阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n)　 36　 sight.

We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the 　 37　 up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the 　38　 of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39　　 to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view 　40　 . As soon as both of us 41　 , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to　 42　 . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to 　43　 the edge before moving.

And then I had a thought in my mind：“It is far 　44　 compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s 　 45　 an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to 46　 that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down — 47　 not for a few minutes.

I walked on the 　 48　 and looked around and thought about how　 49　 the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 50　 , and it was certainly an illusion.

I considered how many things in our lives we 51　 and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we 　52　 ourselves from doing because we have　 53　 ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54　 . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without 　 55　 has a much stronger pull.

36．A．expressive　　　　　　　 B．impressive　　　　　　　 C．frightening　　　　　 D．beneficial

37．A．bus　　　　　　　　　　　 B．ladder　　　　　　　　　　 C．car　　　　　　　　　　　 D．elevator

38．A．outside　　　　　　　　　 B．top　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．center　　　　　　　　　 D．surface

39．A．connected　　　　　　　 B．surrounded　　　　　　　 C．referred　　　　　　　 D．combined

40．A．around　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．down　　　　　　　　　 D．out

41．A．understood　　　　　　 B．approached　　　　　　 C．talked　　　　　　　　　 D．returned

42．A．wave　　　　　　　　　　 B．move　　　　　　　　　　　 C．tremble　　　　　　　　 D．wander

43．A．look over　　　　　　　 B．think over　　　　　　　 C．look up　　　　　　　　 D．think up

44．A．tighter　　　　　　　　　 B．taller　　　　　　　　　　　 C．weaker　　　　　　　　 D．stronger

45．A．happily　　　　　　　　　 B．simply　　　　　　　　　　 C．greatly　　　　　　　　 D．relatively

46．A．take　　　　　　　　　　　 B．choose　　　　　　　　　　 C．decide 　　　　　　　　 D．pick

47．A．at most　　　　　　　　　 B．at least　　　　　　　　　　 C．at last 　　　　　　　　 D．at best

48．A．fence　　　　　　　　　　 B．floor　　　　　　　　　　　 C．edge　　　　　　　　　　 D．tower

49．A．grateful　　　　　　　　　 B．useful　　　　　　　　　　 C．wonderful　　　　　　 D．helpful

50．A．death B．warn　　　　　　　　　　　 C．trouble D．danger　　　　

51．A．handle　　　　　　　　　 B．ignore　　　　　　　　　　 C．fear　　　　　　　　　　 D．hide

52．A．block 　　　　　　　　　 B．protect　　　　　　　　　　 C．help　　　　　　　　　　 D．separate

53．A．forced　　　　　　　　　 B．advised　　　　　　　　　 C．entered　　　　　　　　 D．led

54．A．amazing　　　　　　　　 B．worrying　　　　　　　　 C．exciting　　　　　　　 D．interesting

55．A．cost 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doubt　　　　　　　　　　　 C．regret　　　　　　　　　 D．waste

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　Mary and Peter 　1　 a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary 　2 　an object overhead. “Look!”She shouted to her friends. “That's a spaceship up there and it's going to 　3 　here.”

　　4　the strange 　5 　spaceship, most of the young people 　6 　their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 　7 　Mary and always 　8 　her. They, 　9 　, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and looked 　10 　. In the centre of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door 　11 　. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness (知觉).

　　12　 they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship 　13　 . Their car was 　14 　.

　“What happened?”asked Mary.

　Peter scratched his head, 　15 　slowly, “Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?”

　“Yes,”said Mary,“and we both went into it. Then …” She looked at her wrist. “ 　16 　. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. 　17 　”

　　18　, they found their way 　19 　made of something like glass. They got out of the car and 　20 　their way round the wall, but discovered that they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and 　21 　through it.

　　22　 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　23 　stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　24 　, 　25 　: “New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house (移动房)”.

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 36　 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 37 time.

Three nights a week, I 38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and 39 for 45 people hot meals 40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people 41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I 42 this volunteer work, making 43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 44 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had 46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad 47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 48 she lost her job. She looked for a 49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too 50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables 51 she could pay for her food. The woman 52 on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and 　55 , she finally came to the shelter.

36. A. studying　　　　　　 B. planning　　　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　　 D. taking

37. A. full　　　　　　　　　　 B. free　　　　　　　　　 C. extra　　　　　　　　　　　 D. long

38. A. helped　　　　 　 B. waited　　　 　 C. appeared　　　　　　　　 D. washed

39. A. ordered　　　 　 B. bought　　　　　　 　 C. cooked　　　　　　　　　　 D. finished

40. A. with　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

41. A. demanded　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　 　 C. collected　　　　　　　　 D. requested

42. A. wanted　　　 　 B. had　　　　　　　　　 C. owned　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. enjoyed

43. A. decisions　　　　　　 B. wishes　　　　　　 　 C. friends　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. changes

44. A. as　　　　　　　 　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. except　　　　　　　 　 D. besides

45. A. full　　　　　　　　　　 B. filled　　　　　　　　 C. caught　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. provided

46. A. habits　　　　　　　　 B. worries　　　　　　 C. difficulties 　　　 　 D. problems

47. A. luck　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　 C. experience　　　　 　 D. loss

48. A. so　　　　　　　 　 B. again　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thus

49. A. good　　　　　　　　　 B. fresh　　　　　　　　 C. skilled　　　　　　　 　 D. new

50. A. old　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. poor　　　　　　　　 C. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dull

51. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. in case

52. A. went　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　 　 C. came　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worked

53. A. also　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　　　 　 D. even

54. A. block　　　　　　　　 B. car　　　　　　　　　 C. building　　　　　　　　　 D. flat

55. A. homeless　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　　　　 D. mad

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

　One day a man was walking along the bank of the River Sarwan．He saw 　1　 in the water．It was a small 　2　 of gold ... and there were 　3　 pieces like it in the water．Some were big, 　4　 were small．The man who found these pieces of gold in the 　5　 became a rich man at 　6　 ．But that was not the end of the 　7　 ．In a little time 　8　 was talking of only 　9　 thing: Gold!

　Everyone wanted to be 　10　 , like the man who 　11　 the pieces of gold in the river, 　12　 came from everywhere to look for gold．They 　13　 all the ground near the 　14　 of the river．They made big 　15　 in it, trying to find 　16　 gold．Some men found 　17　 ; others found 　18　 at all．

　Many of those who came here were 　19　 men．They had guns．When they were 　20　 or had too much to 　21　 , they made a lot of trouble．Good men were afraid of them 　22　 they could do nothing．Our town was not the 　23　 place as before．It became 　24　 and richer but for a long time it didn't have a good 　25　 because of the bad men who came there to find gold．

   Mrs Leonard was round and pretty, with shining brown hair and warm, dark,   7   eyes. Everyone adored (敬重) her. But   8   came to love her more than I did. And for a   9   reason.

   The time came for the   10   tests given at our school. I could only just hear out of one ear, and was not   11  to reveal something else that would single   12   out as different. So I cheated.

   The “whisper test”   13   each child to go to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger,   14   the teacher whispered something from her desk,   15   the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. Nobody checked how tightly the   16   ear was covered, so I only pretended to block mine.

   As  17   I was the last. But all through the testing I   18   what Mrs Leonard might say to me. I knew from previous years that the teacher   19   things like “The sky is blue.” Or “Do you have new shoes?”

   My   20   came. I turned my bad ear toward her,   21   the other just enough to be able to hear. I waited and then came the words that God had surely put into her mouth,   22   words that changed my life   23   .

   Mrs Leonard, the teacher I   24   , said softly, “I   25   you were my little girl.”

1　　 A. liked　　　　 B.　　  loved  　　　　  C.   hated　　　　 D expected

2.    A. lip 　　　　  B. ear　　　　　　    C.    finger　　     D. eyes

3.    A. broken       B.cut　　 　　　　　　C.   formed　　    D.killed

4.    A. very　　     B.much　　　　　　   C.   more　　　　  D.even

5.    A. strange　　   B.happy　　   　　   C.    sad　　　　    D.different

6.    A. inside    　　 B.with&nbtsp
;  　　　　　　 C.  as well as　　  D.outside

7.    A. surprised　　   B.smiling  　　　　   C.frightening　　 D.blind

8.    A. everyone　　   B.no one　　　　　　  C. anyone 　　   D.none  

9.    A. special　　　　 B.strange　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　  D.simple

10.   A. arithmetic算术  B.history　　　　　　 C.  hearing   　　 D.　　   blood

11.   A. excitedly　　   B.when   　　　　　　C. about  　　　　D.how

12.   A. me    　　　　B.Mrs Leonard　　　　 C.　　   us　　    　　 D.the pupils

13.   A. encouraged　　 B.persuaded　　  　　  C.required       D.agreed

14.   A. if　　　　　　 B.so　　　　　　　　  C.as if　　　　   D.While

15.   A. that　　　　   B.what   　　　　　　 C.　　   after　　　　   D.which

16.   A. untested　　   B.left　　   　　　　 C.bad　　       D.tested

17.   A. usually 　　   B.follows　　 　　　　 C.usual   　　   D.well

18.   A. examined　　  B.wondered　　    　　C.understood　　  D.noticed

19.   A. questioned　　 B.announced    　　  C.shouted    D.whispered

20.   A. teacher　　    B.time　　　　　　　　 C.opportunity　　 D.chance

21.   A. picking up　　 B.plugging up　　       C.closing　　　　 D.opening

22.   A. seven　　　　 B.some　　　　　　     C.several　　    D.lovely

23.   A. sometimes　　 B.    usually    　　　　 C.forever　　    D.all

24.   A. knew   　　  B.adored    　　　　   C.　　   realized   　　 D.spoke

25.   A. expect   　　 B.wish　　 　　　　　　C.wanted    　　 D.knew