Basil Hayward was a successful artist. He had nearly finished a picture of a very handsome young man called Dorian Gray. One day a friend of his, Lord Henry Wotton, saw the picture and wanted to meet this young man. A few days later, Lord Henry and Dorian Gray met at Basil’s house.

       “Ah, how lucky you are to be so young,” said Lord Henry to Dorian. “But time is your enemy.”

       “I wish I could always stay young and the picture could grow old. Oh, Basil, why should it stay young while I grow old? I wish the picture could change and I could stay as I am.” Dorian was beginning to fall in love with his own picture.

       A few weeks later, Dorian told Lord Henry that he was in love with a young beautiful actress, called Sybil Vane, who had a brother serving as a sailor.

       One night, Dorian took his friends to see Sybil acting as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She acted badly, which made Dorian very angry with her. “But how can I pretend to be Juliet since I know what real love is?” she said. Dorian said that he had loved her because she was a good actress. Now he didn’t love her any more and so he left her.

       When he got back home, Dorian looked at his picture again. Somehow it was different. The face in the picture now had a cruel smile. He realized that he had been cruel to Sybil and would see her and make up for what he had done. But the next day, Lord Henry told him that Sybil had killed herself. When Lord Henry left, Dorian looked at the picture and found the face in the picture would become ugly, old and cruel.

       The years went by, but Dorian Gray stayed young and handsome. He enjoyed all the pleasures in his life. However, his picture changed and showed all the terrible secrets of his life. On Dorian’s thirty-eighth birthday, Basil Hayward came to see him. He was horrified when he saw the face in the picture and told Dorian to change his life. Suddenly, Dorian became very angry and took a knife and killed Basil.

       A week later, Dorian was in the country staying with some friends when he realized that the sailor, Sybil’s brother, was following him. The next day he went out walking with some of his friends who were shooting. His friend shot at an animal and there was a cry of a man. He killed the sailor. Dorian decided to change his life.

       “Maybe if I have a better life, the face in the picture will not be so ugly and horrible.”

       But when he looked at the picture, it was even more horrible than before. He decided to destroy the picture. He picked up a knife and stabbed（戳）the painting. There was a loud cry and a crash.

       The servants heard these and went into the room. On the wall they saw the picture of Dorian Gray as a young, handsome man. On the floor was a dead man, with a knife in his heart. It was the other Dorian Gray, and his face was old, ugly and horrible.

64. According to the story, Dorian’s wish that he could always stay young ________.

A. came true in his life                              B. brought him surprises one after another

C. brought him good luck                                 D. led to the loss of his girlfriend’s love

65. In Sybil’s opinion, ___________.

A. Dorian didn’t know what real love is

B. the love between Romeo and Juliet was unbelievable

C. She was, in fact, not a good actress

D. nobody could act Juliet very well

66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A. Dorian really loved Sybil very much.            

B. Lord Henry had a great effect on Dorian’s life.

C. Lord Henry was always caring about Dorian.

D. Dorian killed Sybil’s brother by accident.

67. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. The Way to Stay Young Forever.                   B. A Person’s Real Beauty.

C. A Handsome Young Man.                       D. The Picture of Dorian Gray.

“Now which 5 shall I choose？”she thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing 6 of any color, can’t you?”So having made up her 7 , she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her 8 her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had had such a small lunch, so she went 9 to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had 10 the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was 11 ! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into 12 when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the 13 was. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought 14 her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get out at the next 15 , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s 16 , in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had 17 it by mistake and not on 18, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard 19 her mother. Her letter said,“Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me 20 black umbrellas?”

1.A．meal

B．breakfast

C．break

D．rice

2.A．skating

B．hunting

C．shopping

D．swimming

3.A．set

B．went

C．met

D．came

4.A．hoped

B．decided

C．guessed

D．wondered

5.A．size

B．length

C．design

D．color

6.A．clothing

B．clothes

C．dresses

D．trousers

7.A．mind

B．decision

C．heart

D．judgment

8.A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

9.A．upstairs

B．along

C．again

D．near

10.A．hung

B．forgotten

C．left

D．found

11.A．gone

B．missed

C．broken

D．disappeared

12.A．cries

B．tears

C．laughter

D．anger

13.A．finder

B．wrong

C．present

D．matter

14.A．for

B．to

C．W

b
y

D．with

15.A．shop

B．station

C．stage

D．port

16.A．number

B．hobby

C．address

D．card

17.A．made

B．discovered

C．brought

D．removed

18.A．purpose

B．watch

C．action

D．idea

19.A．of

B．from

C．about

D．over

20.A．beautiful

B．many

C．three

D．one

At lunch time one day, a week before her mother’s birthday, Sally decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead of her usual 1 in the college hall, and then go 2 near her college to try to find her mother a nice present. When she had been looking for half an hour, she 3 across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and 4 that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

“Now which 5 shall I choose？”she thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing 6 of any color, can’t you?”So having made up her 7 , she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her 8 her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had had such a small lunch, so she went 9 to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had 10 the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was 11 ! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into 12 when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the 13 was. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought 14 her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get out at the next 15 , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s 16 , in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had 17 it by mistake and not on 18, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard 19 her mother. Her letter said,“Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me 20 black umbrellas?”

1.A．meal

B．breakfast

C．break

D．rice

2.A．skating

B．hunting

C．shopping

D．swimming

3.A．set

B．went

C．met

D．came

4.A．hoped

B．decided

C．guessed

D．wondered

5.A．size

B．length

C．design

D．color

6.A．clothing

B．clothes

C．dresses

D．trousers

7.A．mind

B．decision

C．heart

D．judgment

8.A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

9.A．upstairs

B．along

C．again

D．near

10.A．hung

B．forgotten

C．left

D．found

11.A．gone

B．missed

C．broken

D．disappeared

12.A．cries

B．tears

C．laughter

D．anger

13.A．finder

B．wrong

C．present

D．matter

14.A．for

B．to

C．by

D．with

15.A．shop

B．station

C．stage

D．port

16.A．number

B．hobby

C．address

D．card

17.A．made

B．discovered

C．brought

D．removed

18.A．purpose

B．watch

C．action

D．idea

19.A．of

B．from

C．about

D．over

20.A．beautiful

B．many

C．three

D．one

Do you remember we agreed to circulate our ideas for our school project this year? Well, here is our suggestion and we in our school hope you will join us to develop it.

    The idea came to us in the autumn of 2004. We were sitting in our class when our head teacher made an announcement. “There’ll be a new boy starting school tomorrow. He comes from the circus so he’ll be with us for a while.” Immediately there was whispering around the classroom. I heard remarks like “Those are dirty people”; “They eat raw meat”; and “Watch out for your bags”. The teacher must have heard them because she stopped the talking and said in a very serious voice: “Jake is our guest for as long as he stays here. Make sure you treat him well. I don’t want to hear any complaints about your behaviour to him.”

I was curious because it was the first time I had met anyone from a circus. Fortunately for me, the next morning, after being introduced to the class he sat in the only spare seat next to me. Of course I didn’t want to be nosy（管闲事的） but I couldn’t help looking at him sideways as I began my mathematics task. I noticed Jake was smaller than me and had dirty finger nails. His shirt was clean but had been repaired in many places and his trousers were helped up by a wide, leather belt. As he seemed to have no handkerchief and was sniffing loudly, I passed him one of mine. Immediately the boys began to whisper “What did you do that for? Leave him be!” I concentrated on my work. From my left a slight movement showed that Jake must have heard the remarks too. He seemed to be having great difficulty with his work and was struggling to hold his pen correctly. He looked around as if for help. I looked around too. The teacher was busy so I leaned over and offered to explain the problems to him. As he listened his mouth split into a smile. His eyes lit up as if a light had been turned on and he returned to the exercises with enthusiasm.  He finished them quickly and proudly presented them to the teacher. “Well done, Jake,” she approved. Jake smiled and was soon busy sorting out information and adding more of his own.

I thought about how Jake’s life would be. I remembered seeing the campsite and thinking how poor the facilities （设施）were. So I decided to help. As it was my turn to suggest a project for our grade, I put forward this idea. Our head teacher accepted it and so we began to prepare our plans to improve the campsite. Hope you will join us.

56. Why did the students dislike Jake even before they saw him?

A. They must have heard bad stories about circus people.

    B. They always judged a person by what he looks like.

    C. The teacher hadn’t introduced Jake to them beforehand.

    D. A newcomer was not welcome at that time.

57. What’s the author’s attitude towards Jake?

    A. He copied the other boys’ behavior.

    B. He was distant about what Jake’s life was like.

    C. He couldn’t ignore what other people said about Jake.

    D. He had sympathy for the poor and disadvantaged.

58. The author mentions how Jake did maths to show that _______.

    A. the teacher was helpful and friendly    B. the maths problem was too hard for him

    C. Jake was courageous and determined   D. the author was better at maths

59. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

    A. To argue circus people should be treated fairly.

    B. To ask the reader to join in their project.

    C. To call on more people to help Jake.    D. To show what is in need for a circus.

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第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

 At lunch time one day, a week before her mother’s birthday, Sally decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead of her usual ___21__ in the college hall, and then go ___22___ near her college to try to find her mother a nice present . When she had been looking for half an hour, she__23__across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap and ___24__ that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

“Now which ___25___ shall I choose?” She thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing _26___ of any color, can’t you?”  So having made up her __27__, she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her _28   her classes finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry, because she had had such a small lunch, so she went __29__ to the buffet car for another sandwich and another cup of coffee. She had ___30__the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was__31__! When she had left the compartment there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into __32_when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there.the other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the ___33___. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought __34___her mother had disappeared, and she had to get out at the next __35__ , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s __36__, in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had __37_  it by mistake not on___38__, and brought it back after sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard ___39_ her mother, her letter said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me __40_black umbrellas?”

21. A. meal            B. breakfast              C. break                  D. rice

22. A. skating          B. hunting                C. shopping               D. swimming

23. A. set               B.went                 C. met                   D. came

24. A. hoped           B.decided              C. guessed              D. wondered

25. A. size             B.length               C. design               D. color

26. A.clothing           B. clothes                 C. dresses                 D. trousers

27. A. mind           B. decision              C. heart                  D. judgement

28. A. before            B.after                 C. until                  D. since

29. A. upstairs          B.along                  C. again                 D. near

30. A. taken         B. forgotten             C. left                    D. found

31. A.gone            B. missed               C.lose                 D. disappeared

32. A. cries            B.tears                C.laughter               D. anger

33. A.thing             B.wrong                  C. present                D. matter

34. A.for             B. to                 C.by                   D. with

35. A. shop            B. station                C. stage                D. port

36. A.number           B. hobby                C.address              D. card

37. A. made             B. discovered          C. brought             D. removed

38. A. purpose       B. watch              C. action               D. idea

39. A. of              B. from                C.about               D.over

40. A. two             B.many                 C.three                D. one