Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

The dogsled race was about to begin. Julie's team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. Other teams were 　1　 up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept her　 2　 on the clock. At exactly ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, “Mush!” The dogs knew that meant, “　 3　 !” They jumped forward and the　 4　 started!

　　Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

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。

    There was once a millionaire who loved money more than　　 1 in the world. He didn't know 2 how much he had. So he took on a little girl to count all his money for him.

    It 3 the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was 4 and asked, " 5 do you want?" He thought that　　 6 she was only a child, he could 7 her into 8 very small amount(数目).

    The little girl said, "Well, I worked for six days, so I think you 9 me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, 10 give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied(乘) by itself." The millionaire thought that　　 11 he would only have to give her a very few dollars.　　 12 little girl! So he immediately 13 his lawyer sign up a contract(契约),　　 14that she would change her 15 .

    For the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and for the second day, two pennies　　 16 two pennies, 17 four pennies.

    Each day after that, he had to give her the 18 he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And 19 the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl 20 his money.

    21 is it　　 22 the little girl could have all the greedy(贪婪的) millionaire's money? 23 you are interested in it you may try to 24 this 25 problem.

    1. A. everything  B. anything else  C. nothing else  D. something 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　2. A. exactly   B. directly   C. possibly   D. properly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　3. A. paid　　  B. spent　　  C. took　　 D. wasted   ［　　 ］ 　　4. A. wild with joy　　   B. mad with happiness 　　   C. moved to tears　　  D. very angry at this　　   ［　　 ］ 　　5. A. How many days　　   B. How much time  　　   C. How many pays　　   D. How much pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］ 　　6. A. when　　B. whether  C. because　　D. whatever   ［　　 ］ 　　7. A. take　　B. bring　　C. force　　  D. cheat　　  ［　　 ］ 　　8. A. taking  B. asking   C.wanting　　 D.making　　  ［　　 ］ 　　9. A. have  to give　　   B. must have given 　　   C. had to pay　　　　  D. ought to pay　　　　　　 ［　　 ］    10. A. still   B. just　　 C. yet　　　　D.mostly　　  ［　　 ］    11. A. in this way　　　　 B. as a matter of fact  　　   C. in no time　　　　  D. on the other hand　　　　［　　 ］    12. A. How foolish　　　　 B. What a foolish   　　   C. How clever　　　　  D. What a clever　　　　　　［　　 ］    13. A. had　　 B. told　　 C. asked　　  D.demanded　　［　　 ］    14. A. so　　  B. frightening C. fearing D. in order   ［　　 ］    15. A. thought B. thinking C. meaning　　 D. mind　　  ［　　 ］    16. A. plus　　B. minus　　C. times　　  D.divided　　 ［　　 ］    17. A. or　　  B. and　　  C. but　　　　D. as well as ［　　 ］    18. A. total   B. number   C.penny　　   D. value　　  ［　　 ］    19. A. at　　  B. in　　   C. within　　 D. by　　　　 ［　　 ］    20. A. all　　 B. part　　 C. half　　   D. little of  ［　　 ］    21. A. What　　B. How　　  C. Whatever   D. However　　［　　 ］    22. A. whether B. that　　 C. which　　  D. when　　   ［　　 ］    23. A. Since   B. As　　   C. If　　　　 D. That　　   ［　　 ］    24. A. do out  B. work out C. make out   D. think out  ［　　 ］    25. A. money   B. hardest  C. physics　　D. math　　  ［　　 ］

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

—William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.

His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.　　

The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they'll remember the hand that __55__.

This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat