That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a   36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my  37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What  38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could  39 my way up?

Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you  40  that?’’She asked just as we were  41  the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and   42  the window. “It looks like a child.’’  43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed  44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the   45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no  46  that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and   47  at the engineer.

I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I   48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my   49  feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I   50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something   51  

me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was  52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.

Once the train was out of  53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to  54 it !’’

I got ready for bed that night  55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答。

　　This is an old story． People tell it to children all over the world ． Cinderella's father and mother  1 ． She lived with her aunt．Her aunt had two daughters． All of them hated Cinderella because she was beautiful．They made her  2 in the house all day long．

　　One day,the Prince was  3 ． The king asked all the ladies in the land to come to a great dance．  4 the dance the Prince would choose his wife．

　　When Cinderella heard about the dance, she wanted to go．Her aunt and the ugly sisters laughed and said,“You can't go．”Then they went off to the dance． Poor Cinderella sat by the fire  5 ．

　　 6 she heard a gentle voice saying,“Don't cry,Cinderella,you shall go to the dance．I will help you．” Cinderella  7 and saw a little old lady ．She waved her stick at Cinderella． Suddenly she was wearing a wonderful dress．“Now go to the dance．” said the little lady．

　　Cinderella enjoyed the dance very much．The Prince danced with her  8 ．Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve．She hurried back home．She lost one of her glass shoes   9 ．The next day,the Prince sent men to all parts of the country with the glass shoe．

　　“If anyone can wear this small shoe,” he said,“She must be the beautiful lady, and I will marry her．”

　　When the men brought the shoe to the ugly sisters,they both pretended 10 the shoe,but their feet were big and the shoe was small．The man laughed． “Let Cinderella try．”said one of the man．Cinderella put the shoe on easily． Then the Prince married her,and they lived happily ever after．

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A． both were dead　　　B． were both death

C． were both died　　　D． were both dead

2．

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A． to do all the work

B． did all the work

C． do all the work

D． doing all the work

3．

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A． old enough to be married with

B． old enough to marry

C． old enough to marry with

D． old enough to be married

4．

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A． During the night of

B． At the night of

C． On the night of

D． In the night of

5．

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A． to cry　　　　　　 B． crying

C． to be crying　　　 D． to be cried

6．

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A． Sudden　　　　　　 B． All on sudden

C． On sudden　　　　　D． All of a sudden

7．

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A． looked up　　　  　B． looked at

C． looked for　　　　 D． looked down

8．

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A． at that time　　　 B． at times

C． all the time　　 　D． at one time

9．

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A． on the steps　　　 B． within the steps

C． in the steps　　　 D． under the steps

10．

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A． to put on　　　　　B． putting on

C． to wear　　　　　　D． to have on

(B)

　　Tony and Maria were twins(双胞胎)．When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot(鹦鹉)  11 ．Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room．Chico soon learned to say a few words．

　　When the children were at home,Chico's cage door was opened and the parrot  12 ．Sometimes he landed on Maria's arm; Sometimes he landed on Tony's shoulder．One day he  13 and very nearly fell into the fire．

　　Tony put the parrot on his arm．He  14 the fire and said,“Fire-bad!”Over and over again ．Chico learned the words,and said“Fire-bad!”if  15 carried him near the fire．

　　One very cold night,just before bed-time,Tony put lots of coal on the living-room fire,but he 16 the fire-guard(火炉栏)in front of the fire．

　　Dad then 17 the light and the family went to bed． Soon everybody in the house was 18 ．

　　Chico was first to 19 ．He at once saw that a bit of burning coal 20 out of the fire onto the rug(炉边地毯)．Smoke and flames(火焰)were rising from the rug．

　　“Fire-bad! Fire-bad!”screamed(尖叫)Chico,as he jumped about his cage．Dad was first to waken(醒来)．He ran downstairs．Then came Mum,Tony,and Maria． Mum and Dad filled pails(桶)with water and threw them on the burning rug．Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire．Maria spoke quietly to Chico  21 ． In a few minutes ,the fire was 22 ．But if Chico had not cried out,the house 23 ．

　　“Thank you,My dear friend-Chico．You're a hero．”said Tony,  24 ．

　　Then they went upstairs,  25 in his cage．

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A． for their youngest　　　B． to the birthday

C． for their birthday　　　D． on their celebration

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A． refused to fly into the blue sky

B． flew out of the cage

C． still stayed in the cage

D． flow down to the ground

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A． became tiring　　　　　　B． got angry

C． got ill　　　　　　　　　D． became tired

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A． looked at　　　　　　　　B． pointed out

C． pointed to　　　　　　　 D． looked for

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A． anyone 　　　　　　　　　B． someone

C． everyone　　　　　　　　 D． on one

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A． forgot putting　　　　　 B． forgot to put

C． forgot having put　　　　D． forgot to have put

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A． put on 　　　　　　　　　B． put down

C． put out 　　　　　　　　 D． put away

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A． almost dying　　　　　　 B． very asleep

C． fast sleeing　　　　　　 D． fast asleep

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A． sit up 　　　　　　　　　B． stand up

C． wake up 　　　　　　　　 D． eat up

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A． had fallen　　　　　　 　B． fell

C． had felt 　　　　　　　　D． had been fallen

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A． to carry him back into the bag

B． to keep him calm

C． to let him fly into the sky

D． to make him calmly

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A． being put away　　　　　　B． put out

C． put down　　　　　　　　　D． putting out

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A． might have been burned down

B． had burned down at once

C． might have been burning down

D． might have burned down

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A． to speak to all of them

B． speaking to all of them

C． to speak for them all

D． speaking for them all

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A． to leave a happy Chico resting

B． left a happy Chico to rest

C． leaving a happy Chico resting

Bill Trew worked on the night shift in an old mine called Park Deep. Day and night 180 miners   1   underground there, more than 6,000 feet down. They all took their   2   of night work, but Bill always worked at night. He said he   3   it.

One day he came home as   4   at half past seven in the morning. He had his “supper”, as he   5   it, and went to bed. An unusual dream troubled his sleep. Afterwards, the   6   thing he remembered about was – a throbbing (跳动) blue light.

Bill got up in the afternoon as usual. It was as   7   getting up – because he could   8   see the blue light in front of his eyes. As the evening grew   9  , the light grew stronger. Bill got   10   for the night shift. But by eight o’clock the blue light was so bright that he could   11   see anything else. He and his wife were very   12  . Bill had never been sick before.

“Don’t go to work,” Mrs. Trew said. “If it isn’t   13   by tomorrow, I’ll have to sent for the doctor.”

Bill didn’t go to work. He sat in an armchair,  14   but with closed eyes. Even then the blueness was like a living thing. It   15   him, silent, throbbing. The family went to bed but Bill wasn’t tired: he stayed in his armchair.

At eleven o’clock a long, loud explosion   16   the ground. Bill opened his eyes and jumped to his   17 . The blue light was gone! He rushed outside. Someone shouted, “Gas! Gas in Park Deep! Oh,   18   the night shift!”

The gas explosion killed 179 men in Park Deep. The mine was destroyed for   19  .The bodies remain to this day in their grave. And Bill has never stopped   20  .That blue light: why did it make him the only man unfit for work that night?

1．A．gathered                B．stayed                 C．had to                 D．worked

3．A．loved                    B．disliked                C．preferred             D．hated

4．A．rule                      B．order                   C．ago                     D．usual

5．A．described              B．said                     C．called                  D．liked

6．A．great                     B．funny                  C．big                      D．only

7．A．good                     B．strange                C．late                     D．bad

8．A．still                       B．only                    C．hardly                 D．clearly

9．A．bigger                   B．later                    C．darker                 D．blacker

10．A．up                      B．well                    C．prepared              D．ready

11．A．seldom                B．merely                 C．hardly                 D．barely

12．A．confused             B．puzzled                C．wondered            D．frightened

13．A．good                   B．normal                C．better                  D．fine

14．A．awake                 B．sleeping               C．surprising            D．resting

15．A．feared                 B．surrounded          C．wakened             D．brightened

16．A．hit                      B．broke                  C．shook                 D．crashed

17．A．feet                     B．chair                   C．shoes                  D．door

18．A．bad                     B．misery                 C．pity                     D．die

19．A．that                     B．all                       C．everything           D．good

20．A．thinking             B．wondering           C．working             D．sympathizing

Bill Trew worked on the night shift(夜班) in an old coal mine called Park Deep. Day and night 180 miners worked underground there, more than 6,00 feet 31 .They all took their 32 of night work, but Bill always worked at night. He said he  33 _it.

One day he came home as usual at half past seven in the morning. He had his “Supper”， 34 he called it, and went to bed. An 35 dream troubled his sleep. 36 ， the only thing he remembered about it was—a throbbing(跳动) blue light.

Bill got up in the afternoon as usual. It was a 37 getting up—because he could still see the blue light in front of his eyes. As the evening 38 darker, the light grew stronger. Bill got ready for the night shift. But by 8 o'clock the blue light was so bright that he could 39 see anything else. He and his wife were very puzzled. Bill had never been  40 before.

 “Don't go to work，” Mrs.Trew said. “If it isn't better 41 tomorrow, I'll have to send for the doctor.” 

Bill didn't go to work. He sat in an armchair， 42 but with closed eyes.  43 then the blueness was like a living thing. It surrounded him, silent, throbbing. The family went to bed but Bill wasn't  44_： he stayed in his armchair.

At 11 o'clock a long, loud explosion(爆炸)__45__the ground. Bill opened his eyes and 46   to his feet. The blue light was  47  ！ He rushed outside. Someone shouted, “Gas! gas in Park Deep! Oh pity the night shift！”

The gas explosion killed 179 men in Park Deep. The mine was destroyed  48 .Bill Trew has never  49  wondering. The blue light: why did it make him the only man 50 for work that night?

31．A.down                 B．around            C．off        D．away

32．A.order           B．time          C．share          D．list

33．A.decided              B．preferred       C．suited        D．needed

34．A.what            B．because        C．when        D．as

35．A. uneasy              B．unusual        C．extra         D．ordinary

36．A. Afterwards           B．However       C．Therefore  D．Meanwhile

37．A.regular               B．fresh          C．late           D．strange

38．A.turned         B．developed      C．grew          D．fell

39．A.possibly          B．hardly         C．probably   D．immediately

40．A.fearful         B．calm          C．safe           D．sick

41．A. for             B．within         C．by       D．on

42．A. awake           B．frightened      C．clear          D．relaxed

43．A.Just            B．Till           C．From         D．Even

44．A. serious              B．tired          C．free     D．troubled

45．A. shook         B．destroyed      C．attacked    D．broke

46．A. struggled       B．rose           C．jumped     D．bent

47．A. gone           B．left           C．frozen        D．lost

48．A. at last         B．at all          C．for ever    D．for all

49．A. stood         B．stopped        C．kept          D．delayed

50．A. unfair         B．unreasonable    C．unfit          D．unacceptable

Bill Trew worked on the night shift（夜班） in an old coal mine called Park Deep．Day and night 180 miners worked underground there, more than 6,00 feet   21  ．They all took their   22   of night work, but Bill always worked at night．he said he   23   it．

       One day he came home as usual at half past seven in the morning．He had his ‘Supper’,   24   he called it, and went to bed．An   25    dream troubled his sleep．  26  , the only thing he remembered about it was— a throbbing（跳动） blue light．

       Bill got up in the afternoon as usual．It was a   27    getting up—because he could still see the blue light in front of his eyes．As the evening   28   darker, the light grew stronger．Bill got ready for the night shift．But by 8 o'clock the blue light was so bright that he could   29    see anything else．He and his wife were very puzzled．Bill had never been    30   before．

       “Don't go to work,”Mrs．Trew said．“If it isn't better   31    tomorrow, I'll have to send for the doctor．”

       Bill didn't go to work．He sat in an armchair,    32    but with closed eyes．  33   then the blueness was like a living thing．It surrounded him, silent, throbbing．The family went to bed but Bill wasn't   34  : he stayed in his armchair．

       At 11 o'clock a long, loud explosion(爆炸)   35   the ground．Bill opened his eyes and   36 to his feet．The blue light was   37   ! He rushed outside．Someone shouted, “Gas! gas in Park Deep! Oh pity the night shift!”

       The gas explosion killed 179 men in Park Deep．The mine was destroyed   38   ．Bill Trew has never  39   wondering. The blue light: why did it make him the only man   40   for work that night?

21．A．down                     B．around                    C．off                         D．away

22．A．order                      B．time                        C．share                      D．list

23．A．decided                   B．preferred                 C．suited                     D．needed

24．A．what                      B．because                  C．when                     D．as

25．A．uneasy                    B．unusual                   C．extra                      D．ordinary

26．A．Afterwards             B．However                 C．Therefore               D．Meanwhile

27．A．regular                    B．fresh                      C．late                        D．strange

28．A．turned                    B．developed                C．grew                      D．fell

29．A．possibly                  B．hardly                     C．probably                 D．immediately

30．A．fearful                    B．calm                       C．safe                       D．sick

31．A．for                         B．within                     C．by                          D．on

32．A．awake                    B．frightened               C．clear                      D．relaxed

33．A．Just                        B．Till                         C．From                     D．Even

34．A．serious                   B．tired                       C．free                        D．troubled

35．A．shook                     B．destroyed                C．attacked                 D．broke

36．A．struggled                B．rose                        C．jumped                   D．bent

37．A．gone                       B．left                         C．frozen                    D．lost

38．A．at last                     B．at all                       C．for ever                  D．for all

39．A．stood                      B．stopped                   C．kept                       D．delayed

40．A．unfair                     B．unreasonable           C．unfit                       D．unacceptable