A woman decorating her Christmas tree Monday was shot in her left arm when a bullet went through her living room window．Police said the incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. A .22 caliber shell（口径的弹壳） casing was found across the street from the victim's home．Police did not find a weapon in the neighborhood．

Mrs．Wilma Johnson was treated at a local hospital and allowed to go home．A hospital spokesman said she should recover nicely．She is in her late 50s, divorced, and living with Bob, the older of her two adult sons．Bob wasn’t home at the time of the shooting．

Police will patrol the area more frequently as a result of this shooting．They don't know if the shooting was intentional or accidental．They are asking the public to help if they know anything．They interviewed the neighbors．One neighbor said he heard a gunshot, but in this neighborhood, he said, he was used to hearing gunshots．

The police also questioned Mrs．Johnson’s ex-husband, Joe, who lives three blocks away．Joe said if he was going to shoot at his ex-wife, he’d make sure he shot her in her butt（头）．“That’s a target you could hit from a mile away as she is like a Tele-tubby.” he laughed．Despite such remarks, the police spokesperson said Joe is not a suspect at this time．

What was the woman doing when she was shot?

       A．She was decorating her room．                    B． She was cooking dinner．

       C．She was sleeping in her room.      D． She was decorating her Christmas tree．

Where is Mrs. Wilma Johnson now ?

       A．She is in hospital．                                 B． She is at home．

       C．She is in another world.                           D． She is in a funeral．    

Which of the following is true according to the third paragraph?

       A．Some neighbors saw the gunman by accident.

       B．The police found the gunman soon after the gunshot．

       C．There used to be gunshots in the area.

       D．The gunshot happened by intention.

What was her ex-husband’s words “That’s a target you could hit from a mile away”?

       A. His ex-wife was too fat                                 B．He still loved his ex-wife．

       C．She was sensitive to anything.                     D． He hated his ex-wife．

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always    36  you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only   37 friends leave footprints.

　　I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the  38  . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves   39 on the cool  40 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,  41  to the sound of them.

　　Autumn is a  42  season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me   43  . But one day, the sound of a violin   44  into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was  45  in playing her violin.

　　I had  46 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been   47 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　　Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building  48 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became   49 .  50 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly

   51 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　　“You must like violin.” she said.

　　“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　　Suddenly, a   52 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　　“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that   53 me.” she said.

　　“In fact, it was your playing   54 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　　The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a   55 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always   36  you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only   37   friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the   38  . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves   39  on the cool   40  . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,   41  to the sound of them.
Autumn is a   42  season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me   43  . But one day, the sound of a violin   44  into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was   45  in playing her violin.
I had   46  seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been   47  there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building   48  I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became   49  .    50  we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly   51  . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a   52  expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that   53  me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing   54  gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a        55  —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

阅读选项A到E五则广告和下列各题中的个人情况说明，选出符合个人意向的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

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1.        Annie is a both lively and creative German girl who is good at the language arts, and in her spare time she likes to write short stories. Drawing is also one of her favorites. Annie, a graduate from a famous university, is thinking of looking for a job which can further develop her skills.

2.          David studies in a senior high school. Not wanting to spend much time on the way to school every day, he is now looking forward to renting a room near his school. He also hopes to have a roommate to share the cost together.

3.         Susan is a caring old English woman and English is the only language she can speak. As an experienced grandmother who has brought up some grandchildren, it’s her best choice to look after children now. But Susan doesn’t want to work fulltime, she can only spare several hours every day.

4.           May is a good – natured girl. Hard – working, patient and warm – hearted －that is what she is like in our eyes. Because of all her efforts, she was once the best waitress for her best service in her restaurant. Now she is seeking the chance to work for a better restaurant.

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always   1. you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only  2. friends leave footprints (脚印).

I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 3. .She will always bring back B. Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end

the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 4. on the cool 5. .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6. to the sound of them.

Autumn is a 7. season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8. .But one day, the sound of a violin 9. into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10. in playing her violin.

I had 11. seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 12. there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13.I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became  14. .  15. we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly  16. . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

“You must like violin.” she said.

“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a 17. expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18. me.” she said.

“In fact, it was your playing 19. gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 20. —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

21.               A．with           B．for            C．against    D．to

22.               A．good           B．true           C．new  D．old

23.               A．sound          B．song           C．play D．violin

24.               A．shaking         B．hanging        C．falling D．floating

25.               A．wind           B．snow           C．air   D．rain

26.               A．watching        B．listening        C．seeing    D．hearing

27.               A．lively          B．lovely          C．harvest    D．lonely

28.               A．up            B．off            C．down     D．over

29.               A．flowed         B．grew           C．entered   D．ran

30.               A．lost            B．active          C．busy D．interested

31.               A．once           B．never          C．often D．usually

32.               A．waiting         B．stopping        C．standing   D．hearing

33.               A．because        B．so             C．when     D．but

34.               A．interesting      B．moving         C．encouraging    D．exciting

35.               A．But            B．However       C．Even D．Though

36.               A．stopped        B．began          C．gone D．changed

37.               A．happy          B．sad            C．strange    D．surprised

38.               A．surprised       B．excited         C．encouraged    D．interested

39.               A．that           B．which          C．it    D．who

40.               A．song           B．dream          C．fire   D．sister