             B. Good news           C. Congratulations  D. Wonderful job

14.A. cool                                B. admirable             C. cheerful                 D. proud

15.A. call on                        B. reflect on              C. feed back              D. remind of

16.A. while                          B. before                    C. until                        D. when

17.A. as though                     B. even though         C. whether                D. unless

18.A. welled up                      B. flowed over          C. rushed out            D. streamed down

19.A. qualified              B. restricted              C. conditional            D. concerned

20.A. despite                      B. without                  C. either                     D. regardless of

 

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing

person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. 

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.  She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told "Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."      

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"  

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now."   I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."  

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally passed away five weeks before.     

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today? 

1.What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

A. An amazing girl.

B. A special kind of telephone.

C. A communication system.

D. A service that helps telephone users.

2.What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone? 

A. He was amused by the telephone.

B. He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C. He found an amazing telephone.

D. He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

3.What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble? 

A. Information and conversation.

B. Good memories and happiness.

C. Sympathy and information.

D. Friendship and cheers.

4.When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to Boston?  

A. When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B. When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C. When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D. Three months later after he moved to Boston.

 

 

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。

         Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like clack cloud and the buzzing mass      towards him.

With no time to waste. Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bead for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your ways out of it. ”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards form the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew be could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees have gone. Dragging himself out of the date, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mr Nelson took his inside and rang his mother.

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,”laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic! But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow. ”

1. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A. He was riding to school.

B. He was listening to a strange sound.

C. He was going fishing with his father.

D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A. They crowded like a black cloud.

B. They shocked and terrified Andy.

C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

3. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A. He asked Mr. Nelson in help.

B. He hid himself under the water.

C. He rushed into the Nelson house.

D. He rode off in the oppossnte ditcction.

4. Which of  he tollowing can best describe Andy’s escape from the becs?

A. No pain no gains.

B. Once bitten, twice she

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

 

 

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no    36  . Several decades ago, he made a mistake — a(n)    37   mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   38   was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Congo. On his way home, he   39   into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. So he drove back to the church. His search proved   40  . When he   41   replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases. His brand new glasses, having    42    him $20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home    43  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,    44   Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the   45   you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪) had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  46   I had the money, there was simply no way of    47   those glasses.   48   not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff    49   the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped (吸引注意) with the  50   , he continued: “Folks, when I tried   51    the glasses, it was as thought they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,    52    for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have   53   their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their   54   of items to be sent overseas. But an ordinary carpenter was sitting   55   in the back, with tears streaming down his face.

36. A. expectation            B. success                  C. luck                D. exception

37. A. perfect            B. foolish           C. avoidable              D. common

38. A. factory            B. church          C. family            D. country

39. A. turned             B. reached                 C. filled              D. put

40. A. proper             B. reasonable           C. fruitless                 D. unnecessary

41. A. mentally                  B. physically              C. anxiously               D. directly

42. A. charged          B. spent            C. paid               D. cost

43. A. disappointed          B. pleased                  C. nonstop                 D. quick

44. A. which              B. what             C. where           D. when

45. A. cases               B. clothes                   C. glasses                  D. wishes

46. A. Unless             B. As long as             C. Until              D. Even though

47. A. replacing                 B. finding          C. wearing                 D. changing

48. A. Except             B. Along with            C. Rather than                   D. As for

49. A. opened           B. burnt             C. removed                D. took

50. A. preparation            B. pleasure                C. satisfaction                  D. wonder

51. A. out                   B. over               C. for                  D. on

52. A. pity                  B. happy            C. curious                   D. eager

53. A. confused                  B. associated            C. combined              D. compared

54. A. cases               B. order             C. list                 D. orphanage

55. A. happily           B. quietly          C. sadly           D. excitedly

 

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