Andy rode slowly on his way to school，day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him．He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him．

    He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present．He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens．What he saw shocked and terrified him．A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him．

With no time to waste，Andy sped off in the opposite direction，riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm．With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously，he sped down the rough road．As the bees came closer，his panic increased．Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇)．The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days．Suddenly．his father's words came to him．“When you are in a tight situation，don’t panic．Use your brain and think your way out of it．’’

    On a nearby hill，he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home．“Bees don’t like smoke，” he thought．“They couldn’t get into the house．’’Andy raced towards the Nelson house，but the bees were gaining ground．Andy knew he could not reach the house in time．He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon．

    Suddenly，out of the corner of his eyes，he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden．Off his bike and into the cool water he dived，disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects．After holding his breath for as long as he could，Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone．Dragging himself out of the dam，he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell．Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother．

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover，’’ laughed his mother with relief．“Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her．He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow．

Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

   A．He was riding to schoo1．             B．He was listening to a strange sound．

   C．He was going fishing with his father．    D．He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip．

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

   A．They crowded like a black cloud．     B．They shocked and terrified Andy．

   C．They tried to attack Andy in a mass．    D．They made Andy stay in hospital for two days．

How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

   A．He asked Mr. Nelson for help．       B．He hid himself under the water．

   C．He rushed into the Nelson house．     D．He rode off in the opposite direction．

Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

   A．No pains，no gains．               B．Once bitten，twice shy．

C．Where there is a will, there is a way．  D．In time of danger，one’s mind works fast．

短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

In 1972, the United Nations hold a meeting in Sweden                                       ___            

to share ideas about ways to take better care of for the                                    ___

earth．At the summit, people from more than one hundreds                                  _____

countries discussed some of the important problems faced                               _____

our planet．Since then, several Earth Summits had been held.                        ____

In 2002, the Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg.                                    ___

   One of the main theme was “sustainable development”, or                         __

the question what we can continue developing the world                                 _____

without damage the environment．Most of the speakers                                 ___

talked the three biggest killers in the world.                                                  ______

I tried to find ________ that prevented so many people from taking part in the program. 

A. why it did                      B. what it was             C. that it did               D. why it was 

______ my camera wasn’t working; there is no battery in it.

A. No doubt                       B. No wonder            C. No possibility               D. No way

--- Go for hiking this Saturday, OK ?

  --- ____ . I like getting close to nature.

 A. I couldn’t agree more   B. I believe not  C. I’m afraid not  D. I don’t think so

-----Will you attend tomorrow’s meeting?

   -----No, _____ I am invited, I will not go there.

   A. even though   B. if   C. unless   D. because

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多与的词用（／）划掉，在该行的右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行错一个词：在错词下划一（－），在该行的右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Yang Liwei was born from an ordinary family in Liaoning             

Province in 1965. He became the pilot in Chinese Air Force                

in 1987, spend 1,350 hours in the air. He has spent 5 years              

training to become a spaceman. He sent into space at 9 a.m on         

the October 15th by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, that orbited            

earth 14 times. He landed safe at 6:23 a.m the next day,                  

making China the third country successfully sending a person       

into space before the former Soviet Union and the USA.                

Yang Liwei comes back to the earth after a 21-hour trip                   

to space. In space Yang recorded to everything he saw and             

showed China’s national flag to the people watching on TV.

I think ________ good knowledge of English is ________ great help when you are traveling around the world.    

A．不填;a      B．a; a           C．a; the             D．a; 不填

It’s suggested that everyone should_______ at least one hour a day to keep fit.

  A. work for                     B. work out           C. work at            D. work on

You can see the bright Yaoming today, but can’t imagine what a hard time he had    himself home and abroad before.

A. training                    B. trained                     C. to train              D. train