B. 1. keep back 2. kept 3. kept; from 4. keep off 5. keep; out C. 1. connected with 2. at once 3. ——青夏教育精英家教网—

One day an out of work mime(哑剧演员) was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he started to draw a 31)______, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, had died suddenly and the keeper feared that 32)_____ at the zoo would fall off. He offered the mime a job to 33)______ the gorilla until they could get another one. The mime 34)______.
So the next morning the mime put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He discovered that it was a35)_______ job. He could sleep if he wanted, play and 36)______ people and he drew bigger crowds than he ever had as a mime. 37)_____, eventually the crowds got tired of him and he got tired of just swinging on tails. He 38)_______ to notice that he people were paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition(隔墙), and dangled(悬荡) from the top to the lion’s cage. Of course, this made the lion very angry, but the crowd 39)______ it.
At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave the mime a 40)______ for being such an attraction. Well, this went on for some time, the mime kept 41)______ the lion, the crowds grew larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the angry lion, he slipped and fell. The mime was 42)______.
The lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce(猛扑). The mime was so scared that he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close 43)______. Finally, the mime started screaming and yelling, “Help me,help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounced. The mime soon found himself flat on his back, looking up at the angry lion and the lion said, “44)______you fool! Do you want to get us 45)_______.”

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D．attendance

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.

Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.

Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”

The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.

Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”

“Come out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. Why did the father keep digging?

A. Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.

B. Because others persuaded him to do so.

C. Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.

D. Because his son was his only child.

2. Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except ______.

A. the police B. the fire chief

C. some kind parents D. the medical officer

3.Which of the following best describes the son?

A. Calm, hopeful and strong-minded.

B. Careful, helpful and absent-minded.

C. Frightened, hopeless and thankful.

D. Cold-hearted, honest and faithful.

4.What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. those parents B. the students

C. the teachers D. The fire officers

5.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand

B. you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures

C. love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties

D. we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human

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After lunch, without their parents’ 1 ,the two boys set off to explore the beach which is beyond the headland(岬) . They had 2 their young sister to 3 ,saying that the long 4 would be too 5 for her. Once they got beyond the headland, the beach stretched away endlessly before them. It was like 6 a new world. Here and 7 along the beach there were lots of sea creatures. The two boys kept searching everywhere for those 8 things.

The afternoon passed 9 . The sun was already 10 when the boys reluctantly decided to 11 their way homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could 12 that the tide had come in so far that they were now 13 from either end of the beach. Their only 14 of returning back was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.

They soon found a narrow path 15 to the cliff top. But halfway up, their only 16 was blocked by a large rock which they could not climb 17 . The two boys had to shout at the top of their voice, 18 that someone might come to help them out. Just then, to their great surprise, their father appeared over the top of the rock, and with him were two policemen. One of them climbed down with a rope which was lowered over the rock. The two boys were then pulled up to safety and thus saved 19 a miserable 20 on the cliff.

1. A. promise　　　　 B. permission　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　 D. advice

2. A. asked　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　　 C. advised　　　　 D. persuaded

3. A. keep quiet　　 B. stay behind　　　　　　 C. join them　　　　 D. take a nap

4. A. work　　　　 B. distance　　　　　　　　 C. walk　　　　 D. time

5. A. tiring　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　 D. impossible

6. A. discovering　　 B. facing　　　　　　　　 C. enjoying　　　　 D. imaging

7. A. where　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　 D. there

8. A. expensive　　 B. strange　　　　　　　　 C. lovely　　　　　　 D. valuable

9. A. suddenly　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　 C. unexpectedly　　 D. quickly

10. A. setting　　 B. leaving　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping　　　　 D. going

11. A. feel 　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. push

12. A .hear　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

13. A. cut off　　　　　　　　 B. left behind　　　　　　 C. help up　　　　　　　　　　 D. put away

14. A. road　　　　　　　　 B. course　　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　 D. chance

15. A. joining　　　　　　 B. passing　　　　　　　　　　 C. hold up　　　　　　　　 D. leading

16. A. line　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　 D. place

17. A. on　　　　 B. over　　　　　　C. round　　　　　　 D. through

18. A. waiting　　　　　　 B. guessing 　　　　　　C. believing　　　　 D. hoping

19. A. to spend　　　　 B. spending　　　　 C. being spent　　 D. from spending

20. A. day　　　　　　　　 B. weekend　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 D. night

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After lunch, without their parents’ 1 ,the two boys set off to explore the beach which is beyond the headland(岬) . They had 2 their young sister to 3 ,saying that the long 4 would be too 5 for her. Once they got beyond the headland, the beach stretched away endlessly before them. It was like 6 a new world. Here and 7 along the beach there were lots of sea creatures. The two boys kept searching everywhere for those 8 things.

The afternoon passed 9 . The sun was already 10 when the boys reluctantly decided to 11 their way homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could 12 that the tide had come in so far that they were now 13 from either end of the beach. Their only 14 of returning back was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.

They soon found a narrow path 15 to the cliff top. But halfway up, their only 16 was blocked by a large rock which they could not climb 17 . The two boys had to shout at the top of their voice, 18 that someone might come to help them out. Just then, to their great surprise, their father appeared over the top of the rock, and with him were two policemen. One of them climbed down with a rope which was lowered over the rock. The two boys were then pulled up to safety and thus saved 19 a miserable 20 on the cliff.