All of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota were dear to me, but Mark was one in a million. His happy­to­be­alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness   31  .

Mark talked   32   in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without   33   was unacceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me, Madam!” I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but before long I became   34   hearing it many times a day.

However, one morning my patience was   35   when Mark talked once too often. I warned Mark, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth   36  !”

It wasn’t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out（脱口说出）, “Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me   37   Mark, but since I had stated the   38   in front of the class, I had to act on it.

Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk, I walked to Mark’s desk,   39   two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the   40   of the room.

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily! I started   41  . The entire class   42   as I walked back to Mark’s desk,   43   the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for   44   me, Madam!”

Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father broke the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam War, I broke down and cried in my heart, “Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world   45   you could talk to me!”

1.A. delightful                      B. attractive                       C. striking                           D. annoying

2.A. happily                                   B. constantly                       C. quickly                             D. immediately

3.A. hesitation                             B. permission                       C. delay                            D. trouble

4.A. curious about             B. unbearable of                 C. accustomed to               D. fond of

5.A. growing out                           B. working out           C. going out                         D. running out 

6.A. close                             B. firmly                              C. shut                                   D. closely

7.A. watch                                    B. criticize                           C. overlook                         D. inform

8.A. opinion                       B. view                                  C. punishment                    D. evidence

9.A. put up                                    B. tore off                   C. cut into                          D. took out

10.A . back                                   B. centre                            C. entrance                         D. front

11.A. laughing                    B. screaming           C. complaining           D. criticizing

12.A. disturbed                            B. protected                        C. froze                     D. cheered

13.A. stuck                                   B. recovered           C. removed                         D. fastened

14.A. praising                                B. correcting                        C. encouraging           D. hurting

15.A. as if                                     B. in case                             C. if only                               D. even if

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad    39    to something better.But others have been though the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over sad over again,and it will help you   40   though the rough situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full            B．rich            C．few             D．enough

2.A．And           B．Yet           C．Still             D．Thus

3.A．thinner         B．stronger       C．worse           D．healthier

4.A．attitude        B．assumption     C．instruction       D．account

5.A．assisted        B．tended         C．managed        D．intended

6.A．make          B．absorb         C．select           D．replace

7.A．attacked        B．caught        C．froze            D．cheated

8.A．operation        B．taste                 C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly           B．completely   C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal            B．defend       C．survive           D．observe

11.A． similarly        B．differently    C．gradually         D．commonly

12.A．pull           B．take          C．break             D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for    D．as a result of

14.A．handle         B．carry         C．follow           D．inspect

15.A．rolling         B．using           C．building          D．making

16.A．defeated       B．recommended   C．introduced        D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be   16   with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even   17   help and when my offers are refused, I am   18   willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.

Sometimes a person’s independence is a   19   of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too   20   since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for   21  , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.

Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything   22  . I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiancé, when he was   23   by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He   24  within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted   25  , stubborn pride and force of habit   26   me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed.   27   my protest(反对), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the   28   of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the   29   industry. The Israeli women   30   have walked away.   31  , without even telling me, they   32   their schedule rather than leave me behind.

  33   I didn’t realize it at that time, I would not have   34   the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned   35   is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.

1.A.struggling    B.dealing  C.confused        D.satisfied

2.A.offer   B.accept   C.seek       D.desire

3.A.occasionally         B.frequently      C.usually   D.seldom

4.A.range B.symbol   C.way        D.mix

5.Aadventurous         B.brave     C.independent D.creative

6.A.money         B.equipment     C.directions       D.suggestions

7.A.happened   B.messed  C.changed         D.disappeared

8.A.attacked      B.caught   C.followed         D.impressed

9.A.sunk   B.died       C.failed     D.recovered

10.A.company  B.advice    C.comfort D.evidence

11.A.kept B.prevented      C.denied   D.suggested

12.A.In spite of         B.In case of        C.In terms of    D.As a result

13.A.proof         B.news      C.fact         D.cause

14.A.medicine  B.entertainment        C.fishing    D.tourism

15.A.could         B.need      C.should   D.must

16.A.Therefore B.Otherwise      C.Instead  D.Besides

17.A.delayed    B.made     C.considered    D.threw

18.A.When        B.While     C.Because          D.If

19.A.survived   B.experienced  C.avoided D.suffered

20.A.refusing    B.accepting       C.giving     D.begging

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading. More and more 26  and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers  27  on streets.
These printed things 28    newspapers but have hardly anything to do with  29  , you can only find reading materials badly made up these—— some are too strange for anyone to 30  ; others are frightening stories of something still worse. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such   31   reading, which 32   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares(恶梦)and immoral(邪恶的)ideas in return. Homework was left   33  ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, whoever they are, we never know, are  34 their silent money.
The sheep - skinned wolf's story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 35  this kind of thing. Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.   36    , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. Sometimes you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures,   37  one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does   38   to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The  39  teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young readers need more interesting books to help them   40   those ugly papers.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the   21   day, and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked   22  , but I couldn't find 23  of my husband's socks though I had looked  24  for it.

    The next morning, I got ready for 25   as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them and told them   26  we were going to do  27  .

    When I turned   28   to write on the blackboard, the class burst out  29  . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was  30   the headmaster would be in to see all this.

    I asked the class to  31  , but the 32 I talked, the more they laughed. So I thought I had better pay  33   attention to them and continue to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they laughed even more.

    Before long, the teacher who had the room next to   34   came to see  35   all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started   36  , too.

    "Good  Heavens ! "I said. "Will   37   please tell me what is so  38  ?"

    "Oh, God," said the teacher, " you have a brown 39 stuck to the back of your shirt. "

    So that's   40   I found my husband's missing sock.

    "Oh, well," I said to the class, "let's just say  you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电)."

1. A. very          B. last           C. next       D. following

2.A. hard          B. well          C. fast        D. slowly

3. A. all            B. both          C. either      D. one

4.A. nowhere       B. somewhere    C. anywhere   D. everywhere

5. A. breakfast      B. clothes        C. school      D. books

6.A. which         B. what         C. how        D. why

7.A. today         B. this day       C. that day     D. now

8. A. around        B. back          C. off         D. over

9. A. smiling       B. laughing       C. crying      D. quarrelling

10. A. afraid         B. doubtful       C. sure        D. glad

11. A. look          B. write         C. stop         D. go on

12.A. better         B. quicker       C. less         D. more

13. A. further        B. more         C. hardly       D. no

14. A. me           B. mine         C. us          D. his

15. A. what          B. why         C. which        D. that

16. A. writing        B. asking        C. talking       D. laughing

17. A. everyone      B. anyone       C. someone     D. he

18. A. funny         B. wrong       C. pleasant      D. unforgettable

19.A. handkerchief   B. sock         C. paper        D. hair

20.A. why          B. when        C. how         D. what