Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts　 41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego　 42　 himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.

Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick　 43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’ 44　 to school.

Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed

45　 history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites,　 46　 the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in　 47　 countries.

　　　 When the　 48　 class ends, Diego and his friends　 49　 the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and　 50　 they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!

（　 ）41. A. quickly　　　　　　　　 B. early　　　　　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slowly

（　 ）42. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses

（　 ）43. A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner

（　 ）44. A. walk　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. ride　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. road

（　 ）45. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

（　 ）46. A. because　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unless

（　 ）47. A. other B. others　　　　　　　　　　 C. another D. the others

（　 ）48. A. first B. second C. third D. last

（　 ）49. A. fetch　　　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring

（　 ）50. A. only B. just C. also D. then

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 41 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 42 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the 43 , I would marry you. ”

　 One day, someone donated a pair of 44 to her. When the bandages（绷带）came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 45 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 46 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 　47 . She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she 48 to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 49 to her，saying，“My dear，take good care of your eyes． 50 they are yours. They were mine.”

　 This is how the human brain（人脑）often works when our status（地位）changes．Only a very few remember what 51 was like before．And we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 52 of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 53 . Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂）too early. Before you complain about your old 54 , think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs．So 55 what you have and don’t forget your past.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

　 I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 　 41　 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 　42 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I 43 hotel reception.

　 “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 　 44　 in my bathroom. ”

　 “Are you sure?”

　 “Of course I’m sure!”

　 “I’ll 　 45　 our hotel engineer at once. ”

　 An hour later, the engineer came to look at the 　 46　 . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked 　47　 . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 　48 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 　49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 　 50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something 51 staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the 52 to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 53 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly 54 to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 55 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

41. A. since　　　　　 　 B. while　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　 　 D. before

42. A. arrived　　　　 　 B. passed　　　　 C. left　　　　 　 D. stopped

43. A. asked　　　　 B. ordered　　　 C. called　　　 D. told

44. A. toothpaste　 　 B. water　　　　　 C. shampoo 　　 D. soap

45. A. send　　　　　 　 B. catch　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　 D. watch

46. A. door　　　　 B. TV　　　　 C. shower　　　 D. fridge

47. A. proud　　　　 　 B. worried 　　 C. angry　　　　　 D. excited

48. A. put up　　　　 　 B. cleaned up　 C. looked after　 D. held out

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

50. A. Seriously　　 　 B. Especially　　 C. Quickly 　　 D. Luckily

51. A. at　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. of　　　　　 D. about

52. A. problem　　　 B. idea　 　　　C. way　　　　 D. mistake

53. A. helpful　　　　 　 B. perfect　　　　 C. terrible　 　　 D. busy

54. A. how　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　　 D. where

55. A. broke　　　　　 　 B. looked　　　　 C. rushed　　　　　 D. moved