The young engineer sat down on a rock and rested his head in his hands. He would never get home; it was 1 . For weeks he had been 2in the Northwest Canadian forest. Now there was a terrible 3behind his eyes, and 4 of all, he had gone blind.
Suddenly a man 5out of the woods, an Indian who had been hunting in the area. Seeing the engineer's 6 , he caught a fish in a nearby 7 and fed the sick man the 8 of the fish and some flesh from its head. 9within a few hours the engineer's pain was 10 . A day later he could 11again, and the next day he had 12recovered.
When he returned home, the engineer told the 13 to Dr Price. 14 years later did it become a(n) 15 fact that this was just an everyday lifeguard doing its work. For what the engineer did, by eating fish eyes, was to 16 vitamin (维生素).
Vitamin A's biggest job is to keep the eyes 17. Without Vitamin A, people and animals get night blindness and other eye problems. Without Vitamin A, people can even be totally blind. Vitamin A helps to keep the skin in good 18. A also helps 19bones and teeth and has something to do with proper 20 of blood cells.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hopeless
   2. B.
      useless
   3. C.
      careless
   4. D.
      timeless
2. 2.
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      lost
   2. B.
      losing
   3. C.
      hunting
   4. D.
      working
3. 3.
   1. A.
      disaster
   2. B.
      illness
   3. C.
      pain
   4. D.
      heat
4. 4.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      bad
   3. C.
      best
   4. D.
      worst
5. 5.
   1. A.
      reached
   2. B.
      appeared
   3. C.
      hid
   4. D.
      watched
6. 6.
   1. A.
      starvation
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      reality
   4. D.
      situation
7. 7.
   1. A.
      pond
   2. B.
      stream
   3. C.
      place
   4. D.
      sea
8. 8.
   1. A.
      tail
   2. B.
      skin
   3. C.
      eyes
   4. D.
      bone
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Possibly
   2. B.
      Immediately
   3. C.
      Fortunately
   4. D.
      Surprisingly
10. 10.
    1. A.
       gone
    2. B.
       shown
    3. C.
       settled
    4. D.
       disappeared
11. 11.
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       speak
    2. B.
       see
    3. C.
       walk
    4. D.
       work
12. 12.
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       completely
    2. B.
       naturally
    3. C.
       partly
    4. D.
       physically
13. 13.
    1. A.
       news
    2. B.
       result
    3. C.
       secret
    4. D.
       story
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Unless
    2. B.
       After
    3. C.
       Not until
    4. D.
       When
15. 15.
    1. A.
       recognized
    2. B.
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    3. C.
       solved
    4. D.
       explained
16. 16.
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       keep
    2. B.
       bring
    3. C.
       take
    4. D.
       try
17. 17.
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    2. B.
       rolling
    3. C.
       moving
    4. D.
       going
18. 18.
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    2. B.
       order
    3. C.
       shape
    4. D.
       sense
19. 19.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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20. 20.
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    3. C.
       choice
    4. D.
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TANG Dynasty writer Du Mu once wrote in a poem titled Qingming: "The ceaseless drizzle drips all the dismal day; So broken-hearted fares the traveler on the way.Where can a wine house be found to drown his sadness ?A cowherd points to Almond Flower (Xing Hua) Village in the distance."

Qingming, the traditional tomb-sweeping day on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on April 4 this year. Qingming Jie was proclaimed a Chinese national holiday in 2008. It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed (去世). People visit their ancestors’ graves to sweep away the dirt and get rid of any weeds. They also leave offerings (祭品) of food and flowers, and burn incense (香) and paper money. Chinese tombs are usually built in the woods or on mountains, far from the city. It is believed that an area that faces south, with many pine trees, is a proper place for a tomb. People believe such a place will make the ancestors happy, and in return, they will look after the living family.

Nowadays, more and more residents are choosing environmental-friendly ways to spend the holiday such as flower sacrifices and memorial ceremonies on the Internet or at home. As one of the traditional ways to celebrate Tomb-sweeping Day – burning paper or incense – isn't exactly good for air quality.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

Many people fly kites on Tomb Sweeping Day. They are usually made from a bamboo crossbow with coloured paper. The kite vibrates and buzzes as it rises into the sky, counterbalanced by its tail. Large kites can be as broad as three metres across, with a tail of six to ten metres. Most kites have a rectangular shape, and many have patterns of crabs, centipedes, butterflies, dragonflies, or Chinese characters such as "good fortune" or "long life". (361words)

1.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The cultural difference between the east and the west.

B．The traditional customs on tomb-sweeping day.

C．Various ways to care for the dead in the world.

D．Qingming Festival

2.All of the following practices are mentioned on tomb-sweeping day EXCEPT_____ .

A．Weeping over the passed-away.

B．Flying kites made from bamboo and paper

C．Sending flowers to their ancestors’ graves.

D．Burning incense and paper money for the dead.

3.Which of the following is correct according to passage?

A．Du Mu ,the well-known poet in Song Dynasty wrote a poem about Qing Ming.

B．Qingming Festival used to be a Chinese national holiday.

C．People have the custom of flying kites on Qing Ming.

D．Those whose ancestors were buried in proper places will have a bright future.

4.The writer write the passage in order to____________ .

A．enable us to observe traditional tomb-sweeping day.

B．show traditional and present ways to spend Qingming Festival .

C．educate people to show their respect to the ancestors

D．raise people’s awareness of environmental protection.

To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.
Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning----the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too----in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.
It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”
【小题1】What dose the writer say more about in the text?

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband  37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of  39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,  41  toward the woods. He was walking  42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing  47 .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I  48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously  49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from  51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was  52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.
36. A. water               B. rain             C. cloud           D. storm
37. A. decided           B. chose           C. tried            D. offered
38. A. before            B. if                  C. until           D. unless
39. A. sending          B. sharing          C. forgiving        D. begging
40. A. ever             B. never           C. once              D. yet
41. A. running                                         B. jumping         C. walking               D. riding
42. A. slowly                                          B. quickly          C. hurriedly              D. dangerously
43. A. plants           B. flowers          C. vegetables       D. woods
44. A. thinking         B. wondering       C. worrying        D. dreaming
45. A. though           B. besides          C. however           D. too
46. A. beating          B. following       C. teaching           D. hoping
47. A. sign             B. field             C. world           D. scene
48. A. almost           B. already          C. just              D. even
49. A. weak            B. ill               C. close            D. brave
50. A. horse                                           B. crop               C. baby              D. deer
51. A. thirst            B. diseases           C. heat             D. pain
52. A. lost             B. cleaned           C. gone            D. dried
53. A. comfortable                                     B. clear               C. acceptable         D. simple
54. A. kind                                           B. clever              C. naughty          D. honest
55. A. hit              B. washed            C. ruined           D. saved