His terror was so great that he could do nothing．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didn’t want to turn around as the memory of that morning’s newspaper headline made her afraid of what she would see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.”
“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.
She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog.
The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through, for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony ( 具有讽刺意味的事 ).
The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self – pity. Escape was at hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed ( 使瘫痪 ) her with terror.
It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.
The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow – motion. She was waiting for her life to flash before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.
There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond. The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come. She allowed it to guide her without resistance ( 抗拒 ).
She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead – pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.
His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”
56. The woman was feeling nervous because________.
A. she had left her report in the bar
B. there was a killer in the city
C. she was being followed by someone
D. the streets were dark and empty
57. The underlined expression “a sitting duck” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. an easy target           B. a frightened person
C. a foolish animal        D. a still position
58. What is the correct order of events that happened to the woman on the day of the story?
a. She went for a drink in a bar.    b. She corrected the report.
c. She heard loud footsteps.   d. She read the newspaper.
e. She called her husband.     f. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
A. d,c,a,e,b,f B. c,d,a,e,f,b   C. d,a,b,e,c,f   D. d,e,a,b,c,f
59. Why did the woman laugh when she looked into the lane?
A. She was excited because she thought it may be a way to escape.
B. She felt bitter because she had no chance to escape.
C. She was becoming more and more nervous.
D. She realized that she was behaving foolishly.
60. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. It was raining when she left the bar.
B. The woman had felt nervous about the city killer for days.
C. The temperature was very low that evening.
D. The woman was behaving unreasonably.

The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people's lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy(君主制) was abolished_. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.
【小题1】What's this passage about?

A．France.	B．King Louis.
C．The French Revolution.	D．Europe.

【小题2】Which did not happen in 1789?

A．The French Revolution broke out.

B．The national economy was developing rapidly.

C．The government wasn't well run.

D．King Louis XIV was in power.

【小题3】 What does the underlined word "abolished" mean?

【小题4】What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?

A．July 14 has become the French National Day.

B．It brought some impact on the other European kings.

C．Louis's wife, Marie was killed.

D．The king tried to control the national parliament.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 21 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 22 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 23 it. You could hear the faint 24 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 25 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 26 and I was able to 27 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 28 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 29 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 30 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit.

She tried to 31 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 32 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 33 . It really made the 34 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 35 . I had 36 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 37 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 38 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 39 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.

As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 40 he saved my sister’s.

21.A. picking B. warming C. catching D. setting

22.A. bitterly B. hardly C. gently D. perfectly

23.A. challenged B. witnessed C. enjoyed D. hated

24.A. ceremony B. tradition C. victory D. laughter

25.A. windy B. bright C. dark D. cloudy

26.A. quiet B. quality C. impression D. significance

27.A. rely on B. focus on C. insist on D. put on

28.A. let out B. held on C. participated in D. took place

29.A. close to B. out of C. into D. towards

30.A. able B. frightened C. content D. proud

31.A. evaluate B. worry C. scream D. escape

32.A. Accidentally B. Normally C. Generally D. Somehow

33.A. sped up B. rose up C. broke down D. wore out

34.A. moment B. contest C. comment D. technique

35.A. advancing B. breathing C. concluding D. dreaming

36.A. that B. none C. neither D. it

37.A. hit B. recognized C. missed D. acknowledged

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

39.A. actions B. emotions C. attitudes D. thoughts

40.A. if B. because C. as if D. so that

单词拼写（共10小题；81-90每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子所给汉语意思或单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词或词组的正确形式。(将单词写在答案页本题的横线上)

1. It’s quite o________ that he isn’t telling the truth because his face becomes red.

2. An old lady was killed in the hotel ,so nobody there was allowed to leave without p_________.

3. Zhao Benshan’s h__________ words made every audience present laugh.

4. We cannot e without food as well as water.

5. Diets are most effective when they are _______(结合) with exercise.

6.Whether there is life in outer-space remains a mystery, (使困惑) many scientists.

7. __________(恐惧) of the terrible scene, the girl ran away in terror.

8. I will never forget the __________(给人深刻印象的) speech he made.

9. She seems g____________ (真诚的) ，but I still don’t know whether I should trust her.

10. Smoking m___________（增加） the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

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