阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I smoked with my family, I would feel so   16  and good that nothing else in the world seemed so   17 . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked.  18  ever happened to them.   19  I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought   20  of it. At that time I just wanted to smoke. Then I began to   21 in school. I would   22  classes, come home late and spend all my money. I would spend   23  8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought   24  that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high (神智恍惚) was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get   25  cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t.   26  I have learned more about marijuana, I have   27  the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Since I have   28  on my habit, I am   29  more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself  50 . Everyone is always saying how weed   31  your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more   32 . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be   33  to your health, and   34  it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just   35  my experience with you.
【小题1】

A.worried B.relaxed C.disappointed D.moved
【小题2】
A.important B.commonC.interesting D.funny
【小题3】
A.something B.Everything C.Nothing D.Anything
【小题4】
A.By the way B.Now and then C.In my opinion D.For a time
【小题5】
A.too much B.a little C.too often D.any more
【小题6】
A.get aheadB.fall behind C.come across D.make up
【小题7】
A.give B.have C.attend D.cut
【小题8】
A.at least B.at most C.no more than D.as little as
【小题9】
A.once B.twice C.again D.further
【小题10】
A.used to B.paid for C.lost in D.ready for
【小题11】
A.as if B.Even if C.Now that D.As long as
【小题12】
A.reduced B.increased C.bought D.continued
【小题13】
A.broken down B.cut down C.turned offD.cut off
【小题14】
A.wasting B.spending C.making D.saving
【小题15】
A.less B.more C.better D.worse
【小题16】
A.excites B.fills C.repairs D.destroys
【小题17】
A.problems B.pleasure C.convenience D.excitements
【小题18】
A.helpful B.useful C.dangerousD.strange
【小题19】
A.in the beginning B.in the distanceC.in the long runD.in the past
【小题20】
A.tell B.explain C.regret D.share

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.
But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.
His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45  with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

【小题1】
A.AfterB.BeforeC.WhenD.While
【小题2】
A.hardestB.naughtiestC.brightestD.dullest
【小题3】
A.examB.activityC.gameD.class
【小题4】
A.comingB.returningC.leavingD.reaching
【小题5】
A.risingB.increasingC.reducingD.dropping
【小题6】
A.groupB.termC.company D.party
【小题7】
A.led toB.felt likeC.thought backD.looked for
【小题8】
A.worthless B.carelessC.concernedD.annoyed
【小题9】
A.caringB.turningC.worryingD.speaking
【小题10】
A.crazyB.trueC.possibleD.wrong
【小题11】
A.talk withB.listen toC.tell toD.care about
【小题12】
A.familyB.friendsC.studyD.grades
【小题13】
A.realizeB.analyzeC.checkD.test
【小题14】
A.outstandingB.importantC.famousD.familiar
【小题15】
A.happyB.excellentC.interestedD.satisfied
【小题16】
A.causedB.wantedC.encouragedD.forced
【小题17】
A.answeredB.ignoredC.hatedD.hugged
【小题18】
A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything
【小题19】
A.showedB.meant C.intendedD.expressed
【小题20】
A.sadB.angryC.pleasantD.joyful

Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36  first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to37 her. At last his wife  38  to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.
“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones  39 her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it  40  be dangerous. ”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator which did not need  41  and many other things which would make the trip 42, and went off to the middle of Africa.
The first morning,  43  Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  44  his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in  45  and you need me ,  46  this bell and I’ll come at once.”
After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned 47   to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“  48  ” said his wife, “I was only  49  the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang again .
Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m  50 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his  51 , but soon he heard the  52  once more. This time, when he got back to his   53  , the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with  54  running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used 55 !”

【小题1】
A.AndB.ButC.ForD.Although
【小题2】
A.leaveB.missC.marryD.care
【小题3】
A.allowedB.promisedC.satisfiedD.agreed
【小题4】
A.toldB.advisedC.persuadedD.warned
【小题5】
A.mayB.mustC.can’tD.shall
【小题6】
A.moneyB.electricityC.forceD.power
【小题7】
A.differentB.comfortableC.perfectD.interesting
【小题8】
A.whileB.untilC.beforeD.after
【小题9】
A.gaveB.sentC.lentD.bought
【小题10】
A.hurryB.surpriseC.safetyD.danger
【小题11】
A.hitB.knockC.beatD.ring
【小题12】
A.againB.backC.quicklyD.finally
【小题13】
A.SomethingB.NothingC.NoD.None
【小题14】
A.ringingB.tryingC.usingD.testing
【小题15】
A.happyB.sorryC.tiredD.all right
【小题16】
A.wifeB.tentC.tripD.hunting
【小题17】
A.cryB.shotC.bellD.shout
【小题18】
A.gardenB.houseC.campD.office
【小题19】
A.waterB.tearsC.bloodD.sweat
【小题20】
A.correctlyB.wronglyC.frequentlyD.carefully

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
【小题1】How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

A.ConfidentB.Foolish
C.DoubtfulD.Childish
【小题2】The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.
A.search his fortune thereB.find more about his mother
C.look for his grandparents thereD.find more about this wonderful place
【小题3】The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.
A.the author's first impression of Australia
B.the author's brief impression of his mother
C.the reason why the author loved his mother
D.the difference between his mother and father
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The author writes this passage to honor his mother.
B.The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia.
C.The author had a good time when his mother was still alive.
D.The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died.
【小题5】Where did the author most probably write this passage?
A.In America.B.In Australia.C.At homeD.On the Plane

We all remember seeing hitchhikers, standing by the side of the road, thumb, sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear: a large, strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.
But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don’t have cars and transport services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can’t they afford cars? Why can’t they take the coach or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it’s still possible to hitchhike. The people who picks me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn’t help stopping.
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out (actually, I didn’t do much of that, preferring just to hold up my destination sign) and people—wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people—will stop.
In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don’t think I’ll make a habit of it. But having enjoyed it so much, I’m ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wife’s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a challenge. I wish I’d got that tank commander’s mobile number.
【小题1】The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because       .

A.they were not heading towards Manchester
B.they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous
C.hitchhiking had been banned and they didn’t want to break the law
D.he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous
【小题2】Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A.Movies have discouraged people from hitchhiking
B.Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.
C.25% of UK people don’t have access to cars.
D.Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking.
【小题3】The “fat blokes in red, spotted scarves” in Paragraph 3 most likely means    .
A.murderous hitchhikersB.friendly and talkative hitchhikers
C.typical hitchhikersD.strange hitchhikers like the author
【小题4】According to the author, future hitchhikers are more likely to             .
A.visit websites and find people to share cars with
B.stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out
C.stick out signs with their destinations written on
D.wait for some kind people to pick them up
【小题5】From the last paragraph, we know that the author         .
A.frequently hitchhikes in Britain
B.plans to hitchhike across Europe
C.thinks public transport is safer for travel
D.is going to contact the tank commander

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