They kept trying _____ they must have known it was hopeless.?

　　A. if         B. because?    C. when       D. where??

As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start,. Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she 1._____ out at the audience, 2._____ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had 3._____ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their 4._____ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.

The music 5._____ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music 6._____ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much 7._____ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the 8._____ seconds before skating onto the ice was 9._____. She was feeling the movement of the 10._____ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, 11._____ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was 12._____.

The crowd loved it and cheered 13._____ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other 14._____. It was the remark that 15._____ came after a free-skating performance. But what should the 16._____ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy 17._____ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting 18._____ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were 19._____. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, 20._____.

A.looked        B. watched             C. found          D. stepped

A.failing        B. looking forward       C. wanting  .      D.hoping

A.bicycled       B. driven               C. run            D. walked

A.friend         B. children              C. son            D. daughter

A.started         B. played               C. developed       D. sang

A.allow          B. set out               C. carry           D. support

A.thought        B. belief                C. success         D. design

A.following       B. last                 C. recent          D. past

A.lost            B. present              C. strong          D. gone

A.music         B. fear                 C. ice             D. audiences

A.so            B. or                   C. before          D. then

A.satisfied       B. unsatisfactory          C. finished        D. welcome

A.because       B. until                  C. before          D. as

A.skaters        B. parents                C. judges         D. parents

A.always        B. seldom                C. again          D. hardly

A players        B. audience               C. judges         D. parents

A.waited         B. looked                C. wished         D. asked

A.comfortably    B. hurriedly               C. happily        D. anxiously

A.cried out       B. let out                 C. announced      D. declared

A.England       B. Cleveland              C. Ohio           D. California

 — Jenny looks hot and dry.

— So______ you if you had a high fever.

A. will  B. do   C. are   D. would

My dictionary ________ . I have looked for it everywhere but still ______ it .

         A. has lost ; do not find                 B. is missing ; do not find

         C. has lost ; have not found              D. is missing ; have not found

He ran as fast as he could _____ to catch the bus.?

A. hope    B. to hope　   C. hoping   D. hoped?

---How about going shopping this afternoon?

----This afternoon? I don’t think I will be free then.Let’s make ___ some other time.

         A. that        B. one          C.it           D.this

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, carrier, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories fleshed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

“Jack, did you hear me?”

“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.

“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.

“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.

“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.

“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.

Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.

“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.

“The box is gone,” he said.

“What box?” Mom asked.

“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

“Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.

Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.

“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.

Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside,

“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes. Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.

Inside he found these words carved: “Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”

“Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …”

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.

“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.

46. Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?

   A. College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Belser.

   B. Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.

   C. Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.

   D. His present busy life washed away his children memories.

47. Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that _________.

   A. Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doing

   B. Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday

   C. Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address

   D. Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together

48. Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch?

   A. Because he was grateful for Jack’s time with him.

   B. Because he had no children or relatives.

   C. Because he thought he had to keep his word.

   D. Because Jack had always wanted it during his childhood.

49. Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?

   A. He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.

   B. He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son.

   C. He had missed his son and his family for days.

   D. He came to realize the importance of the time with his family.

50. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

   A. The Good Old Times                           B. What He Valued Most

   C. An Old Gold Watch                             D. The Lost Childhood Days

Not far from the club there was a garden, ____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.  A. whose    B. its    C. which    D. that

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. They loved to play together.

As time went by, the boy had grown up and no longer played around it. One day, he came back and the tree excitedly invited him to play. But the boy said he needed money to buy toys. “Sorry, but I have no money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them,” said the tree. The boy did as told and left happily but never came back .The tree was sad.

Many years passed, the boy returned and told him he had to make money to build a house for his family. The tree happily offered his branches for his house. With the branches, he boy left satisfied. The tree was again lonely and sad.

Then one hot summer day, the tree was delighted to see the boy back again. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat.”  The boy cut the tree trunk and went sailing but never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said with tears.

The boy replied that he was too old and needed nothing “Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括上述寓言故事的要点；

2．以约120个词，写出以下内容：

        （1）故事的寓意及读后感；

        （2）假如你是故事中的那个男孩，你会怎样做？

[写作要求]

1．可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

   概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

(来源于中山市2009届5月高考调研试卷)

 The fact has worried many scientists ______ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.

A. what              B. which             C. that              D. though