As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real    11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to   12  up late so that they will not   13  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie   14  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I   15  hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I   16  the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,   17   took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly   18  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began   19  stockings. Then I pushed in the   20  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were   21  to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were   22  by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!   23   I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.   24  the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up   25  by them at this time.

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real    11  . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to   12   up late so that they will not   13   the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie   14   for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I   15   hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I   16   the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve,   17    took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly   18   when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began   19   stockings. Then I pushed in the   20   I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were   21   to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were   22   by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!   23    I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.   24   the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up   25   by them at this time.

1.A. question     B. matter      C. problem      D. business

2.A. get          B. stay        C. stand        D. wake

3.A. lose         B. break       C. miss         D. leave

4.A. awake        B. wake        C. asleep       D. sleep

5.A. hopeful      B. busily      C. gladly       D. successfully

6.A. liked        B. feared      C. surprised    D. hated

7.A. we           B. they        C. I            D. it

8.A. morning      B. midnight    C. evening      D. daybreak    

9.A. filling      B. sewing      C. mending      D. preparing

10.A. present      B. stocking    C. bike         D. tree

11.A. going        B. sure        C. glad         D. excited

12.A. troubled     B. frightened  C. woken        D. shocked

13. A. Before       B. After       C. Until        D. Since

14. A. Even         B. And         C. Soon         D. Then

15. A. all          B. nearly      C. happily      D. completely

I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.

My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so  __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.

1.A. practicing     B．studying   C．planting          D．travelling

2.A. day           B．night     C．the time           D．the year

3.A. turned          B．put       C．made              D．brought

4.A. but            B．and       C．or                  D．nor

5.A.colder            B．warmer    C．brighter        D．cooler

6.A. by                       B．beside     C．along             D．on

7.A. thick            B．strong     C．tall                D．short

8.A. shock           B．joy        C．sudden          D．surprise

9.A. could            B．can        C．must             D．should

10.A. live            B．depend     C．look             D．jump

11.A. beat            B．sank       C．ached            D．jumped

12.A. across                B．over       C．into              D．from

13.A. on                     B．of         C．with             D．by

14.A. front           B．back       C．left               D．right

15.A. big             B．tiny        C．dead            D．dying

16.A. long           B．short       C．wide            D．narrow

17.A. tired           B．excited     C．frightened     D．surprised

18.A. work          B．study       C．day              D．life

19.A. though            B．as          C．but              D．or

20.A. Just            B．Even        C．Still            D．Only

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

When Carol was diagnosed, her cancer had   21   to her bones. We calmly talked about what to expect. I reviewed choices for   22  and printed out new research. But   23   , I cried and struggled. Only half the patients are alive two years after diagnosis.

Carol began treatment afterwards. She felt almost   24   and went right back to work. Carol hates the idea of being   25   as a “sick” person. She likes her life   26   . Last winter, Carol suddenly found   27   difficult to swallow. She slept a lot and was slow to wake in the morning. There was continuous pressure in her chest and   28   I saw her looking thoughtful. One day, she told me, “I think I   29   never leave the hospital,” she continued, “I just want to enjoy the little things---   30   is out of the window.” We had never spoken of that before.   31   we began an African safari, a trip she had dreamed of for years.

Morning and afternoon, we went diving and rolled into the clear water    32   down like peas in honey. In the evenings, we spent time on the pier, watching the sun set. One of the young couples on the island wondered if we were sisters. We laughed. “Friends for 34 years,” I said. I could see by their   33   that they didn’t really understand that kind of time. We have been friends   34   than they have been alive.

   35   dives, we talked about where to go next. I made lists    36   she slept. Our plans were now more theoretical, and the big trip to the South Pacific one day seemed a long way off. Cancer has become part of our   37  . We are well aware that our bodies are temporary gifts. Not knowing what comes next means   38   is possible. Perhaps I will be hit by a truck, or my heart will stop. Life is   39   .

We took our last dive of the trip. When we reached the deep blue water, we spread our arm out like wings and pretended to   40   .      

1.. A. spread       B. delivered       C. developed           D. sent   

2. A. directions    B. medicine        C. instructions        D. treatment

3. A. in danger    B. in tears      C. in private          D. in trouble

4. A. same      B. common      C. usual               D. normal

5.A. looked     B. considered      C. thought         D. felt

6.A. as it is       B. to good purpose C. of general interest  D. in a way

7. A. this      B. one         C. it              D. that

8. A. now and then B. more or less  C. here and there      D. sooner or later

9. A. should         B. might       C. must                D. need

10.A. what      B. which       C. that                D. when

11. A. Still        B. Yet         C. Then                D. Even

12. A. sinking      B. swimming        C. dropping            D. disappearing

13. A. words        B. voices      C. faces               D. actions

14. A. longer       B. older           C. closer          D. elder

15. A. Among        B. With         C. Between         D. Beyond

16. A. because      B. though      C. since               D. while

17. A. leadership   B. scholarship C. friendship          D. membership

18. A. everything   B. nothing     C. anything            D. something

19. A. dangerous    B. colorful        C. difficult           D. different

20. A. enjoy        B. dance           C. sing                D. fly

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I    21   an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against   22   of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.

  All my life I've been registering scores like that,    23   I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who    24      the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?

  For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not   25   have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.

  Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man   26   questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a   27   ．In a world where I have to work with my    28    ，I'd do poorly．

  Consider my auto—repair man   29    ．He had a habit of telling  30    ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man   31   some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made  32     movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He   33    his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk   34   him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the    35   man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors．   36   do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his    37    and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been    38     that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew     39     I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very     40    ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．

1.A. failed                 B. wrote               C. received            D. chose

2.A. an average             B. a total             C. an amount         D. a number

3.A. then                   B. but                 C. so that             D. because

4. A. join in              B. make up              C. go over             D. look through

5.A. approximately          B. possibly            C. certainly           D. frequently

6.A. answered               B. practiced                C. designed            D. tried

7.A. teacher           B. doctor              C. winner            D. fool

8.A. brains                 B. efforts             C. hands             D. abilities

9.A. again                  B. as usual            C. too                 D. as well

10.A. lies                  B. jokes               C. news            D. tales

11.A. bought                B. tested              C. found               D. needed

12.A. cutting                   B. hammering       C. scissoring          D. circling

13.A. nodded           B. raised              C. shook           D. turned

14.A. brought               B. packed              C. sent                D. sold

15.A. clever                B. other               C. right               D. next

16.A. What                  B. How                 C. Who              D. Which

17.A. imagination           B. hand                C. voice               D. information

18. A. trying               B. proving             C. practicing               D. examining

19. A. with wisdom          B. at once             C. in reality               D. for sure

20. A. clear                B. silly                    C. slow            D. smart