I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved.
I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉链) and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.
Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat（桶）last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated（焚化）and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
【小题1】From the passage, we can infer that _____.

I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved.
I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉链) and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.
Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat（桶）last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated（焚化）and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.

1. 1.

   From the passage, we can infer that _____.

   1. A.
      here is the letter by a son for his father
   2. B.
      here is the letter by a mother for her son
   3. C.
      the family moved to a new and nice place because it is really good there
   4. D.
      the writer's daughter has got a male baby
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The number of the family is four, including the new-born baby.
   2. B.
      The son can't send his parents a letter because the address was taken by the other family.
   3. C.
      The son will receive a coat with the buttons detached (拆下).
   4. D.
      None is true.
3. 3.

   The underlined word "it"(Para.3) refers to _____.

   1. A.
      the thing that the baby was born
   2. B.
      the baby
   3. C.
      the son's father
   4. D.
      the son's mother
4. 4.

   What is the reason why the family moved to a new place?

   1. A.
      The son asked them to do so .
   2. B.
      The place is really nice and the climate there is not bad, too.
   3. C.
      His dad read in the newspaper most accidents happened within 20 miles from their home.
   4. D.
      His sister had a baby, so they wanted to find a fine place.

A friend of mine met with a car accident in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move. 1__ was worse was that he found he was unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of work __2__exhausted (用尽的) battery. Nothing could be done but to 　3__ in the cold wilderness, it was 6 hours later that day broke, and then the 4 of the rescue team.

It is almost 5 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his　 6 　: “First of all l I 7 my physical conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no 8 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to 9 the wound from bleeding . In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the　 10 of an exploration that happened last year. A group of young men　 11 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 　12 to find a way out in tile dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of　 13 　. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 14 　team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 15 　of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to　 16 themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing not far away.

Don't you think that you can compare it with 　17 itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. 18 that it’s unclear to you ye and you needn’t put up struggle　 19 . It seems to be a negative attitude,　 20 a person who can do so much have foresight as well as a a great courage in the first place.

1. A.What 　　　 　　B. That 　　　　C.Which 　　　　 D. Whether

2. A. because 　　　 B. as　　　　 C. as a result of 　　　 D.with

3. A. cry 　　　 B. wait　　　　　 C. lie　 　　　　 D. sleep

4. A. delay 　　　　 B. success 　　　 C. team 　　　　 　　 D. arrival

5. A. untrue 　　　 B. unimaginable C. possible 　　 　　 D. useless

6. A. excuse 　　　 B. decision 　　 C. explanation 　 　　 D. plan

7. A. checked　　 　 B. tested　　 　 C. recorded　　　 　　 D. consulted

8. A. method 　　 B. way 　　　　　 C. tools 　　　　 　　 D. strength

9. A.keep　 　 B.protect 　 C. stop 　　　　 　　 D. quit

10. A. loss 　　　　 B. failure 　　　 C. disappointment 　 　　 D. sadness

11. A. had 　　　　 B. managed 　　　 C. tried 　　　　 　　 D. planned

12. A. Willing 　　 B. Unable 　 C. Determined 　 　　 D. Deciding

13. A. hearing 　　 B. sight 　　　　 C. feeling 　　　 　　 D. direction

14. A. rescue 　　　　　 B. village 　　　 C. local 　　　　 　　 D. brave

15. A. end 　　　　 B. top　　　 　 C. opening 　 D. side

16. A. save 　　　　 B. help 　　　　 　 C. stop 　　　　　 D. calm

17. A. adventure 　 B. work 　　　　 　 C. life 　　　　　 D. mankind

18. A. Focus 　　　 B. Watch 　　　　 C. Imagine 　　　 D.Warm

19. A. really 　　　　　 B. immediately 　　 C. carefully 　　 D. hopefully

20. A. and 　　　　 B. so 　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　 D. while

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on，one day something 36 will happen．And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have 37 if not for that previous disappointment．”　

M0ther was right, 38 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932．I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to sports 39 ．I hitchhiked(搭车)to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got 40 every time．

In one studio．a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an 41 person.“Go to the suburbs and find a small station that’ll give you a 42 ，”she said．

I thumbed home to Dixon，lllinois．While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 43 its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I 44 ．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t 45 .

My 46 must have shown．“Everything happens for the best，”Mom 47 me．Dad offered me the car to job 48 ．I 49 WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director．Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，my annoyance 50 over．I asked aloud,“How can a fellow 51 .to be a spots announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling，“What was that you said about　 52 ？ Do you know anything about football?”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to．53 an imaginary game．　

On my way home，as I have many times since，J thought of my mother’s 54．I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

36．A．strange　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　　　　 D．boring

37．A．ended　　　　　　　　 B．stopped　　　　　 C．happened　　　　 D．changed

38．A．as　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　 D．when

39．A．coach　　　　　　　　 B．judge　　　　　　　 C．assistant　　　　 D．announcer

40．A．turned down　　　 B．picked out　 C．found out　　　　 D．taken on

41．A．unimportant　　　　 B．inexperienced　 C．impolite　　　　　 D．dishonest

42．A．1esson　　　　　　　 B．chance　　　　　　 C．ride　　　　　　　　 D．check

43．A．manage　　　　　　　 B．possess　　　　　 C．describe　　　　　 D．desert

44．A．retired　　　　　　　　 B．quit　　　　　　　　 C．applied　　　　　　 D．refused

45．A．encouraged　　　　 B．hired　　　　　　　 C．awarded　　　　 D．disturbed

46．A．delight　　　　　　　　 B．excitement　　　 C．surprise　　　　　 D．disappointment

47．A．reminded　　　　　　 B．criticized　　　　 C．inspected　　　　 D．informed

48．A. hunt　　　　　　　　　　 B．report　　　　　　 C．description　　　　　　 D．design

49．A．phoned　　　　　　　 B．tried C. introduced D．interviewed

50．A．rolled 　　　　　　 B．fell　 　　　　　 C．bent 　　　　　　　　　　 D．boiled

51．A．get　 　　　　　　　 B．fail　 　　　　　 C．pretend 　　　　　　　　 D．appear

52．A．music　 　　　　　 B．sport　 　　　 C．radio 　　　　　　　　　　 D．program

53．A．host　 　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　 　　　 C．broadcast 　　　　　 D．guide

54．A．words　 　　　　 B．promises　 　 C．manners 　　　　　　　 D．dreams

55．A．stage　 B．action　 C．measures D．direction

  It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.

  As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I will buy you a rose.”

  He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to dive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery (墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave.

  The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he had ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.

56. The man went to shop to ______________ . 

   A. have a rest                      B. help the little girl

   C. buy some food                   D. order some flowers

57. The man’s mother lived _______ away from him.

   A. 2 kilometers                    B. 75 miles  

 C. 200  miles                     D.200  kilometers   

58. The girl was crying on the road because________________ .  

   A. she was hungry               

 B. she got injured

   C. she couldn’t afford (买得起) a rose       

D. she couldn’t find her way home

   59. After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to_______ together.        

      A. a cemetery                B. his shop

   C. the girl’s home             D. his mother’s house

60. We can learn from the passage that __________.

    A. the girl loved flowers very much

B. the girl loved her mother very much

C. the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother

D. the man drove to his mother’s house to look after her