Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do ___1___ to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”And he told the truth. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to   2  it.

His wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always  3  .” I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her, “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6  , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8  , “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he   9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ll go to take photos of wild   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very   11  .

When they got to Africa, the first day she had a very enjoyable time. The next day Denny went   12   to find some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but soon they became separated (分开). She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13  . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14   it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “   15  , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．none

2.                A．advise          B．read           C．write D．photo

3.                A．allowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure D．luck

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．ability

6.                A．meet          B．work           C．shop D．stay

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room D．party

8.                A．agree          B．understand      C．reply D．complain

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．asked    D．thought

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．animals    D．people

11.               A．confused       B．excited         C．surprised  D．disappointed

12.               A．out            B．in             C．back  D．up

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

15.               A．Hurry up       B．Look out        C．Slow down D．Go ahead

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  1 .”

And he told the   2  . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

  5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he  9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very    11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to  12  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14  it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “  15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．dangerous      B．natural         C．convenient    D．impossible

2.                A．lie             B．reason          C．news     D．truth

3.                A．allowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure  D．luck

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．ability

6.                A．meet           B．work           C．shop     D．stay

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room     D．party

8.                A．agree          B．understand      C．reply     D．complain

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．asked    D．thought

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．animals    D．people

11.               A．sad            B．excited         C．surprised D．amazed

12.               A．find           B．feed           C．drive D．shoot

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

15.               A．Hurry up        B．Look out        C．Slow down     D．Go ahead

 It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good  36  to meet him again.

I was busy at school so it was rather  37  when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left.  38  I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to  39  the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete  40  , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to  41  home.

My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a  42  sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the  43  arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to  44  that the train I missed had had an accident. How  45  I was that I missed the train!

1.A. sign           B. chance         C. sense          D. dream

2.A. strange         B. cold           C. late           D. quiet

3. A. Finally         B. Suddenly       C. Strangely      D. Luckily

4. A. stop           B. see             C. catch          D. miss

5.A. satisfaction      B. hope           C. surprise        D. joy

6.A. call            B. leave           C. reach          D. return

7. A. deep           B. bad            C. great           D. heavy

8. A. newspaper      B. ticket           C. mild           D. train

9. A. find           B. hear             C. feel           D. remember

10. A. hopeful       B. thankful          C. careful         D. painful

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。   

     Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. __ that day mothers usually __ flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother __.”, “Best __ for Mother’s Day” and so on.

    Where does the idea for the holiday __? We should thank Miss Anna Mjarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother __ on May 9, 1905.

She had a deep love to her mother. She __ letters to some important persons. In her letters, she asked them to decide a day for __ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

    On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, __ the whole family go out and try to do __ for their mothers.

1.A. On                               B. At                  C. In                    D. Of

2.A. buy                           B. receive           C. send                        D. borrow

3.A. in China                   B. in the family   C. on earth                  D. in the world

4.A. presents                       B. dishes                      C. wishes                     D. cards

5.A. comes from                 B. is from           C. come from             D. came from

6.A. died                     B. dead                        C. is dead                    D. die

7.A. wrote                            B. writes                      C. sends                       D. received

8.A. both                     B. all                    C. every                       D. only her

9.A. or                                   B. but                           C. then                         D. yet

10.A. nothing nice              B. nice everything     C. something nice      D. nice something

完形填空。(每小题 2分，共 20分)
根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案 标号涂黑。
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43 you have no goals."
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man’s father 44  , " she had a good job and she 45  lots of money. You don’t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man’s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "
And when your 46  brother was your age, "the young man’s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son  47  stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48  United States. 49  are you?"
His father had no answer 50  this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?