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　　A couple from Minneapolis, in the north, decided to go to Florida, in the south, for a long weekend during one particularly icy cold winter. They both had jobs, and had 1 managing their travel schedules（日程安排）It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would 2 him the next day. Upon arriving as 3 , the husband checked into the 4 There he decided to 5 his laptop（computer）and send his wife an email back in Minneapolis. However, he 6 left off one letter in her 7 and sent the e-mail without 8 his error.

　　In the 9 in Houston, a widow（寡妇）had just returned from her husband’s burial service He was a minister of many years who had been“called home to glory”following a heart 10 （died and gone to report in heaven）. The widow checked her e-mail, 1l messages from family and friends. Upon 12 the first message, she was so shocked as to fall to the floor, The widow’s son 13 into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer 14 which read:

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was　 36　 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams(闪光) of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 　37 like jewels in all the dark.

A 　 38　 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was　 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　40　 her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a 　 41　 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while　 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　43 her sitting by the fire.

The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light,　 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 　　46　 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the　 47　 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his　 49　 . The man at once recognized the woman as his　 50 . They had 　51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 　 52　 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 　54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually　 55 .

36. A. pouring　　　　　　　 B. falling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping　　　　　　　　 D. flooding

37. A. blowing　　　　　　 B. breaking　　　　　　　　 C. shining　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. flying

38. A. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ugly

39. A. crying　　　　　　　 　　　 B. wandering　　　　　　　 C. struggling　　　　　　　 D. wondering

40. A. striking　　　　　　　 B. hitting　　　　　　　　　　 C. flowing　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. beating

41. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　 B. woman　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. man 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. boy　

42. A. out　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. inside 　　　　　　　　　　 D. outside

43. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. told

44. A. became　　　　　　　 B. appeared　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. showed　　 　　　　　　 　　 D. sounded

45. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　 　 D. and

46. A. still　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. thirsty　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. straight

47.A. house　　　　　　　　 B. picture 　　　　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　 　 D. fire

48. A. picked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came 　　　　　 　　　 C. stood 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. looked

49.A. brother　　　 　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. father

50.A. sister　 　　　 　　 B. wife　　　　　　　　 　 C. mother　　　　　　　　　 D. girlfriend

51. A. kept　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

52. A. Much　　　　　　　　 B. Many　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. No　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Not

53. A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. since

54. A. disappointed　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. sad

55. A. began　　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. ended　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. went

It happens every day, everywhere I go. At the supermarket and the post office, people keep telling me to enjoy my kids while they are 　31 . I spend my days taking care of them and answering 32 questions about everything from why we have two eyes but one nose to 　33 there are toilets in the heaven. They 　34 me from eating a full meal or getting a full 　35 sleep.

Yet, the other day, when I took my kids to a children’s museum, I began to 　36 what people were trying to tell me. It was the 　37 time we went there without diaper (尿布) bag, baby bottle or stroller (婴儿车). As I watched my sons paint there, I was suddenly 38 by a wave of 　39 . My babies weren’t babies any more.

Now I’m paying more attention to the 　40 that won’t happen when my kids are 　41 .

I’m enjoying when Christ looked up the sky and cried 　42 , “Wow! The moon!” In a few 　43 , it will take a rare Shrek card or something else to get him that excited. I’m 　44 when Nicholas put down his fork at dinner and asked, “Mommy, how are you doing?” About ten years from now , he 　45__ not care. When they’re in primary school, they won’t want to hold my 　46 any more. In junior high school, they won’t hug me and say, “I love you, too.” In high school, they won’t even want to be 　47 with me.

Pretty 　48 they’ll both be gone. And I’ll 　49 through the supermarket and the post office alone, warning young 　50 to enjoy their kids while they are little. Hope they’ll listen.

31. A. well　　　　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

32. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　　　　 C. endless　　　　　　　　　　 D. special

33. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D, when

34. A. make　　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. keep

35. A. day’s　　　　　　　　 B. time’s　　　　　　　　　　　 C. night’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed’s

36. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admire

37. A. very　　　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　 D. first

38. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 B. thrown　　　　　　　　　　 C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

39. A. happiness　　　　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　　 C. luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

40. A. accident　　　　　　　　　　 B. event C. scene D. moment

41. A. younger　　　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　　　　　 D. older

42. A. excitedly　　　 B. disappointedly　　　　　 C. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shyly

43. A. days　　　　　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　　　　　　　 C. months　　　　　　　　　 D. years

44. A. measuring　　　　　 B. pleasing　　　　　　　　　 C. treasuring　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

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

46. A. hair　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bag　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

47. A. seen　　　　　　　　　 B. talked　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treated

48. A. quickly　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. soon 　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

49. A. come　　　　　　　　 B. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wander　　　　　　　　　 D. pass

50. A. fathers　　　　　　　 B. mothers　　　　　　　　　 C. people　　　　　　　　　　 D. ladies

Science seems to be getting closer to answering a very old mystery. Homing pigeons can be 　36　 hundreds of miles from their homes. When they are let to go to 　37　 again, they find their way home. Because of this special ability to 　38　,pigeons have been used 　 39　 messengers for hundreds of years.

Today people even breed homing pigeons for 　40　 at a sport. The birds are shipped to some chosen 　41　 a few hundred miles away. Then all of them are let to go together. The winner is the bird that gets home 　42　.A good race can make it home from 500 miles away 　43　 a single day.

　 The mystery of the homing pigeons is how they 　 44　 directions and how they find home. The first part seems to be pretty well 　 45　,and we know of two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Experiments show that homing pigeons can tell 　46　 by the sun. What happens when the 　47　 is darkly overcoat by clouds and no one can 　48　 where the sun is? Then the pigeons still find their way home.

　Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a built-in compass　 49　 that would tell them about the direction of the 　　 50 　 magnetic(磁的)field. Many different kinds of experiments were 　 51　 　.Here’s what the scientists decided 　 52　 they had made experiments many times. When pigeons can see the sun, they use it as their 　 　53　 　 means of direction-finding. When they can’t see the sun, they use some 　54　 way to sense direction from the earth’s magnetic field.

　 But how do pigeons know 　55　 direction is toward home? What do they use that we would call a map? These are other questions to be answered.

36. A. carried B. taken　　　　 　　　　　　 C. shipped　　　　 　　　　 D. brought

37. A. escape B. get　　　　　 　　　 C. fly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. run

38. A. find home B. sense directions　 C. send messages　　　 D. make friends

39. A.by B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

40.A.performing B. directing　　　　　 C. showing　　　 　　　　 D. racing

41.A.place B. port　　　　　　　　 C. city　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. country

42.A.fast B. quickly　　　　　　 C. safely　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. first

43.A.on B. at　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. over

44.A.tell B. recognize　　　　　　　　 C. realize　　　 　　　　　　 D. know

45.A.explained B. answered　　 　　 C. shown　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

46.A.courses B. roads　　　　　　　 C. directions　　 　　　　　 D. ways

47.A.sun B. heaven　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sky

48.A.see B. find　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. observe

49.A.anything B. something　 　　 C. someone　　　　　　　　 D. anyone

50.A.earth’s B. sun’s　　　　　　　　 C. planet’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. destination’s

51.A.carried B. done　　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had

52.A.before B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

53.A.important B. major　　　　　　　 C. main　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. most

54.A.quick B. strange　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.easy

55.A.what B. where　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

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。

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　　    There are 1 80 pyramids in Egypt. But the Great Pyramid is the biggest 2 . It is nearly 5000 years 3 . It is about 137 metres 4 today, but it was once higher. It is 5 2,300,000 6 stones. Most of them are higher than a man and weight about two and a half tons 7 . Some weight 8 fifteen tons. 9 took more than 100,000 men twenty 10 to build the Great Pyramid.　　

　　    Many cities today have problems. Some have too 11 people and cars. Some are full of 12 air. Some are too noisy. Scientists are 13 about ways to change cities. They want to make them better. One 14 is to build a dome (圆顶) over a 15 . Only offices, houses, hospitals and 16 would be under the dome. There would be no 17 in the city. This way the city would 18 get crowded (拥挤) or noisy. It would be 19 warm in winter and cool in summer. People would walk around 20 coats. No one would need a raincoat on a rainy day.

　　    Many people now think that teachers give students too many tests in class and too 21 homework after school. So, children do not have any 22 for other activities (活动). If teachers and parents pay enough attention to the problem, things would be 23 . Teachers should try to 24 the tests easier and give the students fewer exercises to do at home. Besides, parents should help their 25 to form good study habits (习惯).