Animals are of great   5   to human beings. Men   6   wild animals for their fur and meat. Domestic animals are even more important to men. Without them life will be very   7  . People make use of animals in many ways.

Cows and pigs are useful   8   men’s   9  . They gives 80% of   10   men eat every year. Skin of some animals can be made   11   expensive overcoats and shoes, which are warm and comfortable and   12   a long time. They are very welcome in cold countries. Wool, which is now   13   of the most important materials for textile(纺织) industry, comes from a special kind of sheep.   14   cows, we get milk. And we should not   15   that some domestic animals are kept for transport(运输). Many people   16   ride on horse. Arabs ride on   17   which travel in deserts for days without   18  . In some places animals are still used   19   fields.   20   is clear that men just can’t live without these animals.

1. A. ordinary　　   　　　　  B. small　　   　　　　　　　　   C. big　　　　　　    D. dark

2. A. wild　　　　　　 　　  B. serious　　　　 　　 　　C. terrible      　　　　D.frightening

3. A. Although　　　　    B. Of course　　　　　　 C.Since　　　　 　　　　  D.After all

4. A. separate　　　　　　 B. divide　　　　　　 　　   C. change　　　　    D. make

5. A. useful　　　　　　    B. usefully　　　　　　     C. useless　　　　    D. use

6. A. hunt　　　　　　 　　 B. discover　　　　　　    C. raise　　　　　　  D. care for

7. A. smooth　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　 　　 C. easy　　　　　　   D. perfect

8. A. to　　　　　　 　　　　 B. for     　　　　　　　　   C. in　　　　　　 　　  D. with

9. A. life　　　　    　　　　 B. work　　   &nb

sp;　　 　　    C. family　　　　　　 D. food

10. A. meal　　　　    　　 B. meat　　　　　　 　　　　 C. dinner　　　　　　 D. animals

11. A. of　　　　    　　　　 B. from　　　　    　　　　  C. into　　　　　　    D. about

12. A. last　　　　    　　   B. cost　　　　    　　　　   C. take　　　　        D. dress

13. A. any　　　　    　　   B. another　　　　　　 　　 C. some　　　　　　 D. one

14. A. For　　　　    　　   B.About　　　　　　  　　  C.From　　　　　　 D.With

15. A. forget　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　 C. realize　　　　　　 D. notice

16. A. always　　　　　　 　　   B. hardly　　　　　　 　　   C. still　　　　　　    D. just

17. A. horses　　　　　　 B. animals　　　　　　 　　 C. bikes　　　　　　 D. camels

18. A. resting　　　　　　 　　   B. eating　　   　　  　　   C. sleeping　　　　   D. stopping

19. A. to plough　　    B. to ploughing　　　　　　 C. ploughing　　   D. to be ploughed

20. A. That　　　　　　    B.This　　　　　　 　　　　  C.It　　　　　　   D.So

Known as the Animal Lady in this area which I lived in, I was always asked to lend a hand in animal 36 . One afternoon three little neighbor girls ran up　 37 my door, saying a baby squirrel was on the sidewalk. I quickly　 38 　the kids and they led me to a tiny squirrel still with milk teeth. I 　39　 and held the little creature up gently in my arms to check it for　 40 . It seemed fine. I figured the mother must have been killed, leaving it an orphan(孤儿). Now, the baby was pretty hungry for 41 and then left its nest to search the neighborhood for help.

I was about to carry it into my 42　 when I found several other babies 　43　 to run down the tree from where their nest was. With the first squirrel hid into my　 44 , I stood at the base of the tree and was 　45　 when three more babies ran right down into my hands. Those dear little creatures were so happy to feel safe and 　46 , and they all held each other close in my shirt. I took them home and 47 them bread and milk to eat. The poor starving things went　 48 　as they swallowed the meal.

I phoned a lady in the next town who 49 　a small squirrel shelter. She had a big back yard with large　 50 　surrounded by a tall wooden fence. She assured me she was well　 51 　to care for the babies and provide a natural home for them when they were grown.

I love that those little girls cared enough about the squirrels to seek out the 52 　of the Animal Lady! And I really　 53 　getting to help the baby creatures. And then the 54　 of caring continued 55 the lady with the squirrel shelter took them in. How wonderful to be part of a chain of kindness.

36. A. hunt　 　　　 　　 　　B. love 　　　 　　C. cure 　　　　 　　　　 D. rescue

37. A. to 　　　　　 　　 B. through 　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　 　　 D. from

38. A. followed 　　　　　 B. glanced　 　　C. comforted　　 　　 D. persuaded

39. A. came down　 B. bent down 　　 C. put down　 　　 　　 D. broke down

40. A. fur 　　　　　　　　　 B. legs　　　　 　 C. teeth　 　　　　　　　　　 D. injuries

41. A. milk　 　　　　　 B. vegetable　 　　 C. nuts 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. leaves

42. A. room 　　　 　　B. car　 　　　　　　 　　C. house 　　　　　　 　　 D. cage

43. A. pretending　　 B. waiting　　　 C. swinging 　　　 　　 D. starting

44. A. shoe　 　　　　　　 B. pocket　 　　C. shirt 　　　　　　 　　　　 D. drawer

45. A. puzzled 　　　　　 B. interested 　　　 C. astonished 　　　 　　　　　　 D. satisfied

46. A. nervous　 　　 B. cold 　　　　　　　 C. warm 　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

47. A. handed　　　 　 B. showed　　　 C. gave　　　　　 　　 D. lent

48. A. hungry　　　 　 B. wild　　　　　　　　 C. sad 　　　　　　　 　　 D. afraid

49. A. owned 　　 　　 B. needed　　　 　　　 C. sought　　　　　 　　　 D. shut

50. A. ladders　　　 　 B. flowers　 　　 C. bamboos 　　　 　　D. trees

51. A. organized　　 　 B. equipped　　 C. built　　　　　　 D. known

52. A. shelter　　　 　 B. information 　 C. advice　 　　　　　　　　 D. help

53. A. minded　　　 　 B. regretted　　 C. enjoyed 　　　　　　　 D. appreciated

54. A. chain 　　　　 B. feeling　　　 C. sense　　　　　　 D. connection

55. A. when 　　　 　　　　 B. if　　 　　　　　　 C. before　 　　　 　　D. until

21．The first intercity train between Beijing and Tianjin, ________ to run at a speed of 350 km per hour, leaves Beijing for Tianjin on August 1, 2008.

A．to design　　　　　B．designing　　　　　C．designed　　　　　D．having designed

22．A majority of adults say they find the crying experience helpful, but about 10 percent feel ________ after they cry.

A．bad　　 B．worse　　 C．worst　　 D．better　　

23．—Jack ________ for work in the downtown.

—________， but he had no luck.

A．ought to have hunted; So he did　　 B．ought to have hunted; So he was

C．ought to hunt; So he has　 D．ought to hunt; So he did

24．To be accepted to study at Yale, applicants must apply directly to the school, college, or program ________ the degree will be awarded.

A．where　　 B．which　　 C．who 　 D．that　　

25．Lucy is an honest girl; I say it, ________ I don't like her.

　 A．even though　　 B．as if　　 C．as long as　　 D．as far as

26．Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from office, eight weeks after he was arrested on charges of trying to sell the US Senate seat once ________ by President Barack Obama.

A．holds　　 B．held　　 C．holding　 D．having held

27．Our store closes in five minutes, ________ please bring your final purchases to the cashier now.

A．while　 B．or　 C．so　 D．but

28．Every reasonable ________ has been made to trace the owners of copyright materials in this book, but in some cases this has proved impossible.

A．way　　 B．measure　　　 C．potential　　 D．effort

29．On 2008 World Food Day, the United Nations launched the International Year of the Potato which focused on the humble vegetable discovered in Peru that ________ main diet around the globe.

A．becomes　　 B．had become

C．has become　　 D．would become

30．—How soon will you return home?

—________， but perhaps in a week when I have finished my talk with that company.

A．I guess　　 B．I'm sure

C．Don't say so　 D．It depends

31．I haven't heard ________ of his songs, but judging from the few I've heard, I think he has a gift for singing.

A．every B．all C．both　 D．none

32．—Uh, by the way, is this your first visit to the country?

—Well, yes and no. ________， I was born here, but this is my first trip back here.

　 A．Generally　　　 B．Actually　　 C．Indeed　　 D．Frequently

33．One of the consequences of our planet's being warming up is a(n) ________ in the number of natural disasters.

　 A．result　 B．cause　　　 C．reason　　　 D．increase

34．When Alford's back was broken, he told himself, “You can't ________. You have too much to live for.”

A．give up B．give out　　 C．give off　　 D．give away

35．—Is Susan coming to this meeting?

—________.

A．No wonder　 B．Believe it or not

C．I suppose so　　 D．Even so

My daughter is a single parent, who works hard to provide for herself and her three young sons.. She manages money matters 16 and succeeds in planning for few expensive things and amusements that 17 take for granted.

When her eldest son, David, wanted a 　18 so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, the family 19 and soon he was the proud owner of a good second-hand bicycle. One afternoon my 　20 asked David to go to the local shop on business. He rode his bicycle, but foolishly 　21 it outside the shop without putting on the lock. When David came out of the shop, it was 　22 . He walked home in tears and then, together with his exasperated mother, went to the local police station to report the theft（盗窃案）.

Imagine their 　23 when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike wedged in the boot. The 　24 told my daughter how he’d seen a group of kids 25 for the bike once my grandson had gone 　26 the shop. The driver – in his late teens – had 27 out to them to leave the bike alone. Despite this, one of the kids in the group had 　28 on the bicycle and ridden it away while the others followed.

The teen got in his car, 　29 after them and demanded the stolen bike back. He was happy to be able to 　30 it to my grandson together with a lecture about the folly of failing to use the bike 31 . Then, in all the excitement, he 　32 away, without even giving his name or telephone number.

Helping children learn to deal with poverty and constantly struggle to become 33 in their lives is what my daughter pursues（追求）in her parenting; 34 , to the best of her belief, experiencing the world outside and learning from others 35 her children a lot.

16．A．carefully　　　　　　 B．carelessly　　　　　 C．formally　　　　　　 D．secretly

17．A．much　　　　　　　　 B．few　　　　　　　　　　 C．many　　　　　　　　 D．little

18．A．car　　　　　　　　　　 B．taxi　　　　　　　　　　 C．truck　　　　　　　　 D．bicycle

19．A．turned up　　　　　 B．saved up　　　　　　 C．made up　　　　　　 D．stayed up

20．A．son　　　　　　　　　　 B．son-in-law　　　　　 C．nephew　　　　　　　 D．daughter

21．A．remained　　　　　　 B．forgot　　　　　　　　 C．left　　　　　　　　　　 D．dropped

22．A．moved　　　　　　　 B．gone　　　　　　　　　 C．borrowed　　　　　 D．robbed

23．A．sadness　　　　　　　 B．confidence　　　　　 C．expectation　　　　 D．joy

24．A．policeman　　　　　 B．guard　　　　　　　　 C．driver　　　　　　　　 D．officer

25．A．go　　　　　　　　　　 B．steal　　　　　　　　　 C．hunt　　　　　　　　　 D．search

26．A．beyond　　　　　　　 B．over　　　　　　　　　 C．inside　　　　　　　　 D．outside

27．A．called　　　　　　　　 B．spoken　　　　　　　 C．found　　　　　　　　 D．hung

28．A．turned　　　　　　　　 B．jumped　　　　　　　 C．lain　　　　　　　　　　 D．played

29．A．walked　　　　　　　 B．looked　　　　　　　　 C．bargained　　　　　 D．drove

30．A．lock　　　　　　　　　 B．throw　　　　　　　　 C．return　　　　　　　　 D．devote

31．A．lock　　　　　　　　　 B．brand　　　　　　　　 C．license　　　　　　　 D．instructions

32．A．ran　　　　　　　　　　 B．flew　　　　　　　　　 C．escaped　　　　　　　 D．slipped

33．A．stronger　　　　　　 B．taller　　　　　　　　　 C．fatter　　　　　　　　 D．greater

34．A．instead　　　　　　　 B．however　　　　　　 C．moreover　　　　　 D．otherwise

35．A．harms　　　　　　　　 B．benefits　　　　　　　 C．influences　　　　　 D．hurts