通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___36___ house. One evening， my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___37___the window. I suddenly _ _38__ that he was turning very pale. I sat still, for I did not want to __39__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a __40__ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine ___41___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___42___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went up to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a ___43___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying __44__ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___45__ near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God’s sake(快!), child, __46___ the door.” I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, _ 47 my father’s shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in Africa. He was 48 my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___49___ loud cry. Father took the still 50 pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which __51___ the gorilla.
It happened that father ___52___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to __53_ the door—which was twenty feet away—___54___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too 55 for him; and this was the cause of the hurried flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
36. A. two-storeyed B. two storeyed C. two-storeys D. two storeys
37. A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind
38. A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed
39. A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble
40. A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant
41. A. was B. comes C. would be D. is coming
42. A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with
43. A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout
44. A. to B. down C. through D. up
45. A. dangerous something B. some dangerous C. something dangerous D. an accident
46. A. open B. close C. pull D. draw
47. A. on B. above C. over D. from
48. A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after
49. A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural
50. A. smoked B. smoke C. smokefully D. smoking
51. A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed
52. A. had taken B. had sent C. had driven D. had forced
53. A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend
54. A. until B. when C. before D. though
55. A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section. A small advertisement held my 36 . It read, “Easy job. Good wages. No experience 37 .” It sounded like the job I was 38 . Easy job. Good wages. Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the 40 . Easy job. Good wages. Easy job. Good wages. Easy ...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed 42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes. 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches. All had their 44 in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching the labels on 46 .
I sat down on a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle. As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 of the water started to 49 from my hand to my body. But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger. A numb pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb. Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.
After three hours of this I told the manager I’d 53 . He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour. With the money, I left the working place. “Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again. Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, “Can easy job get good wages?”
36. A. eyes B. attention C. decision D. breath
37. A. necessary B. relevant C. practical D. primitive
38. A. running after B. looking for C. heading for D. looking after
39. A. circled B. moved C. flashed D. attacked
40. A. letter B. sign C. advertisement D. post
41. A. baskets B. bowls C. pots D. basins
42. A. hiding B. sticking C. rising D. breaking
43. A. In B. Above C. Under D. Around
44. A. arms B. hands C. legs D. feet
45. A. knife B. snail C. bottle D. brush
46. A. that B. those C. them D. it
47. A. chair B. bench C. bottle D. sofa
48. A. smell B. coldness C. color D. steam
49. A. spread B. travel C. recycle D. accelerate
50. A. worse B. better C. more D. rather
51. A. going B. finding C. growing D. becoming
52. A. sooner or later B. here and there C. one by one D. little by little
53. A. adapt B. equip C. bargain D. quit
54. A. taken B. offered C. earned D. created
55. A. thought B. asked C. found D. hated
Love of a Lifetime
Once upon a time a teacher and his student___36___down under the big tree near the big___37___ area． Then suddenly the student asked the teacher． "Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our___38___mate? Can you please help me?" ___39___for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty___40___but an easy question．" The teacher___41___, "Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Please don't walk___42___, just walk straight ahead． ___43___the way, try to find a blade of ___44___grass and pick it up and then give it to me． But just one．" The student said, "Well, OK then．．． wait for me．．．" and walked straight ahead to the grassy field．A few minutes___45___the student came back． The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand．" The student said, "On my journey, I found quite___46___beautiful blade of grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it． But I didn't realize that I was at the end of the field, and I___47___any___48___you told me not to go back, therefore I didn't go back．" The teacher said, "That's___49___will happen in real life．" What is the___50___of this story? In the story, grass is the people around you, the beautiful blade of grass is the people that___51___you and the grassy field is___52___． ___53___looking for your soul mate, please don't always compare and expect there ___54___a better one． By doing that, you'll___55___your lifetime, bcause remember "Time Never Goes Back"．
36．A．lain B． lied C．lay D． laid
37．A．desert B．grass C．water D．wood
38．A．soul B．work C．spirit D．class
39．A．Silent B．Calm C．Still D．Quiet
40．A．simple B．interesting C．confusing D．hard
41．A．continued B．lasted C．went D．picked
42．A．sideways B．backwards C．upwards D．alongside
43．A．In B．By C．On D．Across
44．A．ordinary B．unusual C．beautiful D．extrodinary
45．A．later B．late C．lately D．latest
46．A．much B．few C．lots D．a few
47．A．didn’t pick B．haven’t picked C．hadn't picked D．wouldn’t pick
48．A．unless B．because C．even if D．but
49．A．what B．that C．which D．all
50．A．note B．message C．knowledge D．strength
51．A．appreciate B．attract C．confuse D．interest
52．A．money B．power C．life D．time
53．A．In B．On C．With D．To
54．A．were B．being C．to be D．is
55．A．spend B． enjoy C． share D．waste
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 36 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 37 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 38 for years—often from 39 childhood. These stories may have no 40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 41 my development? I was never 42 to work on cars or be around 43 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 44 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 45 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 46 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 47 and told him about my 48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve 50 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 52 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 54 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 55 we choose.
36. A. away B. off C. up D. down
37. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others
38. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated
39. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as
40. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning
41. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change
42. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed
43. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers
44. A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however
45. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got
46. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective
47. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths
48. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average
49. A. When B. What C. How D. Why
50. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary
51. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come
52. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive
53. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting
54. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary
55. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all
In Calaveras, California, there lived a man whose name was Jim Smiley. Jim enjoyed betting 36 much he would bet (打赌) some dollars on 37 . If anyone said good morning to him, he would bet them that it was 38 a good morning. Whenever a horse race or a chicken fight came into his eyes, Jim would bet on it. He didn’t care which side he bet on, 39 he had a bet. Jim showed a frog 40 to a stranger who had just arrived in Calaveras, and bet the stranger 41 dollars that the frog can jump farther and faster than any other in Calaveras County. The stranger who was 42 about it stated he didn’t see anything about the frog 43 from any others, and if he had a frog he would bet Jim. Jim 44 his frog with the stranger and went out to find a frog for the stranger. 45 , the stranger took out a bag of gunshot, forcing the frog’s mouth open and poured the shot into it. Soon Jim returned with a frog for the stranger. 46 frogs were put on the floor, and then each man gave his frog a 47 . The stranger’s frog 48 off smartly. But Jim’s frog just sat there, too 49 to move an inch. Jim was 50 . He gave forty dollars to the stranger, who took the money and started away. Jim picked up his frog, and found it extremely 51 . He turned it upside down, and the gunshot came out. He knew he had been 52 and, like a mad man, started running after the stranger. As he ran, he 53 one of the friends, who asked him where he was 54 . "To catch a thief!" shouted Jim. "No matter how fast he may run, I'll catch him. I'll 55 you five dollars!"
36. A. too B. quite C. so D. very
37. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. none
38. A. really B. definitely C. not D. perhaps
39. A. only if B. so that C. now that D. in case
40. A. at one time B. at a time C. at times D. in store
41. A. five B. forty C. some D. many
42. A. doubtful B. optional (可选择的) C. unbelievable D. sensitive
43. A. different B. resembling (类似的) C. various D. similar
44. A. offered B. provided C. left D. equipped
45. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Somehow
46. A. Both B. All C. Either D. Each
47. A. pull B. beat C. feel D. push
48. A. jumped B. stepped C. paced D. squeezed (挤)
49. A. unbearable (难受的) B. uneasy C. unready D. unwilling
50. A. at great pains B. out of question C. in the dark D. in trouble
51. A. heavy B. ridiculous C. awkward D. excited
52. A. laughed at B. taken in C. sold D. carried away
53. A. complained to B. stopped C. whispered to D. passed
54. A. betting B. going C. doing D. catching
55. A. bet B. lose C. win D. send
It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly 36 the great day of gift-giving in advance.
Each day the children produced some new 37 — strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets, and German bell. Through it all she remained alone, 38 from a distance, seemingly miles away. I wondered what 39 happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn. I hoped the festivities would 40 her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles（油炸玻璃弹子）and competed with one anther to bring the 41 ones.
The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 42 . All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she 43 . I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had 44 around herself.
After school I sat down in a chair, hardly 45 of what was happening, when she came to me with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled, 46 it had been held many times by 47 , childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but 48 her head. I took the box and cautiously opened it. There inside, glistening green, a fried marble 49 from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old 50 and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. In a flash I knew — she had 51 it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or 52 her childish joys or sorrows.
I meant it when I whispered, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would 53 it.” Neither of us could stop the 54 . She threw herself into my arms and we wept together. And for that brief moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest 55 of all: her trust and love.
36. A. prepared B. reserved C. expected D. waited
37. A. fancies B. impressions C. wonders D. possessions
38. A. looking B. playing C. searching D. watching
39. A. would B. should C. must D. needed
40. A. attend to B. appeal to C. listen to D. object to
41. A. prettiest B. wisest C. heaviest D. naughtiest
42. A. transformed B. informed C. exchanged D. deserted
43. A. gave away B. threw away C. carried away D. turned away
44. A. built B. adjusted C. offered D. filled
45. A. afraid B. aware C. content D. fond
46. A. when B. while C. as though D. even if
47. A. untouched B. unknown C. unwashed D. unpacked
48. A. nodded B. raised C. dropped D. turned
49. A. protected B. hung C. held D. escaped
50. A. face B. cheek C. hair D. forehead
51. A. bought B. exchanged C. made D. stole
52. A. appreciate B. enjoy C. communicate D. share
53. A. love B. benefit C. dislike D. need
54. A. laugh B. excitement C. tears D. description
55. A. joy B. identity C. contribution D. gift
I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very 36 and go to bed early. For this 37 my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very 38 happens. 39 my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very 40 and unusual.
At that time 41 in Southern Spain was a dirty and 42 looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by 43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a 44 . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked 45 and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my 46 around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this 47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another 48 . The moon was full and it was a clear, 49 night. From the hotel I could 50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow 51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I 52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the 53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me 54 some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was 55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.
36. A. frightened B. excited C. tired D. satisfied
37. A. choice B. reason C. aim D. journey
38. A. much B. little C. few D. many
39. A. So B. Because C. And D. But
40. A. ordinary B. common C. forgetful D. strange
41. A. Gibraltar B. Algeciras C. Madrid D. New Delhi
42. A. badly B. well C. wrongly D. good
43. A. bus B. boat C. plane D. train
44. A. guide B. driver C. hotel D. dinner
45. A. clean B. dirty C. beautiful D. interesting
46. A. friend B. address C. charge D. way
47. A. small B. large C. expensive D. funny-looking
48. A. reason B. person C. memory D. sight-seeing
49. A. dark B. cloudy C. bright D. sunny
50. A. look down at B. praise C. study D. forget
51. A. bedroom B. doorway C. stairs D. bulletin-board
52. A. came to B. picked up C. painted D. escaped from
53. A. cupboard B. office C. desk D. doorway
54. A. over B. down C. up D. under
55. A. tired of B. enjoying C. throwing D. buying
John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the 36 and they said he must earn it. But 37 ? He thought about this as he walked home. 38 many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could 39 away snow for the neighbors. But this was 40 . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no 41 to do the work 42 .
Then he 43 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could 44 that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike 45 away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to 46 up with Dick. John asked a lot of 47 about having a paper 48 . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job 49 about three hours each 50 . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.
John 51 flew home. After he had explained his 52 , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great 53 ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call. 54 , I’m going to be a 55 now.”
36. A. money B. chance C. permission D. bike
37. A. when B. where. C. why D. how
38. A. Few B. A few C. Not D. No
39. A. get B. take C. throw D. clear
40. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
41. A. time B. tool C. way D. friends
42. A. with B. for. C. at D. by
43. A. saw B. heard C. learned D. discovered
44. A. do B. make C. deliver D. seize
45. A. far B. right C. out D. back
46. A. keep B. set C. look D. catch
47. A. news B. questions C. information D. problems
48. A. trade B. business C. route D. shop
49. A. paid B. wasted C. spent D. took
50. A. mornings B. night C. week D. newspaper
51. A. almost B. quickly C. even D. obviously
52. A. dictionary B. suggestions C. act D. plan
53. A. mistake B. fun C. dream D. idea
54. A. Above all B. More or less C. After all D. As a matter of fact
55. A. reporter B. businessman C. newspaper D. salesman
Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (欠债) me $12.” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the 36 . “You sold me a ticket 37 May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It 38 me $12.”
Harry was 39 . He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just 40 the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.” The woman and her little girl followed him 41 . She was 42 right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no 43 on May 22nd. How could he have 44 such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering 45 to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was 46 . And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t 47 a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry 48 the mother. “I remember your 49 , Madam.” he said. “But you didn’t get 50 for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well,” the woman looked at the child. “I mean, she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child 51 have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So 52 the railway pays your hotel, you will 53 $1. The law is the law, but since the 54 was mine…”
The woman stood up, 55 the child’s hand and left the office.
36. A. train B. ship C. office D. hotel
37. A. in B. for C. at D. before
38. A. paid B. spent C. cost D. saved
39. A. worried B. pleased C. excited D. interested
40. A. look B. watch C. test D. check
41. A. into B. out C. outside D. inside
42. A. quite B. all C. not D. never
43. A. plane B. sailing C. train D. bus
44. A. broken B. made C. given D. thought
45. A. how B. why C. what D. which
46. A. lovely B. beautifully C. terrible D. wonderfully
47. A. walk B. ride C. swim D. run
48. A. listened to B. asked for C. got to D. turned to
49. A. money B. ticket C. ship D. daughter
50. A. one B. it C. them D. ones
51. A. can B. may C. need D. must
52. A. since B. if C. unless D. until
53. A. owe B. have C. get D. spend
54. A. money B. ticket C. fault D. debt (债务)
55. A. raised B. picked C. took D. brought
Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road．She did not appear to have 31 , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the 32 hospital．She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was 33 in all respects．She had been 34 along a country road 35 she had been stopped by a flying saucer 36 in front of her．She had been forced to leave the car and 37 the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves 38 although they could not 39 ．They could read her thoughts and she could read 40 ．They tested her politely and allowed her to 41 after carrying out a number of tests on her．As she didn’t seem to be 42 , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine．The woman insisted on being 43 to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the 44 . The police then started to make inquiries(打听)and soon ___45 that there was already a 46 going on for the woman， 47 husband badly reported that she had 48 . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running． 49 the car, the surface of the road had been completely destroyed, not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but 50 a large, round, white, hot object had burnt through it．
31．
A．a rest
B．an accident
C．a test
D．an idea
32．
A．most famous
B．most expensive
C．best
D．nearest
33．
A．funny
B．sad
C．moving
D．astonishing
34．
A．driving
B．walking
C．running
D．wandering
35.
A．as
B．since
C．when
D．if
36.
A．rising
B．flying
D．landing
37.
A．enter
B．visit
C．watch
D．see
38.
A．noticed
B．seen
C．understood
D．heard
39.
A．move
B．think
C．read
D．speak
40
A．their
B．theirs
C．her
D．hers
41.
A．leave
B．stay
C．drive
D．watch
42.
A．happy
B．thankful
C．nervous
D．normal
43.
A．told
B．allowed
C．advised
D．ordered
44.
A．earth
B．car
C．road
D．hospital
45.
A．decided
B．believed
C．supposed
D．discovered
46.
A．discussion
B．search
C．movement
D．meeting
47.
A．which
B．when
C．whose
D．where
48.
A．disappeared
B．fled
C．returned
D．hange
49.
A．Behind
B．In front of
C．Below
D．At the foot of
50.
B．if
C．as if
D．only if