Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal__1.__ an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs _2.___the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and __3._____, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and hurried ___4.__. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way __5.____the field and then flowed right under their tent! 

It is sometimes reported that strange flying objects have been seen high up in the sky. People call these strange objects Unidentified(不明的)Flying Objects(UFOs). These UFOs caused a lot of interest. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe.Some have been explained in scientific ways. Others have never been explained.

Here is an account of UFOs from a report.

Dennis Bardens,who wrote an article,tells us that he once saw a UFO himself.He was having dinner one night with a friend near Tripoli(的黎波里),Libya(利比亚),and after dinner the two men walked across a yard to his room to look at some papers.Bardens noticed that the moon looked strange that night.

“It wasn't the moon,”was the reply.

They watched the light and saw that it was moving.It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate.In some ways it looked like smoke with a light on it,but it wasn't smoke because it didn't change its shape.It was moving in a regular way.That is to say,it didn't go suddenly faster or more slowly,and it didn't go higher or lower.So the two men decided that there must be men in it.

When it came nearer to Libya,Bardens said that he felt eyes looking at him.He was being watched in the darkness.

When it was nearer,they noticed that the bottom parts were brighter than the top.The bottom was yellow and the top was red.Then the object suddenly turned away and left Libya,moving very fast.

On a later day Bardens talked to other people about it,and he found some who had seen it.They all described(描述)it in the same way.Could they all the mistaken?

60.The UFOs are______.

A.flying high up in the sky       B.strange flying objects

C.difficult to believe            D.very interested

61.A UFO was seen one night______.

A.when they were walking across a yard to Bardens' room

B.while they were looking at the light

C.when Bardens noticed the moon appearing strange

D.while they were having dinner

62.The UFO looked like______.

A.smoke                                   B.light

C.a moving object                         D.a large plate

63.When the UFO came nearer to Libya,______.

A.it disappeared all at once

B.it suddenly turned away and left

C.it was watched in the darkness

D.Bardens was looking at it

I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother

and his friends were all  36  of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they  37  that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought  38  for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother  39  me the ticket. I was really  40 !

I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our  41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became  42 . I could barely make out the stage in the  43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band  44  the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t  45  what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as  46  as a jet engine. I could  47  the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just  48  that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to  49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the  50  and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just  51  from a long sleep. My ears were still  52  with the beat of the last song.

After the  53  , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,  54 , I listen to one of their songs and  55  I’m back at that first show.

1.                A．members       B．fans            C．friends   D．volunteers

2.                A．guessed        B．thought         C．discovered    D．predicted

3.                A．flowers         B．drinks          C．clothes   D．tickets

4.                A．offered         B．booked         C．returned  D．found

5.                A．relaxed         B．excited         C．embarrassed   D．encouraged

6.                A．seats           B．entrance        C．spots D．space

7.                A．comfortable     B．serious         C．nervous  D．quiet

8.                A．silence         B．darkness        C．noise D．smoke

9.                A．fell upon        B．got through      C．stepped onto  D．broke into

10.               A．forget          B．bear           C．repeat    D．hear

11.               A．loud           B．hard           C．sweet D．fast

12.               A．enjoy          B．touch          C．feel  D．digest

13.               A．realize         B．understand      C．believe    D．remember

14.               A．continue       B．finish          C．delay D．change

15.               A．theatre         B．party          C．opera D．stage

16.               A．escaped        B．traveled        C．woken    D．benefited

17.               A．aching         B．burning        C．rolling D．ringing

18.               A．competition     B．performance    C．interview  D．celebration

19.               A．besides        B．otherwise       C．instead    D．though

20.               A．decide         B．regret          C．imagine   D．conclude

It is often said that you cannot “teach an old dog new tricks”, but three New Zealand dogs have decided to prove otherwise by learning a skill --- driving a car!

What's even more impressive is that the three who have become skilled in just eight weeks are not special dogs that belong to some rich owners, but abandoned ones at New Zealand's SPCA.

To get their training started, 10-month old Porter, 18-month-old Monty and one-year-old Ginny were selected from a pool of seven potential candidates and moved to Animal Q, a talent agency that teaches animals tricks for movies and television shows.

The driving classes began with teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques like turning the steering wheels（方向盘）and applying the brakes. After that the dogs practiced everything they had learnt behind the wheels of a motorized（装上发动机的）car. Then finally, it was time for the big test--- driving a real car!

Human cars are not really built for four-legged animals, so the car they drove was adjusted so that the dogs could sit comfortably and easily reach the steering wheel with their paws.

Though they all seemed to do very well, the real test came on Monday night when Monty, the best driver of the three, showed his great driving skill on live television.

Why would the SPCA go through so much trouble to highlight the skills of homeless dogs?  The reason is to show that adopting a dog from a shelter does not mean owners are getting a pet that is worse than one purchased from a keeper. The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to convince the residents of New Zealand to consider them, when searching for a pet.

We surely hope so, meanwhile we are almost certain that these three pioneers have at least landed their names in the Guinness World Records, creating a category that probably does not even exist today!

1.Who do the three dogs belong to?

A. Some rich owners.      B. Animal Q.       C. A shelter.      D. A zoo.

2.The car the dogs drove was adjusted ______.

A. because is was too big for the dogs to drive

B. because it had no steering wheels and brakes

C. to ensure the dogs could sit comfortably and drive easily

D. to motorize the car and turn it to be a real one

3.Which is the right order of the following events?

a. Teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques.

b. Selecting three dogs and moving them to Animal Q.

c. The dogs practiced everything they had learnt in a motorized car.

d. Choosing the best driver to show his great driving skill on live television.

e. Driving a real car.

A. a-b-c- d-e    B. b-a-c-e-d    C.  b- d- a-c-e     D. a- e- c-b-d

4.Why does the SPCA decide to teach the three dogs to learn to drive a car?

A. To prove old dogs can learn new tricks.

B. To teach them performing tricks for movies and television shows.

C. To provide amusing performances for homeless children

D. To encourage people to adopt the abandoned dogs.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. A new Guinness category for driving dogs will probably be created.

B. Abandoned dogs are much cleverer than house-kept ones.

C. All the dogs at New Zealand’s SPCA will soon be adopted.

D. New Zealand has the most homeless dogs among all countries

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。
【小题1】As we all know, Nelson Mandela was once s_______________ to 27 years in prison.
【小题2】On the top of the high mountain, they found the air was hard to b____________.
【小题3】He is not a Chinese but he can speak Chinese f_____________.
【小题4】Most scientists present at the meeting voted a_____________ the plan for it would be harmful to the air.
【小题5】They all b__________ out laughing at the funny joke.
【小题6】She is so generous that she gives the poor food and clothing and asks for nothing in r________.
【小题7】After the earthquake, the whole city lay in r__________.
【小题8】A majority of people like to play o__________ rather than stay indoors when it is fine.
【小题9】People in all countries hope for a p_____________ world instead of one filled with wars.
【小题10】We need more e___________ to prove that he is the thief.