Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his   56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59  he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They        61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64  he was. He turned over   __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66  that he was at the     67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the   69   ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It   70  good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71  , because they didn’t want to   __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶)        73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera   75  and started out.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列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。

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.   61  , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to   62   them.

My aunt and I were   63  for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two   64  on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her  65  nearby and the other one was  66  . So, I decided to sit down. While I was   67  my own thing there, I  68  that the family were not in front of the   69  anymore. I saw the girl  70  and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in  71  , crying.

I knew that she  72  her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or   73  big before and we all know that feeling.   74  I went up to her and asked what was   75  and in between tears she told me she was lost. I   76  her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the  77   on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and  78  them what happened. People there promised to  79  her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the   80  . Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

A．Luckily       B．Usually         C．Sadly               D．Surprisingly

A．help             B．encourage       C．join                D．support

A．answering          B．looking       C．preparing           D．calling

A．chairs       B．children         C．signs          D．toys

A．friends     B．book          C．family        D．bags

A．clean             B．large          C．empty       D．beautiful

A．studying          B．carrying             C．buying              D．doing

A．noticed     B．believed            C．doubted            D．understood

A．shop         B．gift           C．girl                 D．lady

A．get up           B．come up       C．give up              D．make up

A．return            B．detail           C．vain               D．tears

A．hated           B．raised         C．lost           D．lived

A．somewhere      B．something      C．everywhere     D．everything

A．If                B．As             C．So                 D．Or

A．important        B．wrong         C．strange              D．different

A．lent             B．gave          C．sent                D．posted

A．smile            B．hope          C．puzzle              D．worry

A．reminded         B．warned        C．asked         D．told

A．look out for      B．take care of   C．wait for            D．call up

A．courage          B．money        C．explanation          D．card

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

    Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are  56 than housewives. Evidence shows that the 57  are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that 58 the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health.

   Why is work good for health? It is because work   59    people busy,   60  loneliness and  solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel unhappy，61 and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead，the happiest are those who are   62  . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as a   63  between man and reality. By work，people 64 each other. By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work  65  the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and  66  him liable to disease.

     67 ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of  68 . Work makes one feel his

 value and status in society. When a  69  finishes his writing or a doctor successfully  70  a patient or a teacher sees his students  71  ，they are happy  72  .

From the above we can  73  to the conclusion that the more you work, the 74  and healthier you will be. Let us work hard，study well and  75  a happy and healthy life.

A. richer        B. healthier             C. weaker          D. worse

A. old           B. busy               C. jobless         D. hard-working

A. whenever      B. whether            C. though           D. since

A. keeps          B. forces                C. needs            D. require

A. in charge of  B. in lack of                 C. in touch with     D away from

A. interested       B. joyful      C. concerned       D. worried

A. busy      B. free        C . lazy         D. dull

A. guard      B. gap        C. channel          D. bridge

A. come across   B. come into contact withC. look down upon D. watch over

A. means        B. stands    C. helps        D. matches

A. forces       B. orders              C. finds        D. makes

A. Besides      B. Then      C. However    D. Yet

A. disappointment B. achievement       C. regret      D. apology

A. worker      B. farmer              C. writer        D. manager

A. makes friends withB. has a talk         C. operates on       D. deals with

A. raise        B. grow        C. rise         D. increase

A. in a word     B. without a word     C. at a word   D. beyond words

A. come  B. reach        C. arrive        D. draw

A. lonelier       B. weaker     C. stronger     D. happier

A. lead   B. make      C. earn       D. share

The British Museum

Located in the Bloomsbury area of London, the British Museum is the location of a national collection of science and art treasures. It first began in 1753 when Parliament purchased the collection of Sir Hans Sloane and a collection from Sir Robert Cotton along with Sir Robert Harley's Library. First opened to the public in 1759 in Montague House, it was later moved to its present location, being built in stages from 1823. The famous Reading Room was built in 1857 and is now part of the glassed-in Great Court.

The British Museum aims to "illuminate（照亮）the histories of cultures for the benefit of present and future generations". Thus, the number and subject of the exhibits and galleries are vast. Ranging from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and back to pre-historic times, they highlight more than just Britain. A visit to the Museum is a visit through the centuries of mankind and what he has left behind of himself.

4th to 20th century European art and archaeology collections illustrate cultures of the time. Items from the famous Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo burial are of particular interest. Sutton Hoo, located in East Suffolk, contained 11 barrows（坟墓）and the remains of a Saxon ship complete with gold and silver treasures.

Today the British Museum contains one of the most comprehensive collections of art and archaeology in the world.

Admission: Free; charge for special exhibitions.

GETTING THERE

The main entrance is on Great Russell St, with an alternate entrance on Montague Place.

Bus routes: Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street: 10, 24, 29, 73, 134; Southampton Row: 68, 91, 188; New Oxford Street: 7, 8, 19, 22b, 25, 38, 55, 98.

60.   The purpose of the first paragraph is to        .

A. honor Sir Robert Cotton

B. praise what Parliament ever did

C. tell the location of the British Museum

D. tell the brief history of the British Museum

61.   The British Museum try to achieve its aim by        .

A. offering free big exhibits

B. highlighting civilizations of Britain

C. including collections of different cultures

D. presenting prehistoric collections of different cultures

62.   We can conclude that today Sutton Hoo        .

A. is a famous historic site           B. is a famous Saxon race

C. has become a famous village       D. is still a group good at sailing

63.   Where can readers most probably read the passage?

A. In a travel guidebook.         B. On an art website.

C. In a history textbook.         D. In a geography magazine.

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

    I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the  61  in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as  62   as if I were going on the stage. Finding the  63   quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

    The simple atmosphere of the office   64   me. The woman looked carefully at me  65  through her glasses, and then  66   me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather   67   . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   68   . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   69   to get a job without   70   . I wondered whether I ought to leave,   71  the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “  72  , I’ve got someone in the  73   at this very moment who might  74  .” She wrote down a  75  , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a   76   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

    “ Oh yes,” said I —  77  having cooked for more than four in my life. I  78   her again and again, and rushed out to the   79   telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours   80   cook books.

1.A. bed    B house    C. agency           D. office

2.A. proud                B. pleased          C. nervous        D. worried

3.A. family        B. door              C. place     D. stage

4.A. calmed      B. excited         C. frightened             D. disturbed

5.A. as usual     B. for a while    C. in a minute            D. once again

6.A. advised     B. examined             C. informed      D. questioned

7.A. encouraged       B. dissatisfied           C. hopeless      D. pleased

8.A. place          B. job                 C. advice           D. help

9.A. difficult               B. helpless                 C. possible        D. unusual

10.A. ability       B. experience   C. knowledge            D. study

11.A. after         B. since     C. until               D. when

12.A. Above all          B. As a matter of fact         C. As a result            D. In spite of that

13.A. family       B. house   C. office           D. restaurant

14.A. hire          B. accept  C. suit               D. offer

15.A. letter        B. name    C. note             D. number

16.A. cook         B. help      C. teacher        D. secretary

17.A. almost      B. never    C. nearly          D. really

18.A. answered         B. promised       C. thanked        D. told

19.A. outside    B. local      C. closest         D. nearest

20.A. borrowing        B. buying  C. reading        D. writing