I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.

The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw ___.

 the calf was about to fall into the river

 Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

 the calf was washed away by the rising water

 Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

By putting it on a safe spot.

By pressing it against her body.

By taking it away with her

By carrying it on her back.

How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?

It was a great comfort.

It was a sign of danger.

It was a call for help.

It was a musical note.

What can be the best title for the text?

A Mother's love

A Brave Act

A Deadly River

A matter of Life and Death

She__________to the office than she got down to writing the report.?

A.has no sooner got                                   B.had hardly got?

C.no sooner got                                  D.had no sooner got

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank .Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment she fell back into the river .If she were carried down ,it would be certain death. I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank  but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf

While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.

56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.

A．the calf was about to fall into the river

B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C．the calf was washed away by the rising water

D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

A．By putting it on a safe spot

B．By pressing it against her body

C．By taking it away with her

D．By carrying it on her back

58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A．It was a great comfort      B．It was a sign of danger

C．It was a call for help       D．It was a musical note

59．What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Mother’s Love           B．A Brave Act

C．A Deadly River            D．A Matter of Life and Death

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February  18  ．When the   1    rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the   2   was Marty Banderas,  a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of   3  .” Banderas said．“First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replied．“Are you in good   4    ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels       5     one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in    6    . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been    7     by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been     8     , but not me. Each time, I just      9      writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to   10    up. Seeing this book   11    was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller   12   two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story  13  from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a    14     of words. She sparked (激发) my  15   and she has been a   16    influence on me. I always had stories running through my   17    and as soon as I could write, I   18     them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing.    19   novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my    20    has changed my life.

1．  A．phone      B．bell       C．clock          D．alarm

2．  A．line        B．step        C．outside        D．doorway

3．  A．novels      B．things      C．questions           D．problems

4．  A．wealth      B．health       C．condition     D．order

5．  A．to         B．for        C．on           D．in

6．  A．need     B．joy         C．settlements      D．shock

7．  A．rejected    B．received   C．decided     D．lost

8．  A．worried    B．encouraged      C．discouraged     D．excited

9．  A．couldn't help  B．got down to     C．got used to      D．went on

10．A．hold B．look        C．give            D．set

11．A．sold     B．published     C．printed        D．passed

12．A．books      B．shops            C．record    D．list

13．A．writing     B．organizing       C．telling      D．reading

14．A．use       B．love     C．meaning       D．respect

15．A．hope        B．efforts      C．novels          D．imagination

16．A．lasting      B．normal     C．careful         D．general

17．A．head        B．mouth      C．voice           D．work

18．A．took        B．put       C．broke           D．added

19．A．writing     B．reading     C．developing       D．translating

20．A．friend      B．call        C．success      D．work

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

“  36  ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy   37   his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. “  38  him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s   39   way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her  40  . Kids made fun of her about her   41  or her limping. Amy was   42  it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel   43  alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was   44  . Her mother knew that things were not going well at   45  . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to   46  with her daughter.

“There is a Christmas   47   contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“  48  a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think   49  at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”

A   50  took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to   51  what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would   52   Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t   53  to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me    54  the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one   55   when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

36．A．Go ahead   B．Watch it   C．Make it     D．Mind you

37．A．lived up to         B．got down to      C．took hold of       D．started at

38．A．Blame         B．Beat          C．Scold  D．Ignore

39．A．funny         B．angry         C．silly    D．unfriendly

40．A．more than one day    B．every other day

C．every single day        D．on particular day

41．A．speaking    B．listening     C．reading      D．writing

42．A．tired of      B．free from   C．angry with         D．satisfied with

43．A．surprisedly         B．all       C．exactly      D．even

44．A．calm  B．eager          C．quiet  D．pleased

45．A．school       B．home C．dinner         D．play

46．A．work  B．connect      C．share D．talk

47．A．singing       B．speech       C．dancing      D．wish

48．A．To write     B．Written     C．Write D．Having written

49．A．everyone   B．someone   C．nobody       D．anyone

50．A．sadness     B．smile C．coldness    D．cry

51．A．guess          B．recognize  C．read   D．consider

52．A．form  B．make C．top     D．reach

53．A．contented B．surprised   C．lucky  D．ready

54．A．in front of          B．in spite of          C．in place of          D．because of

55．A．friend        B．day   C．classmate D．way