No sooner ________in the distance ______a storm began to pour.

Los Angeles June 14, 2006 – Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah was arrested yesterday after spending two weeks sitting in a walnut tree on an urban farm a few kilometers from downtown Los Angeles. She was one of 40 people, including celebrities from the music and movie world, who were protesting at the proposed destruction of the 14 – acre farm. Police officers cut away branches from the tree and used a fire engine to reach Ms Hannah and her co – protester, environmentalist John Quigley. The two of them raised their fists in defiance（反抗）as they were removed.

Protesters, some of whom had chained themselves to concrete –filled barrels（桶），said that it was essential to keep the farm operating, as it provided food for hundreds of poor families in the area. About 350 people grow produce and flowers on the farm, which has been there for more than a decade and is situated in an inner –city area surrounded by warehouses and railroad tracks. However, the local authority recently approved plans for the area to be cleared and redeveloped for the construction of a huge new warehouse.

Ms Hannah, 45, star of films such as Splash and Kill Bill was not thrilled about being arrested. “But I felt it was important to show my support for the people,” she said. “This farm should be a model for sustainable (可持续的) urban agriculture. It needs to be replicated, not eradicated.”

The record length for a tree protest is held by a woman called Julia Hill, who remained on top of a 30-metre-high redwood tree in Northern California for 738 days from December 1997 to December 1999. She was successful in saving the tree and those around it from destruction. Ms Hill was also at the Los Angeles urban farm project this week, but her presence failed to stop the inevitable (不可避免的). No sooner had the protesters been removed than earth-moving machines moved in and began to clear the land.

1．Daryl Hannah was involved in a protest to           .

       A．save an agricultural city farm from destruction

       B．save a farm outside Los Angeles that provided jobs for the poor

       C．complain to the local council about all their development plans

       D．stop the police and fire department from cutting down trees

2．What did the protesters do?

       A．40 of them chained themselves to trees.

       B．They climbed trees with celebrities and refused to come down.

       C．They all chained themselves to large pieces of concrete.

       D．They fought with the police.

3．What did Daryl Hannah mean when she said “It needs to be replicated, not eradicated” in the third paragraph?

       A．The new warehouse much provide jobs for the poor.

       B．More farms should grow food for the cites not fewer.

       C．The city farm was a model to be copied not destroyed.

       D．The plans must be reconsidered and changed.

4．What happened after the protesters were removed?

       A．They built the warehouse immediately.

       B．They had hardly left when construction of the new building started.   

       C．As soon as they were gone, heavy machines cut down the trees.

       D．The farm was saved.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

1.A.There is only one bedroom,so Mary and I live together.

B.There is only one bedroom.So IitMary.

2.Now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him if he doesn’t respect us.

_______ he has been so rude to us, I feel like ________ him _______ he respects us.

3.One such person in our city is Old Wang.

Old Wang is _________  _________  _________ in our city.

4.A lot of children like this TV program.

This TV program _______________________ a lot of children.

5.He performed badly in the exam, so he didn’t pass it.

He failed ______ _______ the exam as a ______ ____ his poor performance.

6.No sooner had he returned home than he was told to go to another country.

________ had he returned home ______ he was told to go to another country.

7.It happened that I was out when he called on me.

Ihappened ______ _______ ______ when he called on me

8.More and more people have shown great interest in this incident because of reports of aliens.

This incident _______ ______ ______ _______ _______ _____ reports of aliens.

9.He concentrated all his attention on his novel, so he didn’t notice me come in.

_________ _______ his novel, he didn’t notice me come in.

10.The paintings are on show in the assembly hall. David donated them to the school.

The paintings___David donated to the school are being______in the assembly hall.

第二节：完形填空（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。

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  36  just inside the entrance  37 . It said: Remember,  38 , one of our customers gets  39  goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!

For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards  40 , like many of her  41 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never  42  hoping. The  43  in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  44  buying so many things but failed. She 45  dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, "Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46 doesn't need to be paid!" One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  48  than she found that she had forgotten to  49  tea. She dashed back to the  50 ,got some tea and went towards the  51 . As she did so, she saw the  52  came.  53  his hand he said, "I want to  54  you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket  55 !"

36. A. notice   B. report C. board  D. newspaper

37. A. did       B. promised    C. made  D. agreed

38. A. every day     B. every month      C. twice a week      D. once a week

39. A. excellent     B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected

40. A. waited  B. came   C. hoped D. went

41. A. friends  B. neighbors   C. relatives     D. customers

42. A. got rid of     B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out

43. A. counter B. cushion      C. food   D. cupboard

44. A. against  B. for      C. with    D. about

45. A. often    B. always       C. usually       D. seldom

46. A. bill       B. hand   C. car      D. basket

47. A. anxiously     B. seriously    C. crazily       D. wonderfully

48. A. pockets B. car      C. basket D. house

49. A. buy      B. find    C. take    D. have

50. A. shop     B. counter      C. department D. supermarket

51. A. door     B. entrance     C. cash-desk   D. shelves

52. A. secretary      B. policeman  C. manager     D. salesman

53. A. Putting out   B. Holding out       C. Shaking     D. Waving

54. A. congratulate B. tell     C. inform       D. thank

55. A. is yours       B. means nothing   C. belongs to you   D. costs nothing