阅读短文，然后根据内容从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.

 As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿ cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25  . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26   achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  27   he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28   by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29   more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30   seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31   I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32  .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   34   of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35   to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

21. A. largest          B. highest       C. earliest     D. latest

22. A. seldom          B. hardly       C. always      D. almost

23. A. enjoyed         B. needed       C. made       D. kept

24. A. while           B. after         C. if          D. though

25. A. heart           B. hope         C. body       D. love

26. A. by             B. for          C. in          D. from

27. A. as             B. since         C. until        D. before

28. A. pleased         B. beaten       C. moved       D. asked

29. A. used           B. spent        C. took         D. wasted

30. A. Here           B. There        C. He          D. It

31. A. However        B. Sometimes    C. Again        D. Then

32. A. friends         B. helpers       C. time         D. exercise

33. A. tried           B. saw          C. did         D. met

34. A. thinking         B. talking      C. worried      D. proud

35. A. point           B. go          C. turn         D. hurry

Bob’s Travel Diary(旅游日记)

Tuesday, July 16th

　 Today is rained ,so we went to a museum(博物馆).It was 　36 boring. I found(发现) a small boy 　37 in the corner. He was lost(迷路) and I helped him find 　38 father. That

39 me feel very happy. I didn’t have 　40 money for a taxi, so we walked back 　41

the hotel. I was really tired.

Wednesday, July 17th

　 Today the 　42 was cool, so we decided to 　43 tennis(网球).We played all morning. It was really fun. We had Sichuan 　44 for dinner. 45 was delicious(美味可口的)!

36. A. kind of　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. on

37. A. singing　　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　 C. crying

38. A. they　　　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　　　 C. my

39. A. take　　　　 　　　　B. made　　　　　　　 C. get

40. A. some　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　 C. any

41. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　 C. with

42. A. weather　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　 C. bus

43. A. go　　　　　　　　 B. take　　 　　　　　　C. play

44. A. bus　　　　　　　　 B. car　　　　　　　　　 C. food

45. A. It　　　　　　　　　 B. He　　　　　　　　　 C.S he

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

26. A. lunch        B. breakfast   C. dinner           D. supper

27. A. exercised        B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

28. A. too              B. also         C. either           D. still

29. A. man              B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

30. A. so               B. but              C. and          D. or

31. A. in               B. with         C. at               D. on

32. A. saw              B. looked           C. listened         D. found

33. A. secret           B. dream        C. plan         D. future

34. A. stand        B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

35. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

36. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

37. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

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

39. A. angry            B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

40. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

      Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to   61   each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   62   to swim deeper and further.

     One morning. the three fish were  63   to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were   64   and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   65   with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   66   for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   67.At last, the largest fish returned to the   68   by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   69   his eider brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

     Two hours later, when the   70   rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.

     61. A. listen to         B. look after       C. talk with       D. worry about

     62. A. dared            B. hated           C. refused        D. stopped

     63. A. allowed          B. given           C. invited        D. taken

     64. A. in safety        B. in doubt          C. in danger      D. in peace

     65. A. agreed           B. talked          C. compared          D. discussed

     66. A. time             B. food            C. water           D. air

     67. A. slowly           B. sadly         C. luckily             D. happily

     68. A. sea             B. river            C. lake               D. pond

     69. A. catching       B. joining          C. taking             D. telling

     70. A. storm          B. stars            C. moon                D. sun

A

Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  ,Helen came running to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had  55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.

 About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised  saying, "That's   56    Let's go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.

 Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

     51. A. working           B. running        C. playing            D. walking

     52. A. or                B. and            C. but                D. then

     53. A. sleepy            B. warm           C. free               D. busy

     54. A. left home                           B. got home     

         C. let the office                      D. got to the office

     55. A. no              B. enough           C. much              D. some

     56. A. right            B. wrong             C. possible       D. impossible

     57. A. map              B. picture          C. piece              D. page

     58. A. How              B. Why           C. When              D. Where

     59. A. hard              B. simple           C. difficult           D. different

     60. A. boy            B. girl                 C. man              D. woman

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，是短文完整、通顺。

　 Now students’ English handwriting(书法) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If 　76 , here are four steps that really work!

◆　　 Use paper with lines

　 Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight 　77 of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to 　78　 the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.

◆　　 　 Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too 　79 , it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more 　80 .

◆ Hold your pencil right

When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much 　81 . Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student 　82 a good habit.

◆　　 Draw more picture

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control(控制) your pencil better 　83 you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no change to draw at school, you can practice by 　84 at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your 　85 run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！

A．根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词。每空限填一词。

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个意义相符、形式正确的单词。并将答案填写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。

Li Ming is a middle school student. His 15^th birthday is coming on   71   3^rd. One day, Li Ming walked past the shoe shop at the street corner. Once again, he stopped to look at the shop   72  . He felt happy to see the shoes that he wanted very much were still there. He really wanted to have   73   for his birthday. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself.

He sadly walked away and thought   74   to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him   75   he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money for that ￥1299-Nike Shoes. He   76   not to go home at once, as he didn’t want to upset his mother. So he went to the park and sat on the   77   . There he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He noticed that the girl   78   the wheel with her hands. Li Ming watched her carefully and was  79  to find that the girl had no feet. He looked at his own feet, “It’s much   80   to be without shoes than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier.

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? Do you know how to (86) yourself? Please read the following passage.

Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It's important to know the right way to escape (逃跑), such (87) exits and stairways, but not lifts(电梯).

From the lower floors of buildings, escaping from the windows is (88). Leaving from windows may get the least chance of being hurt. When you are on the second floor, it's usually not high from the ground. It's about the (89) of an adult. It's safer to　(90) out of the house than to stay in it.

It's important to protect (保护) yourself when you' re (91) for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. If you don't do that, (92) may come into the room where you are. It's harmful to you. In that condition, you had (93) keep your head low to make sure that you can breathe fresh air rather than smoke.

If you are on high floors, you can go (94)till the roof. You can try your best to attract people's attention. Don't shout (95) the time because you need to save energy and wait for rescue(救援).

【2011福建莆田】Ⅱ. 短文填空 根据短文内容和以下提示：1）首字母提示，2）汉语提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。（10分）

78. __________ 79. __________ 80. f_________ 81. b__________ 82. __________

83. __________ 84. __________ 85. __________ 86. __________ 87. l__________