B

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly.“But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice?president.“How come?” I kept asking myself.“How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said,“It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.”“You seem to get along great,” I admitted.“But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.”“The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

55.It’s a story about______.

A.a tall boy and a short girl      B.a short boy and a tall girl

C.a tall boy and a tall girl        D.a short boy and a short girl

56.From the story, we can see the boy Carlos is______.

A.handsome and humorous       B.humorous and confident

C.handsome and popular         D.honest and popular

57.The underlined sentence “That would be the last straw” suggests that the writer______.

A.cared much about Reed’s attitude

B.thought Reed was different from the rest

C.couldn’t stand Carlos making fun of her

D.hoped Reed was unaware of the event

58.According to the passage, what happened in the end?

A.Carlos and the author hurt each other.

B.Reed and the author fell into love with each other.

C.The author changed attitude and turned to be confident.

D.Carlos was finally elected president of student committee.

B
The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
“My, you’re tall,” he said.
Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.
I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.
Carlos smiled broadly.“But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice?president.“How come?” I kept asking myself.“How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”
So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said,“It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.”“You seem to get along great,” I admitted.“But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.”“The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...
55.It’s a story about______.
A.a tall boy and a short girl      B.a short boy and a tall girl
C.a tall boy and a tall girl        D.a short boy and a short girl
56.From the story, we can see the boy Carlos is______.
A.handsome and humorous       B.humorous and confident
C.handsome and popular         D.honest and popular
57.The underlined sentence “That would be the last straw” suggests that the writer______.
A.cared much about Reed’s attitude
B.thought Reed was different from the rest
C.couldn’t stand Carlos making fun of her
D.hoped Reed was unaware of the event
58.According to the passage, what happened in the end?
A.Carlos and the author hurt each other.
B.Reed and the author fell into love with each other.
C.The author changed attitude and turned to be confident.
D.Carlos was finally elected president of student committee.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.

For at least ten years my __36 _ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _37_   . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 38_ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy 39_ we too had no children.

He flew into the house with the  40  of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house,  41 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the  42 , where my wife washed him with motherly  43 . From that day on, the invisible（看不见的）  _44 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.

He seemed to 45 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had _ 46   for him with greater care than those for me---he didn’t   47    look at.

Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom _ 48_ one evening, when, tired from work, I 49   the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.

Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,  50  me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the  51 which had disturbed（干扰）his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地） 52 that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not  53 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes _ 54   .

Now we finally know who’s the_ 55     at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

1.                A．wife           B．son            C．husband  D．daughter

2.                A．came up with    B．came out        C．came up  D．came on

3.                A．kept           B．rose           C．carried   D．invited

4.                A．if             B．unless          C．since D．before

5.                A．speed          B．shape          C．cost D．race

6.                A．climbed        B．covered        C．jumped   D．stopped

7.                A．yard           B．street          C．bathroom D．kitchen

8.                A．worry          B．care           C．identity   D．power

9.                A．signal          B．war            C．work D．truth

10.               A．doubt          B．dislike          C．wonder   D．understand

11.               A．reached        B．searched       C．looked    D．prepared

12.               A．even          B．still            C．ever  D．yet

13.               A．while          B．because        C．until  D．as

14.               A．gave in         B．gave up        C．gave away D．gave out

15.               A．broke          B．woke          C．picked    D．packed

16.               A．water          B．heater         C．cooker    D．light

17.               A．hoped         B．considered      C．admitted  D．decided

18.               A．enough        B．good           C．bad  D．true

19.               A．plans          B．mistakes        C．decisions  D．faces

20.               A．boss           B．member        C．adult D．child

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My God, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“Take that seat，” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one，in the back of the room.

Carlos laughed widely. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos，not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. “ I’ sorry I embarrassed you,” he said. I looked straight head over the top of his black hair. “That’s all right.”

    “ I ought to know better.” He was still blocking my way.” What’s your name?” “Karen Forbes.” “ You probably heard me say I’m Carlos Herrera.” He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes.” “ I don’t see why you’re so touchy.”

    I brushed by him and said sharply, “You wouldn’t understand.”

    He followed me a few steps. “I’m just the one who should, Karen,” he said. “ You and I have a lot in common.”

    It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come?” I kept asking myself,” How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

    So that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn’t seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin，I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is that you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…

1.The author was angry because ________.

A．the class made fun of her                    B．Carlos was too rude to her

C．she had to carry many books                D．Reed Harrington didn’t date her

2.Which of the following about Carlos is NOT TRUE?

A．He was popular.                                        B．He was new in the school.

C．He was shorter than the author.            D．He was chosen president in the school elections. 

3.The underlined word “ touchy” in paragraph 8 probably means________

A. moved              B. cheerful           C. curious      D. annoyed

4.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that the author ________.

A. cared much about Reed’s attitude        B. hoped Reed was laughing with others

C. thought Reed was the same as others      D. couldn’t stand Carlos playing tricks on her

5.According to the text, which is the most likely ending?

A.Carlos and Reed became very good friends

B.Carlos and the author argued with each other.

C.The author changed her attitude towards Carlos.

D.Carlos was elected president of the student committee.