Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says，“I like to see what's on the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

In 1988，at the age of 50，she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole.  She pulled her own sled(雪橇)piled with 160 pounds of supplies，and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies.Accompanied only by her dog Charlie，she  survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact，Charlie saved her life when one of  them attacked her.Near the end of her trip，a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip，she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.

Helen goes to challenging places not only for  adventures，but also for education.Before her Arctic journey，she started a website called Adventure Classroom.On the site，she shared her adventures in order to inspire students.She explained，“Although kids often see the world in a negative way，without hope for their future，we work to inspire them to set goals，plan for success and never give up...”

Helen grew up in New Zealand.Her parents  were athletes and mountain climbers.Following her parents’example，she climbed her first mountain at the age of nine.Later，she climbed the highest  mountains in North and South America，the former  USSR and New Zealand.

In 1996，she took on another challenge—the Sahara Desert.She and her husband，Bill，walked 2,400 miles across it.In 2001，she and Bill travelled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas.

Helen plans to continue taking trips.She'll use her explorations，writing，photography and environmental works to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her  students to never stop facing challenges.

49．We learn from the second paragraph that________.

A．Helen Thayer was the first person to reach the North Pole

B．Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip

C．Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole on her own

D．Charlie prevented Helen Thayer from being attacked by polar bears

50．Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?

A．For fun.        B．For education.

C．For money.  D．For fame.

51．Which is the best title for the text?

A．The Woman Who loves Adventures

B．A Famous Woman

C．A Woman Mountain Climber

D．Adventure Classroom Owner

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a firure that really struck terror into my heart.
I   36   it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside   37   at such a late time. There were   38  few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even   39  . While I was walking, I could hear some   40   made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was   41   because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I   42   an old lady in a short distance away. Her   43   was covered with a white cloth. She was   44   to me, I think.
I was a bit   45  . I wanted to know   46   she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I   47   there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after   48  . I was soon   49   fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could   50   speak.
The next day, however, I   51   that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there   52   a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that   53   like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the   54   night’s experience, this   55   was small relief to me.
36．A．realized       B．recognized       C．remembered     D．reminded
37．A．alone         B．asleep          C．awake          D．lonely
38．A．never              B．often         C．seldom        D．rarely
39．A．busier          B．noisier         C．quieter         D．wider
40．A．noises          B．quarrels       C．songs         D．voices
41．A．completely       B．mainly         C．obviously     D．partly
42．A．made sense of  B．caught sight of C．got ahead of     D．took hold of
43．A．waist         B．leg           C．head         D．hand
44．A．smiling        B．waiting        C．whispering       D．waving
45．A．mysterious       B．cautious       C．conscious     D．curious
46．A．why         B．when         C．what         D．how
47．A．lay           B．sat            C．stood         D．walked
48．A．another        B．other         C．others          D．the other
49．A．addicted to       B．filled with     C．far from      D．short of
50．A．clearly         B．easily              C．hardly         D．loudly
51．A．traveled       B．visited         C．appreciated      D．went
52．A．over         B．without        C．than         D．except
53．A．felt          B．looked         C．smelt         D．sounded
54．A．previous      B．next         C．last           D．following
55．A．invention     B．achievement     C．contribution     D．discovery

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a firure that really struck terror into my heart.

I   36   it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside   37   at such a late time. There were   38  few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even   39  . While I was walking, I could hear some   40   made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was   41   because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I   42   an old lady in a short distance away. Her   43   was covered with a white cloth. She was   44   to me, I think.

I was a bit   45  . I wanted to know   46   she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I   47   there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after   48  . I was soon   49   fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could   50   speak.

The next day, however, I   51   that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there   52   a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that   53   like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the   54   night’s experience, this   55   was small relief to me.

36．A．realized       B．recognized       C．remembered     D．reminded

37．A．alone         B．asleep          C．awake          D．lonely

38．A．never              B．often         C．seldom        D．rarely

39．A．busier          B．noisier         C．quieter         D．wider

40．A．noises          B．quarrels       C．songs         D．voices

41．A．completely       B．mainly         C．obviously     D．partly

42．A．made sense of  B．caught sight of C．got ahead of     D．took hold of

43．A．waist         B．leg           C．head         D．hand

44．A．smiling        B．waiting        C．whispering       D．waving

45．A．mysterious       B．cautious       C．conscious     D．curious

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

47．A．lay           B．sat            C．stood         D．walked

48．A．another        B．other         C．others          D．the other

49．A．addicted to       B．filled with     C．far from      D．short of

50．A．clearly         B．easily              C．hardly         D．loudly

51．A．traveled       B．visited         C．appreciated      D．went

52．A．over         B．without        C．than         D．except

53．A．felt          B．looked         C．smelt         D．sounded

54．A．previous      B．next         C．last           D．following

55．A．invention     B．achievement     C．contribution     D．discovery

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a firure that really struck terror into my heart.

I   36   it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside   37   at such a late time. There were   38  few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even   39  . While I was walking, I could hear some   40   made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was   41   because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I   42   an old lady in a short distance away. Her   43   was covered with a white cloth. She was   44   to me, I think.

I was a bit   45  . I wanted to know   46   she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I   47   there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after   48  . I was soon   49   fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could   50   speak.

The next day, however, I   51   that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there   52   a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that   53   like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the   54   night’s experience, this   55   was small relief to me.

36．A．realized        B．recognized       C．remembered     D．reminded

37．A．alone         B．asleep           C．awake           D．lonely

38．A．never               B．often         C．seldom         D．rarely

39．A．busier           B．noisier          C．quieter          D．wider

40．A．noises           B．quarrels        C．songs         D．voices

41．A．completely       B．mainly          C．obviously      D．partly

42．A．made sense of  B．caught sight of C．got ahead of     D．took hold of

43．A．waist         B．leg            C．head          D．hand

44．A．smiling         B．waiting         C．whispering       D．waving

45．A．mysterious       B．cautious        C．conscious      D．curious

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

47．A．lay            B．sat             C．stood         D．walked

48．A．another         B．other         C．others           D．the other

49．A．addicted to       B．filled with     C．far from       D．short of

50．A．clearly          B．easily               C．hardly          D．loudly

51．A．traveled        B．visited          C．appreciated      D．went

52．A．over          B．without         C．than          D．except

53．A．felt           B．looked          C．smelt         D．sounded

54．A．previous       B．next          C．last            D．following

55．A．invention      B．achievement     C．contribution     D．discovery

第二节完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.

I   36   it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside   37   at such a late time. There were   38  few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even   39  . While I was walking, I could hear some   40   made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was   41   because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I   42   an old lady in a short distance away. Her   43   was covered with a white cloth. She was   44   to me, I think.

I was a bit   45  . I wanted to know   46   she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I   47   there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after   48  . I was soon   49   fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could   50   speak.

The next day, however, I   51   that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there   52   a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that   53   like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the   54   night’s experience, this   55   was small relief to me.

36．A．realized        B．recognized       C．remembered     D．reminded

37．A．alone         B．asleep           C．awake           D．lonely

38．A．never               B．often         C．seldom         D．rarely

39．A．busier           B．noisier          C．quieter          D．wider

40．A．noises           B．quarrels        C．songs         D．voices

41．A．completely       B．mainly          C．obviously      D．partly

42．A．made sense of  B．caught sight of C．got ahead of     D．took hold of

43．A．waist         B．leg            C．head          D．hand

44．A．smiling         B．waiting         C．whispering       D．waving

45．A．mysterious       B．cautious        C．conscious      D．curious

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

47．A．lay            B．sat             C．stood         D．walked

48．A．another         B．other         C．others           D．the other

49．A．addicted to       B．filled with     C．far from       D．short of

50．A．clearly          B．easily               C．hardly          D．loudly

51．A．traveled        B．visited          C．appreciated      D．went

52．A．over          B．without         C．than          D．except

53．A．felt           B．looked          C．smelt         D ．sounded

54．A．previous       B．next          C．last            D．following

55．A．invention      B．achievement   C．contribution     D．discovery