1阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题或翻译句子。

It was very cold .It snowed heavily and blew very strongly . It was not a good night to go out . But David had to walk home from work ."I can be warmer ," he thought ,"I wear my coat backwards (反方向地)."He took off his coat and put it on backwards "That's much better." He thought and walked on . About ten minutes later a car hit him. The driver stopped his car and got out of it .He ran to help David .

Soon a police car arrived .The policeman ran to look at David ."I'm afraid he's dead. " The policeman told the driver .

The driver could not believe it ." He can't be dead ."He cried, "I did not touch him. Look at my car. There is not a mark on it."

"He's dead ." The policeman said again .

"I don't understand it ." The driver said ,"As soon as I hit him. I ran to help him. He was lying on the road , but he was breathing and there was no blood."

"Did you touch him ? " The policeman asked .

"Yes," The driver said ,"but I only turn his head around the right way ."

1.Why was David walking in such bad weather ?

2.How did David make himself warmer ?

3.Did the driver run to help David ?

4.Who killed David ?

5.把画线的句子译成汉语。

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman."You look36  Come and sit here,she  said. 37   are you going?"

"I don' t know. I just want to catch a 38          and see what it will be like at the

end."

"I' m afraid you' 11 see     39   there. Why don't you enjoy the sights on the way?"

“How can I do that while my heart’s  40  ?” I asked sadly. “My best friend had left me.”

The woman seemed to understand my feeling. "Don' t cry, little girl. Ive had a similar experience to you.Thirty- five     41    ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad.I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took     42    to the sea.    43they seemed to know what would happen, so they    44   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 45     . How could I    46  my hope to live for one of life' s problems? Alter that,I worked hard to raise the children.Now They all live 47      and one of lthem has his own family.

Then the woman gave me a     48  ,” We should never wait for the door to 49       before us.We should find the key to the 50  or try to find another way.”

The bus came and I got on it with a smile.

1.A. tired              B. excited        C. happy

2.A. What       B. How          C. Where

3.A. train       B. bus           C. boat

4.A. nothing     B. everything     C. something

5.A. smiling     B. breaking       C. dancing

6.A. days        B. weeks         C. years

7.A. her         B. them          C. him 

8.A. So          B. Or            C. However

9.A. laughed     B. cried          C. spoke

10.A. in           B. out           C. up

11.A. give away    B. give up        C. get up

12.A. happily      B. sadly          C. badly

13.A. cry          B. shout         C. smile

14.A. open        B. close          C. lock

15.A. classroom   B. office          C. door

One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.

However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.

The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.

Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"

The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）

1. That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.

A. the bar        B. he hotel         C. the store       D. the restaurant

2. After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.

A. ill            B. dead           C. asleep          D. lost

3.The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.

A. five bottles     B. four bottles      C. three bottles        D. two bottles

4.In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn't find his horse.

A. walk home                B. argue with others

C. call the police              D. ask the boss for help

5. From the passage, we can know__________ .

A. the cowboy's look frightened the customers

B. the cowboy kept calm because he was strong

C. the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar

D. The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn't find his horse

"I can't believe what I’m hearing!" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike, I really thought you should be _ 36_ ."

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 37 "congratulations" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

"I'm, er—I'm just wandering if you would … consider coming to work on my team," he said 　38 . "You are really smart, and you would he a great manager."

“I don't think so," I replied, feeling unsure.

"Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All right, I thought about the 39 from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process ( 选举过程) would give 　40　 a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.　

My first goal was to 　 41_ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 　 42_ passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to 43 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and. a volleyball team.

With tile information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 　 44 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well 　 45　 at school.

An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.

Hearing these words made my heart filled with 　46 I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 　47　 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. beard B. chosen C. invited D. followed

37. A. polite B. loud C. warm D. cheerful

38. A. proudly B. quickly C. nervously D. regretfully

39. A. advice B. chance C. message. D. offer

40. A. them B. him C. me D. us

41. A. print B. invent C. create C. send

42. A. for B. from C. with D. without

43. A. carry out B. try out C. work out D. find out

44. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked

45. A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required

46. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope

47. A. hick B. spirit C. life D. success

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

"I don't sing," said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"

The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

3.The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean" ___________.”

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

5.Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?