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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

1．
				[　　]
A. after	B. for	C. out of	D. into
2．
				[　　]
A. yellow	B. hot	C. beautiful	D. empty
3．
				[　　]
A. owe	B. cross	C. pass	D. finish
4．
				[　　]
A. days	B. months	C. centuries	D. reasons
5．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
6．
				[　　]
A. a	B. no	C. one	D. some
7．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
8．
				[　　]
A. to	B. after	C. until	D. in
9．
				[　　]
A. alone	B. by	C. slowly	D. faster
10．
				[　　]
A. difficult	B. easy	C. successful	D. enough
11．
				[　　]
A. start	B. want	C. take off	D. refuse
12．
				[　　]
A. reason	B. person	C. plan	D. travel
13．
				[　　]
A. explain	B. show	C. examine	D. enjoy
14．
				[　　]
A. after	B. as	C. because	D. before
15．
				[　　]
A. preparations	B. trip	C. holidays	D. writing
16．
				[　　]
A. had	B. fed	C. seen	D. touched
17．
				[　　]
A. live	B. stay	C. move	D. guide
18．
				[　　]
A. begin	B. drop	C. finish	D. make
19．
				[　　]
A. return to	B. work in	C. leave	D. leave for
20．
				[　　]
A. ready	B. back	C. there	D. off
21．
				[　　]
A. morning	B. afternoon	C. evening	D. night
22．
				[　　]
A. talks	B. tapes	C. his wife	D. his guide
23．
				[　　]
A. books	B. camels	C. stars	D. deserts
24．
				[　　]
A. naturally	B. surely	C. correctly	D. exactly
25．
				[　　]
A. exercises	B. classes	C. trip	D. race

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

4 . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her 13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 15 .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At

C. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Over

4. A. house　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pillow

C. furniture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. necessary

C. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. curious

6. A. turned out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned up

C. turned back　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picture

C. book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

8. A. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calm

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shocked

9. A. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. climbed

C. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won

10. A. told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped

C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

11. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anxious

C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever since

C. long before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. soon after

13. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance

C. method　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fortune

14. A. could　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would

15. A. relative　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. customer

C. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. secret

C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fun

17. A. check　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. note

18. A. admiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. touching

C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. various

C. pretty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops

C. happens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comes

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

4 . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her 13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 15 .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At

C. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Over

4. A. house　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pillow

C. furniture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. necessary

C. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. curio?us

6. A. turned out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned up

C. turned back　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picture

C. book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

8. A. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calm

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shocked

9. A. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. climbed

C. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won

10. A. told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped

C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

11. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anxious

C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever since

C. long before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. soon after

13. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance

C. method　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fortune

14. A. could　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would

15. A. relative　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. customer

C. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. secret

C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fun

17. A. check　　　　　　　　　　 &nb晄p;　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. note

18. A. admiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. touching

C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. various

C. pretty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops

C. happens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comes

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake

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