通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays1 at a museum. 2 was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick3. I was4 if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.

One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl5 a wheelchair. As I looked 6 at this girl, I found that she had no arms7 legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she 8had a hat on.

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I9my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, 10was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have 11 seen. Suddenly her handicap(生理缺陷) 12 and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She 13 me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her14of smiles, love and warmth.

I’m now a successful business and15I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.

1.                A．to work         B．worked         C．work D．working

2.                A．Work          B．Life            C．Business  D．School

3.                A．in the bed       B．in a hospital      C．in bed    D．in the hospital

4.                A．wondering      B．guessing        C．hoping   D．checking

5.                A．at             B．for            C．in   D．with

6.                A．longer         B．nearer         C．further   D．closer

7.                A．or             B．and            C．then D．so

8.                A．too            B．either          C．as well   D．also

9.                A．held           B．turned         C．lifted D．gave

10.               A．whose         B．whom          C．who  D．that

11.               A．ever           B．never          C．almost D．even

12.               A．was driven      B．was lost        C．was gone  D．was covered

13.               A．saved          B．took           C．helped    D．taught

14.               A．place          B．mind           C．earth D．world

15.               A．whatever       B．whenever       C．whoever  D．however

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The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from England on April 12th, 1912. The ship had sixteen watertight compartments (密封舱). Even if two of them were broken, she would    1   be able to stay on the water.

Four days after    2   , while the Titanic was sailing    3   the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge ice mountain suddenly appeared. The great ship turned hard. The Titanic turned just in time, and just missed the big    4   of ice beside her. Suddenly there was a trembling (颤抖的)   5   from below and the captain went down to see what had    6  . The noise had been so weak that    7   thought the ship had been broken. But the captain    8  that the ship was sinking (下沉) very quickly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been broken! The order (命令) to    9   the ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were    10  . Although the sad story has been so many years, people still remember it clearly.

It is fine Sunday. Jenny and her mother are on the  1 . They want to go to  2 . There are many children on it. Their parents are telling stories to  3 . An old man gets  4  the bus. He has no seat(座位) to sit in. Jenny asks him to sit in her seat. The old man  5  Jenny. There are two foreigners(外国人) on the bus. They want to go to the Great Wall, too. But they  6  speak Chinese. Jenny talks to them in English. She tells them Beijing is a big city  7  a long history. And the Palace Museum is very famous, too. She tells stories  8  the Palace Museum. At the same time they learn about a lot of Chinese culture(文化) from Jenny. They think the stories are  9  and they want to visit other places of interest in China soon. Can their dream  10  ? Of course.

1.                A．train           B．bus            C．plane D．car

2.                A．hutong         B．Tian’ anmen Spuare C．the Great Wall  D．wangfujin

3.                A．them          B．they           C．me  D．him

4.                A．up            B．on             C．dressed  D．in

5.                A．says           B．talks           C．shows    D．thanks

6.                A．can            B．can’t          C．must     D．need to

7.                A．at             B．in             C．with D．has

8.                A．to             B．about          C．or   D．with

9.                A．boring         B．relaxed         C．afraid    D．interesting

10.               A．think of        B．come on        C．come true D．get to

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”

The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

1.                A．watch          B．clock           C．bell  D．time

2.                A．hotel          B．station          C．bus stop  D．airport

3.                A．before         B．from           C．after D．to

4.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．so

5.                A．moved         B．turned         C．hurried   D．flew

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sorry D．lucky

7.                A．look up         B．look for         C．look at   D．look after

8.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

9.                A．is             B．was            C．does D．did

10.               A．funnier         B．louder         C．happier   D．lower

11.               A．waking up       B．giving up        C．picking up D．putting up

12.               A．always         B．never          C．often D．usually

13.               A．you           B．him            C．them D．me

14.               A．what           B．that           C．which D．who

15.               A．culture         B．friendship       C．time  D．family

Everyone needs friends. We all like to   1  close to someone.   2  is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people   3 . But we will feel lonely if we  4  have a friend.

No two people are just the same. Friends   5  don't get on(相处的) well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. As time passes, they will make up(言归于好) and become   6  again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very   7 . We miss them very much, but we can   8  them and write to them. It is likely that we would never see them again. And we can   9  new friends.

There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be true that they are  10 . Being happy helps you keep healthy.