A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer's hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.    

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. "It's getting late," she thought, "I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am."

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn't understand what was going on.    

She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said: "Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking." Ellen was her mother but－where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents' room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn't slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different－she wasn't in her mother's room and she wasn't wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas.      

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, "Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared."

1.Three days later Jennifer came back home      .

    A. at sunrise     B. at sunset                        C. at night        D. at midday

2. What does the underlined phrase "This thought" most probably mean?

    A. The idea of going back home.                      

    B. Her anxiety about her parents.     

    C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.     

    D. The feeling of getting back home safely.

3. Her father didn't take care of the garden because      .

    A. he was busy looking for her     

    B. he had to look after his wife

    C. he was not strict with his job                    

    D. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

4.

A woman was in a hurry to go to the airport. She told the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going by a different route.
Suddenly, a man got inside the cab. He took her handbag where she had placed her visa, passport, and all her money for the trip.
The driver, who was in cahoots with the robber, left her in the middle of that dark street. She cursed the world for being so mean to her, and thought how unlucky she was in that situation.
That very same night, she heard some shocking news．Tears flowed down her face．Flight 230,which was the plane that she was supposed to have boarded, had crashed．If she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life．
Sometimes bad things really happen．We lose money, fail our exams, or are rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．
So what should we do about it? Should we be disappointed? The answer is a resounding “No!" We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the consistent faith that we will get what we deserve．
Don't waste your time and energy on things that can't be changed．Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you'll be doing much more damage than what was previously done．
What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?
There was a man who won the lottery．He thought he was the luckiest person in the world．He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on．
One day, he made it to the front page of the newspaper again．But this time, it was a different story．He had been killed because of his riches．
If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it．Hope for protection and guidance．Life is so unpredictable．You never know what will happen next．
Live one day at a time．we sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble．We ask ourselves: "What if I don't get this done in time?" or "What if my family leaves me and I've got no one else to turn to?"
Live for the moment．Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine． Believe me．And believe in yourself．As Captain Planet always says: "The power is yours!"
【小题1】The underlined phrase "in cahoots with" in Paragraph 3 probably means "____"．

It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36  my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The  37  cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  38  it. You could hear the faint  39  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was  40  because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the  41  and I was able to  42  what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it  43  . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  44   the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  45  to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to  46  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run.  47  , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he  48 . It really made the  49  seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was  50 . I had  51  in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have  52  her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot  53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different  54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.

As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life  55  he saved my sister’s.

1.A. picking         B. warming        C. catching         D. setting

2.A. bitterly        B. hardly          C. gently           D. perfectly

3.A. challenged      B. witnessed        C. enjoyed D. hated

4.A. ceremony       B. tradition         C. victory        D. laughter

5.A. windy            B. bright         C. dark            D. cloudy

6.A. quiet            B. quality       C. impression     D. significance

7.A. rely on          B. focus on       C. insist on      D. put on

8.A. let out      B. held onC. participated in    D. took place

9.A. close to         B. out of         C. into           D. towards

10.A. able            B. frightened       C. content          D. proud

11.A. evaluate        B. worry        C. scream          D. escape

12.A. Accidentally      B. NormallyC. Generally           D. Somehow

13.A. sped up         B. rose up       C. broke down      D. wore out

14.A. moment          B. contest      C. comment        D. technique

15.A. advancing       B. breathing    C. concluding     D. dreaming

16.A. that            B. none         C. neither         D. it

17.A. hit             B. recognized    C. missed         D. acknowledged

18.A. how             B. what         C. when            D. why

19.A. actions         B. emotions     C. attitudes       D. thoughts

20.A. if      B. because    C. as if   D. so that

二. 完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         The yearly marathon (a long-distance running race of 42.195km) in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance 36 any of them needed medical attention.

         “We’re supposed to stay behind the 37 runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started.

         The front-runners started to 38 and then my eyes were 39 to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt.

         We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her 40 were so crippled(残废的)that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, 41 alone run a marathon.

         Doug and I 42 in silence as she slowly moved forward. 43 , she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 44 she pushed forward with great 45 through the last mile.

         When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 46 crowds had gone home, 47 , standing straight and ever so proud 48 a lone man. He was 49 one end of a ribbon(缎带)of crepe paper(绉纸) 50 to a post. She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering(飘动)behind her.

         I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my 51 –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about 52 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 53 what she had set out to do, no matter 54 . When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner. Then I realize how 55 the task before me really is.

(  ) 36. A. so that                 B. in case                   C. even though                  D. only if

(  ) 37. A. first                       B. best                        C. only                                  D. last

(  ) 38. A. run                        B. separate               C. disappear                       D. appear

(  ) 39. A. drawn                  B. thrown                       C. fixed                                 D. caught

(  ) 40. A. hands                   B. legs                         C. arms                                D. body

(  ) 41. A. let                    B. leave                      C. speak                               D. take

(  ) 42. A. watched              B. drove                      C. observed                   D. stared

(  ) 43. A. Quickly                 B. Unluckily                C. Naturally                        D. Finally

(  ) 44. A. since                     B. before                    C. as                                         D. until

(  ) 45. A. pain                      B. determination  C. strength                         D. desire

(  ) 46. A. tired                     B. waiting              C. cheering                         D. impatient

(  ) 47. A. Besides                B. Therefore              C. Yet                              D. Fortunately

(  ) 48. A. stood                    B. waited                   C. came                               D. had

(  ) 49. A. helping                 B. catching                C. holding                            D. tying

(  ) 50. A. kept                      B. tied                         C. connected                      D. led

(  ) 51. A. dream                  B. feeling                    C. idea                                  D. life

(  ) 52. A. following            B. hoping                    C. encouraging                  D. beating

(  ) 53. A. finishing     B. realizing                C. starting                           D. winning

(  ) 54. A. where                  B. how                        C. when                               D. what

(  ) 55. A. difficult                B. interesting            C. easy                                 D. hopeful

A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle．The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves．As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm．k+s-5#u 

At this point my friend spoke up．A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地)．I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy．How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three．” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages．“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said．

The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out．” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy．”

As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner．“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him．

The mother was angry with her baby because 　  　　．

A．the mother was very tired k+s-5#u 

B．the baby asked for more things

C．the baby ran madly in the store

D．the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves

We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend 　　   　．

A．treated her children well only     

B．was probably good to any child

C．liked the boy very much         

D．always wanted to help others

The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to 　  　　．

A．show her sympathy for the woman

B．know something about the boy first

C．show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u 

D．make the woman realize children’s natural quality

With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that 　　　  ．

A．we should respect a child’s nature

B．we should never blame a child

C．mothers usually share the same interest

D．mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u