got out of his house it began to min.A.Mr Brown had hardly; thanB.Mr Brown had no sooner; whenC.No sooner had Mr Brown; thanD.Hardly Mr Brown had; when 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I got out of the taxi, ____ the fare and dashed into the station.

A.paying B.paid C.to pay D.having paid

If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “ Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back — thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “ You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “ a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police for stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man..

“ I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “ So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.

“ I saw the sign ‘ Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘ How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “ Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜) , ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘ Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

41. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.

A. broke the law and ended up in prison B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

C. often laughed at people on the streets D. often caught butterflies and took them home

42. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

A. found the butterfly had died out B. won many prizes from his professor

C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

43. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _________.

A. made Bonner famous B. changed Bonner’s life

C. brought Bonner wealth D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

44. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Promise to Mom B. A Man Saved by Butterflies

C. A Story of Butterflies D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you" - two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City_________.

A. to visit a friend

B. to see his parents

C. to pay at the cash register

D. to have more gas for his car

The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “______”.

A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up

What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

The battery of the author’s car was dead because_______.

A. something went wrong with the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he forgot to turn off the lights

D. he drove too long a distance

By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show______.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of older people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 31 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 32 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 33 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet 34 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 35 so we went together to 36 it. We paid for the car and 37 the papers. They told us that there was 38 petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The 39 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 40 .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 41 me. I got out of 42 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 43 and the man behind 44 me.
"It’s such a problem to 45 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said. "Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for 46 ," I replied. "You had better go 47 on the way home," my wife said. "You' d be sorry if you had 48 on the first day, wouldn' t you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind telling me 49 you are thinking of leaving? 50 are you going to sit in your car all day?"

Last Sunday turned out to be more exciting than I had expected. We were at our grandparents’ house for a visit as 31 . My cousin and I had made an appointment to go in-line skating in the nearby park. He could do some neat stunts (特技)and had promised to show me 32 .

We managed to persuade our parents to 33 us go in-line skating on our own. 34 it soon started to rain and we had to seek shelter on the empty deck (place) of a block of flats. It really dampened my 35 .

Suddenly, we heard a 36 and saw a man dashing out of a lift. Just as he ran 37 us, we saw an old woman coming out of the same lift and crying, “Thief! Thief!” My cousin immediately went after the thief in his 38 . To be honest, I was extremely 39 at the beginning .Then I heard a honk. It was my uncle and aunt. I jumped into their car and told them about the robbery. We 40 off in the thief’s direction while my aunt stayed with the old woman.

Soon, we 41 up with my cousin. He was still in hot pursuit of the thief. Seeing his 42 , my uncle sped up and turned suddenly to the right to 43 just in front of the thief. The man was 44 and fell to the ground. My uncle got out of the car and 45 the man down with his body.

By this time, we could hear the siren of a police car approaching, 46 , my aunt had phoned the police and told them the 47 in which we were heading, so they were able to locate us .

We handed the thief over to the police officers who took down our names and 48 . They informed us that we would be called up to give our 49 . After that, we returned to the empty deck in our uncle’s car to 50 my aunt up .

When we reached there, the old woman had already left to give a report to the police. Our family members were all proud of us for our courageous deed.

1.A．known B．usual C．well D．far

2.A．what B．that C．where D．how

3.A．make B．have C．let D．see

4.A．And B．But C．As D．So

5.A．spirits B．ideas C．intentions D．imaginations

6.A．scream B．noise C．story D．news

7.A．after B．over C．past D．to

8.A．place B．boots C．clothes D．skates

9.A．proud B．frightened C．brave D．excited

10.A．sped B．put C．ran D．took

11.A．looked B．kept C．picked D．caught

12.A．luck B．chance C．risk D．hope

13.A．stand B．move C．stop D．stay

14.A．tired B．anxious C．confused D．shocked

15.A．pinned B．pulled C．threw D．broke

16.A．Surprisingly B．Obviously C．Certainly D．Immediately

17.A．park B．place C．situation D．direction

18.A．problems B．pictures C．particulars D．possessions

19.A．statements B．decisions C．suggestions D．protections

20.A．take B．get C．pick D．lift

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