Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now  26  about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was  27  a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people  28  he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．

Although he took their advice, at first it was a  29  life．“I had to clean the toilets and  30  the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to  31  to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I  32  learn Japanese.’ Soon I could  33  it quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started  34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his  35  he soon had health problems．The doctors told him that he should  36  some weight．“I started dieting．I  37  to do it．But I did it too  38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got  39  in a car crash．“I must go and  40  them,” he thought．Though it was only three days  41  a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite  42 , they were not badly injured．

When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,  43  he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so  44  that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t  45  it.”

1.A．means                   B．measures          C．weighs               D．has

2.A．always                   B．hardly                C．sometimes        D．once

3.A．promised B．allowed                          C．considered          D．suggested

4.A．real                        B．hard                  C．comfortable       D．rich

5.A．sell                        B．bring                  C．take                 D．empty

6.A．get used                B．respond            C．devote              D．lead

7.A．would                     B．can                    C．must                 D．may

8.A．speak                     B．say                    C．learn                 D．tell

9.A．bad                        B．well                    C．suddenly           D．similarly

10.A．failure                   B．success             C．effort                 D．fame

11.A．gain                      B．lose                   C．save                 D．spare

12.A．failed                   B．began                C．had                    D．refused

13.A．stupidly                B．carefully             C．slowly                D．quickly

14.A．shocked               B．destroyed          C．ruined                D．injured

15.A．visit                      B．care                  C．search             D．serve  

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

17.A．happy                 B．worried              C．surprised           D．regretful

18.A．because               B．but                    C．or                      D．and

19.A．sad                       B．nervous             C．curious              D．happy

20.A．do                        B．help                  C．feel                    D．leave

Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now  26  about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was  27  a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people  28  he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．

Although he took their advice, at first it was a  29  life．“I had to clean the toilets and  30  the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to  31  to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I  32  learn Japanese.’ Soon I could  33  it quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started  34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his  35  he soon had health problems．The doctors told him that he should  36  some weight．“I started dieting．I  37  to do it．But I did it too  38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got  39  in a car crash．“I must go and  40  them,” he thought．Though it was only three days  41  a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite  42 , they were not badly injured．

When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,  43  he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so  44  that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t  45  it.”

A．means  B．measures       C．weighs    D．has

A．always  B．hardly      C．sometimes     D．once

A．promised B．allowed       C．considered     D．suggested

A．real       B．hard       C．comfortable   D．rich

A．sell       B．bring       C．take       D．empty

A．get used     B．respond C．devote    D．lead

A．would    B．can   C．must       D．may

A．speak   B．say   C．learn      D．tell

A．bad       B．well  C．suddenly D．similarly

A．failure B．success  C．effort      D．fame

A．gain     B．lose  C．save       D．spare

A．failed B．began     C．had  D．refused

A．stupidly      B．carefully  C．slowly      D．quickly

A．shocked     B．destroyed       C．ruined     D．injured

A．visit     B．care        C．search  D．serve  

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

A．happy       B．worried    C．surprised       D．regretful

A．because     B．but   C．or     D．and

A．sad     B．nervous   C．curious    D．happy

A．do      B．help        C．feel  D．leave

Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city,   41_was very near the countryside. She worked  42  a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of.  43__. Mrs. Green had a good voice and she  44 her classes exciting. But she had a   45 point. Some of her notes (音调) were so high that they sounded like a door which needed   46 . In order to improve her notes, she took   47  chance that she could find to practise.

As her house was not big, she couldn't practise  48__ in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing  49 the country road. She practised her high notes  50 walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car   51  along the road, she  52 singing. She did not want her high notes to be  53 , for she was shy.

One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so  54   and so fast that she didn't  55 it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her  56 and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a  57 expression come over the driver's face. He stopped suddenly to  58  all the tires (轮胎) carefully.

Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the   59  he had heard really was. The driver found 60  wrong, got back into the car and drove off.

阅读理解

　　It was the middle of April of 1975．A large number of birds were flying northward． Thousands of ducks led the way as they usually do．

　　But things were different that year．The north winds were very strong． Heavy snowstorms came quite late in the spring．The birds badly needed a place to get out of the storms and to rest during their long flights． Thousands of ducks found a place to rest in Nebraska．

　　At that time a terrible disease that kills birds broke out in Nebraska．Ducks were dying in great numbers．Hawks that lived nearby were spreading (传播) the disease to the water birds that landed on the small lakes．

　　The wildlife workers (野生动物保护工作者)were not able to stop the terrible disease．As they worried over the dying birds, they suddenly thought of something even worse． In a few days the whoopers (美洲鹤), one of the most beautiful birds, were going to fly across the state．

　　What would happen if even one of the forty-nine remaining whoopers was to land near the sick birds? If a whoopers got the disease, it could spread to all the rest．

　　A bad snowstorm blew over Nebraska as the first whoopers fought their way across the state． They were forced down by the storm． And they landed right in the middle of one of the places where the disease was spreading． A farmer was the first to see the nine whoopers on the lake．The wildlife workers quickly prepared to save the whoopers． They worked for long hours trying to frighten the birds away to a safe place．They fired guns, but the whoopers refused to move．

　　At last it stopped snowing! With a small plane the workers were able to drive all but two of the whoopers to a safe place．

　　All night long the workers stayed in the cold as they watched over the whoopers．Suddenly, as day began to break, the last two whoopers took off． They were driven by the airplane to a safe place．

　　Slowly the winds became less strong． The nine whoopers flew off to the north． The wildlife workers were tired but happy．

1．What was the unusual thing that happened in Nebraska in 1975? ______．

[　　]

A．Ducks led the way as a large number of birds flew north

B．Ducks couldn’t find a place to rest in Nebraska

C．A terrible disease that kills birds broke out

D．Heavy snowstorms came early in the spring

2．What made things even worse was that ______．

[　　]

A．hawks got the disease and spread it to the water birds

B．the whoopers flying by would be in danger of catching the disease

C．thousands of ducks died

D．the wildlife workers were not able to stop the disease

3．the wildlife workers did all the following things to save the whoopers EXCEPT ________．

[　　]

A．firing guns to get the whoopers away from the sick birds

B．watching over the whoopers the whole night

C．using a small plane to drive the whoopers to safety

D．gathering the sick and dead birds with a small plane

4．In the end , the nine whoopers flew off to the north when ______．

[　　]

A．the night was over　　　 B．it stopped snowing

C．there was less wind　　　D．the winds stopped

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?______．

[　　]

A．The wildlife workers were happy because they had done their best to protect the whoopers

B．The wildlife workers acted quickly when they were needed to save the whoopers

C．The whooper is a bird which is not commonly found

D．The whoopers always land on the lakes in Nebraska when flying north

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。