Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when 　36 one hit a vase. Mom 　37 the loud crash. Wasting no time, she came 　38 into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the 39 and began to cry.

　 This made Rhys and me feel pretty 　40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 　41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 　42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 　43 .

　 We began crying, and 　44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 　45 it had been broken, the 　46 of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom 　47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to　 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 　49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 　50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 　51 ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 　52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”

　 Mom hugged me very tightly and 　53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 　54 more important：the realization that love 　55　 forever. ”

36. A. gradually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suddenly

C. surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

37. A. caused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. witnessed

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

38. A. dressing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouting

C. flying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. crying

39. A. pieces　　　　　　　　 B. vase　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pillow　　　　　　　 D. ground

40. A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. angry

C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sensitive

41. A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　 D. existed

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. by

43. A. decade　　　　　　　 B. year　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. season　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifetime

44. A. offered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. supported

C. pretended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. agreed

45. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In case

C. Now that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Even though

46. A. price　　　　　　　　　 B. wealth　　　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　　 D. treasure

47. A. skillfully　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　 C. kindly　　　　　　　 D. slowly

48. A. cheer　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. get

49. A. smile　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　 D. say

50. A. prevented　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

51. A. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mended

C. improved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. honesty

C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

53. A. finally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. confidently　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

54. A. anything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. something

C. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

55. A. changes　　　　　　　　　　 B. appears　　　　　　　　　 C. lasts　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keeps

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。　　

　　    Chinto was an orphan. He 1 both his parents and 2 with his Uncle Charlie. As his uncle was 3 , he went out 4 to sell newspapers to help 5 the two of them.

　　     One day, on his way home, Chinto 6 a 7 bike in a dustbin. He took it home and fixed it. He bought the 8 parts——except the fenders (挡灰板) which were very expensive. Then he found a pair of　　 fenders in a pile of rubbish, he and his uncle 9 the bike up 10 . They were 11 very happy. Then, one day Uncle Charlie told　　 Chinto to do some 12 for him. Outside the marketplace, he 13 by a white woman who said that the bike was 14 . Chinto told her how he 15 and fixed the bike, but the woman didn't believe him. She　　 insisted that he 16 it. Just then two policemen 17 . They 18 the woman's side. The policemen went to Uncle Charlie's house　　 and threatened (威胁) to 19 Charlie to 20 . 21 that the policemen 22 Chinto away, Uncle Charlie 23 say that maybe Chinto had stolen the bike. Finally, the policemen took the bike away. Chinto just could not 24 why his uncle had let them 25 that.　　

 1. A. lost　　　　　　   B. had lost 　　   C. was losing　　　　 D. would lose　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　2. A. was living　　　　 B. was alive 　　   C. living　　　　　　 D. lives　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　3. A. lost his work　　  B. no work 　　   C. out of the work　　D. out of work　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　4. A. every day　　　　  B. everyday 　　   C. each day　　　　   D. per day　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　5. A. to be supported　　B. support 　　   C. supported　　　　  D. supporting　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　6. A. found　　　　　　  B. looked for 　　   C. in search of　　   D. searched　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　7. A. break　　　　　　  B. broke 　　   C. broken　　　　　　 D. breaking　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　8. A. missed　　　　　　 B. missing 　　   C. losing　　　　　　 D. spare　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　9. A. set　　　　　　　　B. broke 　　   C. made　　　　　　   D. fitted　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    10. A. nicely　　　　　　 B. nice 　　   C. good　　　　　　   D. better　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    11. A. both　　　　　　   B. either 　　   C. all　　　　　　　　D. real　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    12. A. shop　　　　　　   B. shopping 　　   C. shoppings　　　　  D. shops　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    13. A. prevented　　　　  B. was prevented 　　   C. was stopped　　　　D. stopped　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    14. A. her son's　　　　  B. her son 　　   C. her son's one　　  D. belonging to her son　　   ［　　］    15. A. found　　　　　　  B. had found 　　   C. lost　　　　　　   D. had lost　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    16. A. steal　　　　　　  B. would steal 　　   C. stole　　　　　　  D. had stolen　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    17. A. was appeared　　   B. came by 　　   C. came through　　   D. came across　　　　　　　　［　　］    18. A. took　　　　　　   B. stood 　　   C. caught　　　　　　 D. were　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    19. A. put　　　　　　　　B. send 　　   C. cast　　　　　　   D. throw　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    20. A. prison　　　　　　 B. a prison 　　   C. the prison　　　　 D. prisons　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    21. A. Be afraid　　　　  B. Feared 　　   C. Fear　　　　　　   D. Afraid　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    22. A. was to be taken　　B. had taken 　　   C. took　　　　　　   D. would take　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    23. A. was forced to　　  B. have to 　　   C. obliged to　　　　 D. must　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    24. A. knew　　　　　　   B. understand 　　   C. feel　　　　　　   D. tell　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    25. A. have done　　　　  B. doing 　　   C. to do　　　　　　  D. do　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］

Force other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the turning, jumping funnel(漏斗) passes over a house, the walls and ceiling burst apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This explosion(爆炸) is caused by the low air pressure at the center of a tornado.

The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house the air pressure is normal, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that measures 20 by 10 by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balanced by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that adds up to an unbalanced pressure of 57,600 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172,800 pounds.

If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air will rush out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut tightly, the great inside pressure may cause the building to burst.

　　Unfortunately, heavy rain happens in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So, people often shut all windows to protect their property. This may cause far worse damage later.

63. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A. Where tornadoes are formed. 　　      B. When tornadoes usually occur.

C. How tornadoes can be prevented.　　     D. Why tornadoes cause so much damage.

64. According to the passage, tornadoes can destroy building because the _____.

A. force of a tornado increases the air pressure in a building

B. air pressure at the center of a tornado is over 172,000 pounds

C. weight of a tornado can crush a building’s roof when it passes overhead

D. air pressure inside a tornado is less than the air pressure inside a building

65. According to the passage, the pressure on a building during a tornado can be reduced　　　　by _____.

A. closing the windows 　　　　　        B. opening the windows

C. using an electric fan 　　　　          D. making the roof and walls stronger

If my lawyer ______ here last Saturday, he ______ me from going.

　 A. had been; would have prevented 　 B. had been; would prevent

　 C. were; would prevent 　           D. were; would have prevented

Force other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the turning, jumping funnel(漏斗) passes over a house, the walls and ceiling burst apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This explosion(爆炸) is caused by the low air pressure at the center of a tornado.

The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house the air pressure is normal, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that measures 20 by 10 by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balanced by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that adds up to an unbalanced pressure of 57,600 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172,800 pounds.

If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air will rush out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut tightly, the great inside pressure may cause the building to burst.

　　Unfortunately, heavy rain happens in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So, people often shut all windows to protect their property. This may cause far worse damage later.

63. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A. Where tornadoes are formed.  　　      B. When tornadoes usually occur.

C. How tornadoes can be prevented.　　     D. Why tornadoes cause so much damage.

64. According to the passage, tornadoes can destroy building because the _____.

A. force of a tornado increases the air pressure in a building

B. air pressure at the center of a tornado is over 172,000 pounds

C. weight of a tornado can crush a building’s roof when it passes overhead

D. air pressure inside a tornado is less than the air pressure inside a building

65. According to the passage, the pressure on a building during a tornado can be reduced　　　　by _____.

A. closing the windows 　　　　　        B. opening the windows

C. using an electric fan 　　　　          D. making the roof and walls stronger