A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37  his head without a word．

One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows  best，  1  will  buy him  or her  a  favorite 40．"    Seeing his  brothers  and  sisters  watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41  soon．S0． after watering it once or twice，he never 42 it．

A few days later，when the little boy went、to see his tree again，he was 43 to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves． 44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his 45， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46  when he grew up．

Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48.T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50，he understood——his father had been  51  fertilizing his small tree!

He returned to his room，52 running down  53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh．

Love is the 54 nourishment(营养)of life．55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)．

1.                A．bravely         B．seldom         C．freely    D．always

2.                A．raised          B．nodded         C．lowered  D．knocked

3.                A．spring          B．moment        C．winter    D．week

4.                A．neighbors       B．friends         C．children  D．boys

5.                A．sapling         B．tree           C．gift  D．toy

6.                A．die            B．grow           C．break    D．survive

7.                A．1ed to         B．attended to      C．belonged to   D．objected to

8.                A．pleased        B．upset          C．worried  D．surprised

9.                A．Compared with   B．Similar to        C．Connected to  D．Popular with

10.               A．request        B．schedule       C．promise   D．secret

11.               A．president       B．botanist        C．artist D．researcher

12.               A．smart          B．desperate       C．optimistic．    D．practical

13.               A．field           B．courtyard       C．park  D．farm

14.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．neighbor

15.               A．All of a sudden   B．For a moment    C．In time    D．From then on

16.               A．busily          B．quietly         C．cautiously  D．secretly

17.               A．water          B．tears           C．sweat D．rain

18.               A．Hours          B．Months         C．Decades   D．Centuries

19.               A．1ast           B．only           C．1east D．best

20.               A．Even if         B．Now that        C．If only D．What if

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everyone needs water and a diet  36   healthy foods. These foods should    37  some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

   People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods   38    change into energy. Our bodies use different   39  of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more  40  we take, the more calories we burn.  Even when you are   41  , you are using energy---about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is  42  up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On  43  Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as   44  as 650 calories an hour.

   The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world.  It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is   45  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many   46  countries in the world. That is   47  lots of people in China have white teeth.

   People in the Western world do not eat   48  healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take   49  exercise. Because of this, they  50  very easily. In order to   51  with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on,  52  are called  53  food by some epicureans（美食家）. The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid    54__ fat and   55  it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.

A. above                    B. of                     C. at                     D. over

A. include               B. hold                  C. contain    D. make up

A. which                    B. what                 C. where        D. it

A. numbers             B. amounts            C. plenty        D. deal

A. exercise              B. exercises           C. sport          D. game

A. sleepy                B. running             C. working     D. asleep

A. running              B. adding                  C. burning      D. wasting

A. Children             B. Work                C. Sports        D. Sport

A. much                    B. many                C. few            D. little

A. poor                    B. low                   C. rich           D. plenty

A. more                   B. other                 C. rest            D. others

A. Why                    B. because             C. because of  D. since

A. so                    B. very                  C. much         D. such

A. a number of      B. too much           C. masses of   D. enough

A. lose weight       B. put on weight  C. die             D. stay healthy

A. keep up            B. carry on            C. keep on      D. go on

A. as                     B. these                 C. which        D. they

A. bad                         B. diseased            C. healthy       D. junk

A. to get                 B. becoming          C. to become  D. get

A. keep thin             B. keep fit             C. stay calm    D. fall ill

二、完形填空(20%)
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the  31   of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life.   32   he enters into the highway, he must   33   certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is   34   to keep a constant (不断的)  35  , which can be compared with his  36   activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too  37   a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too  38  , the police will give him a  39  , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law.   40   too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person   41   the others driving at a(an)   42   speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful   43   to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life   44   he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so. He  45   not make any unnecessary changing of lanes（车道）which gives him only danger. Finally, he must  46   where he is now by recognizing some 47   appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose  48   and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work.  49   if he is careful and serious enough,   50   will provide him with much pleasure.
31.  A. seats       B. condition       C. petrol     D. passengers
32.   A. Once        B. While        C. For         D. Although
33.   A. listen to       B. find           C. follow    D. insist on
34.   A. ordered        B. supposed        C. believed         D. hoped
35.   A. state        B. speed         C. mind      D. level
36.   A. outdoor        B. broken              C. good       D. continuous
37.   A. large        B. high          C. limited    D. expected
38.   A. speedily       B. slowly       C. Hurriedly  D. willingly
39.   A. ticket       B. lift                C. chance    D. hand
40.   A. Acting            B. Running         C. Getting    D. Working
41.   A. persuading    B. getting       C. Bothering  D. refusing
42.   A. average        B. normal       C. usual      D. fast
43.   A. notice       B. attention        C. signs       D. regards
44.   A. if                B. when         C. unless     D. because
45.   A. dare         B. need          C. may        D. should
46.   A. think       B. discover         C. prove      D. seem
47.   A. signs        B. signals       C. posters    D. symbols
48.   A. money            B. luck           C. time       D. trust
49.   A. Therefore     B. But            C. And        D. Then
50.   A. it           B. he           C. they       D. You

三、完形填空 （30分）
My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important instructions that helped me grow into an adult． For example, Steve taught me to face the   36   of my behavior． Once when I returned in   37   from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who   38   the time to ask me what happened． When I
39   that my baseball had flown through Mrs．Holt’s basement window,  40   the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to   41   to her．  42  , I should have been playing in the path between buildings．  43  my knees shocked as I explained, I offered to pay for the window if she would   44  my ball．
I also learned from Steve that   45   property is a sacred(神圣的) thing． After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to   46   it, but Steve explained that it might be   47   to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value． He reminded me of   48   I’d hate to lose the small dog my father gave me． I returned the   49   to my teacher, Mrs David．
Yet of all the   50   Steve gave me, his respect for   51   is the most vivid in my mind． When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun． 52
with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to take a look． I shall never forget the  53  : he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground． “Did it   54   you first, Mark?” he asked． I didn’t know what to answer． I really felt terrible then, but that moment   55   out as the most important lesson my brother taught me．
36．     A． reasons                     B． realities               C． questions              D． results
37．     A． joy                           B． tears                    C． surprise                D． smiles
38．     A． took                         B． spent                    C． paid                     D． got
39．     A． insisted                     B． added                   C． told                     D． explained
40．     A． kicking                     B． beating                 C． brushing              D． breaking
41．     A． apologize                  B． recognize             C． send                    D． offer
42．     A． Above all                  B． In all                   C． First of all            D． After all
43．     A． Because                    B． Although              C． But                      D． As
44．     A． give                          B． return                  C． pay                      D． find
45．     A． individual                 B． public                  C． personal               D． valuable
46．     A． save                          B． keep                    C． pick                    D． return
47．     A． valuable                    B． unique                 C． important             D． beautiful
48．     A． why                          B． when                   C． how much            D． what
49．     A． ball                          B． pen                      C． dog                     D． money
50．     A． information               B． explanation           C． lessons                 D． instructions
51．     A． life                           B． people                  C． family                 D． animals
52．     A． Proud                       B． Encouraged          C． Relaxed               D． Excited
53．     A． way                          B． time                     C． place                   D． scene
54．     A． affect                        B． interrupt               C． hurt                     D． fight
55．     A． reaches                     B． stands                  C． turns                    D． holds

 (09·宁夏、海南、全国Ⅰ)

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived    37    for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a    38    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son    39     .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    40    over the hills. They had been   41    this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days    42    . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some   43   .

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert   44   that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of   45   . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the    46   treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly   47   something of an adventure story in the boy’s   48   While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the   49    a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd.  But who would he the pirate（海盗）?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the   50   of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to   51   such a man in a story  52   Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was   53   .

So thanks to a    54   .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest   55   stories in the English language.

36．A．However                 B．Therefore                C．Besides                   D．Finally

37．A．alone                      B．next door                C．at home                  D．abroad

38．A．meeting                  B．story                      C．holiday                   D．jib

39．A．Lloyd                     B．Robert                    C．Henley                    D．John

40．A．talk                        B．rest                        C．walk                       D．game

41．A．attempting               B．missing                   C．planning                  D．enjoying

42．A．quiet                       B．dull                         C．busy                       D．cold

43．A．cleaning                  B．writing                    C．drawing                  D．exercising

44．A．doubted                  B．noticed                   C．decided                   D．recognized

45．A．the sea                    B．the house                C．Scotland                 D．the island

46．A．forgotten                B．buried                     C．discovered              D．unexpected

47．A．saw                        B．drew                      C．made                      D．learned

48．A．book                      B．reply                       C．picture                    D．mind

49．A．star                        B．hero                       C．writer                     D．child

50．A．help                        B．problem                  C．use                         D．bottom

51．A．praise                     B．produce                  C．include                   D．accept

52．A．Yet                         B．Also                       C．But                         D．Thus

53．A．read                       B．born                       C．hired                      D．written

54．A．rainy                      B．sunny                     C．cool                       D．windy

55．A．news                      B．love                        C．real-life                   D．adventure