At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that eventually appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray.

    Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed quickly. He mixed a spoonful of instant chocolate into a glass of cold water, and his impatience forced him to finish the drink in gulps.

    As he walked down toward the lake, Dave paused to reach for the fishing pole and gear box on the bench where he had left them the night before.

    By the time he reached the small boat, a thick white mist (雾气) had spread over the surface of the water. He stepped into the boat, sat down, and rowed out of the weed beds that lined the edge of the shore.

    The outer fringe (边缘) of the lake disappeared as the boat moved forward noiselessly. All he could see was the enveloping whiteness. He could not tell where the boat and the surrounding air met the surface of the lake.

    Dave rowed steadily ahead, relying on a mental picture of the surroundings. Then the mist began to rise, slowly. It soon rested inches above the still surface of the lake. The heavy silence was now being broken by the fish breaking through the surface as they leaped out of the water for low-flying insects.

    The magic time had arrived. Dave raised his pole. Dawn was broken. He was excited with expectancy.

39. Dave got up early in the morning to ______

    A. enjoy the scene of the lake                       B. seek adventure at the lake

    C. go fishing in the lake                               D. take a walk by the lake

40. According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

    A. Dave broke the quietness of the lake.         B. Dave was familiar with the surroundings.

    C. Dave took a picture of the lake with him.   D. Dave forgot the fishing pole at the beginning.

41. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to ______

    A. fish                   B. boat                        C. silence              D. mist

42. What can we learn from the end of the story?

    A. Dave was hopeful of catching a lot of fish.       B. Dave wished the weather would be better.

    C. Dave was happy that dawn was broken.     D. Dave expected someone else would come.

When we found him, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were torn, his hands bleeding. Before we reached him, we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked unsteadily a few yards through the woods and fell again.

 After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His tracks showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so dulled by fear and tiredness that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night.

We found him just in time.

This man, like others before him, had simply been frightened when he knew he was lost. What had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a pleasant walk, if he had made a few preparations before he stepped from the highway or off a known path.

Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of observation. A skilled woodsman always keeps an eye on his surroundings. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction water flows through a swamp, and the way a tree leans across a path. With these in mind, he is still likely to turn around many times, but he is seldom lost.

There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does come across some strange problem that puts him into the “lost” situation. A rainstorm or sudden blizzard may catch him without a compass in his pocket. Darkness may find him in a rough area, where travel is dangerous without a light.

When this happens, the normal first reaction is the fear of being laughed at as a result of his poor knowledge in the woods. He may also be concerned about the inconvenience that he will cause his friends when he doesn’t show up. This false pride may lead him to keep on the move in a false effort to find his way against all difficulties.

The person who thinks ahead is seldom in great danger. He’ll be safe if he observes carefully, thinks ahead, and remains calm.

The writer suggested that if the man had not been found, he would have ______.

A.been shot by a gun                   B.become confused

C.been attacked by wild animals        D.been in great danger 

According to the text, if a person gets lost in the forest, at the very beginning, he would _____.

A.worry about being laughed at                   B.push himself to find his way out

C.feel it is convenient to ask for help from his friends  D.feel sorry that he didn’t study hard enough

When a person tries to find his way in the woods, ________ is the most important.

A.intelligence         B.observation  C.direction   D.chance

The writer tells the story of the lost man as an example of people who_______.

A.go into the woods by themselves            B.don’t know how to signal for help properly   

C.are frightened when they think they are lost   D.keep their head when they are in trouble

Dr Asim Syed, 32, has performed more than 100 operations at London’s Hammersmith Hospital in the country’s busiest transplant unit, but never imagined that he would one day become a donor himself.
He stepped forward when was told his 64-year-old mother might be dead within months unless she got a new kidney (肾). The worried surgeon brought her to London to be cared for at his hospital. However, it was not all plain sailing. Tests showed Dr Syed was the wrong blood group, so the only way was to go through a special blood-washing process. He consulted colleagues about that, but they didn’t agree, because the risk of rejection is still too high. Dr Syed and his mother were then advised to consider a new way of donating and receiving, called an organ-paired. That is, Dr Syed donated his kidney to an unknown person and another donor in the chain was a successful match for his mother. The chain of three transplants took place at the same time on July 31 with Dr Syed’s kidney going to a recipient in the Midlands and Mrs. Syed receiving her kidney from a person in the south of England.
Just hours after donating his own kidney, Dr Syed found himself recovering in bed next to his mother. Mrs Syed said, “When I came round from my operation Asim was in the next bed and the first thing he said was, ‘Mum now all your worries are over.’ Tears fell down.”
Now mother and son are recovering well with Dr Syed already back at work. Mrs. Syed is staying with him for several months while the hospital monitors her progress.
He said, “I did what anyone would do when they see a relative suffering disease. Although I wasn’t able to help mum directly, by agreeing to be part of a chain, I was also very happy.”
【小题1】 Why isn’t it a plain sailing?

A.No one can treat his mother well.
B.Dr Syed was the wrong blood group.
C.They didn’t have money to be in hospital.
D.Mrs. Syed was unwilling to receive the operation.
【小题2】Why didn’t his colleagues agree to the method of blood-washing?
A.It is very dangerous.B.It costs too much.
C.They didn’t know how to do it at all. D.They didn’t have the relative equipment.
【小题3】 What can we learn about Mrs. Syed?
A.She was touched by his son’s deed.
B.She has already recovered completely.
C.After operation, she went her own home.
D.She was in hospital in London for many years.
【小题4】What can be inferred from the text?
A.The hospital still needs improving.
B.Dr Syed has love and devotion to his parents.
C.The expense in the hospital is too high to afford.
D.Dr Syed donated his kidney to his mother directly.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.?  In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
  Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
【小题1】The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

A.she had sent her children to school
B.she was to attend an evening party
C.she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
D.she had made a special costume the night before
【小题2】Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.
A.made sure that the costume fitted her well
B.frighten the person who was knocking on the door
C.find out if she had finished the costume
D.receive the bread and do some cooking
【小题3】The man who was knocking at the door was____.
A.a baker B.a thief C.her husband D.an electricity man
【小题4】What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?
A.He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.
B.He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.
C.He stepped directly towards the meter.
D.He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.
【小题5】The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.
A.thought he must have met a ghost
B.recognized Mrs Richards
C.found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
D.thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened   36   a young man, the son of a(n)   37   baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was   38   , and by midseason he expected to be removed   39   day. The coaches were    40   by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become   41   from his potential.

His   42   seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a   43   and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the   44  , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play   45  , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning   46  . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly   47   the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48   to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the   49   remark the judge had   50   that day when his baseball career had seemed   51  .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   52   my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.   53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s   54   .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just   55   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1.

A.as

B.since

C.while

D.when

 

2.

A.star

B.average

C.amateur

D.old

 

3.

A.embarrassing

B.disappointing

C.satisfying

D.rewarding

 

4.

A.some

B.a

C.one

D.any

 

5.

A.amazed

B.impressed

C.puzzled

D.ashamed

 

6.

A.separated

B.different

C.inconsistent

D.divided

 

7.

A.hope

B.future

C.dream

D.ambition

 

8.

A.pause

B.rest

C.break

D.stop

 

9.

A.catcher

B.coach

C.batter

D.judge

 

10.

A.began

B.lasted

C.restarted

D.moved

 

11.

A.part

B.point

C.place

D.spot

 

12.

A.drew

B.fixed

C.focused

D.took

 

13.

A.in

B.for

C.up

D.out

 

14.

A.encouraging

B.casual

C.demanding

D.wise

 

15.

A.said

B.made

C.given

D.pointed

 

16.

A.fixed

B.useless

C.endless

D.helpless

 

17.

A.on the right

B.on the left

C.before

D.behind

 

18.

A.And

B.So

C.Thus

D.Therefore

 

19.

A.strength

B.arms

C.body

D.talent

 

20.

A.supposed

B.pretended

C.imagined

D.expected

 

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