Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　Sally arrived early. As she walked around the old house, she couldn't help feeling sad because of what was about to happen. It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety－two. The family had very much wanted to keep all her things. Unfortunately, the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. The bank now forced them to have an auction(拍卖) sale to repay their debts. The auction was to be held today.

　　In the yard, all her grandma's things were neatly arranged, including dishes, old furniture, and this like. She found the quilt, which had been in her family for over one hundred years, lying on her grandma's bed as she always remembered it. If the quilt could talk, she thought, the stories it would surely tell! Her entire family history was contained within it.

　　As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally the time came to bid(出价) on the quilt. Sally held her purse tightly and listened. The first bid was 6 50. She was shocked. It was so high! Quickly. other people bid and soon the bidding reached to $ 85. It was now or never. Taking a deep breath, Sally shouted out “$ 100!”. For a moment, there was silence. Hope filled her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how pleased her grandma would have been with her at this moment.

　　Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125.” In a moment, Sally's eyes filled with tears. She had lost her chance. She couldn't understand why so many people would be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was finally sold for $ 500 to a complete stranger. For the rest of the auction, with an empty feeling inside her, Sally just bid for a few small things that reminded her of her childhood.

　　After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for these few things that were now hers. The woman at the cash register handed her a rather large box. When Sally opened it, there was the quilt. “There must be a mistake. Someone else got this,” she said. At this moment she noticed a handwritten note attached to the quilt with a safety pin, which read:

　　Dear Madam,

　　Before the auction, I noticed you admiring the quilt. Clearly, this object was very precious to you. Your sadness at losing the bid was so clear that it broke my heart. Though you don't know me, please accept this quilt as my gift. 1 don't expect repayment from you. I only ask that you do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path.

Yours,

A Sentimental Stranger

1．What made sally sad is the fact that ________.

[　　]

A．her grandma had died

B．her family were in heavy debts

C．she had to move out of the house

D．her family had to sell her grandma's belongings

2．Sally wanted to own the quilt very much because ________.

[　　]

A．it was probably the oldest object in her family

B．she had used it for about a hundred years

C．it was so old that it seemed to contain the history of the family

D．she thought it was most beautiful quilt

3．Which of the following best describes Sally's feeling during the bidding for the quilt?

[　　]

A．As soon as she heard the bid, she was sure that she could get the quilt,

B．From the start of the bidding she was sure her bid would be the highest.

C．She was too anxious to know what other people said.

D．Before she bid, she thought her bid would be successful.

4．The underlined word “this” in the fifth paragraph of the passage refers to ________.

[　　]

5．The handwritten note in the box asked Sally ________.

[　　]

A．to repay the money some day

B．to do a favor for another person

C．to pay for the quilt with the stranger's money

D．to sell the quilt in another auction

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Sally arrived early. As she walked around the old house, she couldn't cause of what was about to happen. It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. The family had very much wanted to keep all her things. Unfortunately, the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. The bank now forced them to have an auction sale to repay their debts. The auction was to be held today.

　　In the yard, all her grandma's things were neatly arranged, including dishes, old furniture, and this like. She found the quilt(棉被), which had been in her family for over one hundred years, lying on her grandma's bed as she always remembered it. If the quilt could talk, she thought, the stories it would surely tell! Her entire family history was contained within it.

　　As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally the time came to bid (出价) on the quilt. Sally held her purse tightly and listened. The first bid was $50．She was shocked. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding reached to $85．It was now or never. Taking a deep breath, Sally shouted out “$100!” For a moment, there was silence. Hope filled her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how pleased her grandma would have been with her at this moment.

　　Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” In an instant, Sally's eyes filled with tears. She had lost her chance. She couldn't understand why so many people would be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was finally sold for $500 to a complete stranger. For the rest of the auction, with an empty feeling inside her, Sally just bid for a few small things that reminded her of her childhood.

　　After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for these few things that were now hers. The woman at the cash register handed her a rather large box. When Sally opened it, there was the quilt. “There must be a mistake. Someone else got this,” she said. At this moment she noticed a handwritten note attached to the quilt with a safety pin, which read:

　　Dear Madam,

　　Before the auction, I noticed you admiring the quilt. Clearly, this object was very precious to you. Your sadness at losing the bid was so apparent that it broke my heart. Though you don't know me, please accept this quilt as my gift. I don't expect repayment from you. I only ask that you do a similar favor in the futrue for a stranger who happens to cross your path.

Yours

A Sentimental Stranger

1．Why did Sally feel sad when she came to the old house?

[　　]

A．Because her grandma had died.

B．Because her family were in heavy debts.

C．Because she knew she could pay for the quilt.

D．Because her family had to sell her grandma's belongings.

2．Sally wanted to own the quilt very much because ________.

[　　]

A．it was probably the oldest object in her family

B．she had used it for about a hundred yeas

C．it was very expensive when they bought it

D．she thought it was a most beautiful quilt

3．Which of the following best describes Sally's feeling during the bidding for the quilt?

[　　]

A．As soon as she heard the bid, she was sure that she could get the quilt.

B．From the start of the bidding she was sure her bid would be the highest.

C．She was too nervous to know what other people said.

D．Straight after she bid, she thought her bid had been successful.

4．The underlined word “this” in the fifth paragraph of the passage refers to ________.

[　　]

5．The handwritten note in the box asked Sally ________.

[　　]

A．to repay the money some day

B．to do something kind for another-person

C．to pay for the quilt with the stranger's money

D．to sell the quilt in another auction

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，然后从所给出的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

After listening to everyone’s concerns and problems, Professor Smith looked over at the hostess (主持人) and asked her if she could get a paper and pen for everyone in the room. She    36    a minute later, and brought some paper and pens.

    “Do me a    37   ,” Professor Smith asked. “We’re going to try something and I    38    your cooperation. On the small piece of paper please    39    the 3 biggest problems you are facing in your personal life right now. Don’t write your name on it. We’ll keep it    40   .”

    The group found the experiment    41   , not knowing what was to follow.

    After everyone wrote down their problems, Professor Smith asked everyone to    42    their paper and put it in a small basket that was in the front of the room. There were    43    expressions throughout the room,    44    again, everyone cooperated, wanting to know what would    45    next.

    Professor Smith shook the basket and then he    46    around the room and asked each person to    47    a paper from the basket. After he had done that, he sat back down and looked around the room.

    “Friends,   48    the paper and read to yourself the problems that you    49   ,” Professor Smith said.

    Then, Professor Smith    50    at the woman sitting on his left and asked, “Lisa, would you like to    51    your problems that you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”

 “No,” Lisa said.

    Next, Professor Smith asked the man sitting next to Lisa the    52    question. “Would you like to exchange the problems you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”

   53    the reply was “No.”

    Professor Smith went around the whole room. Everyone had a    54    to answer.

Surprisingly, the answers were all the same — no, no, no, no…. Some people said that “I can settle my own problems, but I can’t    55    what I chose out of the basket”. Some people said “Wow — these make my problems look like nothing.”

A. left                B. returned             C. answered             D. finished

A. favor          B. help                 C. prize                    D. reward

A. like           B. wish                 C. ask                  D. need

A. put out         B. wash away                C. write down               D. speak out

A. secret         B. silence                  C. message              D. future

A. encouraging        B. interesting              C. surprising               D. boring

A. tear           B. cut                  C. desert                   D. fold

A. frightened     B. pleasant             C. curious              D. terrible

A. but                B. so                   C. for                  D. and

A. say         B. happen               C. move                 D. adventure

A. jumped         B. ran                  C. walked               D. rushed

A. throw          B. touch                    C. hold                 D. pick

A. unfold         B. see                  C. search                   D. study

A. heard           B. chose                    C. noticed              D. feared

A. shouted            B. wondered             C. looked                   D. knocked

A. give           B. accept                   C. understand               D. exchange

A. same           B. different                C. easy                 D. strange

A. Immediately     B. Again                    C. Surely                   D. Then

A. bravery            B. fault                    C. chance                   D. power

A. struggle with       B. show off             C. throw away               D. deal with

That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, ­ 1  his head．

Hearing her husband back, Kay  2  out of the kitchen, but to her  3 , Joe sat still,

without  4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”

“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  7 ．It seems that I have no  8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10  job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”

“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own  12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to  13  you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”

Their next three weeks were spent  15  different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door,  16  their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”

The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．

Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．

1.                A．lifting          B．raising          C．hanging   D．combing

2.                A．walked         B．looked         C．kept D．stole

3.                A．anger          B．joy            C．surprise  D．disappointment

4.                A．hope          B．movement      C．patience  D．smile

5.                A．said           B．sensed         C．told  D．did

6.                A．lucky          B．exciting         C．new D．bad

7.                A．favor          B．way            C．place D．sight

8.                A．time           B．thought         C．chance   D．wish

9.                A．interesting      B．experienced     C．lovely    D．fit

10.               A．good          B．poor           C．beautiful  D．funny

11.               A．success        B．office          C．lead  D．government

12.               A．people         B．reasons        C．rights D．advantages

13.               A．force          B．expect         C．order D．ask

14.               A．choice         B．friend          C．leader D．person

15.               A．helping         B．visiting         C．inviting    D．traveling

16.               A．answering      B．repeating       C．showing   D．offering

17.               A．final           B．next           C．first  D．close

18.               A．eager          B．sorry          C．anxious   D．happy

19.               A．breaths        B．worries         C．tongues   D．hearts

20.               A．left            B．arrived         C．laughed   D．jumped

第四节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, ­ 26  his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay  27  out of the kitchen, but to her  28 , Joe sat still,
without  29 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 30 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 31  news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  32 ．It seems that I have no  33 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more  34 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a  35  job．Many signs show that he’s in the 36 ．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own  37 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to  38  you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 39”
Their next three weeks were spent  40  different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door,  41  their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the  42 vote, the whole Hart family were too  43 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their  44 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all  45 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．
26．A．lifting         B．raising       C．hanging     D．combing
27．A．walked       B．looked       C．kept        D．stole
28．A．anger         B．joy          C．surprise     D．disappointment
29．A．hope         B．movement    C．patience     D．smile
30．A．said          B．sensed        C．told         D．did
31．A．lucky         B．exciting      C．new        D．bad
32．A．favor         B．way          C．place        D．sight
33．A．time          B．thought      C．chance       D．wish
34．A．interesting     B．experienced   C．lovely       D．fit
35．A．good          B．poor         C．beautiful     D．funny
36．A．success        B．office        C．lead         D．government
37．A．people        B．reasons       C．rights        D．advantages
38．A．force         B．expect       C．order         D．ask
39．A．choice        B．friend        C．leader       D．person
40．A．helping        B．visiting       C．inviting            D．traveling
41．A．answering     B．repeating      C．showing     D．offering
42．A．final         B．next         C．first         D．close
43．A．eager         B．sorry         C．anxious      D．happy
44．A．breaths       B．worries       C．tongues      D．hearts
45．A．left          B．arrived             C．laughed      D．jumped