阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people 31 their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.  32 many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a 33 that publishes（出版）children's books with the help of computers.  34 other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It 35  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is 36  they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story  37 pictures. The story is then printed up. "This book is about me," a child who 38  such a book might say. So the company is called "Me-Books Publishing Company".

  39  like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more 40 , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

When are you an adult (成年人)？

When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.

Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .

Sam: In  32 idea ,you are an adult at the  33  of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to   34  who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改变） it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny：I don’t 36  it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things .  38    sixteen must be the age when you change from a  39  person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a  40   any more .

Suzie : Well , I think there is  41   wrong with American laws for when young people can  42  things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up,  43  16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44   an adult at 18, how can people stop me from  45   a cup of beer in a bar ?

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13.A,as if           B.even though    C.ever since    D.above all

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My uncle __31__ in a zoo . It’s near a __32__ , so every day he goes there to_____ some sports. In the morning, my uncle gets up early(早) and ___34__ breakfast. Then he _35__his bike to the zoo . He gets(到)_36__at 7:30 . The zoo___37__ at 8:30 . There are _38__ animals in the zoo. And he__39__many people every day . My uncle is very tired in the evening. But he is very happy. He likes his job very much. __ 40__the people are all(都) happy in the zoo . They like the animals very much . My uncle likes the animals, too .

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

2.                A．clothes shop     B．park           C．school    D．market

3.                A．see            B．watch          C．do   D．look

4.                A．have           B．has            C．cook D．cooks

5.                A．ride           B．rides           C．takes D．drive

6.                A．here           B．there          C．to here   D．to there

7.                A．close          B．closes          C．open D．opens

8.                A．much          B．a lot           C．many D．a

9.                A．meets          B．look           C．see  D．talk

10.               A．so             B．why           C．because   D．but

The year before the first modem Olympic Games，Greece invited China to send a team．But the Qing government（政府）didn't send any athletes to the games．China did not take part in the Olympics until the l0th games，held in Los Angeles in l932．There，Liu Changchun took part in the men's l00-metre and 200-metre races．He did not win any medals．

China won her first gold medal at the 23th Olympics in Los Angeles in l984．when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event．China came in fourth with l5 gold medals in all．

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney，Australia，China won 28 gold medals，entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time．September 22nd．2000 was named China Day because China won six gold，three silver and one bronze medals on that day．

The 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens，Greece．Two hundred and two countries took part in them．China got the second place with thirty-two gold，seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals．

We all know that in 2008，the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing．We hope that we can win more medals so that we can get the first place．

1．Did China take part in the first modern Olympic Games?

A．Yes, she did．                                B．No, she wasn't．

C．No, she didn't．                              D．I don' t know．

2．Who was the first Chinese to take part in the Olympic Games?

A．LiuChangchun．                                        B．ZhuangYong．

C．LiuXiang．                                     D．XuHaifeng．

3．China won her first gold medal at the _______ Olympic Games．

A．10th                      B．15th                    C．23th                             D．27th

4．How many gold medals did China win at the 28dl Olympics?

A．17                     B．14                   C．32                     D．31

5．In 2008, China will hold _______ Olympic Games．

A．the 28th winter                           B．the 28th summer

C．the 29th winter                               D．the 29th summer