---Can you understand me?

---Sorry，I can __________understand what you said．

A．almost                    B．nearly                     C．hardly                    D．easily

完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule,   16  it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I felt   17  was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat   18  me. My eyes caught his and he   19 , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a   20 , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more   21  towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I   22 . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James   23 . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the   24 . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James   25 .
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering   26  to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My   27  searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me   28  to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the   29  test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”
I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James   30 .

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule，___1___ it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

This morning，I felt ___2___ was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James，who sat ___3___ me．My eyes caught his and he __4___，“Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a ___5___，not sure if he was joking or not，and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more ___6___ towards my paper．“I can't see!” James said in a low voice．

“What am I going to do?” I ___7___．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test，but James ___8___．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the __9___．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James ___10___．

When the exam ended，I stood there for a moment，wondering ___11___ to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My ___12___ searched for the right words．

“Sorry，James．But you know me ___13___ to understand how I feel about cheating，” I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the ___14___ test．” “OK，Brian，” he smiled slightly，“You are right．I should study hard．”

I stood there for a moment，finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James ___15___．

1．A．but                 B．so                C．because          D．unless

2．A．nobody               B．anybody           C．everybody        D．somebody

3．A．in front of             B．behind              C．before           D．around

4．A．whispered              B．talked              C．spoke             D．answered

5．A．book                 B．note               C．hand               D．smile

6．A．closely               B．clearly             C．mostly            D．lively

7．A．said to him             B．asked the teacher    C．thought to myself    D．talked to me

8．A．had                 B．hadn't             C．has               D．hasn't

9．A．answers             B．name              C．pictures           D．questions

10．A．happy              B．angry              C．excited            D．silly

11．A．why              B．when              C．how                    D．what

12．A．eyes              B．body               C．mind            D．memory

13．A．well enough          B．good enough      C．hard enough        D．bad enough

14．A．first               B．last               C．next              D．second

15．A．destroyed           B．wasn't destroyed     C．has destroyed     D．can't destroy

Christopher Reeve was a successful actor，famous for the Superman films．But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back．The doctors thought he would die．However，he made amazing progress．At first，he couldn't breathe without a machine，but he learnt to breathe on his own．

Christopher made speeches all over the USA about his experiences，This encouraged a lot of people with all kinds of problems．

From their home，Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

“Four days after the accident，I came to understand my situation．The doctors said I was not going to pull through．Those days were terrible．But my wife Dana said，‘You are still you and I love you．Be confident in yourself’．And that saved my life．Since that moment I have never thought of giving up．Of course，I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself，but I've never had any thoughts of killing myself．”

What do you think of your family?

“Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．”

How do you spend your time?

“I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help．With the progress of new medical research，I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day．So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!”

Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．His riding accident．                       B．His marriage．

C．His death．                             D．His films．

2．The underlined sentence “I'm far too busy to think of giving up!” means _________．

A．So far I have been busy thinking of giving up

B．I'm so busy that I have no time to think of giving up

C．I'm so busy that I have to think of giving up

D．I have been so busy．So I have no time to think

3．Why did he spend most of his time on charity work?

A．Because he wanted people to remember him．

B．Because his wife asked him to do so．

C．Because he thought he would die soon．

D．Because he wanted to help disabled people．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine．

B．His speeches encouraged a lot of people with problems．

C．His parents got on well with each other before the accident．

D．Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself．