摘要： A. kept B. got C. made D. lost

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     In 1997, a group of twenty British women made history. Working in five teams with four women in
each team, they walked to the North Pole. Apart from one experienced female guide, the other women
were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in their lives before. They managed to
survive in an environment which had defeated several very experienced men during the same time period.
     The women set off as soon as they were ready. Once on the ice, each woman had to ski along while
dragging a sledge (雪橇) weighing over 50 kilos. This would not have been too bad on a smooth surface, but for long distances, the Arctic ice is pushed up into huge piles two or three metres high, and the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other so that they didn’t become damaged. The
temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong winds made walking while pulling
so much weight almost impossible. It was also very difficult for them to put up their tents when they
stopped each night.
     In such conditions, the women were making good progress if they covered fourteen or fifteen
kilometres a day. But there was another problem. Part of the journey was across a frozen sea with moving water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift (漂流) back more than five kilometres
during the night. That meant that after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours on one day,
they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground again. Furthermore, each day it took
three hours from waking up to setting off and another three hours every evening to set up the camp and
prepare the evening meal.
     So, how did they manage to succeed? They realized that they were part of a team. If any one of them
didn't pull her sledge or get her job done, she would endanger the success of the whole expedition (探险). Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted, so personal
feelings had to be put to one side. At the end of their journey, the women agreed that it was mental effort
far more than physical fitness that got them to the North Pole.
1. What was so extraordinary about the expedition?
A. There was no one to lead it.
B. The women did not have any men with them.
C. It was a new experience for most of the women.
D. The women had not met one another before.
2. On the expedition, the women had to be careful to avoid ________.

A. falling over on the ice          
B. being left behind
C. damaging the sledges              
D. getting too cold at night

3. It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometres a day because ________.
A. they got too tired                
B. the ice was moving
C. they kept getting lost            
D. the temperatures were too low
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When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did．

When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one． He read about violin making, and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company． He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful． Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish （油漆） that gave those instruments their beautiful sound． Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that were the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce （云杉） , his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in．

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him． It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad's masterpiece． He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．

Later, the instrument was stolen．Dad's spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments． But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins．　　　

My father has been gone for 14 years now． The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late 20th century violin with an excellent tone． The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius．

56． The author mentions his father's developing color prints　　　　　 .

　　　 A． to show that his father-s real interest was not in making violins

　　　 B． to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

　　　 C． to give an example proving that his father was an inventor

　　　 D． to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father

57． What did the author’s father think about Stradivarius violins?

　　　 A． The varnish was different from the others,

　　　 B． The way of making them was special．

　　　 C． The wood of the violins was special．

　　 D． They could only be analyzed by chemists．

58． How long did the author’s father live after the violin was stolen?

　　　 A． About 11 years．　　 　　　　　　　　　 B． About 14 years．

　　　 C． About 25 years． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． About 80 years．

59． From the underlined sentence, we can learn that the author’s father　　　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A． liked the violin very much

　　　 B． got crazy after this happened

　　　 C． lost interest in instruments

　　　 D． didn't want to become famous

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   Linda was more of a best friend than a cousin．We  1  nearly everything—except that she was 2  on collecting porcelain（瓷）dolls．I never understand her hobby，she displayed them so beautifully and   3   them all so clean．Still，I was surprised how much those dolls  4  to me after Linda  5  her battle with cancer．Her mother donated（捐赠）the doll s，as had been   6  ，to the local historical society．I agreed it was   7  that Linda's collection stayed together but it really   8  me to see the dolls go．In fact，I wished I could have kept just one to remember her by．

    Losing Linda was still fresh in my mind   9  one day my mother asked me to drive her to the country fair．On the way home my mother was a bit hungry，so I   10  the highway and we went into a fast—food restaurant．Next door was a   11  shop．I only had twenty dollars in my pocket，but I figured I would look   12  while I waited．Inside were cards，snow globes…and one whole wall full of shelves and shelves of porcelain dolls，just like Linda's．For some reason，I felt   13  to one doll in the middle of the second shelf——with deep brown eyes．wearing a shiny pink and white dress．“Isn’t that the   14  doll you ever saw？”I said to my mother．“I want it．”

       15  ，I thought．These dolls cost more than a hundred，l bet．Then I   16  at the doll’s price tag（标签）：$14．99 !

    A  sale man   17  that the price wasn't a mistake．What a luck! I took the doll off the shelf and    18  it to the cashier．Then, casually, I   19  the doll's price tag over．There，printed on the Other side，was the doll’s   20 ：Linda．

1．A．enjoyed                 B．attained                C．shared                   D．held

2．A．keen                      B．interested             C．eager                     D．fancy

3．A．made                     B．polished               C．helped                    D．kept

4．A．cost                      B．meant                  C．recalled                  D．cared

5．A．lost                       B．won                    C．fought                   D．stopped

6．A．deserved                B．maintained    C．sold                       D．intended

7．A．best                      B．worst                         C．precious                 D．wrong

8．A．seized                    B．surprised              C．upset                     D．declined

9．A．until                      B．before                  C．once                      D．when

10．A．stopped on           B．pulled off             C．got onto                 D．went along

11．A．book                    B．fruit                     C．gift                        D．dolls

12．A．around                 B．inside            C．outside                   D．down

13．A．fastened               B．approached          C．touched                 D．drawn

14．A．cheapest              B．prettiest               C．biggest                D．funniest

15．A．Clever                 B．Sure                    C．Fantastic              D．Silly

16．A．doubted               B．wondered             C．glanced                  D．checked

17．A．confirmed            B．talked                  C．advocated              D．proposed

18．A．brought               B．gave                    C．paid                     D．carried

19．A．1ooked                B．turned                  C．pushed                   D．knocked

20．A．collector              B．price                    C．owner                    D．name

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I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and　　　　 36　　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 　37　 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 　38 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　39　 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 　40　 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　41 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 　42 more drunk than me, got into his car and 43　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　44 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　45 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　46 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 　47 to drink so much that night. 　48 things would be different. I know Martin 　49 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　50 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 　51 my story I can make you 　52 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　53 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 　 54　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 　55 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

36. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. fashion 　　　　　　　　　 C. danger 　　　　　　　　　 D. challenge

37. A. succeeded in 　　 B. dreamed of 　　　　　　 C. applied for 　　　　　　 D. agreed to

38. A. As 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. lost　　　　　　 　　 B. drunk 　　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

40. A. fun 　　　　　　　　　 B. difficulty 　　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　　　　　　　 D. method

41. A. died 　　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　　 C. killed 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

42. A. constantly 　　　　 B. frequently 　　　　　　　 C. clearly 　　　　　　　　　 D. equally

43. A. headed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. walked 　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　　　　 D. fled

44. A. in trouble 　　　　　 B. in time 　　　　　　　　　 C. in danger 　　　　　　　 D. in place

45. A. above 　　　　　　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

46. A. turn 　　　　　　　　 B. hold 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

47. A. desire 　　　　　　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

48. A. Thus　　　　　　　　 B. Nevertheless　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

49. A. faced 　　　　　　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　　 D. made

50. A. responsible 　　　 B. disappointed 　　　　　 C. sensitive 　　　　　　　　 D. embarrassed

51. A. remembering 　　 B. sharing 　　　　　　　　　 C. declaring 　　　　　　　 D. stopping

52. A. explain 　　　　　　 B. escape 　　　　　　　　　 C. limit 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. realize

53. A. alone 　　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

54. A. clean 　　　　　　　　 B. deep 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

55. A. affects 　　　　　　　　　　 B. inspires 　　　　　　　　　 C. attracts 　　　　　　　　　 D. benefits

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I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 　　　　36　　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 　37　 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 　38 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　39　 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 　40　 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　41 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 42 more drunk than me, got into his car and 43　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　44 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　45 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　46 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 　47 to drink so much that night. 　48 things would be different. I know Martin 　49 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　50 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 　51 my story I can make you 　52 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　53 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 　 54　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 　55 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

36. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. fashion 　　　　　　　　 C. danger 　　　　　　　　 D. challenge

37. A. succeeded in 　 B. dreamed of 　　　　　 C. applied for 　　　　　　 D. agreed to

38. A. As 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. lost　　　　　　 　　 B. drunk 　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

40. A. fun 　　　　　　　　 B. difficulty 　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　　　　　　　 D. method

41. A. died 　　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　 C. killed 　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

42. A. constantly 　　　 B. frequently 　　 　　C. clearly 　　　　　　　　　 D. equally

43. A. headed 　　　　　　 B. walked 　　　　　 　　C. pushed 　　　　　　　　 D. fled

44. A. in trouble 　　　　 B. in time 　　　　　　　　 C. in danger 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in place

45. A. above 　　　　　　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

46. A. turn 　　　　　　　　 B. hold 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

47. A. desire 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

48. A. Thus　　　　　　　　 B. Nevertheless　 　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

49. A. faced 　　　　　　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　 D. made

50. A. responsible 　　　　　　 B. disappointed 　　　　 C. sensitive 　　　　　　　 D. embarrassed

51. A. remembering 　 B. sharing 　　　　　　　　 C. declaring 　　　　　　　 D. stopping

52. A. explain 　　　　　　 B. escape 　　　　　　　　　 C. limit 　　　 　　　　　　 D. realize

53. A. alone 　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

54. A. clean 　　　　　　　 B. deep 　　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

55. A. affects 　　　　　　　　　 B. inspires 　　　　　　　　 C. attracts 　　　　　　　　 D. benefits

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