I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts　 41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego　 42　 himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.

Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick　 43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’ 44　 to school.

Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed

45　 history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites,　 46　 the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in　 47　 countries.

　　　 When the　 48　 class ends, Diego and his friends　 49　 the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and　 50　 they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!

（　 ）41. A. quickly　　　　　　　　 B. early　　　　　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slowly

（　 ）42. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses

（　 ）43. A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner

（　 ）44. A. walk　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. ride　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. road

（　 ）45. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

（　 ）46. A. because　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unless

（　 ）47. A. other B. others　　　　　　　　　　 C. another D. the others

（　 ）48. A. first B. second C. third D. last

（　 ）49. A. fetch　　　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring

（　 ）50. A. only B. just C. also D. then

In ancient languages, the seven days of the week were named after the sun, the moon, and the five planets that ancient people knew about (luckily, they only knew about five planets then, or our weeks would be much longer). There is a good reason that in English “Sunday” has the word “sun” in it. Sunday seems to be everyone’s favorite day of the week. It makes sense that it’s named after everyone’s favorite thing in the sky! Do any other weekday names sound like astrological (占星的) words? How about “Monday” and “Moon”, or “Saturday” and “Saturn”?

If you learn French or Spanish, you will see even more planets in the names of the days of the week. These languages are rooted in Latin(拉丁文) and the Latin names match the planet names for all seven days.

English is a strange language. It is very confusing. The days of the week are a perfect example of this confusion. A few are from Latin, and a few are from German. “Tuesday” is named after a German God: Tiw (Tiw’s day). Friday is named after a German Goddess(女神): Freya. English words change spelling, meaning and roots that are based on wars and kings. That’s why English is so hard to learn! Learning the names of the week can be like a history lesson in itself!

46. Which day of the week was named after the moon?

A. Sunday　　　 　　 B. Monday　 　　 C. Saturday　 　　 　　D. Tuesday

47. We can tell from the story that “Saturn” is _______.

A. a planet’s name　 B. a strange language C. a God’s name　 D. a Goddess’ name

48. The underlined words “everyone’s favorite thing” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Monday　　　　 B. Sunday　　　 C. the moon 　　　　D. the sun

49. Which day is from German?　 A. Sunday B. Monday　 C. Tuesday　　 D. Saturday

50. The story mainly tells us ________.

A. what the seven days of the week are named after

B. how the English language changes　　　 　

C. Why there are seven days in a week　

D. Which day of the week is people’s favorite

My mother sets a good example for me. She is always ready to 　　41　 .

The railroad tracks (轨道) were within a mile of our house. “Beggars”（乞丐） would 　　42　 the doors in our neighborhood in summer asking for food. They were often turned away. Others simply ignored (忽略) the knocks.

My mom always went to the door smiling. She would 　　43　 them to come in and have something to eat. She would 　　44　 a beautiful tablecloth and set the table as carefully as she did for　 45　 people. She would pour their coffee and pile (放置) their plates with food and dessert. Usually she gave a lot of food to them 　　46　 they were ready to go. Sometimes she would give the newspaper to those who asked about 　　47　 .

She listened to those who wanted to talk. She　 48　 asked what led them to be in this situation (状况). It did not matter. She saw only the need. She would say, “When I was young, my father was walking around for any work to 　 49　 us. Some kind people helped him. I am just repaying (回报) their 　 50　 . I can’t offer them money, but I can see they do not leave hungry.”

My mom is quite a lady. She is a great mother!

41. A. helping others　　　 B. help others　　 C. to thank others　 D. thanking others

42. A. knock into　　　　 B. open　　　　 C. close　　　　　 D. knock at

43. A. invite　　　　　　 B. order　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. told

44. A. take　　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. carry

45. A. any 　　　　　　　 B .all　　　　　 C. any other　　　 D. any the

46. A. when　　　 　　　B. while　　　 　　C. after　　　　　 D. what

47. A. money　　　　　　 B. drinks　　　　 C. meals　　　　　 D. work.

48. A. always　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. often

49. A. feed　　　　　　　 B. teach　　　　　 C. educate　　　　 D. fed

50. A. kind　　　　　　　 B. kindly　　　　 C. friendly　　　　 D. kindness

Young people and other people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in a program in New York, adults and teenagers live together in peace.

Each summer 200 　41 and 50 adults live together for 8 weeks as members of a work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning in work. Some teenagers work on the 　42　 near the village. Some learn to build a house. The adults　 43　 them. There are several free hours each day. Weekends are 44 , too. Each teenager has his own way to　 45　 his free time.

When people live together, rules are always　 46　 . In this program the teenagers and adults make the rules together. If someone　 47　 a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They ask, “Why did it happen?　 48　 do we have to do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about the program, “Stop thinking 　49　 about yourself, learn　 50　 to think about the group.”

41. A. workers　　 B. teenagers　　 C. farmers　　　　 D. teachers

42. A. lake　　　　　 B. river　　　 C. sea　　　 D. farm

43. A. give　　　 B. agree　　　　 C. thank　　　 D. teach

44. A. free　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　 C. wonderful　　 D. terrible

45. A. make　　　　 B. take　 C. spend　　　　　 D. find

46. A. need　　　　 B. needed　　　　 C. being need　　 D. needs　　　　

47. A. uses　　　　 B. finds　　 　　C. breaks　　　 D. helps

48. A. What B. Why　　 C. Who　　　　　　 D. Where

49. A. even　 B. only　　　　　　 C. never　　　 D. seldom

50. A. which B. where .C. how　　　　　　 D. whether