It’s better to understand _____ you don’t understand when you read a story.

A． how B． whether

C． what D． that

Dad thinks I should study to be a doctor，____ I’m not interested in medicine.

A． so B． and C． but D． for

When I realized I _____at him， the boy turned away.

A． will look B． look

C． had look D． was looking

_____he wants to go somewhere; she has to wait her father to drive her.

A． If B． Until

C． Although D． Because

Annie ____ her flight yesterday if she had looked at the time on the ticket carefully.

A． didn’t miss B． hadn’t missed

C． wouldn’t miss D． wouldn’t have missed

His father had three part-time jobs，______brought in some extra money for her family.

A． who B． that C． which D． where

—can I have some information about the course?

—It _____ for beginners and lasts two weeks.

A． designs B． is designed

C． designed D． was designed

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mike’s New Bike

Mike looked at the midday sky. He had been working since sunrise and was taking a___. Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new ____. His ancient， beaten-up bike was total embarrassment. But his mom said they couldn’t ___ a new one. Even though Mike knew she was ____ ，he shouted back at her in great disappointment，“You never ___ me anything!”

He only needed fifty more dollars. Mr. Painter had ___ him forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch(排水沟)，and he wanted to stop the ___in his rose garden. Mr. Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one， but Mike didn’t think that would be ___in heavy rains. So he suggested another plan to ___the rainwater away from the house.

Mike noticed Mr. Painter ___him from behind a curtain. He knew Mr. Painter was an old grouch(爱抱怨的人); he would take away that little break from his pay. ___he returned to his work， Mike waved. Mr. Painter acknowledge the wave and disappeared.

Mike worked ___until mid-afternoon without a rest. Then Mr. Painter came out ___an inspection. “Why don’t you stop for today and get a fresh ___ tomorrow?”“I‘d rather finish up，” replied Mike. “It’s supposed to ___ tonight， and I’d like to have it work before the next storm.”

About six-thirty， Mike ___ the last pipe in place. As he was returning the tools to the garage， Mr. Painter came out of the house and ___up，“Mike， you’re an enthusiastic young man. You don’t see many young people these days who ___ about their work.” He handed Mike an envelope and left.

When Mike opened the envelope， he found three twenty-dollar bills. He ran to ___ Mr. Painter and started to hand one back to him. Mr. Painter declined the offer，“Take it as ___for keeping an old man from trouble.” And then he went to inspect his roses.

1.A． break B． holiday C． chance D． job

2.A． football B． computer C． skateboard D． bike

3.A. rid B． borrow C． afford D． make

4.A． rude B． right C． wise D． cruel

5.A． pass B． teach C． show D． give

6.A． handed B． offered C． lent D． saved

7.A． flooding B． growing C． sunlight D． dirt

8.A． necessary B． basic C． effective D． natural

9.A． collect B． direct C． pour D． receive

10.A． stopping B． ordering C． meeting D． watching

11.A． Once B． As C． While D． Though

12.A． nervously B． confidently C． steadily D． angrily

13.A． for B． about C． with D． during

14.A． supply B． start C． idea D． look

15.A． snow B． blow C． thunder D． rain

16.A． laid B． hung C． dropped D． cut

17.A． cleaned B． called C． stood D． walked

18.A． ask B． set C． care D． learn

19.A． catch B． beg C． serve D． blame

20.A． spirits B． excuses C． thanks D． requests

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。

The Owl Count

Annie slept in the front of the seat with her father drove through the darkness. ”We’re almost there!” Dad announced cheerfully. “Soon well be observing and counting owls at the state park.” Yawning， Annie nodded and smiled. The time was 4:30 a.m. Looking out into the darkness， Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night，when they hunt for food. During the day they sleep in hard-to-find spots.

“Dad， why do you need to count owls?” she asked. “It’s important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations，” he explained. “We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area. You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind. The we’ll send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from people all over the county.”

Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park. Then，with flashing in hand，they began their hike into the woods. Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling. She had not expected the morning to be so frigid. Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.

Suddenly Annie’s father stooped and gestured for her to be still. Obeying，Annie did not take another step. She thought she heard a low crying up head. “That’s certainly a screech owl，” her father whispered. “Let’s get a look at it.” After looking more closely，Annie could see that it was a small owl. Sensing danger，the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly against its body. Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.

Walking a little farther，they came to a tall oak tree. “This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls，” Dad said. “I’m going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl. Maybe we can get one to answer.’ Annie could hardly believe her ear. The recorded all sounded as if the bird were asking，“who cooks for you?” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in distance. She held her breath and waited. Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them.

Annie had long forgotten how cold it was. She stood in wonder，shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully. The barred owl was nearly tow feet tall. Gray feathers surrounded its dark eyes. The bird did not matter. Annie would never forge the image of the powerful barred owl.

1.Why did Annie and her father go to the state park?

A． To take a hike in the woods.

B． To record the call of barred owl.

C． To collect information about birds.

D． To protect the environment for wildlife.

2.The underline word “frigid” in paragraph 3 probably means .

A． dark

B． clear

C． cold

D． nice

3.In paragraph 4，why did Annie’s father stop her suddenly?

A． He noticed a screech owl.

B． He heard somebody crying.

C． He sensed they were in danger.

D． He reminded her to take down note.

4.How did Annie feel when she saw the barred owl?

A． bored

B． Relaxed

C． Frightened

D． Amazed

As people have accurately observed，smiles are absent from early photographs. In 1852，for instance，a girl sat for her Daguerrotype，her head slightly turned，giving the camera an unsmiling look. She is preserved forever as a very serious girl indeed. Charles Darwin，a loving and playful parent，looks frozen in photographs. Why did our ancestors，from unknown sitters for family portraits(肖像画) to the great and famous，because so sad in front of the camera?

The severity is everywhere in Victorian photographs. However，you don’t have to look very long at these unsmiling old photos to see how incomplete the seemingly obvious answer is-that they are freezing their faces in order to keep still for the long exposure times. In Julia Margaret Cameron’s Portrait of Tennyson，the poet dreams，his face a shadowed mask of genius. This is not simply a technique. It’s an emotional choice.

People in the past did not go around in a continual state of sorrow. In fact，the Victorians had a sense of humor even about the darkest aspects of their society. Laughter was not just common in the past but accepted by society far more than it is today，from medieval carnivals(中世纪狂欢节) to Georgian print shops，where people gathered to look at the latest funnies. Far from preventing festivals and fun，the Victorians，who invented photography，also created Christmas as a celebration as it is today. So the severity of people in the 19th-century photographs cannot be the evidence of generalized sadness. This was not a society in permanent desperation. Instead，the true answer has to do with attitudes to portraiture itself.

People who sat for early photographs understood it as a significant moment. Sitting for the camera was cheaper，quicker and meant that people who never had a chance to be painted could now be photographed; but people seemed to have taken it seriously in the same way they would be a painted portrait. Like a portrait painting，it was intended as a timeless record of a person.

To me those unsmiling people probably had as much fun as we do，if not more. But they felt no need to prove it with pictures. Instead，when whey sat for a photograph，they thought about time，death and memory. Perhaps we should stop smiling sometimes，too.

1.What do we know about the people in Victorian times?

A． They laid importance on religious events.

B． They were skillful at portrait painting.

C． They valued their family life.

D． They enjoyed themselves.

2.The author mentions Portrait of Tennyson in Paragraph 2 to__________.

A． prove a theory

B． support his opinion

C． introduce a painting

D． describe a technique

3.The author thinks early people look frozen in old photos because____．

A． they lived in a traditional society

B． they had to stay still for a long time

C． they regarded photography important

D． they held negative views about painting

4.What is the author’s attitude towards people not smiling in old photos?

A． Skeptical.

B． Critical.

C． Neutral.

D． Positive.